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by **Fatbo** » Fri, 30 Apr 2004 04:20:13

> >Date: 4/28/2004 8:14 AM Central Daylight Time

> >> Maybe have something to show before too long, but the cars a bit
smaller
> >than
> >> what you guys are used too ;-)

> >> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> >> Todd Wasson
> >> Racing Software
> >> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> >> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

> >Wow! This looks really cool! Very original and different from anything
> >currently available. The graphics look very good.

> >A couple of questions if I may...

> >I assume this will be a commercial game?
> >If so, how can we purchase it? Online at local stores?
> >Are you planning on releasing demo?

> Thanks :-D

> This will be downloadable online only, we're not retailing it in stores.
The
> game itself will be free and come with two tracks and a couple of cars.
(No
> demo necessary then!)

> After that we hope folks will buy and download the add-on tracks
seperately
> online. You will also be able to purchase a "racing license" that lets
you
> take part in an online competition format at the web site. With that you
can
> take part in events on a time trial basis and see how you rank against
real
> drivers. No multiplayer just yet, but we hope this will do well enough to
kick
> us into writing that next :-P

> Todd Wasson
> Racing Software
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Cool! Thanks for the reply. Looking forward to this one.

by **Ruud Dingeman** » Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:36:23

> Thanks Rudy :-) The Serpent engineers let me run one of their first 1:10 scale
> 710 cars at Heemstede, (Mach). We will have that track available too of course
> ;-)

Cool stuff Todd. Let me know if you need a betatester for the OS X
version (this is not one of those products which only runs for people
who buy Micro$oft, right? RIGHT?!? ;)

Regards, Rudy
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by **Dean Purd** » Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:54:18

Same here Todd. I race these things on a regular basis and would be more
than happy to give you my input, even if I do only use M$ products. :-)
Here's a link to our clubs website. http://www.jacksonrcracing.com/

We built all of our tracks from scratch within the past two years. Right now
we run 1/10 electric and nitro touring cars, and 1/10 electric buggies and
trucks and nitro trucks as well. Your game will be a great way to keep
racing on those days when we get rained out. Not that that ever happens. LOL

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> > Thanks Rudy :-) The Serpent engineers let me run one of their first
1:10 scale
> > 710 cars at Heemstede, (Mach). We will have that track available too of
course
> > ;-)

> Cool stuff Todd. Let me know if you need a betatester for the OS X
> version (this is not one of those products which only runs for people
> who buy Micro$oft, right? RIGHT?!? ;)

> Regards, Rudy
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by **J. Todd Wass** » Sat, 01 May 2004 01:42:03

>Date: 4/29/2004 1:36 AM Central Daylight Time

>> Thanks Rudy :-) The Serpent engineers let me run one of their first 1:10
>scale
>> 710 cars at Heemstede, (Mach). We will have that track available too of
>course
>> ;-)

>Cool stuff Todd. Let me know if you need a betatester for the OS X
>version (this is not one of those products which only runs for people
>who buy Micro$oft, right? RIGHT?!? ;)

>Regards, Rudy
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Sorry, there's no OS X version. It took several years to write the Windows
version and we don't see writing the whole thing a second time to grab the
other 10% of the market anytime soon :-(

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

by **J. Todd Wass** » Sat, 01 May 2004 01:45:31

Wow, you've built some nice tracks :-) Great site. I might send you a mail
when the next beta session starts.

See ya,
Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

by **Mitch_** » Sat, 01 May 2004 02:40:16

10%? Youre being very generous ;)

by **J. Todd Wass** » Sat, 01 May 2004 02:53:23

>Date: 4/29/2004 12:40 PM Central Daylight Time

>10%? Youre being very generous ;)

Hehe, I wonder what the % really is.. The sad thing is one of my best, long
time friends has a very nice Mac laptop and won't be able to run it either.
Seriously though, we'd have to rewrite basically the whole thing from scratch
to support another OS. I see now why devs frequently write for Windows only,
even if they don't really like the OS.

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

by **Andre** » Sat, 01 May 2004 03:14:11

Thats why OpenGL is usually preferred by developers writing for
potential cross platform products.
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by **J. Todd Wass** » Sat, 01 May 2004 03:35:17

>Date: 4/29/2004 1:14 PM Central Daylight Time

>>Hehe, I wonder what the % really is.. The sad thing is one of my best, long
>>time friends has a very nice Mac laptop and won't be able to run it either.
>>Seriously though, we'd have to rewrite basically the whole thing from
>scratch
>>to support another OS. I see now why devs frequently write for Windows
>only,
>>even if they don't really like the OS.

>Thats why OpenGL is usually preferred by developers writing for
>potential cross platform products.
>--

Personally, I like writing with OpenGL, but the whole Windows programming
structure is a bit different from other OS's so it's not quite so simple as
just picking a graphics API to use, I think.

Todd Wasson
Racing Software
http://PerformanceSimulations.com
http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

by **Eldre** » Sat, 01 May 2004 07:25:11

Wow! Impressive...

Hey, how much do those cars and trucks cost? Not that I'll ever be able to
afford one...

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by **Dean Purd** » Sat, 01 May 2004 09:31:03

Thanks Todd. Please keep me informed. :-)

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by **Dean Purd** » Sat, 01 May 2004 09:31:03

Eldred, for a few hundred bucks you can get yourself an entry level
ready-to-run vehicle that'll be a shit load of fun to drive. When ya have
some time check these guys out. They have a ton of info there.
http://www.towerhobbies.com/

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by **Pete** » Sat, 01 May 2004 10:09:14

Todd
Any chance of having 1/10 electric cars as well as the nitro. It's
what I race and would make a really useful practice tool.

Peter

by **Ruud Dingeman** » Sat, 01 May 2004 10:43:18

>>10%? Youre being very generous ;)
> Hehe, I wonder what the % really is..

About 4 to 5 per cent of the personal computer share is Mac, I gather.

However, that's still about 22 million people though.

Also, note that "Mac" with OS X is BSD Unix these days.

A lot of code could be ported relatively easily if a project supported
"Unix" (Linux/BSD/OS X) in the broad sense.

For games, maybe - given the need to optimize code. However, things like
Office or OpenOffice or PhotoShop are most often written as largely
platform-independent programs in things like C++.

Still, a Linux version, at least? (Hey, GPL runs thru VMware, I
gather..) That's another 20+ million people you know! ;)

Regards, Rudy
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by **Ruud Dingeman** » Sat, 01 May 2004 10:58:36

> Eldred, for a few hundred bucks you can get yourself an entry level
> ready-to-run vehicle that'll be a shit load of fun to drive. When ya have
> some time check these guys out. They have a ton of info there.

Don't do it Eldred, I've raced these things for years, and they're just
about as ***ive as GPL!

(Note: if you do want to try your hand, I'd go for a secondhand but
ready-to-run competition 'kit' car (that is: no toy cars!) with an
electric engine. Far less hassle for a beginner than building an R/C
internal combustion car from scratch.

Cheaper too, a secondhand all-in kit could be as low as $ 100 - $ 150
these days.

And then I'd look around if there's an r/c car club in Detroit (should
be) to run some races in 'standard class'. Stay away from the
higher-powered semi-professional 'modified' classes, these cost big
bucks to keep up and that's part of why I quit doing national
competition and went back to club racing.

Regards, Rudy
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