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Actually Won a race in GPL!

Pat Megroi

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Pat Megroi » Sun, 03 Jan 1999 04:00:00

After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more
interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza.
Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest
lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press
to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast
trying.

--
all opinions expressed while drunk, stoned and flying through clouds.

Ed Whit

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Ed Whit » Sun, 03 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Great Sig!


>After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more
>interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza.
>Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the
fastest
>lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press
>to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast
>trying.

>--
>all opinions expressed while drunk, stoned and flying through clouds.

Sam Seni

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Sam Seni » Sun, 03 Jan 1999 04:00:00

On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:46:53 +0800, "Pat Megroin"


>After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more
>interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza.
>Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest
>lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press
>to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast
>trying.

. I won one from the back at Monza too. I made my wife come in and
look at the Newspaper, then photographed the screen! I idn't know you
could record the screen. How??
Sam
ymenar

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by ymenar » Sun, 03 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Sam Senior wrote

Press "Printscreen".

it will save it as a *.pbf  file in your GPL folder.  Click once on it and
drag/drop on the program called "pbf2tga.exe".

it will now be as a tga file, which you can load with any 2d graphic
software ;)

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Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Dave Hawn » Mon, 04 Jan 1999 04:00:00


> On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:46:53 +0800, "Pat Megroin"

> >After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more
> >interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza.
> >Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest
> >lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press
> >to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast
> >trying.
> . I won one from the back at Monza too. I made my wife come in and
> look at the Newspaper, then photographed the screen! I idn't know you
> could record the screen. How??
> Sam

Hehehe, press the 'print screen' key, this save's a 'pbf' file to your 'gpl'
directory, you then use the 'pbf2tga.exe' to convert the 'pbf' saved file to a
'tga' graphics file that you can then view/modify/print in a graphics package
(PaintshopPro).
During GPL usage, pressing 'printsceen' will save any viewed track or menu screen
to disc.  Have fun.....
Dave Hawnt (UK)
Arto Wik

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Arto Wik » Mon, 04 Jan 1999 04:00:00

So it seems to be possible to win the AI!? At least two cases now!
Did you use the sim from the box? Without no tweaking of the AI?

Congratulations!
And it is so consolating to hear that it can be possible... ;-)

Arto

Pat Megroi

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Pat Megroi » Mon, 04 Jan 1999 04:00:00

Not only did i win with no aids at all, but using a $10 joystick and no ai
tweaks.

Tell you it has been a nightmare learning to drive the cars with no aids
with me joystick.

Wish i hadnt sold me wheel. (just half a mill too much and the cars doin
dougnuts). ha

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Sam Seni

Actually Won a race in GPL!

by Sam Seni » Thu, 07 Jan 1999 04:00:00




>> On Sat, 2 Jan 1999 15:46:53 +0800, "Pat Megroin"

>> >After about a hundred attempts starting last on the grid (to make it more
>> >interesting) I won with some breathtaking overtaking manourves at monza.
>> >Then i gets to the newspaper atricle showing my name as won with the fastest
>> >lap and starting back of the grid. (Then ***y forgets which keys to press
>> >to screen dump) oh well only another 100 times more but having a blast
>> >trying.
>> . I won one from the back at Monza too. I made my wife come in and
>> look at the Newspaper, then photographed the screen! I idn't know you
>> could record the screen. How??
>> Sam

>Hehehe, press the 'print screen' key, this save's a 'pbf' file to your 'gpl'
>directory, you then use the 'pbf2tga.exe' to convert the 'pbf' saved file to a
>'tga' graphics file that you can then view/modify/print in a graphics package
>(PaintshopPro).
>During GPL usage, pressing 'printsceen' will save any viewed track or menu screen
>to disc.  Have fun.....
>Dave Hawnt (UK)

Hey, thanks, guys, if I ever win another one, I'll know what to do.
However, I have tried many, many times to reoeat a win, no joy. I can
run at about the same speed as AI, but inevitably, after a few laps,
when I catch up to the field, there is a contact with somebody, and
I'm out. When I was running a P200, they would leave me standing at
the start. With a PII 400, now, I got grip at the start. Don't ask me
how. I had Monster 2 in both machines. Using no tweaks, no aids. TSW
wheel helps, I think. I got plenty of respect for you guys doing well
with joysticks. My recommendation: More Silicon! Cheer, Sam

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