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GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

Richard Yi

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Richard Yi » Mon, 05 Jan 1998 04:00:00

I seem to have problem running GP2 using keyboard control. Whenever
I try to accelerate, I can hear the continuous beep sound from my PC
speaker. My F1 car cannot accelerate due to the sound. I'm using a
Dell Dimension P2 266 PC. My friend has the same problem with mine
but it's ok when he uses the joystick. I'm very used to joystick in
playing racing games. Anyone has any idea how to solve this problem?

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Michael E. Carve

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Michael E. Carve » Mon, 05 Jan 1998 04:00:00


% I seem to have problem running GP2 using keyboard control. Whenever
% I try to accelerate, I can hear the continuous beep sound from my PC
% speaker. My F1 car cannot accelerate due to the sound. I'm using a
% Dell Dimension P2 266 PC. My friend has the same problem with mine
% but it's ok when he uses the joystick. I'm very used to joystick in
% playing racing games. Anyone has any idea how to solve this problem?

Just a shot in the dark, but check the "typematic" rate in  your BIOS
setup.  It maybe set at the wrong speed.  

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Dave Hawn

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Dave Hawn » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> I seem to have problem running GP2 using keyboard control. Whenever
> I try to accelerate, I can hear the continuous beep sound from my PC
> speaker. My F1 car cannot accelerate due to the sound. I'm using a
> Dell Dimension P2 266 PC. My friend has the same problem with mine
> but it's ok when he uses the joystick. I'm very used to joystick in
> playing racing games. Anyone has any idea how to solve this problem?

> P2 266, GP2, a  keyboard!!!!! Ugh.  Buy a wheel and pedals pal.

Glen

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Glen » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00

Boy, that was a helpful response!

I installed GP2 on my Dad's new Dell Inspiron notebook and got the same
result.  I just received a new Dell Latitude notebook from my employer and
it worked fine.  So, I'm not sure if it's a Dell issue.  Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

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> > I seem to have problem running GP2 using keyboard control. Whenever
> > I try to accelerate, I can hear the continuous beep sound from my PC
> > speaker. My F1 car cannot accelerate due to the sound. I'm using a
> > Dell Dimension P2 266 PC. My friend has the same problem with mine
> > but it's ok when he uses the joystick. I'm very used to joystick in
> > playing racing games. Anyone has any idea how to solve this problem?

> > P2 266, GP2, a  keyboard!!!!! Ugh.  Buy a wheel and pedals pal.

Byron Forbe

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Byron Forbe » Wed, 07 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> Boy, that was a helpful response!

> I installed GP2 on my Dad's new Dell Inspiron notebook and got the same
> result.  I just received a new Dell Latitude notebook from my employer and
> it worked fine.  So, I'm not sure if it's a Dell issue.  Any suggestions
> would be appreciated.

   Maybe someone at Dell is like me and wants to make sure no one
destroys a sim like GP2 by using it with the keyboard. Why Geoff, why do
you let them do it?????????????
Glenn Hollan

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Glenn Hollan » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00

The keyboard certainly doesn't do it justice, but on business trips, it's
better than no racing at all!
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> > Boy, that was a helpful response!

> > I installed GP2 on my Dad's new Dell Inspiron notebook and got the same
> > result.  I just received a new Dell Latitude notebook from my employer
and
> > it worked fine.  So, I'm not sure if it's a Dell issue.  Any
suggestions
> > would be appreciated.

>    Maybe someone at Dell is like me and wants to make sure no one
> destroys a sim like GP2 by using it with the keyboard. Why Geoff, why do
> you let them do it?????????????

Jo Hels

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Jo Hels » Thu, 08 Jan 1998 04:00:00



>> Boy, that was a helpful response!

>> I installed GP2 on my Dad's new Dell Inspiron notebook and got the same
>> result.  I just received a new Dell Latitude notebook from my employer and
>> it worked fine.  So, I'm not sure if it's a Dell issue.  Any suggestions
>> would be appreciated.

>   Maybe someone at Dell is like me and wants to make sure no one
>destroys a sim like GP2 by using it with the keyboard. Why Geoff, why do
>you let them do it?????????????

1. Because he wanted to earn some money.

2. Because not everyone is stupid enough to think that playing GP2 by keyboard
(and being FAST) is

a) easy
b) no fun at all

Grab that wheel and leave us keyboard drivers alone...  ;-)

JoH

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Byron Forbe

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Byron Forbe » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00


> The keyboard certainly doesn't do it justice, but on business trips, it's
> better than no racing at all!
> --

   Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I dunno? I think I'd opt for somthing like Hero's of
Might and Magic II or Civ II. Btw, are we talking about whilst in flight
or what? Head/ear phones? If not, what do the other passengers think of
all the noise? Or do they become real spectaters and add to the
realism?  :)
Glenn Hollan

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Glenn Hollan » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00

I used to play Duke Nukem on the plane but got so many horrified looks I
had to stop.
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> > The keyboard certainly doesn't do it justice, but on business trips,
it's
> > better than no racing at all!
> > --

>    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I dunno? I think I'd opt for somthing like Hero's of
> Might and Magic II or Civ II. Btw, are we talking about whilst in flight
> or what? Head/ear phones? If not, what do the other passengers think of
> all the noise? Or do they become real spectaters and add to the
> realism?  :)

Richard Walk

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Richard Walk » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00



>2. Because not everyone is stupid enough to think that playing GP2 by keyboard
>(and being FAST) is

>a) easy
>b) no fun at all

>Grab that wheel and leave us keyboard drivers alone...  ;-)

Your choice. But whilst keyboard driving is certainly not 'no fun at all'
(got me through several boring business trips on a laptop <g>), it is not
in the same ballpark as driving with a proper wheel/pedal setup ;-)

Cheers,
Richard

Paul Schol

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Paul Schol » Fri, 09 Jan 1998 04:00:00

Maybe I'm just hopeless, but the difference made by a wheel, compared
to either keys or a stick, was *enormous*.

Like, 2 different games.  One (er, two?) I can't play at all, one
(+wheel) I'm quite good at.

Applies to most racers, imho.  Best eg. I can think of is Fatal Racing
(US: Whiplash) - I never could complete certain levels via keys/stick,
but managed fine with a wheel.  I know it ain't a sim, but the point's
valid, I think.  S'all about control.

Paul.

(re-converted racer - why is it I could cope with F1GP on the Amiga?:)

Byron Forbe

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Byron Forbe » Sun, 11 Jan 1998 04:00:00




> >2. Because not everyone is stupid enough to think that playing GP2 by keyboard
> >(and being FAST) is

> >a) easy
> >b) no fun at all

> >Grab that wheel and leave us keyboard drivers alone...  ;-)

> Your choice. But whilst keyboard driving is certainly not 'no fun at all'
> (got me through several boring business trips on a laptop <g>), it is not
> in the same ballpark as driving with a proper wheel/pedal setup ;-)

> Cheers,
> Richard

   Using GP2 with a keyboard and all those silly aids makes me cringe!
It's something like spending big dollars and hours building that perfect
street car and then sitting in the passenger seat and letting the
girlfriend/wife drive you around in it.

   PS - sorry, I don't know where I get these ideas sometimes but I just
had to share it with you all :)

   PS #2 - hope Eagle Woman doesn't see this, hehehehehehehehe.

Jo Hels

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Jo Hels » Sun, 11 Jan 1998 04:00:00


My dear Byron,   ;-)

We're not talking here about the "let ourselves drive by the game" variety of
keyboard driving. We're talking about the no-aids driving.(except the aids that
you can not turn off with keyboard, which means steering help and opposite lock)

So, put your hands on that keyboard and turn off autogears, ideal line,
suggested gear, autobrakes, spin recovery, invulnerability and, most of all,
TRACTION HELP. Enjoy "the game driving the car for you" and return here to tell
us how easy it all is and the supertimes you realised...

I'm serious! Give it a try so you have some foundation for your claims instead
of talking rubbish.

I'm waiting for your times.....And not too long, because obviously it can't take
you very long to master this piece of cake ;-)

(And DON'T dare to come back with, say, an Imola time above 1m20s)

This whole discussion inspired me to write a little "essay" on the importance of
control methods for racing games. I want it to start up its own thread, so I
posted it under a new subject. You might be interested; see you over there :-)

Greetings,

Jo Helsen

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Byron Forbe

GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by Byron Forbe » Sun, 11 Jan 1998 04:00:00



> >   Using GP2 with a keyboard and all those silly aids makes me cringe!
> >It's something like spending big dollars and hours building that perfect
> >street car and then sitting in the passenger seat and letting the
> >girlfriend/wife drive you around in it.

> My dear Byron,   ;-)

> We're not talking here about the "let ourselves drive by the game" variety of
> keyboard driving. We're talking about the no-aids driving.(except the aids that
> you can not turn off with keyboard, which means steering help and opposite lock)

     Steering help and opposite lock????????? Sorry, but I got over
train sets many a year ago (well, now that I come to think of it, maybe
not). I have no interest in driving GP2 like this and flatly decline the
challenge to do so. Sacrelige! Apart from the cpu demands of GP2, the
other dissapointing thing about it is all these aids that can be used
and the way that they have completely stuffed GP2 as an offline
competition platform :((((((((
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GP2 + Keyboard = Cannot Play !!!

by spamspamspam/baghee.. » Thu, 22 Jan 1998 04:00:00



Or How about this; After the bucks put down on the PC and software
What shall I give up this month, diapers or the kids lunch money to
buy a wheel setup. Though a thought occurs.For sale or trade for T2
one ***ager or 2 kids under five :)
                              Happy racing


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