rec.autos.simulators

Being a bit dissapointed with GP3 I've decided to tryout GPL! So, I've
downloaded the demo from Sierra......but what a crappy scenary......oh boy,
this CANT be the game everyone is talking about? So I downloaded the 1.2
patch to see it in D3D.

Now, I cannot patch the demo to 1.2...And without a 3dfx card the game looks
like GP1 and behaves worse....

I dont wanna ask directly for a warez site, but honestly....havin' purchased
the latest 2 F1 sims, F1-2000 and GP3, and played them about 10 minutes
each, I dont wanna be left as a totally fool if GPL is dissapointing /
unplayable aswell...

Any Ideas? How to look at this game before spending my last $ ?

regards,
TH

rms

Where do I find the D3D patch?

-TH

But theres no entry for D3D? And I cant find the "core.ini" that the readme
talks about....

Sure this patch can be applied to the demo?

Sure "Sierra Grand Prix Legends" is the GPL everyone is talking about? Hmmm
the sound is comming from my internal speaker in the PC :))) Perhaps the
game doesnt like SBlive....

-TH

Just create a core.ini file in the GPL folder. Add the lines it tells
you to add in the D3D readme.

Works fine on a SBLive!. Game looks very good on my computer at
1024x768 so don't know what the problem is there.
--
Nos

Intriqued with all these references to a game I have never seen before, I
too decided to have a look.

Downloaded the demo ... installed .... chose 3dfx adapter as my video
out.

So wheres the game then.

I click on the Icon in Programn Manager ... get an egg timer for a few
seconds ... and thats it! One desktop ...

Good advert for the game isn't it?

Is it my spec ...?

PII 450 on an ASUS P3b-F
128mb RAM
Creative Voodoo Banshee running the latest drivers
SBLive Full, (which passes the WAV test .. I should think so too)

So what is the score on this?

Any help appreciated

Cheers

--
Mick

Btw, it doesnt like my SBLive.

All in all.....these things *might* be due to the fact that Im trying
version 0.0.0.0. (the demo). But I dont know....thats the issue in this
thread. Im dissapointed with the fact that I cant use the demo from
sierra.com. Nor can I find a warez version.

guess its back to tuning GP3....at least it recognizes my TNT card.

-TH

Did that....game now freezes the PC :(

Yeah, hmm.....under the installation it plays a wave file ok. But the game
sound is...errrhhmmm "faulty". Perhaps due to the version? (0.0.0.0)

-TH

Good move :-)

<snip>

Bluntly, if you're more interested in eye candy graphics than car
handling, don't buy GPL. That's not what it's about.

You can't upgrade the demos to 1.2 (though I believe the D3D patch
*does* work).

<snip>
<snip>

Well, everyone's biased when it comes to rating a game. But the vast
majority of racing simulation fans, and the majority of racing sim
developers, say it's till *the* benchmark.

Obviously, if you've got an EB within reach, you can try GPL out with
no risk; but even if not, it's very cheap (UKP10 in the UK, about the
equivalent in the US), so you haven't lost much.

Should you buy it? If you want a pick-up-and-play, arcadey sort of game
with flashy graphics that you can master in a weekend, steer well
clear. But if you want to put in the time and effort (lots of both!),
you'll find it incredibly rewarding. You'll also probably spend vast
amounts of money upgrading your system, and say goodbye to any social
life you may have had, but that's secondary...

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -3.01)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

<snip>
<snip>

Can't see anything wrong with that - the CPU is fine, 128 Mb RAM is way
more than GPL needs, the 3dfx card is good, and the soundcard is
excellent as well. No idea, I'm afraid.

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -3.01)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

<snip>

Which demo are you trying? There are two, and having a go at the other
one *might* be worth a go. (Try www.theuspits.com ).

The game's been out for 2 years, and is in bargain bins everywhere, so
it's hardly worth it.

--
David. (GPLRank handicap: -3.01)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

I got 2:

gplwdemo.exe (the one from sierra)
and gpldemo (looks the same)

Both the same :(

-TH

My PC freezes with this patch....hmmm

Yes....so I see.....

Well, in my country its more like $99 for this old game (no kidding). So you
can imagine why Im a little carefull...

Thats the sort of game I want.

Not good.

That went the day I purchased my first 8086....

-TH

The OS is W98SE.

Funny thing is that I have tried it on my other machine here at home and
the exact same thing happens.

That one runs a P166MMX
64mb RAM
Voodoo 3 2000 PCI
Generic SB16
DX 7.0a and W98SE

The common factor here is the OS. I take it it does run under W98? I can
find no spec.

Cheers

--
Mick