rec.autos.simulators

> There are a few things that are worrying me about this game.  (1) The
> modeling of the cars and the drivers helmets is quite odd.  The wheels
> appear quite large and the helmets too small.  This contributes to the cars
> appearing huge.  (2) The interviewee states that F1 2000 is an update of the
> SCGT engine.  I don't think that the SCGT engine was worth keeping.  It's
> very erratic (fps-wise) in how it handles traffic and I don't find it very
> smooth.  When playing SCGT I tend to turn down details and race with a
> smaller field (10-12 cars).  I'm not happy to do that with a modern F1 sim.
> In regards to system requirements, I think that Papy did a great job with
> GPL and whoever developed SBK2000 also did a nice job. (3)  Why not include
> all the flags?  I don't think this is a huge drain on development resources.
> Didn't F1RS and MGPRS2 include all the flags?  Or course they also modeled
> weather, which is also being excluded from this game.

> I was looking forward to picking up this game when it shipped.  I use F1
> sims to learn the tracks and follow along with the real season as it
> progresses.  I wanted something earlier than GP3, nowow it looks as if I'll
> have to wait another 3 months.

> Apart from World Sports Car, are there any other realistic sims on the
> horizon?

> >>EA's publishing it so it being an arcade game shouldn't come as much of
> >>a shock...

> >Jane's F18 is published by EA, as Jane's F15 and Long Bow 1&2....

> >Remco

> And Falcon 4.0 is published by a company that makes Star Wars toys, so
> what?

> I think the reason they didn't include the flags is that would
> constitute an update in the engine, which means some extra work for
> them. If they use an already 'used' engine and only change the car
> graphics, they essentially have the same game in different clothes and a
> shiny new box. This way they get to cash in on peoples interest in F1
> without really having to design a new game...

>> When it says EA Sports on it, it's pure arcade...

>Ah I did not know.

>I must catalog my SCGT and SBK2000 box with a big shiny "ARCADE" sticker
>now.

> When it says EA Sports on it, it's pure arcade...

> > >>EA's publishing it so it being an arcade game shouldn't come as much of
> > >>a shock...

> > >Jane's F18 is published by EA, as Jane's F15 and Long Bow 1&2....

> > >Remco

> > And Falcon 4.0 is published by a company that makes Star Wars toys, so
> > what?

> Shall we remind you once again.  Publisher of Superbike 2000, the ultimate bike
> sim (as said by me and many others), is EA Sports.

> > When it says EA Sports on it, it's pure arcade...

> > > >>EA's publishing it so it being an arcade game shouldn't come as much of
> > > >>a shock...

> > > >Jane's F18 is published by EA, as Jane's F15 and Long Bow 1&2....

> > > >Remco

> > > And Falcon 4.0 is published by a company that makes Star Wars toys, so
> > > what?

>So ya mean they finally got it right for a change?

>> Shall we remind you once again.  Publisher of Superbike 2000, the
ultimate bike
>> sim (as said by me and many others), is EA Sports.

> If they did, It was only by chance. How the hell do you simulate a bike
> properly anyway?
> Does Foggy steer his with a joystick? No. A gamepad? Keyboard cusor keys?
> Perhaps not... my point is that while you can simulate cars, because we
> *now* have the controllers to let us get the full experience, motorbikes at
> speed, you steer with your body weight, which, as far as I know, can't be
> replicated with any peripherals currently available. So how do you judge
> whether or not its realistic? It's like those playstation owners saying "oh
> Gran Turismo is *so* realistic", playing it with their shoddy pads- what the
> f**k would they know?
> And In reference to earlier comments, the Jane's series of flight "sims" is
> only a short hop from the arcade "thrills" of afterburner!
> I'm done now, time for my pills.
> Thankyou

> >So ya mean they finally got it right for a change?

> >> Shall we remind you once again.  Publisher of Superbike 2000, the
> ultimate bike
> >> sim (as said by me and many others), is EA Sports.

> <snipped>

> Here's the reply to your sarcastic answer.

> http://members.home.com/starpad/
> The first motocycle controller for PC... the time is here.

> and it was not buy chance.  This was their second attempt, first attempt
raised
> the bar of bike sims to a new level... and this one raised it even higher.
You
> don't even know the sbk series by the sounds of it.  It is wicked.  Nearly
> flawless.  And includes the best damn model of laguna seca ever seen in
the sim
> world.

> DjFIL

> > If they did, It was only by chance. How the hell do you simulate a bike
> > properly anyway?
> > Does Foggy steer his with a joystick? No. A gamepad? Keyboard cusor
keys?
> > Perhaps not... my point is that while you can simulate cars, because we
> > *now* have the controllers to let us get the full experience, motorbikes
at
> > speed, you steer with your body weight, which, as far as I know, can't
be
> > replicated with any peripherals currently available. So how do you judge
> > whether or not its realistic? It's like those playstation owners saying
"oh
> > Gran Turismo is *so* realistic", playing it with their shoddy pads- what
the
> > f**k would they know?
> > And In reference to earlier comments, the Jane's series of flight "sims"
is
> > only a short hop from the arcade "thrills" of afterburner!
> > I'm done now, time for my pills.
> > Thankyou

> > >So ya mean they finally got it right for a change?

> > >> Shall we remind you once again.  Publisher of Superbike 2000, the
> > ultimate bike
> > >> sim (as said by me and many others), is EA Sports.

> > <snipped>