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*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

Glen Zielinsk

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by Glen Zielinsk » Mon, 05 Aug 1996 04:00:00

Blundell was probably speaking about cornering on ovals, especially the
fast ones. F1 types generally have a big problem in their first serious
slide through a corner (see both Mansell and Blundell in their first
oval performances). When the back end starts to come around, the innate
response from all other forms of driving is to apply some opposite lock
to catch it.  This generally results in hitting the wall head first. An
experienced Indy driver knows when all is lost and, rather than trying
to correct the spin, will assume the crash position.

Chris Longhurs

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by Chris Longhurs » Tue, 06 Aug 1996 04:00:00


> If he doesent like GP2 with the keyboard, then he should try to drive the cars in ICR/ICR2 (and
> I do meen try). Keyboard control in those games makes you really appereicte steering help

This is true. I did play ICR2 for a while, and it rates amongst the
least driveable driving sims I've played. Compared to that benchmark,
GP2 is leaps, bounds, chasms, and galaxies ahead. It still bugs me
though :-)

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Chris Longhurs

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by Chris Longhurs » Tue, 06 Aug 1996 04:00:00



> >Anyway, as I've heard, even if you do turn the
> >steering help completely off, and even if you do have a steering wheel,
> >the car will still turn into a corner on it's own and exit at the apex
> >if you leave it unchecked. Perhaps you could confirm or deny this?

> That's completely untrue.
> If you approach a corner without turning the joystick, the car goes
> happily in the grass straight ahead.

Oh. Sorry. Excuse me whilst I go and retreat to a dark corner for a
moment :-*

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Whatbra

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by Whatbra » Tue, 06 Aug 1996 04:00:00

Why would anyone want to steer with a keyboard??? Even a 10 dollar
joystick has got to be an option.

Gene

Brandon Jay Lu

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by Brandon Jay Lu » Wed, 07 Aug 1996 04:00:00

I have a question about GP2. I have a 120mhz PENTIUM 16MB RAM and a 6X
CD, ATI MACH 64 (VGA) video card.  Can I run GP2 with what I currently
have???? Thanks Brandon Lutz

Glen Zielinsk

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by Glen Zielinsk » Thu, 08 Aug 1996 04:00:00


> I have a question about GP2. I have a 120mhz PENTIUM 16MB RAM and a 6X
> CD, ATI MACH 64 (VGA) video card.  Can I run GP2 with what I currently
> have???? Thanks Brandon Lutz

Yep. However, you can forget about full detail in SVGA. My system is
identical, only my processor is a P150 overclocked to 166, and I get 17
fps with no sky or hill textures, and nothing but cars and track in the
mirrors. At Monaco, this drops to about 12 fps unless I turn off a few
of the buildings. With this game, anything below 15 fps can be
quite annoying. You'll probably get about 13 fps at similar detail
settings, and probably 15 if you overclock to 133.
paul godfre

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by paul godfre » Fri, 09 Aug 1996 04:00:00


> I have a question about GP2. I have a 120mhz PENTIUM 16MB RAM and a 6X
> CD, ATI MACH 64 (VGA) video card.  Can I run GP2 with what I currently
> have???? Thanks Brandon Lutz

Yes, you can run it. I have an almost identical system (4x cd-rom rather
than 6x) and it runs well for me. You may find the graphics have to be
toned down a lot for SVGA play in order to get a good (20+ fps) frame
rate. I play in VGA with most graphics on right now.

Paul

paul godfre

*F1GP2 - Moans list and a question.

by paul godfre » Tue, 13 Aug 1996 04:00:00


> Blundell was probably speaking about cornering on ovals, especially the
> fast ones. F1 types generally have a big problem in their first serious
> slide through a corner (see both Mansell and Blundell in their first
> oval performances). When the back end starts to come around, the innate
> response from all other forms of driving is to apply some opposite lock
> to catch it.  This generally results in hitting the wall head first. An
> experienced Indy driver knows when all is lost and, rather than trying
> to correct the spin, will assume the crash position.

Glen,

You have a good point, but I think these are bad examples. Blundell's
brakes failed when he crashed in Rio and Mansell didn't hit the wall head
first; he backed into it (if we're talking about the same crash at his
initial Phoenix practice in '93).

Paul


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