Also, how is the track editor? It looks really good in screenshots.
Last, does anyone know a good place, online or somewhere physical in the
US, to buy it? (if it is good, of course)
thanks,
Andrew
The track editor is a bonus. Make a dirt circle track and drift for hours
and hours. Make the screaming wall of death and test your airtime.
Really, if it had supported D3D, it might have sold well and we would be
talking a lot more about it. The screen shots you have seen are Rendition
acceleration only. The software version is a little...er... less nice. I
find it as much fun as GPL.
Sierra probably sells it online.
Stephen
My $.02
I've read here that the graphics are ***without "rendition".
I've got a Viper 770 Ultra 32 meg... will that even make a difference? I
don't know if it supports "rendition".
thanks,
Andrew
> My $.02
> >I'd say "a penny for your thoughts", but then we'd have to adhere to all
> >kinds of international shipping and trade laws...
> >Also, how is the track editor? It looks really good in screenshots.
> >Last, does anyone know a good place, online or somewhere physical in the
> >US, to buy it? (if it is good, of course)
> >thanks,
> >Andrew
> Hi, thanks for the info -
> I've read here that the graphics are ***without "rendition".
> I've got a Viper 770 Ultra 32 meg... will that even make a difference? I
> don't know if it supports "rendition".
On the good side though, if you have an old P100 or something gathering
dust somewhere, Rendition cards, both in the early V1000 and the later
V2100/2200 variants, ca be found very cheap these days, both second hand
and new from surplus stock, and they are mostly PCI cards too, so you
can convert that old PC to a SODA machine :-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"Team Mirage" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
"The Pits" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
* Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way *
"Spamkiller" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
Thanks,
Alex
Unfortunately, no other computers laying around..
Regards!
Andrew
> > Hi, thanks for the info -
> > I've read here that the graphics are ***without "rendition".
> > I've got a Viper 770 Ultra 32 meg... will that even make a difference? I
> > don't know if it supports "rendition".
> No it won't I'm afraid, "Rendition" was/is a 3D chipset along the lines
> of 3Dfx, they had their own proprietary 3D API which wasn't compatible
> with anything but their own chips, just like 3Dfx has Glide, think it
> was called Rredline or something, awesome stuff for their time, so
> without one, SODA will indeed look ***
> On the good side though, if you have an old P100 or something gathering
> dust somewhere, Rendition cards, both in the early V1000 and the later
> V2100/2200 variants, ca be found very cheap these days, both second hand
> and new from surplus stock, and they are mostly PCI cards too, so you
> can convert that old PC to a SODA machine :-)
> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> "Team Mirage" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> "The Pits" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way *
> "Spamkiller" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
I probably would buy it in a heartbeat if the graphics could only look good on
my system!
Andrew
> Thanks,
> Alex
> > I'd say "a penny for your thoughts", but then we'd have to adhere to all
> > kinds of international shipping and trade laws...
> > Also, how is the track editor? It looks really good in screenshots.
> > Last, does anyone know a good place, online or somewhere physical in the
> > US, to buy it? (if it is good, of course)
> > thanks,
> > Andrew
Thanks,
Alex
> I've read here that the graphics are ***without "rendition".
> I've got a Viper 770 Ultra 32 meg... will that even make a difference? I
> don't know if it supports "rendition".
> thanks,
> Andrew
> > It is a relatively good sim. You asked about the track editor, I
> > spent a lot of time making tracks, so here are my impressions.
> > The editor itself is not hard to use at all. The actual track size
> > is limited to a relatively small area, you cannot have too big a
> > track. You cannot make too sharp a turn, the track is segmented into
> > sections and the segment points cannot be too close together.
> > You can create crossovers but the AI is not too smart sometimes
> > and you can confuse them. You can create VERY dramatic elevation
> > changes, to the point that they cannot be traversed. It is mostly
> > useful for scenery near the track -- Big mountains and Deep waters.
> > All in all, I would recommend it, but it is not in the GPL class of
> > sims. I would compare it to MotoCross Madness as most closey
> > resembling, both in sim play and track editing.
> > My $.02
> > >I'd say "a penny for your thoughts", but then we'd have to adhere to
all
> > >kinds of international shipping and trade laws...
> > >Also, how is the track editor? It looks really good in screenshots.
> > >Last, does anyone know a good place, online or somewhere physical in
the
> > >US, to buy it? (if it is good, of course)
> > >thanks,
> > >Andrew
Andrew
You can think of SODA as the ground breaker for GPL. It was the first sim
where people complained about the light throttle touch required. Hehe. The
sim runs in 640x480 fine in software on a fast PC (P2-333+). I set the cars to
low detail so the suspension isn't shown, but it really isn't that bad
looking. Much better than 320x200 and all graphics on ;-) The AI are great!
They have to train on your track once before you race with them the first time,
but they are competitive. The 4x2 trucks are a hoot :-) and the buggies are my
favorite. This is the true simer's sim -- good physics with adequate graphics.
Your Viper is not Rendition compatible.
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
Jason.
> I've read here that the graphics are ***without "rendition".
> I've got a Viper 770 Ultra 32 meg... will that even make a difference? I
> don't know if it supports "rendition".
> thanks,
> Andrew
> > It is a relatively good sim. You asked about the track editor, I
> > spent a lot of time making tracks, so here are my impressions.
> > The editor itself is not hard to use at all. The actual track size
> > is limited to a relatively small area, you cannot have too big a
> > track. You cannot make too sharp a turn, the track is segmented into
> > sections and the segment points cannot be too close together.
> > You can create crossovers but the AI is not too smart sometimes
> > and you can confuse them. You can create VERY dramatic elevation
> > changes, to the point that they cannot be traversed. It is mostly
> > useful for scenery near the track -- Big mountains and Deep waters.
> > All in all, I would recommend it, but it is not in the GPL class of
> > sims. I would compare it to MotoCross Madness as most closey
> > resembling, both in sim play and track editing.
> > My $.02
> > >I'd say "a penny for your thoughts", but then we'd have to adhere to all
> > >kinds of international shipping and trade laws...
> > >Also, how is the track editor? It looks really good in screenshots.
> > >Last, does anyone know a good place, online or somewhere physical in the
> > >US, to buy it? (if it is good, of course)
> > >thanks,
> > >Andrew
