rec.autos.simulators

by **Jason Mond** » Tue, 09 May 2000 04:00:00

The parade lap is junk anyway. You can't even drive your car, so I turn it off.
No more crashing :-)

Jason.

> But should the AI *really* be spinning and craching on the PADADE lap??? Even
> if the opp. level was 50%, that really shouldn't be happening...should it?

> Eldred
> --

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by **Iain Mackenzi** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

Yep, Spain AI was slow, but that is most certainly not the case at all
circuits. Have you tried winning at 100% at Nurburgring? hmmm......
Iain

> To be honest I think the AI is way too easy to beat at 100 %, but there
are
> AI patches for Spain and Spa (possibly more by now), they are a lot faster
> than the standard AI and a lot better behaved.
> Can't remember where I got them from off-hand but it was one of the well
> known sites.

> --
> Ian Parker

> ==

> > In theory, yes you're right. There are problems with the AI in F12K. At
> > lower levels they do pretty silly things at times, but they need to be
set
> > up 100-120% to give the real simmer a race challenge though.
> > Iain

> > Mackenzie"

> > > >There are problems with the implementation of some of the rules,
> however,
> > I
> > > >have never seen the situation you describe and I have had dozens of
> races
> > on
> > > >F12K. I ask again, are you running the AI at 100-120%? If not, try
it.

> > > I thought the AI strength sliders were to match the computer cars to
the
> > skill
> > > of the player? What happens if 100% is too fast? Sure, they might
not
> > crash,
> > > but then they might rocket off into the distance. Sounds like a
no-win
> > > situation... I'm glad I haven't bought it yet...

> > > Eldred
> > > --
> > > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999
> > > Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc

> > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
beats
> > you
> > > with experience...
> > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Iain Mackenzi** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

Edit your xxx.plr file. But don't bother really as it makes the graphics
look unrealistic - far too much smoothing.
Iain

> How do i get mipmapping?

> > I take back what I said about F1 2000 graphic of being lame. Maybe
> spending all the day
> > just playing F1 2000 getting me used to the game? First, bilinear
> filtering does take
> > away the pixel-like graphic. There is a mipmapping option in the player
> file but, when
> > enabled, objects do not draw as far. However, the graphics look a lot
> smoother. I say
> > the ALs are very good and fast if the strength is set to 100%. Some of
> you complain about
> > the ALs take off fast when existing a turn. Well, you can do that too
if
> you don't use
> > much down force. I think the ALs do not use much down force. The
> performance is not so

> mirror on and with
> > High setting on all graphic options, the sim is playable. I seem to
have
> a hard time
> > tweaking the car to do beyond 204 MPH while maintaining enough down
force
> to execute turns
> > more quickly. F1 2000 is not bad. <G>

by **Ian** » Wed, 10 May 2000 04:00:00

No, I just run the tracks before the real race so haven't done the
Nurburgring yet, Imola seemed a bit tougher to beat but still beatable. I
was running at 120%.

--
Ian Parker

==

> Yep, Spain AI was slow, but that is most certainly not the case at all
> circuits. Have you tried winning at 100% at Nurburgring? hmmm......
> Iain

> > To be honest I think the AI is way too easy to beat at 100 %, but there
> are
> > AI patches for Spain and Spa (possibly more by now), they are a lot
faster
> > than the standard AI and a lot better behaved.
> > Can't remember where I got them from off-hand but it was one of the well
> > known sites.

> > --
> > Ian Parker

> > ==

> > > In theory, yes you're right. There are problems with the AI in F12K.
At
> > > lower levels they do pretty silly things at times, but they need to be
> set
> > > up 100-120% to give the real simmer a race challenge though.
> > > Iain

> > > Mackenzie"

> > > > >There are problems with the implementation of some of the rules,
> > however,
> > > I
> > > > >have never seen the situation you describe and I have had dozens of
> > races
> > > on
> > > > >F12K. I ask again, are you running the AI at 100-120%? If not, try
> it.

> > > > I thought the AI strength sliders were to match the computer cars to
> the
> > > skill
> > > > of the player? What happens if 100% is too fast? Sure, they might
> not
> > > crash,
> > > > but then they might rocket off into the distance. Sounds like a
> no-win
> > > > situation... I'm glad I haven't bought it yet...

> > > > Eldred
> > > > --
> > > > Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999
> > > > Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc

> > > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then
> beats
> > > you
> > > > with experience...
> > > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Eldre** » Fri, 12 May 2000 04:00:00

<no.spam.email.for.me> writes:

>> I thought the AI strength sliders were to match the computer cars to the
>skill
>> of the player? What happens if 100% is too fast? Sure, they might not
>crash,
>> but then they might rocket off into the distance. Sounds like a no-win
>> situation... I'm glad I haven't bought it yet...

>But are you playing the game at all? You sound like a GPL lover
>and everything else must suck type of guy to me.

BZZZT! Wrong answer, but thanks for playing...
Yes, I do own GPL. I also own SCGT, Viper Racing, Nascar 1,2,& 3, and many
others. Don't judge me. No, I haven't played the game(F1 2000) yet. That's
why I'm asking questions about it - to decide if it's even worth buying...

Eldred
--
Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999
Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc

Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
with experience...
Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

by **Jo Helse** » Sun, 14 May 2000 04:00:00

>>[snip]
>>> But should the AI *really* be spinning and craching on the PADADE lap???
>>Even
>>> if the opp. level was 50%, that really shouldn't be happening...should it?

>>It happened to David Coulthard at Monza in 95 (?) :)
>>S.

>Yeah, well...<G>
>Also happened to Roberto Moreno at Indy, and Paul Tracy at...Michigan?

>Eldred

And even to... Prost on a (wet) Imola somewhere at the end of the 80's.

JoH

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by **Peter Hoope** » Thu, 18 May 2000 04:00:00

Can anyone tell me where I find the option to disable v-sync when using a
TNT2 card??
Can't seem to find anything in the display properties at all.

Also, are TNT2 overclockable?? Again I am unable to find any options to
enable this. Can it only be done via a 3rd party program and if so where
can I get such a thing.

Many thanks

Peter Hooper

by **Kraku** » Thu, 18 May 2000 04:00:00

Well, if you install the nVidia Detonator TNT2 3.xx series of drivers (I'm
assuming you're running on Win98), then you can do all that within the
driver properties window. You can download the drivers from
www.reactorcritical.com. I'm using 3.77. I've heard that the 5.xx series
don't work reliably. One thing you must do, though, is add a line to your
registry, under \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\NVIDIA
Corporation\Global\NVTweak - add a DWORD called CoolBits and set it to 3.
This will enable advanced options in the driver properties window, including
VSync for Direct3D, specifically under the Direct3D Settings tab, then More
Direct3D..., then the Disable vertical sync checkbox. Also, you can
overclock your card under the Hardware Options tab. Most non-Ultra cards
can't be overclocked much past the Ultra spec 150/183 frequencies (and still
work for longer than a few minutes). I strongly recommend putting a cooling
fan on top of it if you're doing this. The TNT2 chip can get extremely hot.
You should notice a signifcant improvement in framerates, though.

by **Peter Hoope** » Fri, 19 May 2000 04:00:00

Many thanks...
I'll try these tips out.

Peter Hooper

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