rec.autos.simulators

David G Fisher

Never tried the demo.

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Ah that's the correct word.  "interest".  Your missing something, still.
The most advanced racing simulator ever ;)

Ouch never tried the demo ? Blasphemy :-)

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"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

It would have been higher, except most Americans don't have MGPRS2.

If you don't think MGPRS2 is the most popular "current" F1 sim, what do you
think is? I don't think the "mass market" would think GP2 is "current" as it
has no 3D support.
There are only a couple of "current" F1 sims availible, (F1RS, MGPRS2, OF1,
and F1-97, and F1-98, am I missing any?). Out of those, clearly MGPRS2 is
the most popular.

It's not a matter of which is best, GP2 was probably a better sim for it's
time than MGPRS2.

And it still won't look as good as MGPRS2.

Gp2 is still in the top5 sellers up here, even with Ubisoft based in our
city (Montreal).  The mass market is mostly made of Americans, so you can
eliminate MGPRS2.  Of course you will say the "but it's not out there yet"
argument.  Irrevelant.

Remember that the mass market mostly has no Internet access, and also
doesn't have a 3d card (even D3D compatible).  Gp2 is their choice.  Or Psy
F1-97.

Uh sorry, but still arcade games sell more than sims.  F1-97 by Psygnosis is
one of the only multi-million sold game, if you consider PSX sales.... it's
the most popular F1 "sim".

So what the heck are we arguing here ? People say MGPRS2 is the best and
base that on facts like website hits and #of title sold.  I just replied
saying "no that's not a good argument".  So please re-read the whole thread
<g>.

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"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise
how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

Actually it also depends on the graphics card as well. I.e. a good
SVGA like an ATI with Mach32 or something like that will raise
framerate significantly compared to a simple Trident or a Rendition
based board. I know from experience...:)
Don't know how the TNT performs under SVGA though.

--Tel

;^>

PS  It was a gift!  It was a gift!

Do you actually believe this with all the new computers being sold
in the past 2 years???

Unfortunately this is a good point.

This discussion is enlightening (believe it or not).

IMHO.

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8)

And it will still not run in real time, but "gp2 time"

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The thing about GP2 over MGP and it's older brother is that they both force
concentration on driving, not racing. Personally I never felt I had to
spend too much time worrying about how to drive GP2 I just tried to work
out where I was faster than cars in front in order to get close and pass.
MGP is the opposite. If I can get close I can pass but I have to worry
about exactly how I'm driving rather than how my race is going.

I have spent hundreds of hours on GP2 and a handful on MGP because if I
want to have a driving sim I play GPL.

M

Likewise, it's interpretation of Qualifying is for my mind, the best in any
sim avaliable anywhere.

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The most entertaining thing in my life is currently GP2 racing with full
length competitions, following the calendar of official IRL F1, and
impersonating as my fellow countryman Mika H?kkinen. I use some up-to-date
driver, car and track mods you can get from gp2.com.

One of the most amazing things in GP2 is, that the different levels of
competitiveness among the computer controlled cars and player car(s) are
very realistic, in a mysterious way. For example, in the Brazil race I
passed Scumacher just three laps before the end and won.

Note that I get to enjoy this a little everyday, because I usually save the
game after some 15 minutes to 30 minutes of racing. So I race one 1,5 hour
F1 race during the weeks between the IRL races, in several sessions in
different days.

Additionally, at race days we often play a multiplayer game at my house,
starting exactly at the same time as in television. It is major fun! If
there are several players, you get to watch most of the game in TV, even
though you are racing with GP2.