rec.autos.simulators

> X-car demo available at gamecenter.com (look in the download section).  Its
> about a 9mb download.  This thing has promise.  I would put it somewhere
> between ICR2 and NFS2 it terms of realism and seriousness.  There are two
> tracks available:  Mid-Ohio and a figure eight.  The Mid-Ohio track is much
> more accurate than the one developed by Papyrus.  Oddly enough, the
> publisher of the program, Bethesda Software does not have the demo up on
> their own page.

> > X-car demo available at gamecenter.com (look in the download section).  Its
> > about a 9mb download.  This thing has promise.  I would put it somewhere
> > between ICR2 and NFS2 it terms of realism and seriousness.  There are two
> > tracks available:  Mid-Ohio and a figure eight.  The Mid-Ohio track is much
> > more accurate than the one developed by Papyrus.  Oddly enough, the
> > publisher of the program, Bethesda Software does not have the demo up on
> > their own page.

> Granted this demo shows the potential, but it is reeeeally an old demo.  The game has been worked on for
> another 8 months.  The driving is now rock steady.  Much respect for Geoff and Papyrus, cause getting the
> "feel" down just right for a racing sim is one tricky science.  You HAVE to take time to do it right.  The
> demo isn't on the Bethesda site cause there is a new one that is coming that represents the final product.
> There's been some recent news announcements on some new features that have been highly requested, so there's
> much to look forward to.  Many new announcements at E3, so I believe.

> Clee