rec.autos.simulators

by **David G Fishe** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 05:55:35

http://www.racesimcentral.net/
01/f1rac/f1rc&bildanzahl=49&seite=1&name=F1%20Racing%20Championship

There are a number of sims with fantastic graphics, but just based on these
screenshots I think Ubi Soft may be about to give us the best yet. Amazing.

I've always thought Ubi had some of the best graphic artists since I first
was wowed by POD about four years ago.

And yes, I know the physics MUST be bad because it's not made by Papyrus,
and it's definitely "no GPL", and all that blabiddy blah be blabbidy blu.

We must remain extremely pessimistic.

David G Fisher

by **David G Fishe** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 06:01:23

The link I gave doesn't work.

Link to the screenshots through the Blackhole Motorsports site under today's
news.

http://www.bhmotorsports.com/

David G Fisher

http://www.gamestar.de/aktuell/ggalerie.php?bildname=../aktuell/galer...

by **ymenar** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 07:28:52

> There are a number of sims with fantastic graphics, but just based on
these
> screenshots I think Ubi Soft may be about to give us the best yet.

That's not really hard to achieve.

I'm enthusiastic of the new game engine's capabilities, but F1RC is not the
end-of-all sims, it was not made for that. It's pretty much an semi-serious
game with simulation elements.

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **ymenar** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 07:32:49

> The link I gave doesn't work.

It works David, it's just too long and OE cuts it. It's normal, just
copy/paste the second part and they will load correctly. Of course, my
previous message wasn't negative, I don't want the end-of-all modern F1 sim.
It's not important for me at the moment.

http://www.gamestar.de/aktuell/ggalerie.php?bildname=../aktuell/galer...

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.ymenard.com/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **Arto Wik** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 07:48:59

>> There are a number of sims with fantastic graphics, but just based on these
>> screenshots I think Ubi Soft may be about to give us the best yet.
>That's not really hard to achieve.

To me those screenshots reminded a little those of SoS1937...
Horryfying idea...

Arto

by **Jag** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:28:28

thus spoke:

Yes, very nice looking indeed. But, why do I never see any screen
shots showing the view from in the***pit?
--
Jagg

by **ymenar** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:37:23

> Yes, very nice looking indeed. But, why do I never see any screen
> shots showing the view from in the***pit?

The***pit view is there (actually, many of them). There is no pure
"cockpit", it's a dynamic process by Ubisoft that will give you around a
dozen camera views different. You pickup the best one, every information
should be available for you. The low shots you see are actually the***pit
ones on that page, there is about 5 other series of pictures.

Yes, the***pit is poor. Yes, it looks like the one in PowerF1. The guys
doing the CART HEAT patch should send their***pit art to Ubisoft. Now
*THAT* is quality.

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.racesimcentral.net/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **Dave Henri** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:50:05

I haven't seen any***pit shots from CH yet. Were they on champcar.net?
I'm torn. I have Heat, I have F1cs. Which one will make the better
champcar
port????
dave henrie

> > Yes, very nice looking indeed. But, why do I never see any screen
> > shots showing the view from in the***pit?

> The***pit view is there (actually, many of them). There is no pure
> "cockpit", it's a dynamic process by Ubisoft that will give you around a
> dozen camera views different. You pickup the best one, every information
> should be available for you. The low shots you see are actually the
***pit
> ones on that page, there is about 5 other series of pictures.

> Yes, the***pit is poor. Yes, it looks like the one in PowerF1. The
guys
> doing the CART HEAT patch should send their***pit art to Ubisoft. Now
> *THAT* is quality.

> --
> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> -- May the Downforce be with you...
> -- http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
> hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **David G Fishe** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 08:54:09

I've been reading that the final***pit shots haven't been shown anywhere
yet. The one's we've seen are just temporary until the finals are finished.
Not true?

David G Fisher

> > Yes, very nice looking indeed. But, why do I never see any screen
> > shots showing the view from in the***pit?

> The***pit view is there (actually, many of them). There is no pure
> "cockpit", it's a dynamic process by Ubisoft that will give you around a
> dozen camera views different. You pickup the best one, every information
> should be available for you. The low shots you see are actually the
***pit
> ones on that page, there is about 5 other series of pictures.

> Yes, the***pit is poor. Yes, it looks like the one in PowerF1. The
guys
> doing the CART HEAT patch should send their***pit art to Ubisoft. Now
> *THAT* is quality.

> --
> -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
> -- May the Downforce be with you...
> -- http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> -- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
> hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **Ronald Stoeh** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 09:08:42

> I've been reading that the final***pit shots haven't been shown anywhere
> yet. The one's we've seen are just temporary until the finals are finished.
> Not true?

That's what I read a couple of days ago, too.

If UbiSoft takes all the good points of GP3 and improves on it's bad
points
(the announced features at least promise all of that!), F1RC will be
very good, indeed!

But ymenard wouldn't be himself without dissing UbiSoft a little... ;)

--
l8er
ronny

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|,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car,
'---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

by **Jan Verschuere** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 09:38:44

Ditto...

Though I don't like agreeing with either of you <g>, I must admit I'm mildly
e***d by the prospect too. At the very least it *looks* 3D accellerated.

Jan.
=---

Ronald Stoehr wrote...

> <snip>
> That's what I read a couple of days ago, too.

> If UbiSoft takes all the good points of GP3 and improves
> on it's bad points the announced features at least promise
> all of that!), F1RC will be very good, indeed!

> But ymenard wouldn't be himself without dissing UbiSoft a
> little... ;)

> --
> l8er
> ronny

<snip>

by **ymenar** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 12:57:44

> I haven't seen any***pit shots from CH yet. Were they on

champcar.net?

http://www.racesimcentral.net/
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Quite professional.

--
-- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard>
-- May the Downforce be with you...
-- http://www.racesimcentral.net/
-- People think it must be fun to be a genius, but they don't realise how
hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

by **Alex Camero** » Fri, 02 Feb 2001 22:29:51

I've played the dreamcast version and the physics don't seem to have moved
forward that much from MGPRS the graphics are very nice though but the cars
don't look right, the tyres are too skinny and the cars too wide like the
pre 99 cars.

Alex

> > I've been reading that the final***pit shots haven't been shown
anywhere
> > yet. The one's we've seen are just temporary until the finals are
finished.
> > Not true?

> That's what I read a couple of days ago, too.

> If UbiSoft takes all the good points of GP3 and improves on it's bad
> points
> (the announced features at least promise all of that!), F1RC will be
> very good, indeed!

> But ymenard wouldn't be himself without dissing UbiSoft a little... ;)

> --
> l8er
> ronny

> Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change
> to take effect. Reboot now?
> |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather,
> ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep.
> |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car,
> '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

by **Jag** » Sat, 03 Feb 2001 01:35:48

spoke:

I hope that's not true of the PC version. I won't be buying it if it
is. What's the processor used in the Dreamcast? Maybe it doesn't have
enough juice to do the calculations for a realistic physics model and
the PC version will be different. Hoping anyway.
--
Jagg

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