rec.autos.simulators

by **Tim Olso** » Sat, 27 Apr 1996 04:00:00

Yes, its here. You can do alot of stuff that that you couldn't do in the
original version of NASCAR besides racing 32 people at once. Too bad
multi.exe can only be used with multiplayer races. A few warnings, though:
(in no particular order)

1. Watch out. Some of the people on there are complete idiots and they think
that racing on the network mean that you have to run into other people on
purpose.

2. Your phone bill will sky rocket. Do you have a good divorce lawyer?

3. Its ***ing.

4. You get disconnected from time to time in the middle of a race (I was
in a Talladega race. 2 laps to go, I was in the lead. 2nd place car is
0.2 seconds behind me. Suddenly I got disconnected).

5. Be prepared. You aren't racing the AI anymore. Your racing people now.
Some are dumb as straw, some are smart. Some will be lapped ever 2 laps,
others will live you behind in the dust. Some will say "Thats Ok" if you
accidentally run in to them, others will run into you and try to kill you.

6. It gets overcrowded in the evenings and the servers may be slow.

Tim

by **Jim Mcguig** » Sun, 28 Apr 1996 04:00:00

>Yes, its here. You can do alot of stuff that that you couldn't do in the
>original version of NASCAR besides racing 32 people at once. Too bad
>multi.exe can only be used with multiplayer races. A few warnings, though:
>(in no particular order)

>1. Watch out. Some of the people on there are complete idiots and they think
>that racing on the network mean that you have to run into other people on
>purpose.

I actually saw two guys who apparently knew each other, discussing
(using chat during the race) about whether they should start crashing
or not. Unbelievable

by **Eldred Picke** » Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:00:00

>Subject: Re: Multiplayer
>Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 19:24:54 GMT

>>Yes, its here. You can do alot of stuff that that you couldn't do in the
>>original version of NASCAR besides racing 32 people at once. Too bad
>>multi.exe can only be used with multiplayer races. A few warnings, though:
>>(in no particular order)

>>1. Watch out. Some of the people on there are complete idiots and they think
>>that racing on the network mean that you have to run into other people on
>>purpose.
>I actually saw two guys who apparently knew each other, discussing
>(using chat during the race) about whether they should start crashing
>or not. Unbelievable

You're KIDDING, right? Oh man, I may stay away after all... :(

Eldred Pickett

I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?

by **Jim Mcguig** » Thu, 02 May 1996 04:00:00

>>>1. Watch out. Some of the people on there are complete idiots and they think
>>>that racing on the network mean that you have to run into other people on
>>>purpose.

>>I actually saw two guys who apparently knew each other, discussing
>>(using chat during the race) about whether they should start crashing
>>or not. Unbelievable

>You're KIDDING, right? Oh man, I may stay away after all... :(

I wish I was, but it's true. One guy said to another something along
the lines of "you want to start wrecking now?"

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by **Jim Parkhurs** » Fri, 03 May 1996 04:00:00

> >Subject: Re: Multiplayer

>I actually saw two guys who apparently knew each other, discussing
>(using chat during the race) about whether they should start crashing
>or not. Unbelievable

Looks like waiting for the smoke to clear :) is not a bad idea after
all. It can't hurt to keep racing the AI after all.

by **David Marti** » Fri, 03 May 1996 04:00:00

> > >Subject: Re: Multiplayer
> >I actually saw two guys who apparently knew each other, discussing
> >(using chat during the race) about whether they should start crashing
> >or not. Unbelievable

> > You're KIDDING, right? Oh man, I may stay away after all... :(

> Looks like waiting for the smoke to clear :) is not a bad idea after
> all. It can't hurt to keep racing the AI after all.

This may very well be true. Just before one race started one night at Talladega, I saw a
message like "Take me out on the pace lap". Right after that, all h___ broke lose and half of
the field got wiped out. There were about 21-22 cars in that race. I finished 13th and I
didn't complete a single lap.

David