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GPL 2 Wishlist

Mark Seer

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Mark Seer » Fri, 20 Apr 2001 02:10:34

Facility to restart red flagged online races whilst assuming original grid
positions would be useful.

MS

Mark Seer

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Mark Seer » Fri, 20 Apr 2001 02:15:45


. Also, nobody should be

Hmm. I wonder how popular this would be with our dialup friends (pay per
minute accounts), after going out at the first turn of a GP.

Not with the existng collision detection as it stands. We have all crashed,
burnt and been pitched hundreds of feet into the air after 30 mph
collisions. I think this would be extremely difficult to implement when you
consider warping and suchlike.

The place would be full after an hour or so :-)

MS

Ruud van Ga

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Ruud van Ga » Fri, 20 Apr 2001 06:02:03

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:49:31 GMT, "Sympatico News"


>I would like to see some kind of skill-testing question to get
>into a VROC race. Also, anyone who qualified outside the 107%
>should be automatically kicked. Further, I think that  there
>should be a rev limiter at the start of VROC races which
>gradually goes away by the end of lap one. Also, nobody should be
>allowed to quit a VROC race - once the green drops you either
>keep racing or you have to spectate from the pits (or cold boot
>your machine). Finally, the game should have a 'rate of closure'
>sensor: anyone on a collision course with another driver with
>greater than a 20 KPH speed differential should be kicked.

>And one more thing. Anyone kicked from a VROC race for committing
>any of these blunders should be automatically sent to a special
>VROC chatroom called 'Inconsiderate *** Purgatory for
>No-Skill Chumps'.

Sounds like what you need is a frustration killer device. ;-) Then all
of the above will be moot.

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Arto Wik

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Arto Wik » Fri, 20 Apr 2001 06:49:21

My wish to GPL2, or GPL 1.3..., is that it will work with a good
firewall, like ZoneAlarm, as for ex. N4 does! That would be enough
to me...

Arto

Uncle Feste

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Uncle Feste » Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:48:38


> My wish to GPL2, or GPL 1.3..., is that it will work with a good
> firewall, like ZoneAlarm, as for ex. N4 does! That would be enough
> to me...

Works fine with my ZoneAlarm...  First time it ran it didn't.  Then just
open up ZoneAlarm & click on the Programs button at the top.  GPL will
now be in that list of programs.  Click the check marks for allow
connect beside the GPL entry & also click allow server.  Should work
after that.

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Fester

Uncle Feste

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Uncle Feste » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 04:51:42



> > My wish to GPL2, or GPL 1.3..., is that it will work with a good
> > firewall, like ZoneAlarm, as for ex. N4 does! That would be enough
> > to me...

> Works fine with my ZoneAlarm...  First time it ran it didn't.  Then just
> open up ZoneAlarm & click on the Programs button at the top.  GPL will
> now be in that list of programs.  Click the check marks for allow
> connect beside the GPL entry & also click allow server.  Should work
> after that.

Also, make sure the program Main WinVROC Module is set up the same way.

--

Fester

Arto Wik

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Arto Wik » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 05:29:43



>> > My wish to GPL2, or GPL 1.3..., is that it will work with a good
>> > firewall, like ZoneAlarm, as for ex. N4 does! That would be enough
>> > to me...

>> Works fine with my ZoneAlarm...  First time it ran it didn't.  Then just
>> open up ZoneAlarm & click on the Programs button at the top.  GPL will
>> now be in that list of programs.  Click the check marks for allow
>> connect beside the GPL entry & also click allow server.  Should work
>> after that.
>Also, make sure the program Main WinVROC Module is set up the same way.

This is just what I have done...
And what has happened: Once I went to Zandy, qualified last, when I
tried to get to the staring grid, I saw a flash of me there. Then the
screen went black and my Ferrari was still screaming. Another time
I went to Smogbank, lousy qualifying, then chatting with the host.
And when I pushed the green button to get to the starting grid:
Black screen and screaming Ferrari. Both times nothing else helped
than to reset the computer...

But anyhow, I am nearly there: even practising with real GPL drivers
was great...

Arto

J

GPL 2 Wishlist

by J » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:16:10

WOW,
that's hard stuff.
I would be happy with an option to find out who is behind those names like
C.Hansen, ... who are consistantly spoiling our races.
If there is no way to hide, people get more resonsible.

JensSchumi



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Eldre

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Eldre » Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:06:08



>I would like to see some kind of skill-testing question to get
>into a VROC race. Also, anyone who qualified outside the 107%
>should be automatically kicked.

That would suck - all it would take is one hotshoe to eliminate half the
field...

Does that include hitting a spinning car that's blocked your path?

Is the slow driver also part of this group?

Eldred

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Eldre

GPL 2 Wishlist

by Eldre » Sun, 22 Apr 2001 04:23:09


writes:

Uh, Smogbank...?

Eldred
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Arto Wik

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by Arto Wik » Sun, 22 Apr 2001 07:17:36



>writes:
>>I went to Smogbank, lousy qualifying, then chatting with the host.
>Uh, Smogbank...?

See http://server43.hypermart.net/gplglory/

A "super oval". And luckily clockwise!     ;)

Arto

J

GPL 2 Wishlist

by J » Sun, 22 Apr 2001 23:27:05

Or a clock-smash

JensSchumi


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