rec.autos.simulators

>Brad Rosenbaum

>>I have a question about watching replays during a
>>multiplayer event.  It seems that I cannot watch other cars as
>>the manual says.  When I switch to a different car, it will switch
>>views, but only for a minute.  Then it will switch to some other
>>car.  After a few seconds it will switch again.  It just keeps
>>scrolling through different cars.  I can switch views ok
>>(in car, chase, etc...), but I can't keep it on a particular car.
>>Also the arrow keys (next, prev) for switching the view to
>>different cars does not seem to work either.  Is there something
>>that I am doing wrong??

>>Brad Rosenbaum

>Your replay data is the same. You can only switch to a car in this 12
>car moving window that surrounds your own car. When the car you are
>viewing moves more than 8 ahead of you on the track, or 3 behind you,
>the replay file no longer has the data to display, so it switches
>cars.

>I think (and gonna check in a few minutes) that a host replay file has
>ALL the data for all cars. Same logic.

>I am assuming a fair amount here, but I'm sure I will be corrected if
>I am wrong :-)

>Jim

>>>I have a question about watching replays during a
>>>multiplayer event.  It seems that I cannot watch other cars as
>>>the manual says.  When I switch to a different car, it will switch
>>>views, but only for a minute.  Then it will switch to some other
>>>car.  After a few seconds it will switch again.  It just keeps
>>>scrolling through different cars.  I can switch views ok
>>>(in car, chase, etc...), but I can't keep it on a particular car.
>>>Also the arrow keys (next, prev) for switching the view to
>>>different cars does not seem to work either.  Is there something
>>>that I am doing wrong??

>>>Brad Rosenbaum

>****************************************************
>I'm at jburlis at mail dot postnet dot com

>>I have a question about watching replays during a
>>multiplayer event.  It seems that I cannot watch other cars as
>>the manual says.  When I switch to a different car, it will switch
>>views, but only for a minute.  Then it will switch to some other
>>car.  After a few seconds it will switch again.  It just keeps
>>scrolling through different cars.  I can switch views ok
>>(in car, chase, etc...), but I can't keep it on a particular car.
>>Also the arrow keys (next, prev) for switching the view to
>>different cars does not seem to work either.  Is there something
>>that I am doing wrong??

>>>I have a question about watching replays during a
>>>multiplayer event.  It seems that I cannot watch other cars as
>>>the manual says.  When I switch to a different car, it will switch
>>>views, but only for a minute.  Then it will switch to some other
>>>car.  After a few seconds it will switch again.  It just keeps
>>>scrolling through different cars.  I can switch views ok
>>>(in car, chase, etc...), but I can't keep it on a particular car.
>>>Also the arrow keys (next, prev) for switching the view to
>>>different cars does not seem to work either.  Is there something
>>>that I am doing wrong??

>It's called warp folks.  When a car disappears on the track during a race it
>disappears from the replay too.  Replay switches to another car that is on the
>track, most likely the pace car sitting in the pits.  If you keep trying to
>watch one particular car and it keeps switching away from it, then that car
>had a terrible connection and was warping all over the place.

>Dave Casey
>Casey94 (TEN)

>that may be true, but the phenomonen I described has been the rule for
>every warp free LAN race I've run as a client (about 100 from N2 thru
>N3).

>It also "just makes sense"

>You are undoubtedly correct that warp will cause the same effect, but
>negating warp still leaves only a window of cars within 'range' of
>your own that you can view. When a car moves out of that window (every
>lap when your car is out of commission in the pits and the field is
>still running) you see exactly what Brad Rosenbaum describes.

>Also, what kind of quote is
>"I have the same problem.
>Jim"
>?

>I never said that. Please tell me you didn't fabricate that to
>simplify your reply.

>Thanks,

>Jim Burlis

>>>I have this same problem.
>>>Jim

>>>>I have a question about watching replays during a
>>>>multiplayer event.  It seems that I cannot watch other cars as
>>>>the manual says.  When I switch to a different car, it will switch
>>>>views, but only for a minute.  Then it will switch to some other
>>>>car.  After a few seconds it will switch again.  It just keeps
>>>>scrolling through different cars.  I can switch views ok
>>>>(in car, chase, etc...), but I can't keep it on a particular car.
>>>>Also the arrow keys (next, prev) for switching the view to
>>>>different cars does not seem to work either.  Is there something
>>>>that I am doing wrong??

>>It's called warp folks.  When a car disappears on the track during a race
it
>>disappears from the replay too.  Replay switches to another car that is on
the
>>track, most likely the pace car sitting in the pits.  If you keep trying
to
>>watch one particular car and it keeps switching away from it, then that
car
>>had a terrible connection and was warping all over the place.

>>Dave Casey
>>Casey94 (TEN)

>****************************************************
>I'm at jburlis at mail dot postnet dot com

> Jim

> >I have a question about watching replays during a
> >multiplayer event.  It seems that I cannot watch other cars as
> >the manual says.  When I switch to a different car, it will switch
> >views, but only for a minute.  Then it will switch to some other
> >car.  After a few seconds it will switch again.  It just keeps
> >scrolling through different cars.  I can switch views ok
> >(in car, chase, etc...), but I can't keep it on a particular car.
> >Also the arrow keys (next, prev) for switching the view to
> >different cars does not seem to work either.  Is there something
> >that I am doing wrong??

> >Brad Rosenbaum