rec.autos.simulators

Sorry about the semi-rant but I'm really disappointed and disgusted. Why
did the demo run so smoothly? No AI?***it, it ain't my problem to
worry about.

W Spilman

[   ] -  You have a P-133 or lower
[   ] -  You have 32MB or RAM or lower
[   ] -  You have NOT got Direct-X v. 6... possibly not even v. 5?
[   ] -  You do NOT have a 3D-capable card (let me guess, you've got the
Virge S3 Trio, right?)
[   ] -  You have a Voodoo-based card, but haven't yet installed the most
recent drivers
[   ] -  You installed GPL with the wrong graphics-accelerator option (3Dfx
instead of Rendition?)

Let's hope I'm wrong here.. but I have a feeling most of those boxes will be
filled.

If you do have a decent system (what is it?), and are experiencing problems,
then there is something fishy going on with your system (runs fine on a
P-166 with 32MB, 4mb Rendition or Voodoo1 graphics card, with minimal
graphic options on, btw).

Post another message, and I'll see if I can help you. GPL is such a great
game, it's a shame to see someone giving up on it already.

Let us know what's happening..

doktorB
http://webhome.idirect.com/~drbryan/gpl
For the GPL demo track files(Watkins Glen AND Monza), FAQs,demo help,
release date updates, and more! new:
**"The Grandstand" - GPL Meeting Place for Chat & Online Races**
* GPL System Performace Test *
Poll-of-the-Week: What's makes GPL so great?
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% I'm getting about 4 fps average with my GPL. I hope some rep from the
% company will read this, if not its your loss, I ain't searching far and
% wide to give you the benefit of what I will be telling avaryone about
% GPL. I did all the "cut-down" graphics options thing, etc...   My
% joystick will only function under "generic driver" setting, steers
% backwards, and the game moves poorly through the menus (tending to lock
% up my computer there). I am really getting tired of paying for crapware.
% I ain't searching far and wide to get somebody else's garbage to run
% either. It's going back to EB tomorrow, so I'll be seeing my money again
% and the makers of this shit will be seeing their game again.

% Sorry about the semi-rant but I'm really disappointed and disgusted. Why
% did the demo run so smoothly? No AI?***it, it ain't my problem to
% worry about.

% W Spilman

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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System specs?  Never seen once in any of your posts.  Therefore, for those
of us with decent computers and video cards see your posts as trolls, since
we experience none of your problems.  Sure, it isn't butter-smooth with a
lot of AI cars on a 200mmx, but it DOES run pretty well if you turn some
things down.  Downright fluid on my P2-400 and Voodoo 2.

If you're not a troll, post your specs.  Maybe you have too weak a machine
for it, or maybe something isn't setup right.  Strangely enough, with some
DETAILS you might even get some HELP, and could enjoy the sim.

Ken

Have a nice day.

Jerry Morelock

<snipped a quite disgusting pile of horse manure>

On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 17:53:57 +0100, Mark Seery

Wait a minute.... Are you saying that the P2000 by Philips is NOT faster
than a P200???? Boy, and I thought that Philips had discovered the
Pentium 15 years before intel.

// Johan

Richard Grantham heeft geschreven in bericht

Jens

On Sun, 18 Oct 1998 22:57:04 -0400, Richard Grantham

Cheers!

--
Graeme Nash

You know what to do with "don't_spam_me"...
http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/
ICQ# 11257824

"My car appeared to disagree with my preference for living"

It's because only the HX chipset (and some of the other 3rd party chipsets)
could cache RAM sizes greater than 64Mb when the tag RAM was installed
(option on most boards of the time).  I currently run a TX board with 1
128Mb (10ns) DIMM, and don't have that problem.  To my knowledge, the TX
still doesn't cache > 64Mb, but it doesn't ***like the FX or VX did.

Cheers

Joe Walsh
Supercity Technologies