> At what level of difficulty? The game doesn't simulate real life
> physics and difficulty utnil you reach 9. 10 and Expert are meant to
> go beyond 'real'.
---Jim
Joe
>> >and some of my fastest laps have come after flipping end over end at over 200mph
>> >while playing the game on the "simulation" setting.
>> At what level of difficulty? The game doesn't simulate real life
>> physics and difficulty utnil you reach 9. 10 and Expert are meant to
>> go beyond 'real'.
>In the context of a simulation, what does "going beyond 'real'" buy
>you?
Randy
>>What a pity you didn't get it right. Oh well, you have a right to
>>your opinion, even if you didn't spend enough time with the game to
>>see all the stuff that I have.
>So overall, are you enjoying Indy Racing? What are the
>graphics/frame-rate like? I presume it has 3dfx support?
The sprint car races are also good fun. They are competitive,
difficult and fun to get right. As an ardently religious CART fan it
turns my stomach to say this <G> but I really like Indy Racing, and
the more I've learned about how the difficulty slider works and what
happens with the physics model, the more I've enjoyed it.
Now if I can just get online with someone <G>
Randy
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The sprint car
I could not agree more on this game. We need to beg Papy to do Sprints, this
is THE most exciting form of racing around (IMHO)
Bob
say Ihaven't. Disagreeing is one thing....Telling someone they haven't done
something that they say they have is quite another. I haven't done that to you
so I would appreciate the
Fine. I apologize for calling you a liar. Nonetheless your facts are wrong.
There are yellows in the game. There is damage in the game.
spoken to, besides you, seems to agree that this is no "sim", but you are
certainly entitled to your opinion!
The real heart of the problem revolves around the criteria people use to define
something as a "sim". 95% of the posts attacking this title have based this
claim on either the damage model or the AI. If I had to hand out grades, I'd
give the damage model a D and the AI a B-. I'd give the driving model an A,
which is why I think more highly of it than other people. I define a sim first
and foremost by how accurately the driving model is simulated. Only after that
do I look at damage and AI. 98% of my time in a racing sim is spent driving
the car, not crashing. I would be the first to agree if you're definition of
"sim" revolves around fully realistic damage then this game is not a sim.
However, if your definition of a sim revolves around its driving model and
handling physics, then it *IS* a simulation. Again, if you can provide
anything to contradict this, I welcome your input. But THIS is the reason
that I stand behind my original comments that this is a sim. And no one has
yet provided any kind of data to prove me wrong on this.
Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.digitalsports.com/
racing? >>
Yes. You can see the roll bars around you and some of the hood. You can also
zoom in and out, and see a small portion of the wheels spinning and turning in
front of you. What's also neat is that its light sourced, so that if you're
racing at night you'll see the light reflecting off your car's body work.
There aren't any instruments or anything though, so if you're talking about a
'dashboard' per se there isn't one.
Virge? >>
I'm sure you can, its just a question of how much you're willing to compromise
the appearance. In addition to a slew of Papyrus on/off/auto settings for the
graphics, there is also a detail slider which determines detail and distance of
draw in. I believe you can get the frame rates you want. What I can't answer
is whether you'll be satisfied with the tradeoffs you have to make to get them.
On the P300/nVidia Riva 128 system I'm running, everything is on and the frame
rate is smooth, but then that's to be expected from my system. Your mileage
may vary. Oh, one thing. Does the S3 Virge support Direct3D? Because a 3D
accelerator is listed as REQUIRED on the box.
Yes. That's what I'm using. I've used a T2 and a NASCAR Pro Wheel from
Thrustmaster both plugged into my SB AWE 64 and it works fine.
This is a Win95/Direct3D only game.
It is. But it can be difficult. I had to turn the difficulty/realism slider
down to about a 5 before I could get the thing around the corners without
spinning it into the wall. You really have to let those tails wag out there to
get around these tracks, and you have to develop a good touch on the throttle.
The neat thing is that the better you get at the sprint cars, the easier you'll
find it to manage the IRL cars through turns without inducing spins, since they
have wings and stick better than the Sprint cars do.
Randy
Randy Magruder
Staff Writer
Digital Sportspage
http://www.digitalsports.com/
Some quick questions: Does ABC:Indy have an "in car" view for the Sprint
racing? Also, think I can get smooth frame rates on a P233MMX, 32 Meg
SDRAM, S3 Virge? Will it support a T2 on a SB AWE 64? Is this game's OS
thru the dreaded Win95 platform, or can it go DOS? The sprint racing
sounds like fun.
Thanks...
Andre Ming
O.F. Racing
