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by **Brian Tat** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 06:04:45

Would that be considered a fault or a credit? :>

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by **Haqsa** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 08:43:13

Yeah, I should have been more specific. I have no problem with the AI
in GPL, it's just NR4 and NR2002 that I don't like. Haven't tried any
of the earlier ones.

by **Haqsa** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 08:48:41

Didn't mean to imply that you are an idiot, I was just asking because
the physics behavior you are describing sounds like what I would expect
from leaving the aids on.

by **Haqsa** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 08:50:02

Dale Jr. plays NT2003 now, apparently.

by **Luke Phillip** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 09:43:56

You could just buy it from EB and they have a 7 day return policy....
Otherwise its your mistake (ie. you could have waited for reviews) and i
cant see that anyone will take it back.

Cool Hand Luke
-=87=-

by **ymenar** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 10:29:50

> Dale Jr. plays NT2003 now, apparently.

That's just what he is paid to say. Trust me, Dale Jr and several other
Winston Cup/BGN drivers use the Nascar line of simulation by Papyrus almost
daily, and some of them do it by pure pleasure of it being a different kind
of motorsport.

I'll tell you, Junior is a *** when he's on your bumper at Talladega. He
spun me once racing me tight for the win back on the NROS 8)

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by **ymenar** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 10:30:52

> I heard a rumor he was driving the bus that ran over Frank while he was
> riding his bike. LOLOL

I've been investigating this on my own hands for a couple of years. Goy is
still my principal suspect ;)

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by **Jason Moy** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:38:32

>I've got a junkyard FULL of right-front fenders that they have taken off in
>their dive-bomb moves at the corners.

We need an RPY to LP converter like was available for previous sims.

Other than that, most problems with the AI can be fixed via tuning the
track.ini files. The default settings create ridiculously aggressive
AI that hangs on your bumper. I tend to lower the drafting distance a
bit to keep the cars bunched up on the straights and then increase the
braking zone distance to spread them apart going into/out of corners.
Obviously you don't want to do this on the plate tracks, but most
everywhere else works fine. Tuning general AI behavior in N2002 is
easier than any sim I've ever played, unfortunately you can't do
anything about thel ines (i.e. how slow they are out of 4 at Pocono)
but you can fix the car-to-car interaction.

Jason

by **Jason Moy** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:42:18

>I thought Heat was pretty darned good.

Heat is very good. If I were less of a *** sim nut, I'd probably
still play it, honestly. I find the driving model and track modelling
to be far superior to Nascar Thunder 2003, that's for sure. It was by
far the best driving Nascar sim when it came out, unfortunately N4
passed it by a few months later.

Jason

by **Goy Larse** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:26:43

> Would that be considered a fault or a credit? :>

> --
> Brian Tate
> Communications Officer
> CART Toyota Atlantic Championship
> http://www.toyotaatlantic.com http://www.cart.com

> > Brian has been at fault for many of the problems in the sim racing
> community
> > Goy. =)

> > I heard a rumor he was driving the bus that ran over Frank while he was
> > riding his bike. LOLOL

> > --
> > Scott B. Husted
> > PA-Scott
> > ICQ# 4395450
> > http://www.Husted.cc

Good Q.....ask George :-)

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

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by **Goy Larse** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:28:33

> > I heard a rumor he was driving the bus that ran over Frank while he was
> > riding his bike. LOLOL

> I've been investigating this on my own hands for a couple of years. Goy is
> still my principal suspect ;)

No, it was***ie Camshapfwhatsisname.......

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

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by **Goy Larse** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 20:29:43

> >I've got a junkyard FULL of right-front fenders that they have taken off in
> >their dive-bomb moves at the corners.

> We need an RPY to LP converter like was available for previous sims.

I wouldn't be too surprised if one surfaced in the future at your fav
sim site.......

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy

"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/

"A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
--Groucho Marx--

by **Scott B. Huste** » Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:58:19

Well you were at fault, but the sim racing community gives you credit. =)

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by **Jason Moy** » Mon, 21 Oct 2002 01:55:43

bhmotorsports.com?

=)

Jason

by **Goy Larse** » Mon, 21 Oct 2002 02:03:37

> >I wouldn't be too surprised if one surfaced in the future at your fav
> >sim site.......

> bhmotorsports.com?

Low blow

Beers and cheers
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