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ABC Indy racing ???

Nick Baltuc

ABC Indy racing ???

by Nick Baltuc » Wed, 19 Aug 1998 04:00:00

It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
there any sites out there dedicated to the game?

Nick

Don Merpa

ABC Indy racing ???

by Don Merpa » Thu, 20 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Try http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/abcindyracing/

Don Merpaw


>It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
>nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
>how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
>there any sites out there dedicated to the game?

>Nick

John Bod

ABC Indy racing ???

by John Bod » Thu, 20 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Check the drivers for your video card, Nick -- that seemed to solve
the white shadow problem for me.  I have links from my Indy Racing Web
site, so check there.  I also recommend my steeering utility -- and I
also welcome feedback.  I hope to post some car setups soon.  

FWIW, I *LOVE* this game -- it lacks a damage model, but the physics
seem to be pretty much dead-on otherwise.

-- John Bodin
   Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine On-Line
   http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/

   Visit our ABC Indy Racing support site:
   http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/abcindyracing/


>It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
>nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
>how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
>there any sites out there dedicated to the game?
>Nick

John Bod

ABC Indy racing ???

by John Bod » Thu, 20 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Check the drivers for your video card, Nick -- that seemed to solve
the white shadow problem for me.  I have links from my Indy Racing Web
site, so check there.  I also recommend my steeering utility -- and I
also welcome feedback.  I hope to post some car setups soon.  

FWIW, I *LOVE* this game -- it lacks a damage model, but the physics
seem to be pretty much dead-on otherwise.

-- John Bodin
   Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine On-Line
   http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/

   Visit our ABC Indy Racing support site:
   http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/abcindyracing/


>It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
>nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
>how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
>there any sites out there dedicated to the game?
>Nick

Dave

ABC Indy racing ???

by Dave » Fri, 21 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Nick...
It must be the only sim around with midgets and sprintcars. I have a feature
on the midgets over at my Sim Gallery right now... take a visit

Dave 'the Curator'
Sim Gallery - the art of race simulation
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/7901

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>It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
>nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
>how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
>there any sites out there dedicated to the game?

>Nick

L. Andre Min

ABC Indy racing ???

by L. Andre Min » Fri, 21 Aug 1998 04:00:00


> FWIW, I *LOVE* this game -- it lacks a damage model, but the physics
> seem to be pretty much dead-on otherwise.

> >It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
> >nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
> >how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
> >there any sites out there dedicated to the game?

And I Ask:

Okay... forgetting the pavement cars... tell me more about the Sprints
and Midgets. How's the AI?  That is, can they be "tweaked" (like in N2
track/drivers.txt) for good, close racing... or do they suffer from "too
fast or too slow" syndrome?  Or, is the dirt AI pretty good as is?
Also, how many different dirt tracks does the game have to dirt race
on?  Is there a dirt "season" that one can compete in, or is it single
races only? Does it give a reasonable approximation of "stuffing" the
car in "backwards" entering turns and let you do powerslides etc? Does
the game support wheels/pedals nicely? Is in WIN95 only, or can it be
run from DOS?  If Win95... does it need some sort of DX5,6,11,"?" vid
driver mess?

Speaking of graphics, what kind of graphics support does the game need?
3dfx? Rendition? What?  I have a P233MMX w/32Meg of SDRAM, SB 64AWE...
but my vid card is pretty lame: A 4 meg S3 Virge.  Looking mainly for a
fun "dirt oval" racing sim/game, and don't particularly care about the
other venues in "ABC'S Road To Indy".  Any input appreciated.  

Thanks...

Andre

ymenar

ABC Indy racing ???

by ymenar » Fri, 21 Aug 1998 04:00:00


>In a related question, is there any new patch for this game.  How about the
>new cars?
>Pepp

AFAIK...

ABC dismanted the branch "ABC Sports" witch created the game, around 2weeks
before it's release.

I do not think that somebody else took the job so the product you have in
the box is the first and last product.  You will never see a patch I
think...  The game didn't really sell well also so I doubt there is a big
fanbase on the internet, even if there is somebody (IRL insider, can't
remember the URL) who has a website devoted to the game.

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Randy Magrud

ABC Indy racing ???

by Randy Magrud » Sat, 22 Aug 1998 04:00:00

I reviewed ABC's Road To Indy at Digital Sportspage
(http://www.digitalsports.com).  It might answer some of your
questions.



>> FWIW, I *LOVE* this game -- it lacks a damage model, but the physics
>> seem to be pretty much dead-on otherwise.


>> >It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
>> >nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
>> >how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
>> >there any sites out there dedicated to the game?

>And I Ask:

>Okay... forgetting the pavement cars... tell me more about the Sprints
>and Midgets. How's the AI?  That is, can they be "tweaked" (like in N2
>track/drivers.txt) for good, close racing... or do they suffer from "too
>fast or too slow" syndrome?  Or, is the dirt AI pretty good as is?
>Also, how many different dirt tracks does the game have to dirt race
>on?  Is there a dirt "season" that one can compete in, or is it single
>races only? Does it give a reasonable approximation of "stuffing" the
>car in "backwards" entering turns and let you do powerslides etc? Does
>the game support wheels/pedals nicely? Is in WIN95 only, or can it be
>run from DOS?  If Win95... does it need some sort of DX5,6,11,"?" vid
>driver mess?

>Speaking of graphics, what kind of graphics support does the game need?
>3dfx? Rendition? What?  I have a P233MMX w/32Meg of SDRAM, SB 64AWE...
>but my vid card is pretty lame: A 4 meg S3 Virge.  Looking mainly for a
>fun "dirt oval" racing sim/game, and don't particularly care about the
>other venues in "ABC'S Road To Indy".  Any input appreciated.  

>Thanks...

>Andre

Randy Magruder
http://members.home.com/rmagruder
Pepp

ABC Indy racing ???

by Pepp » Sat, 22 Aug 1998 04:00:00

In a related question, is there any new patch for this game.  How about the
new cars?
Pepp

>It may not be the greatest sim around but I like Indy racing, so don't
>nagging on me that it "sucks".  Anyhoo, I have a few questions, first,
>how do I fix the it so that my shadow or tread marks is white, and are
>there any sites out there dedicated to the game?

>Nick

Randy Magrude

ABC Indy racing ???

by Randy Magrude » Sat, 22 Aug 1998 04:00:00



>> FWIW, I *LOVE* this game -- it lacks a damage model, but the physics
>> seem to be pretty much dead-on otherwise.

I'm glad you love the game, John, but considering you run the "IRL Fan
Forum" and the anti-CART opinions your page has spouted over the last couple
of years,  I gotta take this with a grain of salt.    Lets face it, its the
only IRL sim out there.

Randy


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