FIA GT MOD - Alternative views are great

I've had the FIA GT Mod (2.1) for a while now, and it is very good. But I have found a way to make it even better, IMO. With version 2 of the mod, new alternative camera's were added. I never really thought about driving from any of them, because you lose the HUD and information. But, I tried it the other day, from all the different views, and found that one of them makes the sim incredibly realistic. There are really two views, one is the 'third' view (press 'Home' three times) and it gives you an on the bonnet view which is pretty good. The other, which I prefer is very similar, but it is centred just a little, and it gives you the best impression of driving a sports car that any other sim has ever done. It is near the end of the cycle of cameras (but I can't remember which one) Either way, if you haven't check it out because it improves the driving experience imessurably, and makes 'racing' these cars even easier and realistic. James

I agree. I always prefer a bonnet cam to a cockpit because the sense of speed is so much better. However, I don't like bonnet cams that are too high. I prefer a bonnet cam at the same height as the cockpit view. I also prefer a much wider Field of View (FOV) to help compensate for the lack of peripheral vision on the screen - that makes a huge difference to the perceprion of speed IMHO. I've edited the the cams quite a bit to try different perspectives and I'm close to getting it to what I want. All I wish for now is a rearview mirror and all the pages of the LED screen for the external views (the HUD is still there) - why can't we do that? Neil. "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I've had the FIA GT Mod (2.1) for a while now, and it is very good. But I > have found a way to make it even better, IMO. > > With version 2 of the mod, new alternative camera's were added. I never > really thought about driving from any of them, because you lose the HUDand > information. > > But, I tried it the other day, from all the different views, and foundthat > one of them makes the sim incredibly realistic. There are really twoviews, > one is the 'third' view (press 'Home' three times) and it gives you an on > the bonnet view which is pretty good. > > The other, which I prefer is very similar, but it is centred just alittle, > and it gives you the best impression of driving a sports car that anyother > sim has ever done. It is near the end of the cycle of cameras (but Ican't

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> remember which one) > > Either way, if you haven't check it out because it improves the driving > experience imessurably, and makes 'racing' these cars even easier and > realistic. > > > James > >

I would love to try but I can't get either F1 or the mod to run at acceptable frame rates on Athlon 1.2g and gf2 gts "Krunch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a92otc$9pr$[email hidden]...

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> I agree. I always prefer a bonnet cam to a cockpit because the sense of > speed is so much better. However, I don't like bonnet cams that are too > high. I prefer a bonnet cam at the same height as the cockpit view. I also > prefer a much wider Field of View (FOV) to help compensate for the lack of > peripheral vision on the screen - that makes a huge difference to the > perceprion of speed IMHO. > > I've edited the the cams quite a bit to try different perspectives and I'm > close to getting it to what I want. All I wish for now is a rearview

mirror > and all the pages of the LED screen for the external views (the HUD isstill

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> there) - why can't we do that? > > Neil. > > > "James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I've had the FIA GT Mod (2.1) for a while now, and it is very good. But

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> > have found a way to make it even better, IMO. > > > > With version 2 of the mod, new alternative camera's were added. I never > > really thought about driving from any of them, because you lose the HUD > and > > information. > > > > But, I tried it the other day, from all the different views, and found > that > > one of them makes the sim incredibly realistic. There are really two > views, > > one is the 'third' view (press 'Home' three times) and it gives you an

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> > the bonnet view which is pretty good. > > > > The other, which I prefer is very similar, but it is centred just a > little, > > and it gives you the best impression of driving a sports car that any > other > > sim has ever done. It is near the end of the cycle of cameras (but I > can't > > remember which one) > > > > Either way, if you haven't check it out because it improves the driving > > experience imessurably, and makes 'racing' these cars even easier and > > realistic. > > > > > > James > > > > > >