Rally Trophy - worth getting?

I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback welcome. Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing for position?

I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback welcome. Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing for position?

I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback welcome. Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing for position?

Usually racing against the clock. Also, if you have an LWFF controller, see my previous posts about getting it to work with RT. I'm having a very frustrating time with getting it to work with it. Regarding the game, the graphics look great, but I can't tell you much else, since it doesn't run right on my system. So, based on my experience with it, at this point, I couldn't recommend it. If I ever get my controller situation straightened out with this game, my opinion could very well change though. Destroy wrote:

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> I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and > physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback > welcome. > > Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually > racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing > for position?

Usually racing against the clock. Also, if you have an LWFF controller, see my previous posts about getting it to work with RT. I'm having a very frustrating time with getting it to work with it. Regarding the game, the graphics look great, but I can't tell you much else, since it doesn't run right on my system. So, based on my experience with it, at this point, I couldn't recommend it. If I ever get my controller situation straightened out with this game, my opinion could very well change though.

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> I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and > physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback > welcome. > Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually > racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing > for position?

I like it...you can actually compete with someone else without being online... My wife and I run time trials against each other...the first computer game we have done together since...well, Space Quest on the old Tandy........... **** "Here we are on a planet moving and spinning though space at 500 miles per second...and look...my beer stays right there in the glass! Ain't that just the neatest thing?" -- Bob 'Spaceman' Lee interviewed by Dick Schaap (quote approximate)

"Destroy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and > physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback > welcome. I don't have it yet, bit was on a forum for RT last night and some people like the physics changes in the patch and others prefer the original physics pre-patch. All say the steering is improved post patch - was too sensitive before. > Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually > racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing > for position? It's rally racing, you don't race wheel to wheel in rally racing, but there is an arcade mode so you can do that too if you want in RT. Most rally games have an arcade mode for racing wheel to wheel.

> It's rally racing, you don't race wheel to wheel in rally racing, but there > is an arcade mode so you can do that too if you want in RT. Most rally games > have an arcade mode for racing wheel to wheel. > So one gets the choice of good physics racing alone against time or arcade physics pack racing? Drat. Was hoping for a great looking off road game with excellent physics AND tight group racing. Looks like I'll stick with N4.

"Destroy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > It's rally racing, you don't race wheel to wheel in rally racing, butthere > > is an arcade mode so you can do that too if you want in RT. Most rallygames

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> > have an arcade mode for racing wheel to wheel. > > > > > So one gets the choice of good physics racing alone against time or > arcade physics pack racing? Drat. Was hoping for a great looking off > road game with excellent physics AND tight group racing. Looks like I'll > stick with N4.

No. The arcade mode is just called arcade because you can race against other cars and it is on circuit tracks. Same physics. Great game post patch. Kyle

On Sun, 24 Feb 2002 17:45:45 -0600, Destroy <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>> It's rally racing, you don't race wheel to wheel in rally racing, but there >> is an arcade mode so you can do that too if you want in RT. Most rally games >> have an arcade mode for racing wheel to wheel. >> > > >So one gets the choice of good physics racing alone against time or >arcade physics pack racing? Drat. Was hoping for a great looking off >road game with excellent physics AND tight group racing. Looks like I'll >stick with N4.

No, the "arcade" refers to the race mode (arcade rallying with on-track opponents versus real-life rallying done as a solo time trial), not the physics. The physics remains the same for both modes. BTW, there are five opponents in arcade mode. "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

"Destroy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > So one gets the choice of good physics racing alone against time or > arcade physics pack racing? Drat. Was hoping for a great looking off > road game with excellent physics AND tight group racing. Looks like I'll > stick with N4. No, arcade mode uses the same physics engine in arcade mode. It's just not a realsitic mode and that's why it's called arcade mode.

> No, arcade mode uses the same physics engine in arcade mode. It's just not a > realsitic mode and that's why it's called arcade mode. Ah cool. I'll check this game out next time I'm at the store then. Thanks for the replies everyone.

Sorry about the reposts, its not my fault. Damn news server must of got a hairball up its a**! Destroy wrote:

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> I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and > physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback > welcome. > > Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually > racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing > for position? >

Well, as I said, my opinion could change -- and it has. Once I got my controller problems straightened out, I finally had a chance to take a few runs. Wow. Graphics are first rate (as I said in my previous post), and the physics seem really good. As others have posted already, the "arcade" mode (which is kind of mis-named) pits you against other cars on a closed rally circuit. But the physics still seem like Rally mode. Lots of fun. Make sure to download the patch, which allows you to tweak your controller sensitivity, and assign axes, if necessary (although it can be a bit confusing). Overall, I can now say that I give it a thumbs-up. Bert BRH wrote:

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> Usually racing against the clock. Also, if you have an LWFF controller, see > my previous posts about getting it to work with RT. I'm having a very > frustrating time with getting it to work with it. > > Regarding the game, the graphics look great, but I can't tell you much else, > since it doesn't run right on my system. So, based on my experience with > it, at this point, I couldn't recommend it. If I ever get my controller > situation straightened out with this game, my opinion could very well change > though. > > Destroy wrote: > > > I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and > > physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback > > welcome. > > > > Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually > > racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing > > for position?

Well, as I said, my opinion could change -- and it has. Once I got my controller problems straightened out, I finally had a chance to take a few runs. Wow. Graphics are first rate (as I said in my previous post), and the physics seem really good. As others have posted already, the "arcade" mode (which is kind of mis-named) pits you against other cars on a closed rally circuit. But the physics still seem like Rally mode. Lots of fun. Make sure to download the patch, which allows you to tweak your controller sensitivity, and assign axes, if necessary (although it can be a bit confusing). Overall, I can now say that I give it a thumbs-up. Bert

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> Usually racing against the clock. Also, if you have an LWFF controller, see > my previous posts about getting it to work with RT. I'm having a very > frustrating time with getting it to work with it. > Regarding the game, the graphics look great, but I can't tell you much else, > since it doesn't run right on my system. So, based on my experience with > it, at this point, I couldn't recommend it. If I ever get my controller > situation straightened out with this game, my opinion could very well change > though. > > I liked the demo a lot but I'm hearing reports of poor steering and > > physics since the demo and changes with the latest patch. Any feedback > > welcome. > > Also, how is the wheel to wheel racing? In this game are you usually > > racing alone against the clock or can there be 10 cars around you dicing > > for position?