NR2002: How's the damage model??

Hey fellow simmer's, I haven't had a chance to try the game yet, and was wondering how the damage model is? Not really worried how the car "looks" (though I'm interested) but more so, how the car "handles" after an accident? Can you still win a SS race after wrinkling up the fenders?? Thanks for your input! Mick

Seems to be pretty much spot-on to me. ~J "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hey fellow simmer's, > I haven't had a chance to try the game yet, and was wondering how the > damage model is? Not really worried how the car "looks" (though I'm > interested) but more so, how the car "handles" after an accident? Can > you still win a SS race after wrinkling up the fenders?? Thanks for your > input! Mick

Its better but not perfect. I doubt you'll win a SS race with any body damage but I have seen AI car on their lid after a wreck and still be on the lead lap after a pit stop. So as with every Papy release its evolution not revolution. MadDAWG

On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:57:22 -0500, "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Its better but not perfect. I doubt you'll win a SS race with any body >damage but I have seen AI car on their lid after a wreck and still be on the >lead lap after a pit stop. So as with every Papy release its evolution not >revolution. Imho GPL was quite a revolution :) Andre

Well, it's a bit "Hoody" if you ask me :) -Larry "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hey fellow simmer's, > I haven't had a chance to try the game yet, and was wondering how the > damage model is? Not really worried how the car "looks" (though I'm > interested) but more so, how the car "handles" after an accident? Can > you still win a SS race after wrinkling up the fenders?? Thanks for your > input! Mick

But it's definitely better than N4, in that area, right? I just couldn't stand it when I'd see cars without a hood running up front at tracks like Michigan, or similar.. The cars being able to stay on the lead lap after a flip doesn't bother me that much, since most flips in the game are unrealistic anyway.. Just when they are still up to "Lead Pack" speed, after a horrific accident is what bothered me the most.. Thanks again, for your comments! Mick Mick wrote:

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> > Hey fellow simmer's, > I haven't had a chance to try the game yet, and was wondering how the > damage model is? Not really worried how the car "looks" (though I'm > interested) but more so, how the car "handles" after an accident? Can > you still win a SS race after wrinkling up the fenders?? Thanks for your > input! Mick

Yes, much better. You get serious damage, you will not run up front or even close. Don Burnette "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> But it's definitely better than N4, in that area, right? I just couldn't > stand it when I'd see cars without a hood running up front at tracks > like Michigan, or similar.. The cars being able to stay on the lead lap > after a flip doesn't bother me that much, since most flips in the game > are unrealistic anyway.. Just when they are still up to "Lead Pack" > speed, after a horrific accident is what bothered me the most.. Thanks > again, for your comments! Mick > > Mick wrote: > > > > Hey fellow simmer's, > > I haven't had a chance to try the game yet, and was wondering how the > > damage model is? Not really worried how the car "looks" (though I'm > > interested) but more so, how the car "handles" after an accident? Can > > you still win a SS race after wrinkling up the fenders?? Thanks for your > > input! Mick

Not only that, but after a big wreck at daytona (caused by the ai, by the way, which was nice) most of the cars involved in the wreck retired from the race. In N4 they could run 190mph into the wall head on and still be on the lead lap at the drop of the green flag. When I have hit the wall, it didn't take much of an impact for my hood to be the only thing visible out the front windsheild. So I would say that it is definetly much better. Brian Oster On Sun, 17 Feb 2002 16:19:12 GMT, "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Yes, much better. You get serious damage, you will not run up front or even >close. > >Don Burnette > >"Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> But it's definitely better than N4, in that area, right? I just couldn't >> stand it when I'd see cars without a hood running up front at tracks >> like Michigan, or similar.. The cars being able to stay on the lead lap >> after a flip doesn't bother me that much, since most flips in the game >> are unrealistic anyway.. Just when they are still up to "Lead Pack" >> speed, after a horrific accident is what bothered me the most.. Thanks >> again, for your comments! Mick >> >> Mick wrote: >> > >> > Hey fellow simmer's, >> > I haven't had a chance to try the game yet, and was wondering how the >> > damage model is? Not really worried how the car "looks" (though I'm >> > interested) but more so, how the car "handles" after an accident? Can >> > you still win a SS race after wrinkling up the fenders?? Thanks for your >> > input! Mick >

Brian Oster

Damn hard to keep from killing your motor as well when in "the big one" MadDAWG