Rally Trophy Patch-1st Impressions

I don't want to write a long boring report ,concise and to the point..that's me :-) So here it is... Driving model is just superb,i drive the Alpine FTC(who doesn't ;-) and the tarmac bug has gone..!!,and it feels magic to drive fast. I just drove Finland 1,2 and 3 to try it out and posted PB's within 3 laps of each and i haven't driven Rally Trophy at all for a month. The Replay function is a great idea,let down badly by the lack of switching cameras/views ala GPL/N4,but other than that it's a great addition.(I don't mind be proved wrong here) The Co driver comments Enabled/Disabled is a God send.....THANKYOU :-) Lastly the massive drop in Resource Usage i am seeing is brilliant,i am using it on my 2nd machine and before i suffered terribly on Swiss Stage 6 in the tunnel,it was like a psychedelic hypnotision in slow mo..now it's smooth and fast. Overall,it feels like a much better sim and will get a real pounding from me for a while :) Fred

"Tesstuff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a48kao$95j$[email hidden]... > Overall,it feels like a much better sim and will get a real pounding fromme > for a while :) > > > Fred Sounds good. Now where does one buy this sim in Canada? I've never seen it any stores around here.

Should be out around Feb 15 to March 1st. Just ask your local Electronics Boutique. lane wrote:

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> > "Tesstuff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a48kao$95j$[email hidden]... > > Overall,it feels like a much better sim and will get a real pounding from > me > > for a while :) > > > > > > Fred > > Sounds good. Now where does one buy this sim in Canada? I've never seen it > any stores around here.

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OH MAN!! I've been waiting for this patch for quite some time! To me, Rally Trophy is the best Rally game I've played. I've won all the championships and such already, but I'm definately ready to go at it again with the patch! It's good that they addressed the co-driver's crappy comments, and I'm also excited for the new replay mode! Lastly, I cannot believe they lowered the system resources! I always thought this game had the best looking graphics at the best framerate of any game I've played. I can't wait to see how much more I can crank up the graphic level now! The only thing I'm worried about is a NoCD .exe for the new v1.1 since I prefer to play off my backup copy. Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "Tesstuff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a48kao$95j$[email hidden]... > I don't want to write a long boring report ,concise and to thepoint..that's > me :-) > > So here it is... > > Driving model is just superb,i drive the Alpine FTC(who doesn't ;-) andthe > tarmac bug has gone..!!,and it feels magic to drive fast. > > I just drove Finland 1,2 and 3 to try it out and posted PB's within 3 laps > of each and i haven't driven Rally Trophy at all for a month. > > The Replay function is a great idea,let down badly by the lack ofswitching > cameras/views ala GPL/N4,but other than that it's a great addition.(Idon't

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> mind be proved wrong here) > > The Co driver comments Enabled/Disabled is a God send.....THANKYOU :-) > > Lastly the massive drop in Resource Usage i am seeing is brilliant,i am > using it on my 2nd machine and before i suffered terribly on Swiss Stage 6 > in the tunnel,it was like a psychedelic hypnotision in slow mo..now it's > smooth and fast. > > Overall,it feels like a much better sim and will get a real pounding from

me > for a while :) > > > Fred > >

"Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XwW98.17$[email hidden]...

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> OH MAN!! > I've been waiting for this patch for quite some time! To me, Rally Trophy is > the best Rally game I've played. I've won all the championships and such > already, but I'm definately ready to go at it again with the patch! > > It's good that they addressed the co-driver's crappy comments, and I'm also > excited for the new replay mode! > > Lastly, I cannot believe they lowered the system resources! I always thought > this game had the best looking graphics at the best framerate of any game > I've played. I can't wait to see how much more I can crank up the graphic > level now! > > The only thing I'm worried about is a NoCD .exe for the new v1.1 since I > prefer to play off my backup copy. >

Well, the patch makes those difficult to steer Finland stages a real joy. Why do you prefer to play off a backup copy, if you don't mind me asking ? What's the diff ? A CD's a CD.

"redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SFW98.19077$[email hidden]... ><SNIP> > Well, the patch makes those difficult to steer Finland stages a real joy. > Why do you prefer to play off a backup copy, if you don't mind me asking ?What's the diff > ? A CD's a CD. > Except when it turns into a coaster. Cheers Hamish

"Tesstuff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a48kao$95j$[email hidden]... > I don't want to write a long boring report ,concise and to thepoint..that's > me :-) > > So here it is... > > Driving model is just superb,i drive the Alpine FTC(who doesn't ;-) andthe > tarmac bug has gone..!!,and it feels magic to drive fast. > > I just drove Finland 1,2 and 3 to try it out and posted PB's within 3 laps > of each and i haven't driven Rally Trophy at all for a month. > > The Replay function is a great idea,let down badly by the lack ofswitching > cameras/views ala GPL/N4,but other than that it's a great addition.(Idon't > mind be proved wrong here) You can switch camera views with the 0-9 keys just like you could before the patch. The patch is great, but I must be rusty. I shelved it waiting for the patch and now I am having some trouble keeping the car pointed in the right direction. Kyle

> > > > Except when it turns into a coaster. >And that happens often, does it ? I have 385 music CD's in my collection and possibly 50-60 game disks. All shop bought and out of all of them, 1 is no longer playable. Bob Dylan, awkward bastard that he is. The only coasters I have are when I've tried burning Safedisk 2 games !

I've only bought a few games, and out of those, 2 Cd's got scratched somehow. It's just really easy for me to take 3 minutes and make myself a copy of anything I buy before I use it. I also do the same thing for all music CD's that I buy, since I work at a radio station my CD's get kinda tossed around a bit. Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SFW98.19077$[email hidden]... > > "Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XwW98.17$[email hidden]... > > OH MAN!! > > I've been waiting for this patch for quite some time! To me, RallyTrophy is > > the best Rally game I've played. I've won all the championships and such > > already, but I'm definately ready to go at it again with the patch! > > > > It's good that they addressed the co-driver's crappy comments, and I'malso > > excited for the new replay mode! > > > > Lastly, I cannot believe they lowered the system resources! I alwaysthought > > this game had the best looking graphics at the best framerate of anygame > > I've played. I can't wait to see how much more I can crank up thegraphic

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> > level now! > > > > The only thing I'm worried about is a NoCD .exe for the new v1.1 since I > > prefer to play off my backup copy. > > > Well, the patch makes those difficult to steer Finland stages a real joy. > Why do you prefer to play off a backup copy, if you don't mind me asking ?

What's the diff > ? A CD's a CD. > >

I also have a large audio collection, and a sub-two year old son. Despite all the care in the world and eternal vigilance, I now have somewhat more than one coaster. Additionally, an audio CD may still be playable with only minimal distortion despite being damaged with multiple bit errors - with a data CD a single error can render the CD useless. Cheers Hamish "redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:j8X98.19204$[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > Except when it turns into a coaster. > > > And that happens often, does it ? I have 385 music CD's in my collectionand possibly > 50-60 game disks. All shop bought and out of all of them, 1 is no longerplayable. Bob > Dylan, awkward bastard that he is. The only coasters I have are when I'vetried burning > Safedisk 2 games ! > >

redTed> as I was explaining earlier, I seem to have bad luck when it comes to games on CD. I've lost a few (got scratched on the top somehow), which I had to re-buy. It's just really easy for me to make a copy of it in 4 minutes than it is to worry about having to buy a new one. As for music CD's, I've lost a pretty damn good amount of those to scratches and such. That's because I work at a radio station though, and my CD's get kinda tossed around (by me). So I just make it a point to copy everythign when I buy it.. it's like my own little insurance plan. Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:j8X98.19204$[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > Except when it turns into a coaster. > > > And that happens often, does it ? I have 385 music CD's in my collectionand possibly > 50-60 game disks. All shop bought and out of all of them, 1 is no longerplayable. Bob > Dylan, awkward bastard that he is. The only coasters I have are when I'vetried burning > Safedisk 2 games ! > >

"Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:KtX98.35$[email hidden]...

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> redTed> as I was explaining earlier, I seem to have bad luck when it comes > to games on CD. I've lost a few (got scratched on the top somehow), which I > had to re-buy. It's just really easy for me to make a copy of it in 4 > minutes than it is to worry about having to buy a new one. > > As for music CD's, I've lost a pretty damn good amount of those to scratches > and such. That's because I work at a radio station though, and my CD's get > kinda tossed around (by me). So I just make it a point to copy everythign > when I buy it.. it's like my own little insurance plan.

Fair 'nuff. I see your point. I don't have any kid's yet, but my niece had an adventure with a tube of Super Glue a couple of years ago that still gives me nightmares. No Cd's were damaged but the furniture didn't fair so well !

Just curious, Isn't there like a difference in wear between a CD that's only "spun-up" each time you start to do a validation check for the copy-protection and a music CD that might be spinning around for hours on end..... ? -- ed_ The GPLEA -------------------------------------- - My name is Elliott Forbes Robinson. Spell it, please. - E-F-R. No, no, spell your name. - E-F-R!!

"redTed" wrote... > <snip> > Fair 'nuff. I see your point. I don't have any kid's yet, > but my niece had an adventure with a tube of Super Glue > a couple of years ago that still gives me nightmares. No > Cd's were damaged but the furniture didn't fair so well ! Have you also noticed Super Glue will instantly stick to anything *except* the object one's attempting to re-assemble? Jan. =--- "Pay attention when I'm talking to you boy!" -Foghorn Leghorn.

Probably. But I was thinking more along the lines of damage caused by constant handling, such as swapping out the CD in order to play a different game, or damage caused by junior trying to be helpful. Cheers Hamish "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:40Z98.2235$%[email hidden]...

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> Just curious, > > Isn't there like a difference in wear between a CD that's only "spun-up" > each time you start to do a validation check for the copy-protection and a > music CD that might be spinning around for hours on end..... ? > > > -- > ed_ > The GPLEA > -------------------------------------- > - My name is Elliott Forbes Robinson. > Spell it, please. > - E-F-R. > No, no, spell your name. > - E-F-R!! > >

Ed> The damage doesn't come from the CD being spun in the CD player at all. As far as I'm concerned, they can spin and be read forever? Cd's get easily damaged if they get scratched at all on the front (where the silkscreened graphics are), and then the data cannot be read. Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:40Z98.2235$%[email hidden]...

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> Just curious, > > Isn't there like a difference in wear between a CD that's only "spun-up" > each time you start to do a validation check for the copy-protection and a > music CD that might be spinning around for hours on end..... ? > > > -- > ed_ > The GPLEA > -------------------------------------- > - My name is Elliott Forbes Robinson. > Spell it, please. > - E-F-R. > No, no, spell your name. > - E-F-R!! > >

"Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Nq%98.252$[email hidden]... > Ed> The damage doesn't come from the CD being spun in the CD player atall. > As far as I'm concerned, they can spin and be read forever? > Cd's get easily damaged if they get scratched at all on the front (wherethe > silkscreened graphics are), and then the data cannot be read. > > Mike > http://mikebeauchamp.com > I don't like to USE my cd player except when necessary. I've already had a 40x Toshiba oem burn out and I don't want to loose the Hp rw burner I replaced it with...so for me...WHENEVER possible, I buy a new game I go and search for Nocd right away... dave henrie

Key's 1-9 control the cameras. "Tesstuff" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a48kao$95j$[email hidden]... > The Replay function is a great idea,let down badly by the lack ofswitching > cameras/views ala GPL/N4,but other than that it's a great addition.(Idon't > mind be proved wrong here)

"Jason Monds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Should be out around Feb 15 to March 1st. Just ask your local > Electronics Boutique. OK, thx.

"Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Nq%98.252$[email hidden]... > Ed> The damage doesn't come from the CD being spun in the CD player atall. > As far as I'm concerned, they can spin and be read forever? > Cd's get easily damaged if they get scratched at all on the front (wherethe > silkscreened graphics are), and then the data cannot be read. Huh? The data is on the underside, not the top. The lazer is on top but actually reads the data on the underside with a mirror.

"redTed" <[email hidden]> writes: > > Except when it turns into a coaster. > > > And that happens often, does it ? try spilling coke (the soft drink) or hot coffee on them. :) -- Gunnar #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy"

On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:30:49 -0000, Tesstuff <[email hidden]> wrote: > I don't want to write a long boring report ,concise and to the point..that's > me :-) > > So here it is... Also, some might be happy to hear that Rally Trophy Rank will be able to continue due to the priceless efforts of �yvnid Kaurstad who wrote a little utility which extracts the Highscore file into the old format. Great work, �yvind! Cheers, uwe Ps: Rally Trophy Rank aka RTrank is at http://rtrank.schuerkamp.de/rt_index.html -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) Ever wondered what's wrong with the world? http://bnetwork.com/ PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61