Sierra servers - what will happen??

With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will be placed on and after the release date?? Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13, 14 or 15 (where ever you read the release date from) or will they fail to exist?? NR2002, will this get new server support and is there new coding involved to improve any of the features (if they can be)?? Will there be a fade out period where the N4 servers will eventually disappear (say six months) and the NR2002 servers will reign supreme (or until the release of NR2003)?? Sorry if these questions have been asked or answered before. If there is any area you can direct me to with a link or a belt over the ear....it would be much appreciated. BTW....these questions are not aimed directly at Eric, any answer from anyone will do. Cheers Barney

There would probably be an overlap time where N4 and N2002 would be available. Since they are Sierra servers you may want to visit their forum and pose the same question. "Barney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c5c797d$0$11840$[email hidden]... > With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will beplaced > on and after the release date?? > > Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13, 14 or > 15 (where ever you read the release date from) or will they fail toexist?? > > NR2002, will this get new server support and is there new coding involvedto

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> improve any of the features (if they can be)?? > > Will there be a fade out period where the N4 servers will eventually > disappear (say six months) and the NR2002 servers will reign supreme (or > until the release of NR2003)?? > > Sorry if these questions have been asked or answered before. If there is

any > area you can direct me to with a link or a belt over the ear....it wouldbe

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> much appreciated. > > BTW....these questions are not aimed directly at Eric, any answer from > anyone will do. > > Cheers > > Barney > >

> > With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will be > placed > > on and after the release date?? > > > > Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13, 14or > > 15 (where ever you read the release date from) or will they fail to > exist?? > > > > NR2002, will this get new server support and is there new codinginvolved

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> to > > improve any of the features (if they can be)?? > > > > Will there be a fade out period where the N4 servers will eventually > > disappear (say six months) and the NR2002 servers will reign supreme (or > > until the release of NR2003)?? > > > > Sorry if these questions have been asked or answered before. If there is > any > > area you can direct me to with a link or a belt over the ear....it would > be > > much appreciated. > > > > BTW....these questions are not aimed directly at Eric, any answer from > > anyone will do. > > > > Cheers > > > > Barney

I think you will find they still have n3 servers supported, although the chat lobbies have been greatly reduced. So N4 will still hang on, You will probably find that the ammount of users in N4 will be more than those in N2002 for a while at least. And there is always OLR which isn't associated with Sierra, so I supose they too will be available. dave henrie

I'll bet it's covered in the N02 readme file.....when we get to see it of course <VBG> "Barney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c5c797d$0$11840$[email hidden]... > With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will beplaced > on and after the release date?? > > Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13, 14 or > 15 (where ever you read the release date from) or will they fail toexist?? > > NR2002, will this get new server support and is there new coding involvedto

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> improve any of the features (if they can be)?? > > Will there be a fade out period where the N4 servers will eventually > disappear (say six months) and the NR2002 servers will reign supreme (or > until the release of NR2003)?? > > Sorry if these questions have been asked or answered before. If there is

any > area you can direct me to with a link or a belt over the ear....it wouldbe

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> much appreciated. > > BTW....these questions are not aimed directly at Eric, any answer from > anyone will do. > > Cheers > > Barney > >

Fact: When N4 came out, Sierra did not cut off the N3 folks by shutting down WON. Fact: N3 is STILL supported by WON, a full year after N4 was released, and there's no indication of an iminent shutdown of online server support. Fact: N3 (and N4) enjoys a rather healthy existance on OLR, so there is an alternative to using WON. Fact: N3 can be used on OLR without signing up for their pay service. Logical Conclusion: N4 support on Sierra will not go away any time soon. Logical Conclusion: N4 will remain in use on OLR after NR2K2 is released. Fact: Papy N4 race servers (owned and operated by Papy independantly of Sierra) will no longer be running N4 after NR2k2 is released - they will be hosting races on the new sim instead. DO NOT take this to mean that Sierra will shutdown their N4 host matching service. I wonder why people are making such a big stink over this. All it takes is a littel logic to see what's going to happen. In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> I'll bet it's covered in the N02 readme file.....when we get to see it of > course <VBG> > > "Barney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3c5c797d$0$11840$[email hidden]... > > With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will be > placed > > on and after the release date?? > > > > Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13, 14 or > > 15 (where ever you read the release date from) or will they fail to > exist?? > > > > NR2002, will this get new server support and is there new coding involved > to > > improve any of the features (if they can be)??

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"John Simmons> I wonder why people are making such a big stink over this. All it takes > is a littel logic to see what's going to happen. > > wouldn't it be something IF papy patched N4 to at least co-operate with N2002 online? I know a PIPE DREAM!! dave henrie

But John, you're just too logical. You sound like you might be some kind of programmer or something. <VBG> Still enjoying Texas? Bob "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Fact: When N4 came out, Sierra did not cut off the N3 folks by shutting > down WON. > > Fact: N3 is STILL supported by WON, a full year after N4 was released, > and there's no indication of an iminent shutdown of online server > support. > > Fact: N3 (and N4) enjoys a rather healthy existance on OLR, so there is > an alternative to using WON. > > Fact: N3 can be used on OLR without signing up for their pay service. > > Logical Conclusion: N4 support on Sierra will not go away any time soon. > > Logical Conclusion: N4 will remain in use on OLR after NR2K2 is > released. > > Fact: Papy N4 race servers (owned and operated by Papy independantly of > Sierra) will no longer be running N4 after NR2k2 is released - they will > be hosting races on the new sim instead. DO NOT take this to mean that > Sierra will shutdown their N4 host matching service. > > I wonder why people are making such a big stink over this. All it takes > is a littel logic to see what's going to happen. > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > > I'll bet it's covered in the N02 readme file.....when we get to see it

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> > course <VBG> > > > > "Barney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:3c5c797d$0$11840$[email hidden]... > > > With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will be > > placed > > > on and after the release date?? > > > > > > Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13,

14 or > > > 15 (where ever you read the release date from) or will they fail to > > exist?? > > > > > > NR2002, will this get new server support and is there new codinginvolved

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> > to > > > improve any of the features (if they can be)?? > > > -- > ========================================================= > Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" > http://www.paddedwall.org/john > > DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons > > DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 (in development) > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 > > Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) > http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast > > If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown > above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. > =========================================================

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> > "John Simmons> I wonder why people are making such a big stink over this. > All it takes > > is a littel logic to see what's going to happen. > > > > > wouldn't it be something IF papy patched N4 to at least co-operate with > N2002 online? I know a PIPE DREAM!! > dave henrie >

It would be a physical impossibility. The AI behavior has changed, the physics have changed a bit, and the track.ini files are different. I don't see compatibility as a possibility. There are also some other goodies in there that make cooperation between the two sims impossible. -- ========================================================= Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends http://www.paddedwall.org/demons DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 (in development) http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 Barbarian Diecast Collector (460+ cars and counting) http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

:) Texas is okay, but the drivers here suck ass. Maybe it's because most of them are illegal aliens that can't read english road signs. In article <3c5ca476$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> But John, you're just too logical. You sound like you might be some kind of > programmer or something. <VBG> > > Still enjoying Texas? > > Bob > > > "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Fact: When N4 came out, Sierra did not cut off the N3 folks by shutting > > down WON. > > > > Fact: N3 is STILL supported by WON, a full year after N4 was released, > > and there's no indication of an iminent shutdown of online server > > support. > > > > Fact: N3 (and N4) enjoys a rather healthy existance on OLR, so there is > > an alternative to using WON. > > > > Fact: N3 can be used on OLR without signing up for their pay service. > > > > Logical Conclusion: N4 support on Sierra will not go away any time soon. > > > > Logical Conclusion: N4 will remain in use on OLR after NR2K2 is > > released. > > > > Fact: Papy N4 race servers (owned and operated by Papy independantly of > > Sierra) will no longer be running N4 after NR2k2 is released - they will > > be hosting races on the new sim instead. DO NOT take this to mean that > > Sierra will shutdown their N4 host matching service. > > > > I wonder why people are making such a big stink over this. All it takes > > is a littel logic to see what's going to happen. > > > > > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > > > I'll bet it's covered in the N02 readme file.....when we get to see it > of > > > course <VBG> > > > > > > "Barney" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:3c5c797d$0$11840$[email hidden]... > > > > With the release of NR2002, does anyone know how the servers will be > > > placed > > > > on and after the release date?? > > > > > > > > Will the N4 servers still be an option and running after Feb 12, 13, > 14 or

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John, That sounds like any major metro area in the US Sure is true in Southern California. -- don ------------------------------------- BAPOM Alternative Program Covers for GPL http://www.trilon.com/bapom/ John Simmons <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > :) > > Texas is okay, but the drivers here suck ass. Maybe it's because most > of them are illegal aliens that can't read english road signs. > > In article <3c5ca476$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > > But John, you're just too logical. You sound like you might be some kind of > > programmer or something. <VBG> > > > > Still enjoying Texas? > > > > Bob