Hi all,
Can someone KISS method the offline racing scene? I don't get it....
Online racing, that I get (but can't use, bummer I know.)
Book.
Not sure what you do not undrestand??
If you are talking about Offline Racing in general, it is just a way for a
person to race against the computer and to practice. Much like you would do
if you were playing Red Alert or Quake 3 offline
If you are talking about Offline Racing Leagues, they are leagues in which
you run races (with specified settings) and then send your results to a
league manager that then compares them to everyone else in the league and
comes up with the final results. (You compared to the other humans in the
league.. not the AI you raced against)
"John Book" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Hi all, > > Can someone KISS method the offline racing scene? I don't get it.... > Online racing, that I get (but can't use, bummer I know.) > Book. > > >Thanks Cliff,
That was what I thought it was, but couldn't quite get my head around it.
Makes sense, sort of. Must have a look into some... Anyone know any for
GPL, GP3 or N3?
Book.
"Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Not sure what you do not undrestand??
>
> If you are talking about Offline Racing in general, it is just a way for a
> person to race against the computer and to practice. Much like you woulddo
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> if you were playing Red Alert or Quake 3 offline > > If you are talking about Offline Racing Leagues, they are leagues in which > you run races (with specified settings) and then send your results to a > league manager that then compares them to everyone else in the league and > comes up with the final results. (You compared to the other humans in the > league.. not the AI you raced against) > > > "John Book" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3b203f5d$[email hidden]... > > Hi all, > > > > Can someone KISS method the offline racing scene? I don't get it.... > > Online racing, that I get (but can't use, bummer I know.) > > Book. > > > > > > > >Well I dunno about leagues for those games, but you can check my site for
the league that I administer for Sports Car GT, based loosely around the
American Le Mans Series:
http://www2.latech.edu/~tdt005/silmar/
Maybe it'll give a better idea of the offline racing scene.
"John Book" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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GP3 and GP2: www.lfrs.com and http://topgear.dhs.org/ There are many more.
Here is a newspaper that covers some: http://www.sim-racing.net/
Bart Westra
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> Thanks Cliff, > > That was what I thought it was, but couldn't quite get my head around it. > Makes sense, sort of. Must have a look into some... Anyone know any for > GPL, GP3 or N3? > > Book. >This is the GPL one I'm in:
http://www.it.forix.com/gpl/
It doesn't start this year's season til the F1 season is over tho.
rms
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This is from the Super 1 Karting Offline League site:
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Offline racing leagues allow you to compete against other humans
without having to worry about Internet connection speeds, disconnects,
and all the other headaches that come with online racing.
Participation in an offline league involves a fixed set of rules and a
fixed race schedule. You run one race per week, for example, and you
have 7 days to complete an event. During that time you can run the
race as many times as you want, and submit your best time. After
completing your race offline, you will then have to capture a screen
shot showing your best lap time and finishing position in the race,
and then you e-mail that to the league administrator, who will then
compare your results to the other participants and then post the race
times, lap times, overall results, and updated league standings.
Offline leagues allow you to race on your own, yet stil compete with
others. This is a great way to get involved in the Internet racing
community, allowing you to share your experiences with others while
competing in a friendly, relaxed, and fun environment. Plus, it's a
great way to meet others who share your same sim racing interests.
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We're just starting up the Super 1 Karting Offline League this weekend
(June 9), with race submissions due next weekend (June 16). Super 1
Karting is a hardcore go-kart racing simulation by Midas Interactive,
and it's available for $14.99 via direct download from Real.com. For
more info on the league, and info on where to find S1K, visit the
Super 1 Karting Offline League site:
http://members.iquest.net/~jbodin/s1koffline.htm
Feel free to join us if you'd like -- this should be a fun,
minimalistic offline competition.
Hope this answers your question about what offline racing is all
about, too.
-- JB
On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 12:58:45 +1000, "John Book"
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>Hi all, > >Can someone KISS method the offline racing scene? I don't get it.... >Online racing, that I get (but can't use, bummer I know.) >Book. > > >Basically an offline league is one where you run hotlaps alone and compare
your finishing time with everyone else. No side by side racing. No
pressure. If you screw up, you redo it. You don't have to worry about lag
and warping because you aren't racing other people. So it has its good
points and its bad points.
JB
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>Hi all, > >Can someone KISS method the offline racing scene? I don't get it.... >Online racing, that I get (but can't use, bummer I know.) >Book. > > >Not entirely true on the hotlaps part, Jesse -- the current F1CS2K
Offline Championship is run offline against a full AI field, so
there's PLENTY of opportunity for "side-by-side" stuff.
The Super 1 Karting Offline League is not a "hotlap" league either --
we'll be running against 3 AI opponents, just to add a bit of that
side-by-side stuff.
In both competitions, it's your final race time that determines how
you do, and you have to do your best while avoiding, passing, and
dodging the AI.
Still, in the end, you compare your times against other humans, so
it's something of a dual competition -- during the race you're
competing against the AI, and your race results are thrown into the
pot to see how you stack up against the performance of other human
competitors competing under the same circumstances.
The "hotlap" version with one car on the track and no AI is a valid
type of offline competition, though, but that's not the ONLY type of
offline competition there is.
;-)
-- JB
On Sat, 09 Jun 2001 02:33:55 GMT, "Jesse Black" <[email hidden]>
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>Basically an offline league is one where you run hotlaps alone and compare >your finishing time with everyone else. No side by side racing. No >pressure. If you screw up, you redo it. You don't have to worry about lag >and warping because you aren't racing other people. So it has its good >points and its bad points. > >JB > >John Book wrote in message <3b203f5d$[email hidden]>... >>Hi all, >> >>Can someone KISS method the offline racing scene? I don't get it.... >>Online racing, that I get (but can't use, bummer I know.) >>Book. >> >> >> > >
"John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I raced in a couple of series for Gran Turismo 2 on the PSX
(www.granturismo.com if it's still around) and we were limited to one race
attempt to put our laps in (vs an AI field).
Of course, the series relied almost entirely on honour (dexdrive replays
were required in some series) you had to trust nobody was having ten goes
etc, but it worked very well.
The dodgy part though, was that I had GPL sat on a shelf from when I first
bought it a couple of PC upgrades previous and I hadn't played it since.
Still catching up today ;o)
cheers
John
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> The Super 1 Karting Offline League is not a "hotlap" league either -- > we'll be running against 3 AI opponents, just to add a bit of that > side-by-side stuff. > > In both competitions, it's your final race time that determines how > you do, and you have to do your best while avoiding, passing, and > dodging the AI. > > Still, in the end, you compare your times against other humans, so > it's something of a dual competition -- during the race you're > competing against the AI, and your race results are thrown into the > pot to see how you stack up against the performance of other human > competitors competing under the same circumstances. > > ;-) > > -- JBBart Westra wrote:
Try www.nasscar.com. They still have a couple, I think. I used to run
in their Busch Grand National series with N2. You're usually running
against AI at 100+%, so it's no cakewalk.
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