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Fatal Flaw in N4!

3 posts by 3 people · 16 Feb 2001 11:12 UTC - 17 Feb 2001 05:47 UTC

David Erb 16 Feb 2001 11:12 UTC#203140
There are NO *fistfights* in pitlane! Call this a NASCAR sim!? There I was , peacefully tooling along behind the pace car at Daytona during a yellow, and one of the AI cars, moving at *8 million!* miles per hour, plowed into the back of my car. Happened more than once too even when I try to keep out of the way up by pit wall. N4 is certainly the best NASCAR sim that I've seen yet but I'm definitly getting the impression that codeing AI behaviour under yellows is one tough job. Since you can't cover every dang situation at least code in a small first person combat game so you can work out your frustrations in the game rather than on spouse, offspring or pets. I'd feel much better if I could pop the nose of some virtual driver (!suicidal maniac, more like! ) Picture this........................................................................ ............................. (commercial ends and camera comes on the reveal the wrecks of two cars at Daytona) <announcer> For you folks just joining us there has been a terrible wreck in the the Tri-Oval. The drivers appear to be OK: I can see them moving around in the car and the window nets are down. The drivers seem to be talking to one another... (scene: Dave_Erb gets out his mangled Poncho, checks out the tore up back end, shakes fist at Al Gorythmn ( a big, ugly, but somehow effette brute). AG jumps outa his car and throws helmet at DE. DE shouts back some inarticulate phrase that contains references to animals, parentage and sexual practises. !FIGHTS ON! DE plants fist squarely on AG's nose. AG grabs DE's arm , swings him round and throws him at wall. DE bounces back up , lands two quick jabs to AG 's fat gut. AG, looking somewhat green, tackles DE and down on the infeild grass they go. Much rolling around, throat grabbing and cursing ensues. A cloud of fire fighters , ambulance attendents, NASCAR Officials and pit crew jump the battling duo and pulls them apart. More cursing followed by surly looks as the two are escorted to seperate ambulances.) <announcer> Shocking! However I'm sure those two will be buying each other beers by the time of the next race. After all this is NASCAR racin'; racin' fit for all the family viewing........ <director> Whats that pit crane camera thinking of! Get it on the drivers , not the damn cars! Gawdamnit! <sponser rep> Oh man this is great! Our logo on his shoulder was right in the middle of the shot when he banged into the wall. Pity about the blood on it though......... (fade to commercial) ............................................................................ .................................................... Note to humour impaired : The above was a joke... sorta Dave_Erb
I guess not many things have changed under yellow since N2! -- Oliver "David Erb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iW7j6.5268$[email hidden]... > There are NO *fistfights* in pitlane! Call this a NASCAR sim!? There > I was , peacefully tooling along behind the pace car at Daytona during a > yellow, and one of the AI cars, moving at *8 million!* miles per hour, > plowed into the back of my car. Happened more than once too even when I try > to > Note to humour impaired : > The above was a joke... sorta > > Dave_Erb > >
I think you are thinking of Dirt Track Racing by Ratbag! ; ) buzard "David Erb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:iW7j6.5268$[email hidden]... > There are NO *fistfights* in pitlane! Call this a NASCAR sim!?There > I was , peacefully tooling along behind the pace car at Daytona during a > yellow, and one of the AI cars, moving at *8 million!* miles per hour, > plowed into the back of my car. Happened more than once too even when Itry > to keep out of the way up by pit wall. N4 is certainly the best NASCARsim > that I've seen yet but I'm definitly getting the impression that codeingAI > behaviour under yellows is one tough job. Since you can't cover everydang > situation at least code in a small first person combat game so you canwork > out your frustrations in the game rather than on spouse, offspring orpets. > I'd feel much better if I could pop the nose of some virtual driver > (!suicidal maniac, more like! ) > > Picture >this........................................................................ > ............................. > > (commercial ends and camera comes on the reveal the wrecks of two cars at > Daytona) > > <announcer> For you folks just joining us there has been a terrible wreckin > the the Tri-Oval. The drivers appear to be OK: I can see them movingaround > in the car and the window nets are down. The drivers seem to be talking to > one another... > > (scene: Dave_Erb gets out his mangled Poncho, checks out the tore up back > end, shakes fist at Al Gorythmn ( a big, ugly, but somehow effettebrute). > AG jumps outa his car and throws helmet at DE. DE shouts back some > inarticulate phrase that contains references to animals, parentage and > sexual practises. > !FIGHTS ON! > DE plants fist squarely on AG's nose. AG grabs DE's arm , swings himround > and throws him at wall. DE bounces back up , lands two quick jabs to AG 's > fat gut. AG, looking somewhat green, tackles DE and down on the infeild > grass they go. Much rolling around, throat grabbing and cursing ensues. A > cloud of fire fighters , ambulance attendents, NASCAR Officials and pitcrew > jump the battling duo and pulls them apart. More cursing followed by surly > looks as the two are escorted to seperate ambulances.) > > <announcer> Shocking! However I'm sure those two will be buying eachother > beers by the time of the next race. After all this is NASCAR racin';racin' > fit for all the family viewing........ > > <director> Whats that pit crane camera thinking of! Get it on the drivers, > not the damn cars! Gawdamnit! > > <sponser rep> Oh man this is great! Our logo on his shoulder was right in > the middle of the shot when he banged into the wall. Pity about the bloodon > it though......... > > (fade to commercial) >............................................................................
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