Any suggestions for Rally Masters player?

Playing Rally Masters: Michelin Race of Champions from Infogrames, US version 3.1. Is it me or is the game really biased toward Canary Islands? All the drivers seem to do EXTREMELY well there. I can usually blow away all the other drivers by 10-30 seconds in all the other stages except US (that course is TOO short) and Canary Islands. I had actually done 1:17 there once in a Corolla WRC, and 1:16 in an Escort WRC. Then there comes this AI driver doing 1:15, and I really didn't make any mistakes! What's really bad... This was on EASY level! (I beat the Championship and all the other modes on ROOKIE already). Is there any trick at driving on the Gran Canary course? My best time was done by virtually wrecking the car, as I slide into the outside wall and all that... Is that the way this works? Or is there bit more of a trick to it? Is there any replay files I can look at? -- --address below zigzaged to foil [email hidden] harvesters-- K C A G E C T DOT O | Kasey Chang / PC Renaissance Man S H N AT X I E C M | Gamer / Trekker / IT Developer If it looks too obvious, it probably is. -- anonymous

Todd Walker wrote in message <[email hidden]>... >I have found EXACTLY the same thing that you are talking about. I >can't get past the second stage at Gran Canaria because the AI drivers >are superhuman good on that course. I am playing on the intermediate >skill level. The best time I can post there in a WRC car is about a >1:14 and that is only good enough to come close to the AI competition >but not beat them. I wish I DID know a trick... Likewise here. I really hope it's just us. ;) I think the trick is going to be the first turns past the start-finish and the turns before the cross-over - I'm just terrible in both places. Can't get a good entry, can't get the car sliding the way I want, etc. Who else likes the buggy? I can seriously whup Neal Bates in the buggy, hehehehe. tt Robert

"Robert D. Baker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:94lc09$vr6$[email hidden]... > Who else likes the buggy? I can seriously whup Neal Bates inthe > buggy, hehehehe. Buggy is a GREAT vehicle. It handles and slides just perfect, much better than any of the WRC cars. I personally consider the Audi WAY overpowered. --KC

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> >"Robert D. Baker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:94lc09$vr6$[email hidden]... >> Who else likes the buggy? I can seriously whup Neal Bates in >the >> buggy, hehehehe. > >Buggy is a GREAT vehicle. It handles and slides just perfect, much >better >than any of the WRC cars. I personally consider the Audi WAY >overpowered.

The S1, I presume. ;) Yeah, no traction to speak of, and no sense of just how FAST that thing is, either. *looks over shoulder* "yeah, that was my braking point...." PRANG!!!! Crank that thing up and look at the speedometer; it's QUICK. And likes to get airborne, too...ouch. If you like the buggy, I bet you're like me in that snow racing business, too: total domination. Once you figure out the graphics (knowing the turns), it's lift, a little opposite steering, pedal. Love that stuff, especially the 4-car wrasslin' on the long course....whooooo!!!!! Buggy on snow....;) They reached the perfect balance in the "locked out" car 'n' track business, too. I haven't unlocked anything yet, and I DON'T CARE!!!! I'm on the edge of doing it, and it's challenging AND fun, so what the heck....hell-bent on some Italian back road, who cares! Great game/sim. regards Robert

"Robert D. Baker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:94qq56$vl$[email hidden]... > Kasey Chang (use EXCITE.COM instead!) wrote in message[snip] >> I personally consider the Audi WAY > >overpowered. > The S1, I presume. ;) Yeah, no traction to speak of, and nosense of > just how FAST that thing is, either. *looks over shoulder* "yeah, thatwas > my braking point...." PRANG!!!! Crank that thing up and look at the > speedometer; it's QUICK. And likes to get airborne, too...ouch. WAY too much horsepower. Doesn't one of those have enough HP to give a NASCAR vehicle competition? > If you like the buggy, I bet you're like me in that snowracing > business, too: total domination. Once you figure out the graphics(knowing > the turns), it's lift, a little opposite steering, pedal. Love thatstuff, > especially the 4-car wrasslin' on the long course....whooooo!!!!!Buggy on > snow....;) I use keyboard for throttle and brakes, joystick to steer. That COULD be one reason I'm not getting too far. :-/ But I was good in MOST of the other car sims... NFS:PU, DTR... Oh well... > They reached the perfect balance in the "locked out" car 'n'track > business, too. I haven't unlocked anything yet, and I DON'T CARE!!!!I'm on > the edge of doing it, and it's challenging AND fun, so what the > heck....hell-bent on some Italian back road, who cares! Greatgame/sim. I consider this "lack of variation" in the Canary Islands results improper play balancing. They should not expect "Champion" level performance at "Rookie"or even "Easy" level! :-/ BTW, I posted a message on Digital Illusion's webboard about this. No response yet from any one. Wonder if they read English? ;-) --KC