MBTR(Mercedes Benz Truck Racing) My Verdict....

HiGuys.... In one word 'Excellent' I wholeheartedly agree with someone's post about it being on a par with 'GPL'.... Does anyone know of any fansites or if there are being skins,sounds or new models being made (in Europe they also run a few other makes of truck in Truck Racing not onle Merc's..) Anyway Excellent game. Cheers leesee

Glad you like it. Just for the record and quite off-topic The other brands involved in truck racing (MAN and Caterpillar) are not in the game because they didn't WANT to be in the game at the start, the project started in 98, Mercedes asked the other if they wanted to be part of it but they refused, so Mercedes went alone, of course NOW there are quite a few truck games in the "works" with eveybody, but as far as I could see it's mostly arcade and NOT sim at all. "leesee" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: 90j5t9$f1l$[email hidden]... > HiGuys.... > In one word 'Excellent' I wholeheartedly agree with someone's post aboutit

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> being on a par with 'GPL'.... > Does anyone know of any fansites or if there are being skins,sounds or new > models being made (in Europe they also run a few other makes of truck in > Truck Racing not onle Merc's..) > Anyway Excellent game. > Cheers > leesee > > >

>"James Pickard" <[email hidden]> wrote > I agree, but maybe just not quite on par with GPL. > >Maybe on par with N4. That's a contradiction James. They both use the same game engine, and N4 has even more enhancements in the physics compared to GPL. You may not like the feeling of the car, but that's how it is in reality. -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.WeRace.net -- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 06:44:00 GMT, "G-Loc" <[email hidden]>wrote:

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> > >Are we talking about the same game that I played the demo on a month ago, > >man I missed something! Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but on par with > >GPL? Com'n, the game must be very different from the demo! > > The physics modeling in MBTR is very, very good. >

Agreed. It's the whole truck thing that I couldn't get into. Stephen

Are we talking about the same game that I played the demo on a month ago, man I missed something! Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but on par with GPL? Com'n, the game must be very different from the demo! -- G-Loc "leesee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:90j5t9$f1l$[email hidden]... > HiGuys.... > In one word 'Excellent' I wholeheartedly agree with someone's post about it > being on a par with 'GPL'.... > Does anyone know of any fansites or if there are being skins,sounds or new > models being made (in Europe they also run a few other makes of truck in > Truck Racing not onle Merc's..) > Anyway Excellent game. > Cheers > leesee > >

That was my impresion too. "G-Loc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QelX5.54940$%[email hidden]... : Are we talking about the same game that I played the demo on a month ago, : man I missed something! Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but on par with : GPL? Com'n, the game must be very different from the demo! : -- : : : G-Loc

I agree, but maybe just not quite on par with GPL. But certainly not far behind. Very sophisticated physics model, certainly ahead of SCGT and many others. Maybe on par with N4. GPL is superb because you can see and feel the physics model on a very 'reactive' race car. N4 and MBTR have sophisticated models, but in cars and trucks that a veeeeery heavy, so 'feeling' just how good they are is difficult, and therefore comparing is hard. But I still think GPL has the most sophisticated model, followed by N4 and MBTR equally. Then maybe SCGT (with the Advanced Options Editor on Pure Sim). There are a number of other sims out there that would fight for 3rd spot, but can't remember all of them now. ;) James "Txl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_waX5.1276$[email hidden]...

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> Glad you like it. > > Just for the record and quite off-topic > > The other brands involved in truck racing (MAN and Caterpillar) are not in > the game because they didn't WANT to be in the game at the start, the > project started in 98, Mercedes asked the other if they wanted to be part

of > it but they refused, so Mercedes went alone, of course NOW there are quitea > few truck games in the "works" with eveybody, but as far as I could seeit's

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> mostly arcade and NOT sim at all. > > > > > "leesee" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: > 90j5t9$f1l$[email hidden]... > > HiGuys.... > > In one word 'Excellent' I wholeheartedly agree with someone's post about > it > > being on a par with 'GPL'.... > > Does anyone know of any fansites or if there are being skins,sounds or

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> > models being made (in Europe they also run a few other makes of truck in > > Truck Racing not onle Merc's..) > > Anyway Excellent game. > > Cheers > > leesee > > > > > > > >

"leesee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:90j5t9$f1l$[email hidden]... > HiGuys.... > In one word 'Excellent' I wholeheartedly agree with someone's post aboutit

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> being on a par with 'GPL'.... > Does anyone know of any fansites or if there are being skins,sounds or new > models being made (in Europe they also run a few other makes of truck in > Truck Racing not onle Merc's..) > Anyway Excellent game. > Cheers > leesee > >

I definitely agree with you on that. The trucks certainly take some driving and in their own way are as difficult and challenging to drive as GPL. I've just this moment completed two races and with the AI at 70% I've finished 8th and 6th at Zolder. This is one challenging sim. At the moment I can't even begin to think how I'm going to get close to the AI at 100% but that most certainly is the sign of a sim that will last. This sim also has stunning graphics, even on my Voodoo3 2000 at 800x600. The representation of Donington is easily the nest I have seen in any sim and exactly how I remember the circuit having watched a touring car race there. Cheers Phil -- F1 GPL Handicap: +2.42 secs F2 GPL Handicap: +117.19 secs

>"Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote > I definitely agree with you on that. The trucks certainly take somedriving > and in their own way are as difficult and challenging to drive as GPL.I've > just this moment completed two races and with the AI at 70% I've finished > 8th and 6th at Zolder. This is one challenging sim. At the moment Ican't > even begin to think how I'm going to get close to the AI at 100% but that > most certainly is the sign of a sim that will last. I'm up to 88% settings for the AI by now. I doubt I'll ever be able to race at 100%, considering the racing skills that's about it (I'm 95% as good as the real divers hehe). > The representation of Donington is easily the nest I have seen in any sim > and exactly how I remember the circuit having watched a touring car race > there. Interesting comment, considering I learned Donington from it's modeling in other sims (TOCA, SBK, etc..) and the one modeled in MBTR is very different. But if you say so, it's even another good point for the company. BUY IT EVERYBODY! ;-) -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... -- http://www.WeRace.net -- People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.