I've been sitting here in my basement racing NASCAR 2/99/3 for years
and still haven't done any online racing for two reasons.
- I don't know how to find races and
- I am afraid I will crash and piss everybody off
So, what is it really like during an online race? Are people tolerant
of rookies? Can I do it with a 56k connection? Do I have to have a
gorgeous custom painted car or can I just show up in one of the cars
that comes with the set?
Is there simuntaneous chat? (can I communicate with other drivers
during the race?)
Are there people out there looking for more racers or are the leagues
all full? How often do you race? How long are the races? Do people
get disappointed and go back to just racing the AI or is online racing
addictive?
Lots of questions, I know, but I am looking forward to your insights
Thanks
Diamondcutter
N3, DTR user
No. 32 Swiss Hutless/Yamaha 100 kart
No. 45 Howe/Chevrolet late model
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Complaints?
Can't hear you over these engines!
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Hey Diamondcutter,
Check out my site at www.frogdogracing.com. I recently started a Cyber
Racing School just for people like you who want to get into on-line racing
with N3. Hope you find some answers to your questions.
Jeff Causey
FrogDog Racing
www.frogdogracing.com
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> I've been sitting here in my basement racing NASCAR 2/99/3 for years > and still haven't done any online racing for two reasons. > > - I don't know how to find races and > > - I am afraid I will crash and piss everybody off > > So, what is it really like during an online race? Are people tolerant > of rookies? Can I do it with a 56k connection? Do I have to have a > gorgeous custom painted car or can I just show up in one of the cars > that comes with the set? > > Is there simuntaneous chat? (can I communicate with other drivers > during the race?) > > Are there people out there looking for more racers or are the leagues > all full? How often do you race? How long are the races? Do people > get disappointed and go back to just racing the AI or is online racing > addictive? > > Lots of questions, I know, but I am looking forward to your insights > > Thanks > > > Diamondcutter > > N3, DTR user > No. 32 Swiss Hutless/Yamaha 100 kart > No. 45 Howe/Chevrolet late model > _____________________ > Complaints? > Can't hear you over these engines! > ______________________Nascar 3 will be your best bet for multiplayer. Go to the main game menu and
click on Multiplayer. Register with Won for an ID and then check internet
only on the left. It's pretty easy to figure out from there. The manual
should help some and there is also info posted at www.bhmotorsports.com.
They should have all the answers you need there.
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> I've been sitting here in my basement racing NASCAR 2/99/3 for years > and still haven't done any online racing for two reasons. > > - I don't know how to find races and > > - I am afraid I will crash and piss everybody off > > So, what is it really like during an online race? Are people tolerant > of rookies? Can I do it with a 56k connection? Do I have to have a > gorgeous custom painted car or can I just show up in one of the cars > that comes with the set? > > Is there simuntaneous chat? (can I communicate with other drivers > during the race?) > > Are there people out there looking for more racers or are the leagues > all full? How often do you race? How long are the races? Do people > get disappointed and go back to just racing the AI or is online racing > addictive? > > Lots of questions, I know, but I am looking forward to your insights > > Thanks > > > Diamondcutter > > N3, DTR user > No. 32 Swiss Hutless/Yamaha 100 kart > No. 45 Howe/Chevrolet late model > _____________________ > Complaints? > Can't hear you over these engines! > ______________________Yes, you can use a 56K modem, I do. Don't be afraid about wrecking anyone,
sh** happens. Besides your gonna run into some nutcases out there in all
forms of online play that think their God, just ignore them and have fun. My
advice though, is to start out at Talladega to get used to passing a "real"
person and racing in close packs. Then you can try out all the other
tracks...
Thanks,
Aaron Markham *Kart44*
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Inaugural Talladega Tournament 2000 Champion
Weekly Competitor at www.ameliamotorraceway.com
*In Memory of Ayrton Senna 1960-1994*
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> I've been sitting here in my basement racing NASCAR 2/99/3 for years > and still haven't done any online racing for two reasons. > > - I don't know how to find races and > > - I am afraid I will crash and piss everybody off > > So, what is it really like during an online race? Are people tolerant > of rookies? Can I do it with a 56k connection? Do I have to have a > gorgeous custom painted car or can I just show up in one of the cars > that comes with the set? > > Is there simuntaneous chat? (can I communicate with other drivers > during the race?) > > Are there people out there looking for more racers or are the leagues > all full? How often do you race? How long are the races? Do people > get disappointed and go back to just racing the AI or is online racing > addictive? > > Lots of questions, I know, but I am looking forward to your insights > > Thanks > > > Diamondcutter > > N3, DTR user > No. 32 Swiss Hutless/Yamaha 100 kart > No. 45 Howe/Chevrolet late model > _____________________ > Complaints? > Can't hear you over these engines! > ______________________ >
Diamondcutter wrote:
As long as you've raced long enough to know the tracks well enough to
hold a line with a car next to you, you'll be fine
Out and out speed has nothing to do with it, situational awareness is
what it's all about, just make sure you don't go online thinking that
other humans will react to your driving the way the AI does, or you'll
be in for a rude awakening :-), just treat other racers the way you want
them to treat you, and you should be fine, also, when entering a race
for the first couple of time, letting the others know that you're a
rookie doesn't hurt, if they don't cut you some extra slack because of
it, then don't worry about it, because they're probably not worth
bothering about...:-)
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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> > I've been sitting here in my basement racing NASCAR 2/99/3 for years > and still haven't done any online racing for two reasons. > > - I don't know how to find races and > > - I am afraid I will crash and piss everybody offI'm no expert, but here are my thoughts:
As someone else suggested, N3 makes finding races a piece of cake. Connect
to your ISP, then start N3 and select Multiplayer.
Yes, people get pissed off. But typically, if you race cleanly, you won't
be the brunt of it. But if you're easily offended by profanity, you might
want to stay offline. Many of the online races are short, with standing
starts, so the race to the 1st corner is bedlam, followed by a flurry of
explitives and insults via chat messages.
Yes, you can attempt to chat while you race. Type 'T', then type your
message. I always end up in the wall if I try to chat while racing :)
There are "auto-chat" messages which allow you to communicate with just a
keystroke. Default messages are things like "Pitting, stay high". You
issue them with Alt F1, Alt F2, etc. They can be customized by editing a
file in the nascar directory. There is also a chat room outside of the
race.
Yes, you can race online with 56k connection. But expect some "warp"
regardless of your connection. Other driver's connections come into the
picture too. Because of "warp" it helps to allow more room than usual. You
never know when a car will suddenly "warp" to the side, or forward, or
backwards. It makes drafting quite a challenge!
No, you don't need a custom paint job. And if you have one, the other
racers won't see it unless you send it to them.
The races vary in length. The majority are short, but you'll see a few
longer ones.
Sometimes finding a good race to join is a challenge (and that's why leagues
are great), but there's something very cool about knowing a human being is
behind the wheel of that car you're racing. I've found it quite humbling,
too, because there are a lot of fast guys out there.
See you on the track!
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