New GPL Track : Sicily

Hi All, Just heard about a new track for GPL here : http://www.simcyberworld.com/html/bugs/Coast2Coast/gpltracks.htm I don't think it's like there other one (Seaside) which as based on an existing track. It's still downloading so can't comment further yet. Maxx

On Sun, 19 Nov 2000 18:56:27 +0000, Maxx <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted text (11 lines)

> >Hi All, > >Just heard about a new track for GPL here : > >http://www.simcyberworld.com/html/bugs/Coast2Coast/gpltracks.htm > >I don't think it's like there other one (Seaside) which as based on an >existing track. It's still downloading so can't comment further yet. > >Maxx

I wish they'd say before you download what you need. This, to save anyone else downloading if they don't have the "requirements" is the readme.txt file : GPL Sicily This patch will create a fantasy track named Sicily. READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY!!!! To install this track, you will first need to convert the ICR2 Toronto track to GPL. Then you will need to use the "reverse utility" to reverse the converted Toronto track. You will end up with a folder named "otnorot". Change the name of this folder to "sicily" and extract all contents of the Sicily.zip to this and run the Sicily.bat. You will have to change the files in the seasons folder too. It should read - [Eventxx] name=Sicily Grand Prix shortname=Sicily GP trackDirectory=sicily month=4 day=10 numberOfLaps=56 startingGrid=4 You may want to delete the Toronto track and season files from your GPL game if you'd like after installing this patch unless you want to keep them. Thanks to the people responsible for making these converters. They have contributed greatly to my enjoyment of the game! Tony Krist [email hidden] Coast 2 Coast Track Editing Team www.simcyberworld.com

It's the converted Toronto circuit reversed. I think it's quite a good idea to do this sort of thing to the reversed circuits, just makes it a bit different than just having it in reverse. Many thanks to those responsible for Sicily and Seaside and may we see many more! Chris -- Simbok Racing www.geocities.com/simbokza

Anybody considered doing Syracuse (Sicily, not Upstate New York!)?

>Just heard about a new track for GPL here : >http://www.simcyberworld.com/html/bugs/Coast2Coast/gpltracks.htm >I don't think it's like there other one (Seaside) which as based on an >existing track. It's still downloading so can't comment further yet. Seaside and Sicily are reverse Portland and Toronto. They are quite beautifully done, but to me they do not really bring anything new to the GPL. For example the "old" walls around the streets of "a Sicilian village" feel a little unnatural. Well, perhaps reversed Monaco would have been more natural basis for a Mediterrenian village track. :-) By the way, did I see it right: are there some mountain textures in Sicily taken from Monaco mountains? ;) Arto

We've gone through this "fake" track thing with alllll the old ICR2 tracks. almost everyone has at least one or more conversions...but still, under the flashy new graphics, they are still just the same ol track or at most backwards. I'm MUCH more impressed by the GPLEA and Noonan tracks...I don't know if they use the orginal GPL tracks as a base or if they are completely done new..but those tracks hold much more of my interest. dave henrie "Arto Wikla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:wikla.974747052@kanasaari... > >Just heard about a new track for GPL here : >

Dave Henrie wrote:

Quoted text (9 lines)

> > We've gone through this "fake" track thing with alllll the old ICR2 > tracks. > almost everyone has at least one or more conversions...but still, under the > flashy new graphics, they are still just the same ol track or at most > backwards. > I'm MUCH more impressed by the GPLEA and Noonan tracks...I don't know if > they use the orginal GPL tracks as a base or if they are completely > done new..but those tracks hold much more of my interest.

To the best of my knowledge, both Noonan and GPLEA create their tracks from scratch..... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com