How good is Nascar-Heat ?

Hello fellow racesim-fans, here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. How good is it ? Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an Action-Game ? Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) Thank you in advance, Christoph.

Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]...

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> Hello fellow racesim-fans, > > here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. > How good is it ? > Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an > Action-Game ? > Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, > i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading > the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) > > Thank you in advance, > > Christoph.

Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have some sort of super-computer.

I don't agree with that... I have a Celeron 300 and a Voodoo 3500 and I get a very smooth framerate, with full effects and details and one notch of draw distance. It's shocking how smooth it is compared to how much eye-candy you get... On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:39:49 +0100, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, >> >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. >> How good is it ? >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an >> Action-Game ? >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) >> >> Thank you in advance, >> >> Christoph. > >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have >some sort of super-computer. >

On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:33:49 +0200, Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hello fellow racesim-fans, > >here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. >How good is it ? >Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an >Action-Game ? >Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, >i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading >the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) > >Thank you in advance, > >Christoph.

Just read all the posts about NH here on RAS, that will give you a fairly good impression how good this game is, judged by the demo. And it's g-o-o-d !!! Andre

Speaking of EYE Candy here a nice shot I did to compare FSAA of a GF2 but as you see both modes look gorgeous... Hmmmm... http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/store/NH_FSAA_compare.jpg d0le <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I don't agree with that... I have a Celeron 300 and a Voodoo 3500 and > I get a very smooth framerate, with full effects and details and one > notch of draw distance. > > It's shocking how smooth it is compared to how much eye-candy you > get... > > On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:39:49 +0100, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... > >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, > >> > >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. > >> How good is it ? > >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an > >> Action-Game ? > >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, > >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading > >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) > >> > >> Thank you in advance, > >> > >> Christoph. > > > >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have > >some sort of super-computer. > > >

I would guess the image on the left is the FSAA image. You can see the edges of things like the top of the wall and around the side windows of the cars look a lot smoother on the left. I notice when playing UT the FSAA is not as important to the image as objects move around too fast to notice, but for going around a race track, it is a lot more pleasing to not see the jagged lines of the walls and fences and objects that go out in the distance. BTW I have not seen much visual damage in NH. Is there a setting for it or do you not see parts wrinkle or break off? Lutrell Jason wrote in message ...

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>Speaking of EYE Candy here a nice shot I did to compare FSAA of a GF2 but as >you see both modes look gorgeous... Hmmmm... > >http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/store/NH_FSAA_compare.jpg > >d0le <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> I don't agree with that... I have a Celeron 300 and a Voodoo 3500 and >> I get a very smooth framerate, with full effects and details and one >> notch of draw distance. >> >> It's shocking how smooth it is compared to how much eye-candy you >> get... >> >> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:39:49 +0100, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> > >> >Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... >> >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, >> >> >> >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. >> >> How good is it ? >> >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an >> >> Action-Game ? >> >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, >> >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading >> >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) >> >> >> >> Thank you in advance, >> >> >> >> Christoph. >> > >> >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have >> >some sort of super-computer. >> > >> > >

FSAA: I got the impression that they both had FSAA, with the Left image on a GF2, and the right one with a V5, Them not being labelled doesn't help. Visible damage: Yes, in your options.cfg there is a setting for vertex_damage, it's set to no by default as it is unoptimized and unsupported and causes a severe hit on loading track times (2-10 mins reported, usually about 2 mins on my PIII650). Alan. (a.k.a. Freeburn) (p.s. not that anyone is remotely interested but in future all my posts will be under the pseudonym of Freeburn, I have to get permission/clearance from work before posting to usenet under a pseudonym, silly I know but hell, their paying my rent *grin*) Lutrell wrote:

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> I would guess the image on the left is the FSAA image. You can see the edges of > things like the top of the wall and around the side windows of the cars look a > lot smoother on the left. I notice when playing UT the FSAA is not as important > to the image as objects move around too fast to notice, but for going around a > race track, it is a lot more pleasing to not see the jagged lines of the walls > and fences and objects that go out in the distance. > > BTW I have not seen much visual damage in NH. Is there a setting for it or do > you not see parts wrinkle or break off? > > Lutrell > > Jason wrote in message ... > >Speaking of EYE Candy here a nice shot I did to compare FSAA of a GF2 but as > >you see both modes look gorgeous... Hmmmm... > > > >http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/store/NH_FSAA_compare.jpg > > > >d0le <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >> I don't agree with that... I have a Celeron 300 and a Voodoo 3500 and > >> I get a very smooth framerate, with full effects and details and one > >> notch of draw distance. > >> > >> It's shocking how smooth it is compared to how much eye-candy you > >> get... > >> > >> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:39:49 +0100, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> >Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >> >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... > >> >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, > >> >> > >> >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. > >> >> How good is it ? > >> >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an > >> >> Action-Game ? > >> >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, > >> >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading > >> >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) > >> >> > >> >> Thank you in advance, > >> >> > >> >> Christoph. > >> > > >> >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have > >> >some sort of super-computer. > >> > > >> > > > >

In article <8nlrlr$3hc$[email hidden]>, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, >> >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. >> How good is it ? >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an >> Action-Game ? >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) >> >> Thank you in advance, >> >> Christoph. > >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have >some sort of super-computer.

Not necessarily. I only have a K63-400, and it seems to run pretty smoothly. This same system lags with F1 2K. I haven't run FRAPS to see actual frame rate, though. Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +51.31 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Sorry Should have labelled them :) The Left image is without FSAA the right image is with FSAA both on my GF2 Freeburn <alan.daly@NOSPAM!ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:9dAn5.3037$[email hidden]... > FSAA: I got the impression that they both had FSAA, with the Left image ona GF2, > and the right one with a V5, Them not being labelled doesn't help. > > Visible damage: Yes, in your options.cfg there is a setting forvertex_damage, it's > set to no by default as it is unoptimized and unsupported and causes asevere hit > on loading track times (2-10 mins reported, usually about 2 mins on myPIII650). > > Alan. (a.k.a. Freeburn) > (p.s. not that anyone is remotely interested but in future all my postswill be > under the pseudonym of Freeburn, I have to get permission/clearance fromwork > before posting to usenet under a pseudonym, silly I know but hell, theirpaying my > rent *grin*) > > Lutrell wrote: > > > I would guess the image on the left is the FSAA image. You can see theedges of > > things like the top of the wall and around the side windows of the carslook a > > lot smoother on the left. I notice when playing UT the FSAA is not asimportant > > to the image as objects move around too fast to notice, but for goingaround a > > race track, it is a lot more pleasing to not see the jagged lines of thewalls > > and fences and objects that go out in the distance. > > > > BTW I have not seen much visual damage in NH. Is there a setting for itor do > > you not see parts wrinkle or break off? > > > > Lutrell > > > > Jason wrote in message ... > > >Speaking of EYE Candy here a nice shot I did to compare FSAA of a GF2but as

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> > >you see both modes look gorgeous... Hmmmm... > > > > > >http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/store/NH_FSAA_compare.jpg > > > > > >d0le <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > >news:[email hidden]... > > >> I don't agree with that... I have a Celeron 300 and a Voodoo 3500 and > > >> I get a very smooth framerate, with full effects and details and one > > >> notch of draw distance. > > >> > > >> It's shocking how smooth it is compared to how much eye-candy you > > >> get... > > >> > > >> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:39:49 +0100, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> >Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > >> >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... > > >> >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, > > >> >> > > >> >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. > > >> >> How good is it ? > > >> >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an > > >> >> Action-Game ? > > >> >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, > > >> >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading > > >> >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) > > >> >> > > >> >> Thank you in advance, > > >> >> > > >> >> Christoph. > > >> > > > >> >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you

have > > >> >some sort of super-computer. > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > >

EldredP <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <8nlrlr$3hc$[email hidden]>, "9Wright7" <[email hidden]>writes:

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> > >Christoph Monig <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:8nlo4s$k37$[email hidden]... > >> Hello fellow racesim-fans, > >> > >> here in Germany we get to hear nothing about Nascar Heat. > >> How good is it ? > >> Can you compare it to NASCAR 3 or is it more like an > >> Action-Game ? > >> Since I do have to pay much for my online-time, > >> i would like to know up-front if I should bother downloading > >> the Demo ( where can I get it, by the way ?) > >> > >> Thank you in advance, > >> > >> Christoph. > > > >Its a very good game but you won't get the best out of it unless you have > >some sort of super-computer.

Well I'd go on about the lack of high resolutions but I wont open that can of worms again.