I got GPL today... Where do I start?

(and please don't say. "at the back of the grid"...) Well, I got it in the mail today.. I have a few questions! 1) After repairing the flashing mirrors problem, where should I go to find the necessary tweaks/improvements/add-ons? 2) What is the best way for me to get familiar with and use GPL's online multiplayer capabilities? I think I read VROC or something like that but wasn't totally paying attention (smacking self now; reading through old posts) 3) I think, based on what I've read, I'll be better off in trainer races for now. Is this V3? How do I find these races? 4) I'm guessing that like Nascar 3 there are sites which have good car setups... until I get familiar with doing this in GPL, I think I'd like to use some of those. 5) Should I use a wheel/pedal combo, or use the keyboard? (kidding, kidding, simmer down.) Thanks! Andrew

Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> writes: > (and please don't say. "at the back of the grid"...) How about waving your friends and family goodbye ? :) > Well, I got it in the mail today.. I have a few questions! Congratulations > 1) After repairing the flashing mirrors problem, where should I go to > find the necessary tweaks/improvements/add-ons? www.theuspits.com for Brands Hatch and �sterreichring. www.gpl.netti.nu for Snetterton www.papy.com for the 1.2 patch > 2) What is the best way for me to get familiar with and use GPL's online > multiplayer capabilities? I think I read VROC or something like that but > wasn't totally paying attention (smacking self now; reading through old > posts) www.vroc.net > 3) I think, based on what I've read, I'll be better off in trainer races > for now. Is this V3? How do I find these races? F3, you find them on VROC > 4) I'm guessing that like Nascar 3 there are sites which have good car > setups... until I get familiar with doing this in GPL, I think I'd like > to use some of those. Don't bother with setups yet, use the defaults, but reduce the fuel. Final advice, practice practice practice and practice Did I mention pracice ? -- Olav K. Malmin remove spam when replying

Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> wrote: : (and please don't say. "at the back of the grid"...) : Well, I got it in the mail today.. I have a few questions! : 1) After repairing the flashing mirrors problem, where should I go to : find the necessary tweaks/improvements/add-ons? GPLEA has beautiful car cockpits for Ferrari and Braham. Alison hine's site has excellent set ups for a beginner in a Ferrari. : 2) What is the best way for me to get familiar with and use GPL's online : multiplayer capabilities? I think I read VROC or something like that but : wasn't totally paying attention (smacking self now; reading through old : posts) You'll bneed WinVroc. Should be easy to find. : 3) I think, based on what I've read, I'll be better off in trainer races : for now. Is this V3? How do I find these races? f3 - formula 3. Good place to start but do lots of practice before going on line. I prefer the F1 races myself. : 4) I'm guessing that like Nascar 3 there are sites which have good car : setups... until I get familiar with doing this in GPL, I think I'd like : to use some of those. Sure - good plan - Alison Hine's site has some good ones to start with. Some tips people always give (and I ignored them too). Practice one circuit till you get OK at it - Monza and the Glen are OK for beginners. Once you can do ten laps without an off (quite a challenge) move to another circuit and start again. Don't waste time looking for a "magic" set up or trick - learn to drive first (GPL is waaaay tough but rewarding). The line is everything - you can waste a lot of time trying to gain time by braking later or accelerating sooner - it won't do you a damn of good if you're on the wrong line. (Contrary to popular belief it is NOT all a matter of more accelerator and less brake). Take all the above with a pinch of salt - after 18 months I'm still mediocre at best. -- Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving Networks and Non-Linear Dynamics Group Dept. of Mathematics, Uni. of York UPDATED WWW: http://manor.york.ac.uk/

Here is one place to go for some F3 fun... http://bovineracing.com/zgnews.htm There are some links to leagues for f3 and some info is a series called "On The Edge OF Adhesion"... Ken

F3 is a good place to start. If you want some good/drivable setups for F3 or F2 that are extremely easy to drive (easy being relative in GPL) and very competitive in the right hands go to my site,look under the "Setups" section, and download Ron Ayton's setups. Jake Myer's has some there too but they are mainly for the Ferrari. I agree with the other poster who said just stick with the default setups to start but in the case of F2 and especially F3 the default setups suck bigtime. Get to know one or two tracks really well then go to http://vroc.net and download WinVROC. You'll usually find a group that run F2/F3 around in the evenings. Michael Horton GPL F2/F3 Hotlaps and Other Downloadables http://www.bus.nait.ab.ca/staff/mikeh/gpl

www.deja.com/usenet is a very good place to start :) Andre On Mon, 05 Jun 2000 18:44:17 GMT, Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>(and please don't say. "at the back of the grid"...) > >Well, I got it in the mail today.. I have a few questions! > >1) After repairing the flashing mirrors problem, where should I go to >find the necessary tweaks/improvements/add-ons? > >2) What is the best way for me to get familiar with and use GPL's online >multiplayer capabilities? I think I read VROC or something like that but >wasn't totally paying attention (smacking self now; reading through old >posts) > >3) I think, based on what I've read, I'll be better off in trainer races >for now. Is this V3? How do I find these races? > >4) I'm guessing that like Nascar 3 there are sites which have good car >setups... until I get familiar with doing this in GPL, I think I'd like >to use some of those. > >5) Should I use a wheel/pedal combo, or use the keyboard? (kidding, >kidding, simmer down.) > >Thanks! > >Andrew >

Not if you write it as pantsring :) Kev Adam Moore wrote: > > One word "Pants Ring" > Ahh crap, thats 2 words > 0

Download some replays to watch. You may never be as fast as the quick guys, but it's a great way to learn a track's line, braking points, etc. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

One word "Pants Ring" Ahh crap, thats 2 words

Not if you write it as pantsring :) Kev > One word "Pants Ring" > Ahh crap, thats 2 words > 0

Clear your diary for the next six months at least. This sim will take over your life. Also start saving the pennies. You will find that GPL will force you to upgrade your PC just to improve the experience. Seriously, the most important thing I found with GPL was to get a steady framerate. You can display your framerate by pressing Alt-F. This has a maximum value of 36fps. You should aim to get 36fps at all times except at the start of a race when this may fall back to 25-28fps. If you find you are not getting a constant framerate, the quickest way to improve things is to move the detail slider to the left. On my PC (P2 400 with 128Mb Ram, Voodoo3 2000 graphics card,. SBLive! 1024 sound card, LWFF), I get a steady 36fps except at the start with the following settings: Resolution: 1024x768 Mirrors: Cars + Track Mirror textures: just cars switched on Forward textures: switch off driver arms, driver textures and clouds Detail slider: below B of Bias Smoke and Dirt switched off Number of sounds: 8 Number of opponents: 19 The framerate is even more important online. You may need to drop down a resolution step to maintain that steady framerate. Another tip is to create three driver records, one each for F1, F2 and F3. I suggest calling them Andrew Turner, Andrew Turner F2 and Andrew Turner F3. This will allow you to enable racing in F2 and F3. To do this, edit the file player.ini in the folder gpl\players\<player name>. You will find the following section: [ Personal Information ] carNumber = 4 ; preferred car number driverNationality = 12 ; nationality of the driver driverRating = 3 ; driver rating drivingView = 1 ; driving view firstName = Phil ; first name of the player helmetColor = 0 ; helmet color lastName = Lee ; last name of the player lastTrackSelection = monaco ; last track visited team = 6 ; team Change the value for driver rating to 1 for F3 racing and 2 for F2 racing, in the appropriate driver file of course. To race in a particular formula you simply change drivers. This has the added advantage of keeping best lap times for each formula. For tips on driving in GPL go to the following sites: http://website.lineone.net/~richardn/ http://simracing.com/alison/gpl/ For add ons go to: http://www.kotr.de/GPL/ http://www.olley37.freeserve.co.uk/ http://www.the-fastlane.com/ http://www.theuspits.com/ To record yourself as a GPL driver go to: http://home.c2i.net/zlark/racing/drivers.htm and when you've done a lap at each circuit get a GPL Rank at http://gplrank.schuerkamp.de/ To feel humbled and astonished look at the lap times and replays here: http://www.parc-ferme.de/fastlaps.htm For even more links go here: http://users.bart.nl/~hansvd/links.html Most importantly, enjoy GPL. Cheers Phil -- GPL Rank: +84.15 secs (193rd) http://www.youpies.co.uk

One word "Pants Ring" Ahh crap, thats 2 words "Andrew Turner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> (and please don't say. "at the back of the grid"...) > > Well, I got it in the mail today.. I have a few questions! > > 1) After repairing the flashing mirrors problem, where should I go to > find the necessary tweaks/improvements/add-ons? > > 2) What is the best way for me to get familiar with and use GPL's online > multiplayer capabilities? I think I read VROC or something like that but > wasn't totally paying attention (smacking self now; reading through old > posts) > > 3) I think, based on what I've read, I'll be better off in trainer races > for now. Is this V3? How do I find these races? > > 4) I'm guessing that like Nascar 3 there are sites which have good car > setups... until I get familiar with doing this in GPL, I think I'd like > to use some of those. > > 5) Should I use a wheel/pedal combo, or use the keyboard? (kidding, > kidding, simmer down.) > > Thanks! > > Andrew >

But you will! <hehe> Jens On Mon, 05 Jun 2000 18:44:17 GMT, Andrew Turner <[email hidden]> wrote: >(and please don't say. "at the back of the grid"...)<snip> --------------------------------------------- [email hidden] Remove "NOSPAM" before using my email-address JensSchumi homepage at http://members.xoom.com/JensSchu/ Racing simulation, esp. GPL Logitech Wingman FF optimization Classic cars, esp. Morris Minor Radio controlled airplanes