Re: Nascar 2000

On Wed, 17 May 2000 18:51:44 +0100, "slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I really think this game has been criminally ignored by the "sim" >population. It is not "Nascar Revolution" all over again, as some ppl have >said. It is just as much a sim as N3 or Rally Championship or even, dare I >say it, GPL ! The speed of the game is amazing and the car handling is very >well done. Give it a chance, you don't know what you are missing if you >don't try it ! One of my friends gave it to me and I just installed the new patch which is supposed to fix a problem with "sticky" walls and some control issues. Whatever control issue it fixed, it didn't fix the main one -that the game forces you to use combined axis (as far as I can tell). You should have the option of using split axis in any driving program that is even semi-serious. The engine models some neat stuff. The lighting is really sharp, even though the graphics look kind of pixelated at 800x600 vs. N3's clear, sharp graphics at the same resolution. Its tough to explain for those that haven't seen it. The track and wall textures just have a funky outline that makes them all mish-mash together in the distance. The real killer for me is the grip. Since it is a true 3D model, and the cars can leave the ground, its a shame you can go full throttle through turns and not have the car do anything more than squeal the tires. Watching the computers go through the road courses is a joke. It looks like a N3 replay on fast forward. I'm not into picking a game apart for not being ultra realistic if it's fun to play, but there are just a few too many really odd quirks in NASCAR 2000 that take the fun out of it for me. If someone could do some editing on the driving model to make it more realistic like the Advanced Options Editor for SCGT, this game could possibly holds it's own against N3. Tim

In article <CPBU4.8986$rv6.273087@news1-hme0>, "slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:pBBU4.82235$[email hidden]... > > "slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote > > > It is just as much a sim as N3 or Rally Championship or even,dare I > > > say it, GPL ! > > > > LOL Nice joke. > > Have you played it, Tosser ? > OK, OK... cut the name calling. I'll agree that it's better than NASCAR Revolution (which isn't saying much), but my main problem with N2k is the throttle "response": as I'm barreling down the straight, the throttle cuts in and out, even though I've got the gas pedal floored. What's up with that? Is this happening to anyone else? Yes, I'm certain that my pedals are in good working order. This "feature" is enough to keep me from playing N2k. Pat. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

"slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote > It is just as much a sim as N3 or Rally Championship or even, dare I > say it, GPL ! LOL Nice joke. -- -- 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.

I'm looking for set-up's etc for this game. Also, if anyone knows any links to fan sites I would be grateful. I really think this game has been criminally ignored by the "sim" population. It is not "Nascar Revolution" all over again, as some ppl have said. It is just as much a sim as N3 or Rally Championship or even, dare I say it, GPL ! The speed of the game is amazing and the car handling is very well done. Give it a chance, you don't know what you are missing if you don't try it !

"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pBBU4.82235$[email hidden]... > "slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote > > It is just as much a sim as N3 or Rally Championship or even, dare I > > say it, GPL ! > > LOL Nice joke. Have you played it, Tosser ?

Yup. I have the same problem but have a look at the tach as it doesn't seem to drop. So I think it's just the sound cutting in & out. Most unreal though. Sal V. "PowerSlide" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8furg4$r4i$[email hidden]...

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> In article <CPBU4.8986$rv6.273087@news1-hme0>, > "slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:pBBU4.82235$[email hidden]... > > > "slyDog" <[email hidden]> wrote > > > > It is just as much a sim as N3 or Rally Championship or even, > dare I > > > > say it, GPL ! > > > > > > LOL Nice joke. > > > > Have you played it, Tosser ? > > > > OK, OK... cut the name calling. I'll agree that it's better than NASCAR > Revolution (which isn't saying much), but my main problem with N2k is > the throttle "response": as I'm barreling down the straight, the > throttle cuts in and out, even though I've got the gas pedal floored. > What's up with that? Is this happening to anyone else? Yes, I'm certain > that my pedals are in good working order. This "feature" is enough to > keep me from playing N2k. > > Pat. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

I don't think it is the sound cutting out, rather an attempt to give the impression of an engine that over-rev's slightly when contact with the ground is minimal. That is what it feels like to me and it certainly isn't a big enough problem to stop me from playing the game. Is that your only beef ?? "Sal V." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:I5EU4.196804$[email hidden]... > Yup. I have the same problem but have a look at the tach as it doesn'tseem > to drop. So I think it's just the sound cutting in & out. Most unreal > though. > > Sal V.

A new update recently came out for n2k which fixed alot of problems with the orignal release. you might try to update it if you havent alreday slyDog wrote:

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> > I don't think it is the sound cutting out, rather an attempt to give the > impression of an engine that over-rev's slightly when contact with the > ground is minimal. That is what it feels like to me and it certainly isn't a > big enough problem to stop me from playing the game. > Is that your only beef ?? > > "Sal V." <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:I5EU4.196804$[email hidden]... > > Yup. I have the same problem but have a look at the tach as it doesn't > seem > > to drop. So I think it's just the sound cutting in & out. Most unreal > > though. > > > > Sal V.

On Tue, 23 May 2000 01:40:33 GMT, PowerSlide <[email hidden]> wrote: [snip] >splash screen comes on, then the CD-ROM drive starts this speed-up, >slow-down cycle and the game never starts. I have to open the CD-ROM >drawer and close it to get it to start. After that, it runs ok. I get >the same thing with all of my other EA games: F1 2000 and NFS-PU, but >no other sim I have does that so I don't suspect my CD-ROM drive. Does >anybody know why it does that? I've heard there are some incompatibilities with the new protection schemes that Sierra and EA (Safedisk) are using, and some CDROM drives. The alternative to getting a new drive would be to go to www.gamecopyworld.com , and get the no CD patches for those games. The only problem with that is that some of them give you a modified EXE, which pre-dates the latest patch. Tim

In article <[email hidden]>, Tim O. <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > One of my friends gave it to me and I just installed the new patch > which is supposed to fix a problem with "sticky" walls and some > control issues. > > Whatever control issue it fixed, it didn't fix the main one -that the > game forces you to use combined axis (as far as I can tell). > You should have the option of using split axis in any driving program > that is even semi-serious.

You're right about that, Tim. I can't stand having to go into the Windows controller setup to change my TSW from 3 axis to 2 axis just to play this thing. I had the same problem with SCGT, but found out (in this NG) that holding down the brake pedal while starting the game forced it to recognize the controller correctly. That doesn't seem to work with N2k. Also, something happens when I start this game... the splash screen comes on, then the CD-ROM drive starts this speed-up, slow-down cycle and the game never starts. I have to open the CD-ROM drawer and close it to get it to start. After that, it runs ok. I get the same thing with all of my other EA games: F1 2000 and NFS-PU, but no other sim I have does that so I don't suspect my CD-ROM drive. Does anybody know why it does that? Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.