Colin McRae 2005- disappointment

Here's a few things I don't like about the game: 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says to use the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel for everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to me.

"Magnulus" wrote... > Here's a few things I don't like about the game: > > 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says to use > the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel for > everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to me. Is this going to be, like, an episode thing? Jan. <g> =--- PS.: Seeing as just about each CMR game has been worse than its predecessor in terms of a PC Racing game, you should have seen this particular disappointment coming a couple of special stages away, IMNSHO. <vbg>

"Magnulus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3%dFd.23576$[email hidden]... > Here's a few things I don't like about the game: > > 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says to use > the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel for > everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to me. Buy richard burns rally.... be happy :)

Or Xpand Rally "Dan_Leach" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message de news: [email hidden]... > > "Magnulus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3%dFd.23576$[email hidden]... > > Here's a few things I don't like about the game: > > > > 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says touse

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> > the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel for > > everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to me. > > > Buy richard burns rally.... be happy :) > >

"Magnulus" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:3%dFd.23576$[email hidden]: > Here's a few things I don't like about the game: > > 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says to > use the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel > for everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to > me. If you had longer list of things you don't like, I would recommend Richard Burns Rally ;) Alex.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:19:24 -0000, "Dan_Leach" <[email hidden]> wrote something like:

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>"Magnulus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:3%dFd.23576$[email hidden]... >> Here's a few things I don't like about the game: >> >> 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says to use >> the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel for >> everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to me. > >Buy richard burns rally.... be happy :)

Do you think the menu system in RBR is good? ;) -- - Jussi Koukku -

>>Buy richard burns rally.... be happy :) > > Do you think the menu system in RBR is good? ;) Good point - the menus are the least of CMR05's shortcomings.

"Jussi Koukku" wrote... > <snip> > Do you think the menu system in RBR is good? ;) It does carry over a few "console" headaches (mostly confirmations) and some items are not where one would expect them to be, but otherwise it's ok. And it's all keyboard operated... at no point do you need to be moving your steering wheel around to select an option, which was the OP's gripe. Jan. =---

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> "Magnulus" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:3%dFd.23576$[email hidden]: > >> Here's a few things I don't like about the game: >> >> 1- in some menus the keyboard won't work. The FAQ for support says to >> use the controller. Yeah right, it's annoying to have to use the wheel >> for everything, and it's seemingly random. Sounds like bad coding to >> me. > > If you had longer list of things you don't like, I would recommend Richard > Burns Rally ;) > > Alex. >

Yeah a longer list ... like it drives like a big skateboard with one wheel in the centre. I think one item doesn't really make a list? jv

"Juan Vizoso" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > > Yeah a longer list ... like it drives like a big skateboard with onewheel > in the centre. > I think one item doesn't really make a list? jv Is this true for CMR 2005? I heard the physics model was revised in CMR 4- and having played them all, I do think it was changed substantially, although I still get the feeling there might be some kid-gloves in there somewhere. Comparing Rally Trophy and CMR 04- CMR 2005, I think the physics for the FWD cars (about all I drive) are roughtly similar. Maybe Rally Trophy has a bit of an edge.

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> > "Juan Vizoso" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> > >> Yeah a longer list ... like it drives like a big skateboard with one > wheel >> in the centre. >> I think one item doesn't really make a list? jv > > Is this true for CMR 2005? I heard the physics model was revised in CMR > 4- and having played them all, I do think it was changed substantially, > although I still get the feeling there might be some kid-gloves in there > somewhere. > > Comparing Rally Trophy and CMR 04- CMR 2005, I think the physics for the > FWD cars (about all I drive) are roughtly similar. Maybe Rally Trophy has > a > bit of an edge. > > yeah I think the Rally Trophy Esort is really attached to four wheels and > the track,

CMR2005 has something else going on .. and it aint gravity lol Rally Trophy Yaaay! jv

"Juan Vizoso" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > yeah I think the Rally Trophy Esort is really attached to four wheelsand > > the track, > CMR2005 has something else going on .. and it aint gravity lol Rally > Trophy Yaaay! jv Are the physics that bad? They seem about on par with Need for Speed: Porsche. I don't think it really has "moon gravity". There's just some really big bumps in some of the tracks. The Escort in RT might also be a heavier car than the cars in Colin McRae Rally. I know the Ford Escort MK I in CMR 2005 is alot more substantial feeling than driving some of the smaller cars. It would be great to be able to do testing of the physics engines with a force feedback setup and see if anybody could figure out which simulator was which- I believe I would have a harder time figuring out of the difference between Rally Trophy and CMR 2005. Others might not. The Ford Escort MK I in both games seems to handle very similar.

Compared to Richard Burns Rally, the physics in CMR05 are abysmal and so are the physics in Rally Trophy for that matter.