GPL driving style ruined by Mobil 1 Rally Championship

After finally putting in some serious offline GPL practice to prepare for online racing where my mistakes can affect real people and not just ai, I received my copy of Mobil1 Rally.I have played nothing but this gorgeous,albeit slightly flawed(controller and graphics issues----fixable, but a pain the ass.) sim for 2 weeks straight. Last night I decided to take a run at the ring in a ferrari with Alisons setup and I couldnt even keep the stupid car on the track. Now I have to learn all over again !!!!! And after looking at a list of up coming titles due to be released I don't know where I will find the time to race all these games. I think NFS Porsche unlimited has the potential to be a winner as well as WSC which is making me think "system upgrade !!!!!" .

I just bought Mobil 1 Rally this week (to test out my new PIII 600B system). What a game! Incredible force feedback, and awesome graphics! My only problem is I can only run it just after I install it (before I reboot). Otherwise I get an error when it tries to load up. I hope I can get it to work on my system or it will have to go back. :0( Anybody have similar problems? Mike System: Asus P3C2000 MoBo w/ PIII 600B at 133Mhz FSB 128MB 133Mhz Ram IBM 20.GB Hd Voodoo3 2000 PCI SB Live! Value MS Sidewinder FF Wheel Bruins9900 wrote:

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> After finally putting in some serious offline GPL practice to prepare for > online racing where my mistakes can affect real people and not just ai, I > received my copy of Mobil1 Rally.I have played nothing but this gorgeous,albeit > slightly flawed(controller and graphics issues----fixable, but a pain the ass.) > sim for 2 weeks straight. Last night I decided to take a run at the ring in a > ferrari with Alisons setup and I couldnt even keep the stupid car on the track. > Now I have to learn all over again !!!!! And after looking at a list of up > coming titles due to be released I don't know where I will find the time to > race all these games. I think NFS Porsche unlimited has the potential to be a > winner as well as WSC which is making me think "system upgrade !!!!!" .

champ, > then getting VERY frustrated with the A8 cars (that extra bit of speed changes all the braking points) I went back to GPL and *finally* broke 1:30 Funny... For me, GPL and SCGT (full realisms, patches etc) have improved my driving enough to make a difference in real life driving on race tracks... Everytime I go to a track event I am reminded of how well those games are made. The most revealing thing was how the same mistakes in real life and those games resulted in the same consequences.. Just as in GPL/SCGT, I am not smooth enough getting on/off the brakes or accelerator, and I upset the balance of the car. ;-) Great fun ! As for RC2000, it's pretty and I love rally, but I kinda hate the TOCA feel of the steering wheel (on or off) and the fact there is about 4 inches on each side of the car to play with, then you're off the road, but hell, it's pretty. G. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Funny, my experience is the opposite. After finally winning the A7 champ, then getting VERY frustrated with the A8 cars (that extra bit of speed changes all the braking points) I went back to GPL and *finally* broke 1:30 at Monza within a few days (1:29.66). I seem to have stabilized in the low 1:30's since then (never under 1:30 again though). Mind you, I also downloaded Greger Huttu's Lotus setups around the same time so that's probably not a coincidence. On the topic of sim "cross fertilization" I find that GPL and/or RC2000 have improved my Nascar 3 driving. I'm much smoother and more consistent, enough so to start a championship (at 10% distance, 98% AI). "Bruins9900" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > After finally putting in some serious offline GPL practice to prepare for > online racing where my mistakes can affect real people and not just ai, I > received my copy of Mobil1 Rally.I have played nothing but thisgorgeous,albeit > slightly flawed(controller and graphics issues----fixable, but a pain theass.) > sim for 2 weeks straight. Last night I decided to take a run at the ringin a > ferrari with Alisons setup and I couldnt even keep the stupid car on thetrack. > Now I have to learn all over again !!!!! And after looking at a list ofup > coming titles due to be released I don't know where I will find the timeto > race all these games. I think NFS Porsche unlimited has the potential tobe a > winner as well as WSC which is making me think "system upgrade !!!!!" .

I'm kind of fuzzy on what might be causing this. Try posting your problem at the High Gear forum www.simracingnews.com Did you ever try the demo of RC before you installed the game? If so, you'll need to delete the registry key and then do a fresh install. There's about 18,000 postings there so far for RC so I'm sure you'll get a solution. David G Fisher "Michael Basden" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I just bought Mobil 1 Rally this week (to test out my new PIII 600Bsystem). What > a game! Incredible force feedback, and awesome graphics! > > My only problem is I can only run it just after I install it (before Ireboot). > Otherwise I get an error when it tries to load up. I hope I can get it towork on

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> my system or it will have to go back. :0( > > Anybody have similar problems? > > Mike > > System: > Asus P3C2000 MoBo w/ PIII 600B at 133Mhz FSB > 128MB 133Mhz Ram > IBM 20.GB Hd > Voodoo3 2000 PCI > SB Live! Value > MS Sidewinder FF Wheel > > Bruins9900 wrote: > > > After finally putting in some serious offline GPL practice to prepare

for > > online racing where my mistakes can affect real people and not just ai,I > > received my copy of Mobil1 Rally.I have played nothing but thisgorgeous,albeit > > slightly flawed(controller and graphics issues----fixable, but a painthe ass.) > > sim for 2 weeks straight. Last night I decided to take a run at the ringin a > > ferrari with Alisons setup and I couldnt even keep the stupid car on thetrack. > > Now I have to learn all over again !!!!! And after looking at a list ofup > > coming titles due to be released I don't know where I will find the timeto > > race all these games. I think NFS Porsche unlimited has the potential tobe a > > winner as well as WSC which is making me think "system upgrade !!!!!" . >

Funny, I found the opposite to be true. After messing about with the controls (tip to everyone - get DXTweak from the Logitech wingman team - www.wingmanteam.com I think), I've really enjoyed it so far. It's amazing how time flies when you're doing 25mile stages! In GPL I've become alot more comfortable throwing the car about, and I find it much easier to catch oversteer and ride it through. That could just be me, though. Compared to the best drivers I still suck ;)... Kendt Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Heck, some claim to be better drivers on the street for their sim experiences. :-) Maybe so; I also think it helps a little, if only to better understand how a car behaves close to the limits. I wonder how much faith you have in this belief. Have you tried realistic damage and full GP-length races in GPL? Michael.

Thanks David. I'll do that. I got a Windows Registry error last night. I don't know if it is a related issue or not, but I would think so. I'll have to try some things this weekend when I get some time. I've also send some questions to EA to see what they may know (if anything). Regards, Mike

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> I'm kind of fuzzy on what might be causing this. Try posting your problem at > the High Gear forum www.simracingnews.com > Did you ever try the demo of RC before you installed the game? If so, you'll > need to delete the registry key and then do a fresh install. > There's about 18,000 postings there so far for RC so I'm sure you'll get a > solution. > David G Fisher > > I just bought Mobil 1 Rally this week (to test out my new PIII 600B > system). What > > a game! Incredible force feedback, and awesome graphics! > > My only problem is I can only run it just after I install it (before I > reboot). > > Otherwise I get an error when it tries to load up. I hope I can get it to > work on > > my system or it will have to go back. :0( > > Anybody have similar problems? > > Mike > > System: > > Asus P3C2000 MoBo w/ PIII 600B at 133Mhz FSB > > 128MB 133Mhz Ram > > IBM 20.GB Hd > > Voodoo3 2000 PCI > > SB Live! Value > > MS Sidewinder FF Wheel > > > After finally putting in some serious offline GPL practice to prepare > for > > > online racing where my mistakes can affect real people and not just ai, > I > > > received my copy of Mobil1 Rally.I have played nothing but this > gorgeous,albeit > > > slightly flawed(controller and graphics issues----fixable, but a pain > the ass.) > > > sim for 2 weeks straight. Last night I decided to take a run at the ring > in a > > > ferrari with Alisons setup and I couldnt even keep the stupid car on the > track. > > > Now I have to learn all over again !!!!! And after looking at a list of > up > > > coming titles due to be released I don't know where I will find the time > to > > > race all these games. I think NFS Porsche unlimited has the potential to > be a > > > winner as well as WSC which is making me think "system upgrade !!!!!" .

Since I got engaged and started thinking about kids my real-life driving has gotten a lot farther from the limits. That's why I use sims... Anyway, GPL skills don't translate well to a 90hp FWD Honda Civic very well :) I always use realistic damage but *never* full-length GP. My average is 15 laps at Monza between hard impacts with immovable barriers.

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> > On the topic of sim "cross fertilization" I find that GPL and/or RC2000 > have > > improved my Nascar 3 driving. I'm much smoother and more consistent, > enough > > so to start a championship (at 10% distance, 98% AI). > Heck, some claim to be better drivers on the street for their sim > experiences. :-) Maybe so; I also think it helps a little, if only to

better > understand how a car behaves close to the limits. I wonder how much faith > you have in this belief. Have you tried realistic damage and full GP-length > races in GPL? > Michael.