Fellow Racers,
I have close to every race sim ever written but the one I always turn back
to is GPRIX MANAGER by WIZARD.
This game does not involve driving cars but managing a formula 1 team.
This is a very simple game, as it is a text based game but its concept is
unbelievable.
In short all you have to do is buy to drivers build two cars and try and win
the world championship. Sounds easy, just try it.
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Gotta Agree with this. I spend most of my lunch hours trying to get the
constructor's championship! It's a great game that you can play on ANY
computer (although it does run a bit too quickly on a pentium...)
--StabnSteer
> > I have close to every race sim ever written but the one I always turn back
> > to is GPRIX MANAGER by WIZARD.
> Gotta Agree with this. I spend most of my lunch hours trying to get the
> constructor's championship! It's a great game that you can play on ANY
> computer (although it does run a bit too quickly on a pentium...)
> --StabnSteer
Indeed, it even runs fast enough on a Mac with SoftPC, on PowerMacs and
a SoftWindows it is a bit on the fast side though.
There are some improvements I would like to see though...
- Interactive driver creation (to stay up-to-date)
- Actual R&D budgeting on self-developed parts
- Firing drivers, eh eh ;-) (mid- season)
- The possibility to create own teams from scratch with a certain budget
- Possibly some sort of interactive negotiation of contracts (not just
the price, but driver status etc.)
Great game though... I got Lotus to be WChamps in 5 seasons...
Peace, JJ Palo
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> > I have close to every race sim ever written but the one I always turn back
> > to is GPRIX MANAGER by WIZARD.
> Gotta Agree with this. I spend most of my lunch hours trying to get the
> constructor's championship! It's a great game that you can play on ANY
> computer (although it does run a bit too quickly on a pentium...)
What kind of simulator is that ? Is it like F1GP or is it more the management
side of GP racing ?
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I'm just inquiring to see what the average numbers of seasons
it takes to get wizard to win the both the Drivers and construstors
championship. (I've done it in 3 season).
I'm currently contemplating purchasing the full version. Is it any
better and more importantly can you change the car that you start with.
since starting as wizard i find that in the first season I'm forced to
pay for 2 cars the "shit" that you start with and the "reasonable"
(silverton 1,Yamaha 1,Mitsubushi 1,Yamaha 1,and the Honda 1 engine)
which will see you into the top 12 teams. Also can you change your
starting drivers since as wizard (if my memory serves me right) you
start off with Johnny Herbert. A reasonable driver but if he qualifies
he tends to write the car off every other grand prix. of course i know
it would detract from the game if you could start off with a Genius driver.
but all i ask for is a good driver who is rated as either dodgy or steady.
And finally my only critism of the game is that the computer teams
seem to operate under different rules. For example in my last game Senna
was signed by Coloni. Fine but coloni 's highest finishing place was 15.
where as for me to sign him i must be in the top 4 teams. Once this
irregularity has been sorted out Grand Prix Manager would be one of the
best motorsport related games availible.
R.I.P Ayrton Senna........
Viva La Senna.............
: I'm just inquiring to see what the average numbers of seasons
: it takes to get wizard to win the both the Drivers and construstors
: championship. (I've done it in 3 season).
: I'm currently contemplating purchasing the full version. Is it any
: better and more importantly can you change the car that you start with.
: since starting as wizard i find that in the first season I'm forced to
: pay for 2 cars the "shit" that you start with and the "reasonable"
: (silverton 1,Yamaha 1,Mitsubushi 1,Yamaha 1,and the Honda 1 engine)
: which will see you into the top 12 teams. Also can you change your
: starting drivers since as wizard (if my memory serves me right) you
: start off with Johnny Herbert. A reasonable driver but if he qualifies
: he tends to write the car off every other grand prix. of course i know
: it would detract from the game if you could start off with a Genius driver.
: but all i ask for is a good driver who is rated as either dodgy or steady.
: And finally my only critism of the game is that the computer teams
: seem to operate under different rules. For example in my last game Senna
: was signed by Coloni. Fine but coloni 's highest finishing place was 15.
: where as for me to sign him i must be in the top 4 teams. Once this
: irregularity has been sorted out Grand Prix Manager would be one of the
: best motorsport related games availible.
: R.I.P Ayrton Senna........
: Viva La Senna.............
Where can you get this? I can't find it anywhere and believe me I've
looked. Any help gratefully received.
Kelvin.
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: Where can you get this? I can't find it anywhere and believe me I've
: looked. Any help gratefully received.
: Kelvin.
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Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing too. If anyone can tell me, please mail me
too. Thanks
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|> |> |> : Where can you get this? I can't find it anywhere and believe me I've |> : looked. Any help gratefully received. |> |> : Kelvin. |> : -- |> Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing too. If anyone can tell me, please mail me |> too. ThanksQuoted text (9 lines)
> > Yeah, I wouldn't mind knowing too. If anyone can tell me, please mail me > > too. Thanks > I picked up Wizard GP from wuarchive.wustl.edu about six months ago. It is > fascinating, particularly in the way that one must plan at least a > season ahead in order to keep being successful! (you might have to plan > ``interim seasons'' where you know you aren't going to win but you're > saving money to hire the best drivers or build your own engines...) > If people can't find the shareware version I'll make it available for ftp on > one of our machines.S> Gotta Agree with this. I spend most of my lunch hours trying to get the
> constructor's championship! It's a great game that you can play on ANY
> computer (although it does run a bit too quickly on a pentium...)
Just to let you know I finally got TEAM WIZARD to win the constuctors championship
and help it for two years..
It was hard work though...
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