Got ICR II, questions to Rick Genter.

I just bought ICR2 (got it Friday Night) and so far it is a total BLAST! But i have some questions to Rick Genter: 1- Where is Jaques ? I can't beleive you would forget to include the actual Champion of the serie :). I suppose there is just legal stuff behind the fact that he is not represented in the game !? 2- The Paintkit runs in VGA mode. Isn't there a loss of pixels when you map the cars in SVGA ? So will there be a SVGA Paintkit in the future ? With Win95 perhaps ? 3- The breaking model seems to have included the locking of wheels ( if you break too hard, you lock the wheels and slide), am i right ? 4- You talked about a coupon for Windows95 users to get the Win95 version free (apart from Delivery) when it shipes, there was none in my box. Has the policy changed ? 5- Do you have an idea of when the Multiplayer Service at Papyrus will be on-line ? and THANK YOU for brigning us the best racing simulation EVER! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - _/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ | Montreal, Quebec, Canada - - _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/_/ | IndyCar Racing Series participant - - _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ | - ---------------------------------------------------------------------

> I just bought ICR2 (got it Friday Night) and so far it is a > total BLAST! > But i have some questions to Rick Genter: I have one more question for Rick: There are many of us who paid the full retail price for IndyCar Racing when it first came out and then also purched the Indy add-on and the 7 track expansion. Any chance of Papyrus offering a special upgrade price on ICR2 for those loyal customers who have already shelled out big bucks?

>There are many of us who paid the full retail price for IndyCar Racing when it first came out and then also purched the Indy add-on and >the 7 track expansion. Any chance of Papyrus offering a special upgrade price on ICR2 for those loyal customers who have already >shelled out big bucks? Big Bucks? I don't know what it costs in the USA, but I reckon the prices over here in the UK (say UKP35) are very reasonable for the development that has gone into the game. The tracks will have been updated I guess - I doubt they're wholey new - but I still can't see any reason to justify an 'upgrade' for existing owners I'm afraid. Not at these price levels. MS Word/Excel etc I'll grant you, but not a very reasonably priced game. Stuart. -- From the bedroom of Stuart Booth, Somewhere in Guildford, England...

>> I just bought ICR2 (got it Friday Night) and so far it is a >> total BLAST! >> But i have some questions to Rick Genter: >I have one more question for Rick: >There are many of us who paid the full retail price for IndyCar Racing when it first came out and then also purched the Indy add-on and special upgrade price on ICR2 for those loyal customers who have already Are you dense? Actually you get all the tracks and a paint kit in the ICR2 box, so consider that your "special" deal. Otherwise, get a job and a life.

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>>> I just bought ICR2 (got it Friday Night) and so far it >is a >>> total BLAST! >>> But i have some questions to Rick Genter: >>I have one more question for Rick: >>There are many of us who paid the full retail price for >IndyCar Racing when it first came out and then also purched >the Indy add-on and >>the 7 track expansion. Any chance of Papyrus offering a >special upgrade price on ICR2 for those loyal customers who >have already >>shelled out big bucks? >Are you dense? Actually you get all the tracks and a paint >kit in the ICR2 box, so consider that your "special" deal. >Otherwise, get a job and a life.

Well...considering ICRII is a total rewrite, I have to agree with your reply, harsh as it it is...HOWEVER...the original post presents a valid question to us NASCAR owners. The significant improvements in ICRII frame rate and AI, (GREAT JOB, Rick and TEAM) most definitely warrant and 'upgraded' NASCAR...we can only hope that these improvements can be imported SOON, via patch if practical, if not, then I would hope that NASCAR I owners get a SUPER 'trade-up' option for NASCAR II.

1- Where is Jaques ? I can't beleive you would forget to include the actual Champion of the serie :). I suppose there is just legal stuff behind the fact that he is not represented in the game !? <<< Licensing. 2- The Paintkit runs in VGA mode. Isn't there a loss of pixels when you map the cars in SVGA ? So will there be a SVGA Paintkit in the future ? With Win95 perhaps ? <<< The VGA paintkit gives you access to every pixel of car texture. You aren't losing anything. On the other hand, wait until you see the Windows 95/Macintosh paint kits. Breathtaking! 3- The breaking model seems to have included the locking of wheels ( if you break too hard, you lock the wheels and slide), am i right ? <<< Yes and no. The wheels don't actually lock, but you can slide. 4- You talked about a coupon for Windows95 users to get the Win95 version free (apart from Delivery) when it shipes, there was none in my box. Has the policy changed ? <<< There was no coupon, but the policy has not changed. DOS purchasers will be able to obtain the Windows 95 version for a nominal fee when it is released. 5- Do you have an idea of when the Multiplayer Service at Papyrus will be on-line ? <<< Nope. Rick Genter Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II Papyrus Design Group, Inc.