A 1996 Car Set For F1GPII ?

He guys, Do you think it's possible that Geoff G. is working on a new car set for F1GPII, the 1996 Car Set for example. It could be a GREAT GREAT idea to have the 1996 cars and the Game for the mid of March at the beginning of the new season. I must admit that i'll have a lot of difficulties to motivate myself to beat the boys in the 1994 cars. All will be so new this season. I'm sure not... but, if someone from Microprose is reading, please give us some infos ... Regards, Vince.

>Do you think it's possible that Geoff G. is working on a new car set >for F1GPII, the 1996 Car Set for example. It could be a GREAT GREAT >idea to have the 1996 cars and the Game for the mid of March at the >beginning of the new season. No. If he would do this than he would have to change the driving characteristics of the car. Remember, in 1994 they drove 3.5 ltr engines and the cars had much more downforce. And I don't think Geoff G. will change just the graphics of the cars and leave the AI unchanged. Cheers, Harald

: Do you think it's possible that Geoff G. is working on a new car set : for F1GPII, the 1996 Car Set for example. It could be a GREAT GREAT : idea to have the 1996 cars and the Game for the mid of March at the : beginning of the new season. : I must admit that i'll have a lot of difficulties to motivate myself : to beat the boys in the 1994 cars. All will be so new this season. : I'm sure not... but, if someone from Microprose is reading, please : give us some infos ... Fat chance of a response from MPS here, but they are a little more responsive on their Web site. This was posted there last week: " Posted by Spectrum HoloByte-MicroProse on February 15, 1996 at 09:56:46: " " In Reply to: ... Richard Haines on February 12, 1996 at 11:37:30: " " : Sorry if this subject has been covered, but I haven't " : got the time to read through ALL the posts. " " : I read recently, in whatever mag reviewed the game, " : that the first version of the game to be shipped " : will have no network support. Is this true? " " Yes, this is true. Right now, the plan is to " include the network upgrades in a scenario disk " due out late this year with new tracks, teams, and " everything for the 96 season. " " Regards, " Tim " Spectrum HoloByte-MicroProse So, the good news is that 1996 updates are planned; the bad news is that we won't get them, or network play, until the end of the year :-(

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> " Posted by Spectrum HoloByte-MicroProse on February 15, 1996 at 09:56:46: > " > " In Reply to: ... Richard Haines on February 12, 1996 at 11:37:30: > " > " : Sorry if this subject has been covered, but I haven't > " : got the time to read through ALL the posts. > " > " : I read recently, in whatever mag reviewed the game, > " : that the first version of the game to be shipped > " : will have no network support. Is this true? > " > " Yes, this is true. Right now, the plan is to > " include the network upgrades in a scenario disk > " due out late this year with new tracks, teams, and > " everything for the 96 season. > " > " Regards, > " Tim > " Spectrum HoloByte-MicroProse > So, the good news is that 1996 updates are planned; the bad news is that > we won't get them, or network play, until the end of the year :-(

Well thats all very well, but the cars look different in 96! Have you seen the new McLaren? In keeping with the new***pit sides regulation it has two huge raised sides at either side of the cckpit! Geoff would have to change the car's styling. -- --------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------

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>>Do you think it's possible that Geoff G. is working on a new car set >>for F1GPII, the 1996 Car Set for example. It could be a GREAT GREAT >>idea to have the 1996 cars and the Game for the mid of March at the >>beginning of the new season. >No. If he would do this than he would have to change the driving >characteristics of the car. Remember, in 1994 they drove 3.5 ltr engines and >the cars had much more downforce. And I don't think Geoff G. will change just >the graphics of the cars and leave the AI unchanged. >Cheers, >Harald

I read on the webchat pages at the Microsoft WWW site that an expansion CD for GP2 will be released containing 96 Drivers and network multiplayer compatibility. The info was given by an employee at Microprose so I expect it to be true. This expansion CD will be released some months after the game though. Torgeir

:> :> " Posted by Spectrum HoloByte-MicroProse on February 15, 1996 at 09:56:46: :> " :> " In Reply to: ... Richard Haines on February 12, 1996 at 11:37:30: :> " : :Well thats all very well, but the cars look different in 96! Have you seen the new McLaren? In keeping :with the new***pit sides regulation it has two huge raised sides at either side of the cckpit! Geoff :would have to change the car's styling. :-- Well, if Geoff did everything "correctly", F1GP2 has car *models* (looking at the screenshots I am right, there are different models indeed). Well, a model is something which can be changed. Hence the announced '96 update later this year (hey hey, we are talking about an update of a game yet to be released...) ----------------------------------------- - This message was brought to you by - - - "Gnag, voah wnag" -----------------------------------------

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>>>Do you think it's possible that Geoff G. is working on a new car set >>>for F1GPII, the 1996 Car Set for example. It could be a GREAT GREAT >>>idea to have the 1996 cars and the Game for the mid of March at the >>>beginning of the new season. >>No. If he would do this than he would have to change the driving >>characteristics of the car. Remember, in 1994 they drove 3.5 ltr engines and >>the cars had much more downforce. And I don't think Geoff G. will change just >>the graphics of the cars and leave the AI unchanged. >>Cheers, >>Harald >I read on the webchat pages at the Microsoft WWW site that an expansion CD for >GP2 will be released containing 96 Drivers and network multiplayer compatibility. >The info was given by an employee at Microprose so I expect it to be true. This expansion >CD will be released some months after the game though. >Torgeir

I'm sorry, I do mean Microprose Web site of course. :-) Torgeir

Yeah kind of... there are apparently 2 different models in the game - Raised nose. Low nose. Apart from that, the cars are all the same [apart from the paint jobs of course]. Dave Bowers