Can you link more than 2 player in NASCAR

Hi, I've been modem racing with some friends lately and loving it! I think it adds a great element to an already great sim( Nothing like spinning a friend in the Tri-oval at Talledaga). Is there any way to hard link more than 2 players? I would gladly haul my computer over to some friends house if we could all race each other i.e. 3 or more players. Is this possible or just a pipe dream? Cheers, Ian

Is there any way to hard link more than 2 players? I would gladly haul my computer over to some friends house if we could all race each other i.e. 3 or more players. Is this possible or just a pipe dream? <<< No, NASCAR Racing does not support more than 2 players. Sorry. Rick Genter Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II Sierra On-Line, Inc.

: Is there any way to hard link more than 2 players? I would gladly : haul my computer over to some friends house if we could all race each : other i.e. 3 or more players. Is this possible or just a pipe dream? In the book Nascar Racing Strategies and Secrets there's some discussion about an online racing network... humm... bill -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Go #3 #24; Crossing the finish line in 1st: Davey, Alan, Neil, Rob, Rodney!

>Is there any way to hard link more than 2 players? I would gladly >haul my computer over to some friends house if we could all race each >other i.e. 3 or more players. Is this possible or just a pipe dream? >No, NASCAR Racing does not support more than 2 players. Sorry. Funny, I went to Race-A-Rama (pre-season racing car show) in West Springfield this past March and in the New Hampshire International Speedway display was a 4-player Papyrus game set up to let kids take a few laps around NHIS. The display was handled by a few people in Papyrus t-shirts so they probably know how to link oh, say, 4 computers together. Of course the display was extremely popular and while I wouldn't have minded taking the opportunity to show the people who kept crashing just how it's done <grin> I didn't feel like waiting in line. I also didn't bother asking the Papyrus guys how it was arranged to get 4 players on the same track at the same time. Stop the snow job, Rick, I've seen it with my own eyes <grin> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Winston Cup 7 41 23 Busch South 9 34 47 NCTS 7 07 Busch North 47 44 34 Mod Tour 21 8 10A IRCA 93 39 96 Busch North & Modified Tour Home Pages at http://www.vgernet.net/aclaffie/ Get 'Em Outta There!

Alan, Rick did mention on the newsgroups that there was a special 4 player version available for just the type of stuff you mentioned. And I hear that the NASCAR Cafe here in Myrtle Beach (opening in Sept) is going to have an 8 player version (Rick, correct me if this is inaccurate). But 2 is the limit for general public consumption. You basically use y our multiplayer race. The version we can buy doesn't have any provisions for dealing with more than 2 cars. Go #6 Mark Martin,#16 Ted Musgrave & #99 Jeff Burton - Jack Roush Racing!! NASCAR Racing!! http://camalott.com/~sean/nascar/nascar.htm <--NASCAR Racing Sim page

Stop the snow job, Rick, I've seen it with my own eyes <grin> <<< No snow job; the *released* version of NASCAR does not support more than 2 players. Rick Genter Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II Sierra On-Line, Inc.

Someone else also reported seeing this (at a computer trade show). Rick explained that this was indeed four players in the same race. The bad news is that this version is not for sale to the public. Rick did not say why. I suspect that the amount of support involved with the network setup, tweeking, etc. would be higher than the existing version on the market. I also suspect that the market for "four player network games" is smaller than the market for the existing version. But I still want to buy a copy.... :-) Robert Huggins

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>: Is there any way to hard link more than 2 players? I would gladly >: haul my computer over to some friends house if we could all race each >: other i.e. 3 or more players. Is this possible or just a pipe dream? >In the book Nascar Racing Strategies and Secrets there's some discussion >about an online racing network... humm... >bill >-- >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Go #3 #24; Crossing the finish line in 1st: Davey, Alan, Neil, Rob, Rodney!

Bill, you dog you <G> Good luck at Martinsville! -- http://www.cris.com/~bms/index.htm Beta Tester Hawaii Network - bsimpson online "It's Always Darkest before it goes totally Black"

Why so? Release it as a "patch" to the existing game without the tracks (i.e. need to buy the full game before the new .EXE is usable). No support. Heck if they were to release it I'LL support it myself :) Don't you believe it - how popular do you think DOOM would have been without network ***? I was bored of the game within a week, but I STILL play the network game. Racing AI can NEVER be as much fun as racing your friends no matter how good the AI. Papyrus, don't miss the opportunity, if IPX network won't be included in ICR2 for Win95 or NASCAR 2, release the 4 player IPX version - even as an expansion pack, I'd pay for it without a second thought. Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ -=Ayrton Senna=- \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ Racing is in my ***, it's part of me \::/ \._______\

: Someone else also reported seeing this (at a computer trade show). : Rick explained that this was indeed four players in the same race. : The bad news is that this version is not for sale to the public. : Rick did not say why. I suspect that the amount of support involved : with the network setup, tweeking, etc. would be higher than the : existing version on the market. I also suspect that the : market for "four player network games" is smaller than the market : for the existing version. A little theory here: there's already networking support in Win95, wouldn't a network-play version be a matter of writing an EXE that uses the network API? : But I still want to buy a copy.... :-) Oh yeah, i'd buy a copy no question about it. With Ethernet cards as cheap as they are, i'm sure lots of others would step up with me.

<snip> ==================================================== Without a doubt! Once you start playing against humans, using the computer program as just the vehicle for your competition, nothing else comes close. All computer AI pales in comparison.. I've played Descent in a room with 14 computers - 14 copies of Descent, and 14 crazy Descent players.... The more the merrier. Playing against the computer after you've battled 7 other human opponents is hard to endure. There's also an internet "air warrior" flight game, but I haven't tried it. YET! (anyone know of the news group for that?) Mike

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>Don't you believe it - how popular do you think DOOM would have been >without network ***? I was bored of the game within a week, but I >STILL play the network game. Racing AI can NEVER be as much fun as >racing your friends no matter how good the AI. >Papyrus, don't miss the opportunity, if IPX network won't be included in >ICR2 for Win95 or NASCAR 2, release the 4 player IPX version - even as >an expansion pack, I'd pay for it without a second thought.

You and me BOTH. It MIGHT give me an excuse to upgrade my hardware and build a network at home<g>. Eldred Pickett I am NOT paranoid. And why are you always watching me?!?