Hawaii pilots READ!!!!!!!!!!

#1 is there a carset we are supposed to use so we all see the same cars. #2 I have had a problem with IDIOTS starting the pace lap and crashing up cars. Now how stupid do you have to be to nail people on the start. I cant wait till my 10 races so my skill raises so I dont have to put up with this. Just take it =easy on the starts, races are NEVER WON ON THE FIRST LAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #3 If by chance u do wreck, dont blindly pull back on the track. I have been taken out more than a couple of times by backmarkers who have been crashing the whole race and spin out and whip back on the track and wipe out all the leaders. Just be courteous and USE YOUR MIRRORS #4 if you are not good a the particular track or wreck and you are slow, please give up your spot when the leaders are coming around. There is nothing worse than a zig zagging crappy backmarker who wont let you by. learn the ctrl-function keys and let the leader know its ok to pass #5 have fun, its a learning experience now so if you arent as fast as everyonelse dont ruin the fun for everyone by stipid driving. Its a blst so give it a try but be SMART Thanks Shane #13 EA Team Bitburger Penske Honda #13 EA Team Bitburger Ford Thunderbird

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> #1 is there a carset we are supposed to use so we all see the same cars. > #2 I have had a problem with IDIOTS starting the pace lap and crashing up > cars. Now how stupid do you have to be to nail people on the start. I > cant wait till my 10 races so my skill raises so I dont have to put up > with this. Just take it =easy on the starts, races are NEVER WON ON THE > FIRST LAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > #3 If by chance u do wreck, dont blindly pull back on the track. I have > been taken out more than a couple of times by backmarkers who have been > crashing the whole race and spin out and whip back on the track and wipe > out all the leaders. Just be courteous and USE YOUR MIRRORS > #4 if you are not good a the particular track or wreck and you are slow, > please give up your spot when the leaders are coming around. There is > nothing worse than a zig zagging crappy backmarker who wont let you by. > learn the ctrl-function keys and let the leader know its ok to pass > #5 have fun, its a learning experience now so if you arent as fast as > everyonelse dont ruin the fun for everyone by stipid driving. Its a blst > so give it a try but be SMART > Thanks Shane > #13 EA Team Bitburger Penske Honda > #13 EA Team Bitburger Ford Thunderbird

Shane, Excellent points. Thanks! Multiplayer NASCAR is VERY different from single player. It takes some time to adjust to "real" opponents vs AI. Pace laps, learning to watch for cars as you pull back on the track, and learning when to give way to others are much more important in the multiplayer world. For those that have already downloaded HAWAII.EXE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, read NIMSTIPS.TXT. This document was written by one of the best drivers we know, Nim Cross (Nimc online). He talks a lot about many of the points shane makes. PLEASE read it. As for the car set, there is a MULTICAR.ZIP file that can be downloaded from Hawaii. That will give everyone the same car set. Please download it & use it! -- Ed Martin Papyrus Design Group

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>#1 is there a carset we are supposed to use so we all see the same cars. >#2 I have had a problem with IDIOTS starting the pace lap and crashing up >cars. Now how stupid do you have to be to nail people on the start. I >cant wait till my 10 races so my skill raises so I dont have to put up >with this. Just take it =easy on the starts, races are NEVER WON ON THE >FIRST LAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >#3 If by chance u do wreck, dont blindly pull back on the track. I have >been taken out more than a couple of times by backmarkers who have been >crashing the whole race and spin out and whip back on the track and wipe >out all the leaders. Just be courteous and USE YOUR MIRRORS >#4 if you are not good a the particular track or wreck and you are slow, >please give up your spot when the leaders are coming around. There is >nothing worse than a zig zagging crappy backmarker who wont let you by. >learn the ctrl-function keys and let the leader know its ok to pass >#5 have fun, its a learning experience now so if you arent as fast as >everyonelse dont ruin the fun for everyone by stipid driving. Its a blst >so give it a try but be SMART > Thanks Shane > #13 EA Team Bitburger Penske Honda > #13 EA Team Bitburger Ford Thunderbird

There is a file on the BBS called Multicar.zip, it's the official carset for the Network. I recommend everyone get this set, since every time you race, you are randomnly (I think) placed in a car in the set, then it will help if someone calls out your car number, the numbers will match. It really cuts down on the confusion. -- http://www.cris.com/~bms/index.htm Closed Beta Tester Hawaii Network - bsimpson online "It's Always Darkest before it goes totally Black"

Sorry? What are these ctrl-function keys all about? Is it a special Hawaii feature? I saw nothing about it in my NR manual. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Folco Banfi | Check out the "records for sale", "NASCAR" Universite de Fribourg | and "Charts" sections of my home page! Institut d'Informatique | Chemin du Musee 3 | 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland | Tel. +41.37.29.84.79 | http://www-iiuf.unifr.ch/groups/sde/users/banfi/home.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

>As for the car set, there is a MULTICAR.ZIP file that can be downloaded >from Hawaii. That will give everyone the same car set. Please >download it & use it! Is these some reason why MULTICAR.ZIP is not on the papyrus web page or FTP site? Is is legal for the pits or iwcccars to shadow MULTICAR.ZIP? I am just looking for an internet way, instead of a BBS way, to download this (big?) file. -- Best Wishes!!! Robert Huggins

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> >#4 if you are not good a the particular track or wreck and you are slow, > >please give up your spot when the leaders are coming around. There is > >nothing worse than a zig zagging crappy backmarker who wont let you by. > >learn the ctrl-function keys and let the leader know its ok to pass > Sorry? What are these ctrl-function keys all about? Is it a special Hawaii > feature? I saw nothing about it in my NR manual.

Yeah there is a file autochat.msg that controls in order Taunts and anything else you want to say by hitting CTR F1-F9. In dos just type edit autochat.msg, in the dir where it is of course

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> >As for the car set, there is a MULTICAR.ZIP file that can be downloaded > >from Hawaii. That will give everyone the same car set. Please > >download it & use it! > Is these some reason why MULTICAR.ZIP is not on the papyrus web page > or FTP site? > Is is legal for the pits or iwcccars to shadow MULTICAR.ZIP? > I am just looking for an internet way, instead of a BBS way, to > download this (big?) file. > -- > Best Wishes!!! > Robert Huggins

Good point! We'll get it up there. -- Ed Martin Papyrus Design Group

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>As for the car set, there is a MULTICAR.ZIP file that can be downloaded >from Hawaii. That will give everyone the same car set. Please >download it & use it! >-- >Ed Martin >Papyrus Design Group

I downloaded MULTICAR.ZIP and it won't work I tried to go to that carset and it crashed and said unable to load cars etc.. I had to reconfig the carsets and I haven't tried it again for fear of screwing up real good. Gene_Gagne

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> >As for the car set, there is a MULTICAR.ZIP file that can be downloaded > >from Hawaii. That will give everyone the same car set. Please > >download it & use it! > >-- > >Ed Martin > >Papyrus Design Group > I downloaded MULTICAR.ZIP and it won't work I tried to go to that carset > and it crashed and said unable to load cars etc.. I had to reconfig the > carsets and I haven't tried it again for fear of screwing up real good. > Gene_GagneGene,

The multicar.zip file needs to go into its own directory. There are specific instructions in the zip file. -- Ed Martin Papyrus Design Group

>I downloaded MULTICAR.ZIP and it won't work I tried to go to that carset >and it crashed and said unable to load cars etc.. I had to reconfig the >carsets and I haven't tried it again for fear of screwing up real good. >Gene_Gagne Yes, I concur. Got the set from that 'project' site and, after installing, when I selected it under 'player info->car sets' my screen filled with EGA garbage and NASCAR would not re-load - had to re-install (couldn't even fix the problem by editing a .cfg file, syc.). What gives? Simon.

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>>I downloaded MULTICAR.ZIP and it won't work I tried to go to that carset >>and it crashed and said unable to load cars etc. >Yes, I concur. Got the set from that 'project' site and, after >installing, when I selected it under 'player info->car sets' my screen >filled with EGA garbage folks ... there are actually two carsets up on hawaii. The first generation is multicar.zip which is very good and the second is mpcar2.zip which has a few enhancements. Don't expect a bunch of highly detailed flashy cars here tho. These sets are designed for function. First it's a common set so the when I say 'Hey #34 .. let's draft' ... both of our carsets have the same car designated as #34. If you were running say WC96 and I were running BGN96, when I tried to call you by car number, which is easier/shorter when racing, our numbers wouldn't match. Secondly the colors and scheme of the cars has been developed for max visability of both numbers and colors. You won't find any black, gray, or deep colors in the set. As the install problem goes ... remember to make sure that the carset is in a sub dir of the same name ... example: D:\NASCAR\CARS> MPCAR2 <DIR> 03-05-96 10:25p MPCAR2 | -> DRIVERS2 TXT 4,127 04-22-96 9:48p DRIVERS2.TXT MPCAR2 DAT 1,434,661 02-27-96 12:18a MPCAR2.DAT CAR-#S TXT 3,317 02-27-96 1:17a CAR-#S.TXT HOW-TO TXT 9,030 02-27-96 8:57a HOW-TO.TXT If the carset named mpcar2 is in any other subdir than ..\nascar\cars\mpcar2 it's gonna crash. hope this stuff helps. As I understand, an FAQ is being put together for release next week. As soon as it is released I'm sure it will get posted up on websites as well as on hawaii. Jim Warren

>The multicar.zip file needs to go into its own directory. There are >specific instructions in the zip file. >-- >Ed Martin >Papyrus Design Group I am quite familer with the carset process. I have about 30 differnet set right now. It just would not load that one. I had to delete it and rename one of my other sets MULTICARS and then start the game change to a different set leave and then change the set back to its original. In the directory C:\nascar\cars\MUlticars or do you mean C:\nascar\Multicars Gene Gagne

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>>The multicar.zip file needs to go into its own directory. There are >>specific instructions in the zip file. >I am quite familer with the carset process. I have about 30 differnet set >right now. It just would not load that one. I had to delete it and rename >one of my other sets MULTICARS and then start the game change to a >different set leave and then change the set back to its original. In the >directory C:\nascar\cars\MUlticars or do you mean C:\nascar\Multicars

Maybe this goes without saying, but I've found that the name of the directory must match the name of the carset's DAT file EXACTLY. I found out this out the hard way. ========================================================= ==Jim McGuigan Power Switching & Conversion Systems== ==Hanover, PA Baltimore / Washington Field Service== == == ** Hawaii Driver: Knuckle Duster ** *********************************************************