F1GP2-Weather canceled ?

If the rumours from a FIDO-Message is true (the source looked reliable to me, Microprose is gonna cancel the weather changes during the race. They said, it would take too long to implement this feature. If this is true, I'm gonna throw up (Sorry!). Bye, Berny

1) It's true - confirmed. Check Sim Racing News at the URL below 2) How many races did you run in wet weather in F1GP? Not many.... It's disappointing, but not such a big deal. If we want it, we can put pressure for that in the much publicised "update" for later this year. You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ Sim Racing News \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm\::/ \._______\

> You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? > Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! > Cheers! > John I choose track editor, network play, car painter and weather Yves

On Tue, 11 Jun 1996 23:27:42 +0100, John Wallace >It's disappointing, but not such a big deal. If we want it, we can put >pressure for that in the much publicised "update" for later this year. >You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? >Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! Not sure that I agree with you there John. If it was to be dynamic weather (i.e. starting to rain during the race, dry lines developing when it stops, etc) I would put it way above the other features. Many of the best F1 races are where the weather plays a part - adds an extra element to the strategy and tends to lessen some of the power differentials. I'ld also love to try starting a race in all that spray <g> Of course, if weather simply meant grey skys & less traction (as in F1GP) then it's pretty pointless. Richard -- All opinions my own - they're probably wrong... but at least they're mine!

: It's disappointing, but not such a big deal. If we want it, we can put : pressure for that in the much publicised "update" for later this year. : You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? : Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! I know that the actual game hasn't been released yet.. ..but here is my list of preferences.. :) 1) Network play (IPX + maybe TCP/IP) 2) Season 96 (or 97) update (drivers, the car models, etc.) 3) Weather changes (also during the races) If those are added I would gladly pay extra $30 for the update CD-ROM.. Kari.

Does this mean no weather at all, or will we get a varying grey screen for rain again? No wet races would be a nightmare and lose some of the accuracy and appeal of the simulation. Jeff

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>> You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? >> Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! >> Cheers! >> John >I choose track editor, network play, car painter and weather

I vote network play, car painter, track editor and weather

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>> You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? >> Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! >> Cheers! >> John >I choose track editor, network play, car painter and weather >Yves

I choose network play, car painter, weather, and lastly track editor. It's trouble enough to have to master 16 tracks or so. Never mind mastering my own fantasy tracks. Alex =========================================================== Alex Fernandez MTS Lucent Technologies No. Andover, MA email: tel: (508)960-6510 ===========================================================

Ok, I vote for: 1) Network Play; 2) Weather changes; 3) Season 96/97; 4) Car Paint Kit.

: >If the rumours from a FIDO-Message is true (the source looked reliable to : >me, Microprose is gonna cancel the weather changes during the race. They : >said, it would take too long to implement this feature. : 1) It's true - confirmed. Check Sim Racing News at the URL below : 2) How many races did you run in wet weather in F1GP? Not many.... : It's disappointing, but not such a big deal. If we want it, we can put : pressure for that in the much publicised "update" for later this year. : You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? Without any wish to retstart the Sim or Game thread (I will anyway probably :-), doesn't this come down to whether you want to drive F1 without the millions of dollars and risk, or whether you want to play a good game with good graphics and options to make it better for your style? For me there is no question that simulating real driving conditions should come before making Forti cars the right colour for their sponsor of the week. Thomas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Goodricke College http://www.eclipse.co.uk/~tc8935/ University of York YORK, YO1 5DD, UK "God preserve us from religious nutters!"

Hi John, My viewer doesnt support frames (and I cannot get one that does for the moment), and I cant aceess June GP2 sim racing news by FTP either. I cant have access by logging as an anonymous user. Can you rectify that so I can login by FTP and read the GP2 June news? Thanks, Miguel -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Carlos Miguel Santos Cordeiro -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

I would say car painter last. I don't see much point of painting the car and the helmet. Weather and update is a must, same as modem link play. Chris => => >> You choose, weather, track editor, car painter or network play....? => >> => >> Hmmmm, I think "weather" may be last...!! => >> => >> Cheers! => >> John => > => >I choose track editor, network play, car painter and weather => > => >Yves => => I choose network play, car painter, weather, and lastly track editor. => It's trouble enough to have to master 16 tracks or so. Never mind mastering => my own fantasy tracks.

Hi, The menu page doesn't require frames, and you can download the whole issue by FTP from there - just click on the FTP link. It won't look as nice as with frames (you'll need to load up each HTML file separately), but it'll work! The address is in my .sig Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ Sim Racing News \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm\::/ \._______\

Why don't you go download Netscape 3.0 or Internet Explorer? They are free. http://home.netscape.com http://www.microsoft.com Chris => Hi John, => => My viewer doesnt support frames (and I cannot get one that does for => the moment), and I cant aceess June GP2 sim racing news by FTP => either. I cant have access by logging as an anonymous user. => => Can you rectify that so I can login by FTP and read the GP2 June => news? => => Thanks, => => Miguel => -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- => Carlos Miguel Santos Cordeiro => => -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- =>

>>My viewer doesnt support frames (and I cannot get one that does for <snip> <sig. snipped> John, I also have a browser that does not support frames. Would love to download via ftp, but the link does not work. In answer to another's post to this same thread: For some people Windows software is not an option. *Everyone* in the world does not use Microsoft operating???? systems. Thanks in advance John, for your consideration (hopefully) for us poor misguided souls. :) Ralph Ralphw on Hawaii, hope to see you there! /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ /Ralph Williams My real .sig file is in the shop getting repaired.\ /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\

writes I'm a bit confused by that, Netscape isn't a Microsoft product...?! Anyway, load up your browser and enter the following URL :- ftp://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/96jun.zip That should download the ZIP file for you. Then you can load each individual page and read it. I hope it works for you, but I can't help thinking it would be easier just to download eather MSIE 3 or nay of the Netscapes (2, Alpha, 3, 3 Gold, whatever) and see the mag as it should be :) Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ _________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |_________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____:/ Sim Racing News \.____|::|__| \ /_______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \._______\

>writes >>For some people Windows software is not an option. *Everyone* in the world does >>not use Microsoft operating???? systems. >I'm a bit confused by that, Netscape isn't a Microsoft product...?! Did not say that it was a Microsoft product...reread the above..... Tried this, it asks for a login name and a password, anonymous login doesn't seem to work. Went to Netscapes' Web Site..all that is there is a version for Windows and a version for the Mac. Microsoft only has theirs for Windows. Thanks for trying anyway John, seriously, Ralph /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\ /Ralph Williams My real .sig file is in the shop getting repaired.\ /---------------------------------------------------------------------------\

>If the rumours from a FIDO-Message is true (the source looked reliable to >me, Microprose is gonna cancel the weather changes during the race. They >said, it would take too long to implement this feature. >If this is true, I'm gonna throw up (Sorry!). Well if that makes U sick...how about this then... I read from Sim racing news that there will NOT be any wet weather!!! no weather changes at all...the game would have delayed too much if they had implemented wet weather... ...but lets hope we get it later on as an expansion disk with other updates... ...hope Ure still alive :-) Agent .99 Order Form -------------------- For a limited time only, Forte is offering a pre-release version of Agent, called Agent .99, to individuals who wish to purchase our commercial newsreader product. Agent .99 includes all the features of Free Agent plus a multilingual spelling checker and 6 months of technical support via email. By purchasing Agent .99 now, you will also receive a free upgrade to Agent 1.0 when it's available. For more information on this special offer, please see our home page at <http://www.forteinc.com/forte>. --------------------------------------------------------------------- First Last Name ___________________________ Name _________________________ eMail _____________________________________________________________ Street _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ City ________________________ State/Prov.________________________ Zip/Post________________________ Country ________________________ Phone ________________________ Fax ________________________ Quantity Price Subtotal Tax* Total _____ x $29.00 = $_________ + $_________ = $_________ * California residents, please add 7.25% sales tax. [ ] Check (US banks only) [ ] Money Orders (US currency only) [ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express (available after 8/95) Card Number __________________________ Expiration Date _____ / _____ month year --------------------------------------------------------------------- To send us your order by facsimile, fill out this form and fax it to 619.431.6497. If you want to mail us your order, fill out this form and send it to: Agent .99 c/o Forte 2141 Palomar Airport Road Suite 100 Carlsbad, CA 92009 USA Upon receipt of this form, we will process your order and send you a confirmation email within one business day. This email will contain your personalized registration key and directions for downloading Agent .99 from our FTP site. If you have any questions or trouble with this form or with sending

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>Subject: Re: F1GP2-Weather canceled ? >Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 10:38:47 GMT >>If the rumours from a FIDO-Message is true (the source looked reliable to >>me, Microprose is gonna cancel the weather changes during the race. They >>said, it would take too long to implement this feature. >>If this is true, I'm gonna throw up (Sorry!). >Well if that makes U sick...how about this then... >I read from Sim racing news that there will NOT be any wet weather!!! >no weather changes at all...the game would have delayed too much if >they had implemented wet weather... >...but lets hope we get it later on as an expansion disk with other >updates... >...hope Ure still alive :-) > Agent .99 Order Form > -------------------- >For a limited time only, Forte is offering a pre-release version of >Agent, called Agent .99, to individuals who wish to purchase our >commercial newsreader product. Agent .99 includes all the features >of Free Agent plus a multilingual spelling checker and 6 months >of technical support via email. By purchasing Agent .99 now, you >will also receive a free upgrade to Agent 1.0 when it's available. >For more information on this special offer, please see our home page >at <http://www.forteinc.com/forte>. >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >First Last >Name ___________________________ Name _________________________ >eMail _____________________________________________________________ >Street _____________________________________________________________ > _____________________________________________________________ >City ________________________ State/Prov.________________________ >Zip/Post________________________ Country ________________________ >Phone ________________________ Fax ________________________ >Quantity Price Subtotal Tax* Total >_____ x $29.00 = $_________ + $_________ = $_________ >* California residents, please add 7.25% sales tax. >[ ] Check (US banks only) [ ] Money Orders (US currency only) >[ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] American Express (available after 8/95) >Card Number __________________________ Expiration Date _____ / _____ > month year >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To send us your order by facsimile, fill out this form and fax it to >619.431.6497. If you want to mail us your order, fill out this form >and send it to: > Agent .99 > c/o Forte > 2141 Palomar Airport Road Suite 100 > Carlsbad, CA 92009 > USA >Upon receipt of this form, we will process your order and send you a >confirmation email within one business day. This email will contain >your personalized registration key and directions for downloading >Agent .99 from our FTP site. >If you have any questions or trouble with this form or with sending

' i heard that they are implementing weather. As they have done eveything else, so weather should be right up there. cheers, -- Aaron Miles (Aka THE PONTIFF) -- WWW http://www.aardvark.apana.org.au/~pontiff -- Aardvark Internet Australia 03-9886-3800 (Modem)

Well, in the last beta (I mean beta-8), there was no weather! More, someone at SRN says it will be into an update disk -- Paolo Zanetto