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GP2 : car failure ...

4 posts by 4 people · 26 Jul 1996 - 29 Jul 1996

Tim Chow 26 Jul 1996#329267
Does the car failure options affext just you or all cars? I hadn't seen a car "blow" in many races, then turned on all failures and in the very next race while running second to Hill I was (very) pleasantly surprised to see his engine blow, leaving a long trail of smaoke behind :-) Probably just an oil leak spilling out and burning as he didn't slow much, but plenty to let me pass. Driving behind him with no visibility was a pain though ... but that made me all the keener to see weather effects in GP2 :-( -- Tim Chown | GD Review http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview
Tony Bulloc 27 Jul 1996#329547
To quote from the manual, page 41, Car Realism Menu: "Note: These selections are for the player's car. Computer cars cannot turn them off." Cheers, -- Tony Bullock http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2407 > I hadn't seen a car "blow" in many races, then turned on all failures > and in the very next race while running second to Hill I was (very) > pleasantly surprised to see his engine blow, leaving a long trail of > smaoke behind :-) Probably just an oil leak spilling out and burning > as he didn't slow much, but plenty to let me pass. Driving behind > him with no visibility was a pain though ... but that made me all > the keener to see weather effects in GP2 :-( > -- > Tim Chown | GD Review http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview
said... It hasn't happened to me yet, but others on r.a.s. have had their car fail on them. If there are flames and smoke coming out of Hill's rear, it's an oil leak. If it's just smoke, then it's an engine failure. Either way, it's terminal - or has anyone been able to get to the pits in time to see if oil leaks/blown engines can get fixed? (I've seen computer cars have suspension failures fixed in the pits) Me too! I'd even be satisfied with just the same old mist effect that was in WC/F1GP. -- +------------------+--------------------------------------------+ | G. Warren Abao | Official BBL Jacksonville Jaguars Website: | +------------------++------------------------+------------------+ | SPOOOOOOOOOOON!!! | BBL Jacksonville 1-0 | IFL Chicago 11-6 | +-------------------+------------------------+------------------+
Flames can be an engine failure, they start off like smoke from tyres, then after a while the smoke thickens/darkens and the flames make an appearance. You can have engine failures fixed :( I was tearing round Parabolica when my engine let go. I limped back to my pit stall. 8 seconds later the fire was put out, the engine "fixed" and I`m on my way again! Mark _________________________________ "..every lap I think `Oh bollocks! This is dreadful..`" Damon Hill __________________________________

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