When we race in remote link and I am in the pits and try to go to the
"Car setup" we both get the message on the screen:
"Waiting for Pause" or "Pause requested" and I am unable to access the
Car setup.
Is this a bug or has anyone a logical explanation for this?
Pls reply also by email.
Olaf.
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Olaf Leenders
Brussels, Belgium
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> When we race in remote link and I am in the pits and try to go to the > "Car setup" we both get the message on the screen: > "Waiting for Pause" or "Pause requested" and I am unable to access the > Car setup. > Is this a bug or has anyone a logical explanation for this? > Pls reply also by email. > Olaf. > ------------------------------------------------- > Olaf Leenders > Brussels, Belgium: When we race in remote link and I am in the pits and try to go to the
: "Car setup" we both get the message on the screen:
: "Waiting for Pause" or "Pause requested" and I am unable to access the
: Car setup.
: Is this a bug or has anyone a logical explanation for this?
Well, here's a perfect example of how you CAN go into the garage when the
other player is on the track. This is not a bug.
The two messages mean the same thing, but are displayed as follows:
The car IN THE PITS tries to go into the garage. A message is displayed
as "Waiting for Pause...". This just means it can NOT go into the garage
until the other player allows you to do so. This does NOT mean he must
enter the garage WITH you.
The car ON THE TRACK then gets the message "Pause Requested". This just
means that the other driver is waiting for the garage menu. At the
convenience of the driver ON THE TRACK, just press Pause (ie space bar or
letter "P" depending on control setup).
Once the driver on the track presses pause, the person in the pits goes
into the garage and can do whatever he wants to his car. He can change
any part, load new setups, save setups, whatever.
While this is happening, the person on the track is whistling the Jeapordy
tune and sees the message (something like) "other player in car setup".
When the player is done from the setup menu and returns to his***pit,
BOTH messages change to just "Pause". At this point, the driver ON THE
TRACK should select unpause and continue his flyer.
The reason the person on the track pauses/unpauses is because HE is the
one on the flyer. He doesn't want you to pause him in the middle of a
corner or in the braking zone. ANY player can pause the game at ANY time,
so you need to be aware that the other guy might be in the middle of
something. ;)
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> : When we race in remote link and I am in the pits and try to go to the > : "Car setup" we both get the message on the screen: > : "Waiting for Pause" or "Pause requested" and I am unable to access the > : Car setup. > : Is this a bug or has anyone a logical explanation for this? > Well, here's a perfect example of how you CAN go into the garage when the > other player is on the track. This is not a bug.: Why the need to pause the game in the first place?!? ICR2 and NASCAR
: allow the other player just keep on flying whilst the other's in the
: garage, doing whatever (s)he pleases ...
Quite simple. Papyrus knows how to handle modem racing with minimul
packets, but Goeff Crammond does not.
The frame rate in F1GP and GP-II is pathetic over a real modem connection
(not null-modem).
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>When we race in remote link and I am in the pits and try to go to the >"Car setup" we both get the message on the screen: >"Waiting for Pause" or "Pause requested" and I am unable to access the >Car setup. >Is this a bug or has anyone a logical explanation for this? >Pls reply also by email. >Olaf. >------------------------------------------------- >Olaf Leenders >Brussels, BelgiumI'm going to upgrade somewhere down the road (holding out for the
right pentium pro) but in the mean time is it worth dropping money
on this product in my current position. My machine is fast for an old
system.
Any advice would be appreciated.
JP Zorn
>I'm going to upgrade somewhere down the road (holding out for the
>right pentium pro) but in the mean time is it worth dropping money
>on this product in my current position. My machine is fast for an old
>system.
>Any advice would be appreciated.
>JP Zorn
I have an AMD 486-4/120 & I'd say NO. To get decent race-time frame
rates I have to only turn on smoke in the mirrors, only texture
objects, & select Low detail - even then the start of a race is just
plain ridiculous!
Austin, Tx http://www.realtime.net/~indyfan/
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Scott Pruett 1996 PPG Cup Champion!
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I hear that the Pen-Pro does not run GP2 well as its a DOS program
& the Pro hates DOS ??
Rob
I've got a 486-66 vlb and it's only barely playable.
I've got all textures off, no optional objects in mirrors, no
trackside detail.
At that, I can get 18 fps and processor at 120% at best! It's
lots of fun to practice (decent frame rate, no obvious
slowdowns), but the races are pretty useless (lots of severe
slowdowns).
Like you, I'm getting a Pro-200 in 2 weeks. From what I've
read, the Pro *can* be slightly slower than the equivalent
Pentium for graphics-intensive tasks due to a small, internal
architecture change. There is, however a utility program
"FASTVID"(?) than overcomes the problem and restores the
highspeed video.
Here's hoping...
See my post 'GP2 - Performance with AMD 586 133?'
I don't see the problem. You're going to get a PPRO, and it will *certainly* be
playable on that one. You could just as well get it now then and if it isn't as
playable as you expected, just leave it on the shelves until the new machine
arrives! :-)
BTW: I have a DX2/66 VLB Cirrus Logic Videocard, and practice is very playable
(if you forget about detail, that is) Race can be made playable when you set the
actual framerate to about 14 when the estimated is >20. It sounds like this
should terrible, but it's quite reasonable actually...
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> I hear that the Pen-Pro does not run GP2 well as its a DOS program
> & the Pro hates DOS ??
> Rob
Oh please. Stop with that already :-)
: I'm going to upgrade somewhere down the road (holding out for the
: right pentium pro) but in the mean time is it worth dropping money
: on this product in my current position. My machine is fast for an old
: system.
: Any advice would be appreciated.
It works OK on a DX4 100 with 16 meg in High res with no detail or low res with
most detail on. It certainly works fine in Practice, and OK after first lap
(ie. when it has cached lots of the game)of a race. I reackon buy it, its lots
a fun!
"The Wheel Weaves as The Wheel Wills" R. Jordan
The Durian.
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