Can GP2 be made easier?

No flames please, but us older guys could use a break on the difficulty level of GP2 (the old reflexes aren't what they used to be). I was fairly competitive with the old World Circuit 1 game, but in GP2 I'd like to slow down the other drivers just a bit so I'm not always acting as a backmarker, rolling chicane, or whatever else you would like to call it. Do any of the downloadable utilities address this aspect of the game settings? Doug Gordon

No flames please, but us older guys could use a break on the difficulty level of GP2 (the old reflexes aren't what they used to be). I was fairly competitive with the old World Circuit 1 game, but in GP2 I'd like to slow down the other drivers just a bit so I'm not always acting as a backmarker, rolling chicane, or whatever else you would like to call it. Do any of the downloadable utilities address this aspect of the game settings? Doug Gordon If you go into the Advanced Setup and change your driver skill to beginner it will slow the other guys down a bit...

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> No flames please, but us older guys could use a break on the difficulty > level of GP2 (the old reflexes aren't what they used to be). I was fairly > competitive with the old World Circuit 1 game, but in GP2 I'd like to slow > down the other drivers just a bit so I'm not always acting as a backmarker, > rolling chicane, or whatever else you would like to call it. Do any of the > downloadable utilities address this aspect of the game settings? > Doug Gordon

I'm no expert either, but there are editor utilities on the Web that change the BHP of the other drivers cars. Try some at Pieter's GrandPrix 2 Home Page. http://cervino.vol.it/GP2/ Cordially, Buddha --------------65757E36CC Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Base: "http://cervino.vol.it/gp2/" <BASE HREF="http://cervino.vol.it/gp2/"> <HEAD><TITLE>404 Not Found</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY><H1>404 Not Found</H1> The requested URL /gp2/ was not found on this server. </BODY> --------------65757E36CC--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC4460.4255CE00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Yes, it's cheating but hey... Download the Steve young GP2 editor and increase your own horsepower and kick some ... Try my page for it. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4211/gp2util.html ------=_NextPart_000_01BC4460.4255CE00 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#E8E8E8"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial Narrow">Yes, it's cheating but = hey...<br>Download the Steve young GP2 editor and increase your own = horsepower and kick some ...<br>Try my page for = it.<br><br>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/4211/gp2util.html<br><br><b= r></p> </font></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_01BC4460.4255CE00--

Yes, if you use one of the editors out there you can either give the other cars and drivers less bhp and grip, or you can give your car and driver more bhp and grip. Some people consider this cheating though!!!!! There is no substitute for plain old practice....... d:~) #:~> **Peter**

exactly at what level are you playing??

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>Yes, if you use one of the editors out there you can either give the >other cars and drivers less bhp and grip, or you can give your car and >driver more bhp and grip. >Some people consider this cheating though!!!!! >There is no substitute for plain old practice....... >d:~) >#:~> **Peter**

Yes. And yes, there are editors out there to change every performance aspect you could dream of. Look for Grand Prix 2 Editor by Steven Young. JOH =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= When everything else failed, we can still become im- mortal by making an enormous blunder.... John Kenneth Galbraith =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

: No flames please, but us older guys could use a break on the difficulty : level of GP2 (the old reflexes aren't what they used to be). I was fairly : competitive with the old World Circuit 1 game, but in GP2 I'd like to slow : down the other drivers just a bit so I'm not always acting as a backmarker, : rolling chicane, or whatever else you would like to call it. Do any of the : downloadable utilities address this aspect of the game settings? I just took it off ACE mode.. The other cars are much slower and are so dumb.. -- +----/-\|)/-\|^|--tfn helpdesk volunteer---end-user-comittee-member-----+ | web: http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~cp845 .`or bad but thinking makes | +-----------------------------------------.'it so.--Hamlet--------------+

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>: No flames please, but us older guys could use a break on the difficulty >: level of GP2 (the old reflexes aren't what they used to be). I was fairly >: competitive with the old World Circuit 1 game, but in GP2 I'd like to slow >: down the other drivers just a bit so I'm not always acting as a backmarker, >: rolling chicane, or whatever else you would like to call it. Do any of the >: downloadable utilities address this aspect of the game settings? >I just took it off ACE mode.. The other cars are much slower and are so >dumb..

It is not actually that hard. The answer could possibly lies in the setup (or/and a good device for driving). When I first switch to GP2 and GP1, I can't seem to do a reasonable lap times, but with good setup everything seems to be in place. Besides, the realism in GP2 can't be compared to those in GP1 and running in ACE mode is really competitive, which is good. Alternatively, look for utilities from the net - performance editor, where you can actually adjust computer cars horse power and the drivers' aggressiveness (sorry I can't remember the address)

I too have experienced this problem after winning the championship on ACE level in GP1 and doing it again with the AI grip increased. I can't seem to get decent lap times in GP2, at semi-pro level, usually the best I can qualify is 10th. I used setups from the web for GP1, and use pre done setups for GP2 also, but I just can't get the car to be competitive, what am I doing wrong?? MarkH World Motor Sport Schedules - http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~n6151060

> >: No flames please, but us older guys could use a break on the difficulty > >: level of GP2 (the old reflexes aren't what they used to be). I was fairly > >: competitive with the old World Circuit 1 game, but in GP2 I'd like to slow > >: down the other drivers just a bit so I'm not always acting as a backmarker, > >: rolling chicane, or whatever else you would like to call it. Do any of the > >: downloadable utilities address this aspect of the game settings? Enough of this I'm fadin' shit Doug. :-) I'm 40ish and won a couple of full length ace races. Lock yourself in your room, dont let the missus interrupt, use the full length Aida Qual/Race setups attached from the excellent Eric Cote site at http://infoweb.magi.com/~ericcote/gp2menu.html ( fine-tune to taste ) Turn off ALL aids except F5 to learn the track, and put in 200 practice laps, then, after a short rest, <g> turn off F5, setup for 3 stops, and go for it !! Happy Lappin Phil -- "Don't look back - they may be gaining on you !!" ************************************************** http://www.magna.com.au/~mohair/ MMI69D0$G$.254=+4-[5B2F)J4'1B8%!7%Q=G`0)F9C8V=G9>7FYN$1$;FY24 #```` ` end end begin 600 aida.zip MMI69D0$G$."34=(T,+-F2F)L, &+L+,S`0$S,PL+%Q</#S^_D%!45%-33(R) ` end

But whats the point in that, no sense of achievement if your car is more powerful than everyone else. I always try to adjust the powers of the AI cars so that the fastest of them has the same BHP as me, then I know I will have someone in a car capable of beating me. MarkH World Motor Sport Schedules - http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~n6151060