Mr. Sokoloff: Undocumented features in ICR2

I upgraded my computer recently, enabling DMA for my rendition card, and I finally got my ICR2 to work properly. 'Properly' does not entirely describe what i think of the game, ICR2 really flies, smooth, oh so smooth, nice graphics, steady frame rate around 30, no sim can give you the impression of speed like ICR2 can... I know there are some special (in relation to Rendition) commands you can use (yeah, like alt-x, alt-r, alt-m), what I would like to ask Sokoloff: Jim, could you give us all rendition-related commands to ICR2? I would like to know both the command line options as well as the in-game commands... I'm sickly worried as to missing something, as this version of ICR2 gives me the goosebumps (you can't enhance something perfect, or can you?) ---Asgeir--- (Long time racing sim devotee, rediscovering ICR2!)

> I know there are some special (in relation to Rendition) commands you > can use (yeah, like alt-x, alt-r, alt-m), what I would like to ask > Sokoloff: > Jim, could you give us all rendition-related commands to ICR2? I would > like to know both the command line options as well as the in-game > commands... I think they're all in the README file. If not, I'm sure others will be able to provide them. (I don't have a Rendition card, so I can't help other than my vague recollections of them being in README.) ---Jim

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> > I know there are some special (in relation to Rendition) commands you > > can use (yeah, like alt-x, alt-r, alt-m), what I would like to ask > > Sokoloff: > > Jim, could you give us all rendition-related commands to ICR2? I would > > like to know both the command line options as well as the in-game > > commands... > I think they're all in the README file. If not, I'm sure others will be > able to provide them. (I don't have a Rendition card, so I can't help > other than my vague recollections of them being in README.) > ---Jim

Here ya go... ***** Rendition Specific Hot Keys ***** Alt-R: Frame rate display toggle. Alt-M: Three-state toggle for mirror: none, medium detail, high detail. Defaults to medium. Anti-aliasing takes place in hi-res mode only. Alt-W: Three-state toggle for weather: day, night, and rain. This is a 'for fun / showing off' feature and is not a realistic gameplay feature; e.g., traction does not change in 'rain' mode. Alt-K: Sky optimization toggle: This defaults to off. Can speed up frame rate at the expense of occasional graphical glitches, especially on the horizon, when viewed at an angle (like at Michigan when on a banked turn). May not be a significant speedup unless you are in Turbo mode and / or running on a track with no textured sky (clouds). Only really useful for showing off "maximum speed mode". [Technically, can causes glitches on any non-textured polygon that spans entire screen horizontally, like when going under some bridges or facing sideways] Alt-A: Anti-aliasing toggle. Anti-aliasing smooths the jagged edges of the graphics on screen. Alt-T: Timer toggle ('Turbo mode'): When the timer is 'off', the physics runs at the frame rate: it will be slower than reality at less than 30 frames/sec, and faster than reality at greater than 30 frames/sec. Advantage of 'off' is when the timer is on, the frame rate cannot exceed 30 fps. Can cause sound problems, especially in big crashes with lots of smoke and dirt where the frame rate becomes low. Should NOT be used in dual / multiplayer mode. This is a 'for fun / showing off' feature only and comes with no warranties. Alt-X: "Maximum Speed Mode": Frame rate display on, mirrors off, sky optimization on, anti-aliasing off, timer off. When toggled off, reverses all these settings, regardless of their previous values (i.e., restores default). -- ================================================= ===--- Patrick O'Neal (PatrickO on Hawaii) ---=== ===------- Shamrock Racing Enterprises -------=== =-- (Remove $#NOSPAM#$ from my reply address) --= =================================================

> Here ya go... > ***** Rendition Specific Hot Keys ***** > Alt-R: Frame rate display toggle. <lots of explaining snipped!!> Are these explainations all BULL or are they for real?? (i mean; Patrick: did u write bulls*** or are these keys for real???) I mean, IF the are..... THEN I better get my ASS moving and RUn down to the retailer and BUY myself a RENDITION CARD !!!! So... are they? -- Ed_ - Norway Cheek Junior Team http//:home.sol.no/solhmrek "Early on, the cars were getting faster and faster. And with good reason: everybody was cheating." - Richard Petty

Yep they all real. The coolest thing is that even the highest detail setting I still got a solid 30fps at pretty much every track with my old P120. -- http://ebusch.akorn.net Edwin Solheim wrote in article

> Yep they all real. The coolest thing is that even the highest detail > setting I still got a solid 30fps at pretty much every track with my old > P120. I'M 'OUTTA HERE!!!!! -- Ed_ - Norway Cheek Junior Team http//:home.sol.no/solhmrek "Early on, the cars were getting faster and faster. And with good reason: everybody was cheating." - Richard Petty

You might want to hold off until the 2nd generation Rendition cards are released, which should be sometime this holiday season. -- http://ebusch.akorn.net Edwin Solheim wrote in article

Hi Eric, There's still no fix for the ICR2-incompatability problem. Ed should still wait, at least to see what develops (if ICR2 is all he's after). If fixed, then he'll have a card that'll run circles around the older v1000 chip!! =) Cheers! Marc

I've seen quotes from someone named BJPapyrus (AFAIK there's no one at Papyrus named BJ or anyone who even has the initials B.J., so take this for what it's worth) saying that the V2000 series cards have problems with V1000 titles that use anti-aliasing. -- http://ebusch.akorn.net Simproject wrote in article

On 19 Sep 1997 20:47:58 GMT, "Edwin Solheim"

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>Are these explainations all BULL or are they for real?? (i mean; Patrick: >did u write bulls*** or are these keys for real???) >I mean, IF the are..... THEN I better get my ASS moving and RUn down to the >retailer and BUY myself a RENDITION CARD !!!! >So... are they?

WHY do you think the group has been raving over ICR-3D since the release of the Rendition cards last fall?!? I may be biased towards "pointy cars", but I think the appearance and frame rate of ICR-3D is *FAR* superior to Rendition-enhanced (bah!) NASCAR2. ICR-3D is THE showcase application for the Rendition cards. Wait 'til you try the Alt-T Turbo mode and are running 60fps and doing 300 mph laps at the one mile ovals. ;) Before you send me UCE, I know what you're thinking... Did he complain to five or six postmasters last month? Now, you must ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do you, punk?