Cart Racing (papy) big letdown

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>You would think that papy would have changed something in the game >besides the name. They couldnt even make the game ipx compatible so that >we could race online. What gives?? Take some time off from you nascar >sim and beef up cart racing a lil bit. >B >PS the book that comes with the game is worth the purchase >the win95 version has horrible sound

The change had nothing at all to do with the game and everything to do with licensing agreements. Think about it. Jack Russell

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>> The change had nothing at all to do with the game and everything to do >> with licensing agreements. Think about it. >> Jack Russell > I have thought about it, but why release the same exact thing??? We have >been waiting for ICR3 for quite a while now. They should have taken more time >and reworked some things that would enable them to sell even more copies.

The reason they had no time to do anything can be summed up in three words. Tony freakin' George. They had to change the package as NOTHING licensed by CART can carry the Indy banner now. So it was, pull the product or change the box. What would you do? Gary -- "If you think there's a solution, you're part of the problem" ...George Carlin

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> > The change had nothing at all to do with the game and everything to do > > with licensing agreements. Think about it. > > Jack Russell > I have thought about it, but why release the same exact thing??? We have > been waiting for ICR3 for quite a while now. They should have taken more time > and reworked some things that would enable them to sell even more copies.

Sorry, but where have you been? The fact that Papy was repackaging ICR2 as CART has been well documented here ... groan ... It's obvious that Papy abandoned ICR2 a long time ago because there are a LOT of updates that could be made ... including 3dfx or at least d3d support... Doug

I picked up CART Racing, mainly for the Rendition version, as I bought a Stealth II card. Managed to get it working, there's a thread here about it, but the in-car view is quite screwy IN THE CAR. Outside the car it's gawgeous!! I had the same problem as Jeff, as I went with installing through W95, which automatically puts ALL 3 versions on your system. I was waiting for a menu.... *sigh* This is really stupid guys. However, if you read this post you can find out that if you just quit to DOS and navigate to the \DOS dir on the CD, each DOS version has a DOS install routine too, which is helpful to know AHEAD of time *sigh* again. Lastly, I have to agree that the book is worth the price of admission. It's fun to read and if you're not a master of setups already, you'll probably learn a thing or three. Even if you don't agree with Steve Smith's methods, the book will rekindle your passion for this sim. He seems to know his stuff, and has a lot of interesting bits about the sim vs. reality, things that weren't modeled, and why things happen... For me, it's worth the cost. Colin Taber Snake Racing

Personally, I think Papyrus has gone as far as they need to with their ICR series. I say let them concentrate on new projects instead of subtly tweaking an already good product. Like, perhaps, speeding up the development of Grand Prix Legends. By the way, does anyone know which tracks will be modelled in GPL? Stephen

Yes....the tracks that were applicable for the 1967 season. They include Kyalami, Monaco, Spa (the long track), Nurburgring (the original 20+ km), Mosport, Watkins Glen, Zandvoort, Le mans (Bugatti circuit), Monza (without chicanes), Silverstone. -- Bruce (at work) (snip) By the way, does anyone >know which tracks will be modelled in GPL? (unsnip)