GPL - Wonder how much game will slow down when we get all the other cars on the tracks?

Hi, I have enjoyed running the GPL demo on my Pentium 233Mhz system and will be interesting to see if there will be a slow down in computer performance when the rest of the cars are added while racing. Curious question: How many cars raced back in 1967 on each track? I guess we will find out in July. Dave Thayer

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>Date: 4/19/98 7:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time<BR> ><BR> >Hi,<BR> ><BR> >I have enjoyed running the GPL demo on my Pentium 233Mhz system and will<BR> >be interesting to see if there will be a slow down in computer<BR> >performance when the rest of the cars are added while racing.<BR> ><BR> >Curious question: How many cars raced back in 1967 on each track?<BR> ><BR> ><BR> >I guess we will find out in July.<BR> ><BR> >Dave Thayer<BR> ></HTML>

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> Hi, > I have enjoyed running the GPL demo on my Pentium 233Mhz system and will > be interesting to see if there will be a slow down in computer > performance when the rest of the cars are added while racing. There will definitly be a slow down, because AI cars use cpu cycles. How much, we'll have to wait and see... l8er ronny -- How to get rid of censorship in German game releases <http://www.gamesmania.com/german/maniac/freedom/freedom.htm> |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

Well, there will almost certainly be one, but that may be offset by further optimisations. South Africa 18 Monaco 18 Dutch 17 Belgian 18 French 15 British 21 German 25 Canadian 19 Italian 18 US 18 Mexican 23 E&OE <g> Cheers, Richard

Hi! I think gpl isn't even optimized yet. its not a standard demo. Its only alpha. For instance: They wrote Fifa96 on Silicon Graphics machines, which cost over $30.000. Later they reduced the code, so it would even run on a 486dx4/100. And it did ! :-) Bart

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> Hi, > I have enjoyed running the GPL demo on my Pentium 233Mhz system and will > be interesting to see if there will be a slow down in computer > performance when the rest of the cars are added while racing. > Curious question: How many cars raced back in 1967 on each track? > I guess we will find out in July. > Dave Thayer

G'day David, It varied....back then there was no requirement for minimum or maximum numbers. In some countries....South Africa is a good example.....a few of the locals would race as well, occasionally with Formula 2 cars or even with F1 cars fitted with "Formula Libre" engines. For example.....at the Nurburgring in 1966/67, Formula 2 cars mixed in with the F1 cars. However, if you look at the major players in F1 for 1967....... Brabham = 2 cars (Brabham/Hulme) Lotus = 2 cars (Clark/Hill) Ferrari = 2 cars (Amon/Bandini. After Monaco it was Amon/Parkes) BRM = 2 cars (Stewart/Spence) Cooper = 2 cars (Bonnier/Rindt, then Rindt/Rodriguez) Honda = 1 car (Surtees) AAR Eagle = 1 car (Gurney) Rob Walker = 1 car (Siffert) McLaren = 1 car (McLaren) So you are looking at around 14 regulars....maybe up to 16. -- Regards, Bruce.