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GPL and logging on

3 posts by 3 people · 24 Apr 1998 - 24 Apr 1998

Dave Smi 24 Apr 1998#406369
Help!!!! everytime I try the GPL demo it logs me onto the net. Why is this? Is there a way of stopping it? If it was designed this way it seems pretty silly to me. Call me crazy but I really like this game, kind of neat for a change to drive a different style racing. Seems like my lap times are way slower than even Nascar(though the track seems similar but a bit different), boy has open wheel racing ever advanced. Anyone have any ideas what tracks will be included with full game, and cars? I don't understand why some people are pissed with this fun little sim. Dave Smith
Sid Chapple 24 Apr 1998#406370
Press the escape key when you get to the Sierra Sports splash screen and you will go to the main menu of GPL.Turn modem off as well. Sid. >Help!!!! everytime I try the GPL demo it logs me onto the net. Why is >this? Is there a way of stopping it? If it was designed this way it seems >pretty silly to me. Call me crazy but I really like this game, kind of neat >for a change to drive a different style racing. Seems like my lap times are >way slower than even Nascar(though the track seems similar but a bit >different), boy has open wheel racing ever advanced. Anyone have any ideas >what tracks will be included with full game, and cars? I don't understand >why some people are pissed with this fun little sim. >Dave Smith
Like Quake, GPL is a network ready game. I recall with Quake that if you have "connect to the internet as needed" checked then Quake, GPL, even Microsoft Outlook! will attempt to connect you to the internet as part of your networking setup. Of course if you uncheck the box you will have to make your dial up connection yourself each time you connect to the 'Net. I have not seen this since I rebuilt my machine with the latest version of Win95, so I guess the problem goes away with OSR2. Anybody confirm this? Cheers Tony

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