I know this is probably too late to be included in GPL, but what about N3,
or any other racing game in the future:
How about a user programmable split time component of the instant replay.
You would have two (or more, preferably) markers that you could "place" at
any point on the track when viewing a replay. A split time would be
displayed using the markers as the start/stop points are passed.
This would allow us to be able to better compare replays and see where one
driver is faster through a given segment than me (if that were to EVER
happen!!). I know that Ed Solheim has manually compared his GPL replay times
to Dave Mansell's record lap replay at the Glen, but this is a slow and
cumbersome task - he uses his stopwatch and takes an average from three
readings to get times for each track segment. If Papyrus was to add the
above feature to GPL, it would be a sim racer's dream***true.. :-)
Check out Ed's GPL side-by-side segment comparison at his "Driving Tips"
section of his excellent GPL page, "The Paddock":
[link lost in import]
doktorB
