New Add-On For Nascar2

The motorsports message board at www.sierra.com says there will be a Craftsman Truck Series add-on for Nascar2. The moderator said this not a "regular" poster. Any of you that know Papyrus guys want to fill us in? Brian

Not confirmed one way or another, but Papy had mentioned an interest several months back (late '97 as I remember), but considering the current development of GPL, the swing-over to their next sim (N3), not to mention the recent Cendant fiasco, raises some doubts about whether we'll ever see such a patch. EB apparently has a CTR patch on an October schedule, but I personally think it's been shelved... IMHO, Papy's (or Sierra/Cendant) would be wise to look to the future, instead of beating a dead-horse...N3 will make them attractive to any and all potential buyers (should they decide to sell), and NASCAR Racing is their cash-cow. Cheers! Marc > The motorsports message board at www.sierra.com says there will be a Craftsman > Truck Series add-on for Nascar2. The moderator said this not a "regular" > poster. Any of you that know Papyrus guys want to fill us in? > Brian -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

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> Not confirmed one way or another, but Papy had mentioned an interest > several months back (late '97 as I remember), but considering the > current development of GPL, the swing-over to their next sim (N3), > not to mention the recent Cendant fiasco, raises some doubts about > whether we'll ever see such a patch. EB apparently has a CTR patch > on an October schedule, but I personally think it's been shelved... > IMHO, Papy's (or Sierra/Cendant) would be wise to look to the future, > instead of beating a dead-horse...N3 will make them attractive to any > and all potential buyers (should they decide to sell), and NASCAR > Racing is their cash-cow. > Cheers! > Marc

I for one don't see N2 as a dead horse if that's what you meant. N2, in my opinion is what N1 should have been to start with. It can stand on its own and will be used for years to come by lots of people who can't afford to upgrade their system yet. I'm sure N3 will be great for those with the horses to run it, but a Truck patch would be really good, especially for the tracks. Adding tracks like Topeka, Louisville and Portland where the cars don't go would give a truck league something new to play with. David Martin Director of IVL Producer of RaceSet

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> > Not confirmed one way or another, but Papy had mentioned an interest > > several months back (late '97 as I remember), but considering the > > current development of GPL, the swing-over to their next sim (N3), > > not to mention the recent Cendant fiasco, raises some doubts about > I for one don't see N2 as a dead horse if that's what you meant. N2, in > my opinion is what N1 should have been to start with. It can stand on > its own and will be used for years to come by lots of people who can't > afford to upgrade their system yet. I'm sure N3 will be great for those

Oh, and to add to my own comments, I believe Papyrus/Sierra/"whoever" should seriously think about adding a track editor for N2. David

> I for one don't see N2 as a dead horse if that's what you meant. Not exactly what I meant...N2 (as N1) still remains on my drive to this day, and probably will long after N3 is released. Development- wise though, it's a dead horse. Not really...When N1 was released, it was already way-ahead of just about everything else out there (graphics wise), and set some other new milestones in gameplay...N2, on the other hand, wasn't a big enough step forward - and IMHO was more of a step backwards... ICR2 had already dazzled everyone with Rendition, and 3Dfx was a hot ticket for the future. Papyrus may have been caught off gaurd in regards to 3Dfx, but the N2-Rendition port was a mess and never properly "fixed" (anti-alaising for one). Had Mike Newhall (Papy Rendition guru) remained on the payroll, or perhaps if Rendition had helped out more, N2 *might* have turned out beautifully. Funny...the same system-upgrade-argument is used whenever a new sim hits the streets, and probably why many still run N1. Cheers! Marc -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

> Oh, and to add to my own comments, I believe Papyrus/Sierra/"whoever" > should seriously think about adding a track editor for N2. ...now this is dead horse! ;) -- Marc J. Nelson The Sim Project - http://www.simproject.com * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail *

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> I for one don't see N2 as a dead horse if that's what you meant. N2, in > my opinion is what N1 should have been to start with. It can stand on > its own and will be used for years to come by lots of people who can't > afford to upgrade their system yet. I'm sure N3 will be great for those > with the horses to run it, but a Truck patch would be really good, > especially for the tracks. Adding tracks like Topeka, Louisville and > Portland where the cars don't go would give a truck league something new > to play with.

Yep... Trucks would be cool IF they're can tweak the AI to provide for the aggressive driving styles that the truck boys seem to display. (Sprague vs Hornaday for example.) I didn't think I'd like truck racing... but after watching them for a while... they are really something. Lot's of close racing, and rootin' and gougin' to get to the front. A ball to watch. Andre