Viper Racing - Impressions

Hi, I downloaded the Viepr Racing demo last night. So far it's a pretty ***ive little demo! The graphics are nice, and I'am getting over 100 fps on my AMD K6-2 333 with Monster V2! "bumping" the cars out of the way on the sharp corner by the lake is fun! The physics model seems pretty good so far, trying to demolish your car (and opponents) as much as possible is half the fun! The sound is probably the best I've heard in a racing sim in a long time. Has anyone noticed that when your car goes flying into the lake you hear a sound like someone whispering "splash..." when you hit the water! The demo should keep me ocupied until I get my copy of GPL! :) I reserved it this morning, they said it shipped today and that they should have it in next week. (I'am hoping it will be tomorrow) Later, John

Hi John, I found the "sense of speed" to be very poor. My P2/333 64MB Monster1 card is getting 27+ fps. What turned me off was going 100mph only feels like 50mph :"( What "sense of speed" do you get at 100 fps? Jason.

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> Hi, > I downloaded the Viepr Racing demo last night. So far it's a pretty > ***ive little demo! The graphics are nice, and I'am getting over 100 > fps on my AMD K6-2 333 with Monster V2! "bumping" the cars out of the > way on the sharp corner by the lake is fun! The physics model seems > pretty good so far, trying to demolish your car (and opponents) as much > as possible is half the fun! The sound is probably the best I've heard > in a racing sim in a long time. Has anyone noticed that when your car > goes flying into the lake you hear a sound like someone whispering > "splash..." when you hit the water! The demo should keep me ocupied > until I get my copy of GPL! :) I reserved it this morning, they said it > shipped today and that they should have it in next week. (I'am hoping it > will be tomorrow) > Later, > John

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BIG CORRECTION! sorry everyone! when I was playing the game I thought it had a frame counter, so I must have read something on the screen and mistaken it as a frame counter! :) (happens all the time when you are visually impaired!) Anyway, I did the benchmark and I'am getting around 50-60 fps. I'll probably run it a bit longer later to check again and get more accurate numbers. I also discovered the horn ball earlier today! (it's a riot!). I find the sence of speed to be quite far off. When I first ran it, it sort of reminded me of a go kart! :) it is fun though and the physics model does seem to be on the right track, I think they just have to make the pavement appear to move a little faster! With GPL and VR it looks like arcade and sim racers both have something to cheer about this fall. Later, John

Whew, it wasn't just me thinking the pavement moved slower than .... Ciao

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> > Hi John, > > I found the "sense of speed" to be very poor. My P2/333 64MB > > Monster1 card is getting 27+ fps. What turned me off was > > going 100mph only feels like 50mph :"( > > What "sense of speed" do you get at 100 fps? > BIG CORRECTION! sorry everyone! when I was playing the game I thought it > had a frame counter, so I must have read something on the screen and > mistaken it as a frame counter! :) (happens all the time when you are > visually impaired!) Anyway, I did the benchmark and I'am getting around > 50-60 fps. I'll probably run it a bit longer later to check again and > get more accurate numbers. I also discovered the horn ball earlier > today! (it's a riot!). I find the sence of speed to be quite far off. > When I first ran it, it sort of reminded me of a go kart! :) it is fun > though and the physics model does seem to be on the right track, I think > they just have to make the pavement appear to move a little faster! With > GPL and VR it looks like arcade and sim racers both have something to > cheer about this fall. > Later, > John

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