Queries? Questions? They've all been used before...
Anyway, r.a.s. is such a great place I would be surprised if you don't have the
answers to these little teasers...
ICR2 > N2 track converter:
- Why are some things not converted? Like the palm trees at Longbeach. I guess
it's because I have the "Free" version - is there a way around this?
- Is it possible to change more tracks than just Portland, Long Beach and
Cleveland?
- Why do I have to pay for it (the converter, not anything else "it" might
refer to :)? :-)
Daytona & Brickyard tracks:
- I found them on the net and they're great! Are they legal? :o)
- Why won't Ctrl-V work when I enter the replay mode, and why is the first
camera the Rear Bumber cam? I have to cycle all the way thru to get the TV
camera!
- When will NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition be available in Europe (or more
importantly, the United Kingdom :o)
- How do I go fast without wearing out my tyres too much on the short-ovals?
- How do I setup a stockcar!? :o)
NROS:
- Is it possible to log onto TEN/NROS for free, just to watch - y'know, turn
Sim Racing into a spectator sport? :-)
- Is it expensive? What are the prices?
Sorry there's a lot here, but some ppl like that, here!
Cya,
Rob Swindells, your friend in need!
>ICR2 > N2 track converter:
>- Why are some things not converted? Like the palm trees at Longbeach. I guess
>it's because I have the "Free" version - is there a way around this?
I would suspect it is because the converter doesn't convert these items
(because it is supposed to be fully functional for those tracks).
Yes apparently if you buy it.
Because the preson who wrote the converter program apparently wants
the money. I guess I would not be thrilled to pay good money for a converter
I will use once and find out that it didn't convert everything.
I almost think they were independantly written so they probably
are. I noticed the palette at the indy track is a little "off" compared
to the rest of the tracks in NR1999. So I have my suspecions that
at least indy was built from scratch. Honestly though I have no idea
and I am just guessing because indy wasn't perfect. Indy sure is a
hard place to drive around traffic though :-)
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I am not entirely sure why, there are many file structure difference
between the two games. Have you checked the readme? It may be listed
as a problem in there.
Yes, the full version will convert every single track, and I believe
it works with N1999 fine.
Well, I can only say that the amount of work put in to achieve what
seems like a very straight forward utility, is far beyond that of the
average util, with no disrespect to the average util maker.
Daytona will only ever be Tally, unless someone manages to jemmy open
a window in the cover of darkness at the DIS exhibition and gets the
track made by Papy for the Daytona corp for use for visitors. All the
same, we'd all be happy as the file and news flooded through the Net
until Daytona kicked in the legal stuff meaning prolly no Daytona for
NRacing ever..
I can't remember the last word with Indy. It is not available (the
track was an add on for Indycar1 which has slowly been converted
through the sims) so I think it can be distributed, but you have to
find it, and people should not be seen offering it..
'Cas it's Shift-V? Presuming that's a typo, I don't know..
Last I heard February. After GPL, "?" knows what SierraUK will do to
it (the GPL UK box is pap compared to US IMO, as is adding the
"security feature") Sierra Online US will ship it out to you for free,
just order online at $49.99 or whatever it is, and you will only be
charged that converted to , no shipping, but it takes around 3 weeks.
Still, order soon for a nice Christmas present.
Use brakes not steering lock and the RF. That's how I learnt... Never
pull the wheel past a certain distance, 10 o'clock here. Work the rest
with the pedals.
Go to recognised sites like www.team-lightspeed.com, get theirs and
see what you think.. Then I'm afraid it's a case of making small
changes and running a few laps to see what the differences are.
Although N2 can allow this, you only enter races to race, thus it
would kill your rankings. But then you are asking whether you can just
get on, well, you need a TEN id just to get near a race. It may be
more than possible in N2000/N3.
Well, from the UK, like me, you'll need to get an ISP like Pipex or
Demon rather than AOL. So if you want to keep AOL that'll mean another
14 a month. You *should* be able to get a TEN accout now on a
VISA/Mastercard, requiring a international call to get that sorted.
Pay bulk rate and it's roughly 24 for 3 months, using 1.66 as the
currency ratio. That's 8 a month or 2 a week. Add onto that the more
than likely possibility of extra phone charges. With BT you can get
ISP calls down to .6p off peak weekend.
Hope that helps. Let us know if you decide to make it on to TEN, but
to be honest GPL is here and if you can get a handle on that, it's a
lot cheaper and easier to get onlining.. and there's tons more UK
players.... But if you are passionate about the ovals..... there's
nout better than NROS/TEN. :))
Cheers.
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