Grand Prix 2

After testing most all of the latest racing sims, I still conclude that Grand Prix 2 is far and away the finest race sim ever built! Monaco GP is pretty good (you need a good setup at each track and grip is not as good as GP2) , F1 Championship by Pysnosis is marginal (crappy detail), Nascar 2 is to time consuming, Indycar2 rates as second best in overall quality. I'm using a PII w/ 128 meg ram, Matrox Millinium AGP w/Canopus 12 meg 3d and Microsoft force feedback wheel (it's pretty good) Only problem is lack of being able to setup the buttons and shift paddles.

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> After testing most all of the latest racing sims, I still conclude > that > Grand Prix 2 is far > and away the finest race sim ever built! Monaco GP is pretty good > (you > need a good setup at each track and grip is not as good as GP2) , F1 > Championship by > Pysnosis is marginal (crappy detail), Nascar 2 is to time consuming, > Indycar2 rates as second best in overall quality. I'm using a PII > w/ 128 > meg ram, Matrox Millinium AGP w/Canopus 12 meg 3d and Microsoft > force > feedback wheel (it's pretty good) > Only problem is lack of being able to setup the buttons and shift > paddles.

I am a *BIG* GP2 fan, but you are making a very inaccurate statement by saying GP2 is *still* the best sim ever built!!! Especially considering that you seem to have missed out the latest major sim release, namely GPL. GP2 was probably the best sim on its release, and for a while afterwards, F1RS and its newer incarnation, MGPRS2 are probably the best *modern* F1 sims at present. Almost universally accepted as *the* sim of the day, is.....GPL. And you really underline your absurd remark, by including F1 Racing by Pysnosis as a sim!!! Next time, *THINK* before you post such a sweeping statement. 8-) *Peter* #:-)

You can set them up just fine using the utility included with the wheel. You create profiles assigning different keyboard functions to each button. This is necessary, for example, in getting the "paddles" to act as shifters in N1999. ~dx "religion is remedial spirituality" ---== http://www.newsfeeds.com - Largest Usenet Server In The World! ==---

> Only problem is lack of being able to setup the buttons and shift > paddles. You can setup the MS FF paddles in GP2, using the Sidewinder profile activator. Create a new profile with buttons 7 and 8 being the Space and Alt keys, and activate the profile when starting GP2. remember to deactivate the profile before starting other games. In GP2's control configuration, set Space and Alt as your gear change buttons. Only problem is you will no longer be able to use Space to pause, and therefore won't be able to see instant replays. You can use the Pause/Break key to pause the game. If anyone has a better way of doing this (so I can have my instant replays back) I would appreciate a response. Ian

Wow! Terribly misleading for those just getting into this thing! If simulation is what you seek, Grand Prix Legends (aka GPL) is where it's at, by a laughable margin! Just don't expect to be fast early!