GPL you are killing me!!

You know I played the demo for a week or two and thought hey this is pretty cool. Maybe I ought to get the full version so I can race with other cars. I did. $30 for the game. Then I thought hey this would look a lot better with a new video card. It did. $100 for the card. Hey maybe it will be better with a new wheel/pedals. It is.$100. Aside from trying to explain to my wife why I spent this much money for support of a game (why can't women understand?) harder still is believing I just spent my entire day off running hot laps at Monza and the Glen and I am still 3 seconds off the pace. Is this an ***ion or what? I'm trying to figure out a way to get out of work tomorrow so I can get in some more laps. Sanity(?) will prevail though because I have got to make the money to pay for the stuff I just bought. Man I have never felt so good to be so whacked out on something like this. Stick a fork in me..... I'm done ;) Joe

Hehe, I know just how you feel. I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. I've dropped all my flight sims (it's not you, European Air War, it's me...sorry it had to end like this) and have spent hours on this thing, trying to boost my lap times. I'm shopping for a steering wheel and pedals now, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'm all ears. >You know I played the demo for a week or two and thought hey this is pretty >cool. Maybe I ought to get the full version so I can race with other cars. I >did. $30 for the game. Then I thought hey this would look a lot better with >a new video card. It did. $100 for the card. Hey maybe it will be better >with a new wheel/pedals. It is.$100. Aside from trying to explain to my wife

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>why I spent this much money for support of a game (why can't women >understand?) harder still is believing I just spent my entire day off >running hot laps at Monza and the Glen and I am still 3 seconds off the >pace. Is this an ***ion or what? I'm trying to figure out a way to get >out of work tomorrow so I can get in some more laps. Sanity(?) will prevail >though because I have got to make the money to pay for the stuff I just >bought. Man I have never felt so good to be so whacked out on something

like >this. >Stick a fork in me..... I'm done ;) >Joe

Don't feel alone. New logitech wheel, pci usb card, subwoofer/speakers, replacement sb16 after first one died, now sblive value since sb16 sucks, 17" monitor, more ram, new chair, and this fall a new cpu. Then I'll have to divide my time between n3 and gpl. It could be armaggedon day, and I would still just drive to work, drive straight back home and play gpl, well, maybe not if it's armaggedon......then I'd steal a hyperstimulator, take it home, and play gpl. Goodbye outside world. Get this fork outta me, it's making it hard to steer! Brian Fox http://www.geocities.com/~foxman If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. >You know I played the demo for a week or two and thought hey this is pretty >cool. Maybe I ought to get the full version so I can race with other cars. I >did. $30 for the game. Then I thought hey this would look a lot better with >a new video card. It did. $100 for the card. Hey maybe it will be better >with a new wheel/pedals. It is.$100. Aside from trying to explain to my wife

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>why I spent this much money for support of a game (why can't women >understand?) harder still is believing I just spent my entire day off >running hot laps at Monza and the Glen and I am still 3 seconds off the >pace. Is this an ***ion or what? I'm trying to figure out a way to get >out of work tomorrow so I can get in some more laps. Sanity(?) will prevail >though because I have got to make the money to pay for the stuff I just >bought. Man I have never felt so good to be so whacked out on something

like >this. >Stick a fork in me..... I'm done ;) >Joe

Got it a few days ago myself. Terribly hooked. It makes me want to try VROC, and I *hate* playing online games. =) The funny thing is that I totally picked it up on a lark. I thought, "Wow, $15! I hated the demo, but what do I have to lose?!" But like others here, now I want a new steering wheel (or more specifically, a high-grade steering wheel) that I certainly can't afford. Doh! Yeah, and something with a clutch pedal too! =) Neil M. >Hehe, I know just how you feel. I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. >I've dropped all my flight sims (it's not you, European Air War, it's >me...sorry it had to end like this) and have spent hours on this thing, >trying to boost my lap times. I'm shopping for a steering wheel and pedals >now, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'm all ears.

I went out and bought a new CDROM drive because my old one died. JUST TO INSTALL GPL!!! >Don't feel alone. New logitech wheel, pci usb card, subwoofer/speakers, >replacement sb16 after first one died, now sblive value since sb16 sucks, >17" monitor, more ram, new chair, and this fall a new cpu. Then I'll have >to divide my time between n3 and gpl. It could be armaggedon day, and I >would still just drive to work, drive straight back home and play gpl, well,

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>maybe not if it's armaggedon......then I'd steal a hyperstimulator, take it >home, and play gpl. Goodbye outside world. >Get this fork outta me, it's making it hard to steer! >Brian Fox >http://www.geocities.com/~foxman >If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. >>You know I played the demo for a week or two and thought hey this is

pretty >>cool. Maybe I ought to get the full version so I can race with other cars. >I >>did. $30 for the game. Then I thought hey this would look a lot better with

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>>a new video card. It did. $100 for the card. Hey maybe it will be better >>with a new wheel/pedals. It is.$100. Aside from trying to explain to my >wife >>why I spent this much money for support of a game (why can't women >>understand?) harder still is believing I just spent my entire day off >>running hot laps at Monza and the Glen and I am still 3 seconds off the >>pace. Is this an ***ion or what? I'm trying to figure out a way to get >>out of work tomorrow so I can get in some more laps. Sanity(?) will

prevail >>though because I have got to make the money to pay for the stuff I just >>bought. Man I have never felt so good to be so whacked out on something >like >>this. >>Stick a fork in me..... I'm done ;) >>Joe

Heck, I've been playing GPL for about 8 months (including demo) and I am STILL hooked :-) -- Cheers! Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824 1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

me too :) i can lap consistent laptimes at the glen cause i practiced it months before the full game came out :) McKafre De La Rosa (cant wait to arive home and try the ovals in GPL) :) Graeme Nash escribi en mensaje ...

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>>I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. >Heck, I've been playing GPL for about 8 months (including demo) and I am >STILL hooked :-) >-- >Cheers! >Graeme Nash >http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk >ICQ# 11257824 >1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

I bought the game in October 98 then bought a graphic card then upgraded the card then fitted two cards in SLI mode upgraded the motherboard to fit new 450 CPU then bought new F1 sim compact steering wheel then upgraded to F1 sim wheel then went completed stupid and bought a game frame chassis the worst thing apart from impending divorce I get down to 1,31.64 at Silverstone and think that I,am getting there just to find a fast lap site with Graeme Nash in the 1,26 bracket that made me really sick. Regards Bob

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> >I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. > Heck, I've been playing GPL for about 8 months (including demo) and I am > STILL hooked :-) > -- > Cheers! > Graeme Nash > http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk > ICQ# 11257824 > 1998 Xoom GP2 League Champion

% Hehe, I know just how you feel. I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. % I've dropped all my flight sims (it's not you, European Air War, it's % me...sorry it had to end like this) and have spent hours on this thing, % trying to boost my lap times. I'm shopping for a steering wheel and pedals % now, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'm all ears. Without spending too much money on your habit, I would recommend the Thrustmaster SuperSport wheel/pedals combination ($79.95 msrp). If you really need to spend money, you can go up to the $1000+ range. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

$15 bucks? Jeez. I searched all over town for the two weeks prior to its arrival. I bought it at K-Mart for 59.95 + 3 or 4 dollars tax for a total of $63.00 I'm ashamed to say I'd do it again. Very ashamed. Mikey |Got it a few days ago myself. Terribly hooked. It makes me want to try |VROC, and I *hate* playing online games. =) | |The funny thing is that I totally picked it up on a lark. I thought, "Wow, $15! |I hated the demo, but what do I have to lose?!" | |But like others here, now I want a new steering wheel (or more |specifically, a high-grade steering wheel) that I certainly can't afford. Doh!

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| |Yeah, and something with a clutch pedal too! =) | |Neil M. | |>Hehe, I know just how you feel. I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. |>I've dropped all my flight sims (it's not you, European Air War, it's |>me...sorry it had to end like this) and have spent hours on this thing, |>trying to boost my lap times. I'm shopping for a steering wheel and

pedals |>now, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'm all ears. | | |

>On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 02:23:21 -0500 Gault >% Hehe, I know just how you feel. I got the game a week ago, and am hooked. >% I've dropped all my flight sims (it's not you, European Air War, it's >% me...sorry it had to end like this) and have spent hours on this thing, >% trying to boost my lap times. I'm shopping for a steering wheel and pedals >% now, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'm all ears. >Without spending too much money on your habit, I would recommend the >Thrustmaster SuperSport wheel/pedals combination ($79.95 msrp). If you >really need to spend money, you can go up to the $1000+ range. Thanks for the info... I've checked out their web page and it looks alright. Glad to see it has paddles for gear shifts, since that was on my must list. Didn't notice anything about whether it had a split axis, which my flight-sim conditioned brain seems to think is separate controls for braking and acceleration, so that you can do both at the same time. Is this important? It would seem so, but I don't have $1000 burning a hole in my pocket for a ECC wheel setup. $80 US sounds about like my price range at the moment, but I might go a little higher. Later I expect this GPL ***ion will take control of my life and I'll probably start pawning my wife's jewelry and start selling crack on the street to support my habit. :-) I never thought I'd really need a Voodoo card until I got one for this game.

Hi there, and i thought, I just went crazy about GPL, I --> bought an new CPU --> an Herc. Thriller -->an SB Live --> an 19" Monitor --> an new Wheel ( MS FF ) --> new speakers with subwoofer --> because I now compete in an local Network-GPL-League i bought --> an Network-Card --> an Sony headphone... to be continued Just because I got so ecxited about GPL i also created an homepage about it so I bought --> an faster modem --> some books with pictures --> upgraded my online-account, to have more space for my page--> Staroffice to create the frames on my page--> Some Paint proggies to make graphical things for my page-->to be continued.. But there are also some things i bought, but didn't use, because i just don't have the time because of GPL -->Half Life ( no time,altough the first level was great :) --> Colin MC Rae Rally --> Motocross Madness--> Viper Racing --> to be continued... And finaly there are things i normaly would have bought, but just did not because I just dont have the time because of GPL -> Baldur's Gate --> TOCA 2( when it will be out ) --> Alpha Centauri --> to be continued Makes me feel better that I'm not the only one... -- Viele Gr?e, Staabi Meine Grand Prix Legends Homepage: http://home.rhein-zeitung.de/~mstab/

Relax, I just pulled out the fork. Hey, you think you got it bad? I got a whole new computer, 400Mhz, a Monster2 card, a 17" high resolution monitor, a TSW wheel w/dual axis and paddle shifters, new speakers, all just to improve play on GPL. I have no other games installed. I got GPL the day it was released, and have been playing it practically full time ever since. I am retired and will be 70 in October. I don't go to work, I just drive. The only thing that competes with GPL is my new, 99 Miata. Am I getting good? Well, relatively, but no hotdog. I can win untweaked AI races at Monza, but nowhere else. I always start from the back because it's so disheartening to qualify fairly well or even in front, and then repeatedly get punched out when braking. Do these AI need glasses? Working on Spa now. 19th to 11th, (Ferrari) 9th to 4th, also Ferrari, running with top 6 w/Lotus, reeling them in frequently but no wins. Got a PDPI card which was giving me fits, but mysteriously has settled down now so I expect to do better. 8:52 at Nurburg, 1:29 at Monza, 1:06 at WG. I may get a handle on this before I croak. Sam

....."Hi... My name is XXXXX and I am an GPL ***" Geez! It is turning into a GPLholics Anonymous confession forum <G Nafi Coker

Just reading my own message, I realized that it might be construed as insensitive to those who might have real problems. I don't mean to and hope no one is offended :) Nafi Coker >....."Hi... My name is XXXXX and I am an GPL ***" >Geez! It is turning into a GPLholics Anonymous confession forum <G >Nafi Coker

Hey maybe we do need a GPL aholics Anonymous group. It does make me feel a little less nuts knowing I am not the only one that is going overboard for this sim. As an e-mail I received suggested, Here goes.......... Hi, I'm Turbojoe and I am a GPLaholic.

I bought gpl before i bought my computer. and spec'ed my rig to fit gpl. now i just need a damn wheel!

>Got it a few days ago myself. Terribly hooked. It makes me want to try >VROC, and I *hate* playing online games. =) I know how you feel, but VROC is awesome and has to be experienced to be believed. If you have good ping times racing is absolute fun, the best I've had on the machine in years. Consider this: the desire to try VROC got me, the most ardent Windows/Microsoft Hater you'll find in this newsgroup, go through the hassle of installing ISDN support for my tiny windows installation that I have left to play GPL (everything else is Linux, of course). It took me an hour, but it was damn well worth it. ;-) Cheers, Uwe -- Spam-proof e-mail: Uwe Schuerkamp <hoover at telemedia . de> http://www.telemedia.de/~hoover ////// Phone: +49-5241-80-10-66 Best of Scottish Folk: http://home.pages.de/~nsg >>> Blue Ribbon Campaign: Support Free Speech on the Internet <<<

My wife doesnt understand me :-( > ....."Hi... My name is XXXXX and I am an GPL ***" > Geez! It is turning into a GPLholics Anonymous confession forum <G > Nafi Coker

Man, I bought an Abit BH6 motherboard, new ATX case, Celeron 300A tested and clocked to 450 mhz, new SB Live value pci soundcard, and 2 more speakers for the rear, all for GPL and N99. Goodness gracious, whow knows what the next 6 months will bring. -- Don Burnette Palmetto Racing Dburn on Ten > I went out and bought a new CDROM drive because my old one died. JUST TO > INSTALL GPL!!! > >Don't feel alone. New logitech wheel, pci usb card, subwoofer/speakers, > >replacement sb16 after first one died, now sblive value since sb16 sucks, > >17" monitor, more ram, new chair, and this fall a new cpu. Then I'll have > >to divide my time between n3 and gpl. It could be armaggedon day, and I > >would still just drive to work, drive straight back home and play gpl, > well, > >maybe not if it's armaggedon......then I'd steal a hyperstimulator, take it > >home, and play gpl. Goodbye outside world. > >Get this fork outta me, it's making it hard to steer! > >Brian Fox > >http://www.geocities.com/~foxman > >If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. > >>You know I played the demo for a week or two and thought hey this is > pretty > >>cool. Maybe I ought to get the full version so I can race with other cars. > >I > >>did. $30 for the game. Then I thought hey this would look a lot better > with > >>a new video card. It did. $100 for the card. Hey maybe it will be better > >>with a new wheel/pedals. It is.$100. Aside from trying to explain to my > >wife > >>why I spent this much money for support of a game (why can't women > >>understand?) harder still is believing I just spent my entire day off > >>running hot laps at Monza and the Glen and I am still 3 seconds off the > >>pace. Is this an ***ion or what? I'm trying to figure out a way to get > >>out of work tomorrow so I can get in some more laps. Sanity(?) will > prevail > >>though because I have got to make the money to pay for the stuff I just > >>bought. Man I have never felt so good to be so whacked out on something > >like > >>this. > >>Stick a fork in me..... I'm done ;) > >>Joe

How much did i sink ito GPL...Lets recap. Game: $44.95 at CompUSA...64 more MB RAM: $200...Wheel: gift but i would have gladly spent the 70 bucks myself...Assorted accessories: $30. How much more will i spend...3dfx board: $150-200....surround sound: $300-500 (will work with TV too though)...Cable modem/connection: i dunno....ALOT. All in all i think around $1000 in upgrades and the like when im done. Oh yea...$250 for a new chair that i made sure was comfortable for driving. All this and a car payment on a 99 Firebird. Can we say "deficiet spending"? Chris

% >Without spending too much money on your habit, I would recommend the % >Thrustmaster SuperSport wheel/pedals combination ($79.95 msrp). If you % >really need to spend money, you can go up to the $1000+ range. % Thanks for the info... I've checked out their web page and it looks alright. % Glad to see it has paddles for gear shifts, since that was on my must list. % Didn't notice anything about whether it had a split axis, which my % flight-sim conditioned brain seems to think is separate controls for braking % and acceleration, so that you can do both at the same time. Is this % important? It would seem so, but I don't have $1000 burning a hole in my % pocket for a ECC wheel setup. $80 US sounds about like my price range at % the moment, but I might go a little higher. Later I expect this GPL % ***ion will take control of my life and I'll probably start pawning my % wife's jewelry and start selling crack on the street to support my habit. % :-) Yes, the SuperSport has separate axis for the pedals. The downside is that it will only work with pure DOS games that support split axis. However, for Windows based games, you can combine the pedals via the setup applet for the wheel. The pedals have an excellent feel and precision to them. Since 2/3'rds of the steering done in GPL is via the pedals, I think having good pedals is important. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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> You know I played the demo for a week or two and thought hey this > is pretty > cool. Maybe I ought to get the full version so I can race with > other cars. I > did. $30 for the game. Then I thought hey this would look a lot > better with > a new video card. It did. $100 for the card. Hey maybe it will be > better > with a new wheel/pedals. It is.$100. Aside from trying to explain > to my wife > why I spent this much money for support of a game (why can't women > understand?) harder still is believing I just spent my entire day > off > running hot laps at Monza and the Glen and I am still 3 seconds off > the > pace. Is this an ***ion or what? I'm trying to figure out a way > to get > out of work tomorrow so I can get in some more laps. Sanity(?) will > prevail > though because I have got to make the money to pay for the stuff I > just > bought. Man I have never felt so good to be so whacked out on > something like > this. > Stick a fork in me..... I'm done ;)

He he, Joe I know just how you feel..... When I first tried GPL on my old pc (ATX m/b & K6 based) it just wasn't good enough. So I went out and built me a whole new pc, & 17" Monitor) mainly just for GPL (though I *do* use it for other stuff occasionally too). 8-) *Peter* #:-)

The connections in my area suck terribly, but after all that if you say that it was damn well worth it, I've got to give it a try. =) Neil M.

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>>Got it a few days ago myself. Terribly hooked. It makes me want to try >>VROC, and I *hate* playing online games. =) >I know how you feel, but VROC is awesome and has to be experienced to >be believed. If you have good ping times racing is absolute fun, the >best I've had on the machine in years. >Consider this: the desire to try VROC got me, the most ardent >Windows/Microsoft Hater you'll find in this newsgroup, go through the >hassle of installing ISDN support for my tiny windows installation that I >have left to play GPL (everything else is Linux, of course). It took >me an hour, but it was damn well worth it. ;-)

>Yes, the SuperSport has separate axis for the pedals. The downside is >that it will only work with pure DOS games that support split axis. >However, for Windows based games, you can combine the pedals via the >setup applet for the wheel. The pedals have an excellent feel and >precision to them. Since 2/3'rds of the steering done in GPL is via the >pedals, I think having good pedals is important. Thanks again... looks like you've sold me on it, since I don't think I can go too wrong at that price. I think that Thrustmaster owes you a commission! :-)

Hello, Turbojoe! <clap clap clap>

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|Hey maybe we do need a GPL aholics Anonymous group. It does make me feel a |little less nuts knowing I am not the only one that is going overboard for |this sim. | |As an e-mail I received suggested, Here goes.......... | |Hi, I'm Turbojoe and I am a GPLaholic. | |

I just ordered a SuperSport yesterday. My old T1 still works but is getting just too sloppy and my lap times are getting worse. Gpl wore it out! Before Gpl I was an occasional racing sim fan, but now I'm hooked. The stainless steel shaft and bushing on the SuperSport should help it last a long time. I was real tempted to get an ECCI wheel, or a TSW, but I'll give this one a try first. An ECCI wheel would be worth more than my car! It will probably take days or weeks to get used to the paddle shifters, since I'm so used to the stick shifter on the T1. But that is the price of progress. Roy Berube

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> Without spending too much money on your habit, I would recommend the > Thrustmaster SuperSport wheel/pedals combination ($79.95 msrp). If you > really need to spend money, you can go up to the $1000+ range. > -- > **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* > Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=