Need recomendation: ToCa2, SportscarGt, or MGP2?

I have ColinMcRae, NFS3, GP2 and F1rs. I would like to have a _simulation_ with touringcars. What I want is, good physics, nice instrumentation (always drives with dash), and a chance to stay on track after scratching another car. ColinMcRae is Nice, but the Multiplayer is not that good. Maybe because it's rally.. Also I like tarmac racetracks better. NFS3 is way too childish. The amount of 3'rd party addons is very impressive thou, and I think that is certainly a plus. SportscarGt is a EA game, so does anybody know if it is possible to mix NFS3 cars and SportscarGt cars? GP2 is a very nice game. One of the best. F1RS also. Too bad it's so hard to relate to an F1 racer. It would be nice to drive a Volvo or a BMW or such. I must also say, I like F1RS feeling of speed. It really feels like fast driving. So, any recomendations. ToCa2, SportscarGt, or MGP2? Thanks! /Carl R

Definitely SCGT. Go to this site and get the demo, the full version runs much better though [link lost in import: /***.com/] When you get the full version get the patches and editors JM

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> I have ColinMcRae, NFS3, GP2 and F1rs. > I would like to have a _simulation_ with touringcars. > What I want is, good physics, nice instrumentation (always drives with > dash), and a chance to stay on track after scratching another car. > ColinMcRae is Nice, but the Multiplayer is not that good. Maybe because it's > rally.. Also I like tarmac racetracks better. > NFS3 is way too childish. The amount of 3'rd party addons is very impressive > thou, and I think that is certainly a plus. > SportscarGt is a EA game, so does anybody know if it is possible to mix NFS3 > cars and SportscarGt cars? > GP2 is a very nice game. One of the best. F1RS also. > Too bad it's so hard to relate to an F1 racer. It would be nice to drive a > Volvo or a BMW or such. > I must also say, I like F1RS feeling of speed. It really feels like fast > driving. > So, any recomendations. > ToCa2, SportscarGt, or MGP2? > Thanks! > /Carl R

You could probably find Toca (1) at discount bargain prices, I've seen it for as cheap as $10! So perhaps go for both? If your into "Touring Cars" like BTCC or likewise ToCA is the way to go, although SCGT is much more varied and seems to already have several hacks and editors available, and I would imagine it won't be long before folks start creating cars / car sets that will be available for download. Also you could pick up ICR2/Cart Racing and get the Touring car set/patch from "the pits" website www.theuspits.com, again this can probably be found in the bargain bin's for $10. Good luck! Jay J >Definitely SCGT. Go to this site and get the demo, the full version runs much >better though > [link lost in import: /***.com/] When you get the full version get the patches

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>and editors >JM >> I have ColinMcRae, NFS3, GP2 and F1rs. >> I would like to have a _simulation_ with touringcars. >> What I want is, good physics, nice instrumentation (always drives with >> dash), and a chance to stay on track after scratching another car. >> ColinMcRae is Nice, but the Multiplayer is not that good. Maybe because

it's >> rally.. Also I like tarmac racetracks better. >> NFS3 is way too childish. The amount of 3'rd party addons is very impressive >> thou, and I think that is certainly a plus. >> SportscarGt is a EA game, so does anybody know if it is possible to mix NFS3 >> cars and SportscarGt cars? >> GP2 is a very nice game. One of the best. F1RS also. >> Too bad it's so hard to relate to an F1 racer. It would be nice to drive a

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>> Volvo or a BMW or such. >> I must also say, I like F1RS feeling of speed. It really feels like fast >> driving. >> So, any recomendations. >> ToCa2, SportscarGt, or MGP2? >> Thanks! >> /Carl R

i would certainly recommend TOCA2 - though you need a decent machine. Or wait for Official Formula One from EA (again) - looks good and they say you don't need a high spec machine. There is a demo out. Matthew For all your Railroad Tyoon II needs visit U.K. Rail Express at http://rrtii.future.easyspace.com ########################### |#| [~~~~ ######### | |_[]__[_ [~~~~~~~~] [~~~~~~ | ------ ] ] [http://rrtii.future.easyspace.com | ------ ] ] [http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/urc.yorkshire/index.htm { ------- ]__] [http://www.NetcomUK.co.uk/~jmhorton/index.html _|____________]-[________]-[______ /_o o O O o o o o o o o o

I haven't checked lately, go to the site I mentioned. I actually took it back because the physics and ai suck in comparison to GPL. It is a great sim in it's own right. JM > Are there any dashboardhacks?

Carl, No offense--but I wondered why my newsreader hung up for sooooooo long on message 31. Try to avoid posting binaries on this newsgroup. It's part of the Club Rules. Nice shots, tho'. DK

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> John, do you know if somebody is working on a > Hochenheim? Martini Racing. > Or if there is a BMW M1 out there somewhere? > I think really this game looks good. > Carl

BW, and other RAS folks will chime in here: was the M1 a successful racer? I had a period where I simply stayed away from racing news, and missed much of that. DK

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> John, do you know if somebody is working on a > Hochenheim? Martini Racing. > Or if there is a BMW M1 out there somewhere? > I think really this game looks good. > Carl

Are there any dashboardhacks?

I actually haven't tried GPL. Is it that good? I know there was much talk about it when it was released, but I did think the other games would catch up with it. Carl

No, only competing itself.. That doesn't matter, since it looks so great. Also I think that there are so few makes i even more appelling. Talking about nice cars: De Tomaso Panthera GTO (with the old bodyworks). That is also a hairy one. Carl (I hope some gamedesigner reads this.. ..and in that case don't forget the Porsche 935 Flachbau)

>I actually haven't tried GPL. Is it that good? >I know there was much talk about it when it was released, but I did think >the other games would catch up with it. >Carl You have missed some good racing man. This is without doubt the best racing simulator right now. /Magnus

Official Formula 1 Racing is a Video Systems/Eidos game - I think I read a rumor of an actual EA F1 game, though, but that wouldn't be for a while.