I saw the demo running at a Computer Swap Meet today and it looked good,
but the guy who had it set up didn't have the controls out to try it. So I
couldn't work out if the feel of the drive was what I was used to with ICR2
and N2. Looks great on screenshots that I have seen, just wodering if I
might get duped by good covershot material...or if it is totaly a great
game.
It is really great.
> I saw the demo running at a Computer Swap Meet today and it looked good,
> but the guy who had it set up didn't have the controls out to try it. So I
> couldn't work out if the feel of the drive was what I was used to with ICR2
> and N2. Looks great on screenshots that I have seen, just wodering if I
> might get duped by good covershot material...or if it is totaly a great
> game.
Personally.. Carl.. (or Brendon)..
I have it.. I play ALL over racing sims.. and SCGT is up there with the
best.. not THE best..
GPL is .. but SCGT is great fun. BUT.. you should get the patches. sounds
and Physics..... then it ROCKS..
I'm in the middle of a GT2 champs.. and I have a V12 Lambo Diablo Turbo with
about 490 BHP...!!! great fun...
For 40 bucks.. it is great... and well worth it....
If you get it.. buzz me and I'll tell you what you need....
James Pickard,
Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA
> I saw the demo running at a Computer Swap Meet today and it looked good,
> but the guy who had it set up didn't have the controls out to try it. So I
> couldn't work out if the feel of the drive was what I was used to with ICR2
> and N2. Looks great on screenshots that I have seen, just wodering if I
> might get duped by good covershot material...or if it is totaly a great
> game.
I think there are some significant problems with SCGT. It is not a
top-of-the-line product. First, it needs a very fast PC to enjoy all the
graphics, but I guess you expected that. It runs fine on my 200mhz MMX
machine, but slows alot once I start putting opponents on the track. My
in-game graphics options are set in the medium range and I do have a 8mb Voodoo
II card installed.
The main reason I bought it was to run the Sebring, Road Atlanta and Lime Rock
tracks which don't appear to be simulated anywhere else by a retail product.
All the tracks look great. The game deserves credit for that. HOWEVER, you
need to know the cheats (available on the Net) to access them all out of the
box. To me, this is really stupid. I just paid $40 for this thing and I can't
run all the tracks it comes with or use all the cars? What's the point?
Thirdly, a very big mistake in this game is that, when using the in-car view,
at night you have no headlights. I guess they're available in arcade mode, but
then it's not a simulator is it? There are street lights, but no headlights?
What were they thinking?
And as far as the in-car view is concerned, you have a gereric view for all the
cars, i.e. same dashboard. If you want a different dash (and there are better
***pit views available on the internet than the ONE that comes with the game)
you need to download it. Of course, once you download several different
dashes, since only one works in the game at a time, each time you want to
change dashes, you need to fool around renaming files.
I'm happy with the physics, but I also claim no real expertise in assessing
this aspect of the game.
My suggestion is that if you don't need to run a track like Sebring (I was
dying to see this track in a simulator), wait to purchase this game until it
goes on sale or the price drops.
Sounds like you would like it. Physics are a bit more advanced than N2 and not
as stiff as GPL.
Looks great, lots of great cars and tracks. Go to this site and get all the
patches and cheats.
[link lost in import: /***.com/]
Have fun, JM
> I saw the demo running at a Computer Swap Meet today and it looked good,
> but the guy who had it set up didn't have the controls out to try it. So I
> couldn't work out if the feel of the drive was what I was used to with ICR2
> and N2. Looks great on screenshots that I have seen, just wodering if I
> might get duped by good covershot material...or if it is totaly a great
> game.
It's a great sim. But you need ot install the advanced option patch.
Joel Willstein
Its the probably one of the best racing games out there with or without the
patch. But its not a great racing sim.
