GPLSPyGirl v0.4 -- new release

Hi! GPLSpyGirl v0.4 has just been posted in alt.binaries.simulators.autos : - many enhancements & many less bugs - support for add-on tracks - a new feature (player advance) Have fun ! Olivier & Christophe :-)

Sounds great ... though can you also post a URL where I can get it from. thanks Regards, David Mocnay ps. I'm not sure if you know this, but in the old version of SpyGirl I noticed that the 2nd car would always lose it's ride-height information. Is that fixed as well?

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>Hi! >GPLSpyGirl v0.4 has just been posted in alt.binaries.simulators.autos : >- many enhancements & many less bugs >- support for add-on tracks >- a new feature (player advance) >Have fun ! >Olivier & Christophe >:-)

Hmmm... tried on 3 different news servers, but it isn't in the alt.binaries.simulators.autos group.... Can anyone repost it please? PS What I really would like to have in Spygirl is the option to start the two cars on exactly the same spot for a perfect comparisson, or is this technically very hard to do / impossible? Thanks, Andre

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>Sounds great ... though can you also post a URL where I can get it from. >thanks >Regards, >David Mocnay >ps. I'm not sure if you know this, but in the old version of SpyGirl I noticed >that the 2nd car would always lose it's ride-height information. Is that fixed >as well? >>Hi! >>GPLSpyGirl v0.4 has just been posted in alt.binaries.simulators.autos : >>- many enhancements & many less bugs >>- support for add-on tracks >>- a new feature (player advance) >>Have fun ! >>Olivier & Christophe >>:-)

Thanks. You can download it from "Schubi's hotlap" at http://gpl.gamesmania.com. This site has the fastest webmaster of the world ! Files are on his (very nice) website before you've pushed the "send mail" button ... Yes i know this, but i believe it is a problem in GPL itself. The second car is actually a simulation of a "networked car" in the merged replay, and those are handled differently by GPL (ride height is not stored the same way). We are quite confident that we convert ride-height correctly, but GPL seems to always put networked cars nose not as high as it should be ... For example, try to merge the same car of the same replay and you will see this problem ... Olivier

Hmmm... tried on 3 different news servers, but it isn't in the Look at http://gpl.gamesmania.com Sorry this is not possible .. Replays do have no more than 36 frames per sec, so cars can not be synchornized very well when they go fast : 1/36s at 300 km/h means something like 2,3 meters at worst

Andre, I noticed the same thing, that would be a nice enhancement. Joe > PS What I really would like to have in Spygirl is the option to start > the two cars on exactly the same spot for a perfect comparisson, or is > this technically very hard to do / impossible?

I read these lines over and over again but I really don't understand it.... Perhaps you misunderstood me? What I meant is that I would like to see both cars starting on exactly the same spot. Then I would be able to see who reaches the first corner first, how big the gap is between both cars at the second corner etc. I don't see what this has to do with frame rates.... Can anyone tell me what I'm missing here? Andre

I think what Andre wants is the ability to start two cars together at any point on the track not just the start finish line. I can compare myself with a fast lapper in the first couple of turns but by the time I get to the last few he is so far ahead I can learn little. Great program as it is though.

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>>Andre, I noticed the same thing, that would be a nice enhancement. >>Joe >> PS What I really would like to have in Spygirl is the option to start >> the two cars on exactly the same spot for a perfect comparisson, or is >> this technically very hard to do / impossible? >>Sorry this is not possible .. Replays do have no more than 36 frames per >>sec, so cars can not be synchornized very well when they go fast : >>1/36s at 300 km/h means something like 2,3 meters at worst >I read these lines over and over again but I really don't understand >it.... >Perhaps you misunderstood me? What I meant is that I would like to see >both cars starting on exactly the same spot. Then I would be able to >see who reaches the first corner first, how big the gap is between >both cars at the second corner etc. >I don't see what this has to do with frame rates.... >Can anyone tell me what I'm missing here? >Andre

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Ok seems like is misunderstood your request ... bad english you know ... Synchorizing two cars on a specific spot would be simple in the absolute, but how would you want to specify this spot in the GUI (corner's name ?, gear change ?) A way to do this would be that one player make a lap (as slowly as you want) where he would specify spot points with his arm (putting his arm up would mean "hey i want a spot just here") ; so SpyGirl could use this "reference" lap to propose spot points ... Anyway SpyGirl v0.4 give you some way to do "spot comparison". For this you just have to do a merge, then compare (with your eyes :-)) the time gap between the cars at the starting spot, then make a new merge using "right player advance" with a shift equal to the time gap between the cars at the spot Not sure i was crystal clear, but i tried :-) Olivier PS: can you also email me for the response, cause i will not be at home in the next 4 days ...

Olivier, With the previous versions of Spy Girl the first car started exactly at the start/finish line, the other car started about 2 cars length behind the s/f line, thus making a good comparison impossible. But the new version (0.4) works perfect, both cars start at the s/f line. Just what I wanted! Thanks, Andre On Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:32:25 +0200, "Olivier Gosseaume"

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>Ok seems like is misunderstood your request ... bad english you know ... >Synchorizing two cars on a specific spot would be simple in the absolute, >but how would you want to specify this spot in the GUI (corner's name ?, >gear change ?) >A way to do this would be that one player make a lap (as slowly as you want) >where he would specify spot points with his arm (putting his arm up would >mean "hey i want a spot just here") ; so SpyGirl could use this "reference" >lap to propose spot points ... >Anyway SpyGirl v0.4 give you some way to do "spot comparison". For this you >just have to do a merge, then compare (with your eyes :-)) the time gap >between the cars at the starting spot, then make a new merge using "right >player advance" with a shift equal to the time gap between the cars at the >spot >Not sure i was crystal clear, but i tried :-) >Olivier >PS: can you also email me for the response, cause i will not be at home in >the next 4 days ...