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Frame rate question

9 posts by 7 people · 27 Jul 1999 - 07 Aug 1999

Sorry for the newbie question -- but I just started playing GPL and I wondered how you can find what framerate you are getting? Thanks Lauren
Neil Raine 27 Jul 1999#482782
> Sorry for the newbie question -- but I just started playing GPL and I > wondered how you can find what framerate you are getting? Press Alt-F while on the track. Alternatively, RTFM! ;-)
Thomas Fo 27 Jul 1999#482783
Once you're in your car, press ALT+F. The maximum frame rate is 36 however.
GPL manual has many pages, but....who reads those useless manuals? There isn't even anything useful for setting up your car...BURN Papyrus BURN! Next time it _SHOULD_ be explained in manual what actually happens to your car when you modify car setups. Now it isn't explained, so we sort of "ask someone if someone would know" !?!?!? There is menus and a lot of other "very easy-next to useless" things explained, but nothing from doing actual setups to your car, which is _most_ important information in GPL IMO and I think many of the buyers have cursed this. Why did I buy this game, if I didn't get anything _material/informational_ extra for putting my money in it? I hope this issue is corrected in your next game. Think about this: GPL is difficult to drive for a rookie who just bought the game, but how can he make driving easier for him if he don't know what he should do...and then he tells his buddies that "this game sucks", because he can't stay in the track. At least Papyrus made better default setups to patch. I haven't tried them, but I assume they are easier to drive. >> Sorry for the newbie question -- but I just started playing GPL and I >> wondered how you can find what framerate you are getting? >Press Alt-F while on the track. >Alternatively, RTFM! ;-)
You bought the game to have a legal copy of said copy and to make sure that Papyrus has cash flow to continue developing said high end quality racing simulations for us to enjoy. And besides, the manual was pretty darn good for it being a game manual. If you want bad manuals, look at EA SBK or SCGT or even Viper Racing for bad and uninformative manuals. Oh, btw. If you want more info, perhaps you should check out the great listing of ADDITIONAL READING that was supplied by the author of the GPL manual. Not to mention, there is tons of helpful information about setting up cars in GPL (even though they didn't finetune these cars in 67 like we do with GPL) all over the web in places such as www.simracing.com/alison/gpl (I believe thats right). Easier? They only way to make it easier is to practice. Default setups weren't that bad, the GPL1.1 are even better for just being able to be driven. You wont be Wolfgang Woeger with them, but not many people will with any setup. There is NO magical setup that will allow someone to stay on the track unless he puts forth effort into learn HOW to keep the car on the track through steering, throttle and brake action. Also it helps to learn to read what the car is doing. Not that much easier. If you are looking for those magical setups, then you are going to be out of luck and I'd suggest trying Need for Speed.
m.seery 28 Jul 1999#482958
Hehehe Chris. I suggest you check out Marko's lap times. Regards Mark _material/informational_
Ummm......there's something wrong here. If you dont have anything to help you understand setups and influences brought by different changes to your car, then you didnt get "4 wheel drift", which comes with GPL. This is a great help for everything to do with GPL. If you didnt get it you should make a reclaim, if you did , read it before ***ing:o) Ross
Quoted text (23 lines)>GPL manual has many pages, but....who reads those useless manuals? >There isn't even anything useful for setting up your car...BURN Papyrus >BURN! >Next time it _SHOULD_ be explained in manual what actually happens to your >car when you modify car setups. Now it isn't explained, so we sort of "ask >someone if someone would know" !?!?!? >There is menus and a lot of other "very easy-next to useless" things >explained, but nothing from >doing actual setups to your car, which is _most_ important information in >GPL IMO and I think many of the buyers have cursed >this. >Why did I buy this game, if I didn't get anything _material/informational_ >extra for putting my money in it? >I hope this issue is corrected in your next game. >Think about this: >GPL is difficult to drive for a rookie who just bought the game, but how
can >he make driving easier for him if he don't know what he should do...and then
Quoted text (15 lines)>he tells his buddies that "this game sucks", because he can't stay in the >track. >At least Papyrus made better default setups to patch. I haven't tried them, >but I assume they are easier to drive. >>> Sorry for the newbie question -- but I just started playing GPL and I >>> wondered how you can find what framerate you are getting? >>Press Alt-F while on the track. >>Alternatively, RTFM! ;-)
_material/informational_ and I'm proud of doing it ;) I buy only great games, others I just take and throw away...-> makes people to make great games, right? Do you mean Chapter seven in 4 Wheel Drift: Resources you can't do without? ...Actually my "Four-Wheel Drift" was lost under the books. I thought it didn't exist! :P Now that I really found it and read it. I noticed that Chapter 4: Tuning the speed was exactly what I meant that manuals should have. So my apologies for Papy. There was great manual actually, I just had to find it ;) Yeye. I can do setups that I'm satisfied with, I meant that someone else could have the problem. Also I found everything I needed from Four-Wheel Drift :) True, I'd need a stick to it...and few years(he's....so...old) Yes there is, you just haven't found it...it's your setup, not the car's. Absolutely right. It also needs a bit perfectionist to focus ;) No, I just found those magical setups...they were just here....now where did I put them... Maybe I should try Need For Speed instead...
THANKS! for reminding that Four-Wheel Drift exists :D (I searched it and found it) No wonder I didn't find any useful info :P

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