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GPL: turning left

9 posts by 9 people · 10 Feb 2000 - 12 Feb 2000

Ian Hill 10 Feb 2000#518817
OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is that the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or something. But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's the default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop. (GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). Anyone with similar experiences? -- http://ianhill.tripod.com Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!
Stiff one 10 Feb 2000#518818
Yes, I found the wheel pulling to the left as well. I have not had a desktop crash however. Al Stiff > OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I > suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is that > the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or something. > But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training > session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's the > default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the > car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes > yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also > centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the > outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" > the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an > endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive > a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 > seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop.
Quoted text (8 lines)> (GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). > Anyone with similar experiences? > -- > http://ianhill.tripod.com > Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!
Tony Lake 10 Feb 2000#518819
I thought GPL would only allow me cars with shitty engines for a while. Turned out the wheel needed a squirt of wd40 on the dashpots. Couldn't find any so I improvised. Seriously, I'll bet it's a problem that a recommended cleanout of your wheel would fix. Made a huge difference with me. I'm too slow to compare before after times; but I was faster... Tony > OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I > suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is that > the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or something. > But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training > session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's the > default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the > car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes > yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also > centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the > outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" > the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an > endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive > a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 > seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop.
Quoted text (8 lines)> (GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). > Anyone with similar experiences? > -- > http://ianhill.tripod.com > Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!
Turning to the left (never to the right) happened to me a few times, but exiting and restarting the game always helped. I never had an hard crash, except when I was experimenting with different Voodoo2 drivers. Werner Ian Hill schrieb:
Quoted text (22 lines)> OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I > suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is that > the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or something. > But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training > session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's the > default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the > car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes > yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also > centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the > outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" > the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an > endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive > a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 > seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop. > (GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). > Anyone with similar experiences? > -- > http://ianhill.tripod.com > Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!
Yep. First thing I always do is back out of the game and re-start it. This usually happens (with my experience) after changing from one car to another but using the same driver. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- > OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I > suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is that > the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or something. > But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training > session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's the > default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the > car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes > yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also > centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the > outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" > the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an > endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive > a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 > seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop. > (GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). > Anyone with similar experiences? > -- > http://ianhill.tripod.com > Please visit www.thehungersite.com today! -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----
I've had this problem a couple of times switching to the Ferrari. I thought there was something wrong with my LWFF as a reboot didn't fix it. However it worked fine in RC2K and when I went back to GPL and recalibrated/resetup and it worked fine. Weird but this happened to me twice. Both times with the Ferrari. I'm not sure I want to find out if it is a repeatable bug since the only way I found to fix it was to force GPL to go back to default controller setup and then resetup my controller. cph >OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I >suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is that >the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or something. >But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training >session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's the
Quoted text (17 lines)>default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the >car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes >yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also >centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the >outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" >the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an >endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive >a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 >seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop. >(GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). >Anyone with similar experiences? >-- >http://ianhill.tripod.com >Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!
LL 11 Feb 2000#518995
I got a similar problem, my car was going right when the sound was increasing from the sound card...crazy at it seems if you have guillemot fortissimo and a thrustmaster wheel it looks like your sound volume is acting on the steering.... Now i got a USB act labs wheel, it goes straight...
Very strange, I had this self same problem last night after switching frmo the Brabham to the Lotus. Exited the pits and had to hold the wheel at 2 o'clock to run straight. Tried re-calibrating, exiting the session but still no joy. Exited the game went into the profiler and game controller and everything seemd fine. Back in the game, still with the Lotus and no problem this time... don't know why it happened and it has certainly never happened before. Using a LWFF by the way. Peter Hooper > I've had this problem a couple of times switching to the Ferrari. I thought > there was something wrong with my LWFF as a reboot didn't fix it. However it > worked fine in RC2K and when I went back to GPL and recalibrated/resetup > and it worked fine. Weird but this happened to me twice. Both times with the > Ferrari. I'm not sure I want to find out if it is a repeatable bug since the > only way I found to fix it was to force GPL to go back to default controller
Quoted text (10 lines)> setup and then resetup my controller. > cph > >OK, so I'm taking the Ferrari out for a spin on the ?sterreichring, and I > >suddenly realise the reason why I'm having trouble with the handling is > that > >the car wants to turn left. It feels like I've banged a wall or
something. > >But I've only just exited the pits, and besides it's a no-damage training > >session. I check the setup and it's perfectly symmetrical - in fact it's > the > >default Ferrari setup (except with lower fuel load). So I go back into the > >car, set off from the pits and drive slowly forward with my joystick (yes > >yes, I know) centred - and more importantly, the wheel on-screen is also > >centred, it's not a calibration problem. But I find myself driving into the > >outside pit wall. Then I carry on regardless, just to try and "drive round" > >the problem, lose it in a big way in the final corner and find myself in an > >endless bouncing rotating accident - just like in GP2 when you try to drive > >a modified track that's had the heights messed with. Finally after about 15 > >seconds the program just quits and I find myself looking at my W98 desktop.
Quoted text (8 lines)> >(GPL hadn't crashed on me since I got my Voodoo3 last August). > >Anyone with similar experiences? > >-- > >http://ianhill.tripod.com > >Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!

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