I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pit road
would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars? (I took that to mean
you'd see guy changing tires, etc. on the other cars too)
I take it that's not the case?
What's different aobut pit road from NR2002 then?
>"doubleu" <[email hidden]> wrote
> I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pit road
> would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars?
They never said that. They kinda "made us think" it would be that, when
they wrote about other pit crews being there. It's only the pitboard and
the guys behind the pitwall.
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In N2002 you only ever saw your own pit board / crew.
In N2003, you see everyone elses boards as well as their crew behind the
fence. Unfortunately you still don't see them working on others cars.
Perhaps this could be enabled in a patch or an INI or something.
massivechicken
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> I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pit road > would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars? (I took that to mean > you'd see guy changing tires, etc. on the other cars too) > > I take it that's not the case? > > What's different aobut pit road from NR2002 then? > >I turned em' off. It was a waste of time.
Larry
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> >"doubleu" <[email hidden]> wrote > > I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pit road > > would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars? > > > They never said that. They kinda "made us think" it would be that, when > they wrote about other pit crews being there. It's only the pitboard and > the guys behind the pitwall. > > > > > > > -- > -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> > -- http://ymenard.cjb.net/ > -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimago-Dominguez > Corporation - helping America into the New World... > >Yep...
We can all use that "pit crew enabled" INI file as soon as we get our 50 ghz
CPU's installed....along with our 90 gig of ram video cards! And even then,
traversing pit road with an FPS of (3).......won't be too hard since we are
going slow! On today's hardware.....my guess is the frame rate would be
something like "1 FPW".....(that's one frame per week!).........LOL.....what
are you thinking?
TP
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> In N2002 you only ever saw your own pit board / crew. > > In N2003, you see everyone elses boards as well as their crew behind the > fence. Unfortunately you still don't see them working on others cars. > Perhaps this could be enabled in a patch or an INI or something. > > massivechicken > > > "doubleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:joU3a.119686$[email hidden]... > > I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pit road > > would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars? (I took that toQuoted text (9 lines)
> > you'd see guy changing tires, etc. on the other cars too) > > > > I take it that's not the case? > > > > What's different aobut pit road from NR2002 then? > > > > > >"Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Dammint Tom if I WANT to crawl down pitlane for two weeks just to see all
the pitcrews in actions, then I should be able to...Oh wait....I don't even
have N2k3 yet.... :0
(take two)
Dammint Tom if I WANTED to crawl down pitlane for two weeks just to see
all the pitcrews in action, I'd have bought the dang sim already.
dave henrie
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> Yep... > > We can all use that "pit crew enabled" INI file as soon as we get our > 50 ghz CPU's installed....along with our 90 gig of ram video cards! > And even then, traversing pit road with an FPS of (3).......won't be > too hard since we are going slow! On today's hardware.....my guess > is the frame rate would be something like "1 FPW".....(that's one > frame per week!).........LOL.....what are you thinking? > > TP >yes, this was an obvious concern when I was typing up that question, but I
thought I'd ask anyway. no need to be facetious ;-)
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> Yep...
>
> We can all use that "pit crew enabled" INI file as soon as we get our 50ghz
> CPU's installed....along with our 90 gig of ram video cards! And eventhen,
> traversing pit road with an FPS of (3).......won't be too hard since weare
> going slow! On today's hardware.....my guess is the frame rate would be
> something like "1 FPW".....(that's one frame perweek!).........LOL.....what
road
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> are you thinking? > > TP > > > "Gene Penman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b2pgh9$[email hidden]... > > In N2002 you only ever saw your own pit board / crew. > > > > In N2003, you see everyone elses boards as well as their crew behind the > > fence. Unfortunately you still don't see them working on others cars. > > Perhaps this could be enabled in a patch or an INI or something. > > > > massivechicken > > > > > > "doubleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:joU3a.119686$[email hidden]... > > > I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pitQuoted text (13 lines)
> > > would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars? (I took that to > mean > > > you'd see guy changing tires, etc. on the other cars too) > > > > > > I take it that's not the case? > > > > > > What's different aobut pit road from NR2002 then? > > > > > > > > > > > >Hey if GP4 can do it, you'd think an advanced sim like N2003 could do it!!
:D
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> Yep...
>
> We can all use that "pit crew enabled" INI file as soon as we get our 50ghz
> CPU's installed....along with our 90 gig of ram video cards! And eventhen,
> traversing pit road with an FPS of (3).......won't be too hard since weare
> going slow! On today's hardware.....my guess is the frame rate would be
> something like "1 FPW".....(that's one frame perweek!).........LOL.....what
road
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> are you thinking? > > TP > > > "Gene Penman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b2pgh9$[email hidden]... > > In N2002 you only ever saw your own pit board / crew. > > > > In N2003, you see everyone elses boards as well as their crew behind the > > fence. Unfortunately you still don't see them working on others cars. > > Perhaps this could be enabled in a patch or an INI or something. > > > > massivechicken > > > > > > "doubleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:joU3a.119686$[email hidden]... > > > I thought in the preview interviews for NR2003, they said that pitQuoted text (13 lines)
> > > would be full of pit crews servicing the other cars? (I took that to > mean > > > you'd see guy changing tires, etc. on the other cars too) > > > > > > I take it that's not the case? > > > > > > What's different aobut pit road from NR2002 then? > > > > > > > > > > > >
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> Hey if GP4 can do it, you'd think an advanced sim like N2003 could do it!!
> :D
>
>
And it did it pretty well, I'd say. Despite the many warts on that one, the
first time I came down the pitlane and saw several other crews coming, going
or working, I was very impressed. Say what you want about "eye candy", but
this really put me in the game.
S.
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>And it did it pretty well, I'd say. Despite the many warts on that one, the
>first time I came down the pitlane and saw several other crews coming, going
>or working, I was very impressed. Say what you want about "eye candy", but
>this really put me in the game.
It has multiple crews during the actual RACE? Cool. How hard is it to find
your own pit box?
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> And it did it pretty well, I'd say. Despite the many warts on that one, the
> first time I came down the pitlane and saw several other crews coming, going
> or working, I was very impressed. Say what you want about "eye candy", but
> this really put me in the game.
Aren't vidcards doing, like, trillions of triangles a second now? The
*option* of being able to switch them on would've been nice. They
coulda been (even more) simple stick-men just for a bit of bussle on
the pitlane. I'm guessing that there were issues other than graphical
demands that meant it didn't get included.
IMO, even just having pit crews behind the wall *is* a big step
forwards, though. You're gonna have to really be on the ball when
pitting mid-pack now, rather than just look for the sole pitcrew.
Pitcrews behind wall = playablity enhancement, pit-crews working on
cars = eye candy...
Regards,
Mark
Yes Eldred, GP4 did this fantastically well, the pit crews even run out from
the garage carrying tyres / wings (if they need replacing) and fuel rigs. It
was fairly easy to find your pit stall even if everyone else was coming in
because your lollypop man stands in the middle of pit road waving his shaft
at you, and when you pull in he runs back to the front of the car and shoves
his shaft in your face. It really is well done and worth checking out.
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> >And it did it pretty well, I'd say. Despite the many warts on that one,the
> >first time I came down the pitlane and saw several other crews coming,going
> >or working, I was very impressed. Say what you want about "eye candy",but
> >this really put me in the game.
>
> It has multiple crews during the actual RACE? Cool. How hard is it tofind
you
> with experience...
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> your own pit box? > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank:-0.381 > MonsterRank: +339.873 > N2002 Rank:+17.59 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beatsthat's what I had envisioned as something that would work. I'm having
visions of 4-D Boxing (if you remember that old game) type people (although
not THAT "polygony" if you know what I mean.)
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> > And it did it pretty well, I'd say. Despite the many warts on that one,the
> > first time I came down the pitlane and saw several other crews coming,going
> > or working, I was very impressed. Say what you want about "eye candy",but
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> > this really put me in the game. > > Aren't vidcards doing, like, trillions of triangles a second now? The > *option* of being able to switch them on would've been nice. They > coulda been (even more) simple stick-men just for a bit of bussle on > the pitlane. I'm guessing that there were issues other than graphical > demands that meant it didn't get included. > > IMO, even just having pit crews behind the wall *is* a big step > forwards, though. You're gonna have to really be on the ball when > pitting mid-pack now, rather than just look for the sole pitcrew. > Pitcrews behind wall = playablity enhancement, pit-crews working on > cars = eye candy... > > Regards, > > MarkIn article <b2upcn$[email hidden]>, "Gene Penman"
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>Yes Eldred, GP4 did this fantastically well, the pit crews even run out from
>the garage carrying tyres / wings (if they need replacing) and fuel rigs. It
>was fairly easy to find your pit stall even if everyone else was coming in
>because your lollypop man stands in the middle of pit road waving his shaft
>at you, and when you pull in he runs back to the front of the car and shoves
>his shaft in your face. It really is well done and worth checking out.
I played the HELL out of GP2. I also got GP3. I just wasn't impressed enough
to shell out for GP4. I'm not exactly sure why...
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Yeah same with me. ALthough I rushed out and bought GP4 thinking it'd be the
greatest thing since sliced bread. Crammond has done some great work - but
the product isn't evolved enough and still contains a hell of a lot of GP2
characteristics.....stuff that seems so outdated in this age. If Geoff could
put all his work on the atmosphere, pit crews, rain and water effects, and
AI into the ISI / EA F1 sims I'd be a happy man :)
I still have fun with GP4 though for some reason, although GTR2002 is taking
up most of my time. GP4 to me looks better in the graphics department and
you can have some ripper races with the AI. If you can grab a copy for
cheap, and you liked GP2 a hell of a lot, I reckon you'll get some
satisfaction from it.
Like you can be on lap 30, 6 seconds behind the leader at Spa, when it
starts to drizzle on the back straight. You're kind of thinking hmmmm, looks
nasty. I'll give it a couple of laps. You check the clouds. It's sunny on
the other side of the track. The rain just gets heavier and heavier but it's
still sunny on teh other side. Then bang, downpour. Everyone scrambles into
the pits. You're cruising down pit lane and you spot your lolipop dude
waving at you through the hundreds of pit crew men rushing out with their
equipment. You hear some brave souls roar past the S/F line, gaining the
lead, but at what cost later? You exit the pits. It's still kind of dry
through Eau Rouge but it's drizzling and the track looks a bit slippery. You
take it easy, testing the grip. There's a wreck in the gravel to the
right....that'd be one of the guys who stayed out on slicks! hehe you
snigger. Lap 32 and you're in 4th place, still 6 seconds behind the same
guy, with 2 other guys still on slicks leading the way by 15 seconds. Then
the rain stops. Blah blah blah.
That's why GP4 still gives me the urge to play it. I've never experienced
full races that have been so much fun in F12002 - it just doesn't seem to
happen for whatever reason!
massivechicken
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> In article <b2upcn$[email hidden]>, "Gene Penman"
> <[email hidden]> writes:
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> >Yes Eldred, GP4 did this fantastically well, the pit crews even run outfrom
> >the garage carrying tyres / wings (if they need replacing) and fuel rigs.It
> >was fairly easy to find your pit stall even if everyone else was comingin
> >because your lollypop man stands in the middle of pit road waving hisshaft
> >at you, and when you pull in he runs back to the front of the car andshoves
> >his shaft in your face. It really is well done and worth checking out.
>
> I played the HELL out of GP2. I also got GP3. I just wasn't impressedenough
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> to shell out for GP4. I'm not exactly sure why... > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > GPLRank:-0.381 > MonsterRank: +339.873 > N2002 Rank:+17.59 > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beatsGP2 was really something for it's time. I'd probably still run it if I
could.
Larry
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> In article <b2upcn$[email hidden]>, "Gene Penman"
> <[email hidden]> writes:
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> >Yes Eldred, GP4 did this fantastically well, the pit crews even run outfrom
> >the garage carrying tyres / wings (if they need replacing) and fuel rigs.It
> >was fairly easy to find your pit stall even if everyone else was comingin
> >because your lollypop man stands in the middle of pit road waving hisshaft
> >at you, and when you pull in he runs back to the front of the car andshoves
> >his shaft in your face. It really is well done and worth checking out.
>
> I played the HELL out of GP2. I also got GP3. I just wasn't impressedenough
you
> with experience...
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