netkar . are the physics all that?

hi. I am a gtr2 addict. after playing many a game that left me dissatisfied, I finally stumbled on gtr2. I mainly love it for its awesome audio and exceLent driving physics. I feel like I can feel every road nuance thru my non ffb steering wheel. I heard that netkar's physics are even better. is this true? if so I would be hooked. I just love that feeling that I am driving a real race car. also, which has better physics? namie, or pro. thanks

Osarenren wrote:

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> hi. I am a gtr2 addict. after playing many a game that left me > dissatisfied, I finally stumbled on gtr2. I mainly love it for its > awesome audio and exceLent driving physics. I feel like I can feel > every road nuance thru my non ffb steering wheel. > > I heard that netkar's physics are even better. is this true? if so I > would be hooked. I just love that feeling that I am driving a real race > car.

Check out the free NetkarPro demo and see what you think. It doesn't have the LCD display, but that won't stop you from experiencing the handling of the car. I use a DFP (Driving Force Pro wheel) and I think the force feedback in NetkarPro is the best of any sim as far as conveying the most information as to what the car is doing. From what I understand, the FF is directly connected to the physics engine (and not everyone does it that way.) Besides the FF, the car just feels more alive and responsive to ones input. I must say that NetkarPro is lacking many feature of the other popular sims, is not as polished and has some bugs that need fixing. On the other hand, I feel that they are really onto something with their driving model. I purchased the sim as a show of support (comes with free upgrades for a year or so). I hope it grows to its full potential.

Osarenren wrote:

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> hi. I am a gtr2 addict. after playing many a game that left me > dissatisfied, I finally stumbled on gtr2. I mainly love it for its > awesome audio and exceLent driving physics. I feel like I can feel > every road nuance thru my non ffb steering wheel. > > I heard that netkar's physics are even better. is this true? if so I > would be hooked. I just love that feeling that I am driving a real race > car. > > also, which has better physics? namie, or pro.

Netkar pro is better in pretty much all respects that I've tried (dunno about the netcode, and I've heard rather bad things about it - it wasn't too bad in Namie). I'd give the demo I go and see if it's your thing. I don't think it's half bad, altho the fake track thing pretty much removes my personal interest. The flight-sim style interactive cockpits are quite nice, I'm not sure why racing sims hadn't previously attained that level of simulation detail. As far as other sims go, if you like GTR2 as much as I do, GTL is worth a try. Some of the cars a handful to drive because of the power-to-grip ratio, but basically it's GTR2 with classic cars instead of rain.

I have gtl and I quite like it. have not got deep into it yet as I am still trying to set a decent handicap in gtr2 but I would rate it as my second favorite game. I have rfactor but I just don't like the interface( I can't even set my steering wheel sensitivity because it is controLer 3) Or the lack of road feel. I can't try the demo for another week cos I have family over and can't play at all. they wonder why I'm so moody and melancholy. if only they knew. lol can someone quantify the diFerences in drving dynamics betwEn gtr2/gtl and nkpro? I saw a pic of the tires after a race and I was HIGHLY impressed

I downlooaded it, set up my controllers ( you can't set up an h shifter?) set up video and audio, and went to drive. no sound at all. toca 3 also had this problem where I had to switch to onboard sound if I wanted to drive it. onbaord sounds like crap compared to the emu 0404 that I use with other games. not to mention I have to reconnect all cables, disable the 0404 ,restart the pc and go into the bios to enable the onboard sound. after about 10 minutes of the car just sitting there I finally figured out how to start it. cool . I liked the interactive controls and the start procedure and light. I put the car in drive and eased off the clutch. it rolls into the back of my garage and stops. after another 5 minutes of trying everything I realised it had crashed. ctrl alt del out of the game, uninstaLed it,and deleted the setup file. I don't have time for this. gtr2 beckons