Hard Truck -- 18 Wheels of Steel...any good?

Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Has anyone tried it? Marc -- **************************************************************************** Marc Collins [email hidden] Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change to take effect. Reboot now? ****************************************************************************

I have. It's not bad. It cures some of the failings of the previous Hard Truck titles (different developer for HT-18WOS) and can soak up a lot of time as a truck company management sim. If I had to characterize them, I would say Hard Truck was a first stab at a trucking sim with some gestures toward a management sim. Hard Truck 2 pushed harder on the management angle while complicating the game world with gangsters and cops. HT-18WOS manages to emphasize the management sim aspects with a cleaner visual style and simpler control scheme. Of the three, HT-18WOS works best out of the box. On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 20:16:06 -0400, "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Has anyone >tried it? > >Marc > >-- >**************************************************************************** >Marc Collins >[email hidden] > >Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change >to take effect. Reboot now? >**************************************************************************** > >

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Thanks. So in summary, it is what % truck driving sim and what % trucking management sim? Marc <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I have. It's not bad. It cures some of the > failings of the previous Hard Truck titles > (different developer for HT-18WOS) and can soak up > a lot of time as a truck company management sim. > > If I had to characterize them, I would say Hard > Truck was a first stab at a trucking sim with some > gestures toward a management sim. Hard Truck 2 > pushed harder on the management angle while > complicating the game world with gangsters and > cops. HT-18WOS manages to emphasize the > management sim aspects with a cleaner visual style > and simpler control scheme. Of the three, > HT-18WOS works best out of the box. > > On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 20:16:06 -0400, "Marc Collins" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Has

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>I have. It's not bad. It cures some of the >failings of the previous Hard Truck titles >(different developer for HT-18WOS) and can soak up >a lot of time as a truck company management sim. > >If I had to characterize them, I would say Hard >Truck was a first stab at a trucking sim with some >gestures toward a management sim. Hard Truck 2 >pushed harder on the management angle while >complicating the game world with gangsters and >cops. HT-18WOS manages to emphasize the >management sim aspects with a cleaner visual style >and simpler control scheme. Of the three, >HT-18WOS works best out of the box.

Got any pics of this one to post? Or know where there are some? I have HT2 and while I find it a nice diversion the graphics engine is a bit crap. Not so much the look of it but I get this slight pauses in it now and again and not sure if it's caused by the graphics or the AI. Either way, if this newer one solves those issues and adds some nice features I would buy it.

Ignore my last post. I found a review with some nice screen shots. Look at the below url for anyone who wants a better idea of what the game is like. http://www.canadiangamer.ca/Reviews/Hard_Truck18/page1.shtml

I'd say 55-60% truck driving sim and 40-45% trucking management. Once you get a job, you've got to deliver the goods over a pretty impressive range of territory. And as your business grows, you hire other drivers, etc. On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 23:40:29 -0400, "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Thanks. > >So in summary, it is what % truck driving sim and what % trucking management >sim? > >Marc > > ><[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> I have. It's not bad. It cures some of the >> failings of the previous Hard Truck titles >> (different developer for HT-18WOS) and can soak up >> a lot of time as a truck company management sim. >> >> If I had to characterize them, I would say Hard >> Truck was a first stab at a trucking sim with some >> gestures toward a management sim. Hard Truck 2 >> pushed harder on the management angle while >> complicating the game world with gangsters and >> cops. HT-18WOS manages to emphasize the >> management sim aspects with a cleaner visual style >> and simpler control scheme. Of the three, >> HT-18WOS works best out of the box. >> >> On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 20:16:06 -0400, "Marc Collins" >> <[email hidden]> wrote: >> >> >Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Has >anyone >> >tried it? >> > >> >Marc >> > >> >-- >> >>*************************************************************************** >* >> >Marc Collins >> >[email hidden] >> > >> >Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change >> >to take effect. Reboot now? >> >>*************************************************************************** >* >> > >> > >> >> >> Remove "hi" from address or it will bounce.... > >

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No. Honostly, the physics are literally non existant, you can do a u turn on a 2 lane highway at 60mph with full throttle and not loose any traction or even run off the road, you have basically unlimited corner speed, possibly the biggest waste of time ive spent in a long time. Cool Hand Luke -=87=- "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9N0t9.2553$[email hidden]... > Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Hasanyone > tried it? > > Marc > > -- >**************************************************************************** > Marc Collins > [email hidden] > > Your mouse has moved. Windows must be restarted for the change > to take effect. Reboot now? >**************************************************************************** > >

No, you haven't tried it...or no, don't get it because it's a waste of time? Marc "Luke Phillips" <(NOSPM)[email hidden]> wrote in message news:tcct9.13910$[email hidden]... > No. > > Honostly, the physics are literally non existant, you can do a u turn on a2 > lane highway at 60mph with full throttle and not loose any traction oreven

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> run off the road, you have basically unlimited corner speed, possibly the > biggest waste of time ive spent in a long time. > > Cool Hand Luke > -=87=- > > "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9N0t9.2553$[email hidden]... > > Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Has > anyone > > tried it? > > > > Marc > > > > -- > > >

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With HT-18 wheels, does it allow you back a trailer realistically...(using mirrors)? Thanks... ~JT

<[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I have. It's not bad. Yeah, but does it drive like a BRM? -- "Nothing gets closer!" - Crammond mark

No dont get it because its a waste of time, there was nothing realstic i could see about it apart from you drive on roads with trucks. Luke -=87=- "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:JTht9.6870$[email hidden]... > No, you haven't tried it...or no, don't get it because it's a waste oftime?

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> > biggest waste of time ive spent in a long time. > > > > Cool Hand Luke > > -=87=- > > > > "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9N0t9.2553$[email hidden]... > > > Presumably this is the latest "update" to the Hard Truck series. Has > > anyone > > > tried it? > > > > > > Marc > > > > > > -- > > > > > >

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"mark jeangerard" wrote... > > I have. It's not bad. > > Yeah, but does it drive like a BRM? Of course not. It's articulated. Jan.<g> =---

One last question--does it support split axis pedals (the acid test)??? Marc "Dastardly Dan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:13:39 GMT, [email hidden] (Jim Tester) > wrote: > > > > >With HT-18 wheels, does it allow you back a trailer > >realistically...(using mirrors)? > > > >Thanks... > >~JT > > Yes. You have to back up to a trailer to hitch it up and you also have > to back up to a docking bay to unhitch it. Good thing it has a top > down view as it helps a lot when doing that. The morror views are not > really mirrors like in HT2 but rather you can look behind you left and > right as though you are leaning out the window and looking back.

For trail-braking? <grin> JensSchumi On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 16:42:22 -0400, "Marc Collins" <[email hidden]> wrote: >One last question--does it support split axis pedals (the acid test)??? > >Marc > --------------------------------------------- LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: http://jensschumi.bravepages.com/ GPLRank: -14.82 Monsters of GPL: sub 95