rec.autos.simulators

  • Uprade advice for GPL
    'm planning to make a small upgrade to my computer soon, and I was wondering what would give me the best improvement in frame rates for gpl.
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    Last post by evente.. Uprade advice for GPL
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • N3 trucks and other Qs
    picked up the Acceleration Pack with Nascar 3, the truck add-on and Nascar legends. I have a couple of questions: 1) When I race the trucks, I can win the pole in qualifying and then just
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    Last post by Kevin Gavit N3 trucks and other Qs
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • How to get a Force RS GPL Shifter patch
    ey Raymond, sent a Force RS and Shifter to Grant Reeve (who made the GPL D3D patch) and I'd bet we have an RS Shifter patch in a month or two ;-) I'll even throw in a pedal mod <g>
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    Last post by Steve Garrot How to get a Force RS GPL Shifter patch
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Nascar 3 Freeze Up
    ello, I'm have been runnig N3 for the last year or so with the following: Monster Fusion Banshee PCI video card (16mg) Abit BX6 REV.
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    Last post by Marc Collin Nascar 3 Freeze Up
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GP3..What if......
    .....it turns out to be crap !!! I hope not, because I am just about to spend about 1,800.00 on a new computer.
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    Last post by Eldre GP3..What if......
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GP3 & GPL
    ust wondering....after the fuss about GP3 dies down will we all be driving GP3 for 2 years straining to get .1sec quicker? I suspect not.
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    Last post by Kevin Gavit GP3 & GPL
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • British Tabloid editors are scum of the earth
    orry guys, this is a vent. This weekend was the festival of speed at Goodwood. I opened a copy of the Daily Sun lying around at work today Tragically, one competitor was killed this
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    Last post by Bruce Kennewel British Tabloid editors are scum of the earth
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Are GPL fans rude and intolerant?
    ust let me start with the fact that I play GPL since it came out and I still enjoy it. What bothers me really is the reaction of the GPL fans to all kinds of critics to GPL.
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    Last post by Eldre Are GPL fans rude and intolerant?
    Tue, 27 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Thrustmaster Sprint Racing Wheel
    have a Sprint wheel, and I'm having trouble with it shifting on it's own. I use the paddles on the back for up and downshifts.
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    Last post by Nigel Ru Thrustmaster Sprint Racing Wheel
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Under 9:00 at the Ring...*so* close...
    RGH! I've probably run about 30-40 laps this weekend at the Ring. I just finished a 5-lap block. My times were:9:00.
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    Last post by Colin Harri Under 9:00 at the Ring...*so* close...
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • D3D + TNT + GPL
    as anyone got the new D3D patch working well with a TNT card. I installed the patch and my framerate went down but the mirrors looked much better.
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    Last post by Larr D3D + TNT + GPL
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL Direct3D patch, - quick comparison
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    Last post by Larr GPL Direct3D patch, - quick comparison
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • just got msff usb wheel
    just bought this wheel it was the only one in town I could find.Kind of high.I didnt want to spend 150 bucks on a wheel.
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    Last post by Peter Hoope just got msff usb wheel
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL Bliss...8^)...relatively speaking
    fter about 6 hours of tweaking and fiddleing...the P166, 64 Meg is history. I'm now driving a Celeron 533 w/128 Meg RAM.
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    Last post by evente.. GPL Bliss...8^)...relatively speaking
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • FF wheels
    I liked to know what is the consensus on the pros and cons of the act labs and Ferrari wheel. Which one is best? I consider the shifter to be included in the act labs. -- Kieran
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    Last post by Kieran Larki FF wheels
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • QUESTION ABOUT D3D PATCH
    ake sure you have the [Int Profile Values] section before the [Direct3D7] section in the CORE.INI. Additionally note that if you previously had the OpenGL patch installed you will already hav
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    Last post by Race15 QUESTION ABOUT D3D PATCH
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL - feels like a new game with d3d patch
    'aint 'alf a happy chap. So glad that Papy released this patch.. Everything is just better - and being able to actually use the mirrors is wonderful.
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    Last post by Jaco GPL - feels like a new game with d3d patch
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • F1 2000 lap records
    oes someone know what is the file in F1 2000 which contains all our personal lap record time ? Because i had just re-install the game and backed-up all the previous file but i don't know
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    Last post by Erwan Gourvene F1 2000 lap records
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • F1 2000 unsupported bug
    lease tell me how to make reappear all the settings in the "settings window" before to run in a track because since i change some options in the unsupported features of the 1
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    Last post by Erwan Gourvene F1 2000 unsupported bug
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • SCGT 1551 Patch Problem
    I've installed the patch but I only get gears 1st-4th with my RS shifter. I can't get 5th or R. Anyone know the problem? Thanks, Dave
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    Last post by Dave Ree SCGT 1551 Patch Problem
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Turning off reverb on AWE64 Value???
    K, my computer crapped out on me and I had to reinstall everything; for whatever reason now, the AWE64 has reverb and chorus turned on pretty big and it's annoying in GPL.
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    Last post by Kirk Lan Turning off reverb on AWE64 Value???
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • SCGT track converter...
    Okay....so SCGT tracks are the only ones that will work in F12000 right? Where can I get my hands on one of these converters?
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    Last post by Bob Thurma SCGT track converter...
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • FS: ACT LABS FORCE WHEEL on EBAY
    am selling my ACT LABS FORCE FEEDBACK WHEEL on EBAY. I still have all the original packaging and it is still in great condition.
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    Last post by Tim Goul FS: ACT LABS FORCE WHEEL on EBAY
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • toca2 + geforce
    Does toca 2 work with a geforce ddr ? I've just tried the demo and it throws me back to the desktop when i try to start a race.
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    Last post by news toca2 + geforce
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL Reborn
    eez... I thought I had it licked. I hadn't touched Grand Prix Legends for about 3 months. My will to play other games was strong and my interest in motorcycle racing had become powerful sendin
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    Last post by David Lon GPL Reborn
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • rally masters servers
    does any bod know what the address`s r for rally masters servers in australia? thanks in advance Brad
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    Last post by burk rally masters servers
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Mr. Carver - Rouen - I didn't bail!
    made the foolish mistake this evening, shortly before launching into an intermediate long race at Rouen, of posting "So who's gonna go the distance?".
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    Last post by Michael E. Carve Mr. Carver - Rouen - I didn't bail!
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Windows 2000 Patch? (GP3)
    rom the GP3 system requirements: Minimum: * Pentium II 233mhz * Windows 95/98 (Windows 2000 patch) * 32mb RAM or more * 16x CD-ROM I run all my favorite racing simulation
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    Last post by David L. Coo Windows 2000 Patch? (GP3)
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Higher res in GPL mirror
    haven't used the d3d patch since I still have my Voodoo3 but I was wondering whether the high res mirror takes away the blur.
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    Last post by Andrew MacPhers Higher res in GPL mirror
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Vid card help
    have a Dell XPS R400 PII system, 256 meg SD100 Ram, motherboard will accept an AGP 2x card, question is can I use an AGP 4x card in this slot or not.
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    Last post by Sjon Stigte Vid card help
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • Papy -- still resting on their laurels?
    guess the new GPL D3D patch proves that Papy isn't really resting on their laurels -- that's a VERY nice addition to a two-year-old game, and I hope they see fit to re-release the existing ve
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    Last post by Andre Warrin Papy -- still resting on their laurels?
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL - D3D patch
    loaded and installed the D3D patch. The good thing is it works the bad thing is the performance drops. In 640x480 I get only 28 frames on clear track and with 1024x768 it drops to 17 fram
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    Last post by Steve Garrot GPL - D3D patch
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • I can't wait to race Sears Point in N4!
    atching these Winston Cup boys run around Sears Point you can see just how accurate Kaemmer's physics engine is. Can't wait to run this one in N4! This may be one of the tracks that separate
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    Last post by Kevin Gavit I can't wait to race Sears Point in N4!
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GP3 Official System Specs (including tcp/ip support)
    aken from: http://www.f1-grandprix3.net/ Minimum: * Pentium II 233mhz * Windows 95/98 (Windows 2000 patch) * 32mb RAM or more * 16x CD-ROM Reccomended: * Pentium
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    Last post by Eldre GP3 Official System Specs (including tcp/ip support)
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • f2 and f3 in races
    here's that little utility that let you use the f2 and f3 cars in teh race mode for gpl? thanks? -- Joe Conklin ".
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    Last post by A Thoma f2 and f3 in races
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL D3D on a G200?
    Anyone made it work yet? I've tried it just a little and it didn't want to even go to the car...I just want to see if the G200 can out-do the V2 now. Kirk Lane snak...@yahoo.com
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    Last post by John Fryat GPL D3D on a G200?
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL and blurry D3D?
    have a TNT 1 card and is experiencing blurry and distorted texturemaps in GPL. Looks like the mipmapping (or something) is way of.
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    Last post by Rand GPL and blurry D3D?
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • GPL frame rate on my PC stinks, i have no idea why?
    es i run it with all the textures on,but thats not the part thats confusing me. Let me explain. I run GPL in 640*480.
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    Last post by Uncle Feste GPL frame rate on my PC stinks, i have no idea why?
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • AND NOW, PAPY, A SHIFTING PATCH PLEASE !!!
    eah what awesome pleasure you've just give to racing sim community with D3D patch !!!! so please, keep on, and give us a ACT-LAB RS SHIFTER patch.
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    Last post by Steve Gare AND NOW, PAPY, A SHIFTING PATCH PLEASE !!!
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • toca 2
    I'm looking to try out toca 2 anyone have any opinions on the game ? Is it worth getting a year after release ?
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    Last post by pjgt.. toca 2
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
  • F1 World grand prix anyone play it yet ?
    Any one play this yet ? doesnt look too bad but i cant' figure out how to get the incar view ?? any help is appreciated rdracer
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    Last post by nix F1 World grand prix anyone play it yet ?
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 04:00:00
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