OMG! VERY VERY VERY good PC Racer ....

[Dave_S]

It's only a press demo, only 2 cars and 1 track but my god ... it sounds beautiful, you really need some decent speakers or headphones cranked RIGHT up. The suspension you can almost feel, heading for a wall induces a feeling of .... uh oh this is going to hurt! and the first time I actually braced for impact!! :eek:

Have a go, you WON'T be disappointed!

http://download.boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=4999

Dave

[brucy]

downloading now

[Dave_S]

BTW, cars are Lister Storm and some hunking great Morgan, you can feel the rumble of the engine in the morgan and the Lister just screams ..... so lovely :smitten:

NB: If you missed it, heres the password you'll need during installation (Case sensitive) GTR_Press_Demo

Dave

[Dave_S]

Oh yeah, it comes with the MoTEC Interpreter software, yes thats right driving geeks, you can analyse the telemetry of your laps ;) :D

Dave

[mattpayne]

Dave, have you not played this before?? :) :eek:

its quite possibly the most lovely sounding game ever...! :D

[tDR]

And bloody hard on keyboard I might add........ digital input just doesn't cut it with this game - the realism is great :nod:

Bri.

[Will Taylor]

Anyone want to tell me how to turn the pit speed limiter off? Can't get it to go over 79mph/kph.

Cheers

[brucy]

i had that problem, hit L ;)

[Will Taylor]

Cheers :) Tried button bashing, but obviously missed one

[mav]

Downloading, this does look good.

Im a sucker for good driving games, next thing im going to want to know is where to get the full version, going by the download size its the full game you are downloading so it is just gonna need opening?

[mattpayne]

not the full version!!! i think the huge download is due to the pysics engine and track detail... VERY bumpy track! oh... and turn off the auto clutch and see if you can pull away without stalling or spinning out of contrl!!!

the full game is schedulled for a full release some time soon... but no firm date yet :(

[mattpayne]

I just love the transmission whine :smitten: :)

[Algie]

not the full version!!! i think the huge download is due to the pysics engine and track detail... VERY bumpy track! oh... and turn off the auto clutch and see if you can pull away without stalling or spinning out of contrl!!!

the full game is schedulled for a full release some time soon... but no firm date yet :(

How do you turn the auto clutch off?

I've been trying to drift and it's not that easy without the clutch :D

Alg :thumbs:

[mav]

GRRR Limiter wont turn off tried shifting up and it goes back to 1stgear. Tried hitting L but nowt happens

[FullMetalGasket]

Assuming this is the same version of the demo I D/L'd a couple of months ago, it says it'll be out 'late summer 2004'

Please Please Please Please! :Plug:

I Lurve the Morgans engine note, esp when you're trailing the throttle :smitten:

Mav, try remapping the limiter key to something else, that should fix it :thumbs:

[mav]

Found that problem but the car is undriveable and the game unplayable, I dont think my pc is upto it.

[shadowninja]

just downloaded it...

bloody hell. fink i need a wheel tho :wack:

[Dave_S]

You NEED a wheel for this, you might as well not bother if not :(

Dave

[Infinity]

Anyone know what spec PC you need to run it?

Jut

[Morf]

Boomtown wouldn't let me activate my account, anywhere else to d/l this?
NM found it on fileplanet :thumbs:

[beavertron]

whats the filename?*edit* in fact whats the game called ive got a boomtown acc now but dunno which game it is. ur link just hangs my pc every time :/

[FullMetalGasket]

Anyone know what spec PC you need to run it?

Jut

Just wrote out a long answer then realised I could just copy the read me :rolleyes: :annoyed:

here you go;


MINIMUM SPECIFICATION
---------------------------------------
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP Pro/Home
Processor 1.2 GHZ Intel Pentium III or 100% Compatible
Memory 256 MB
Hard Drive 1 Gigabyte free space
CD/DVD Drive 4x
3D Accelerator DirectX 8.1 compliant 32 MB AGP
Sound Card DirectX 8.1 compliant PCI
Game Controllers DirectX 8.1 compliant


RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
---------------------------------------------------
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Pro/Home
Processor 2 GHZ or better Intel Pentium III or 100% Compatible
Memory 512 MB or better
Hard Drive 1 Gigabyte free space.
CD/DVD Drive 12x or better
3D Accelerator DirectX 8.1 compliant 64 MB AGP or better
Sound Card DirectX 8.1 compliant PCI
Game Controllers DirectX 8.1 compliant



Beavertron: File name is gtr_press_demo1.exe

[mattpayne]

it seems to run ok on my 1.5gb, 3.4GHz AMD 64 :D

[FullMetalGasket]

LOL! I should hope so! :wack:

[Dave_S]

Well I finally managed a lap with no fcuk ups :wack:

I got a 2:34.351 in the Lister. Damn this is hard, anyone else got a time?

Dave

[mattpayne]

I cant remember the exact time... but ive managed about 2:26 or so... :p

thats on a PSX joypad :)

[aaronm]

I have had this too for a couple of months - havnt played for a few weeks.

It is tipped to be big when its released.

I managed a 2:16 in the Lister with all aids turned OFF (i.e. no traction control/abs). Some people can get sub 2:10s :eek:

[Dave_S]

This is with all aids off and in simulation mode. That was my first ever lap without spinning :D I'll have another go on Sunday and see if I can shave 20 seconds off :D

Dave

[Infinity]

Just wrote out a long answer then realised I could just copy the read me :rolleyes: :annoyed:

here you go;


MINIMUM SPECIFICATION
---------------------------------------
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP Pro/Home
Processor 1.2 GHZ Intel Pentium III or 100% Compatible
Memory 256 MB
Hard Drive 1 Gigabyte free space
CD/DVD Drive 4x
3D Accelerator DirectX 8.1 compliant 32 MB AGP
Sound Card DirectX 8.1 compliant PCI
Game Controllers DirectX 8.1 compliant


RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
---------------------------------------------------
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Pro/Home
Processor 2 GHZ or better Intel Pentium III or 100% Compatible
Memory 512 MB or better
Hard Drive 1 Gigabyte free space.
CD/DVD Drive 12x or better
3D Accelerator DirectX 8.1 compliant 64 MB AGP or better
Sound Card DirectX 8.1 compliant PCI
Game Controllers DirectX 8.1 compliant



Beavertron: File name is gtr_press_demo1.exe

:cry: My stupid old crap PC won't run it... :cry:

Jut

[yeager]

OH man, Dave, u keep telling me and i've not had time yet.... but this post sells me... I'll download when I get home.

[yeager]

Anyone able to drift it yet?

[Dave_S]

Anyone able to drift it yet?

Dude it's a Lister Storm ... you don't drift a Lister Storm :wack:

Dave

[aaronm]

Dude it's a Lister Storm ... you don't drift a Lister Storm :wack:

Dave

LOL !!!

[yeager]

Dude it's a Lister Storm ... you don't drift a Lister Storm :wack:

Dave

Pfft why not? It's RWD, front mounted right? Pah, just u watch... :D:D

[SteveDunn]

Fairly hard work when using keys :wack:

Don't think i've managed a full lap yet without ending up back in the pits fixing my damn splitter :wack:

[FullMetalGasket]

Well I finally managed a lap with no fcuk ups :wack:

I got a 2:34.351 in the Lister. Damn this is hard, anyone else got a time?

Dave

2:18 in the lister on sim mode, with all aids turned off :D

2:24 in the Morgan - same again :cool:

I'm going to have to start doing some serious playing with the setup to even hope to do <2:10 though :eek: :notworthy


Yeager, the Morgan should be driftable with some alterations to the setup. I've already made it looser to suit my driving style which has resulted in some cool slides ;)

I think I'm going to have to beat 2:10 this weekend now :wack:

[Dave_S]

Fairly hard work when using keys :wack:

Don't think i've managed a full lap yet without ending up back in the pits fixing my damn splitter :wack:

"Looks like the splitters come off ... yep the splitters come off" :D

Get a wheel man :rolleyes:

Dave

[Martin T]

Is the price good for the one at the bottom?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Steering_Wheels.html

[yeager]

Damit, the website (boomtown) is reponding SO slowly. ANyone know another location or have a direct link to download?

[Dave_S]

Martin: Yep thats a pretty damn good price :)

Yeager: I'll upload it to you if you're not desperate?

Dave

[yeager]

Yeager: I'll upload it to you if you're not desperate?


Sok fella, downloaded to work and then transfered over the VPN :)

[Dave_S]

Cooool :)

I managed a 2:32 before having to stop playing :wack:

Dave

[FullMetalGasket]

Hmm, just spent the entire evening messing with setups - car and controller.
The result?

I'm now only a second slower in the Morgan using my wheel compared to the pad :wack: :smash:
Think I'll concentrate on the pad next time :rolleyes:

While doing this I did manage to set the Morgan on fire however! :wack:
I think that's an effect they need to work on, as it looks terrible :no:

[Nath]

Hmm, just spent the entire evening messing with setups - car and controller.
The result?

I'm now only a second slower in the Morgan using my wheel compared to the pad :wack: :smash:
Think I'll concentrate on the pad next time :rolleyes:

While doing this I did manage to set the Morgan on fire however! :wack:
I think that's an effect they need to work on, as it looks terrible :no:

Yay! I have just managed my fastest time ever.......over 4 mins :) Very VERY hard with keys and Jim Beam.

[yeager]

I just spent a good amount of time with it, not really racing but feeling the cars. It's good, looks and sounds great... but I hate to say it... LFS is better.

The traction is not progressive enough. When you loose a little traction there is no feel as to what the back end does. In LFS you can feel how much traction you are loosing and compensate faster.

Braking is good, but again it lacks feel. I notice from replays that different wheels are locking up, but I just dont feel the car twitch when say the rear left locks up because it's loaded due to me turning in too early under braking.

I also found that I couldn't balance the car on the throttle very well. In LFS if i'm understeering because of a poor line I can use more lock and throttle to bleed off a little speed and bring the nose in.

Maybe i've just not given it enough time but whilst it looks and sounds superb. The feeling of speed is FAR better than LFS, the important points of feeling the car just are not there yet... hopefully they will sort it out and boy then it would be the best ever.

[Dave_S]

I just spent a good amount of time with it, not really racing but feeling the cars. It's good, looks and sounds great... but I hate to say it... LFS is better.

The traction is not progressive enough. When you loose a little traction there is no feel as to what the back end does. In LFS you can feel how much traction you are loosing and compensate faster.

Braking is good, but again it lacks feel. I notice from replays that different wheels are locking up, but I just dont feel the car twitch when say the rear left locks up because it's loaded due to me turning in too early under braking.

I also found that I couldn't balance the car on the throttle very well. In LFS if i'm understeering because of a poor line I can use more lock and throttle to bleed off a little speed and bring the nose in.

Maybe i've just not given it enough time but whilst it looks and sounds superb. The feeling of speed is FAR better than LFS, the important points of feeling the car just are not there yet... hopefully they will sort it out and boy then it would be the best ever.

Si:

I know what you're saying, but maybe thats what the real GT cars are like? I can't see them reacting in the same way a road car does for instance :)

I thought the feeling of speed in this was one of it's best bits, I genuinely felt like I was doing 160mph :eek:

Give it some more time :)

Dave

[FullMetalGasket]

I just spent a good amount of time with it, not really racing but feeling the cars. It's good, looks and sounds great... but I hate to say it... LFS is better.

The traction is not progressive enough. When you loose a little traction there is no feel as to what the back end does. In LFS you can feel how much traction you are loosing and compensate faster.

Braking is good, but again it lacks feel. I notice from replays that different wheels are locking up, but I just dont feel the car twitch when say the rear left locks up because it's loaded due to me turning in too early under braking.

I also found that I couldn't balance the car on the throttle very well. In LFS if i'm understeering because of a poor line I can use more lock and throttle to bleed off a little speed and bring the nose in.

Maybe i've just not given it enough time but whilst it looks and sounds superb. The feeling of speed is FAR better than LFS, the important points of feeling the car just are not there yet... hopefully they will sort it out and boy then it would be the best ever.

I think it's quite representative of GT racing really :nod:
I mean when was the last time you saw one cornering sideways?
As with most modern motorsport it's just not done any more, I agree that it should be though :(
Still, going by footage of modern GT's from inside the car, they do seem to handle very accurately :)

A few adjustments to the setup should make the car far more user friendly, even if you just knock some downforce off, and add a bit of castor :thumbs:

[yeager]

Just had a good blast using Semi Pro with the GT. It's good, I just can't feel the grip that well yet. Quickest I can pull at the moment is a 2:24.7

[tDR]

Finally plugged in and set up my joypad, managed a 2.23.2 in the Lister Storm in Simulation mode..... more time to come off as I had "some aero damage" :rolleyes:

Need to tweak the sensitivity of the brake / throttle a little more I think, felt a bit digital.

Bri.

[yeager]

Just ran a 2:19.8, I am using the Semi Pro because the aids are helping me find the braking points and get the line right instead of spinning out.

I've found that I can't use power to correct understeer but am having to left foot brake which works a treat. If i'm offline on entry carring a tad too much speed, a few taps on the brakes whilst under power and the nose moves onto line nicely.

One bit of feedback missing is the force feedback going lighter under weight transfer mid corner off thottle... but it's still only a demo and VERY good.

[TomM]

Is there any chance someone could host a copy of this? For some reason, I can't get through to the official d/l (using the hospital LAN).

:)

[andyf]

Have a go, you WON'T be disappointed!


I am personally insulted you missed THIS! (http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=89868&highlight=GTR) :whip:

[Dave_S]

Andy: Ooops :o

I've managed a 2:24 now but I still can't quite get a couple of the corners without SERIOUS understeer :mad:

Dave

[FullMetalGasket]

Is this in the Lister still?
I havn't started working on that yet but you should manage 2:18/19 on the standard setup if you just chuck soft tyres on, and run with <10 laps worth of fuel :thumbs:
I've managed to tweek the Morgan down to 2:22 now :D :cool:

[Matt_JD]

How do you select the Lister? Looked at all the options i can find and the only thing i can see are Lister and Morgan setups.....

:confused:

Matt

[FullMetalGasket]

Sounds like you're in the setup bit at the track.
It's in the bit before you load the track. ;)
First you select Pro or semi pro, whichever you want to use.
I think you select 'car' on the tabs along the bottom, and then you'll get a list appear on the right of the screen.
Select 'class' : You should then see 'full grid' 'GT' and 'nGT'

Click on GT for the Lister and nGT for the Morgan :thumbs:

[Dave_S]

Is this in the Lister still?
I havn't started working on that yet but you should manage 2:18/19 on the standard setup if you just chuck soft tyres on, and run with <10 laps worth of fuel :thumbs:
I've managed to tweek the Morgan down to 2:22 now :D :cool:

Yeah I know, only just thought of that myself :rolleyes:

I ran with 3 laps worth of fuel (1 warm up, one balls out lap) and soft tyres. Really need more practice :)

Dave

[Matt_JD]

Click on GT for the Lister and nGT for the Morgan :thumbs:


Nice one :)

Had been going in under "just drive" - needed to be on practice

2.26 with the Lister - this game rocks :nod:

Matt

[FullMetalGasket]

Yeah I know, only just thought of that myself :rolleyes:

I ran with 3 laps worth of fuel (1 warm up, one balls out lap) and soft tyres. Really need more practice :)

Dave

I normally run with about 7 laps worth, You run out of fuel just as the tyres die :wack:

I'll start on the Lister next week, as I don't think the Morgans gonna go much lower than 2:21 :(
Shame really as it sounds so fcuking nice :D :cool:

When I get something I'm pleased with I'll attach the Setup if you like :)

[yeager]

When I get something I'm pleased with I'll attach the Setup if you like :)

Yes please...

[tDR]

Just did a 2:18.7 in the lister with my new setup - made it very oversteer prone now, just how I like it.... am actually sliding the back end out on a few corners now to help me round. There's a 2:15 in my current setup, I can feel it.......

Bri.

[Dave_S]

FMG: Yeah that'd be great :)
tDR: WOW! Nice time :cool:

Dave

[FullMetalGasket]

I've been a bit naughty :whip: ..........

Havn't so much as driven the Lister tonight, instead I managed this:

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=10680

2:20.9 :D :D
Yup, thats the Morgan :cool: Even better is the fact that I was running .2 of a second behind my previous best time before making it up through the bus stop.
Give me a week, and I think I may break the 2:20 barrier :wack:
I can't upload the Setup file as the board doesn't like the file type :rolleyes:

So I'll rename it as a .txt and chuck it up :thumbs:

[FullMetalGasket]

One setup file for the Morgan :D

It's a bit loose and needs refining, but it's what I managed the above time with :nod:

Just remove the .txt from the end of the file, and stick in: GTR Demo\UserData\Player\Settings

And enjoy :thumbs:



*FMG Tuning limited accepts no liability for damages to cars, drivers, spectaters, scenery, house plants, or pet goldfish.

[Dave_S]

LOL :D

Thanks mate, I'll play with that tonight, now go get the Lister :D

Dave

[FullMetalGasket]

Just had a very quick go before bed.
Only made a few tweeks, but have managed a lovelly time already:

2:13.6 :D

This also made me realise that I missed a trick on the Morgan, so I'll be back on that aswell when I get a chance :nod:

[Dave_S]

2:13 ... in the Lister .... BASTARD!!! :D

Dave

[Dave_S]

Right, tonight I shall get under 2:20 :D

Dave

[Dave_S]

Or I'll spin out on EVERY FCUKING LAP, :mad: I did not finish ONE lap :furious: :mad:, and now I've broken my keyboad by punching ESC :wack:

Dave

[Dave_S]

YES!!!!! 2:19.638 :D

Told you I'd do it eventually :D

Dave

[FullMetalGasket]

Well done on the 2:19 mate :)


2:13 ... in the Lister .... BASTARD!!! :D

Dave

This'll give you even more reason to complain;

2:11.78!!!!!111!!!1!1!1!!! :D :D

I think I can probably get to the mid 11's with this setup, possilby even down to something like .3/4 :nod:

So, now the big question.
How long 'till I break the 2:10 barrier? :cool:

Heres the current setup anyway, can't just be teasing you constantly can I :smash:

It's VERY touchy when on the edge, I spent a hell of a lot of time bouncing off the armco, spinning, or sliding around on my roof while getting the hang of it :wack:
Bear with it though and it should do you proud :thumbs:

Chuck in the same place as the last one and remove the .txt again :)

[Dave_S]

That is an amazing time mate :notworthy

I'll give the setup a go tonight, thanks :)

Dave

[mattpayne]

pah...