Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 here and here Just got my steery wheel sorted out and put the upgrades on that I downloaded in 2002. I thought that they were looking good before, but the quality of the cars are still getting better! Take a look here and click on cars on the left hand menu here... Staggering. Going to be doing some serious downloading over the next few days, I reckon... 😬 BB PS The Oulton Park track is spot on, and the 16bit graphics upgrade on Monaco is well worth it Edited by - badger bill on 1 Feb 2005 10:35:17 Edited by - badger bill on 1 Feb 2005 10:36:57 Edited by - badger bill on 1 Feb 2005 10:39:51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 BB, where do you get all your downloads from? the graphics on my version are still pretty boxy and old... and I couldn't manage to download a copy of Goodwood. And do you know if Anglesey is available somewhere? would be nice to get some practice in before good friday.... 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Ah, now you want to be my friend! 😬 I get mine from either; http://www.gplea.org you'll find Goodwood here. http://racesimcentral.com although they seem to be having trouble at the moment... or http://gplpp.com/, has by far the best choice of tracks, loads of UK tracks, Cadwell, Oulton, etc, etc, but not Anglsey ☹️ sorry fella. Have fun! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Now if I lift out that Coventry Climax I can then fit an engine from a Triumph Bonny or a Vincent The light at the end of the tunnel is probabally an on coming train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibster. Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hmmm, one of my sons class mates lives in a house next to where Vincents were made. Them must've been the days, they tested them up the old A1 to Jacks Hill caff, ISTR the factory test riders were not allowed to go above 120 mph 😳 Supercheese R250 Caterham pictures here 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 We are more than one to have thought this... 😬 If I had my way, the world would be driving round in these things! Or perhaps one ofthese if I needed a 'family' car with a bit of weather protection... BB > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've got a new graphics-card arriving today (allegedly). It's only a cheapy - so should bring me from about 4+ years out of date to about 1.5-2... I'm looking forward to trying the 'pedals' patch - perhaps we can arrange an online game sometime. My PC ain't powerful-enough to host though... ☹️ Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 My 'Asus GeForce 2 32mb GTS' is at least four years old and not state of the art when I bought it, but it works fine on my PC (home-brewed AMD 2600+ 512mb RAM). I haven't tried the pedal patch yet, but I was up 'till an hour or more past my normal bedtime last night duffing round with my 12 year old car sim!! 😬 I reckon that we should choose a course, a real one, like Monaco or Oulton, let us have a little practice (I know that I havn't really played in anger since 2003) and then try and sort out a race later in the week. Whatdoyareckon? BB PS I can't promise not to shunt caravanner off if I can recognise his XL size '69 gp car!! 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 sounds fun... though i have never really played GPL in anger, and more to the point I'm on the road all week! Could do something sunday evening... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 I'm due to be moving house this weekend, so am packing all week and up in the air. I reckon that a shedders rally might be a bit of a wheeze, and defo something the try. I have never raced on-line either, just those pesky AI drivers... Needless to say I'm almost always last 😬 I'm already looking forward to it! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Monaco is *not* a good idea - it will tax the lower-spec machines. I'd go for something almost everyone will have had some experience at - and for which the scenery isn't too detailed (or important). Monza ain't bad - I prefer Milano (Monza with the banking - but it's got a lot of relatively boring full-throttle cruising). Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 If you fancy a bit of racing, I guess that Silverstone is the one, no real compound corners, all nice to line up and no nasty cambers/gradients to deal with. Just out and out 'risk management' 😬 I'll start practising tonight! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 cool... and I FINK I can MOSTLY remember when silverstone goes left and right... Silverstone is a standard track isn't it? Would we be using that one, or a downloaded one? I'm going to be very very last in the race though as I'm carp at GPL! Not, GT4 online racing when it FINALLY arrives should be a little different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 If you are worse than me, then you should be worried 😳 How about a battle to avoid last place! 😬 BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debert Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I've got Brands Hatch GP course for GPL - The scenery is a bit naff, but the programmers seems to have concentrated on the track - Brilliant if anyone wants a copy, let me know. Can't play at the moment tho - Lent me wheel setup to a pal, he's been trying to get along with a jostick & mouse setup 😳 If anyone can host a "sheds" online game, i will get the wheel back ASAP Albert Einstein: The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I suggest that for early attempts at a shed-do, we try something really simple - and preferably one of the std. track for compatibility. I still vote for Monza - partly because I *can* get around it more times than not. You generally want to avoid anything with lots of camber or hills - too much effort to set the cars up. Anybody who suggests the 'Ring is avin a larf. Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 hmmm.. Does anyone techy know if this: http://shop.gameplay.co.uk/ext_shop/productpage.asp?ref=DABS&ProductCode=PT1408 ie the GT4 Logitech Driving Force Pro wheel would work with a PC as well as a PS2? I'm going to order one with GT4 but it would be great to be able to use it with GPL to. As for hosting a game, what do you need? My main PC is fairly whizzy (3ghz P4) and I have a 512 line. (will upgrade to 1mb when purchase of new house goes though). Though the PC has started to randomly crash due to some memory conflict.. I really should back everything up and try to fix that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 You don't need a fast machine to be able to host GPL races, but it does need to be stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 I don't think that Playstation stuff works with PCs ☹️ I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think that I am. Sorry As for the track, it seems like Monza is Myles's fave, so why not 😬 Does we all need to have the same cars / track set up, or can I keep my fancy 3D stuff? I can try hosting a game if you want, my PC seems quite stable and I'm on broadband 512... ...erm, how do you host a race? 😬 BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 track for the IOM here Woo hoo! Guess what I'll be doing tonight! 😳 BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 Oldham track here! Tip top! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Ah, the football team with the only decent chant.. T...I...T...S.... WHAT DO YOU DO?.... OLDHAM!!!! 😬 😬 I think MOnza sounds like a good start... finding a suitable time slot will probably be tricky! I could host the game on my old PC and play on the other one if that would help at all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 I gather that the host PC needs to be fairly chunky - and presumably with a fairly-good connection (although I have heard it said that GPL isn't actually that bandwidth-heavy). I guess that when it comes down to it, whoever has the best PC/connection going should host it - unless, as you suggest, we hosted on something like my laptop which is about twice as fast as my desktop. I'll try and look into what's required later today. Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted February 2, 2005 Author Share Posted February 2, 2005 Check out the fix for online gaming here. This site also looks to have most of the other links in too, but I have not had the chance to check them out over lunch. Catch ya! BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Willdo later - I've real car things to sort first. Catch ya (and probably nerf ya and then blame it on lag ) Project Scope-Creep is underway... Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Alcester-Racing-Sevens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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