Ο χρήστης cliov6 έγραψε:
ΠΑΙΔΙΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑΑ!!!! ΞΕΡΕΙ ΚΑΝΕΙΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΟ GPL ΜΕ ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΟΧΗΣ ΠΟΥ ΗΤΑΝ ΤΟΥΡΜΠΟ????

Ναι, υπάρχει ένα τέτοιο project, ή τουλάχιστον υπήρχε. Δεν ξέρω κατά πόσο το έχουν προχωρήσει. Πάντως, δεν έχει καμία σχέση με GPL. Το παιχνίδι θα λέγεται Speed Legends: 1977. Είναι βασισμένο στο physics engine του netKar και θα είναι φυσικά free, αλλά θα είναι τελειώς διαφορετικό πακέτο από το netKar.

Cavalino, για τιμωρία που δεν το ξέρεις, θα κάνεις 35 γύρους endurance stint με τη Lister Storm στο Spa μέχρι να λιώσεις

Λίγες περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το Speed Legends:

What is Speed Legends: F1 1977?

Speed Legends: F1 1977 is a FREEWARE standalone simulation based upon the netKAR game engine, currently in development.

Who are VDT?

VDT or Vermin Design Team are a group of people made up of youth and experience, who all share a passion for realistic simulations based upon the world of motorsport

What we aim to produce

As a team we are hoping to build and produce something realistic, which captures the feel and the spirt of racing in 1977. The aim of the project is to be able to;

• Race against legends like Gilles Villeneuve,Niki Lauda, James Hunt & Jody Scheckter.

• play through 2 full seasons, in the F2 and F1 classes.

• Drive amazing cars like the Lotus 78, Ferrari 312 T2 and of course the Tyrell P34 '6 wheeler' when playing the full F1 1977 season.

• Train in the F2 class during a full season in 1976 on tracks like the Nurburgring and Monza.

• Play a progressive f1 season allowing car changes to happen throughout the season as per real life. (cars will change through the season, drivers will appear in the respective races as special appearance drivers)

• Race online.

• enjoy realistic physics and attetion to detail.

Is it an add-on for netkar?

No, Speed Legends: F1 1977 is a stand alone game based around netKARs beautiful physics and engine code.

Will there be Beta versions realeased to the public?
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At present there are no plans to release a Beta version. However this is something we may decide to consider at a later date. We will keep everyone updated throughout the project by releasing; pictures, in game screenshots and feedback from the in-house test team, but the aim is to make something solid and a true simulation.

Have you started work?

Yes, we are well underway with the project. VDT are working very hard behind the scenes on the cars graphics (static menus and banners) data, sound, images compilation and design work of special and new features.

When will it be released?

Our project deadline at present will be end of January 2005. However, this is subject to change depending on production.

Are you looking to recruit members?

VDT are currently looking for a few more people to complete the team. The positions we are looking to fill are

• Track Modellers x4
• Track Texture Artists x6
• Batch file coders x1

If you are interested in offering your services please send an e-mail to vermingti@hotmail.com with examples of your work.

Do you have plans for any future projects?

At present we are currently focusing all our efforts on production for Speed Legends: F1 1977, however, we will be looking at doing another project on completion of this one.

Vermin Design Team

Λοιπόν, για όσους δεν το γνωρίζουν, το GTR είναι το νέο sim racing game που βγαίνει προσεχώς. Είναι η πρώτη official δουλειά της Simbin (http://www.simbin.com), η οποία ήταν μέχρι πρόσφατα ομάδα ανάπτυξης λογισμικού (mods, addons) για τα F1 (F12002, F1C 99-01)series της EA.

Τώρα τι να σας πρωτοπώ. Στο racesimcentral και στο blackhole motorsports έχει γίνει πανικός και το παιχνίδι αποτελεί πλέον με πειστήρια και όχι με εικασίες το καλύτερο sim racing game μετά το GPL.

Το racesimcentral ήταν στο Donington το Σ/Κ που πέρασε, στο οποίο η Simbin ήταν παρούσα με ένα τεράστιο σκηνικό ως promo. Παρακάτω περισσότερα:

GTR at Donnington

For anyone who hasn’t been following the progress of ‘GTR: The Ultimate Racing Game’ over the past twelve months, RSC are pleased to complete the ‘detail’ for you having tested it thoroughly at Donnington this last weekend.

Now there’s testing and then there’s Testing.

If you’re a print magazine, then all too often the testing is a little ’month before’ piece written before going on a fully paid holiday to a sunny climate, securing a three page advertising deal and then returning the promised score.

If you’re online media, you’d better not expect that long holiday in the sun. But at least we get down to the real business of playing the game and getting the headline. In this instance, it means sitting down and playing a game on various machines, screens and pedals…on various tracks, using eye-tracking hardware and watching link-up games as the public battle it out. It means talking to those who do the hard work on the game, those who play the game, promote the game and those who give valuable input.

It’s safe to say that GTR is (just) accessible enough for the buying public and at the same time it is super-hardcore for you sim nuts.

When asked what Henrik Roos thought about the difficulty of the game, he immediately knew the problem. “Do you use the assists?” he asks! I’m from RSC! I can’t use assists! Well that’s what I used to think. But with the technology and difficulty of today’s sims, perhaps it’s time to concede and use a little traction control. Two points here. First Henrik Roos knows this game. He knows the menus, he navigates carefully to ensure a guest had the camera high enough and close enough within the cockpit view. Second, He should know because he’s one of the drivers for Henrik Roos Racing, who are the team funding/helping development of this highly anticipated sim.

SIMBIN
Let’s get back to the basics for those who are unclear about the facts:-

• Simbin Development Team has Henrik Roos as CEO. That’s a racing driver as CEO!
• Simbin staff are distributed right around the globe. They work together online and cooperate but are not based in a single office.
• Amazingly they do not have the cash backing of a game publisher yet the game has just about been completed.
• Game publishing is signed for Scandinavia, but not the rest of the world. It’s still being teased around the major publishers.
• In a world of 100+ teams for game development, Simbin still work with a relatively small team.
• Simbin create all their own documentation, secured the FIA license and are marketing the game, so far without publisher aid.

So that’s Simbin. How unique is that? Very, very unique. In a world where the game publishing/developing/marketing seems corrupt, ludicrous and out-dated, this seems to me to be a very refreshing, exciting and frankly very brave thing to do.

THE GAME
Only six months ago Simbin had not a single pixel lighting up their isolated screens. How uplifting then to see the full Donnington circuit and a huge bunch of loud cars running seamlessly and smoothly around the track. But not just Donnington, all the 2003 tracks are ready, all the cars are done and frankly the game is only weeks from completion. Weeks I tell you.

Compared to the single track demo, it was great to have a choice. I tried out the Lotus Elise, Ferrari Modena Challenge car, Lamborghini Murcialablahblah and a trusty Viper. The Ferrari felt reassuringly familiar. The Elise even more so. I really enjoyed the Elise, although the gears needed a little tuning it was really chuckable and much easier to grab than the full blown GT cars. With practice, I’m sure the Elise will become a favourite for online sparring.

The linked games worked a treat as you’d expect.

Pit stops look set to be a quick decision menu affair, needing to calculate the volume of fuel, type of tyre etc as you are actually inside the pit watching the clock. Alternatively you will be able have your computer help you out and do the stop manually.

Online play will (thankfully) not be via Gamespy. It’s going to be Simbin’s own handiwork. Hopefully then, since they’re all seasoned gamers, it will be friendly and useful and no more complicated than necessary.

Audio quality is a tough one to write about. I didn’t really notice it because it was immersive and real. I hope my point has made it home there….it’s amazing because it’s what you expected to hear. I’m sure it helps that it was running through great equipment and very loudly, but lets not be distracted here, this is seriously good quality audio.

THE DISPLAY
Simbin had a hospitality suite on one side of the trailer and a public tent on the other. In the public tent was a projector screen and eight linked up racing frames. The queue often stretched to the door, never less than dozens of people deep. There was lots of room too, providing seating and refreshing shade from the (nearly) blazing sunshine.

To the side of the trailer was the merchandise retail stand with flyers etc and two beautiful and shining cars – a Saleen and a Viper. See the photo. The Viper is Henrik’s road car. For comfort it does have a radio. Not much else though. It actually got driven here from Sweden. Blimey!

HOSPITALITY SUITE
In addition to everything else you’d expect, the hospitality suite housed a further, private demo pod running a really high resolution LCD screen and some standard Logitech wheel/pedals. This is where my track time was spent, well on this and two other special racing frames. I will write more of these in the coming weeks, but it would suffice to say that the NIXIM racing frames were by far the most intuitive and accessible way to learn how to play such a difficult game.

THE NOW
The game is pretty much ready to ship, but as I said above, apart from Scandinavia there’s no publishing deal in place. I am assured that deals are on the table – some good, some great. I think we have to appreciate that this game has been coded so quickly (with no sight of any compromise I should add) that putting a publishing contract of perhaps a more unusual type is going to take time. So be patient. Publishers don’t just think about a single game you know, they plan ahead. Let’s hope that Simbin Lawyers cut a fair deal and the game comes to all regions with haste.

THE FUTURE
Something, just a little something had been knawing away at my concern strings over the past few years and Donnington thankfully raised both the question and the answer. My concern (as it turns out) was that sim racing in this more hardcore variety is becoming more for the say 27-47 age group and the younger folks are taking less interest in this genre. I was really pleased then, to see so many younger players (and I mean really younger) on the linked up games and enjoying it. So it seems Simbin will have a larger target audience than even they perhaps imagined. And that can only be a good thing for the wider sim community. Perhaps those publishers who have walked away from simulation games in recent years will look more kindly in the future.

56 cars, I am assured was happily racing around a circuit together. The mind boggles quite honestly. Imagine being position 56/56 and working your way through the pack. Of course you’d probably need to get more friendly with your PC parts supplier if you intend running that kind of pack, but hold on, does that mean future proofing? I believe so. And talking of future proofing, the word is that the game will be moddable to some degree, but definitely not the physics or online components. I look forward to seeing some of them photoshop wizards doing their stuff.

Simbin are a very professional, dedicated, enthusiastic and above all refreshing development team. They’ve taken their own tag line to heart and are very real indeed. They’re expanding their team size. They’re going to open offices in the UK. They finished the game that was born from their favourite hobby. You’ve probably played the demo and witnessed for yourself the physics are mint. They clearly mean business.

From whatever point of view you take, when a developer’s background is this sim-centric –you’d be well advised to watch this space, and that goes for GT racing fans, as well as fans of other motorsports

Lance Carter
27th June 2004

Υπάρχει ήδη demo που κυκλοφορεί στο net (για περισσότερα pm me), αλλά είναι πολύ early build. Το παιχνίδι απέχει περίπου ένα μήνα πριν το official release του. Όσοι πιστοί προσέλθετε και όσοι το προσπεράσετε, ας προσέχατε

You have been warned! Μερικοί είναι άξιοι της μοίρας του. Ονόματα δε λέμε, γιατί είναι και admins και μας πετάνε όξω άμα λάχει....ΓΚΑΧ....ΓΚΟΥΧ....(κ***βηχας)....!!!

Πρόσεξε, θα έχει το physics engine του netkar. Δε θα σου θυμίζει όμως netkar!!

Αλλά ποιος τα σκέφτεται τώρα αυτά; Εγώ δεν έχω μυαλό για τίποτα παρά για το GTR

Wooohoooo!!!!! Ε-ε-έρχεται!!!!!!

Μόλις φτάσει, περιμένετε να πήξει το thread σε φωτογραφίες!!!

Με γεια μου, με γεια μου!!!!!!!!!

Βασικά, αυτό είναι ό,τι καλύτερο μπορούν να αγοράσουν αυτή τη στιγμή τα λεφτά ενός sim racer. Υπάρχουν και πιο ακριβά συστήμα και βέβαια υπάρχουν και custom cockpit, αλλά αυτό είναι πραγματικά το καλύτερο που υπάρχει.

Προσέξτε ότι έχει ΚΑΙ συμπλέκτη, ο οποίος μάλιστα είναι εξαιρετικός (τον έχει δοκιμάσει γνωστός), και τα πεντάλ είναι τα μόνα στο εμπόριο που ρυθμίζονται με βάση τη σκληρότητα και όχι τη διαδρομή. Δηλαδή, αντίθετα με τα κοινά πεντάλ που παίζει ρόλο ΜΟΝΟ το πόση απόσταση διανύει το πεντάλ, εδώ χάρη σε ειδικά ποτενσιόμετρα παίζει ρόλο η ΔΥΝΑΜΗ. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι αν ξεράνεις το φρένο σε δύναμη, το αυτοκίνητο θα μπλοκάρει, κι ας έχει μετακινήσει το πεντάλ μόλις δυο τρία εκατοστά! Ο συμπλέκτης έχει κι αυτός ειδικές ρυθμίσεις για να εξομοιώνει κατά το δυνατόν από συμπλέκτη Yaris έως συμπλέκτη αγωνιστικού πρωτότυπου Le Mans.

Το τιμόνι μπορεί να ρυθμιστεί να στρίβει 900 μοίρες maximum έτσι ώστε να εξομοιώνεται και η κρεμαγιέρα νορμάλ αυτοκινήτων και όχι μόνο αγωνιστικών.

Αν προσέξετε θα δείτε δύο shifters. Ένα sequencial (σειριακός) και έναν H-Shifter.

Επίσης, το κάθισμα είναι κανονικό κάθισμα αυτοκινήτου και μπορείς να αγοράσεις όποιο σου αρέσει εσένα.

Προσέξτε το footrest, όλα τα λεφτά. Φυσικά όλο αυτό το σύνολο ρυθμίζεται καθ' ύψος, μήκος, πλάτος, πάχος, βάρος, σύσταση, πυκνότητα κλπ κλπ κλπ...οπότε καθένας βρίσκει τη θέση του

Αυτά...Αααα, και η επίμαχη ερώτηση....Πόσο; Χμμ...1946 ευρούδια και άλλα 400 για μεταφορικά. Από Ιαπωνία. Περαστικά μας. Τι είπατε;;;;