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From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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I'm not missing any point at all Bruce. In fact, I think that if a racesave is not done
so as too maintain intervals as at the time of save then it is virtually a waste of time.
The only real use for the racesave in ICR2, IMO, was for Enduros. The idea of actually
using it for my own personal use makes me laugh.

  eg I build up a 10 sec lead in a race with 10 laps to go. I save it. When I resume, I
make a mistake for whatever reason and finish 8 sec behind 1st. Get the idea? If your
gunna do a racesave in a crude save system as you suggest would be adequate, then you are
going to be cheating either the AI or yourself. Same old story Bruce - If your gunna do
it, do it properly!

Bruce Kennewell wrote:
> 
> Byron, you are missing the point entirely:  the average buyer of racing
> sims doesn't give a damn about any of the quasi-techo gibberish that has
> to be taken into account with a "SAVE"!!
> He wouldn't give a flying fenangle if the cars all restarted line astern
> in the pits....just so long as the race positions were saved and there
> were X laps to the end of the race!
> 
> Byron Forbes wrote:
> >
> > I would much prefer to see a save game function that saves all the intervals between the
> > cars at the time and then restarts like a rally ie cars are held at the line and take off................
> 
> etecetera
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Bruce.
> ----------
> The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club  is located at:-
> http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

-- 
 Byron Forbes
 Captain of Team Lightning Bolt

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