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From: Jason Monds <no.mondsj.extra@shaw.wave.spork.ca>
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Hi John,

I found the "sense of speed" to be very poor.  My P2/333 64MB
Monster1 card is getting 27+ fps.  What turned me off was
going 100mph only feels like 50mph :"(

What "sense of speed" do you get at 100 fps?

Jason.

John Courtney wrote:

> Hi,
>     I downloaded the Viepr Racing demo last night.  So far it's a pretty
> addictive little demo!  The graphics are nice, and I'am getting over 100
> fps on my AMD K6-2 333 with Monster V2!  "bumping" the cars out of the
> way on the sharp corner by the lake is fun!  The physics model seems
> pretty good so far, trying to demolish your car (and opponents) as much
> as possible is half the fun!  The sound is probably the best I've heard
> in a racing sim in a long time.  Has anyone noticed that when your car
> goes flying into the lake you hear a sound like someone whispering
> "splash..." when you hit the water!  The demo should keep me ocupied
> until I get my copy of GPL! :) I reserved it this morning, they said it
> shipped today and that they should have it in next week. (I'am hoping it
> will be tomorrow)
>
> Later,
> John

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