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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 14:06:57 +1100
From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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I remember the first time I saw a post about the letterbox view. At the time I said to
myself "Shit, it has too!" Point being that although I realized this subconsciously, I was
to engrossed with the sim to actually take any notice. Maybe this is where your
difficulties stem from Lawrence. Sounds like your looking at the black part of the screen
and listening for the bird noises!

   Focus Lawrence! Focus! :)


Lawrence Edwards wrote:
> 
> Hi rrevved (afraid to use your real name?)
> 
> rrevved wrote in message <3643f857.39793444@news.mindspring.com>...
> >On Thu, 5 Nov 1998 18:10:14 -0000,
> >in msg <untx2fOC#GA.264@nih2naab.prod2.compuserve.com>,
> >"Lawrence Edwards" <Lawrence_Edwards@csi.com> said :
> >
> >>God forbid anyone should criticise GPL - it can't possibly have even the
> >>smallest flaw!
> >>
> >>For goodness' sake - GPL is good but it has many faults. I suppose it must
> >>be me but I'm amazed by all the crap on this NG about GPL. Just a few
> points
> >>to consider:
> >>
> >>The AI suck big time because they drive like psychopaths.
> >
> >I might. The AI don't.
> 
> I've lost count of the number of times I've been shunted off the track from
> behind, even in the warm-ups when braking at the last possible moment in the
> cars with the best brakes (e.g. Parabolica at Monza). This inevitably leads
> to the culprit being put out of the race - hardly realistic IMO.
> 
> >>The graphics are good but only fill some of the screen
> >
> >Love the graphics!
> 
> I prefer programmes which use the whole screen - it gives more atmosphere
> IMO.
> 
> >>The cars are much too difficult to drive and this is very unrealistic
> >
> >Who sez?
> 
> I did, Do you disagree?
> 
> >>The sound is not at all convincing
> >>
> >
> >Guess you haven't heard that Maranello monster..........
> 
> I have driven the Ferrari in GPL - which I admit has a nice engine note. I
> wasn't just referring to the engine sounds though. All of the other sounds
> are far too quiet IMO and there's no option to change the sound levels as
> there is in most other racing sims. I think that an opportunity was missed
> to add a lot of interesting sounds and thereby improve the atmosphere.
> 
> >Admit it, its just too difficult for you to be bothered.
> >
> 
> In many ways I agree. If this is supposed to offend me then it doesn't,
> since I don't have an inferiority complex. It's true that I'm not going to
> devote all my spare time to driving GPL. If it had a more realistic
> difficulty level then I think it would be more rewarding. This is plain
> common sense.
> 
> I like GPL a lot but it's not perfect. Do you recognise any faults with GPL
> at all?

-- 
 Byron Forbes
 Captain of Team Lightning Bolt

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