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Leave out the voodoo's, GPL will run great on a single thriller8 meg.
Or keep the voodoo for games.
JM

Doug wrote:

> GPL is definitely a Great Sim (not a game like the ones you named).
> In fact it is so good that I'm now upgrading my machine with a Hercules
> Thriller 3D 8mb, two voodoo 2's, a new P2 MB with 128MB of PC100 ram, a
> Celeron 300A overclocked to 450 and a TSW wheel. That's how much I like this
> Game (sic).
> This sim is just a prelude to what you will see in N3 (N3 will use the same
> physics engine as GPL) and will be the way of the future for good racing
> sims. So if you think you will ever want to "play" N3, then you had better
> learn how drive in GPL otherwise your best bet is to return it and go back
> to something that better matches your current capabilities.
>
> Doug
>
> tylere8267@my-dejanews.com wrote in message
> <77qmm4$rj4$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> >I figured I will start a new thread with my responce.
> >
> >1. I AM a good race driver. I can win at any track in N2,Viper,SODA, or
> >Burnout with100% difficulty.
> >
> >You, see, I HAVE A LIFE! I do not feel like sitting around for hours just
> to
> >get the car to go one lap without spinning. The point is it is a GAME
> people.
> >The point of a game is to be fun, entertaining. GPL is most definatly *NOT*
> >fun. I prefer games such as N2 where you can be competitive fairly quickly.
> >Also,v ery weak manual. And D3D IS GOOD!!!!!
> >
> >Tyler
> >
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