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Key threads
- Total Immersion Racing revealed as World Sports Cars successor 2002-09-26 · 20 postsSteve Smith posted screenshots of Empire's Total Immersion Racing, seen as what became of the West brothers' World Sports Cars. Readers found it arcade-like and lacking a cockpit view, though Razorworks' flight-sim pedigree was noted. Doug Ellison said it was new code, and Dave Henrie concluded it reused WSC's licensed cars and tracks.
- Total Immersion Racing fails to run with DirectX 8.2 2002-11-15 · 21 postsA user found Total Immersion Racing would not run on Windows 98SE after Combat Flight Simulator 3 installed DirectX 8.2. Others said it ran for them on XP, and that DirectX cannot normally be rolled back. A third-party uninstaller let Pasi Rahikainen revert to 8.1b and run TIR.
- John Bodin's physics patches for Total Immersion Racing 2003-05-27 · 20 postsJohn Bodin promoted his work on a hardcore physics patch for Total Immersion Racing and sought testers. Replies dealt with DirectX 9 install problems, the lack of split-controller support and the poor AI. Iain Mackenzie questioned whether the cars could spin, and Bodin answered with tips and troubleshooting.
Busiest threads
- (TIR) Total Immersion Racing. Read This (Long) (8 posts about it)
- Total Immersion Racing demo -- my impressions (TIR = SCGT2?) (7 posts about it)
- Total Immersion Racing (6 posts about it)
- Advanced Physics Patch now available for Total Immersion Racing (5 posts about it)
- Total Immersion Racing (PS/2 woes). kinda newsflash I suppose. (5 posts about it)
- I have Total Immersion Racing .. (5 posts about it)
- John Bodin's physics patches for Total Immersion Racing (4 posts about it)
- Pro Race DriveR "realistic handling patch" reactions? (4 posts about it)
- T.I.R (4 posts about it)
- Total Immersion Racing Demo Now Available (4 posts about it)
- Realism patches for Total Immersion Racing (3 posts about it)
- Recommending an easy racing sim for a former racer (3 posts about it)
- TIR Demo - Nice Slide-Show! (3 posts about it)
- TIR Crash to desktop HELP !!! (3 posts about it)
- TIR Tuning Guide & Praise (3 posts about it)
Sentiment by year
Each post that discussed the sim was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).
| Year | Posts | Positive | Negative | Tone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 93 | 22 | 37 | mixed (-0.15) |
| 2003 | 48 | 20 | 10 | positive (+0.25) |
| 2004 | 11 | 6 | 3 | positive (+0.45) |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | very positive (+1.00) |
Who talked about it most
John Bodin · 18 Joe M. · 12 Andi · 8 Steve Smith · 6 jbodin · 5 BRH · 5 bertr · 5 jason moyer · 4 Marc Collins · 4 Paulinho · 4 Douglas Ellison · 4 AndyC · 4 rrevved · 4 MadDAWG · 3 David Buttery · 3 magnulus · 2 himrlipid · 2 paulo_paula · 2 Bob G · 2 hawk0388 · 2
