What was (is?) WSC?

Dumb question, I realize, but what was (or is) the WSC project that i see referenced here so often? I realize that most of the threads about it are in the context of 'will it ever be more than vaporware?' - but I am a little confused about what all the commotion is about. Is it just a World Sports Car simulator as the name implies? I saw a thread a while ago on GPLEA's forum that lead me to believe that WSC was more of an 'open source' project that would allow for easy modification to make whatever type of race-sim you want, which struck me as amazingly cool and highly unlikely. I get the distinct impression that some folks have decided that this is the saviour of sims / greatest thing ever / if only it would be released. Is this based off of anything besides idle speculation and dreams? I don't actually care about when (or if ever) it is going to be released, I just am curious what the hubub is about. Cheers. Mark PS: Who are the "West's" that are developing it?

"Mark Roberts" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Dumb question, I realize, but what was (or is) the WSC project that i see > referenced here so often? I realize that most of the threads about it are > in the context of 'will it ever be more than vaporware?' - but I am alittle > confused about what all the commotion is about. Is it just a World Sports > Car simulator as the name implies? I saw a thread a while ago on GPLEA's > forum that lead me to believe that WSC was more of an 'open source'project > that would allow for easy modification to make whatever type of race-simyou > want, which struck me as amazingly cool and highly unlikely. > > I get the distinct impression that some folks have decided that this isthe > saviour of sims / greatest thing ever / if only it would be released. Is > this based off of anything besides idle speculation and dreams? > > I don't actually care about when (or if ever) it is going to be released,I

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> just am curious what the hubub is about. > > Cheers. > Mark > > PS: Who are the "West's" that are developing it? >

You pretty much have the grasp of it. when WSC was announced, it was still very difficult to create mods that added to current sims. Plus it was offering a physics level that appeared to be even more robust than GPL. Add to that multiplayer options that promised multiple drivers sharing the same car AND all this running on a PII 450. WSC was/is ahead of it's time, but other products have all but caught up now(caught up that is...by releasing features that WSC promised)..The mods for F1 2001 are very good. WSC could still be something special, and it will be an open source type product that can be easily modified and added to, but private users have almost done that with other sims now. and as for the West's, they are two brothers who have been doing this alone...No giant teams of artists, engineers, coders, etc. WSC has been thier own private baby...and we wonders...if we will ever see it... dave henrie

It was (is) some dude's pipe dream. "Mark Roberts" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Dumb question, I realize, but what was (or is) the WSC project that i see > referenced here so often? I realize that most of the threads about it are > in the context of 'will it ever be more than vaporware?' - but I am alittle > confused about what all the commotion is about. Is it just a World Sports > Car simulator as the name implies? I saw a thread a while ago on GPLEA's > forum that lead me to believe that WSC was more of an 'open source'project > that would allow for easy modification to make whatever type of race-simyou > want, which struck me as amazingly cool and highly unlikely. > > I get the distinct impression that some folks have decided that this isthe > saviour of sims / greatest thing ever / if only it would be released. Is > this based off of anything besides idle speculation and dreams? > > I don't actually care about when (or if ever) it is going to be released,I

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> just am curious what the hubub is about. > > Cheers. > Mark > > PS: Who are the "West's" that are developing it? > >

Mark Roberts ([email hidden]) wrote on 10 Apr 2002: > Dumb question, I realize, but what was (or is) the WSC project that > i see referenced here so often? <snip> http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard/wsc.jpg will tell you all you need to know... <g> -- "After all, a mere thousand yards... such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh. The GPL Scrapyard: Back again! http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard

"David Buttery" > http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard/wsc.jpg will tell you all you > need to know... <g> > LOFL!! ROFLMFAO!!

Karma. "rik zeppelin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qS4t8.34599$[email hidden]...

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> > "David Buttery" > > http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard/wsc.jpg will tell you all you > > need to know... <g> > > > > > LOFL!! > ROFLMFAO!! > >

[email hidden] (David Buttery) wrote: > http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard/wsc.jpg will tell you all you > need to know... <g> I'm all for leaving the poor old Wests in peace. But that's *very* funny :o) Andrew McP

On 10 Apr 2002 22:33:31 GMT, David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote: >http://www.btinternet.com/~gplscrapyard/wsc.jpg will tell you all you >need to know... <g> :D !!! Andre

Check out my 'World Sports Cars Movie' thread to see it in action. It's an early video, mind. Nick.