GP2 update???

I heard there will be an official GP2 update from microprose. All the 1996 cars and drivers willbe included. Also the "new" tracks (Melbourne, Argentina and Nurnbergring). Does anyone know when this update will be released?

> I heard there will be an official GP2 update from microprose. All the > 1996 cars and drivers willbe included. Also the "new" tracks (Melbourne, > Argentina and Nurnbergring). Does anyone know when this update will be > released? No one has mentioned the new tracks and cars being included in the patch. From what I have heard/read, all the patch does is allow the turning off of car textures, correct modem problems(probably make gp2 use16550 default {should have been first time!!!}) and allow 4 player network play. NO OTHER FEATURES HAVE YET BEEN MENTIONED!!! The supposed release date is "Early in the new year" but going on past record, "2001 is a new year isn't it!!" Regards Scott

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:11:39 +1000, Scott McGuire

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>> I heard there will be an official GP2 update from microprose. All the >> 1996 cars and drivers willbe included. Also the "new" tracks (Melbourne, >> Argentina and Nurnbergring). Does anyone know when this update will be >> released? >No one has mentioned the new tracks and cars being included in the >patch. From what I have heard/read, all the patch does is allow the >turning off of car textures, correct modem problems(probably make gp2 >use16550 default {should have been first time!!!}) and allow 4 player >network play. NO OTHER FEATURES HAVE YET BEEN MENTIONED!!! The supposed >release date is "Early in the new year" but going on past record, "2001 >is a new year isn't it!!"

If there are new tracks, it certainly wont just be a patch. It's something that will cost us but I'd gladly pay for a track pack. Tony

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>> I heard there will be an official GP2 update from microprose. All the >> 1996 cars and drivers willbe included. Also the "new" tracks (Melbourne, >> Argentina and Nurnbergring). Does anyone know when this update will be >> released? >No one has mentioned the new tracks and cars being included in the >patch. From what I have heard/read, all the patch does is allow the >turning off of car textures, correct modem problems(probably make gp2 >use16550 default {should have been first time!!!}) and allow 4 player >network play. NO OTHER FEATURES HAVE YET BEEN MENTIONED!!! The supposed >release date is "Early in the new year" but going on past record, "2001 >is a new year isn't it!!"

Yeah, but is this true at all? Last I heard the patch was some unofficial thing, which basically consisted of utilities scooped off the net, without the authors getting paid a peanut. Dave Bowers.

No update is planned, I posted a couple of days ago a reply from Microprose dated 2-Jan-97. Here it is again.

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> >> I heard there will be an official GP2 update from microprose. All the > >> 1996 cars and drivers willbe included. Also the "new" tracks (Melbourne, > >> Argentina and Nurnbergring). Does anyone know when this update will be > >> released? > >No one has mentioned the new tracks and cars being included in the > >patch. From what I have heard/read, all the patch does is allow the > >turning off of car textures, correct modem problems(probably make gp2 > >use16550 default {should have been first time!!!}) and allow 4 player > >network play. NO OTHER FEATURES HAVE YET BEEN MENTIONED!!! The supposed > >release date is "Early in the new year" but going on past record, "2001 > >is a new year isn't it!!" > Yeah, but is this true at all? Last I heard the patch was some > unofficial thing, which basically consisted of utilities scooped off > the net, without the authors getting paid a peanut. > Dave Bowers.