GP2 Extension Pack

Well I guess those idiots who said GP2 further development was going to be discontinued look a bit daft now... Just as I'd expected... -- Dave Bowers

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> >There is an article in August F1 Magazine about a new extension pack > >(including new tracks(!), 22***pits, editor, etc.)from Instant Access > >Int. Ltd. Does anybody have info on it? > >Thanks > Well I guess those idiots who said GP2 further development was going to > be discontinued look a bit daft now... > Just as I'd expected... > -- > Dave Bowers

I wouldn't be so sure - this is probably a collection of utilities off the net, somewhat like the Full Speed package... Keith -- Please remove 'NOSPAM' from my e-mail address to reply. Think before you Spam... "By US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is unlawful to send any unsolicited adverti***t to such equipment. By Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, for each violation."

There is an article in August F1 Magazine about a new extension pack (including new tracks(!), 22***pits, editor, etc.)from Instant Access Int. Ltd. Does anybody have info on it? Thanks -- The views and opinions expressed here are my own and in NO WAY reflect the opinions and/or policies of my employer, nor do they prompt or incite any action to be taken. All other standard disclaimers apply.

On Thu, 24 Jul 1997 21:23:05 +0100, Dave Bowers

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>>There is an article in August F1 Magazine about a new extension pack >>(including new tracks(!), 22***pits, editor, etc.)from Instant Access >>Int. Ltd. Does anybody have info on it? >>Thanks >Well I guess those idiots who said GP2 further development was going to >be discontinued look a bit daft now...

Well 'those idiots' were saying that GP2 further development was discontinued by Microprose and Geoff Crammond. This seems to have been confimed by MPS and by the fact that there is nothing new from them for the year that the game was out. Instant Access Int. have published a compilation of 3rd-party patches on a CD, which is of no use for people on the Net but should appeal to the ones without Net access (are there any these days? :) I just checked their web site (www.instantaccess.com) - nothing about a new compilation, just ads for their first 'Perfect Grand Prix' compil (yet the site seems to not have been updated for some time. On another note: kudos if someone managed to reverse-engineer the track layout. But I am afraid that creating new authentic-looking ones is another story. I sincerely hope someone (without MPS' resources) could do that. Karim

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>> >There is an article in August F1 Magazine about a new extension pack >> >(including new tracks(!), 22***pits, editor, etc.)from Instant Access >> >Int. Ltd. Does anybody have info on it? >> >Thanks >> Well I guess those idiots who said GP2 further development was going to >> be discontinued look a bit daft now... >> Just as I'd expected... >> -- >> Dave Bowers >I wouldn't be so sure - this is probably a collection of utilities off >the net, somewhat like the Full Speed package... >Keith

I can't see new tracks being off the net. I'm sure this will be the expected update package featuring 3DFX support and IPX network play. -- Dave Bowers

The fact is that it must be more than a PGP style update since there are new tracks etc... -- Dave Bowers

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> >Well 'those idiots' were saying that GP2 further development was > >discontinued by Microprose and Geoff Crammond. This seems to have been > >confimed by MPS and by the fact that there is nothing new from them > >for the year that the game was out. > >Instant Access Int. have published a compilation of 3rd-party patches > >on a CD, which is of no use for people on the Net but should appeal to > >the ones without Net access (are there any these days? :) I just > >checked their web site (www.instantaccess.com) - nothing about a new > >compilation, just ads for their first 'Perfect Grand Prix' compil (yet > >the site seems to not have been updated for some time. > The fact is that it must be more than a PGP style update since there are > new tracks etc... > -- > Dave Bowers

If its a compilation then more than likely the new tracks are some of the edited ones with slightly different chicanes etc. As I understand track editing has not been entirely successful as of yet for Gp2. All the gossip I have heard regarding Gp2 or 3 is that it will be finished next year Thomas JS Brown

As soon as I read that bit in F1 magazine I checked Instant Access web site. No mention there of new tracks, but rather setups for all tracks. Indeed the compilation contains patches from the net (I didn't check whether they got the authors' permission). Mickey

On Fri, 25 Jul 1997 02:12:57 +0100, Dave Bowers

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>>> >There is an article in August F1 Magazine about a new extension pack >>> >(including new tracks(!), 22***pits, editor, etc.)from Instant Access >>> >Int. Ltd. Does anybody have info on it? >>> >Thanks >>I wouldn't be so sure - this is probably a collection of utilities off >>the net, somewhat like the Full Speed package... >I can't see new tracks being off the net. I'm sure this will be the >expected update package featuring 3DFX support and IPX network play.

You forgot wet weather... Check the Instant Access site. I find it hard to believe that a company that seems to specialize in packaging 3rd-party utilities has the resources to add huge things like 3dfx support and ipx play. (but I wish this was true:) Karim