SODA! What a Hoot!

Finally got some track time on SODA. About an hour with the Loopover Jump track. Really SUCKED bad at first but after that hour I had whittled about a minute off my 5 lap time. There is a World Record function on the main START menu for Soda and I used that to compare my time with others. HEY! I'm Ranked 29th in da World on THAT track with 2 wheel drive trucks and I still have about 150 hp to play with...Take that you other billions and billions of people on this planet...Hey Soda can be fun folks. dave henrie

I agree, SODA can be fun if you are willing to practice the tracks. Wow, you are driving the 2W trucks. They are a handful if you aren't smooth on the pedals. About the HP in SODA, for every 1hp you add to your truck, you also add 10 pounds to the weight of your truck, so there is a tradeoff between hp and truck weight. You want enough hp, but you also want a light truck. Anyways, less typing and more racing! Jeff

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> Finally got some track time on SODA. About an hour with the Loopover >Jump track. Really SUCKED bad at first but after that hour I had >whittled about a minute off my 5 lap time. There is a World Record >function on the main START menu for Soda and I used that to compare my >time with others. HEY! I'm Ranked 29th in da World on THAT track with >2 wheel drive trucks and I still have about 150 hp to play with...Take >that you other billions and billions of people on this planet...Hey Soda >can be fun folks. >dave henrie

You hit it right on the head Dave, SODA is all about ...PRACTICE, (a fast machine helps too) those that practice and don't quit after 5 minutes crying,"It's too hard" or "the controls suck" find a pretty fun little game and quite worthy of the HD space it takes up. Bob

I am looking for people to play SODA online and will be on tuesday night so if your online look me up on ICQ or give me an e-mail. Jerry ICQ #7147212

I agree - SODA looked like it was going to be something investing some time in when I first got it - but it just ran so badly on my P166 + millennium card. Anyway, without my whinge, my point is where do you draw the line between accessibility and playability - i.e. developing a sim that not only plays well but tat can be played but the majority of computer owners. My two cents

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> > Finally got some track time on SODA. About an hour with the Loopover > >Jump track. Really SUCKED bad at first but after that hour I had > >whittled about a minute off my 5 lap time. There is a World Record > >function on the main START menu for Soda and I used that to compare my > >time with others. HEY! I'm Ranked 29th in da World on THAT track with > >2 wheel drive trucks and I still have about 150 hp to play with...Take > >that you other billions and billions of people on this planet...Hey Soda > >can be fun folks. > >dave henrie > You hit it right on the head Dave, SODA is all about ...PRACTICE, (a fast > machine helps too) those that practice and don't quit after 5 minutes > crying,"It's too hard" or "the controls suck" find a pretty fun little game > and quite worthy of the HD space it takes up. > Bob

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I have just finished an upgrade to a P200mmx and a Diamond Stealth II (v2100 rendition card) I think the card makes a big difference. In fact my old system would only play SODA in a very small window. So it has been quietly sitting in a box for a month til I could actually run tha thing. There is still a few seconds of slowdown at the start but then it runs very smooth. FWIW, I've heard that the Matrox cards don't do D3D very well, I know they are 2d screamers but I'm not sure about the 3d stuff. But I think just about anyone without a Rendition card will probably suffer because of it's native Rendition support. dave henrie

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> I agree - SODA looked like it was going to be something investing some time in when I > first got it - but it just ran so badly on my P166 + millennium card. Anyway, without > my whinge, my point is where do you draw the line between accessibility and playability > - i.e. developing a sim that not only plays well but tat can be played but the majority > of computer owners. > My two cents > > > Finally got some track time on SODA. About an hour with the Loopover > > >Jump track. Really SUCKED bad at first but after that hour I had > > >whittled about a minute off my 5 lap time. There is a World Record > > >function on the main START menu for Soda and I used that to compare my > > >time with others. HEY! I'm Ranked 29th in da World on THAT track with > > >2 wheel drive trucks and I still have about 150 hp to play with...Take > > >that you other billions and billions of people on this planet...Hey Soda > > >can be fun folks. > > >dave henrie > > You hit it right on the head Dave, SODA is all about ...PRACTICE, (a fast > > machine helps too) those that practice and don't quit after 5 minutes > > crying,"It's too hard" or "the controls suck" find a pretty fun little game > > and quite worthy of the HD space it takes up. > > Bob > -- > * No animals were harmed in the making of this e-mail * > In a feeble attempt to thwart spammers I have altered my email address. > Remove the obvious bit before replying.

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> I have just finished an upgrade to a P200mmx and a Diamond Stealth II (v2100 > rendition >card) I think the card makes a big difference. In fact my old system would > only play >SODA in a very small window. So it has been quietly sitting in a box for a > month til I >could actually run tha thing. There is still a few seconds of slowdown at the > start but >then it runs very smooth. > FWIW, I've heard that the Matrox cards don't do D3D very well, I know they > are 2d >screamers but I'm not sure about the 3d stuff. But I think just about anyone > without a >Rendition card will probably suffer because of it's native Rendition support. >dave henrie

SODA does not support D3D, and since you ask, my Millenium II works very nicely at higher res's in D3D, most notably, FS98. Z.

Speaking of weight and such. i didn't start making progress til I accidentally WAAAY overgeared 4th. Lugged so bad I had to really watch my lines to keep the revs up. Once I got a semi decent top gear, the speed came. So is there a faq or web site that explains the setup options? I mean I haven't the foggiest about any of the settings and how they effect your truck. dave henrie

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> I agree, SODA can be fun if you are willing to practice the tracks. Wow, > you are driving the 2W trucks. They are a handful if you aren't smooth on > the pedals. About the HP in SODA, for every 1hp you add to your truck, you > also add 10 pounds to the weight of your truck, so there is a tradeoff > between hp and truck weight. You want enough hp, but you also want a light > truck. Anyways, less typing and more racing! > Jeff