Psygnosis F1 '99

So glad I preorderded this game. After having been surviving on the '97 game, given how louse the '98 version was, it was a welcome arrival. The first thing that hits you is the opening demo, which is unbelievable. It felt like I was at Albert Park. Ok, the demo's great but what about the game. Here's what I liked. 1. ability to tweak/adjust setups during the actual practice and qualifying sessions. 2. More Fine tuning of setups. Combine that with presets and suggestions, qualifying at an acceptable pace is really possible. 3. Rearview mirrors!!!! What open wheel gar is any good without them. THough very tiny, depending on screen size, a very handy and much welcome addition tothe game. 4. Blue Flags! about time. How many times I got held up by a Minardi in the '97 game was unbelievable. NOt any more Issues: 1. More onboard camera angles needed. Unlike the '97 version, there is a much smaller number of vantage points from which to drive the car. 2. Sand traps. If you off and stop, the game should end with the status of dnf. -- Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you can find a rock.

Get serious... This game is the worst ever made... OF1R looks like a masterpiece compared to F1 '99... The game is 100% arcade...

Who said that ? There was no concensus that it was good, au contraire... Well Yippee-ki-yay, setups! ;) Wow this is -so- 1999. I bet you were actually holding up on the Minardi ;) You should drive with only 1 view, the***pit one if you post on r.a.s. Well at least a good point.. and that's to ALL the games on the market at the moment, even GPL. FYI don't take offense at my flaming, it's just that sometimes it's fun and in your case it was way too easy. And you can flame me back if you want, of course! -- -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

:> 1. More onboard camera angles needed. Unlike the '97 version, there is a :> much smaller number of vantage points from which to drive the car. : You should drive with only 1 view, the***pit one if you post on r.a.s. I love this kind of shit. I've been reading this newsgroup since its beginnings in, what, 1994? I have never felt the need to get into this over-the-top fanaticism about "sims". GPL is a sim. NFS is a sim. Pole Position is a sim (albeit a poor one). Driving from the chase view allows some people to replace the missing seat of the pants feel with visual clues about yaw. The whole process is still a simulation of driving a motor car. Stephen

> :> 1. More onboard camera angles needed. Unlike the '97 version, there is a > :> much smaller number of vantage points from which to drive the car. > : You should drive with only 1 view, the***pit one if you post on r.a.s. THAT BOLLOCKS Reason (and my opinion is shared by failed racing driver, Tiff Needell) Games show a 2D image - it is virtually impossible to judge distances accurately from a***pit view on a monitor. However - by raising your view, to say, Rollbar height (such as in F1 '97) you gain a better sense of distance, and a slightly better view of what is to your left and right... For someone clearly FANATICAL about GPL (Cockpit view junkie are we?) then you're also being highly hyprocritical of the realism in GPL - to maximise this realism, one must generate the easiest method of giving life-like sense of depth, and lateral vision. This can be achieved from a slightly higher camera angle, NOT from the***pit. Doug

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:32:36 +0000, Douglas Ellison > > : You should drive with only 1 view, the***pit one if you post on r.a.s. What utter nonsense! Whilst use of the***pit is prefered by most racers on RAS, as it is the most realistic, there is no formal or informal rule to say that one must drive a certain way to be considered a good racer, or to post messages to this newsgroup! Phil Winstow ICQ: 57400677

just played this game for around 3 minutes..... It sucked. Although the murray walker (i think) commentary had me actually laughing out loud! It was great! a GPL murray walker patch would be great fun.... although I don't exactly welcome it... but it would be hilarious.. you have to hear it. speedracer > On Fri, 17 Dec 1999 15:32:36 +0000, Douglas Ellison > > > : You should drive with only 1 view, the***pit one if you post on r.a.s.

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> What utter nonsense! > Whilst use of the***pit is prefered by most racers on RAS, as it is > the most realistic, there is no formal or informal rule to say that > one must drive a certain way to be considered a good racer, or to post > messages to this newsgroup! > Phil Winstow > ICQ: 57400677

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> > :> 1. More onboard camera angles needed. Unlike the '97 version, there is a > > :> much smaller number of vantage points from which to drive the car. > > : You should drive with only 1 view, the***pit one if you post on r.a.s. > THAT BOLLOCKS > Reason (and my opinion is shared by failed racing driver, Tiff Needell) > Games show a 2D image - it is virtually impossible to judge distances > accurately from a***pit view on a monitor. However - by raising your > view, to say, Rollbar height (such as in F1 '97) you gain a better sense > of distance, and a slightly better view of what is to your left and > right... > For someone clearly FANATICAL about GPL (Cockpit view junkie are we?) > then you're also being highly hyprocritical of the realism in GPL - to > maximise this realism, one must generate the easiest method of giving > life-like sense of depth, and lateral vision. This can be achieved from > a slightly higher camera angle, NOT from the***pit.

To say, one HAS to use the***pit view to be able to post on ras is, well, bollocks... OTOH, I'd rather see what the driver sees (->cockpit view), not what a camera would see. That's what I call realism. l8er ronny -- The box said "Windows 95 or better", so I installed LINUX! |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!