N3 Rear View Mirror

Along these lines, is it possible to edit the mirror so that rear of the car isn't visible, but the same scale retained?? Dave

Here is the link http://www.sierra.com/sierrasports/forums/motor/nr3beta/

Basically, a multi pane mirror that allows driver see all the way around. Better than we have in N3. -- Kenny L. kenny_l AT pacbell DOT net *

I've downloaded the latest beta for N3 and found the option to change the type of rear view mirror. Being a Brit who hasn't seen much Nascar recently (as Sky/Eurosport seem to have stopped showing it) I was curious as to whether the five element rear view mirror was realistic. What type of rear view mirror do real Nascar's have? Cheers Phil -- http://www.youpies.co.uk

Where can I get the beta patch? Thanks in advance Mike

They use a very wide convex mirror, so the new one is a reasonable facsimile--in that you can see almost 180 degrees in the mirror. Although the real ones are usually divided into three panes (like the regular N3 mirror), the image you see in the new mirror is way better and closer to the real thing. Marc.

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> > They use a very wide convex mirror, so the new one is a reasonable > facsimile--in that you can see almost 180 degrees in the mirror. Although > the real ones are usually divided into three panes (like the regular N3 > mirror), the image you see in the new mirror is way better and closer to the > real thing. >

The default setting for that convex mirror is actually 200 degrees. you could set it to 360 if you wanted to be weird. :)

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> "Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:%oDv4.1397$[email hidden]... > > I've downloaded the latest beta for N3 and found the option to change the > > type of rear view mirror. Being a Brit who hasn't seen much Nascar > recently > > (as Sky/Eurosport seem to have stopped showing it) I was curious as to > > whether the five element rear view mirror was realistic. What type of > rear > > view mirror do real Nascar's have? > >

it isn't really divided into 5 panes, it's a single pane and it makes a vague attempt to render the interior of the cockpit. Since the field of view is so wide we put that cockpit interior in there so you could have a visual reference for determining where a car was in relation to you. I think the real nascar drivers use a very wide mirror that is like 1.5 - 2 feet wide, and the middle part of it is flat like a normal mirror but the sides are convex. And they see the interior of their cars in the mirror, but textured, instead of just black :) Grant / Papyrus.

Thanks for explaining that. Now that you've pointed out that the bars are the frame of the car, the mirrors make much more sense. Cheers Phil -- http://www.youpies.co.uk