Similar skin to the RAC i've done,
its OK.....ish

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Hers's the skin file if you're interested

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Quote from The General Lee :

Definatly. I like it a lot. Please relaese

Here you go!!

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Quote from tristancliffe :

How accurate is GPS these days? +-40 feet? +- 20 feet? Either way, hardly good enough to make realistic roads! Wikipedia claims 6 feet, but I think that's rubbish, or maybe only applicable on the most expensive units. But still, 6 feet inaccuracies on a track would be mind bogglingly huge errors.

I use a Total Station for surveying purposes, and that is mm accurate, and much better than the most expensive GPS under trees and adjacent to high buildings. Trouble is it would take along time to survey a road, although it would be the most accurate way,

Quote from J.B. :

Love the idea. What kind of hardware would I need for this? Is GPS without fancy error correcting technology accurate and fast enough? To create a track a simple lateral G sensor would probably be better but it would somehow have to be hooked up to the speedo too. No idea if this kind of simple data recording is available for roadcars.

Come to think of it, modern cars with electronic stability systems probably have the sensors built in anyway. You'd "just" need to create an interface for the recording.

I have a GARMIN ETREX VISTA handheld GPS. They give you a point every second, so depending on how fast you were travelling at that time, would alter the accuracy of your route.

EDIT: In good clear open conditions, the accuracy is very good considering its a £200 gadget.

NOW we're talking!!

That'll sound sweet on full throttle, probably handle very nicely to.
Dead jealous!!!

Are you going to slip on some nice booming end cans?
As V-Twins sound glorious when they've got them!!

Watch those 1st gear roll on wheelies too HeHeHe.
(No need for dumping the clutch here!)

Have FUN

just saw a pink panther desert SAS landrover and a forward control 101 driving through Cheltenham, thats COOL, both had glorious sounding V8's!!!!

Quote from RAYfighter :

Struggle? Man it's perfect racing livery for this fancy car! I like it.

Quote from xaotik :

While I don't really like the bright yellow & blue combo (not just on your skin - I just dislike that combination in general*) I like the way the lines of your design follow the car's contour - nicely balanced.

* the irony is that I have to wear those colours for a cycling team I'm member of...

Quote from TyresHot :

not bad well done !

WOW Thanks for the comments!!

EDIT

Credit goes to the Master Skinnerz for their templates!!
I Couldn't have done otherwise

Last edited by mrfell, Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:41.

I really struggle with the RA, but here's my attempt

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Quote from CSU1 :

Where does Clarkeson live?

Clarkson lives in the Cotswolds, but also has a place in the Isle of Man

EDIT:

It appears Hamster's family don't want too much information released yet.

Quote from BlakjeKaas :

I sort of knew that, but err.. what is the
Drivers Republic Alpha Test?

In its simplest terms, the Devs of DR allowed a number of "normal racers" to test the netcode of the game. Following on from that, those racers were given 4 (?) invites that they could send to anyone they wish.

Thats where we are now......testing the online part of the game

Think thats right.

Quote from deggis :

Stop reviewing DR like it was a finished game. LFS isn't finished either but DR doesn't even have a version number because it is SO unfinished.

Quote from Gabkicks :

yeah i feel the same way deggis. this is why beta is invite only

Easy tiger...

I stated in my test it was at an early stage of development, they are just my observations at this time.

I know what they are asking as far as the netcode is concerned and that the physics side will be updated, but as I've driven other sims, I can't help but compare to what else is out there.

IMHO, given its EARLY stage of development, DR is turning out to be very good.

Looking forward to its next stage of development.

Quote from AndroidXP :

Yeah, the cars feel very slidy with the rear end liking to step out here and there, but that might be due to my habit of LFB'ing everywhere. True, there is no car that comes close in LFS, so the only direct comparison would be nKP. The latter ofcourse has much better graphics, but its FF with the added exaggerated/canned effects is already worse than DR's, in my opinion. While DR's FF seemed a bit sluggish/lagging at times, it was atleast possible to control the car *after* losing traction.

Yet still, LFS is king by far, but DR is impressive, especially considering its early development stage. The only thing a bit weird seemed to be the interface (and the torrent-like downloading of files) and while the download failure was frustrating, it wasn't anywhere near as catastrophic as nKP's menu

Ranking:
LFS >>>>>>>>> DR >>> nKP >>>>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>>> rFactor, GTR, etc.

The other odd thing i noticed was HOW BADLY i drove in LFS afterwards!!!
WTF. Thankfully back to normal now!!

Took a while to download everything, for some reason i was only 100kb/s. I know my system isn't brillant:-

Athlon 3000 running @ 2.2
512 ram
fx 5900 128 ram gpu

(runs lfs perfectly)

BUT still averaged 30fps and seemed ok
I'm comparing it to lfs and nkp as i'm driving around.
The online aspect was ok, however there are some stutters when people leave/join.

The start sequence caught me out. I was just finishing quali when i spun, so whacked it into reverse, at the same time the grid formed and i was flying backwards on the grid!!!!
Good to see you have to control the car on the grid ie you cant have it in gear flat out as you would jump the start. All about reactions!!

Just about got used to the track, there are some tricky corners which tighten up on you, lots of sliding/drifting in the FF1800's.
The steering seemed a little vague to me, but thats probably a setup issue. I'm using a dfp and had trouble catching the car. It felt like trying to catch a slide in the xrt whereas i thought it would be similar to the FOX. Downshifting too soon spins you round very easily, i'm quite an expert!!

There is no car like the FF1800 in LFS, but I couldn't help wondering whether LFS would do it better. I'm sure the DEVs for DR have lots of physics updates planned so looking forward to seeing those.

Alot of people moan about the LFS sounds, but they still are more informative than these, but that'll change i suspect.

At this very early stage, i'm quite impressed, perhaps NKP could learn from this?

My 2p

Andrew

Quote from deggis :

No skin file...?

do you actually think its worthy of downloading?

Quote from AndroidXP :

Yes, and it also supports 2.0 shaders (which is the important part).

Btw:

Many thanks!!

I would like to be able to test this sim from a slow drivers point of view,
if anyone has a spare invite.

Thanks
Andrew

andrewfell at f2s.com

EDIT:

I have an nvidia fx5900, is that DX9?

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:03.

Quote from danowat :

When I got it, it had Dunlop D207's on it, and they were shite, was very unstable on fast m'way sections, and was a nightmare in the wet.

I got a set of Michelen (sp) Pilot Road's fitted, and they are brilliant, quick to heat up, great grip in both the dry and the wet.

Dan,

Nothing worse than a bike that squirms all over the place whilst crossing white lines!!! My ZX7 was terrible because it was running a 190 rear tyre.

I must admit, I know nothing about different brands of tyres. Especially when Top Gear or other show did a combined dry/wet tyre test. The big name brands weren'y necessarily the best performing tyres in both situations, you almost need to try before you buy as each tyre reacts differently for different cars.

Quote from danowat :

Also, tyre choice (manufacturers) and width make a big difference in the wet, if you have stupid ass wide wheels on then your wet weather performance is going to suffer some what, as for manufacturers, I swear by Continental SC2's, just my preference, but I have yet to find a tyre that performs better in all conditions WHILE returning decent tyre life.

Dan,

Slightly O/T Dan, but what tyres are you using on the CBR?

Repsol Escort Cosworth...
I can find plenty of pictures, but I don't know who drove it.....illepall

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Quote from 510N3D :

Lombard RAC Rally: was there a Ford Sierra Cosworth on the packing? I loved that Game until Colin McRae Rally came out. The Test Drive picture is from the second part right (cause i have not seen TD1 with EGA graphics so far)?

Yes it was the Cosworth!!
I thought this was the muts nuts, heck the driver actually changed gear!!
You're probably right about TD1, I can't seem to find any in game shots. I can't remember how many times I wanted to punch the screen because I over-revved the damm thing.
As for chequered flag, if it never happened, would we all be here today

Russell Brookes' Opel Manta

Nice and simple but brings back memories!!

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

1. Lombard RAC Rally
2. Chequered Flag
3. Test Drive (the first one)


AAAhhh those were the days!!!

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Been trying to get better with photo shop 6

1st one was from some max power mag
2nd one is colin mcrae's sierra cosworth
3rd one is some old capri

Last edited by mrfell, Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:27.

Quote from danowat :

Quite the opposite my friend, that was the single reason we (Fordie and I) came last in the karting the year previous, I was a fat, bloater.........

Since then I have lost 6+ stone, so I am a streamlined dynamo, watch me go on the next karting event .

Dan,

Don't drop too much weight, because, you'll need a bit of bulk to hang on and turn the beast.

Anyway enough jibberish back om topic

EDIT: The BUSA not the kart!