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14-05-2003 |
| I wonder if Brain in a Jar looked at any other Indy-style sims, or things like the now-defunct IRL Heat mod for NASCAR Heat? Also, I wonder where they found their pool of beta testers -- I know of nobody in the active sim racing community who was involved in the testing for IndyCar Series, and that makes me wonder about how serious they are about the "hardcore" aspect. -- JCB |
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14-05-2003 |
| The ability to save your progress after each race is pretty typical -- I think you can do that with virtually ANY halfway decent game that includes a career or championship season function. The part that sounds great to me is the ability to save your progress during pit stops within each race -- THIS is something that has been almost universally overlooked by most modern simulations (post-NASCAR 2, anyway). The setup options also sound encouraging. -- John Bodin |
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14-05-2003 |
| Is it true this game has no multiplayer, if so that's a real shame as it seems to have some potential based on their interview, but without multiplayer it's failed from day one in my opinion. |
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15-05-2003 |
| I have to agree with davidan on this one! The interview sure makes it sound tempting, but if it doesn't have multiplayer, I won't be buying it. IMHO, racing games are MEANT to be played against other humans! The AI are good for practice, but there is nothing like racing other who are unpredictable! The AI become very predictable eventually! Please consider multiplayer! Otherwise, the game sounds like it'll be great! |
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15-05-2003 |
| I also concur with Davidan...without multiplayer, you really have half a game based upon today's standards for ANY type of gaming, especially racing. While I'm sure that the final product will be polished and have it's merits, the two things that bring about concern is the multiplayer issue, and the "tweaking" of the physics engine, such as modification of the effects of drafting. What else might have been tweaked, and how much does it take away from this being a "true sim". I guess we'll know soon once a demo is released...but it's good to see a new face and a new form of racing come to the table. |
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15-05-2003 |
| Remeber, most of what has been said here, also were said when Nascar1 or/and Indycar Racing1 was released! It´s all realitive I guess...;) Just dont read to much into it...remember RaceDriver for one? |
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16-05-2003 |
| what about multyplayer?!?! |
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16-05-2003 |
| Question: Custom paint schemes have become big part of sim-racing. Will we be able to paint our cars in a paintshop or will we have to edit certain files? 20Q: Two companies released painting templates before they released their games. Are you thinking about following that trend? Answer: There's no custom editing but its something worth considering in the future! Comment: You can't even skin your own car? What the crap? |
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17-05-2003 |
| "Our main drive in creating the physics model was to strike a balance between realism, accessibility and complexity." "We have actually slightly exaggerated the effect of drafting to create lots of overtaking." Those two statements are all I need to hear to decide that I won't be playing this game. What the developers had previously said suggested that IndyCar Series might be a racing sim with all of the aids turned off, but those two statements have made it clear that it's not. True racing sims don't "strike a balance" with the physics, or "slightly exaggerate" the effect of drafting. It's really a shame too, because IndyCar Series had looked pretty good, but if it's not going to be as realistic as possible, what's the point? "The physics model we have created is simple enough for a first time player to be able to pick it up with a default car setup and have fun with - while being complex enough for a hard-core racer to really get into tuning the car to achieve really fast lap times." It would certainly be understandable if the physics were "simple enough for a first time player to be able to pick it up" with the driving aids turned on, but that statement makes it sound as if the physics will ALWAYS be that simple, and that the only challenge will be adjusting the car to run faster lap times. If this is actually the case, the physics model must be dumbed down quite a bit, because in real life, even keeping an Indy car under control takes a lot of skill, and even experienced drivers can lose control in a heartbeat. I certainly hope that I've misinterpreted what the developers have said, and that this level of difficulty WILL be reflected in the physics model. Otherwise, I'm sorry to say that I have no interest whatsoever. |
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17-05-2003 |
| Check the screenshots at worthplaying,com. They have a screenshot of the main menu and "multiplayer" is right there. The game has multiplayer...it does't have on-line play due to licensing restrictions, according to codemasters. |
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19-05-2003 |
| Dan, thanks for the info...I followed your lead and looked at the screenshot. What they were previewing was the PS2 version, not the PC version. I'm hoping for multiplayer in the PC version, but I have yet to read anywhere that it is a part of this game. Also, what do you mean by not having on-line play? Were you referring to the PS2 version? I'm not trying to start anything, was just hoping that we could get a clarification on this... |
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19-05-2003 |
| I got a chance to check out the X-Box version at the Speedway this weekend, and I'm very encouraged now -- even though it won't have multiplayer support, it seems like Codemasters did their homework from a race sim perspective. What I experienced on the X-Box version felt a LOT like ICR2, with updated graphics (which ain't bad at all). I've posted a brief "First Impressions" piece on my site: https://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/sims/indycarseries/ At this point, I'd say that IndyCar Series seems promising! |
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19-05-2003 |
| I can't wait for this game!! |
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21-05-2003 |
| this game can u give free? |
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30-05-2003 |
| A very concise, forthright, and honest question and answer article. |
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01-06-2003 |
| I am very dissapointed, i thought this game would include multiplayer. I was getting ready to buy it before reading that :( |
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19-07-2003 |
| These interview miss the point completely.Racing games should be meant to racing someone,not the dam computer.I'm only interested in online racing games no others.Does it linkup over the internet?how well and how many players.That's the only question that's seams to be left out all the time. |
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