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Skybird · 10-25-06, 06:06 AM

I don'T know, subman. Is that device so old that it is gameport-connected? If so, I do not know hot GTR2 handles gameports. However, I use a also not too fresh sidewinder FFB wheel, which also is not listed in the ingame-option's available default FFB wheels - it runs perfectly by manual configuration.

Please, guys, do not take my text above as a "review" - just a very subjective comment from a fully satiyfied customer. I did not follow the testing standards and demands to fully examine the sim - what I would do when planning to write a review, like for Tokyo Express or steel bests Pro.

So please, do not buy on basis of my opinion only. Try the demo, read other reviews as well.

SimHQ's third and last part of their own review of it is released. Jens Lindblad and me agree that this is an outstanding title, but we differ on some detail. He does not like the AI and thinks it is too downgraded, I think it is nice. He thinks the damage model is too inconsistent, while I saw the damage I produced being in line with what healthy reason would expect. And so on. Nevertheless he also says: highly recommended.

The sim has extremely poor and incompetently done documentation. A chapter healdine "Graphics" saying something like "here you can adjust ingame graphics", while there are 1-2 dozen options some of which are not self-explanatory, is a waste of paper. They should have spend the pages they had on some really needed stuff: setup principles, MoTeC installation and getting it to properly run, and so on. There even are no pdf that cover the gap. This should not stop you, you nevertheless will be able to launch the sim on your own, and for the criticised aspects, third-party documents are available (for example a list is included in the third part of the simHQ review).

I stick to my own subjective opinion, and must say I take extreme pleasure from racing with this. Beside Richard Burns Rally this is the best virtual car(s) I ever have felt under my lower bottom, and the modding community is phantastic. the even have started to chnage physiocs files, so that we can expect to see oldie-mods, other racing classes etc beside the usual new tracks and cars.

10-25-06, 06:06 AM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,647 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I don'T know, subman. Is that device so old that it is gameport-connected? If so, I do not know hot GTR2 handles gameports. However, I use a also not too fresh sidewinder FFB wheel, which also is not listed in the ingame-option's available default FFB wheels - it runs perfectly by manual configuration. Please, guys, do not take my text above as a "review" - just a very subjective comment from a fully satiyfied customer. I did not follow the testing standards and demands to fully examine the sim - what I would do when planning to write a review, like for Tokyo Express or steel bests Pro. So please, do not buy on basis of my opinion only. Try the demo, read other reviews as well. SimHQ's third and last part of their own review of it is released. Jens Lindblad and me agree that this is an outstanding title, but we differ on some detail. He does not like the AI and thinks it is too downgraded, I think it is nice. He thinks the damage model is too inconsistent, while I saw the damage I produced being in line with what healthy reason would expect. And so on. Nevertheless he also says: highly recommended. The sim has extremely poor and incompetently done documentation. A chapter healdine "Graphics" saying something like "here you can adjust ingame graphics", while there are 1-2 dozen options some of which are not self-explanatory, is a waste of paper. They should have spend the pages they had on some really needed stuff: setup principles, MoTeC installation and getting it to properly run, and so on. There even are no pdf that cover the gap. This should not stop you, you nevertheless will be able to launch the sim on your own, and for the criticised aspects, third-party documents are available (for example a list is included in the third part of the simHQ review). I stick to my own subjective opinion, and must say I take extreme pleasure from racing with this. Beside Richard Burns Rally this is the best virtual car(s) I ever have felt under my lower bottom, and the modding community is phantastic. the even have started to chnage physiocs files, so that we can expect to see oldie-mods, other racing classes etc beside the usual new tracks and cars. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.