Online Racing - "GTR2", "GT Legends" and soon "Race"

[Pete Y]

Hyperstims are great, although I recently tested a setup at the Sydney Motor show which is better for GT and V8S style cars, as it is more "sit up" than lie down F1 style. A fraction of the price too. I'll have to hunt down the piece of paper I had from them - im sure a few people might be interested. They are a tubular steel frame with an Autotecnica racing seat and a tray in front for wheel and screen. Also set up for 5.1 surround. I'll see if I can find something.

[Pete Y]

Found it  - Gamer's Cockpit.

www.gamerscockpit.com.au

Sydney based company but they have a distributor in melbourne. You can configure it how u want depending on what equipment you already have and how big your wallet is I suppose. I can vouch for these being really nice to drive in. Compatibile with PS2/PS3/XBOX/XBOX 360 and of course PC.

[Evan Bottcher]

Have wheel, have GT Legends, have NO code to play online.  I'm on to Atari support to find out why it wasn't in the box.  Great to play in single player mode though - the mini is a blast to chuck around!

[Scott Farquharson]

Peter, Do you know anything about West Racing - Racing Legends?  Will this ever come to fruition - it seems it has been in development forever?  It looks great.

Evan, great news, you are nearly there!

[Pete Y]

Haha.. yeah.

It was started on a quasi-GPL platform some years ago now, I think as early as 2002 perhaps - and put out some stunning cars - but always renders (screenshots from the game or from a 3d modeler program that have been significantly modified) and never any real in game screenshots or beta releases.

People in the sim community obviously started to get suspicious and gradually the content dried up significantly before it dropped off the radar completely. I believe the website is still up but it always just says they are working on it, and the times ive been ive seen no new content.. In the end it seems that the models probably were made, but all the shots were of renders and it is doubtful that the GPL platform would have been able to sustain car models with such high level of detail - i.e high polygon count.

It was probably one guy's dream to create, in effect, a super-detailed "GPL2" that never really saw the light of day. Still, great eye candy on the website nonetheless.

[Neil Choi]

Hey there all

Anyone wanting a Logitech Momo steering wheel, I am about to pop down to the store to pick one up and if anyone wants one, I might see about a deal on more than one purchase.

Email or contact me somehow, neil_choi@optusnet.com.au

My copy of GTR2 is being shipped now.  Probably Damon and Cailum will be on it most time.

Now where can I get a copy of GT Legends?  Any advice.

Neil

[Scott Farquharson]

Found it  - Gamer's Cockpit.

www.gamerscockpit.com.au

Sydney based company but they have a distributor in melbourne. You can configure it how u want depending on what equipment you already have and how big your wallet is I suppose. I can vouch for these being really nice to drive in. Compatibile with PS2/PS3/XBOX/XBOX 360 and of course PC.

Saw them at games expo in Melb on the weekend - look good!

[Pete Y]

Neil:

ebay always has a few copies, otherwise try ringing around a few EB stores, Ive seen leftover stock there a couple of times.

Ciao

[Evan Bottcher]

I got the last one from the shop on elizabeth St (corner Lonsdale) so NYER!  What a great bloody game I'm having a fantastic time.  Didn't realise I was so crap at driving rear wheel drive cars!  I'm so used to lift-off-oversteer and various other fun front-wheeler traits now having driven the Sud on the track for ages I'm just all over the place now in my Alfa GTA...

I will place an order for GTR2 tonight - I've also downloaded R-Factor and played the demo Williams F1, that is fully frightening!

Love the momo wheel it's the best thing since sliced bread!  Forget spending money on my Alfa now...

[Evan Bottcher]

Oh and another thing - I'm on the XFire messaging system  (http://www.xfire.com).  You download and install this program and it's an instant messaging program much like MSN or Yahoo messenger.  You add friends (or acquaintances) to your list and then you can chat to them, especially to invite them to join you in an online computer game.  The best part about xfire is that it works inside your computer game, so if we are in GT Legends we can still chat to each other on xfire.

If anyone plays GT Legends and wants a race, get on xfire and add me to your list - I'm 'bottch105'.

[Scott Farquharson]

What does Fiona think of it....

PS Logitech have just released the G25 wheel - the high end wheel that sits above the Momo - it is hot.  Leather, H pattern gear shift, clutch pedal - but by the looks of the US pricing it will be $400 here!!

Check it out - http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2217,CONTENTID=11867

Also I found an online sim racing club that looks interesting - http://www.asrg.org/

I also downloaded r-factor and it looks pretty good - I can't believe how many great racing sims there are out there!  http://www.rfactor.net/

[Evan Bottcher]

$450 looks like the price:  http://www.shopferret.com.au/buy/game_controllers~p-1215868.html

Should go on sale Jan 2007.

[Pete Y]

Scott:

Make sure you download Team Orsm's V8Factor too - whether you like V8s or not its a great reproduction and it comes with probably the best Bathurst yet made for a racesim.
www.teamorsm.com

The one I am looking out for is Touring Car Legends which is currently WIP stage for rF, it will have all the GrpA honeys in it from the late 80s.

Rover SD1, Volvo 240T, VL Commodore, E30 M3, BMW 635csi, Mitsu Starion, Sierra, Supra, Corolla, MG Metro turbo, Skyline R31 & R32, Maserati Biturbo..... and the most beautiful thing of all? Alfa 75T and GTV6

[Sheldon McIntosh]

The one I am looking out for is Touring Car Legends which is currently WIP stage for rF, it will have all the GrpA honeys in it from the late 80s.

Rover SD1, Volvo 240T, VL Commodore, E30 M3, BMW 635csi, Mitsu Starion, Sierra, Supra, Corolla, MG Metro turbo, Skyline R31 & R32, Maserati Biturbo..... and the most beautiful thing of all? Alfa 75T and GTV6 Cheesy

Now we're talking.  I might be persuaded to part with my hard-earned for that.

Dunno about MG Metro turbo though?   You may need to get out more Peter.   

I take it the XJS and Mustang will be there also?    yes, YES!!!

Oh, sorry.

[Pete Y]

Dunno about MG Metro turbo though?   You may need to get out more Peter.   

I take it the XJS and Mustang will be there also?    yes, YES!!!

I think the Metro was included because it was quite succesful in the lower classes of BTCC, and since most of the devs are brits it's being included. I think there will be ATCC, BTCC and ETCC carsets released for the circa 87/88 era.

Mustang (Dick Johnson style) has been done too, XJS is on the cards but I havent seen it yet.

I would love to get out more, but my Berlina's clutch failed on tuesday night so i'm semi-stranded