Author Topic: F1 Challenge 99-02 (Read 846 times)

Revvin · « **on:** June 25, 2003, 11:04:56 AM »

GameFaction have a preview up here. The graphics look much the same as F12002 (although F12002 does look very nice anyway) one of the most interesting comments made in the preview was:

"One of the major problems with F12002 for sim racers was the net code, it was terrible with the average game only holding 6 players, even then sometimes struggling. But ISI have listened to the many complaints, and now ADSL owners will be able to enjoy double the numbers of players, with owners of better connections numbers might just go into the 20's or even more."

The game is out on Friday

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #1 on:** June 25, 2003, 11:16:16 AM »

I wonder how hard it will be to port GTR2002 to 99-02...

I'll be buying it either way though. Does this mean I can hear "Hakkinnen is about 5 seconds in front of you" from my pit crew?

narsus · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2003, 12:51:11 PM »

Saurdaukar

I believe you will see the port within a month or 2 from the simbin guys. They ported the GT mod to 2002 in about i month if i recall.

I will be buying the new sim, because it will be the last decent F1 sim for at least the next 4 years (sony bought the F1 license). And I feel the mod community will support it well.

MrCoffee · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2003, 01:02:52 PM »

What Sony owns the F1 license for producing games, exclusive? Oh great. Well I guess the other companies can go make Indy car games then.

Then again I guess it does make business sense. EA F1 2002 is GOOD, very realistic.

gofaster · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2003, 01:06:14 PM »

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Originally posted by MrCoffee
What Sony owns the F1 license for producing games, exclusive? Oh great. Well I guess the other companies can go make Indy car games then.

EA has an exclusive license to NASCAR, which is why Sierra Sports/Papyrus won't be doing any more "NASCAR Racing" games. There's a pretty strong push by NR fans for Papyrus to do another GPL.

I would expect ISI will start a sports car sim, though. After all, they did a game called "Sports Car GT" a few years ago before getting into F1. Hopefully we'll get an ALMS sim next year from them.

narsus · « **Reply #5 on:** June 25, 2003, 01:11:32 PM »

MrCoffee

Yeah Sony is doing F1 (only for PS2 i hear)
EA is doing NASCAR
Papy may do IRL or I hope another GPL like sim
Codemaster IRL and Sports Car stuff - dont even bother

funkedup · « **Reply #6 on:** June 25, 2003, 01:36:08 PM »

I wish somebody would do a hard-core WRC sim. CMR3 sucks balls.

SKurj · « **Reply #7 on:** June 25, 2003, 01:43:34 PM »

Simbin will NOT be porting GTR2002 to F1C from what I have read. Simbin is going commercial, after the 77 mod I believe that will be it for freebies from them. There is supposedly a big track pack coming and that will cost money as far as I know.

And from the sounds of things... anyone who tries to port GTR2002 may get some nastygrams.

GTR2003 is in the future, but likely a commercial release.

There are a ton of mods otw already for F1C, most were projects started with F12002 and now being held for F1C.

The most interesting of which (as far as I am concerned) is:

http://www.htcc2002.com/

Nother one I also look forward to:

http://www.racingnationonline.com/transam

For forums for most of the mods for the EA f1 series:

http://forum.racesimcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=176

SKurj

funkedup · « **Reply #8 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:03:47 PM »

Yeah HTCC should be great. All the RT cars are being ported to HTCC and vice versa.

SKurj · « **Reply #9 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:11:18 PM »

Thats what was originally happening Funked.. I've not followed its development for a loong time, but it seems like they maybe taking a step away from the RT cars (or some of em anyways). At least they tossed the RT mini and built one from scratch it looks like.

Not sure about the other cars. Though the cortina looks like the RT one.

You been running the Ring much Funked? Can't wait to try these HTCC cars there.
I've only ran a 360 challenge car there and ran under 10 mins so I was happy.

SKurj

narsus · « **Reply #10 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:18:23 PM »

SKurj

I am curious what the new simbin plan is, they do excellent work IMO I hope they keep it up.

Something else to have a look at is http://www.projectwildfire.com/pr/ for n2003, also I know the is a V8 super car mod coming for n2003.

Revvin · « **Reply #11 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:22:16 PM »

Simbin have said they've been looking at a few different engines, I hope they can come up with some kind of deal for F1 Challenge 99-02 as they already have experience with ISI's engines so hopefully that would mean a quicker port of their GT2002 mod. I've said before I would have been happy to pay for the GT2002 mod and if they can get even more access to the engine through a proper licensing deal then any future mods should be even more impressive. I really hope that the multiplayer aspect of F1 Challenge 99-02 lives up to the rumours so that those with acess to dedicated servers could host full grid races.

narsus · « **Reply #12 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:26:37 PM »

Yes i am very excited at the prospect of a good multiplayer experience with F1, and GT sims. And since EA is doing NASCAR they really needed to update their net code anyway.

funkedup · « **Reply #13 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:50:40 PM »

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Originally posted by SKurj

You been running the Ring much Funked? Can't wait to try these HTCC cars there.
I've only ran a 360 challenge car there and ran under 10 mins so I was happy.

SKurj

I have taken the NGT cars out on the Ring a few times. I really like it, and hope to drive on it in real life someday. It reminds me a lot of some of our local mtn. roads, except no speed limits, no deer, and no cars coming the other way.

funkedup · « **Reply #14 on:** June 25, 2003, 02:52:16 PM »

And yeah some of the RT models aren't so great. The Guilia shape is not even close to the real thing. Did you ever see my Guilia skins?

http://www.no-grip.net/filedisplay.php?id=107