Hi Geremy and all, Wow! quite a few questions. Here goes.
Quote Are you going to be able to change tires in the pits? End quote Yes, you will. In fact, you will have to change tires at some point in every race else the ware on the tires will cause them to blow, and that isn't a good idea when you are going 215 MPH down the strait away. <Grin> Quote and have your pit crew talk to you while your racing to tell you who is coming up on your right/left /what ever? End quote I am certainly hoping to have something like that. For the Alpha versions I will probably just have a Sapi type voice announce information such as this, but eventually I want to migrate it to a more realistic Nascar type setup with a pit crew telling you that car 36 is coming up on your left and looks as though it is setting up for a pass. Then, you would of course move slightly left on the track to block his attempt to pass you. Quote What about speeding out of the pits? in nascar you can get penalized for speeding into and out of the pits. End quote Yes, the same applies to USA Raceway. There will be a warning to slow down when approaching or leaving pit row. Quote and what about the start of the race, are you going to have those magic words, *gentlemen, start your ingins* End quote Of course, it wouldn't be Nascar without them. <Smile> Quote and the different flags, the cossion flag for recks, or the red flag for track cleanup from a huge accident or due to bad weather, and the checkard flag for the winner? End quote Yes, the flags are all there. The game will announce when the flag changes color, and you have to take some action such as stop, slow down, etc. Quote and will there be a crowd cheering you on, and different weather condissions? End quote Yes, every time you pass the grand stands you will hear the croud cheering you on. As for weather conditions I have gotten a bunch of high quality weather effects for USA Raceway but I haven't actually incorperated weather into the game yet. I am more interested for the first few releases in just getting the game operational. Quote one last thing, will we be able to race one another over the net, like during a season, and still get points during the season like they do during the real nascar? End quote At the moment I am not planning on a online multiplayer version of Raceway. Though, Java certainly has the ability to do so. I just feel that is something that can be considered in a later release such as 2.0 or something. As for points Raceway uses the exact same scoring system as Nascar. You will earn 180 points for winning the race, 5 points for leading at least one lap, and earn 5 points for the most laps. The other drivers will earn points on a descending scale based on race position. Quote and will there be poles for having the fastist lap time during tryouts before the race? End quote Again this is something I am planning on doing at some point. Not all of the features are going to appear in the first Beta release just because there is loads and loads and loads of work to do on this game. However, I have every intention on making this game as Nascar-like as possible and it may take a couple of years before it really becomes as good as a Nascar Thunder type game. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
