this! is! gonna! be! like I said, aus's's's's's's's's's's's's''s's'som! Can't wait ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jeremy Gilley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Raceway was USA game web site?
> 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] > > __________ NOD32 2915 (20080303) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > --- 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]
