Casual GTR?

[9ra55h0ppaH]

i picked up GTR yesterday from my local Hardly Normal, 20 bucks less than what EK predicted

do some of us want to have a casual bash around tonight on a server somewhere? can any of us host a game?

[Exar Kun]

i picked up GTR yesterday from my local Hardly Normal, 20 bucks less than what EK predicted

do some of us want to have a casual bash around tonight on a server somewhere? can any of us host a game?

Doubt we'd be able to have someone host as requirements are pretty hefty but I'd be up for a bash sometime.

Did you get it for $49.95? Some dude on the PCPP forums got it from Harvey Norman in SA for that price which is unreal.

[9ra55h0ppaH]

nah, i got it for 80, i read about the 50 dollar thing last night while i was looking for a password onto the austeam server!

scottie and i had a fang around last night, we were pretty closely matched in laptimes around catalunya in NGT cars, and GT cars.

any other takers for a bash tonight?

[Bauer]

i was looking for a password onto the austeam server!

LOL didnt find the PW huh? it wasnt a full blown server. but hosted ok by Gav on 1500dsl.

Couple of guys on were dial up and they werent real solid but the ADSL guys were as stable as a shed full of horses.

We only had around 10 guys and it was pretty good. I only got it myself yesterday.

[SE1Z]

hmmmm
ive been thinking about buying this.
do you guys enjoy racing it?

with the hefty server requirements, what specs does a dedi server require?

**EDIT**
just found this...
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Needs Windows
Game CD must be present (so server needs CD drive)
Requires a DX8 compatible GFX adapter (this means remote access will need to be via VNC as well as, or instead of, Remote Desktop)
Game locks up the computer, so need unlimited instant remote reboot
Support for a 20 car grid requires 2MB upload, 30 cars 5MB
---

[Pinger$]

I hope that's Mb, not MB

That does sound like a pretty dodgey server atm. Hopefully they get it sorted (patched) soon.

[c.j]

Cool, cheers for putting this up lads, i have been hanging for this one..

If u are all keen, we may be able to get an Aus server up if we get the following....

Grass, let me know how many Aussie u get playing, and we will see what we can organise...

[Exar Kun]

GTR dedicated server v1.4 is out!

Check out http://www.racemore.com/more/

Finally - don't need gfx card, don't need CD and can set session lengths and stuff.

Also it's been optimised to run more than one copy per server. This should make organising an ARSE race waaaay easier.

[Scottie]

i'd be in on thst, lovin gtr right now and i just downloaded the nordschleife track for it!

[VIPEROSI]

I would definately be in this! , i can see GTR getting a big following now that its available here in Aus.

[VIPEROSI]

So now that GTR has got going in Australia and alot of ARSE members has it should we consider some races?.

That is after we all get a fix of S2 first.

[SE1Z]

id be in it for a race or 2...
but TBH, playing online is too unpredictable to make it any fun.
If they ever release a patch with decent netcode ill be in for sure.

[9ra55h0ppaH]

i liked the whole game, except the most fun thing to do online is the practice sessions...

besides... S2 is around the corner, and who expects to be playing anything but for the next 6 months!?

maybe by then Simbin will fix the netcode for it

[Dr. Pain]

I've been jumping online from time to time and having a run. Sometimes I'll only run a practice but when I have raced I've won which suprises me.

[VIPEROSI]

Having recently got Broadband GTR has improved leaps and bounds for me online, theres still some start issues now and then but otherwise all the lag and cars jerking have gone and is definately far easier and more enjoyable to play online now.

I wont stop playing GTR its too realistic and immersive for me to ignore, but i can see it getting a bit sidelined at time for s2. But having said that, i think GTR will better s2 in everything but online play.

[Coopz]

I just had a go of the demo, think I'll pick this up, feels a bit more polished than LFS S2.

[tehsid]

I'm getting cable soon, so i'll pick it up and give it a go.

[VIPEROSI]

I just had a go of the demo, think I'll pick this up, feels a bit more polished than LFS S2.

Yeah not putting down the work of the dev's but GTR hammers LFS in every aspect except for online functionality.

Its sound is amazing, the feel is amazing, the physics are brilliant, menu's, music and the ai is the best ive ever seen etc.

Plus they're REAL GT cars, motec etc, its all so great.

Maybe it is a blessing for LFS but its such a pity that GTR has some issues when a lot of people join a game and lag it out. Hopefully it will be fixed in a future patch, because if it didnt have this problem i seriously would have considered not getting s2.

Anyway hope more people get it, because its easily the best racing sim out there!.

[Rots]

Since getting S2 GTR has not been touched by myself. As you said, GTR is a much better sim in most areas but it suffers in what is the most important area to me and that's online playability.

[SE1Z]

^^
same...
had a good bash with GTR leading up to S2.
But the most important thing for me is online playability. S2 wins by a mile!

[Gizmo]

I converted from GTR to LFS S2. If you would like to have abit of a bash give me a hola. I can host if need be. I'm on a 512/512 connection, the most i've had is 16 in a room in GTR and it was still running smooth.