UKPnG Season 7 North American Cup - Montreal - Nov 8

[FullMetalGasket]

I agree with with the V3 consensus. Admittedly I'm neither a contender nor able to guarantee I'll be there but V3 is simple too much better not to 

Still have 2.1 installed though incase that is the choice run with 

[Clive Loynes]

I think that I now have it installed but will not have the chance to find out if it works until Thursday as I have made a commitment to another series on wednesdays.  Having done my share of arranging seasons of races I like to see things out once I have said that I will be there.

[Wiltshire Tony]

Let's do V3 then and if I get mine installed I'll join you

[Hotkeys]

 

We've been waiting for V3 to come out for sooooo long, so it's think you made the right descision by switching to it straight away Tony.

It's just so much better, that it is bound to attrack more people to the grids. If you have a look at the Gamers Crib public server, you'll se 10-25 people racing most of the time !


Stig

[phspok]

Not convinced it's that much better? It is better, but the cars still handle like they
weigh twice as much as they should. There is a hint of the GTR2 responsiveness
and there are more cars to play with. Mostly it's the sounds that I found impressive
the RS1600 sounds glorious 

[SpecialKS]

Ducfreak did fantastic work concerning the sounds - especially the Alfa GTA and the BMW CSL.

[Mark J]

It is better, but the cars still handle like they
weigh twice as much as they should.

Really? I havent found that in the cars ive tried so far (about 10+). I was loving dancing the 2.8RSRs around on the throttle last night, it felt nimble and alive like my own 911 does on track. Only older 'real' cars ive driven on track for comparison are an E-type, a D-type, a Mk2 Jag and an old aston and trust me none of them were nimble on their tyres either, they felt like heavy old lumps on skinny tyres!  The capris and escorts seem pretty much what i remember from years of driving or paxing in, so maybe the p&g team have it as right as poss within the limitations of the gtr2 engine  

is there a test server setup for this track and the P&G3 cars? Think it would be wise for folks to jump online briefly before the event and test for any problems. I dread to think what might or might not cause mismatches/ctds etc.

pps...can i race using a mustang (of the correct class) and not a Falcon? I dont even care if i cant score points, i just want to enjoy racing you guys but i really have no inclination to learn or drive a Falcon!

[Mark J]

It's just so much better, that it is bound to attrack more people to the grids. If you have a look at the Gamers Crib public server, you'll se 10-25 people racing most of the time !
Stig

worth putting a notice over on the GC servers to tell them about the racing here? Fuller grids always welcome!

ps...P&G FAQ

3. You mentioned that patching the Player (in the P&G Launcher) also improves multiplayer. How is this possible?

- We change some single lines in the .plr file that has largely tried and proven very effective by the community. This makes multiplayer collisions much better and also lowers lag effects. It is not necessary for all clients to have those changes and they do not create mismatches or boots, but we do recommend it. Use as you wish they are perfectly safe.

[phspok]

I agree old cars tend to handle like battleships, but things like the Escort or Beemer on fat soft
racing tyres still feel like there are lumps of lead on board just MHO of course.
My 106 on road tyres kicks the back out faster than these proper racers.
Check out my in car vid from Ty Croes in a previous post.

Anyroadup, I keep putting up a test race - now the practice server for next week's event.
Tony might kill it for this weeks practice server, but either way there is something v3 of ours up
and running. (n.b we are using Altbiere not the Simbin lobby)

Oh, I don't mind the Flagon, so I am happy to swap one of my Mustangs with one of MJ's Flagons
(If MC Wiltshire is ok with that.)  

[goldtop]

Now I'm really spoilt for choice. I'm leading a GSC championship in another league (after 1 round  ) and round 2 clashes with this race  Still, I'm glad to see that V3 is being adopted so quickly here and I'm sure it will prove to be very successful.

As for the car's handling, while the defaults are very easy and good to drive straight out of the box they do benefit from a little tweaking to get them up on their toes. I've briefly driven most of the cars now and I'd be happy to race any of them.

[Wiltshire Tony]

I think MJ should take the Falcon.

Other drivers are battling for podium places and it would be a shame if someone driving a car that they were not entitled to drive should effect the points scored by one of the title challengers.

[Hotkeys]

Oops, trouble at the Mill .......

I can join Adelaide without any problems, but when I try to join Montreal, I get this message:

"Game not available. Host may run an updated or modified game"

I'm using the track from the DL- link in the race announcement.

Any suggestions as to what might be the problem ?

Stig

[Wiltshire Tony]

Oops, trouble at the Mill .......

I can join Adelaide without any problems, but when I try to join Montreal, I get this message:

"Game not available. Host may run an updated or modified game"

I'm using the track from the DL- link in the race announcement.

Any suggestions as to what might be the problem ?

Stig

It may be due to me not having setup the V3 version on the server yet. I'm just about to do that so try again later. I'll post here once I'm done.

EDIT: Please try now and report back

[Mark J]

i just tried the falcon over at gamers crib lobby and it didnt find it that bad to drive (for a heap of heavy junk)so may venture into the race tomorrow. Im getting used to my stick shift so will use it as good experience building under race conditions! 

[Hotkeys]

It works fine now Tony 

Stig