UKGPL Season 30 - CanAm 66 - Interlagos - Dec 20

[kinghiro]

Fun to be back, but I don t have as much time as I used to. I might sign up for one series.

Had a fun race and contact ewith Axel through the hole race. Altough I managed to close the gap last cpl rounds, I had no way past.
Gz Tommie and Axel.

[Cookie]

Yes those cars are really fun, but this works Mc is a beast, hard to keep straight.
I should have taken the ChapE with whom I had practiced before

[Iestyn Davies]

Tommie - I need to try your workout. I did power-lifting today and drove like absolute !

Edit: I was surprised not to see you in the Chap E Axel 

[kinghiro]

Yes those cars are really fun, but this works Mc is a beast, hard to keep straight.
I should have taken the ChapE with whom I had practiced before

Have you tried the Penskee one? I managed to go faster with that than the one I used . Tried right after the race. same weight and less horsepower but seemed so forgiving. smoother torque range I guess.

[Tom van Ostade]

Tommie - I need to try your workout. I did power-lifting today and drove like absolute !

Edit: I was surprised not to see you in the Chap E Axel 

I feel like today haha! We had a workout including 100 burpees and 30 pushups, as well as a 3 mile run . After that the Interlagos race of course, for good measure

[GregT]

if you post a screenshot or describe how much of the virtual mirror you can see, I can lower the mirror so it fits underneath the black band .

1280X720 , 2/3rds scale, standard POV and FOV.

[Tom van Ostade]

Here are some lower mirrors: http://www.gpldownloads.net/CA66/TvO_CA66_virtual_mirrors_lower.zip

Hope they work for you .

[Doni Yourth]

Hey, Greg!  Yea, that looks much the same as the V-mirror images I get with the '66 CanAms.  Not particularly useful.  I've been doing without the addon of late but would greatly appreciate a tuneup of same.  Tommie?  

HA!  As I was ready to post, I got a snap message to say that someone has just posted.  It's Tommie with, apparently, new lower V-mirrors.  I'm anxious to try ASAP! 

[EvilClive]

Thanks Tommie, that screenshot from Greg is exactly what I had.
So hopefully, the lower mirror will allow me to see who is about to pass me 

[Cookie]

I use a 92° FOV and am happy as it is. 1920x1080

[Tom van Ostade]

I use something similar to Cookie, a 98 degree field of view for me. I'd recommend a wider FOV, but to each his own . The lower virtual mirrors work with the default 78 degrees anyway .

[EvilClive]

I'll try the 98 degree first and if that does not work I will download the lower mirror option.............well I will when I get some time free from shopping and Christmas duties!!!

[Tom van Ostade]

I've used a wider FOV since I switched from 4:3 to 16:9. The 16:9 aspect ratio crops the top and bottom part off from the 4:3 aspect ratio. I wanted those bits back, also because I couldn't see the mirrors anymore in the 1967 Brabham. With the wider Field Of View I have the original view as it was in the 4:3 days, plus some added bits on both sides of the screen .

I use 98° FOV for all mods including the original 1967 F1's, except the Sportscars and 1971 Can-Am's.

Technical babble for those so inclined:

Original GPL, and all open-wheel mods, have for each car inside the 3do a single positioner that tells the .exe both where the viewpoint is from inside the cockpit, and where to place the head of the driver in outside views. In other words, the viewpoint is an exact match with the position of the head. The Sportscars and 1971 Can-Am's have an extra positioner inside their car 3do's, which enables the cockpit viewpoint to be different from the location of the head of the driver. They have then placed the viewpoint further back whilst keeping the location of the driver's head the same. I think this was done to show more of the very nice interior of the cars on screen. However, it causes problems like floating driver arms in cockpit view, cockpit 3d structure cutoff visible in left/right views, and simply being too far back from the steering wheel to get a feel for the car. So I use the default 78° FOV for these mods.

Anyway, hope the lower virtual mirrors help for those using 78° FOV.

Happy holidays to everyone!

Tommie.

P.S. They are also at the site now: http://www.grandprixlegends.co.nf/tvo/ca66/ca66_virt_mirr.html .

[Doni Yourth]

Ripping stuff, Tommie! 

The new V-mirror files have worked wonders.  I typically use the 78° FOV and they work a treat at that angle.  Noting that some members are using wider views, I plan to experiment.

Thanks again, amigo!

[maddog]

The default 78 FOV was chosen by Papyrus, because it gives a realistic perspective, the way your eye would see things on a real track. It lets you race closer to other cars, without hitting them too often.  Merry Christmas all!