Forum: Simulators
March 21st 11, 10:21 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,668
15 years later..
One issue for newgroups is the lack of support. Cox cable dropped
newsgroup support last year, although it probably supported newsgroups
longer than other ISP's. So this post has some actual content,...
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Forum: Simulators
June 26th 10, 08:11 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,138
Shift - Can't drive in straight line on demo...
> There is still lag, but drivable.
Based on what I've read at various forums, most of the instances
of lag are related to video card and graphics settings, not
the controller.
Try reducing the car...
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Forum: Simulators
June 26th 10, 03:12 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,138
Shift - Can't drive in straight line on demo...
> My wheel is an (admittedly ancient) Logitech Wingman Formula Force, connected via the serial-to-usb adapter that it
> came with. Works fine in other games, such as GPL, RBR and LFS.
> Is the...
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Forum: Simulators
June 19th 10, 01:26 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,259
GPL question
> I haven't shown that to be true yet. However at a first test with a BRM and
> a Cooper, I'm still getting the oscillation, although it *might be less -
> that is requiring a harder drive to cause...
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Forum: Simulators
June 17th 10, 09:01 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,259
GPL question
>> I think he's suggesting that you increase the damping to get rid of
>> the observed behavior. More damping will reduce the amount of
>> oscillation as spring loads change.
Assuming it's not...
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Forum: Simulators
June 15th 10, 02:11 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,488
iRacing Discussion Forum
> Are there any other discussion forums out there where I can keep
> informed?
Surprisingly, Live For Speed Off Topic has single thread for iRacing,
but it's long. I'm not sure how informative it...
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Forum: Simulators
June 10th 10, 01:35 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,011
iRacing hits 9000 axctive drivers in May
>> So the drop out rate is about matching the sign up rate?
> Hard to say, no one publishes the "didn't renew" numbers. ;-) Could be that some that signed up aren't racing, or only
> racing a 1-2...
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Forum: Simulators
June 9th 10, 05:45 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,011
iRacing hits 9000 axctive drivers in May
> BTW the number of drivers that are active each week has been around 6000-7000 for about the past 6 months.
So the drop out rate is about matching the sign up rate?
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Forum: Simulators
June 7th 10, 05:00 PM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,011
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Forum: Simulators
June 7th 10, 06:48 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,011
iRacing hits 9000 axctive drivers in May
> That's 9000 who participated in at least one race in one series. What it tells us
> about the overall state of play with so many dead series is a different matter.
I thought they had exceeded...
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Forum: Simulators
April 20th 10, 01:57 PM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,420
cox dropping support of usenet
> Out of curiosity, where would one go to find the oldest archives of
> usenet posts? Is there the equivalent of a wayback machine for usenet
> that goes back to the 1980's?
It was dejanews, which...
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Forum: Simulators
April 20th 10, 01:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,420
cox dropping support of usenet
> eternal-september.org
> Text only, no binaries but it's completely free and I haven't had any problems with them. Very fast and reliable.
I've used alt.games.needforspeed and alt.games.tombraider...
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Forum: Simulators
April 20th 10, 06:46 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,420
cox dropping support of usenet
"Effective June 30, 2010,
Cox Communications will discontinue Usenet service to our subscribers."
They're pushing giganews, but I'm guessing google groups will be good
enough.
Any other suggestions?
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Forum: Simulators
April 7th 10, 09:41 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> EA lost the exclusive license starting 2010. No one has an exclusive
> license now, it's shared between EA (Days of Thunder), Sony PS3
> (Grand Turismo 5), and iRacing, which has a Nascar based...
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Forum: Simulators
April 7th 10, 09:39 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> Don't they now have the NASCAR license?
EA got the license after NR2003. Then NR2003 was pulled from
the shelves of retail stores, but is/was still being sold from
online stores, which didn't...
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Forum: Simulators
April 7th 10, 04:16 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> iRacing, it is still cheap.
Not compared to other racing games. Making an anlogy between iRacing
with other hobbies would be like claiming that some customized corolla
that cost $100,000 is cheap...
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Forum: Simulators
April 7th 10, 12:04 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
>>> Open forums would at least make me feel like I'm not hibernating
>>> from the real world outside.
> I think you are fooling yourself that people "not involved in any way shape of form, should...
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Forum: Simulators
April 5th 10, 05:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> The real problem I have with ISI and Simbin are the tracks. While some
> of them are relatively close some of them are waaaay off.
For the vast majority of us who will never race the tracks, it...
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Forum: Simulators
April 5th 10, 05:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
>> A significant part of the NR2003 fan base wasn't hard core sim.
>>Less than 9000 GPL Rank entries, and less than 4000 of those negative.
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> The thing that has always puzzled me about iRacing is...
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Forum: Simulators
April 4th 10, 05:00 PM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> "I never understood the online service as a business model, unless
> they really over-estimated the number of active subscribers when
> they started this."
> They admit they did overestimate.
>...
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Forum: Simulators
April 1st 10, 10:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> Overall iRacing remains the best darned sim on the planet.... trapped within a
> structure which really annoys me much of the time.
After the high pricing, the next issue for me is the 45+ minute...
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Forum: Simulators
April 1st 10, 09:45 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
> I would love if they would release this as a product I could buy
I never understood the online service as a business model, unless
they really over-estimated the number of active subscribers...
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Forum: Simulators
March 27th 10, 04:47 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,855
How many active players in iRacing now?
Since they dropped the prices quite a while ago, I assume that
the number of active players has increased quite a bit. Anyone
here know how many active players and how many current...
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Forum: Simulators
March 25th 10, 06:23 PM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,243
Need for Speed mmo
>> Think of it as the equivalent of pulse width modulation as used for
>> brushless DC motors, or fuel injectors on a car. The current or fuel
>> is pulsed out in tiny bursts at some frequency to...
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Forum: Simulators
March 21st 10, 06:15 AM Posted to rec.autos.simulators
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,243
Need for Speed mmo
>> I should have stated that digital control inputs are simplified, not
>> the physics.
>> The way this is done is to modulate control inputs based the frequency
>> and duration of button presses....
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