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Old February 7th 10, 02:23 AM posted to rec.autos.simulators
ralphy
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

Several years ago, I raced online quite a bit, but then real life
intruded. I want to get back into it now. Where?

A lot of the links I'm finding are dead, so I need current links to
addons, active league(s) preferably with handicaps, etc...

Also, how fast to I need to be in order to be competitive? I'm racing
F2 right now, and my GPLrank is +389 :-(
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Old February 7th 10, 07:02 AM posted to rec.autos.simulators
APLer
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

ralphy > wrote in
. net:

> Several years ago, I raced online quite a bit, but then real life
> intruded. I want to get back into it now. Where?
>
> A lot of the links I'm finding are dead, so I need current links to
> addons, active league(s) preferably with handicaps, etc...
>
> Also, how fast to I need to be in order to be competitive? I'm racing
> F2 right now, and my GPLrank is +389 :-(
>


Do you have iGOR? Comes with GEM+.

http://gem.ebi-service.de/

Loads more addons he

http://www.gpllinks.org/

The tracks:

http://gpltd.bcsims.com/?ir=Mods

There's *loads* of cars and tracks for GPL. More than any other simulator
or racing game I've seen yet.
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Old February 7th 10, 02:20 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
Ken MacKay[_2_]
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

Try http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LoPeN_Racers/

Very casual racing and a wide range in skill level.

Also try the GPL forum at http://srmz.net . Very active with GPL stuff
and links for most of the files and patches. Also check the "Hey anyone
need racer" section for leagues looking for drivers

ralphy wrote:
> Several years ago, I raced online quite a bit, but then real life
> intruded. I want to get back into it now. Where?
>
> A lot of the links I'm finding are dead, so I need current links to
> addons, active league(s) preferably with handicaps, etc...
>
> Also, how fast to I need to be in order to be competitive? I'm racing
> F2 right now, and my GPLrank is +389 :-(

  #4  
Old February 7th 10, 06:32 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
GaryR
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

Does GPL run under Vista 64 and D3D or do you need to run a Glide
Wrapper to get the most out of it (assuming it runs)? Is there a site
around with a step by step FAQ of what you need to do?

Thanks
Gary


>On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:20:54 GMT, Ken MacKay > wrote:
>Try http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LoPeN_Racers/
>
>Very casual racing and a wide range in skill level.
>
>Also try the GPL forum at http://srmz.net . Very active with GPL stuff
>and links for most of the files and patches. Also check the "Hey anyone
>need racer" section for leagues looking for drivers


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Old February 7th 10, 07:18 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
Ken MacKay[_2_]
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

A step by step for installing GPL can be found at:
http://adc.speedgeezers.net/pages/gp...m-and-igor.php

Or take the easy route and use the GPL installer:
http://gplps.org/wb/pages/projects/gpl-installer.php

Not sure about Vista 64 but it runs very well with modern video cards
using D3D and opengl.

GaryR wrote:
> Does GPL run under Vista 64 and D3D or do you need to run a Glide
> Wrapper to get the most out of it (assuming it runs)? Is there a site
> around with a step by step FAQ of what you need to do?
>
> Thanks
> Gary
>
>
>> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:20:54 GMT, Ken MacKay > wrote:
>> Try http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LoPeN_Racers/
>>
>> Very casual racing and a wide range in skill level.
>>
>> Also try the GPL forum at http://srmz.net . Very active with GPL stuff
>> and links for most of the files and patches. Also check the "Hey anyone
>> need racer" section for leagues looking for drivers

>

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Old February 7th 10, 07:36 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
GaryR
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

Thank you Ken i'll look into it.
G

>On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:18:09 GMT, Ken MacKay > wrote:
>A step by step for installing GPL can be found at:
>http://adc.speedgeezers.net/pages/gp...m-and-igor.php
>
>Or take the easy route and use the GPL installer:
>http://gplps.org/wb/pages/projects/gpl-installer.php
>
>Not sure about Vista 64 but it runs very well with modern video cards
>using D3D and opengl.
>


>GaryR wrote:
>> Does GPL run under Vista 64 and D3D or do you need to run a Glide
>> Wrapper to get the most out of it (assuming it runs)? Is there a site
>> around with a step by step FAQ of what you need to do?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Gary
>>
>>
>>> On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:20:54 GMT, Ken MacKay > wrote:
>>> Try http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LoPeN_Racers/
>>>
>>> Very casual racing and a wide range in skill level.
>>>
>>> Also try the GPL forum at http://srmz.net . Very active with GPL stuff
>>> and links for most of the files and patches. Also check the "Hey anyone
>>> need racer" section for leagues looking for drivers

>>


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Old February 7th 10, 11:53 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
ralphy
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

On 2010-02-07, Ken MacKay > wrote:
> A step by step for installing GPL can be found at:
> http://adc.speedgeezers.net/pages/gp...m-and-igor.php
>
> Or take the easy route and use the GPL installer:
> http://gplps.org/wb/pages/projects/gpl-installer.php
>
> Not sure about Vista 64 but it runs very well with modern video cards
> using D3D and opengl.
>

FWIW, I'm running GPL on 64bit Win7, NVidia GeForce G 105M. I've had
GPL up to 1152x864 under OpenGL, max detail, with no problems. D3D
causes some odd video problems for me, only updates 1/4 of the screen.

Only other bug I've noticed is that sometimes GPL doesn't seem to
initialize the controller properly. A restart usually fixes that,
especially if I close some open apps while I'm at it.

YMMV, HTH, HAND
  #8  
Old February 8th 10, 03:19 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
GaryR
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

Thanks, grabbed the complete installer, the Speedgeezer sites seem to
be gone. I have an ATI 4870 1GB and Intel running at 3.6Gz. I believe
ATI will do well with OGL but this will be the 1st thing i've ever
tried..

G

>On 07 Feb 2010 22:53:53 GMT, ralphy > wrote:
>On 2010-02-07, Ken MacKay > wrote:
>> A step by step for installing GPL can be found at:
>> http://adc.speedgeezers.net/pages/gp...m-and-igor.php
>>
>> Or take the easy route and use the GPL installer:
>> http://gplps.org/wb/pages/projects/gpl-installer.php
>>
>> Not sure about Vista 64 but it runs very well with modern video cards
>> using D3D and opengl.
>>

>FWIW, I'm running GPL on 64bit Win7, NVidia GeForce G 105M. I've had
>GPL up to 1152x864 under OpenGL, max detail, with no problems. D3D
>causes some odd video problems for me, only updates 1/4 of the screen.
>
>Only other bug I've noticed is that sometimes GPL doesn't seem to
>initialize the controller properly. A restart usually fixes that,
>especially if I close some open apps while I'm at it.
>
>YMMV, HTH, HAND


  #9  
Old February 8th 10, 11:00 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
APLer
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

ralphy > wrote in
. net:

> Several years ago, I raced online quite a bit, but then real life
> intruded. I want to get back into it now. Where?
>
> A lot of the links I'm finding are dead, so I need current links to
> addons, active league(s) preferably with handicaps, etc...
>
> Also, how fast to I need to be in order to be competitive? I'm racing
> F2 right now, and my GPLrank is +389 :-(


BTW in case it's not clear iGOR *finds* races for you. You get a display of
the list of races found with the practice time remaining, number of
entrants etc.

http://gem.ebi-service.de/igorhosting6steps.html

A picture under step 2.

  #10  
Old February 10th 10, 11:59 PM posted to rec.autos.simulators
GaryR
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Default So, I'm looking to get back into GPL online...

Installed it fresh off the CD using the Full Installer, then installed
the latest GEM+. Trying to start GPL all I get is a messed up 640x480
screen (it's actually two screens over the top of each other and an
arrow cursor that moves but doesn't do anything. Only way out is Task
Manager. Tried running the rasterizer app but makes no difference (OGL
or D3D), tried running GPL Setup Manager but Runtime Error 380,
Invalid Property Value error.

Tried running as an XP aopp, no difference, tried different settings
in properties, no different. Can't get in to set resolution or
anything else, maybe i'll start looking at ini files..

>On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:20:54 GMT, Ken MacKay > wrote:
>Try http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LoPeN_Racers/
>
>Very casual racing and a wide range in skill level.
>
>Also try the GPL forum at http://srmz.net . Very active with GPL stuff
>and links for most of the files and patches. Also check the "Hey anyone
>need racer" section for leagues looking for drivers
>
>ralphy wrote:
>> Several years ago, I raced online quite a bit, but then real life
>> intruded. I want to get back into it now. Where?
>>
>> A lot of the links I'm finding are dead, so I need current links to
>> addons, active league(s) preferably with handicaps, etc...
>>
>> Also, how fast to I need to be in order to be competitive? I'm racing
>> F2 right now, and my GPLrank is +389 :-(


 




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