Basically it was a room with lots of computers and a few consoles>>> in.. a normal office with desks and a front desk. I gave him a hand>>> dragging this large boxed and proceeded to help set up a huge and I>>> mean huge plasma screen ( this was late last night ).>>>

Andy then asked me if I played games much, I said well I do, but I'm>>> more into Sims on me old PC. He said "that's great", we chatted for a>>> while about what I liked and what I thought was good and what wasn't>>> ( I thought here we go another sim head ). I also talked about the>>> fact that there doesn't seem to be many true Sims coming out on the>>> PC apart from Live For Speed and what every the West's are doing.>>> He said it was interesting and asked if I wanted to see something, We>>> walked into a smaller side room and in side was a full frex set-up>>> with a 42" plasma screen. He switched on the pc and proceeded to load>>> up a sim that only I can describe as draw droopingly good.>>> It's was a racing game called " Racing Elite " ( working title ).>>> There where no real menus and some of the track side graphics where>>> not apparent but there where two cars I could choose from. One was>>> the 6 wheeled Tyrell and the other was a Ferrari.. I chose the>>> Tyrell.. and all I can say is that it made 100% of the Sims I've seen>>> today totally crap. The way the car drove was way beyond most Sims, and >>> talk about being>>> hugely fast.. and even the sound put GTR plus GT4 to shame.>>> Having crashed more times than I could imaging Andy then showed my>>> how to drive the Ferrari.. and yes the game moves...>>>

He explained that the game is due out in about 18 months and would>>> utilise fully the 64bit windows system ( huh more money ). As yet>>> they didn't have a publisher but he promised it would be a sim and>>> not a GAME.... they were looking at doing a X-box2 version and PS3>>> but the main development would be for the PC. He explained that most>>> of them had come from major UK games companies and decided to set up>>> for them self's after becoming saddened by the way Sims have been>>> forced to become more of a market friendly orientation.>>> Andy also explained that they are working on a web site and hope to go>>> public in the next 2 weeks or so...>>>

He said there's still about 70% left to do, but things like menus etc>>> etc would all drop into the SIM at the end.>>> He said he didn't mind me going public about it as there so close to>>> making an announcement that it wouldn't matter and the more hype they>>> can generate the better. He seemed a very nice guy and also>>> apparently does a lot of small time motor sport..?>>> He did explain about some of the physics engine ( all there own work>>> ) as well as the 3d engine ( again all there own work ).>>>

Unlike most Sims it uses a new 4 wheel dynamic suspension system,>>> these include tyre wear and tyre temp and tyre pressure + camber etc>>> etc. He said that it would have a real time weather system with>>> moving clouds... but none of this would take anything away from what>>> he said will be the next big racing SIM...>>>

But it's hard to explain what I played. I mean I've been playing>>> Sims/games since I was 10 years old in 1981.. I have a Frex set-up>>> myself and I love GTR/GPL/Richard Burns etc etc as well as GT4 on the>>> PS2...but I can't stress enough how much this sim blew me away.>>> The track layout seemed to be the old silverstone but there wasn't>>> much in the sense of background detail... but this sim was so live..>>> kind of imaging a new GPL on steroids... with a huge turbo fitted.. I>>> could wheel spin the car in the 1st 4 gears on corners.. so throttle>>> control was amazingly hard.. I can't wait 18 months.>>>

I'm not at work today so I can't go and see him... plus I don't want>>> to come across as a nerd.. but more than likely he's going to read>>> this on here..>>

In article <d4l8e8$n35$1@nwrdm­z03.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-i­nfra.bt.com>,> > > "Paulinho" <senninha1@(sad).bt­internet.com> says...> > >>

True or not, this would make a perfect April Fools Day post. I am> > > copying it, spell/grammar checking it and maybe add to it a bit.> April> > > 1st 2006, lookout!> > >

MRSisson> >