dkpioe Wrote:
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> that was some lousy driving in the video lol!
> especially the spin at the end... the grip levels
> look really fake compared to real DTM in that
> onboard video. Honestly, i am watching the video,
> and it doesnt seem like a touring car at all, it
> doesnt seem like anything real to be honest/ also
> the sounds arent realistic, sound nothing like a
> v8 engine, dont even sound like a 4 cylinder. to
> be honest i think this is a complete waste of time
> doing this for gp4, the physics look so fake (it
> looks so on rail, like basic gp4 with keyboard
> control). i dont mean to sound mean, but the
> effort gone into this mod, which i assume is a
> good solid effort, probably could have gone to
> better use making this mod for another game... i
> just feel this will be one of those mods which we
> play once, just for reason we feel its right to
> 'try and feel something different',
> but from the video it looks like it wont have much
> lasting appeal (sorry maybe i have to be german,
> and appreciate dtm), as it looks slow and boring
> compared to f1. dtm on gp4 game engine i feel is a
> waste of time for the hard effort that has gone
> into the mod (again, i realise there must be lots
> of effort put it in... but the rewards on gp4
> engine are extremely poor, you cant replicate DTM
> realistically at all, from seeing this video, and
> making the mod on another game engine would have
> taken so much less time and effort i feel). on a
> personal note, i dont understand why people go to
> the effore of spending months, even years.. making
> a DTM mod, what is dtm??? its nothing in
> international motersport unless your german... its
> basically a 5th or 6th tier racing league. why not
> nascar of le mans or v8 supercars or even the
> pathetic japanese series cars??? (lol sorry, i
> realise japanese is even lower then german racing
> league...) do people really want to race a boring
> astra? lol. seriously, im being serious here!
> people who download this mod will play this how
> many times? im only saying this because it looks
> like a lot of effort is going in to making a most
> boring of mods, that people wont play... why not
> the effort be put into making better f1 car models
> (after all gp4 is based on f1 cars, not shithouse
> clks or astras lol). i dont see the point of
> making a touring car series for a f1 game engine.
> and im not just trying to be a smart arse, the
> video online shows how hard it is to replicate
> touring cars in an f1 game engine, to be honest it
> looks NOTHING like Dtm, i think the authors skill
> be better used on f1 mods, or if commited to
> making DTM mod, why not 2007 season in a more
> realistic game environment like rfactor?? this gp4
> mod of dtm is 2005! why not 2007?? this really
> seems like a waste of time for the modders, 3
> bloody years... a 2007 mod for rfactor would have
> taken so much less time and the virtual series
> would be so much more realistic then on the 'on
> rails' gp4 game engine.
>
> Seriously, after the gp4italia touring car mod i
> cant believe this dmt mod has even gone ahead, it
> can honestly only impress 5 or 6 die hard fans,
> without providing ANY real entertainment. if i am
> wrong I DARE ANY GP4 FAN who will play A FULL DMT
> 2005 SEASON to prove me wrong. i can safely say
> their wont be more then 4 or 5 people (those
> involved in mod). remember my dare is a FULL 2005
> DTM season, not just 1 or 2 races, which many of
> us will do. (INCLUDING ME).
Usually i don't react on this kind of messages. But i want to say a few things; do you have any idea we are making this mod? Because the authors likes it...
Personally i don't care what you think about it, but i think it's very good from to judge the mod without trying it.
Grtz
MarioB