Hi, I've lost the ability to change my setups for a quicklaps session - any clues please? I did have the message about using default setups or defining my own but it's gone. tia Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
The free option is to disable web integration which is the heavy resource user. Don't think you can do that any other way, xept to go back to win95 anyway Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hi, thought someone might be interested in this. I used a prog called 98lite to remove the browser integration from windows (98 or ME users) & now I have a big performance boost overall & also in gp4. I can now even run dynamic bump mapping, everything is cranked up & running great & no crashes (most windows crashes are caused by internet exploder anyway). I bought the pro versioby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
I have found that the patched (4.0) & decrypted exe feels noticeably better on my install so I'm keeping it patched instead of using gpx patch. So far I've had one crash to the desktop during qualifying session when I was about to take pole which was annoying. (save session 1/2 way through is 1/2 a plan!) The accelerated time hang is still there, otherwise no problems. Re the Gpxby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
For 1 thing it doesn't have a car setup option & I'm not sure where it's loading its setup from. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Enjoy your skating Ellis & cheers for the cars Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hi - can anyone tell me why quicklaps is stuck in rookie mode & if there's anything I can do about it? Cheers Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
That's great Cai - I just can't wait. If Rene reads the forum then I'd like to give words of encouragement & big thanks in advance, just wish I was bright enough to configure it myself. btw whilst I'm on I can't dl the track graphics for Suzuka - really tried lots of times just in case any1 is able to suss the link - gets part way in & times out but only on Suzuby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Thanks Cai - I have GPX patch now & I can't figure out how to get the info on screen during driving? Any chance you could help me get my head round it please.. Thanks Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hya I'm really into my lap times, in particular setting my personal best times in the game (in any racing game) & I wonder how anyone on the forum manages to record their best times for each track regardless of whether racing, qualifying, free practice or hotlaps. GP4 is the only racing game I've played that doesn't seem to present this info on screen & I think I read in anby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
I have to disagree about F12002 looking nearly as good - it just doesn't, at least on my Ti4600 it's kind of grainy & GP4 just looks the business. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Good feedback guys - thanks I just read the faq (the patch d/l isn't under patches & the FAQ doesn't say it's been updated so no wonder I missed it.. ) Sack off Nero?? Blimey that's a bit stiff isn't it? I mean Nero isn't a running process on my PC at startup & I'm stuffed if I'll uninstall it - I paid for this game & I have the right to burnby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Which pop up where? I just went to the UK & German sites & couldn't find it at all. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
<Did you deeply follow patch instructions about how to prevent this?> What? Seriously? I have just re read the patch instructions & there is nothing I can see about prevention although I can't really swear that the crashes aren't caused by the gp4_decrypt_p1 file which I have overwritten gp4.exe with.. I'll reinstall the patch & try the game with the CD in drive nowby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hi Spent the last 2 hours playing with the patch so not a comprehensive report here but I was soooo curious & I have a day off (at last!!) Installed patch no probs + added cracked exe file, wasn't sure if game would run since I have so many add ons but it does. Here's what I have found so far... *Wheel pulls left - fix in controls menu, didn't do it before. *Miss the extraby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Gotcha, no patch is worth more than the unofficial add ons :D Cheers philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Makes total sense to me Paolo - I suppose it's good news really cause it means IG (hopefully) weren't intending to fob us off with this patch as is, there was some talk a while ago of a patch in late Sep.. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
I take it that these patches won't work if you use GPX patch etc... Question for the tech geniuses out there is when we do get a patch that seems to work what's the right way to apply it for all those of us who have all those lovely add ons like the NoCD patch, GPx patch etc... do we have to a) Restore original exe file & then apply the patch b) Wait till someone posts a new gpx eby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Er - sorry I started all this crap guys, UT is better than Q3 + F12002 together & the next UT looks like a stunner - should be out in 3 weeks. How about GP5 tournament - deathmatch capture the chequered flag mode (that's how my nephew plays GP4 already). Then Geoff would HAVE to make it online multiplayer. Cheers Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
If anything your CPU will be the bottleneck as the GF4 cards are so good but you will definitely benefit enormously from the 4200. I doubt that XP would improve anything though. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Just spent a morning setting up F12002 as a comparison. Nice finished feel to it, all the timing info in place etc... Looks crap though after gp4, really grainy graphics (dunno if I can improve that on my ti4600?). I'm stuck with gp4 for all it's faults I reckon - it's just a much better drive all round. Both games are a pain in the butt though in loads of ways - eg F1 has a reallyby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
I have both games, I'm going to give F12002 another go though I think I'll probably favour GP4. It looks better imho & the loading times for F12002 races are an age (unless someone has a fix out there) Can someone please point me at the best site for updating F12002, new carsets & utilities etc... Appreciated Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
I'm used to motorbikes, they don't spin at all. If the front goes they lowside & you leave the track at a tangent, if the rear goes it usually makes a highside which goes slip, grip, flip, skygroundskygroundskyground. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Nice 1, hopefully it won't happen again. Now I hope they fix the always end up backwards bug Cheers Ellis Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hi Just got into a spin on Spa (why do 99% of spins end up facing backwards? I know the rear is heavier but 360s aren't rare in F1). Anyhoo I couldn't influence the car at all - it was now moving backwards in the same direction as the race, I could move the wheel but no effect, no throttle but the car slid backwards slowly for about 1/4 mile before I switched it off - it was still movby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hi You can't edit the T Cam (yet) but you can create your own views using Nicola Acciarri's cam editor from the dload site. Get the tutorial as well & you can stick a camera where you like by playing with the figures. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Still they oughta read it - I think they'd find if they had some communication that the threads would be a bit more +ve. I think GP4 is totally excellent & I love playing it, I don't mind to wait a while for a patch & am happy to be playing now rather than wait for a definitive release. It's not all -ve stuff. I propose (to infog) that they put a simple message up on theirby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Just a suggestion in case any1 from infogrames is reading - why don't you spend 5 minutes a week updating your web site with basic info like progress on patches etc... You know just talk to us cause I'm sure we're fed up of web sites that say "coming soon" on every other link. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Would be better if that little piccie of a car in your cockpit had coloured wheels ie blue for cold, green for warm & red for shagged out... What tyres does any1 think are best for various race lengths? Quallies seem to knacker after 3 laps but maybe I spin too much.. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4
Hmmm - what about all the OSD timing info eg splits, gaps etc...? I think I read on a forum that this was dropped at release due to frame rate loss & was expected to be included in the patch. I hope so.. Philby sgtbilko - Grand Prix 4