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- Maps, Grids and Program Covers
- WinVROC Fix
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- Osterreichring
- WinVROC 2.1
- WinVROC
- F2 Club Resource Update
- FireTalk
- F2 Club
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- Core.ini Notes
- GPL 1.2
2/6/00 - Program covers and track
maps for GPL are now available for the Osterreichring.
New grids for the Osring and Talladega are also available.
See the News page on Eagle Woman's GPL for details.
2/4/00 - The VROC server had a hiccup
today. The race list was unavailable for much of the day.
The server is fixed, but now WinVROC needs a tiny new file
See the WinVROC Fix page for complete
download and installation instructions.
This is a permanent fix.
2/1/00 - The Osterreichring!
David Noonan has published a stunning rendition of the majestic
Austrian circuit. In real life, the Osterreichring was a driver
favorite, and David's recreation is a masterpiece - a visual
feast and a technical tour de force.
Get it now at The
Pits. Go to the GPL page and look in the News section. (If
you have trouble getting to that URL, try here.)
A map of the Osring is here.
1/30/00 - New tips on Eagle Woman's GPL. Alison has posted
information about several issues that may impact VROC racers:
A bug related the Voodoo3 3500 which impacts TCP/IP
A reader report about great results with a 3COM Internet
Gaming Modem and GPL
LAN upgrades and fixes which improved Alison's GPL server
dramatically
See the News page on Eagle Woman's GPL for details.
12/27/99 - David Noonan has published
his NASCAR Oval to GPL Converter. This free utility converts
eight of the best ovals from Papyrus NASCAR 3 (or earlier Papyrus
NASCAR sims) to GPL.
GPL's AI does not cope well with steep banking, so there are
no AI drivers for these tracks. Therefore, these tracks are best
enjoyed by racing on them against other human drivers. For this
reason, the Oval Converter is known as a "VROC Special".
Get the converter at The
Pits. Go to the GPL page and look for Oval2GPL Converter.
A GPL Christmas
a poem by Joe Shaw
12/18/99 - WinVROC
2.1 is here! Larry Holbert has been working overtime on this
new version, which has numerous fixes and new features.
See the Release Notes for information
about fixes and new features in this new version of WinVROC.
Upgrade now!
[The broken link to the installer has been fixed.]
12/4/99 - WinVROC
is now available! WinVROC is the native Windows client for VROC.
WinVROC, developed by Larry Holbert, is a new, revamped and
internally optimized version of the program known as GPL Spy
Boy.
Thank you, Larry!
11/28/99 - A new multithreaded VROC server
package developed by Larry Holbert replaced the old server daemons
today. The new server runs on hardware dedicated to the purpose.
Performance is dramatically improved! The wait for race list
updates - which sometimes ran to several minutes - should be
over.
Also, we've added a new section by Michael Carver about forward visibility in online
racing to the VROC Driving Tips page.
If you race online, please read this!
11/24/99 - In the interests of improved performance, we're
considering shutting down the old VROC 1.0 race room. Go here
to vote.
Also, the F2 Club page has been expanded
and reorganized. There's now a more concrete discussion of the
club's goals, and a request to experienced drivers. If you're
joining club races, please read this!
11/22/99 - We've added a resources section to the F2
Club page. Sounds, setups, hotlaps, graphics, and more.
11/21/99 - Now you can voice
chat with other VROC and GPL enthusiasts in the VROC FireTalk
chat room. It's free!
11/19/99 - Alison has launched a new
VROC Formula 2 Club. The intention of
this club is to provide a friendly, receptive learning environment
for new people just discovering GPL and VROC. Experienced drivers
are also welcome, and are invited to help teach the newer drivers
by example and by coaching, if invited to do so. Join
today!
11/7/99 - We've added some notes
on core.ini with GPL 1.2 and VROC. For the most part, your core.ini
settings are now redundant, except for a few specialty items.
11/5/99 - GPL 1.2 is here! In addition
to fixing GPL 1.1's notorious clock bug, GPL 1.2 contains a number
of enhancements and several new features.
As a result of improved collision detection, a more stable
clock, and improved client/server synchronization, it's now possible
to race much closer to other cars. Online racing is now better
than ever!
Read the VROC GPL 1.2 FAQ for more
details about the enhancements in this exciting new patch.
Get GPL 1.2 at Papyrus.
Note: GPL 1.2 will install over either GPL 1.0 or GPL 1.1,
as long as you haven't modified the existing GPL executable. |