OT: VW GTI Racing Game on STEAM

[lord_verminaard at yahoo.com (Brendan Doyle)]

The game is made by a company called Techland, who also made Xpand rally
(and the upcoming Xpand Xtreme).  Xpand rally looked really good, but
played like total crap.  I was really excited about GTI racing until I
found out that it uses the same game engine that Xpand did.  On one of the
rally-sim forums that I frequent (www.no-grip.net) we are working on
building our own rally sim and deciding if we should use an existing
platform or go with our own.  Xpand rally came into view as the game is
fully moddable and comes with building tools.  (even though most of the
tools, including the physics editor, came with no documentation and didnt
really even work) When we inquired to Techland about modifying the physics
(to be more realistic and not so "weird") they did not give us any
information.  

So, I dont have anything good to say about Techland.  But the models in
the game really do look pretty good.

Brendan

--- Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:

> GTI Racing uniquely blends a realistic and highly detailed car physics
> simulation with the pure fun of driving in a very dynamic way. Grab
> the wheel, push the pedal to the metal and gather the sensation for
> the incredible sense of speed and the power of all the real world
> cars.
> 
> Realistic driving model: Lifelike car physics reflect the pure
> enjoyment of dynamic car driving using some of the best dynamic
> physics around. Detailed handling model with carefully adjusted
> parameters give you full control of the car and an incredible ease of
> driving whilst still being very fun to drive.
> Cars: GTI Racing gives you the biggest collection of the legendary
> European Volkswagen Golf series cars. Choose one of the 15 GOLF
> models, representing all five generations from its original heritage
> through to the current day. Try out the GTI, G60 and the outstanding
> R32! Check out Volkswagens hottest concept cars and classics - along
> with the original Beetle and T1 "Samba" transporter.
> Tuning: GTI Racing introduces you to the professional car
> customization world, thanks to the impressive and wide array of
> original visual and performance modding and tuning parts. Spoilers,
> xenon lights, wide body kits, exhausts and rims - everything you would
> ever need or desire for the visual aspect of tuning your car. Turbo's,
> nitro`s, sports transmissions, performance brake kits and wide tires -
> unlimited performance tuning possibilities.
> Career: Over 70 races in 6 unique settings and scenarios against
> challenging AI opponents will keep the heat on. Time trial, Drift
> competition and Drag racing, wild Baja and new Legal Race modes.
> Finish all 25 Championships located in Germany, France, Italy, UK and
> USA, earn money and spend it on your ride!
> Dynamic race surroundings: GTI Racing introduces a new level of
> intensity into the world of racing thanks to fully physics simulated
> hundreds of objects on the tracks. Use fully interactive objects to
> create your advantage - slow down your opponents or disable their cars
> completely.
> Demanding AI: drivers make full use of the driving and collision
> physics model. They will cut you off, run you off the road, use
> shortcuts to get to the finish line first, so be on your guard and
> watch out for them.
> Detailed car damage: every contact you make with and object or form of
> racing collision will leave a dent on your vehicle! Based on Xpand
> Rally experiences highly detailed damage and mechanical car part
> stress models this has ben used to great effect to enhance the
> experience with a very rich flavor!
> Online drive: Race through LAN or on the Internet. Extremely playable
> Baja mode, closed circuits, highways, drift driving competitions and
> drag racing championship which will give the multi player racer
> something to shout about. Intense 4 player racing and action in each
> race.
> 
> 
> N/AComing soon
>   Read Critic ReviewsNew release: not yet reviewed.
> 
> PRE-LOAD NOW
> Pre-load now, purchase when ready, play as soon as the game is
> available.
> 
> Video Highlight
> 
>   GTI Racing Trailer (Aug 24, 2006)
> 
> 
> Media + Links
>   visit the website
> 
> Game Details
> Title : GTI Racing
> Developer : Techland
> Release Date : August 24, 2006
> 
> 
>   Single-player  Multi-player
> 
> 
> Latest News
>   Read more news
> 
> Product Updates
> August 24, 2006
> Changes/Additions
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> Released on Steam
>   Read More Updates
> 
> System Requirements
> Minimum System Requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, P IV/AMD Athlon
> processor with 1.8 GHz, 256 MB RAM, Video card with 64 MB, DX 8.0
> compatible (GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 9200)*, Sound card DX 8.0
> compatible, 2,5 GB of free space on hard drive, DirectX 9.0c, 56k
> Modem (for Internet multiplayer mode)
> 
> Recommended System Requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, P IV/AMD
> Athlon processor with 2.5 GHz, 512 MB RAM, Video card with 128 MB, DX
> 9.0 compatible (GeForce 5700 or ATI Radeon 9600)*, Sound card DX 8.0
> compatible, 2,5 GB of free space on hard drive, DirectX 9.0c, ISDN
> Internet connection (for Internet multiplayer mode)
> 
> Please note that video cards that do not support T&L in hardware do
> not fully meet the games minimum spec and will therefore suffer
> performance issues. The game requires video card with Pixel Shader
> 1.1. The Game was not tested with onboard graphics cards, including
> laptops.
> 
> *The game does not support GeForce 4MX video cards.
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/6/06, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Has anyone tried this or played this?  It's a racing sim on the steam
> > network... supposedly you can pick your v-dub of choice.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 80 Scirocco Callaway Indiana Red
> > 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> > 04 R32 Reflex Silver
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> 80 Scirocco Callaway Indiana Red
> 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> 04 R32 Reflex Silver
> 
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