Hello Thomas, I don't post often, but I want to thank you for the update. I am an early purchaser, so the good news is very welcome. Gerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:30 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Raceway, news, plans, and updates.
> Hi gamers, > Here is a quick informal update on what USA Games will be doing with USA > Raceway. I know it has been a very long time since I have updated > everyone on what is going on with this title. so I would like to take > this time to fill everyone in. > I'd like to caution gamers not to expect an early release date on this > title. I'm still very much at the beginning of development on this > product, and basicly redoing allot of work James North did simply as I > felt I could do a better job on some aspects of the game, and not to > mention Raceway will be using the .NET Framework version 2.0 since that > is now what I am directly supporting. > However, on the bright side of things earlier today I located several > free racing effects of a pretty high quality. Not maybe as good as I > could find from a professional vender of sound effects, but certainly > good enough to jump start the game with some sounds, and will be great > for testing, and so on. > In addition to the new sounds I have now created a selection menu where > you can select a driver, (character,) who you will be playing. None of > the characters are actual drivers that I am aware of, but the names I > picked are common American names and you might be a woman driver named > Shelly Copeland, Amanda Erickson, Kelly Anderson, or you can be a guy > driver like Tony Miller, Frank Mitchel, or Bryan Campbell. Like I said > the names are common first and last names, and well sound like American > Nascar drivers but aren't really. Cool huh? > Another feature I added that wasn't in the Alchemy version I personally > find cool is the ability to select the sponser who you will be driving > for. You might be driving for Anheuser-Busch Beer, McDonald's, Pepsi > Kola, Radio Shack, Good Year, Valvoline, and several others. > After you select the driver who you will be and the sponsorship you will > have Raceway will asign your car a number from 1 to 99. From that point > you will be that driver, number, and have to drive for that sponsor for > the entire racing season. > Which brings me to the next bit of news. In the Alchemy version of > Raceway the game was pretty much designed to play one race. The USA > Raceway version is much different. You will actually be playing out an > entire season on several different tracks in different States. > An example of how this works is you go to the game start menu and select > "start new season." You will be walked through selecting a driver, a > sponsor, and then the game will randomly pick a season schedule for you. > Once that is done you will be asked to run a preseason race to practice > your time, racing, whatever. If you finish the preseason race or skip it > you will be sent to your first race on the schedule. > Once you finish the race, win or lose, you will be taken back to the > Raceway start menu where you can check your season standings, earnings, > or continue the season. If you press exit game it will exit saving your > place in the season. If you select continue season you will be sent to > your next location on your schedule. > Obviously, the guy who wins the race gets the prize money, cups, and > well your goal is to become the USA Raceway Champion. > Where are we now? Well, there is allot to go. I have to basicly write a > physics engine that will hopefully emulate realistic driving physics. > I'm also hoping to add in FF Racing Wheels, and of course I have to > write all the racing tracks. I basicly have one strait road I have been > using to test things with. In short a long ways to go, but I am making > progress. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
