Questions about GTS Racing.

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(This post was originally by JoeV)
First of all, I love the gane! As a big fan of the CART ChampCar World Series, it fills a big void in my Palm gaming.

My question: How can I play a full challenge cup or championship without having to try to play it all in one sitting? Every time I want to pick up where I left off, the game restarts from scratch. Am I missing something here?

Also, here are a few suggestions for quirks I would like to see addressed.

1. After every track, it tells me what position I finished in, but it does not tell me how far ahead or behind the other cars I was (in seconds). In real racing this is VERY important.

2. Each track should have \"Fastest Times\" available for viewing.

3. It would help if the small track rendition in the upper right corner would rotate as I drive so that the little \"red car\" is always pointing up.

That\'s it for now. Back to the track!

Joe V.

[Howard]

Hi Joe! Glad you like the game :D

I like #1 as an option for a future version. There\'s always the issue with Palm games about screen real-estate in terms of how much space for showing \"extras\". Something to think about anyway!

#2 is a nice idea - I\'m sure that would be doable - again for a later version. (i.e. probably not in the next release, which is primarily for hi-res and audio enhancements).

I know *exactly* what you mean with #3 - but the extra processing load it would add to do the rotations in real-time would mean dropping smoothness elsewhere. This game pushes the limits so far it really does come down to those kind of choices! (Also, additional code adds extra size - and the game is already somewhat \"cuddly\" shall we say ?)

I\'ll discuss all of these with the developer and see what might happen in future versions!

Howard.

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(This post was originally by JoeV)
Thank you for the quick reply. I can see what you mean about this game already pushing the limits. I\'m surprised any Palm game can give us this much realism.

What I would still like to know is if I can stop a session, handle some other chores on my Palm and then later pick up where I left off. The game starts from the very beginning when I try this.

Thanks

[Howard]

What I would still like to know is if I can stop a session, handle some other chores on my Palm and then later pick up where I left off.

This feature is definitely on the list for implementation. The reason it isn\'t in the first release is that it actually adds a lot of complexity to the underlying storage of the game, and building that in close to the release date would have caused us concerns about stability.

Howard.

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(This post was originally by JoeV)
Good enough, thanks Howard. I\'ll keep an eye out for future updates. Meanwhile, I\'ll keep playing!

Joe V.

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(This post was originally by emceephd)
It would be great to be able to see the closest competitor as a blip on the track. Currently, we can only see ourselves on the mini-track. I look forward to the Hi-Res version on my Tungsten T! Great game, again.