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From: Andrew Murray <mad.max@which.net>
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Subject: Re: Driver / V-Rally 2
Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 20:00:23 +0100
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Hey that happened to me as well!

David T Johnston wrote:

> Brian Baird wrote:
> >
> > As far as I'm aware, Driver uses the 'classic' method of saving your
> > keypresses from when you play the game, and then 'replaying' them back
> > to get the replay movie. People have complained that their replay isn't
> > the same as the 'original' - this is a symptom of the game not /quite/
> > behaving properly & deterministically ;)
>
> I had that problem when I completed one of the early missions.  It was
> actually the first time I tried the director option and I tried fast
> forwarding to get a bit more into the action.  At one point when I
> stopped it the view didn't seem familiar, I played the replay and
> discovered that this time round I'd crashed into a wall!?!
>
> When I went back to the screen with the options to continue, save
> replay, film director etc, etc, the continue option had gone and it was
> asking if I wanted to try again.  Cheeky beggar!
>
> I also got stuck inside a building as well.  In the presumably very last
> mission in new york I tried to jump the little wall at the top of the
> map to get onto the ocean and try to drive round.  It worked as well,
> but eventually it just locks up when you try and go round.  You get a
> better view of the statue of liberty though, quite small isn't it!
>
> > GTA handles its replays in the same fashion - it's a pretty common
> > technique. unfortunately it means you can't go 'back' in a replay - only
> > pause or forward.
>
> David Johnston

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