Sports Car GT

Damon · 11 Jan 2004, 18:07 (Ref:834492)

Having remembered you lot all raving about this one I decided to try and find a copy on ebay and have put in a bid for. Any info on where to get downloads etc would be great. Also, am I right in thinking it's similar to GPL handling wise?

**Aysedasi** · 11 Jan 2004, 18:22 (Ref:834500)

No. In simple terms, although I was an SCGT addict, the handling is nothing like as good (real-feeling, if you like) as GPL. It is a very good sportscar sim though - IMO far far better than the various mods for the other F1 series of games. The Le Mans track made by Matt Lucas is superb - you can have it with or without chicanes, even!

As for downloads, I'm completely out of touch with SCGT. I used to have a whole CD of them, but I haven't a clue where it is. I've only driven SCGT once in a year and a half.......

**Aysedasi** · 11 Jan 2004, 18:24 (Ref:834501)

BTW, I don't know if its still the same now, but the process of modding SCGT was far more technical than GPL - lots of utilities needed and so on. Good fun to work on graphics for the cars - even though the most I ever did was the rear wing of a 917. When you look for add-ons, go for the 917s and McLaren F1s - absolutely awesome.

**Aysedasi** · 11 Jan 2004, 18:25 (Ref:834503)

BTW2 - If you do a search here, you're bound to throw up more info Damon - SCGT has been mentioned a few times before, for sure....

Damon · 11 Jan 2004, 18:50 (Ref:834519)

good idea, probably should have thought of that.

rdjones · 11 Jan 2004, 19:00 (Ref:834528)

Damon, if you are looking for downloads I would point you in the direction of http://www.speedsims.com/ they have something like 2000+ cars to download, that not just sportscars, there are Indycar, F1, Touring Cars, Rally Cars etc oh and they also have around 300 tracks to download aswell.

Another site well worth checking out is http://home.freeuk.net/jrknight/scgt/ it does not have as many downloads, but it does have quite a good users guide.

Damon · 11 Jan 2004, 19:07 (Ref:834538)

Cheers for those rob.

Hobson · 12 Jan 2004, 12:25 (Ref:835291)

Ah...the classic that is SCGT.

Haven't played it in a while, I used to have loads of mods for it, like the full ETCC grid from 2001, a couple of BTCC Accords, Volvos, Mondeos etc, even that B&Q Integra! My fave were the Labatts Sierra of Tim Harvey, and a couple of Lotus Cortina Mk1's that I had...

Best go and find the disc now.

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jan 2004, 13:09 (Ref:835335)

It certainly was/is a classic. I think I must have downloaded about 300 cars. Every sports car you can imagine, to really stupid things like a go-kart and an RV. It was also very good in the way you could adjust the engine wavs as well. Some lovely beefy V8 growls available. When I was driving SCGT the most, I was running with full grids of McLaren F1s and nothing else. I had downloaded every F1 I could find although my favourites were the Gulf longtails and a plain unlivered white one.

You know, if it wasn't for the fact that I've lost a lot of the downloads I had, I could be tempted to install it again......

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jan 2004, 13:14 (Ref:835338)

Here's some links from a search:-

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...highlight=SCGT

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...highlight=SCGT

(A lot of links in the first post - although I don't know how many are still "live".....)

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...highlight=SCGT

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...highlight=SCGT

Dani Filth · 12 Jan 2004, 13:20 (Ref:835344)

he he .. haven't played it in a few years ..

... but i'm gonna stick to GPL

but one day . maybe i'll buy it ..

**Aysedasi** · 12 Jan 2004, 13:32 (Ref:835368)

There's actually something in that Dani. I find it difficult to spread my time between two sims. With GPL and SCGT for instance, the driving experience is actually very different indeed (IMO). If you drive one for a long time and then back to another, it feels very strange. I'm not prepared to run the risk of spoiling my GPL experience right now for a few laps of SCGT - besides, it could spark off another addiction!

Dani Filth · 12 Jan 2004, 14:08 (Ref:835393)

lol ... something like that ..and anyway .. even if i will start to play it again . it will be just occasionaly .. for the fun .. maybe network play .. without beeing almoas proffesional as is GPL

Damon · 23 Jan 2004, 10:08 (Ref:848000)

Ok, I've got the game now but need a little help. Is there any way to get this game to recognise my USB wheel? Without it this is a bit of a waste of time!

**Aysedasi** · 23 Jan 2004, 13:23 (Ref:848181)

Erm. Not sure. I'm fairly certain that the last time I drove SCGT it was with my MOMO. But I could be wrong - its a long time since I drove SCGT.

Damon · 23 Jan 2004, 18:42 (Ref:848543)

Does your momo connect through the game port or USB?

**Aysedasi** · 23 Jan 2004, 21:54 (Ref:848746)

USB only. But my old yellow Logi had a dual connector, so I might be confusing it with that.

Damon · 23 Jan 2004, 21:57 (Ref:848753)

hmmm. I fear I made need to go pick up a cheap game port wheel for this then.

Damon · 23 Jan 2004, 23:08 (Ref:848802)

Well I got it working by running it through the profiler. It's quite good but the handling is very simplistic compared to what I'm used to. A lot of fun none the less, although very easy if my first race in career mode is anything to go by. Is there a way of making the AI more difficult to beat?