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copyright : (C) 2003-2004 Bernhard Wymann
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email : berniw@bluewin.ch
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2010-10-17 21:17:30 +02:00
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version : $Id$
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2008-09-14 18:25:25 +02:00
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Copyright (c) 2003 Bernhard Wymann.
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2
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or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
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with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
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Free Documentation License".
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<title>TORCS</title>
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<meta name="description" content="about torcs"/>
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<meta name="author" content="Bernhard Wymann"/>
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<h1>TORCS</h1>
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<h2>What is TORCS?</h2>
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<a id="shot1" href="javascript:changetwoframes('images/shot1.html','content','navigation/backtotorcs.html','navigation')">
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<img src="images/tn/shot1.jpg" alt="screenshot taken on g-track-2" border="0"></img>
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</a>
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Hi. In case you are looking for Celtic Torcs then this is the wrong place, as you can guess from the
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screenshot on the left. But some entertainment and fun is also good for you, so you are welcome to
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stay with me and read on.<br/>
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In a nutshell, <a href="http://torcs.org" target="_parent">TORCS</a>, <b>The Open Racing Car Simulator</b>
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is a car racing simulation,
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which allows you to
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drive in races against oppenents simulated by the computer.
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But that's not the whole story.
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When you become bored by driving yourself,
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you can develop your own computer-controlled driver (also called a robot) in C or C++.
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This site will teach you how to get, compile, install and run TORCS within Linux, and finally how to start the
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development of your own driver. Compile, you may ask! Yes, TORCS is "Open Source" (GNU General
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Public License Version 2), so you get all the sources for free. In case you just want to race you can
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also download and install binaries. This site is aimed toward robot development with Linux.
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<h2>Features</h2>
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<a id="shot2" href="javascript:changetwoframes('images/shot2.html','content','navigation/backtotorcs.html','navigation')">
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<img src="images/tn/shot2.jpg" alt="screenshot taken on g-track-2" border="0"></img>
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</a>
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Choose from 42 different cars, 30 tracks, more than 50 opponents to race against. Steer with
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a joystick or steering wheel, if it's supported by your platform. It is also possible to drive with
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the mouse or the keyboard, but it's not easy. Graphic features lighting, smoke, skidmarks and glowing brake
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disks. The simulation features a simple damage model, collisions, tire and wheel properties
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(springs, dampers, stiffness, ...), aerodynamics (ground effect, spoilers, ...) and much more.
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The gameplay allows different types of races from the simple practice session up to the championship.
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Enjoy racing against your friends in the split screen mode with up to four human players.
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<h2>Platforms</h2>
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Supported platforms are Linux (x86 and ppc are known to work), FreeBSD and Windows XP/2000/98.
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<h2>Credits</h2>
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TORCS is developed by Eric Espi<70>, Christophe Guionneau and other contributors. Visit the official
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<a href="http://torcs.org" target="_parent">TORCS site</a> for more information.<br/><br/>
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<p style="text-align:right;">Cool. But how do I get and install TORCS?</p>
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