From:	"Ojaste,James [NCR]" <James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA>
Subject:	Re: R2 bites... let's fix it! (Also: Attention Car enthusiasts)
Date:	Fri, 8 May 1998 09:39:40 -0400

Alfredo B. Alves wrote:
>I dunno if I'll really get around to it, but I wanna fix R2. I think it
>has great potential but it isn't quite "there" yet.

We've been through all this before, but IMHO the biggest problem with
R2 is the editing & layout. Mod costs aren't placed where you'd expect
and several examples are just plain wrong.

>So, who wants to help? I'm looking fer peeps who are car
>(/boat/plane/etc) savy since I'm not. I'm not sure how to do this,

Well, have you asked Jon Szeto? He's pretty vehicle savvy... :-)

>private e-mail? or on RN? what are your thoughts? also, I anybody
>capable of converting specifications into game terms? (ie from "braking
>from x speed it went y feet" and "0-60 in x secs" get Accel?) I
already

This is easy. Apart from that icky "feet" thing - go Metric!

>"fixed" the winches: Cost should be 1/2 load rating. Anybody else got
>any fixes? (and no, going back to RBB does not count as a fix... ;)

Why should the winch cost change? Just switch to a higher or lower
gear ratio as the load changes - more teeth won't cost more money...

James Ojaste