Sierra Extreme Biker Upgrade Announced
Sierra to release an upgrade with a host of Improvements for Edgar Torronteras' Extreme Biker
March 17th 2000: Sierra and Deibus Studios announce that they have developed an upgrade for Edgar Torronteras' Extreme Biker that will be distributed via Sierra's local web sites today.
Edgar Torronteras' Extreme Biker is a fast and fun game that, as The Times recently quite rightly put it, "pushes adrenaline over intelligence, speed thrills over tactical skills, simplicity over complexity.", adding that, "it
plays brilliantly."
The full-on adrenaline feel of participating in madcap freestyle stunt competitions is captured perfectly in Edgar Torronteras' Extreme Biker. Gamers can also race around track-based supercross or motocross circuits with spectacular scenery and obstacles.
Extreme Biker has attracted a dedicated gaming community that has already spawned tons of fan sites and growing numbers of resources which can be used
within the game (check out http://ebworld.sports-gaming.com/,
http://eb.gamingrevolution.com/, http://surf.to/dirtnair,
http://209.164.102.113/EB/, http://members.xoom.com/EBiker/,
http://www.eb-world.net/ and an entire webring accessible from Deibus' homepage, www.deibus.com ).
The upgrade will improve the European versions to include the following features:
ADDED: Shadow of bike and rider; ADDED: In track selection screens, custom built tracks are listed after the default EB tracks and are now sorted alphabetically;
ADDED: Calibrate Joystick button in Control Options page;
ADDED: Option to enable/disable Vertical Sync in Video Options (some cards such as diamond v550
had problems when VSync was off); ADDED: Video Calibration does not occur every time game is started but has its own button in Video Options page;
ADDED:Braking power softened to more realistic level;
ADDED: Camera setting resets to
default at the beginning of each race;
ADDED: Link to websites on the startup page.
ADDED: P added as default pause key.
FIXED: Multiple CD platform problem.
FIXED: ATI Rage Pro alpha (transparent faces) problem.
FIXED: Savage 4D Fog problem. FIXED: Bike would sometimes spin
out of control when powersliding using joystick or joypad.
FIXED: Roll/Twist buttons on Joystick would not always work. FIXED: More optimised 3D->2D
pipeline.
FIXED: BAJA gates on underworld track would sometimes appear outside of the cave.
NETWORK PLAY:
ADDED: Bigger enhanced chat box. ADDED: Server can add a Password
to control those who can join the session (Server will have a 'P' next to its name in list of servers). ADDED: Server can choose maximum number of players to
join the game.
ADDED: Computer with more than one IP address can easily create
Internet Servers without any INI files. ADDED: Players can play with US players of Moto-X 2000.
ADDED: Players can exit a session without disturbing the running
race (by clicking ESC twice).
FIXED: lockups during high lag net games.
FIXED: Although rare, a lockup would occur from time to time during retrieval of list of servers.
FIXED: Sometimes a player disconnecting from a session could create undesirable side effects. FIXED: Name of players wrongly placed on non 640x480 resolution.
FIXED: Result screen on multiplayer.
The patch (localised into four versions, English, German, Spanish and French) is available for download from the web sites in each territory at:
http://www.sierra.de, http://www.sierra-online.co.uk,
http://www.havasinteractive.es/sierra.htm and www.sierra.fr.
Bastion contact:
Sonia O'Keeffe sonia@bastion.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0) 171 490 1323
Edgar Torronteras' Extreme Biker is a fast and fun game that, as The Times recently quite rightly put it, "pushes adrenaline over intelligence, speed thrills over tactical skills, simplicity over complexity.", adding that, "it
plays brilliantly."
The full-on adrenaline feel of participating in madcap freestyle stunt competitions is captured perfectly in Edgar Torronteras' Extreme Biker. Gamers can also race around track-based supercross or motocross circuits with spectacular scenery and obstacles.
Extreme Biker has attracted a dedicated gaming community that has already spawned tons of fan sites and growing numbers of resources which can be used
within the game (check out http://ebworld.sports-gaming.com/,
http://eb.gamingrevolution.com/, http://surf.to/dirtnair,
http://209.164.102.113/EB/, http://members.xoom.com/EBiker/,
http://www.eb-world.net/ and an entire webring accessible from Deibus' homepage, www.deibus.com ).
The upgrade will improve the European versions to include the following features:
ADDED: Shadow of bike and rider; ADDED: In track selection screens, custom built tracks are listed after the default EB tracks and are now sorted alphabetically;
ADDED: Calibrate Joystick button in Control Options page;
ADDED: Option to enable/disable Vertical Sync in Video Options (some cards such as diamond v550
had problems when VSync was off); ADDED: Video Calibration does not occur every time game is started but has its own button in Video Options page;
ADDED:Braking power softened to more realistic level;
ADDED: Camera setting resets to
default at the beginning of each race;
ADDED: Link to websites on the startup page.
ADDED: P added as default pause key.
FIXED: Multiple CD platform problem.
FIXED: ATI Rage Pro alpha (transparent faces) problem.
FIXED: Savage 4D Fog problem. FIXED: Bike would sometimes spin
out of control when powersliding using joystick or joypad.
FIXED: Roll/Twist buttons on Joystick would not always work. FIXED: More optimised 3D->2D
pipeline.
FIXED: BAJA gates on underworld track would sometimes appear outside of the cave.
NETWORK PLAY:
ADDED: Bigger enhanced chat box. ADDED: Server can add a Password
to control those who can join the session (Server will have a 'P' next to its name in list of servers). ADDED: Server can choose maximum number of players to
join the game.
ADDED: Computer with more than one IP address can easily create
Internet Servers without any INI files. ADDED: Players can play with US players of Moto-X 2000.
ADDED: Players can exit a session without disturbing the running
race (by clicking ESC twice).
FIXED: lockups during high lag net games.
FIXED: Although rare, a lockup would occur from time to time during retrieval of list of servers.
FIXED: Sometimes a player disconnecting from a session could create undesirable side effects. FIXED: Name of players wrongly placed on non 640x480 resolution.
FIXED: Result screen on multiplayer.
The patch (localised into four versions, English, German, Spanish and French) is available for download from the web sites in each territory at:
http://www.sierra.de, http://www.sierra-online.co.uk,
http://www.havasinteractive.es/sierra.htm and www.sierra.fr.
Bastion contact:
Sonia O'Keeffe sonia@bastion.co.uk
Telephone: +44(0) 171 490 1323