Grand Prix 4
2002 racing video game by MicroProse
Grand Prix 4, commonly known as GP4, is a Formula One racing simulator game developed by Geoff Crammond's development studio Simergy with support from Infogrames' Chippenham development studio, and published by Infogrames. Released for the PC on June 21, 2002, it is the last entry in Crammond's Grand Prix series, and the last entry released under the MicroProse label. Based on the 2001 Formula One season, GP4 is a graphical and physics update from the previous version, Grand Prix 3, which was released in 2000. A modern rerelease on Steam, titled Geoff Crammond Racing 4, is planned for 2026.
Modifications from version 3
Grand Prix 4 featured a heavily revised graphics engine and updated physics, including wet weather driving:
While it is possible to play the game on a LAN, multiplayer internet gameplay was not possible, due to licensing restrictions. Some individuals managed to circumvent this limitation later using the Free Tunngle Network.
The locked framerate and CPU-heavy graphics were still a big issue with the series despite a completely revised graphics engine. However, the graphics engine proved to be very scalable, supporting models and textures multiple times the detail of the original shipped materials.
The mod community faced similar frustrations with the track format and it took fully two years before the track format was truly "cracked". The first add-on tracks to be released for the game included Shanghai, Istanbul and Jerez.
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