rec.autos.simulators

Setup is:  run in arcade, everybody's car is in everybody's race (either human
or ai) and we average points from all races, all 'seasons' set with same
parameters.  (All of this works as we had a nr02 league last year.)

The problem we have is 2 of our players are WAY better than most of the rest of
us.  If any on has any suggestions on how (other than different difficulaty per
centages) to level the compitition?  We have looked at the adaptive AI and
adaptive speed control(?) but aren't sure how they work and would affect the
racing?

ANY HELP VERY MUCH APPRECIATED...    (If you need other info just ask.)

Kevin (aka tlgtr)
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"A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail...  but, a TRUE friend will be
sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."

Two things come to mind.
The first race of the season everyone starts with the same AI strength
setting.  After the first race, the top three in the overall standings must
set their AI strength 1% higher.  You keep doing this for the whole season.
Some drivers will move into and out of the top three and their AI %'s will
be adjusted accordingly for each race.

The other thing to try is leave the AI settings the same for everyone, but
have the race winner always take a provisional and start in last place for
the next race.

HTH,
Bob

Thanks a lot you have given me some good stuff to think about.  We don't want
to penalize the better drivers-we just dont want to lose the lower drivers
interest by race 10 by which time the best shot they have is 3rd or 4th...

Kevin (aka tlgtr)
****
"A GOOD friend will come bail you out of jail...  but, a TRUE friend will be
sitting next to you saying, "Damn we screwed up!!!!."