> >> 3) Driving aids. Can the server decide which aids are allowed? F1 cars
> >have
> >> a much higher performance envelope than stock cars, so it's much more
> >likely
> >> that a driver without aids will end up in the wall at some point <g>. I
> >> think the aids in F1C are much more of a benefit than the aids in
NR2003
> >to
> >> safety and speed. We need to decide which to allow/disallow, and how to
> >> police it if they are not server controllable.
> >I say allow them all. Whatever it takes to allow someone to drive cleanly
is
> >fine with me. As they get better, they will gradually turn them off until
> >they are down to what the real drivers use. Less accidents and better
> >racing.
> In this case, I think the driving aids make you faster instead of slower.
That
> gives someone who doesn't want to use TC(for example) a disadvantage over
> someone who uses it...
> Eldred
Well there's some that must be allowed, like TC because that's what the real
drivers have available to them. If someone doesn't want to use it for
whatever reason, then that's their choice. Auto shifting is another one that
should be allowed. There is some form of auto shifting in the real cars
(plus the ability to override it). A sim wheel would have to have F1 paddle
shifters or you can't shift these cars properly. I have a wonky left paddle
right now on my Ferrari wheel and I don't have a clue how to fix it. Some
times it works, and some times it doesn't. Cut out on me in a RASCAR race a
few races back. I can use the hand shifter with the NASCAR cars of course,
but not with the F1 cars.
Based on what I've seen in RASCAR, and after racing online for six years
now, I'd just rather let people use whatever they need to race cleanly. The
less accidents (and especially the less I get caught up in), the better. I
don't care if it gives them some speed. It won't be enough to let a beginner
or struggling driver beat me, and a better driver most likely won't use
them.
David G fisher
