I don't recall ever reading someone else's thoughts on this, but
i think this wouldn't be so difficult to program as an option?
Blues
Maybe it's a challenge for those talented add-on programmers out there...
Blues
> > Ever since N2 i like to run full championships against the AI, mostly
> > 50%-100% racelenghts.
> > I really enjoy this, but what i miss is the ability to have a carlist
> > of say 48 cars, so that if you can't qualify within the first 43, you
> can't
> > be part of that particulair race.
> > For me personally that would ad a lot of realism, as i usually set the
AI
> > strenght at a value which keeps me running somewhere between
> > 25-43.
> > I don't recall ever reading someone else's thoughts on this, but
> > i think this wouldn't be so difficult to program as an option?
> > Blues
> I understand what you say, and i can imagine Sierra's thoughts
> are the way you describe them. But they could've made it optional,
> after all N4 came with a lot of optional features.
> Maybe it's a challenge for those talented add-on programmers out there...
> Blues
> > That has been on user's wish lists for years. There are lots of others
> > who feel they way you do.
> > I don't have any clue about the complexity of programming such a
> feature,
> > but I do have a theory about WHY we won't see it.
> > Papyrus doesn't run the support side of their products. That is handled
> > by Sierra.
> > I imagine they have a few folks that answer phones to help users when new
> > titles come out.
> > The more problems a game has, the more people they have to hire and the
> more
> > non-sales expenses they incur.
> > Just imagine your average newbie racer, buying a sim. He rushes home,
> > slaps it
> > in, chooses championship and NEVER gets to race. He and 10 bazillion
> other
> > casual users call Sierra and start ***ing about the faulty game they
> > released.
> > Sure we experienced folks would figure it out...but WE don't cost Sierra
> > money by
> > flooding their phone lines with questions on how to paint my car black or
> > why the AI
> > doesn't slow down like they do in Daytona USA???
> > dave henrie
> > > Ever since N2 i like to run full championships against the AI, mostly
> > > 50%-100% racelenghts.
> > > I really enjoy this, but what i miss is the ability to have a carlist
> > > of say 48 cars, so that if you can't qualify within the first 43, you
> > can't
> > > be part of that particulair race.
> > > For me personally that would ad a lot of realism, as i usually set the
> AI
> > > strenght at a value which keeps me running somewhere between
> > > 25-43.
> > > I don't recall ever reading someone else's thoughts on this, but
> > > i think this wouldn't be so difficult to program as an option?
> > > Blues
> Just imagine your average newbie racer, buying a sim. He rushes home,
> slaps it
> in, chooses championship and NEVER gets to race. He and 10 bazillion other
> casual users call Sierra and start ***ing about the faulty game they
> released.
> Sure we experienced folks would figure it out...
--
Fester
Absolutely, if they did include this feature then the default setting
would be to have it 'off' requiring the user to turn it 'on' before
coming into effect, negating all those irritating calls to their
helpline.
>Blues
<snip>
>> > Ever since N2 i like to run full championships against the AI, mostly
>> > 50%-100% racelenghts.
>> > I really enjoy this, but what i miss is the ability to have a carlist
>> > of say 48 cars, so that if you can't qualify within the first 43, you
>> can't
>> > be part of that particulair race.
--
Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington)
Remove ALL_STRESS before replying
No person's opinions can be said to be
more correct than another's, because each is
the sole judge of his or her own experience.
