% Probably what is being simulated is their cars are "loose" and takes a
% few laps to come up to speed. usually the looser you can stand your
% car at the beginning, the longer you'll be able to keep up the good
% laptimes, since your car will usually tend to push towards the end of
% a long green flag run.
Nope, it is pure dumb AI programming on Papyrus's fault. It has been
present ICR2 and N1/N2 (and probably ICR1, but my memory is fading...).
I had hoped they would have fixed this with their "AI enhancements" for
NR 1999. I sure hope they work on this for N3/2000. It is fixable, we
did it in some of our CCG AI enhancements.
% >Okay, okay, I promise not to be a bad boy anymore. I've taken my
% >beatings, and am ready to turn over a new leaf. No more passing on the
% >grass before the start/finish line. But the purpose of my post was not
% >to announce how cool I was for finding this helpful nugget, but more
% >like "why would I be able to do this in the first place?" If I stay in
% >line, I mash into the back of whoever's in front of me, because
% >everybody seems to brake when the green flag flies. Is this realistic? I
% >can't believe that it is.
% >And on restarts, even if the cars in front of me don't check up, I've
% >got so much more horsepower coming up through the gears, it's not even a
% >challenge to pass the fastest cars on the track! Of course, when we're
% >all up to speed, and I start turning in my usual terrible laps, then
% >I'll get shuffled back again...
% >
% >>
% >> It's technically against NASCAR rules to pass before crossing taking
% >> the green at the start/finish line. I believe you can pass to the
% >> right only (might have that backwards).
% >>
% >> In real life, you'd get black flagged.
% >>
% >>
% >> >In N2, if I was lucky enough to qualify on the outside, I could blow
% >> >past about 12-15 cars on lap one, when everybody checked up and went low
% >> >into turn one. In NR1999, it's even worse than that: everybody checks up
% >> >immediately upon the green flag being waved. If I'm on the inside, I can
% >> >pass cars on the grass before we even reach the start/finish line! Last
% >> >night, I won a 200-mile race at 101%. I started 35th, and was in 5th by
% >> >the completion of lap one. The leaders got away from me, and I ran all
% >> >by myself for about 45-50 laps. Then, I got a caution, and blew by the
% >> >remaining 4 cars on the restart.
% >> >Does this happen to anybody else? And is it just 'dega, or does it
% >> >happen everywhere?
% >>
% >> Remove the -nospam- from the email address. Sorry, I *had* to put it in.
% >> I'm receiving more junk mail than ever now.
% Remove the -nospam- from the email address. Sorry, I *had* to put it in.
% I'm receiving more junk mail than ever now.
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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.
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