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ICR2 AI - Kamikaze?

Peter Tilman

ICR2 AI - Kamikaze?

by Peter Tilman » Sun, 30 Jun 1996 04:00:00

Is it just me, or are all computer drivers out to kill me in ICR2?

Usually I'm in about 5th place, going on my merry way, trying not to
make a mistake, then when I'm taking a corner, BAM!  An AI car slams
into my backside, making me spin all over the place and lose about ten
places!

AFAIK a line can only be taken by one driver at a time, but the
computer seems to think otherwise.

Will there be any change to the AI with the ICR2 patch?

Oh, and another thing.. does ICR2 simulate locked steering?  Sometimes
my car just does NOT turn.. if this is a known problem in the game
(and not my setup or driving style), will this be fixed in the patch
also?

Thanks in advance.

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Jo

ICR2 AI - Kamikaze?

by Jo » Sun, 30 Jun 1996 04:00:00


>Is it just me, or are all computer drivers out to kill me in ICR2?

They surely have quirks; there are spots in every track where I know
better than to even think about passing an AI guy; he'll swerve in to
me. you just get to know them... I accept it as part of the drive.

From BEHIND?!? that is weird; I don't race at 100% at most tracks, but
even where I do, like Laguna or Long Beach, I never get hit from
behind. Must just be different driving styles between us, I guess.

What AI setting are you racing at? If it is over 100%, I don't know
what they'll do.

If the AI car is an inch ahead of me at, say, Michigan right before
start/finish line, he'll cut in to me and take me out. If I have the
inch on him, he'll drop back. That's the pattern I notice, and I can
live with that; it is like having all the drivers be Andretti as he
was driving in the first 3rd of the season. Of course, he's been
mighty undeserving of the reputation lately.

I doubt it. All I can say is, I used to also complain about the AI,
and I just got used to it. Now if I get taken out of a race, it is
always by me. I instinctively know not to mess with the AI guys in
certain parts of the track.

No, I don't think it is a problem. I'm assuming you do know what the
bugs are- there is at least one traction one, but it isn't that
blatant.

The bottom line with ICR2 is that it is a sim, and in terms of it's
driving model, I think it probably does give people a good idea of
just how incredibly difficult it is to keep one of these *** cars
on the track. If someone tossed you in to a Bulls/Sonics basketball
game, to replace Pippen for a quarter, of course, everything for you
would be impossible. Well, in a way that is kind of what happens when
you start racing in ICR2. I know that I blamed the game for all the
problems I was having with it, but most of it was me. These cars are
designed at a level of performance most people just can't handle.

>Thanks in advance.
>--

>[]_.-' (Q_,._     http://www.racesimcentral.net/~petert/
>`(*)_[6]___(*)Z>  Go Jacques Villeneuve!


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