rec.autos.simulators

> >There isn't one and honestly, I dunno how it could be implemented.

> Here's an idea for future racing game developers to implement. Have a
> feature where you can have the AI take over your car with a key press
> combo (like auto pilot in many flight sims), then also implement a
> time acceleration feature. With this you could zip through long
> yellows and you can also run full races and just use auto pilot to
> take over when you want to take a break and also use the time
> acceleration feature to speed up the race. You can then take over
> again when you feel like it. This feature would make those of us
> unhappy about a save race option happier because we could still run
> full races in a reasonable amount of time.

> > Is there a way in NASCAR Racing 2002 Season to run fewer laps under
> yellow?
> > I like to have the yellow flag turned on as it let's the field regroup
and
> > to give the AI cars a warning when an accident happens (it appears
> accidents
> > with the AI are compounded with yellows off since they tend to not slow
> for
> > accidents).

> > For on line racing, I like yellows because they are kind of  a
punishment
> > for bad driving :) and they can add to the e***ment of having the
field
> > get back together for the restart.

> > The only thing I'd like to change is to not have to run so many laps for
> the
> > yellow flag.  Is there any way to change that?

> > Thanks,
> > Russell

>   If you went back into the Ras archives, you would find your question
asked
> about Nascar 2, Nascar 99, Nascar 3, Nascar4 and Nascar 2002.  To the best
> of my knowledge, there never has been a solution to that question.
Yellows
> are yellows....at least in Papy sims.
> dave henrie

> >Why not sure let the AI drive the entire race ;)
> >As one that has race 100% races online I really don't see the issue here.
A
> >100% race is not that long especially if you run clean and limit the
> >yellows.  I think what Papy was trying to do is make a realistic sim and
> >thus the lack of arcade type features like auto pilot and save game.
> >I like things as is myself.  The ability to throw a yellow in an online
race
> >would be good though, so that the race could run without yellows but the
> >boss has the option to throw one at will or at a set lap.

> OK, then if you ever play a flight sim let's see you do the complete
> flight from London to Berlin and back. *** the realism, I'm talking
> about *options* and not  something that is mandatory. You play it your
> way, but I would like an option to play it my way. Where did I say let
> the AI run the complete race? But that might be a good option actually
> if they added a stategic module where you could play as just the team
> manager and/or the team mechanic too. I have a flight sim called
> Battle of Btitain where you direct the war and can take over flights
> at any time or not at all if you want to play it that way. Innovative
> thinking is what will makle a succesful product and not the same old,
> same old. And a 100% race at Daytona is long, longer than many people
> have time for in one sitting.

> >Why not sure let the AI drive the entire race ;)
> >As one that has race 100% races online I really don't see the issue here.
A
> >100% race is not that long especially if you run clean and limit the
> >yellows.  I think what Papy was trying to do is make a realistic sim and
> >thus the lack of arcade type features like auto pilot and save game.
> >I like things as is myself.  The ability to throw a yellow in an online
race
> >would be good though, so that the race could run without yellows but the
> >boss has the option to throw one at will or at a set lap.

> OK, then if you ever play a flight sim let's see you do the complete
> flight from London to Berlin and back. *** the realism, I'm talking
> about *options* and not  something that is mandatory. You play it your
> way, but I would like an option to play it my way. Where did I say let
> the AI run the complete race? But that might be a good option actually
> if they added a stategic module where you could play as just the team
> manager and/or the team mechanic too. I have a flight sim called
> Battle of Btitain where you direct the war and can take over flights
> at any time or not at all if you want to play it that way. Innovative
> thinking is what will makle a succesful product and not the same old,
> same old. And a 100% race at Daytona is long, longer than many people
> have time for in one sitting.