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F1RS "ideal trajectory"?

Russell Keatin

F1RS "ideal trajectory"?

by Russell Keatin » Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:00:00

I have the US version of F1RS and can't find an explanation of the "ideal
trajectory" option in the manual.  Would someone please explain it?  I guess
that for the most "realistic" driving that it should be on.

Someone suggested that it was involved with crashes rather than driving.  I
don't mind just leaving it on to safe, but I am trying to squeeze every bit
of performance out of my aging computer by setting up F1RS as efficiently as
possible.

Thanks,
Russell Keating

Christer Andersso

F1RS "ideal trajectory"?

by Christer Andersso » Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:00:00

The ideal trajectory is two wheel tracks drawn at the track to show you the
ideal trajectory, or as it also is called the ideal racing line. My opinion is
that the ideal trajectory should be turned off to get the most realistic
experience, since I believe the ideal trajectory is drawn much more visible than
it is in real life. You will also get more fluid graphics if you turn it off
:o).

/Christer
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Peter Gag

F1RS "ideal trajectory"?

by Peter Gag » Wed, 22 Jul 1998 04:00:00



> I have the US version of F1RS and can't find an explanation of the
> "ideal
> trajectory" option in the manual.  Would someone please explain it?
> I guess
> that for the most "realistic" driving that it should be on.

The most realistic setting is to have *all* the aids that are designed
to help drivers *OFF*. As obviously, the *real* F1 drivers do not have
these aids?

The Ideal Trajectory is selected under the graphics options screen,
and if selected to *on* it places a visible driving line on the track
surface. If you follow this line you will be driving around the
circuit on the ideal trajectory (the best racing theoretical line).

Obviously the real F1 drivers do not have a line painted around the
track, they have to learn and memorize the best line around a
particular circuit.

If you drive around almost all the circuits in f1rs (or any other
driving sim/game for that matter?) for say, about 10 to 15 laps, you
will soon begin to memorize the track, where the corners are, where to
brake, when to accelerate out of the corners, where the apex's are,
etc. Once you have a general knowledge of the circuit yourself, you
can anticipate what is coming next? this is one of the skills of a
good driver in any racing formula. And it is much preferred to just
following a line on the road!

This goes for pretty much *all* the other driving aids too, turn them
*off* and you will become a better driver in the long term (although
in the short term you may be crashing all over the place!)

8-)
*Peter*    8-)
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