I haven't heard mention of one, but I have heard they acknowledged the AI
problems.
Thanks,
Sal
Thanks,
Sal
Marc.
>Marc.
> >They are being quite rude, especially to their to loyal, early-adopting
> >clientele here in r.a.s. Admittedly, the public patch process for N3 was a
> >fiasco, but to say nothing regarding an (absolutely essential) upcoming
> >patch after releasing a product with AI as embarrassing as N4 is a low point
> >for Papy. I have not seen mention of it on he Sierra N4 boards, either.
> >Marc.
> The game has only been out for two weeks. Some teams take a much
> needed beeak after a new game is released. They work very long hours
> towards the end of a project. I don't know if that's the case here,
> but it could be. There will be a patch, it's just a matter of when.
They did not say what was being worked on, but they are working on one.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned - as cars cross the start finish line the F2
screen shows those in front as a lap ahead for a few seconds. Related to this, if
the leader is behind you at the finish, the spotter tells you it is the white
flag and then the checkered 1 lap early. Sure someone almost a lap down might see
the checkered flag, but the spotter would not tell a driver that was the end. A
minor thing, but I would still call it a bug.
JTRIV
> >They are being quite rude, especially to their to loyal, early-adopting
> >clientele here in r.a.s. Admittedly, the public patch process for N3 was a
> >fiasco, but to say nothing regarding an (absolutely essential) upcoming
> >patch after releasing a product with AI as embarrassing as N4 is a low point
> >for Papy. I have not seen mention of it on he Sierra N4 boards, either.
> >Marc.
> The game has only been out for two weeks. Some teams take a much
> needed beeak after a new game is released. They work very long hours
> towards the end of a project. I don't know if that's the case here,
> but it could be. There will be a patch, it's just a matter of when.
No not rude Mark. But think of this....The Heat team has been working
on the second patch for about 5 months....This should give you some idea of
the complexity involved in adjusting AI behaivior. If we start carping and
screaming for an immeadiate patch, then what we'll get is a half-assed
effort.
Papy rarely works quickly, this ain't ID so don't expect anything sudden.
dave henrie
dave henrie
> No not rude Mark. But think of this....The Heat team has been working
> on the second patch for about 5 months....This should give you some idea of
> the complexity involved in adjusting AI behaivior. If we start carping and
> screaming for an immeadiate patch, then what we'll get is a half-assed
> effort.
> Papy rarely works quickly, this ain't ID so don't expect anything sudden.
> dave henrie
> dave henrie
John DiFool
I agree with this. However, making the AI cars see each other seems like a
no brainer. Also, the cars failure to line up on a yellow and the spotters
inaccurate information about where to line up seem very fixable. These are
not behavior changes, they are bugs. We also need AI improvements in
passing. There is much too much follow the leader stuff going on. I can
live without this fix for much longer since this is a game experience
enhancement. We have waited for years for a decent AI and I was sold on the
statement that N4 has an "improved" AI. So far, it does not.
/TomH
Marc.
> > They are being quite rude, especially to their to loyal, early-adopting
> > clientele here in r.a.s. Admittedly, the public patch process for N3
was
> a
> > fiasco, but to say nothing regarding an (absolutely essential) upcoming
> > patch after releasing a product with AI as embarrassing as N4 is a low
> point
> > for Papy. I have not seen mention of it on he Sierra N4 boards, either.
> > Marc.
> No not rude Mark. But think of this....The Heat team has been working
> on the second patch for about 5 months....This should give you some idea
of
> the complexity involved in adjusting AI behaivior. If we start carping
and
> screaming for an immeadiate patch, then what we'll get is a half-assed
> effort.
> Papy rarely works quickly, this ain't ID so don't expect anything sudden.
> dave henrie
> dave henrie