N4: incorrect AI strength settings?

Hi all- I've been playing the Nascar Racing series from Papy since NR2. In N4, I've noticed that the computer opponents settings you choose before a race seem very inconsistant. For example: I am an "average" driver, yet at Dover Downs, I have to set the AI strength to 106% to even be competitive, yet at Atlanta, to run with the big boys, I need to set it to 93%. Thats quite a difference. My question is: Am I a God at Dover Downs and merely average at Atlanta? Or is the strength settings wrong? Anyone else notice this? Try it. It seems the AI strength is different at every track. I used to be able to run 100% at 'Dega and be in the top 10. Not even close anymore, I'm getting disgraced at 95%. This is a stock installation, no mods or "upgrades". Thanks! -A

I noticed at Martinsville, the Cup guys are running slower than in the sim... but they have a "new tire" or something there. On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:25:42 GMT, "AJS" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hi all- > >I've been playing the Nascar Racing series from Papy since NR2. In N4, >I've noticed that the computer opponents settings you choose before a race >seem very inconsistant. For example: I am an "average" driver, yet at >Dover Downs, I have to set the AI strength to 106% to even be competitive, >yet at Atlanta, to run with the big boys, I need to set it to 93%. Thats >quite a difference. My question is: Am I a God at Dover Downs and merely >average at Atlanta? Or is the strength settings wrong? Anyone else notice >this? Try it. It seems the AI strength is different at every track. I used >to be able to run 100% at 'Dega and be in the top 10. Not even close >anymore, I'm getting disgraced at 95%. This is a stock installation, no >mods or "upgrades". Thanks! >-A >

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I've always noticed this with all of their offerings. To combat this so I can keep it at a constant AI % we have to give the track.ini's for each track some lovin so the competition is even throughout. Your example was a 13% swing, but I notice differences even at 1-2%. So by honing track.ini you can basically set the AI to run exactly what you are running at each track. Helps collisions for one since everyone is going the same speed, plus I like to make all the AI nearly identical in the opponent manager area, with little variance between low and top level ratings for each category. BH "AJS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:GqmB6.241$[email hidden]...

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> Hi all- > > I've been playing the Nascar Racing series from Papy since NR2. In N4, > I've noticed that the computer opponents settings you choose before a race > seem very inconsistant. For example: I am an "average" driver, yet at > Dover Downs, I have to set the AI strength to 106% to even be competitive, > yet at Atlanta, to run with the big boys, I need to set it to 93%. Thats > quite a difference. My question is: Am I a God at Dover Downs and merely > average at Atlanta? Or is the strength settings wrong? Anyone else notice > this? Try it. It seems the AI strength is different at every track. I

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> to be able to run 100% at 'Dega and be in the top 10. Not even close > anymore, I'm getting disgraced at 95%. This is a stock installation, no > mods or "upgrades". Thanks! > -A > > >

I like the AI to be at different levels in ability to help string the field out kind of like in real racing... a pack here, a pack there.. some guys consistently "run up front" for the most part... I setup a range of classes, A, B, C and D and group drivers into those groups and then set their AI settings to those levels. Makes for better racing IMHO. I did this with the BGN cars I have downloaded and while it was alot of work, so far I've been happier with that setup than the standard AI. On Fri, 13 Apr 2001 21:19:12 -0700, "BHx" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>I've always noticed this with all of their offerings. To combat this so I >can keep it at a constant AI % we have to give the track.ini's for each >track some lovin so the competition is even throughout. Your example was a >13% swing, but I notice differences even at 1-2%. So by honing track.ini you >can basically set the AI to run exactly what you are running at each track. >Helps collisions for one since everyone is going the same speed, plus I like >to make all the AI nearly identical in the opponent manager area, with >little variance between low and top level ratings for each category. > >BH > >"AJS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:GqmB6.241$[email hidden]... >> Hi all- >> >> I've been playing the Nascar Racing series from Papy since NR2. In N4, >> I've noticed that the computer opponents settings you choose before a race >> seem very inconsistant. For example: I am an "average" driver, yet at >> Dover Downs, I have to set the AI strength to 106% to even be competitive, >> yet at Atlanta, to run with the big boys, I need to set it to 93%. Thats >> quite a difference. My question is: Am I a God at Dover Downs and merely >> average at Atlanta? Or is the strength settings wrong? Anyone else notice >> this? Try it. It seems the AI strength is different at every track. I >used >> to be able to run 100% at 'Dega and be in the top 10. Not even close >> anymore, I'm getting disgraced at 95%. This is a stock installation, no >> mods or "upgrades". Thanks! >> -A >> >> >> >

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