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NSR: Why does the race end after I get in an accident ???

16 posts by 4 people · 14 Mar 2005 07:09 UTC - 19 Mar 2005 05:30 UTC

pw 14 Mar 2005 07:09 UTC#23569
Is there a setting I missed? I just ran Atlanta for instance, and half way through the race there was an accident (and I was involved of course :-) and the race results screen was immediately displayed and the race was over! There were many laps left to race! My car seemed fine. Also the cars only go out of view in this "sim" (no spectacular crashes like in NR2003). I really need to learn how to stay in line though :-) Seems harder compared to NR2003. -paul -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
Plowboy 14 Mar 2005 13:49 UTC↳ reply to pw#23576
Yeah it is a setting that EA didnt make for you to adjust easily. google this group, you got to edit the (PlayerName you created).PLR file using NOTEPAD. I cannot recall exactly what the line youre looking for, something about AIcontrol of car. Like I said google this group searching or look at the reasonably good forums on OnlineRacin.com site. pw enlightened us with:
Quoted text (24 lines)> Is there a setting I missed? > > I just ran Atlanta for instance, and half way through the race there > was an accident (and I was involved of course :-) and the race results > screen was immediately displayed and the race was over! There were > many laps left to race! My car seemed fine. > > Also the cars only go out of view in this "sim" (no spectacular > crashes like in NR2003). > > I really need to learn how to stay in line though :-) Seems harder > compared to NR2003. > > -paul > > > -pw > remove astericks (*) from e-mail address > (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) > > ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet > News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the > World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - > Total Privacy via Encryption =----
In the Player.plr file, you will need to edit the line NoAIControl=0, change the '0' to a 1 and the AI will not kick you out of the car after a day ending wreck. I think the line is near the top, and it may not be worded exaclty like that, but you will see it just fine.
pw 15 Mar 2005 04:57 UTC↳ reply to Smokin_Bob#23516
Quoted text (7 lines)>In the Player.plr file, you will need to edit the line > >NoAIControl=0, change the '0' to a 1 and the AI will not kick you out >of the car after a day ending wreck. > >I think the line is near the top, and it may not be worded exaclty like >that, but you will see it just fine.
Down right silly. But thanks! I will give it a try. Like I said, my car seemed fine. But maybe I accidentally (pun intended :-) have damage turned off. -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
pw 15 Mar 2005 05:11 UTC↳ reply to Smokin_Bob#23517
Quoted text (7 lines)>In the Player.plr file, you will need to edit the line > >NoAIControl=0, change the '0' to a 1 and the AI will not kick you out >of the car after a day ending wreck. > >I think the line is near the top, and it may not be worded exaclty like >that, but you will see it just fine.
Found it under Driving Aids. Will give it a try in a few. I also found under Game Options: Crash Recovery="1" // Artificially keep cars on track or flip cars upright. I wonder what that does? And, I found Driver Name="Matt Kenseth". Hmmm... I've been driving Tony Stewart's car and haven't tried the 17 car yet!! -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
pw 15 Mar 2005 06:24 UTC↳ reply to Smokin_Bob#23518
Quoted text (7 lines)>In the Player.plr file, you will need to edit the line > >NoAIControl=0, change the '0' to a 1 and the AI will not kick you out >of the car after a day ending wreck. > >I think the line is near the top, and it may not be worded exaclty like >that, but you will see it just fine.
That was it! Now I have to review that file to see why nobody is getting any damage! This "sim" is bizarre. I have never seen one (racing or flying) that buries so much essential settings! I have seen no reference to the .plr file in the "manual"! I wish I could get NR2003 working again <s> Thanks! -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
Dave Henrie 15 Mar 2005 06:49 UTC↳ reply to pw#23520
pw <***paulwilliamson@***spamcop.net> wrote in news:[email hidden]: > > I also found under Game Options: Crash Recovery="1" // Artificially > keep cars on track or flip cars upright. I wonder what that does? > If an AI driven car gets disabled, or runs out of fuel, it will stay at it's last resting place. Normal behavior, with the setting of =0 means the car will be wisked away to the garage as soon as it stops. Also, if you find yourself upside down, the =1 setting will right your car, This does not affect damage to your vehicle. Generally, in the past, the ISI sims will only end a race if your car is unfixable. In the past, that meant rear wing damage or wheel seperation. From F1c on, you could at least repair a rear wing in the pits with a longer than average pitstop. I don't have NSR so I can't explore why your car is being parked with minimal damage. Check the final standings screen to see if the official explanation is given(i.e. piston, accident etc) dh
Smokin_Bob 15 Mar 2005 14:59 UTC↳ reply to pw#23540
That manual is quite amusing :) It would make good toilet paper.... I think for the damage, there is a toggle box inside the sim itself--and make sure to set the difficulty (under advanced difficulty tab) to your liking. I am pretty sure there is a setting for damage in the game, so be careful editing the *.plr file too much here. Also, in order to avoid the yellow flag/leader bug (if you are in the lead, and the yellow comes out, you get a black flag when it restarts!!) make sure to enable AI Pace Lap under the advanced settings tab as well. It is a crappy workaround, but it does work.
pw 16 Mar 2005 03:16 UTC↳ reply to Dave Henrie#23425
Quoted text (21 lines)>pw <***paulwilliamson@***spamcop.net> wrote in >news:[email hidden]: > >> >> I also found under Game Options: Crash Recovery="1" // Artificially >> keep cars on track or flip cars upright. I wonder what that does? >> > > If an AI driven car gets disabled, or runs out of fuel, it will stay at >it's last resting place. Normal behavior, with the setting of =0 means the >car will be wisked away to the garage as soon as it stops. > Also, if you find yourself upside down, the =1 setting will right your >car, This does not affect damage to your vehicle. > > Generally, in the past, the ISI sims will only end a race if your car is >unfixable. In the past, that meant rear wing damage or wheel seperation. >From F1c on, you could at least repair a rear wing in the pits with a >longer than average pitstop. I don't have NSR so I can't explore why your >car is being parked with minimal damage. Check the final standings screen >to see if the official explanation is given(i.e. piston, accident etc) >dh
Will do Dave. I don't know how a few people find out how this stuff works in NSR as there is almost no documentation (at least compared to the Papy series!). Thanks! -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
pw 16 Mar 2005 03:19 UTC↳ reply to Smokin_Bob#23427
>That manual is quite amusing :) It would make good toilet paper.... > > I think for the damage, there is a toggle box inside the sim >itself--and make sure to set the difficulty (under advanced difficulty >tab) to your liking. I will keep looking. > I am pretty sure there is a setting for damage in >the game, so be careful editing the *.plr file too much here. > Was afraid of doing so. I will back it up. >Also, in order to avoid the yellow flag/leader bug (if you are in the >lead, and the yellow comes out, you get a black flag when it >restarts!!) make sure to enable AI Pace Lap under the advanced settings >tab as well. It is a crappy workaround, but it does work. No way! And I've never run any sim of any kind where babied to the point that you can't always control your vehicle, whatever...! Papy didn't do this (from what I can recall). Thanks again Bob! -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
Smokin_Bob 16 Mar 2005 17:46 UTC↳ reply to pw#23441
Yeah, I don't even want to know what version of crack the beta testers were smoking when they let the yellow flag\leader black flag bug out the door. Simply unbelievable about that. And the manual? Whoever was responsible for that needs to learn a few things about 'manuals'. One important thing--manuals have these things in them, called 'words', and you need them so folks can use the product. Utter rubbish, that manual. Unforgivable. I am not some console pimple boy (but I do own PS2 and XBOX, so some days I am pimple boy--BUT NOT WITH 'HARDCORE' SIMS, and I learned how to read long ago--perhaps EA simply has no money left over to shove more than a few pieces of toilet paper in the box. And not anything regarding the new replay features, the intricacies of career mode--my review of this sim was three times the size of that manual!!! Oh well, this trend has been happening for quite some time, apparently EA is not rich enough yet. And, the promised 'same day as release' patch is no where to be found. Then again, an EA day is like 65 'normal human' days. No doubt this sim has a ton of potential, and I really do like the driving physics--best effort ever from EA. But if they do not plan on supporting this sim, the I think it is quite clear that EA is simply producing boxes of beta tests that get updated once a year, and renamed. Only time will tell, lets hope for the best....
pw 18 Mar 2005 03:24 UTC↳ reply to Smokin_Bob#23447
Hey Bob, Would you mind posting your two responses to me again? Newsfeeds west coast server went down and I missed them. I will try and find them using Google (instead of Agent). Thanks! -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
pw 18 Mar 2005 03:59 UTC↳ reply to pw#23449
>Hey Bob, > >Would you mind posting your two responses to me again? Newsfeeds west >coast server went down and I missed them. I will try and find them >using Google (instead of Agent). > Nevermind Bob! I found your replies at Google Groups. Excuse me for not replying, as I forget my user name and password there. -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----
Smokin_Bob 18 Mar 2005 19:52 UTC↳ reply to pw#23481
No problems, pw, I must have forgotten my PW at least 5 times, and have only been here a couple of weeks :) I hope NSR is going ok for you, sounds like the 'patch' is in some kind of stage of completion so looking forward to that one for sure.
pw 19 Mar 2005 05:30 UTC↳ reply to Smokin_Bob#23307
>No problems, pw, I must have forgotten my PW at least 5 times, and have >only been here a couple of weeks :) I hope NSR is going ok for you, >sounds like the 'patch' is in some kind of stage of completion so >looking forward to that one for sure. Thanks SB! -pw :-) -pw remove astericks (*) from e-mail address (use paulwilliamson at spamcop dot net) ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =----

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