I don't know about wind, but I just finished my first full-length race at
Daytona at 97 percent difficulty and the same thing happened to me. They'd
catch up with me down the front stretch and I'd lose them down the backstretch.
I don't know why, except perhaps they are taking a better line down the front
stretch.
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Is a Northwest wind a head wind or a tail wind on the front stretch at
Daytona? I was racing earlier and noticed that the ai cars would always
gain 2-4 tenths on me between the exit of turn 4 and the middle of turn 1.
While i was able to make all of it back up from turn 2 to the entry to turn
3. Any answers would be appreciated.
Take a look at the line they follow on the front stretch through the
tri-oval and try to replicate it in your car. Unless you find some rails
and train wheels to attach to your car, you'll never be able to change
direction as abruptly as the AI do.
Marc.
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> I don't know about wind, but I just finished my first full-length race at
> Daytona at 97 percent difficulty and the same thing happened to me.They'd
> catch up with me down the front stretch and I'd lose them down thebackstretch.
> I don't know why, except perhaps they are taking a better line down thefront
> stretch.
>
> >Is a Northwest wind a head wind or a tail wind on the front stretch at
> >Daytona? I was racing earlier and noticed that the ai cars would always
> >gain 2-4 tenths on me between the exit of turn 4 and the middle of turn1.
> >While i was able to make all of it back up from turn 2 to the entry toturn
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> James Larson
> Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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> >3. Any answers would be appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Subject: Daytona Wind > >Path: > >lobby!newstf02.news.aol.com!portc05.blue.aol.com!gw12.bcandid.com.MISMATC > H!gw22.nn.bcandid.com!hub12.nn.bcandid.com!tw11.nn.bcandid.com.POSTED!not- > for-mail > >From: "Patrick Shumar" [email hidden] > >Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators > >Lines: 7 > >X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 > >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 > >Message-ID: <uk2t4.64762$[email hidden]> > >NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.78.118.34 > >X-Trace: tw11.nn.bcandid.com 951366042 207.78.118.34 (Wed, 23 Feb 2000 > >21:20:42 MST) > >NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:20:42 MST > >Organization: bCandid - Powering the world's discussions -On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:38:26 GMT, "Marc Collins"
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>Take a look at the line they follow on the front stretch through the
>tri-oval and try to replicate it in your car. Unless you find some rails
>and train wheels to attach to your car, you'll never be able to change
>direction as abruptly as the AI do.
>
well, now this brings up another question: is that with the original
LP files or which ai update....?
and just in case i get to florida or somehow end up with a demo/dis
track, which is the best ai? i have the update from rubbin's racin but
is simcyberworld's better....? <ya know, just in case...G>
It's using the simcyberworld ai. I tried a race today with no wind and
found that it was much less of a problem.
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>On Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:38:26 GMT, "Marc Collins" ><[email hidden]> wrote: > >>Take a look at the line they follow on the front stretch through the >>tri-oval and try to replicate it in your car. Unless you find some rails >>and train wheels to attach to your car, you'll never be able to change >>direction as abruptly as the AI do. >> > >well, now this brings up another question: is that with the original >LP files or which ai update....? > >and just in case i get to florida or somehow end up with a demo/dis >track, which is the best ai? i have the update from rubbin's racin but >is simcyberworld's better....? <ya know, just in case...G>So which is the best AI in your opinion? Do you have some comments about
the strengths and weaknesses of each?
We usually just hear "this one is the best" without much of a comparison or
details.
The Simcyberworld certainly promotes 3 wide...perhaps too much to be
realistic...but I find all of them have AI slow downs in corners that are
too dramatic and AI cars that get scared that you are going to ram them from
the side even when you are holding your line perfectly. They drop off in
speed dramatically as you pass and basically give you the position even
though they could have raced you for it and probably won. This seems to
happen at many tracks, though, so it is probably a limitation of the N3
design as opposed to the AI configuration of a particular track.
Thanks,
Marc.
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