ICR2 to N2 track conversion nice but ......... not quite there.

David Noonan's ICR2 to N2 track conversion is fantastic (downloaded from the pits) but the AI is something that really needs attention. At Portland why do ALL the cars run off the track at the end on the back straight and crash into the fence and continue on their way as if nothing has happened. (This was the same problem found in the ICR1 to N1 patch too.) Similarly at Elkhard Lake some cars run off the track at the end of the pit straight into the fence. Also*** Trickle can run around some 90 degree corners at 120mph where others can only do it at 75 mph (great grip). I also note that when you enter replay mode you automatically go into rear bumper mode (instead of the mode you were last in). So far these are the only 2 tracks I've tested. These error look like a carry over from the ICR1 to N1 conversion. Can this be possible? I would love to use these tracks but with the AI like this how can you have a sensible race. Robert Yates.

He is the winniest stock car driver in America, what do u think?

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> David Noonan's ICR2 to N2 track conversion is fantastic (downloaded from the > pits) but the AI is something that really needs attention. At Portland why do > ALL the cars run off the track at the end on the back straight and crash into > the fence and continue on their way as if nothing has happened. (This was the > same problem found in the ICR1 to N1 patch too.) > Similarly at Elkhard Lake some cars run off the track at the end of the pit > straight into the fence. Also*** Trickle can run around some 90 degree > corners at 120mph where others can only do it at 75 mph (great grip). > I also note that when you enter replay mode you automatically go into rear > bumper mode (instead of the mode you were last in). > So far these are the only 2 tracks I've tested. These error look like a carry > over from the ICR1 to N1 conversion. Can this be possible? > I would love to use these tracks but with the AI like this how can you have a > sensible race. > Robert Yates.

Robert, I have asked the same questions previously - seems there are some people working on it - but I am afraid that most attention will be given the ovals - until we find a road-course freak-programmer, I guess we are in trouble. Laguna Seca works pretty well, though. It would - however - be great to race the r.courses over the net!! Until then, Keep practising....:) Matt -- Matthew Birger Knutsen Cheek Racing Cars Flatebyveien 5, N-1792 Norway Fax (+47) 69 19 02 55 Mobile: (+47) 92 44 66 50 -----Please Remove "NoSpam" when replying.-----

You are correct, Robert, and we are working with David to solve the problem. The free version of the converter has some definite problems with the AI, the full version has improved AI. And we're working all the time to make it even better. Expect fixes for both of these tracks over the next month or so... Cheers! -- **do not reply to email address in header** ??Jan Kohl?? **The Pits Performance Team** Computer Systems Programmer USAF Air-Ground Operations School Hurlburt Field, FL Castle Graphics - http://www.castlegraphics.com The Pits - http://www.theuspits.com