GPL difficulty levels

Yo All! i'm not a very good driver and i play with keyboard and even NOVICE level is too difficult. Still i want to race against AI. Can I change difficulty levels in some *.ini file? I'd like to race full distance races, but against slower opponents. What parameters I have to change? WZA

check out the AI-tweaker, available at the pits (http://www.theuspits.com/owheel/gpl/files/AITw103.zip, requires VBRUN300.DLL). but even with brake and acceleration aids, you will still have BIG problems driving with keyboard. I'd say the very minimum is an analog joystick for GPL, although I prefer a wheel w/ pedals :-) Lio

Hi, Walter -- There's a utility at the Pits http://www.theuspits.com/ that will let you adjust the AI. But as a practical matter, you're never going to be competitive -- even with dumb AI -- with keyboard control. The physics of GPL are simply too complex. Any chance you can get yourself a wheel? Or even a joystick? Good luck Kurt >Yo All! >i'm not a very good driver and i play with keyboard and even NOVICE level is >too difficult. Still i want to race against AI. Can I change difficulty levels >in some *.ini file? I'd like to race full distance races, but against slower >opponents. What parameters I have to change? > WZA

> Yo All! > i'm not a very good driver and i play with keyboard and even NOVICE level is > too difficult. Still i want to race against AI. Can I change difficulty levels > in some *.ini file? I'd like to race full distance races, but against slower > opponents. What parameters I have to change? In the gpl_ai.ini file there is a huge list of parameters you can change. The easiest one to frig is the gearchange hiatus (can't remember the exact name, but it has "hiatus" in it somewhere). This sets the amount of time that the cars go into neutral when changing gear, and if you increase it to a couple of seconds it has a pretty serious effect on their laptimes!

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>> Yo All! >> i'm not a very good driver and i play with keyboard and even NOVICE level is >> too difficult. Still i want to race against AI. Can I change difficulty levels >> in some *.ini file? I'd like to race full distance races, but against slower >> opponents. What parameters I have to change? >In the gpl_ai.ini file there is a huge list of parameters you can >change. >The easiest one to frig is the gearchange hiatus (can't remember the >exact name, but it has "hiatus" in it somewhere). This sets the amount >of time that the cars go into neutral when changing gear, and if you >increase it to a couple of seconds it has a pretty serious effect on >their laptimes!

That reminds me, how's the status on Jack Rambo's GPal? It seems a beta release would be nice to say the least. Or is he now waiting for GPL1.2? ;-) Ruud van Gaal MarketGraph / MachTech: http://www.marketgraph.nl Art: http://www.marketgraph.nl/gallery

Yo Kurt! 10 Aug 99 07:55: Kurt Steinbock -> All: 'GPL difficulty levels' KS> There's a utility at the Pits http://www.theuspits.com/ that will let KS> you adjust the AI. Thanks. KS> But as a practical matter, you're never going to be competitive -- KS> even with dumb AI -- with keyboard control. The physics of GPL are KS> simply too complex. Any chance you can get yourself a wheel? Or even KS> a joystick? Yes, I know that I'm not very competitive with 1:34 lap times in Monza :)))) But I promised myself, that I'll buy a FF wheel, when Nascar 3 comes out. Few months ago, I borrowed some cheap Thrustmaster wheel from my friend and it wasn't any pleasure to drive at all. I think, I'll buy Microsoft FF, any comments? WZA

Walter, if you can do 1:34 at Monza using a keyboard, I tip my hat to you! I use the MSFF wheel and love it. But choice of wheel is much debated in these parts! You'll probably hear from others with their endor***ts, too. Regards, Kurt

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>Yo Kurt! >10 Aug 99 07:55: Kurt Steinbock -> All: 'GPL difficulty levels' > KS> There's a utility at the Pits [link lost in import] > KS> you adjust the AI. >Thanks. > KS> But as a practical matter, you're never going to be competitive -- > KS> even with dumb AI -- with keyboard control. The physics of GPL are > KS> simply too complex. Any chance you can get yourself a wheel? Or even > KS> a joystick? >Yes, I know that I'm not very competitive with 1:34 lap times in Monza

:)))) >But I promised myself, that I'll buy a FF wheel, when Nascar 3 comes out. Few >months ago, I borrowed some cheap Thrustmaster wheel from my friend and it >wasn't any pleasure to drive at all. I think, I'll buy Microsoft FF, any >comments? > WZA

Yes. Don't buy it. Buy the Logitec wheel. Search on www.deja.com for some reviews of both wheels. Andre

Disagree. The MS FF feels a bit mechanic at first, but once you get used to how it feels and the wheel is used a bit, it's ok. I find it to be pleasant and precise. This is an ECCI CDS2R owner speaking ... I cannot speak for the Logitech, never had one. Bart Westra

I have both wheels, the microsoft and the logitec. The microsoft wheels does indeed feel mechanic. The logitec feels very smooth. Only the pedals of the logitec aren't that great (the microsoft pedals are better but not great either) so I connected CH Pro pedals to the logitec wheel. Perfect! Andre On Thu, 12 Aug 1999 10:02:21 +0200, "Bart Westra"

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>Disagree. The MS FF feels a bit mechanic at first, but once you get used to >how it feels and the wheel is used a bit, it's ok. I find it to be pleasant >and precise. This is an ECCI CDS2R owner speaking ... >I cannot speak for the Logitech, never had one. >Bart Westra >> Yes. Don't buy it. Buy the Logitec wheel. Search on www.deja.com for >> some reviews of both wheels. >> Andre >> > I think, I'll buy Microsoft FF, any >> > comments?