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GPL ai_hype stuff...

14 posts by 8 people · 27 Sep 1999 - 28 Sep 1999

EldredP 27 Sep 1999#495809
Ok, I just tried qualifying for Kyalami. My PB there is 1:24.83. During qualifying, the *slowest* AI time was 1:24.64. WTF?!? I had the npt_override and override_difficulty_hype set to 1.0, and I deleted the RECORDS.INI file for Kyalami. Did I misunderstand how I should set it? Do I have to re-install GPL? Or do I *really* have to delete the player.sts file? I *really* don't want to delete that one. I worked HARD for those PB's... :-) Help! Eldred - racing for self-preservation __ Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
Schlomo4 27 Sep 1999#495810
Quick soloution to loosing the PB's...make a spreadsheet with Lotus 1-2-3/ Excell/ whatever you have and keep the PB times in there. I did that even should i have to re-install GPL id still have a record of my PB's. Chris
Mtb7001 27 Sep 1999#495811
You should grab the AI Tweaker by Kari Ikonen. Works awesome, the best tool for offline ai adjustments. GUI Get it from the apex, the u.s. pits or the fast lane, let me know if you can't find it. John Moore
Errrr....ummm....why not just use Wordpad to jot them down? -----------== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeeds.com The Largest Usenet Servers in the World! ------== Over 73,000 Newsgroups - Including Dedicated Binaries Servers ==-----
you did not do anything wrong, but you could use the AI-tweaker available at the pits to get them slower ... Lio
Rick Boyd 27 Sep 1999#495814
Eldred, Just make your player.sts file read only. Rick Boyd
I use a programm called 'corel draw' to draw my PB, print it and use an old fashined thing called a brain to memorize it ... SCNR ;-) Lio
EldredP 27 Sep 1999#495816
Yeah, that makes sense. I just wanted them to be in the GAME screen...<g> __ Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
EldredP 27 Sep 1999#495817
Thanks. I already HAVE the AI Tweaker program. I just want to gauge myself against the 'out-of-the-box' AI, without having to slow them down. I'm trying to AVOID slowing them down. I'd rather get FASTER...<g> Eldred __ Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
The AI is quite fast (realistic?) when npt_override is set to the "baseline level" 1.00. I think setting it to 1.20 has the same effect as deleting player.sts, except that the AI doesn't become faster as you improve. The times you see in the "Best Laps" charts are stored in player.ini. Player.sts contains your ten best times for each track, which affect the AI speed if npt_override is left to 0.00. If I remember correctly, setting override_difficulty_hype to 1.0 makes AI speed same regardless of race type (novice, intermediate etc.). >Ok, I just tried qualifying for Kyalami. My PB there is 1:24.83. During >qualifying, the *slowest* AI time was 1:24.64. WTF?!? I had the npt_override >and override_difficulty_hype set to 1.0, and I deleted the RECORDS.INI file for >Kyalami. Did I misunderstand how I should set it? Do I have to re-install >GPL? Or do I *really* have to delete the player.sts file? I *really* don't
Quoted text (10 lines)>want to delete that one. I worked HARD for those PB's... :-) >Help! >Eldred - racing for self-preservation >__ >Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc >If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? >remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
Rick Boyd 27 Sep 1999#495820
The player.sts file is a generated file. That is, when you install GPL, there is no player.sts file. It is generated for each driver profile created. You can open the file with WordPad or NotePad, edit out the current info, and GPL will treat you as a new, (slow) player. Make the file read-only and GPL will always treat you as a new player. WARNING #1: I have never actually done this so be sure to back up your current player.sts before proceeding. WARNING #2: Once, after a fresh install, I made my player.sts file read-only. The AI drives slow, just as you'd expect. But after awhile I noticed I wasn't getting any faster or consistent, so I removed the read only aspect of player.sts.. I need the AI to push me. Hope this helps. Rick Boyd
McKafre 27 Sep 1999#495821
i ve made one that extracts the laptimes from the player.ini .... no need to write :) and you can compare different drivers / cars .... :) someone want it ? McKafre De La Rosa EldredP escribi en mensaje
EldredP 28 Sep 1999#496052
Quoted text (14 lines)>The player.sts file is a generated file. That is, when you install GPL, >there is no player.sts file. It is generated for each driver profile >created. You can open the file with WordPad or NotePad, edit out the >current info, and GPL will treat you as a new, (slow) player. Make the file >read-only and GPL will always treat you as a new player. WARNING #1: I >have never actually done this so be sure to back up your current player.sts >before proceeding. WARNING #2: Once, after a fresh install, I made my >player.sts file read-only. The AI drives slow, just as you'd expect. But >after awhile I noticed I wasn't getting any faster or consistent, so I >removed the read only aspect of player.sts.. I need the AI to push me. >Hope this helps. >Rick Boyd
The .sts file or the .ini file? When I look at the .sts file in notepad OR wordpad, it shows up as garbage... The .ini file is readable, and has my fast times in it. Eldred __ Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc If all the world's a stage, where is the audience sitting? remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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