GPl and Oval Track Converter

Gents, Just downloaded the fine Oval Track converter from Mr.Noonan (excellent piece of coding...) Am I to assume this is a practice or multiplayer only utility? Being in Aus with slow modem access, online isn't really an option, and would be sweet to hoon round these ovals with decent AI. They seem to only be interested in setting the slowest lap records... Any way to tweak the AI, or am I destined to oval alone? Cheers, Rod.

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> Gents, > Just downloaded the fine Oval Track converter from Mr.Noonan > (excellent piece of coding...) Am I to assume this is a practice or > multiplayer only utility? > Being in Aus with slow modem access, online isn't really an option, > and would be sweet to hoon round these ovals with decent AI. They seem > to only be interested in setting the slowest lap records... > Any way to tweak the AI, or am I destined to oval alone?

For the time being, these tracks are for MP only... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy

>For the time being, these tracks are for MP only... Thanks Goy, Can I assume from your reply that AI is a chance in the future? Just that racing these tracks are alot more fun alone in GPL than alone in Nascar3. With the AI running them, they'd be very nice indeed. ;) Cheers, Rod.

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> Thanks Goy, > Can I assume from your reply that AI is a chance in the future? > Just that racing these tracks are alot more fun alone in GPL than > alone in Nascar3. With the AI running them, they'd be very nice > indeed. ;)

Never rule out anything Rod, but don't get your hopes up too high, I seem to remember that David Noonan had some troubles with the AI at these tracks, can't remember exactly what though, but there are always some people who pick up where others left off, but for the time being, I don't think David Noonan is putting time into the AI at these tracks Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy

Holy cow Goy, if stupid circles are too difficult, I guess I can say goodbye to good old Clermont Ferrand... ;)) Bart

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> > Thanks Goy, > > Can I assume from your reply that AI is a chance in the future? > > Just that racing these tracks are alot more fun alone in GPL than > > alone in Nascar3. With the AI running them, they'd be very nice > > indeed. ;) > Never rule out anything Rod, but don't get your hopes up too high, I > seem to remember that David Noonan had some troubles with the AI at > these tracks, can't remember exactly what though, but there are always > some people who pick up where others left off, but for the time being, I > don't think David Noonan is putting time into the AI at these tracks > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy

Stupid circles are actually harder for the AI than 50-corner Clermond-Ferrand. It is the banking that the AI cannot get used to. They are too slow there anyway, so it's not worth the bother to make a great line. Clermond Ferrand is coming up fo GP2, but not for GPL. It is VERY tough to drive, all those corners after another, you never get any rest. It's a bit like a 8-km Nurburgring, but with tighter corners and less "straights". Lots of height differences.

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> Holy cow Goy, if stupid circles are too difficult, I guess I can say > goodbye to good old Clermont Ferrand... ;)) > > > Thanks Goy, > > > Can I assume from your reply that AI is a chance in the future? > > > Just that racing these tracks are alot more fun alone in GPL than > > > alone in Nascar3. With the AI running them, they'd be very nice > > > indeed. ;) > > Never rule out anything Rod, but don't get your hopes up too high, I > > seem to remember that David Noonan had some troubles with the AI at > > these tracks, can't remember exactly what though, but there are always > > some people who pick up where others left off, but for the time being,

I > > don't think David Noonan is putting time into the AI at these tracks > > Beers and cheers > > (uncle) Goy

I was reading about the original Clermond Ferrand circuit and the drivers view's about it. They all used to wear open-faced (in the UK biker community they are called 'piss-pot') helmets as in GPL because the corners were so wild they used to throw up on the straights. No joke. I managed to chat to David Brabham at Paul Ricard & he chatted to me about it. He reckoned his dad hated the circuit more than any and he only drove it as a publicity thing in the early 1960's. Love to see it in GPL Mr. Noonan, forget about the full Monza with the banking, Clermond Ferrand is a bit of a challenge I wanna try.

Does anyone know a site with info (a map or pics, whatever) about that Clermont-ferrand track?

Thou shall bookmark and read everything at this website: http://www.forix.com/ Make it your bible of Formula 1 from now on. It's a GREAT track btw, I want it for any sim, can't wait for the Gp2 version of it. -- -- Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> -- May the Downforce be with you... "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."

How about a 11+km Nuerburgring with a puzzling series of 17 corners, a big height difference and a long straight? The Solitude near Stuttgart was used till 1965 for F1 races and bike GPs, and is now a public road (speed limited of course). I get to drive it now and then, and a GPL version would be great. Too bad I don't have GP2 in working state anymore, with PCI soundcard, FF wheel and the like. I somebody wants to build a Solitude track for any sim, I could provide some "local" help. -- Matthias Flatt