Slower AI's in GP500??

Hi, I've just bought GP500 and I really like the game, but I have a funny problem which gives me kind of a red face when I tell my racing buddies. The problem is that I have set the AI strength to 5% but I still can't catch up with the AI's in a race :-). Does anyone know how I can get it abit lower...Of course I could practice more but anyway this is too hard for me. Regards, Hans-Otto http://home.c2i.net/simracer

says... Unlike most sims, lowering the AI only makes them take a crappier line though corners (at least to my understanding) rather than degrade their top speed. i.e don't expect to be able to run them down on a long straight but once you get proficient with the tracks, you'll be able to grab them on the corners. Cheers, Rod.

Not sure they take a different line, but you'll find they have a very low speed at the apex. The problem I found with the AI was that even at the low settings, they get terrific acceleration out of the turns, so that as Rod says, its much easier to catch and pass through the "in" phase of the corner than it is through the out phase. Other difficulties: 1. staying on the black stuff long enough to get ahead ! - well, practice and a bit of self control seem to sort that out eventually. Also beware, "my" bike seems to suffer more from cold tyres than "their" bikes 2. terrible starts - I just couldn't get to the first corner anywhere but last. That's improved a bit now, just floor it and go ! Andy > says... > > Hi, > > I've just bought GP500 and I really like the game, but I have a funny > > problem which gives me kind of a red face when I tell my racing buddies. The > > problem is that I have set the AI strength to 5% but I still can't catch up > > with the AI's in a race :-). Does anyone know how I can get it abit > > lower...Of course I could practice more but anyway this is too hard for me.

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> Unlike most sims, lowering the AI only makes them take a crappier line > though corners (at least to my understanding) rather than degrade their > top speed. i.e don't expect to be able to run them down on a long > straight but once you get proficient with the tracks, you'll be able to > grab them on the corners. > Cheers, > Rod.

you can edit gpparticipants.txt! Alter all bikes in setuppath to be Honda_vtwin (or scooter if they're still too fast!), you can also edit the riders dat files - you can copy gimbert.dat and rename it to all the other drivers! Try visiting www.gp500.free-online.co.uk there's loads of good stuff, skins\setups etc. Jim Andy Jones <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:47SN4.318$[email hidden]... > Not sure they take a different line, but you'll find they have a very low > speed at the apex. > > The problem I found with the AI was that even at the low settings, theyget > terrific acceleration out of the turns, so that as Rod says, its mucheasier

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> to catch and pass through the "in" phase of the corner than it is through > the out phase. > > Other difficulties: > > 1. staying on the black stuff long enough to get ahead ! - well, practice > and a bit of self control seem to sort that out eventually. Also beware, > "my" bike seems to suffer more from cold tyres than "their" bikes > > 2. terrible starts - I just couldn't get to the first corner anywhere but > last. That's improved a bit now, just floor it and go ! > > Andy > > Rod Prince <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:MPG.13728206983dfe79989692@news-server... > > In article <I1MN4.5416$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] > > says... > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've just bought GP500 and I really like the game, but I have a funny > > > problem which gives me kind of a red face when I tell my racing

buddies. > The > > > problem is that I have set the AI strength to 5% but I still can'tcatch > up > > > with the AI's in a race :-). Does anyone know how I can get it abit > > > lower...Of course I could practice more but anyway this is too hardfor

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> me. > > > > Unlike most sims, lowering the AI only makes them take a crappier line > > though corners (at least to my understanding) rather than degrade their > > top speed. i.e don't expect to be able to run them down on a long > > straight but once you get proficient with the tracks, you'll be able to > > grab them on the corners. > > > > Cheers, > > Rod. > >

Thanx alot for the info! Regards, Hans-Otto Jim Brindle <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8eablc$1f51$[email hidden]...

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> you can edit gpparticipants.txt! Alter all bikes in setuppath to be > Honda_vtwin (or scooter if they're still too fast!), you can also edit the > riders dat files - you can copy gimbert.dat and rename it to all the other > drivers! > Try visiting www.gp500.free-online.co.uk there's loads of good stuff, > skins\setups etc. > Jim >

Thanx alot for the info! Regards, Hans-Otto