I like everything about this, but the fact I have to unpack my data for cars. I already struggle with storage space and I hate dealing with compression ever so often when I need to, plus it's tedious when you're dealing with big grids from 25-60 cars. Maybe there's a way for the app to read the packed file in the future, until then it remains four stars for me.
Some cars go back to the pit after about a lap or two, not sure if it's the app or what. Great job, keep it up.
I recommend this to anyone who doesn't like how the original ai behave with pit strategies.
On unpacking: you only need to unpack your own car. The app has to read your car’s tank size and fuel figures to work out your fuel loads. Unpacking the AI cars is recommended but not required. A packed AI car just falls back to estimated values, and the app measures every AI car’s real fuel burn in practice and qualifying anyway. So on a 25–60 car grid there’s no need to unpack them all, just the car you’re driving. Reading packed files directly isn’t possible for an app, as AC keeps them locked.
Cars pitting after a lap or two: a few things can cause this:
No practice or qualifying in the weekend. The app needs those sessions to measure each car’s fuel burn. Without them the AI fuel estimates can be off, and AC pits a car early if it thinks it’s short of fuel.
AC’s own pit stops. AC will still pit an AI car for damage, or on its own fuel check, separately from the app.
Fuel consumption set to 0x in Content Manager. That can confuse the app’s fuel readings, so keep fuel consumption on (1x).
If it keeps happening, let me know the track, the cars, and whether your weekend had practice and qualifying, and I’ll take a look.
Thanks again and enjoy the racing!