I sort of lost faith in fuel-relevant races due to the rubberbanding - were I to try and over-/undercut or try a different fuel strategy in general, the AI will speed up/slow down to try and stick with me in ways that break immersion.
That used to be the case for me, before Boost Weak. Since then, even though it’s a fake race pace, I’m just not winning all the time from last place. PD have to do more fine tuning, but for me, it’s working enough to enjoy how I set up my races. Coupled with VR, it’s the Gran Turismo I’ve been wanting.
“Rain” is only some less-than-100 percent chance to rain, which lends to the idea that it doesn’t work when giving it a few tries. It has worked for me but yeah, if you definitely want rain you should flip your light rain tiles to R05/whatever heavier option.
@DapperDan07 Yep It is already on UCD. The CS version.
It may additionally be track-dependent. I am presently sourceless but I feel like I once saw some behind-the-scenes details to suggest Spa was the rainiest track at like 70% for its heaviest option with the other rain-eligible tracks living in the 40-60% range… maybe this is reflected in the UI (like Spa has more options for ‘severity’) but I am not looking at it right now.I was really hoping this wouldn’t be the answer but I should know better.
Thanks.
I was once having a custom race at Le Mans with most of my road cars that won the 700PP grind race at Le Mans(one of my favorite custom grids) and i set the weather on random, and there was heaviest rain right from the start until lap 4...
It’s not like PD to over complicate something that doesn’t need complicating
Can’t just blast past the AI to P1, in a couple corners, like the good ol’ days.
AI are Quick in this one. With my mistakes, it’s like the car balance was off and my rhythm. It was late at night, but I’ve been noticing tyres take way longer to become clean after going off track and even going wide on marbles. So much loss of grip. Anyway, it was good to see where I went wrong and the train the sent me down the bottom.
Really was genuinely tough to pass on the reverse layout. Second time running these cars in this layout. The first time, the 190 Es were getting loose at the dip of Turn 1. Spearing off to the right at the pit exit. I got wobbly there too. I’ll test it again, at some point.
I'll do some testing (at Bathurst... where else?
) and see what feelings the various cars give me. As well as obviously taking note of the lap times they manage to set. Yesterday I only did a shakedown of the three cars: the Mustang, despite the difference in displacement, doesn't seem too bad; the two Chevrolets behave a little differently from each other, the ZL1 is more unpredictable, it gives me the feeling of greater difficulty in putting the power to the ground, the SS is more manageable.
If you wanna go for maximum realism there(with fuel and tire wear) be prepared for odd AI behavior, especially in regards to fuel management...without or with just very low fuel consumption. that races can be quite challenging and exiting, but keep in mind that the AI only uses 90-95% throttle and tune your car a little bit down...don't forget to set boost on weak, that makes the AI more competetive...
Tuning all the cars in your grid to a common power/weight ratio can be a good foundation for a balanced contest.
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Can’t just blast past the AI to P1, in a couple corners, like the good ol’ days.
AI are Quick in this one. With my mistakes, it’s like the car balance was off and my rhythm. It was late at night, but I’ve been noticing tyres take way longer to become clean after going off track and even going wide on marbles. So much loss of grip. Anyway, it was good to see where I went wrong and the train the sent me down the bottom.
Really was genuinely tough to pass on the reverse layout. Second time running these cars in this layout. The first time, the 190 Es were getting loose at the dip of Turn 1. Spearing off to the right at the pit exit. I got wobbly there too. I’ll test it again, at some point.
The AI still pulls over. Once I get alongside the AI and pass it around my A-pillar, it goes back to boosting. The change in engine note from off-throttle to accelerating is like flicking a switch. Thats why it’s a bit hard to pass at turns/corners. It’s noticeable on the straights, of course.Tuning all the cars in your grid to a common power/weight ratio can be a good foundation for a balanced contest.
Set Boost to weak. Know the AI can only use “stock” or RH tires (if you’ve equipped them to the tune) and stick to shorter races (20 laps at most) with fuel and tires at 1x (a.k.a. no pitstops). Grid starts produce tight packs at the start of races.
I will often restart my race after 3+ test laps, checking the replay and dialing in my nerfed tune to match the AI’s top speeds on the straights. Due to the AI only using 97% throttle, I usually do something like 90 power restrictor and shortened gears (maybe bump top speed 20kph lower to keep things simple).
Get into the habit of keeping all cars on an AI tune sheet and only flip to your own tune sheet on the pre-race screen after loading up the race. I try to flip it back to the AI tune after the session so I can hop into a different car the next time around and keep things balanced.
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Is this proof they’ve fixed the Nord/N24 AI pulling over? Or have you simply nailed your grid balance to never achieve a high enough speed in slipstream to trigger the ‘pull over’ mechanic?
I’m probably not much help, as my experience varies. For me, Fuji and Tsukuba seem to be the most consistent for rain. At Autopolis, I’ve set rain for three slots, with another two slots for drizzle and my race starts with wet surface and no rain.
Yes, but they'll only use the default compound unless it rains. However, when the track dries up, they usually switch to softs.
I am making similar concept but decided to make it more "fantasy". Yes inspiration was V8 Supercars but since it is actually not possible to make those car "close" to NA V8 Supercars. I decided to make "american twist" V8 Supercars. So i decided to make those cars supercharged and throw Dogde Challenger to the mix to make it more interesting
