Relaxed, General FH3 Chat

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It's quite easy to spot on that track. Once you get ahead, the AI will stick to you for a good while. You'll eventually lose them, however. Can't say why that happens, but it does - multiple times. Anyway, once the AI drops back far enough, it'll somehow increase its pace dramatically. Like, close a five second gap in a heart beat. Not that they can actually keep your pace, actually battle you for position or anything; they'll just catch up. On my second lap, I had only the #2 near me. Got suspicious and pushed him into an obstacle (for science). He dropped out of sight, of course, and a few seconds later, the previous #3 - who was nowhere to be seen previously, mind you - was breathing down my neck. Someone who's catching up to me like that ought to utterly destroy me. He didn't. I let him pass, allowed him to build a little gap but took the lead again a corner or two later.

Long story short, the AI gets incredibly fast if it needs to catch up to you. Magic.

This happened when I did the Goliath circuit the other day. Drove an HE car, and a non-HE car kept up with me the entire time. Though interestingly, when I wiped out a few times, the guy was always within a mile where I was.
 
This happened when I did the Goliath circuit the other day. Drove an HE car, and a non-HE car kept up with me the entire time. Though interestingly, when I wiped out a few times, the guy was always within a mile where I was.
Well an HE car is nothing special over Non HE cars other than the little perk it has, but I have seen a theory on the official forums that because the map is so big, and that because the map obviously loads in chunks, maybe they get reset to a certain distance everytime you generate a new area of the map, and degenerate the last.

Who knows though. I haven't experienced it in any race, but I also haven't tried the Goliath race either.
 
Well an HE car is nothing special over Non HE cars other than the little perk it has, but I have seen a theory on the official forums that because the map is so big, and that because the map obviously loads in chunks, maybe they get reset to a certain distance everytime you generate a new area of the map, and degenerate the last.

Who knows though. I haven't experienced it in any race, but I also haven't tried the Goliath race either.

That's not a bad theory. When I was barreling down Surfer's Paradise at about 240+ mph, I think I saw a few assets pop in and out of existence.
 
Well an HE car is nothing special over Non HE cars other than the little perk it has, but I have seen a theory on the official forums that because the map is so big, and that because the map obviously loads in chunks, maybe they get reset to a certain distance everytime you generate a new area of the map, and degenerate the last.

Who knows though. I haven't experienced it in any race, but I also haven't tried the Goliath race either.

Thought I was going mad. I have done the goliath race a lot. Last race was 20 laps. I noticed at some stages the drivatars were frozen on the map but when I got closer(not close enough to physically see them) they would start driving on the map. I wasn't sure if it was just me or it was happening. Also felt like I would over lap the AI in the same spot every lap when I had it on lower difficulty, which is "impossible" unless they all crashed haha.
 
Glad I'm not only one who notices how strange the AI is on Goliath.

The other day, I did a 5 lap race. When I got along the coast line towards the end, the map showed a Driveatar located way off in the distance, like it was in the ocean. It was stuck there until the last lap when it suddenly respawned back on the course.
 
I would like to try out other people's Bucket List creation but i wished if they allowed to simply find all friends/club blueprints or even random player's creation rather than depend on someone from your friend list to send the bucket list challenge to you. I mean apart from some @NLxAROSA Blueprints, i had yet to see anybody else from my friends list ever appear here making me believe ether they didn't want to send it to me or they didn't make (or play) any Bucket List Blueprints before. If anything, they should get rid of the 10 maximum friend thing.
 
Glad I'm not only one who notices how strange the AI is on Goliath.

The other day, I did a 5 lap race. When I got along the coast line towards the end, the map showed a Driveatar located way off in the distance, like it was in the ocean. It was stuck there until the last lap when it suddenly respawned back on the course.
When I did 10 laps I saw a few people get stuck on the rocks by where you enter the beach.
 
Thought I was going mad. I have done the goliath race a lot. Last race was 20 laps. I noticed at some stages the drivatars were frozen on the map but when I got closer(not close enough to physically see them) they would start driving on the map. I wasn't sure if it was just me or it was happening. Also felt like I would over lap the AI in the same spot every lap when I had it on lower difficulty, which is "impossible" unless they all crashed haha.

Yeah some of the AI glitch into the ground for me. And the Silver Sands Shipwrecks water turned pitch black... quite a terrifying experience, if it was going to crash or freeze the game.

When I did 10 laps I saw a few people get stuck on the rocks by where you enter the beach.

All of the AI were flipped over. Guess they took the drop a little too fast.
 
After 2 bloody hours I just completed Bucket List #23. I can die happy now.
 
Yeah, I'll do that next time.

Too pissed to go at it immediately, though.


It's quite easy to spot on that track. Once you get ahead, the AI will stick to you for a good while. You'll eventually lose them, however. Can't say why that happens, but it does - multiple times. Anyway, once the AI drops back far enough, it'll somehow increase its pace dramatically. Like, close a five second gap in a heart beat. Not that they can actually keep your pace, actually battle you for position or anything; they'll just catch up. On my second lap, I had only the #2 near me. Got suspicious and pushed him into an obstacle (for science). He dropped out of sight, of course, and a few seconds later, the previous #3 - who was nowhere to be seen previously, mind you - was breathing down my neck. Someone who's catching up to me like that ought to utterly destroy me. He didn't. I let him pass, allowed him to build a little gap but took the lead again a corner or two later.

Long story short, the AI gets incredibly fast if it needs to catch up to you. Magic.

I've had an AI car do a front flip right in front of me and not even a full lap later be right behind me. Not to mention the 10 lap races where I've been leading by the end of lap 2 yet can't get more than a 1 second lead.

Oddly I don't recall it being that bad prior to the DLC update.:odd:

It's certainly not game ruining but it is rather annoying.
 
Heh, and here I am noticing a whole other issue with the Drivatars: it seems as if they malfunction once they're a certain distance from you. I set a two lap race at Goliath the other night and lapped the whole field. How does that work?

It's as if, once they were clear of my FOV, they forgot how to drive. It's not like they were all piled up at the jump down to the beach near the end of the lap — though that does catch them out more times than not — this was me lapping them maybe 1/3 of the way into my second lap.

I've noticed them slowing down a lot as well; I tried the drift tap grind approach once to see what it's all about, and after spending 10 minutes grinding, I drove regularly. Saw all the Drivatars on the map taking the last turn only a few seconds before I got there.

:lol:
 
The rubber banding in this game is quite extreme, on any skill level and in most races. You can be in front, running almost perfect, and the Car behind you will still catch you. I found the same works for you too though. I will let a drivatar go by, and find it much easier to catch up and pass them than to try and hold them off.

@SlipZtrEm's drivatar is the most annoying lol. It's always catching up and passing, and being a pest. Especially when it's driving the Rally Fighter. I don't know if he drives that thing a lot, or it just assigns it to him, but it's always a tough race. A lot of times now, I don't even mess around. I put him straight into a tree, a wall, or something that will stop him, and it still will catch back up. Sometimes I rewind a couple times, to set him up for said tree or wall. :lol:

He seems like a nice guy, and is pretty friendly, but his drivatar gets on my last nerve, can be a royal pain in my ass, and is my enemy. Stupid rally fighter. :sly:
 
I see there is a ONLINE FREEROAM. Is there an OFFLINE FREEROAM where you can pick any race or roads on the map? I don't want to go online to do FREEROAM.

Thanks for any advice!
 
The rubber banding in this game is quite extreme, on any skill level and in most races. You can be in front, running almost perfect, and the Car behind you will still catch you. I found the same works for you too though. I will let a drivatar go by, and find it much easier to catch up and pass them than to try and hold them off
I have no trouble in the way you're describing, in fact by the end of any 5 lap race I'm pretty darn far ahead, on pro. Although I'm anxious to try out Goliath to see what happens on my side.
 
I see there is a ONLINE FREEROAM. Is there an OFFLINE FREEROAM where you can pick any race or roads on the map? I don't want to go online to do FREEROAM.

Thanks for any advice!

...are you not actually playing the game? The entire thing is offline free roam.

A lot of your questions have been very basic ones that are answered within the game, or it's online manual. Click here to have a read of it. 👍

The rubber banding in this game is quite extreme, on any skill level and in most races. You can be in front, running almost perfect, and the Car behind you will still catch you. I found the same works for you too though. I will let a drivatar go by, and find it much easier to catch up and pass them than to try and hold them off.

@SlipZtrEm's drivatar is the most annoying lol. It's always catching up and passing, and being a pest. Especially when it's driving the Rally Fighter. I don't know if he drives that thing a lot, or it just assigns it to him, but it's always a tough race. A lot of times now, I don't even mess around. I put him straight into a tree, a wall, or something that will stop him, and it still will catch back up. Sometimes I rewind a couple times, to set him up for said tree or wall. :lol:

He seems like a nice guy, and is pretty friendly, but his drivatar gets on my last nerve, can be a royal pain in my ass, and is my enemy. Stupid rally fighter. :sly:

Yeah, my Rally Fighter has been a mainstay for traversing the map at speed. I'm not sure why he's so aggressive though!
 
Glad I'm not only one who notices how strange the AI is on Goliath.

The other day, I did a 5 lap race. When I got along the coast line towards the end, the map showed a Driveatar located way off in the distance, like it was in the ocean. It was stuck there until the last lap when it suddenly respawned back on the course.
Was that when you entered surfers paradise lol? I had that happen to me as well
 
@SlipZtrEm's drivatar is the most annoying lol. It's always catching up and passing, and being a pest. Especially when it's driving the Rally Fighter. I don't know if he drives that thing a lot, or it just assigns it to him, but it's always a tough race. A lot of times now, I don't even mess around. I put him straight into a tree, a wall, or something that will stop him, and it still will catch back up. Sometimes I rewind a couple times, to set him up for said tree or wall. :lol:

He seems like a nice guy, and is pretty friendly, but his drivatar gets on my last nerve, can be a royal pain in my ass, and is my enemy. Stupid rally fighter. :sly:

I've had similar experiences with @Oso Actual's drivatar. Every race in which it's eligable he's in the Clio Williams and he gives me a hard time. I have since caved and did the "if you can't beat them, join them" routine. It's a rather fun car to drive so I can't stay mad at him.:lol:
 
Is #23 the Audi Quattro one?
It is indeed!

The AI in this game are... Odd. I was racing on Pro but struggling to get past 3rd in most races but on Expert I'm winning by at least 3 seconds each time. It's a bit of a predicament.
 
I have no trouble in the way you're describing, in fact by the end of any 5 lap race I'm pretty darn far ahead, on pro. Although I'm anxious to try out Goliath to see what happens on my side.
You're way better than me though lol. I have raced with you and have chased your ghost. 👍

I will say the longer the race though, the easier it is to pull away.
 
You're way better than me though lol. I have raced with you and have chased your ghost. 👍

I will say the longer the race though, the easier it is to pull away.
Lol well thanks! I do agree though, anything more than 5 will get boring as you'll just pull too far.
 
Is #23 the Audi Quattro one?
Yup, that's the one. Gives me flashbacks still, and not the good kind.
It's certainly not game ruining but it is rather annoying.
Aye, that's true. Granted, having an AI driver close keeps things interesting, but this stuff sure seems strange.

As opposed to my previous statement, I did go back to FH3 today and did the Goliath race twice. In one, I was driving my S15 and had an STI hot on my heels the entire time. On the second lap, I caught up to an NSX limping along at a pathetic speed. Saw him in the distance and closed in so fast, I thought I'd be zipping right past him. Hell no! the NSX all of a sudden picked up an incredible pace and pulled away from me. The STI, that did manage to keep up with me so well slowed down dramatically, though. Lost sight of him a couple corners later.

It may not be intentional rubberbanding - it might just be a bug with the AI or maybe the difficulty settings or whatever. But it sure feels strange when the AI's pace fluctuates wildly like that.
@SlipZtrEm's drivatar is the most annoying lol.
More than anything, he's flippin' fast! Nine times out of ten, he's the one to lead the AI pack. I bet @SlipZtrEm's avatar is being called M. Rossi bei Keira when they're all alone.
 
...are you not actually playing the game? The entire thing is offline free roam.

A lot of your questions have been very basic ones that are answered within the game, or it's online manual. Click here to have a read of it. 👍

Thanks for the link.

Question about the map that I did not see with your link. When I open the map and pick a spot I want to race, it does nothing. All I see is a blue line from point A to point B. But when I select my destination, it does nothing to start the race where I select the area on the map. Is it because I have not play long enough to open up the entire map so I can race anywhere on the map?

Do you have a link about how to use the map?
 
Thanks for the link.

Question about the map that I did not see with your link. When I open the map and pick a spot I want to race, it does nothing. All I see is a blue line from point A to point B. But when I select my destination, it does nothing to start the race where I select the area on the map. Is it because I have not play long enough to open up the entire map so I can race anywhere on the map?

There's pre-determined race routes you unlock as you go. Unfortunately you can't make custom race routes (hopefully we can in FH4 if not sooner).
 
Thanks for the link.

Question about the map that I did not see with your link. When I open the map and pick a spot I want to race, it does nothing. All I see is a blue line from point A to point B. But when I select my destination, it does nothing to start the race where I select the area on the map. Is it because I have not play long enough to open up the entire map so I can race anywhere on the map?

Do you have a link about how to use the map?
You will have to drive to the race location. (The blue line is the route to the event.) Once you arrive at the location there will be text on the left side of the screen with the event's name. From there you have to press a button (it tells you) to start the race.
 
I've had similar experiences with @Oso Actual's drivatar. Every race in which it's eligable he's in the Clio Williams and he gives me a hard time. I have since caved and did the "if you can't beat them, join them" routine. It's a rather fun car to drive so I can't stay mad at him.:lol:
I swear guys, I am a respectful driver when its me at the controls, someone..some other worldly being is sending hacked drivatar data to PG and T10.

And for the record Rokkit, I havent even driven the Clio yet so :p, lol
 
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