Variable weather at Monza...
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- Hippie-Giraffe
This game is meant to be a simulation right? I think in this case PD are simply simulating any weather forecaster. Always assured but usually wrong 
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- Norman, OK
- McClarenDesign
Haven't noticed that before, but will have to try and replicate it. It's been a while, but every time I've ran on a wet Monza, it's stayed wet... very wet!
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This game is meant to be a simulation right? I think in this case PD are simply simulating any weather forecaster. Always assured but usually wrong
LOL 👍
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- TenEightyOne
- TenEightyOne
I ran in a 25-lapper recently with weather set "RAIN: NON-FIXED" at the start of quali.
By the time the race came the rain had stopped, it dried out over about 12 laps.
Be patient, it will happen!
By the time the race came the rain had stopped, it dried out over about 12 laps.
Be patient, it will happen!
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- The Ramapo Mountains
- jjaisli
Ironically, I just completed a lot of testing on this very issue over the weekend for an upcoming league event I'm running from Suzuka. I was always under the impression that weather in GT5 was completely variable on those tracks that allowed it. And indeed, I know in the past, in online lobbies, it's started and stopped raining at the Nurburgring at various times throughout the course of a race. But at the present time, at Suzuka and apparently at Monza, it's not so.
Since last Friday, I spent many, many hours testing weather conditions in my online lobby. And after opening a lobby and resetting the conditions approximately 12 times, here's what I can tell you. (At least at Suzuka)
Roughly 3 out of 4 times, if you select weather as 'rain' but do NOT check 'fixed', you'll enter a wet course and the rain will continue to fall for 3~5 minutes. At that point, it will slowly dry out and within a few minutes the sun will come out. Within 20 minutes of opening the lobby, the track is usually dry enough to change to dry weather tires. Sometimes a few minutes longer, sometimes a few minutes less. Intermediates were pretty much useless because while it's raining, or immediately after it's been raining for a long time and the track is saturated with water, intermediates aren't really sufficient. Or rather I should say, that they seemed no quicker than full wets, even as the track was drying. So you only have a window of 2~4 laps, maximum where they're of any benefit. (This assumes you have the level of grip set for 'real' as opposed to 'low').
Roughly 1 out of 4 times, if you select weather as 'rain' but do NOT check 'fixed', the rain continues to fall, non-stop with no let up for 1 ~ 1.5 hours. (I didn't bother to test it any longer, although I assumed it wouldn't change anymore).
Twice, I also selected Sunny but NOT fixed to sunny and it alternated both times between sun and shade but it never rained. During those two times, I kept the lobby open for about 30 minutes each.
So, essentially, if you're running a long race like we intend (about 2.0~2.2 hours if you include a 15 minute qualifying session). You're either going to be stuck with a wet track for qualifying, which will dry out completely within 20 minutes and you'll end up having a dry race, running in 'sunny' conditions. Or it will rain the entire time with no let up.
It seems like there's no in between.
Since last Friday, I spent many, many hours testing weather conditions in my online lobby. And after opening a lobby and resetting the conditions approximately 12 times, here's what I can tell you. (At least at Suzuka)
Roughly 3 out of 4 times, if you select weather as 'rain' but do NOT check 'fixed', you'll enter a wet course and the rain will continue to fall for 3~5 minutes. At that point, it will slowly dry out and within a few minutes the sun will come out. Within 20 minutes of opening the lobby, the track is usually dry enough to change to dry weather tires. Sometimes a few minutes longer, sometimes a few minutes less. Intermediates were pretty much useless because while it's raining, or immediately after it's been raining for a long time and the track is saturated with water, intermediates aren't really sufficient. Or rather I should say, that they seemed no quicker than full wets, even as the track was drying. So you only have a window of 2~4 laps, maximum where they're of any benefit. (This assumes you have the level of grip set for 'real' as opposed to 'low').
Roughly 1 out of 4 times, if you select weather as 'rain' but do NOT check 'fixed', the rain continues to fall, non-stop with no let up for 1 ~ 1.5 hours. (I didn't bother to test it any longer, although I assumed it wouldn't change anymore).
Twice, I also selected Sunny but NOT fixed to sunny and it alternated both times between sun and shade but it never rained. During those two times, I kept the lobby open for about 30 minutes each.
So, essentially, if you're running a long race like we intend (about 2.0~2.2 hours if you include a 15 minute qualifying session). You're either going to be stuck with a wet track for qualifying, which will dry out completely within 20 minutes and you'll end up having a dry race, running in 'sunny' conditions. Or it will rain the entire time with no let up.
It seems like there's no in between.
