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Im wondering if anyone has any information on this. I’m wanting to do an endurance on Bathurst wanting that variable weather with fuel and tyre depletion will make it so much better.
Thank you, yes I was just hoping someone had any inside information but don’t you agree this should be in the game already ?Firstly, welcome to the forums. To answer your question in the absolute most thorough way possible; no one outside of PD knows. We/you will only know when an official update announcement specifying wet weather or anything else for that matter is either made by PD or is on the homepage of this site.
Really hoping they will, but I'm not expecting dynamic weather or night and day cycles. It was my understanding that the lighting engine used for the game would make that pretty much impossible, someone explained that in another thread, unless I misunderstood something
However I'm cautiously optimistic that they will eventually bring fixed conditions of rain/drizzle and night time racing. The existence of Wet/Intermediate tires is a good hint for that, as I feel the special challenges on the wet track can't be the sole reason for those tire options.
But only time will tell. And believe me, if anyone here would know something and would be allowed to share .. it would be instant front page material!
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The lighting is indeed baked into the game. For it to change the game would have to load a new set of textures for the entire track. However it is possible to have an overcast track with intermittent rain while keeping the light the same. The track can never dry up though so it would just be a visibility change with fake rain overlay obscuring your vision. Kaz would probably say that it's not good enough and not do it at all. However we have fog patches on the Nurb early morning, so who knows. Perhaps a rain effect is still possible with wet track textures.
I sure hope we will get it, eventually. My top 3 wishlist for Sport mode is new races, daily, then rain racing, then dirt racing.Im wondering if anyone has any information on this. I’m wanting to do an endurance on Bathurst wanting that variable weather with fuel and tyre depletion will make it so much better.
Lol I was going to say that playing PC2, F1 makes me never want to race in the wet again!PCARS2 is like $25, problem solved.
Does it really matter if we have falling rain? Likewise most people race for an hour or two tops in whatever conditions they select. I don’t think there’s great demand for full dynamic whether at 5x-10x whatever transition speed.The lighting is indeed baked into the game. For it to change the game would have to load a new set of textures for the entire track. However it is possible to have an overcast track with intermittent rain while keeping the light the same. The track can never dry up though so it would just be a visibility change with fake rain overlay obscuring your vision. Kaz would probably say that it's not good enough and not do it at all. However we have fog patches on the Nurb early morning, so who knows. Perhaps a rain effect is still possible with wet track textures.
Does it really matter if we have falling rain? Likewise most people race for an hour or two tops in whatever conditions they select. I don’t think there’s great demand for full dynamic whether at 5x-10x whatever transition speed.
GT Sport currently has dynamic dust, stones and tyre marbles. I’d be happy with a damp track with rain thrown up by the cars themselves. If I recall correctly there was a very primitive wet track option in GT3.
And GT4. Although it looked better in GT3 IIRCIf I recall correctly there was a very primitive wet track option in GT3.
I 100% agree in sport mode no.. not until they fix the penalty system and the way people can get away with being dirty.. I would love it for a GR3-4 Bathurst 20 Lap race so you would have to pit in change tyres and change your driving. That element to me would make the game so much better, I can see the downsides though.It doesn't bother me really. I know many others would like it and any new addition is welcome but if it was implemented in a Sport mode race i would avoid it like the plague because the average ape that enters those races cant understand a braking point on a dry track!
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This may be true but I must stay optimistic.I hope we get snow tracks before rain. Just my two cents.
(I really don’t care. Next game? Sure! Bring on rain and dynamic ToD. In Sport? I have low hopes. 0 chance for any dynamic stuff)
Well saidYou don't need 5x, 10x transition speeds. We have plenty 5 - 10 minute rain storms here. Raining consistently for an hour or more is much more rare. The point of it being dynamic is the same as having tire wear. Changing conditions requiring pit strategy. GT5 and GT6 had dynamic weather with an indicator how wet the track is (as it wasn't very visible). It kept the endurance races interesting. Of course just more ways how the AI can screw up. Currently they aren't taking gas anymore in endurance races and run out