Setting ai to realistic lap times
I found a nice discussion on simracing setups which looks into real world quali laps v F1 game ai: https://simracingsetup.com/f1-2021-game/f1-2021-realistic-ai-difficulty/ This is for 2021, and I f...
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Yeah, the reason I would like a "realistic" mode is role playing as a rookie, in a bottom team, or even a mid field team in career where your lack of skill would undoubtedly show.
I ran Bahrain at 80 last night to get a "feel" but the fastest lap in quali (for Max) was a 1.31. We know in RL Max did a 1.29 so that's a defo up to 90.
Gonna give it a go in MyTeam, but with the mid field start, no-one comes to F1 empty handed even as a new team we would have backers with the cash.
The point is even at 80 I qualified 7th. This just isn't right at all, so notching the ai up to 90 should have Max up to 1.29/30 and me down in anywhere from 12th to 17th which is about right.
I got a good start from 7th and only ended up with a "train" of cars behind me that couldn't, or wouldn't pass me. (something I think codies needs to address)
The point is to grow and develop as a driver over time, as the game should be.
@BinkyStrider I roleplay like that in my head in Driver Career Mode but the games doesn't exactly help with the immersion so I often have to add limitations to the game mechanics, e.g. the upgrades are automatic (decided by the team), I don't move teams mid season if that's my first season with them, stuff like that. It is quite possible if you have the imagination.
Just tested a new MyTeam play on a midfield new start (so I can hire icons)
ai set to 90
Fastest lap quali Perez @ 1.30 (which is realistic)
I managed to get into Q2 but damn I had to drive like the devil.
Ended up going out 16th
But this is what I am looking for, my teammate was behind me in 19th.
Not bad, not bad at all.
The fight for the championship starts here.
I played several starting season in my team and progression is extremely fast I start as novice team and in one season I have the best car and practically unlock 70-75% of stuff
i felt that I had to use reduce RD money team exp and driver xp and do only 50% of the practice program to keep a decent speed and probably get to best car in 3 maybe 4 years
I tried to use increased RD and money for AI but it has a bug and give you more RD from practice program to the player too (weird bug)
I think they should heavily rebalance my team for 2024
