There is 100% a change for the better with the AI on the latest patch.Running a 100% race at Bahrain feels a lot better. Not perfect but better

@IanM282 They definitely seem way more spread out. Usually at Bahrain, one car clears off and then there's a gaggle of 5-6 cars behind that. Not now. There's a good gap between each car which is what I would call a realistic gap. AI seem to be going for gaps and also they are using ERS a lot better. I may be wrong but having over 250 hours and all of those offline, they have definetly changed something

@mattwells149852 Interesting, can you describe in what way? Is it just the DRS train issue or are there other improvements too?

@mattwells149852 That's good news, a bit of hope and positivity. I'll take a look at it this week 👍

@mattwells149852 The AI has been the same for years, why should it be different now with a patch? The AI is not even mentioned in the patch notes.That's why I would say Placebo.

I have to agree the AI seems improved. The racing has been great since the patch, mind you small sample size. In light wet the racing seems better to me too.

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13 Replies

IanM282
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
@mattwells149852 Interesting, can you describe in what way? Is it just the DRS train issue or are there other improvements too?
mattwells149852
Rising Adventurer
9 months ago
@IanM282 They definitely seem way more spread out. Usually at Bahrain, one car clears off and then there's a gaggle of 5-6 cars behind that. Not now. There's a good gap between each car which is what I would call a realistic gap. AI seem to be going for gaps and also they are using ERS a lot better. I may be wrong but having over 250 hours and all of those offline, they have definetly changed something
IanM282
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
@mattwells149852 That's good news, a bit of hope and positivity. I'll take a look at it this week 👍
BulletproofXX86
Rising Scout
9 months ago
@mattwells149852 The AI has been the same for years, why should it be different now with a patch? The AI is not even mentioned in the patch notes.
That's why I would say Placebo.
AEF251
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
I have to agree the AI seems improved. The racing has been great since the patch, mind you small sample size. In light wet the racing seems better to me too.
Darthsausage44
Rising Veteran
9 months ago
Yes it feels like that to me too. Still happens not as much though
IanM282
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
I haven't tested it fully yet myself, but from the feedback here this seems a positive step. I have to ask though, with the DRS trains being quite a major issue and talking point since the release, why aren't the improvements mentioned in the patch notes? Or can we assume it would come under general improvements?
TheRagebeard
Hero+
9 months ago
@IanM282 This is just a theory of mine, but since they already announced that they fixed the trains twice only to miss the mark both times, they did a small adjustment and floated it out there without announcing it to quietly collect feedback. If it didn't do anything or made the problem worse they could roll it back just as quietly, but if it improved things they could leave it in or double down on the adjustment as needed.
just a theory though.
IanM282
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
@TheRagebeard Sounds good to me 👍
AEF251
Seasoned Ace
9 months ago
So had my first heavy rain since the patch in Hungary and while better using full TC I still find it off the pace significantly.
So maybe that part is an illusion. The racing in the dry though seems to be better, but maybe small sample size bias