Codemasters TeamA question regarding driver indexes and the 'participants' packet.
I'm finding that during a race the 'numActiveCars' value will go down in the participants packet if drivers retire or leave the session. If this happens, then how can we correctly get the current position for a driver that has (say) DNFd or retired?
I'm finding that sometimes I stop getting the 'LapData' packets for a driver who leaves the session or retires, meaning that I can no longer work out what position they are in.
Is there a correct way to keep track of drivers' positions when they have retired / left the session?
Thanks
Andy
@TTV-ADHawkinsGH
Since they have retired wouldn't their position stay the same. I can't remember if a retirement completely wipes lap data but I remember that it just doesn't get updated.
No. In the 'timing tower' if a car in (say) 5th place DNFs, his position will gradually drop down the order until he is behind the last car running.
Surely it can't be correct that if a car DNFs the telemetry doesn't reflect the associated change in position as a result?
Andy
