The Codemasters update regarding the AI issue

They will be very limited in what they can do to change update/improve Ai in this years game.   Making changes to Ai in racing games is extremely complex and time extensive.   Any meaningful changes require retraining certain aspects of the Ai on every track and then extensive testing on how they react in every given situation they will face.  Especially when it comes to player interactions.     By the time they get done F1 26 will be upon us.   

AI changes are required as soon as possible, especially in the wet. The game is unplayable for some in the wet. 

For example if using the automatic gearbox in the wet, peak power is never reached due to the gearbox short shifting even down the straights. The AI just fly past you.

Things like this should have been picked up on prior to release. Literally unplayable like this.

It's the problem with yearly releases.  Not given the time and  resources to get it right.   

Just a example GTSophy started development in 2020.   Sony has given  the Dev team huge resources and support including use of their super computers.   Only   this year GTSophy has been made available to all single custom races.   As it still has it's limitations.  It's still a work in progress.

Sony have most likely spent more on Sophy than what EA give codies to develop a years entire game.  Wouldn't surprise me if it's multiple years games 

IanM282​ I completely agree with you. The main reason I started the discussion is because they said if and what can be done and to me when they say if, it means that there may not be a way to fix the AI.

If they are unable to fix the ai issue we have all paid all that money for a game with a major major flaw that should’ve been picked up when it was tested (but let’s be honest, if more than likely wasn’t tested).

ScarDuck14​ After this I won’t be buying f1 26 or if I do, I won’t be buying it until I know it hasn’t got any massive problems like this one. If they had tested it properly then they could’ve sorted it before the game got released. I would’ve preferred the game to be late. Now all of us have paid all that money for a game that isn’t really worth it.

The game is not reliable if you buy it early and pay more. I paid almost R$400.00 here in Brazil, and I barely played it because of these problems with the AI. I won't buy the next editions in advance, it's better to wait for a 50% promotion, every year it's like that, the game comes broken.

The solution may not be fixing the AI but tweaking the player car to be faster in wet conditions. Personally I find even in the dry their grip coming out of corners to be superior to mine, so I would have to carry more speed through the corners to match their acceleration by 4th or 5th gear. 

Agreed and that I think is the possible solution. As I mentioned above when using the automatic gearbox on a pad at least the short shifts are so fast even on a long straight the engine never reaches its peak power, that is a massive issue that's not even been picked up on by the development team. That's so poor and beyond embarrassing.

In addition the grip level and traction of the players car compared to the AI is severely lacking.

Of all the priority fixes in all of their F1 titles, this has to be the biggest of all priorities to resolve as soon as possible!

shazzalady13​  this is the reason I've not bought the game yet.  I'm happy to wait another month until it's heavily discounted and what state the game is in.  Been burned to many times 

gladystonff93​ completely agree, at least then if there is major problems with the game at least at 50% we would be paying what the game is worth.