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ScarDuck14's avatar
3 years ago

Codies please let the Ai run free

Ok finally got rid off my daughter and started a new my team career with better ai or is it?

Got my conspiracy hat on so I could be talking complete nonsense.  


Ok Only raced Bahrain however it’s a good track to see how the ai races. Should add My team I started as a mid team and 4th ranked team going into the Race but my team car is still a fat lazy dog.   So I don’t expect to match ai acceleration however 

Ai is definitely slower.  Painfully slower.   Ai was already slow through the corners now it’s allmost goes at walking pace.  But  Ai speed out off slow corners hasn’t been fixed.  Because it’s now just comical.  As  the latest quick sticky plaster fix.  Has just made the problem more exaggerated.    Cause now they are slower  into slow corners.  But still rocket out off them.   And perfect example going into turn ten.  Perfectly judging my speed to the ai cars speed infront.  Which isnt easy.. hands up flashbacks were used lots  due to them scrubbing way tp much speed.   But as soon as ai accelerates out off turn ten by the end off the straight it’s gained up to half a second.  Straight line speed isn’t a issue. I was shocked as my top speed for first time ever reached 210mph on the main straight.  But it’s no good cause the gap they get bursting out off the corners.

Then just to annoy me some more since pit stop the gap to the car  behind  was gradually increasing every lap  a tenth here a few tenths there so going into the last 2 laps I’ve got good tyres undamaged and all new parts.   But as ever ai gets a boost ands cut over 3 seconds out off my lead.  

So to me it’s obvious the game forces the ai to act in certain ways at certain times to give us a more exciting race.  But it’s not exciting when you know your not racing the ai but game excitement mechanics  .  But it’s ridiculous.  The way I see it. Codemasters Ai is awesome so it’s code must be complex.  Adding excite mechanics forcing it to bend its coding I think makes it lose its 💩.  

Disclaimer… I have no facts to back this up. It’s just me thinking out aloud.  But I am all knowing 😀👍

25 Replies

  • Apophis-STR's avatar
    Apophis-STR
    Seasoned Ace
    3 years ago
    @ScarDuck14 Well you could still beat the teams close around you, I guess it also depends on what upgrade you have chosen at the start.

    I usually took rear downforce and drag reduction, these really give you a good start.
  • Hansenhaus's avatar
    Hansenhaus
    New Veteran
    3 years ago
    @Apophis-STR Good to know. I have to keep practicing then! I definitely do better with turn 10 when I lift and coast into that corner but the AI will dive bomb you if they are close behind. Often they will go off track doing it.
  • ScarDuck14's avatar
    ScarDuck14
    Legend
    3 years ago
    @Apophis-STR Yeah same: rear downforce and double drag then chassis for facilities and minor weight reduction before Bahrain.

    Engine if I have any spare points I upgrade ers. But I only upgrade engine during first season if I got massive discounts and spare points.

    Focus on weight reduction then drag then distribution and downforce. Your not winning championships in first season so I plan ahead Getting chassis and aero to top spot: second season best engine and powertrain and durability facilities. But still only upgrade engine parts if I’m losing time on track.
  • nangu22's avatar
    nangu22
    3 years ago
    @ScarDuck14 Yes, that's how I go on Baku too. I can drive those corners flat out too, but not with full tank and cold tires (so the first two laps of the race usually I need to be cautious there), while the AI has no problems at all.
  • ScarDuck14's avatar
    ScarDuck14
    Legend
    3 years ago
    @nangu22 Longs I don’t risk using ers until I’m on the straight I’m ok. But I’m my own worst enemy and can’t help think a just a little tap off ers will be fine. Then a second or two later I’ve destroyed ny car

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