Yes, they agree, but as they say they want the game to be as close to reality as possible, the rule of one should be taken seriously, especially in a game at this price.
From the twelve (12) sets of dry-weather tyres allocated to each driver under Article 30.2a)i):
i) One ⚽ set of the mandatory Q3 tyre specification may not be used nor returned before Q3. One ⚽ set of the mandatory Q3 tyre specification must be electronically returned no later than the covers-on time defined in Article 40.6 three and a half (3.5) hours after the end of Q3, even if they have not participated in Q3.
ii) Two 🏈 sets of the mandatory race specification(s) may not be returned before the race. For the avoidance of doubt, if there are two 🏈 mandatory race tyre specifications, one ⚽ set of each specification may not be returned before the race.
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From the nine (9) remaining sets:
iii) One ⚽ set must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P1.
iv) One ⚽ additional set must be electronically returned no later than three and a half (3.5) hours after the end of Q3. This is in addition to the set referred to in Article 30.5h)i) 30.2h)i).
v) The mandatory Q3 tyre specification is the only dry tyre specification that is permitted to be used during the qualifying practice session.
vi) One ⚽ set with the highest number of laps in P2 must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P2.
vii) One ⚽ set with the highest number of laps must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of the sprint session.
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From the thirteen (13) sets of dry-weather tyres allocated to each driver under Article 30.2a)ii):
i) One ⚽ set of the mandatory Q3 tyre specification may not be used nor returned before Q3 and, for the cars that qualified for Q3, one set of the same specification must be electronically returned no later than the covers-on time defined in Article 40.6.
ii) Two 🏈 sets of the mandatory race specification(s) may not be returned before the race. For the avoidance of doubt, if there are two 🏈 mandatory race tyre specifications, one ⚽ set of each specification may not be returned before the race.
From the ten (10) remaining sets:
iii) Two 🏈 sets must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P1.
iv) Two 🏈 further sets must be electronically returned no later than two hours after the end of P2 unless both P1 and P2 are either declared wet or cancelled, in which case one of these sets may be retained by each driver but must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P3.
v) Two 🏈 further sets must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P3.
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j) From the twelve (12) sets of dry-weather tyres allocated to each driver under Article 30.2a)iii):
i) One ⚽ set of the mandatory Q3 tyre specification may not be used nor returned before Q3 and, for the cars that qualified for Q3, one set of the same specification must be electronically returned no later than the covers-on time defined in Article 40.6.
ii) Two 🏈 sets of the mandatory race specification(s) may not be returned before the race. For the avoidance of doubt, if there are two 🏈 mandatory race tyre specifications, one ⚽ set of each specification may not be returned before the race.
From the nine (9) remaining sets:
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iii) One ⚽ further set must be electronically returned no later than two hours after the end of P1.
iv) One ⚽ further set must be of medium specification tyres and may not be used nor returned before P2. This set and one ⚽ additional set (two sets in total) must be electronically returned no later than two hours after the end of P2 unless both P1 and P2 are either declared wet or cancelled, in which case one of these sets may be retained by each driver but must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P3.
v) Two 🏈 further sets must be electronically returned no later than two 🏈 hours after the end of P3
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so according to the rules they need to return tyres after each session, the last paragraph contains rules about test tyres during a weekend so not important.
the rules state that 2 sets must be returned but WHAT compound is NOT defined. So the whole tyre rules must be adjusted in game.
else it’s not so official if you can’y even implement something simple as tyre rules.
Perfect, it's simple for them to solve, but being honest I believe it will be the way it is now.
I know this is a relatively old thread but as a usually 50% distance racer, this particular issue has been driving me nuts, and I didn't realise until reading this that it was by design rather than a bug. We've been screaming ourselves blue in the face on the bugs forum trying to get it fixed.
By doing things this way, it's - for me - killed any reason to drive more than 25% distance. What's the point? There's just no strategy for me or the AI anymore. It's just medium to hard every race. I haven't seen them use the softs at all since the first patch came out (I swear there was more variation then for some reason).
I completely agree with the notion that the "lock" on the tyres should be totally removed and we and the AI should be able to choose freely from the entire load of tyres sets, used or unused, until a closer following of the rules can be attained. To achieve that would probably take Codies an entire game cycle.
@EA_Kent @EA_rephii Would "removing the lock" on the tyre allocation to allow free choice be something that you guys would consider?
if you play on PC there is a cheat engine mod that fixes this problem its sad we have to go outside of the game to make it function properly but atleast its an option
@twistedartsglass wrote:if you play on PC there is a cheat engine mod that fixes this problem its sad we have to go outside of the game to make it function properly but atleast its an option
Hey man... What is this mod? Is it on race department?
its called tireswap cheattable on race department
