Strange AI behaviour during 24h-races

Brixxlnator · 1 January 11, 16:09

Hi there and a happy new year!

Well heres my new problem

I started playing 24h races a few days ago and now after about 3 hours of driving the AI drivers got reduced from 35 to avout 20 remaining drivers.

They crash the hell out of the Hockenheimring. Well... this is the first problem. They drive completly reckless while overtaking I saw while watching replay. Just no braking even if they head directly towards another drivers car.

AI difficulty is set to 110% and agressivity level is set to "normal".

The other thing I now encountered is that after about the 3 hours I drove so far the lap times of the AI got very worse.

From one lap to the other the AI drives about 6-8 seconds slower - per lap.

So I just pass them everywhere I want...

What could cause this?

Brixx

Mildrew · 1 January 11, 16:16

More than likely the AI cars have alot of damage therefore they are very slow,try changing the values in the Damage file

davehenrie · 1 January 11, 16:40

Agreed, read the Von Dutch sticky thread. It will lead you down many improvements

Brixxlnator · 1 January 11, 20:42

Ok, thx 4 your replies at first. Their lap times get better again but still it didn´t help concerning their reckless driving. I tried uploading a video to show what happens but due to my poor internet connection its not possible.

One example:

A slower Porsche was chased by a faster one. The slower one missed is wing so the faster Porsche easily could overtake. But what des the AI do instead?
Stay on its line and bump the back of the other car. And then the AI did not waste a thought about braking or something useless like this and decided to push the slower car on the straight and the following corners for about 35 seconds and then both crashed...

And things like this happened often during the race... its just not fun.

I always start at the last position to have some overtaking fun but after an hour or so I´m first and nothing happens anymore. And I am not a very good driver... it´s just a complete AI fail...

TheNewBob · 2 January 11, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brixxlnator

Ok, thx 4 your replies at first. Their lap times get better again but still it didn´t help concerning their reckless driving. I tried uploading a video to show what happens but due to my poor internet connection its not possible.

One example:

A slower Porsche was chased by a faster one. The slower one missed is wing so the faster Porsche easily could overtake. But what des the AI do instead?
Stay on its line and bump the back of the other car. And then the AI did not waste a thought about braking or something useless like this and decided to push the slower car on the straight and the following corners for about 35 seconds and then both crashed...

And things like this happened often during the race... its just not fun.

I always start at the last position to have some overtaking fun but after an hour or so I´m first and nothing happens anymore. And I am not a very good driver... it´s just a complete AI fail...

I think its in the thread that has already been mentioned, but reducing the rate of AI collision detection will also help your race. You'll just have to put up with parts of AI cars passing through each other at some points. Its better in the long run (no pun intended

), however.

Brixxlnator · 2 January 11, 20:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheNewBob

I think its in the thread that has already been mentioned, but reducing the rate of AI collision detection will also help your race. You'll just have to put up with parts of AI cars passing through each other at some points. Its better in the long run (no pun intended

), however.

Better than a 24hour race with only one participant.

I´ll give it a try. Thank you again

Chopchop · 3 January 11, 21:29

Following Von Dutch's tutorial is very useful. It takes some time to get everything work as you want, but it's worth it. (and it's not really very difficult, I can do it and I'm no programmer.)

I personally have highly VonDutchified install for GTs and LMPs, and my latest 6 hour race at Spa was very competitive from beginning to the end, so it really works.

1 January 11, 16:09	#1
Brixxlnator Join Date: Apr 2010 Age: 22	Strange AI behaviour during 24h-races Hi there and a happy new year! Well heres my new problem I started playing 24h races a few days ago and now after about 3 hours of driving the AI drivers got reduced from 35 to avout 20 remaining drivers. They crash the hell out of the Hockenheimring. Well... this is the first problem. They drive completly reckless while overtaking I saw while watching replay. Just no braking even if they head directly towards another drivers car. AI difficulty is set to 110% and agressivity level is set to "normal". The other thing I now encountered is that after about the 3 hours I drove so far the lap times of the AI got very worse. From one lap to the other the AI drives about 6-8 seconds slower - per lap. So I just pass them everywhere I want... What could cause this? Brixx

1 January 11, 16:16	#2
Mildrew Uploader Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leicester,England Age: 42	More than likely the AI cars have alot of damage therefore they are very slow,try changing the values in the Damage file

1 January 11, 16:40	#3
davehenrie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Post Falls Idaho, in a house so new Google can't find it.	Agreed, read the Von Dutch sticky thread. It will lead you down many improvements

1 January 11, 20:42	#4
Brixxlnator Join Date: Apr 2010 Age: 22	Ok, thx 4 your replies at first. Their lap times get better again but still it didn´t help concerning their reckless driving. I tried uploading a video to show what happens but due to my poor internet connection its not possible. One example: A slower Porsche was chased by a faster one. The slower one missed is wing so the faster Porsche easily could overtake. But what des the AI do instead? Stay on its line and bump the back of the other car. And then the AI did not waste a thought about braking or something useless like this and decided to push the slower car on the straight and the following corners for about 35 seconds and then both crashed... And things like this happened often during the race... its just not fun. I always start at the last position to have some overtaking fun but after an hour or so I´m first and nothing happens anymore. And I am not a very good driver... it´s just a complete AI fail...

3 January 11, 21:29	#7
Chopchop Uploader Join Date: Mar 2009	Following Von Dutch's tutorial is very useful. It takes some time to get everything work as you want, but it's worth it. (and it's not really very difficult, I can do it and I'm no programmer.) I personally have highly VonDutchified install for GTs and LMPs, and my latest 6 hour race at Spa was very competitive from beginning to the end, so it really works.