So i figured... when S2 is fully completed and the AI's are fixed up; i say we should have an option to set it so an AI can "take over" like we can take over already

i figured this would be helpfull in most situations when your tired (enduro races), and your teammate that is supposed to get the car from you .. well.. isnt there just yet and to tired to race and start making a ton of mistakes

any thoughts?

i dont think the AI will ever be good enought to do that. but as cool as an idea as it is, what would happen if your AI stuffed up. Or if u made this pro AI and just let him race teh hole time...

Then The AI must pit...

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I dont think that will be too hard to code in for them.

you can train the AI to be better you know
some of my AI run faster times than me

this would be in a worst case scenario

I knoqw u can train them, and thats what i mean, what would happen if you train up your AI to be better then you, and then use him in the races, i mean, its as good as cheating...

Are you saying that you should be able to let the AI take over in an online game?! I don't think AIs should ever be allowed online.

If your teammate is late, then tough luck. I think letting AIs race would be unfair on many levels...

how so?
its another racer is it not?

now im not saying using the AI as YOU.. im saying using it as a replacement..

ooooor.. during a person / AI race, where everyone races for however long, and then their AI's take over for the rest

(btw, happy Bday sid )

Ok, how I understand it the proposition is this: You're in an online endu race with driver change. Your teammate is late. You're getting tired. You want an option to let an AI driver take over and race for you for a while. Am I right?

If so, the other people (real drivers) would be racing an AI during their online game... I wouldn't like this. I go online to race real people. And even if it's a last resort type of thing, the mere fact that it's possible to encounter an AI online would be a bad thing in my book, sorry...

Edit: It also kinda defeats the purpose of an endu race... Their meant to test endurance, and if you can switch to AI if you're concentration wears out it would be less fun...

that was just an example, but you do see its purpose.. so..

i mean its kinda like what alot of games have (GTR has it that i can think of off the top of my head) not really sure why.. but i just think this would be something interesting.. just to be able to put an AI in for a lap or 2 or whatever.. and then take it back


oohh .. okay so your in a race.. and you have to go to the bathroom rE^93281321ally bad... now what

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oohh .. okay so your in a race.. and you have to go to the bathroom rE^93281321ally bad... now what

I see the ''problems" you're trying to adress, I really do. I just think that no situation warrants putting AI drivers on track in an online game, even if it's just for 2 laps.

Go to the toilet before the race. Make clear appointments with teammates. If you still gotta go, make a long pitstop. If you teammate's late, drive a few extra laps. If your concentration is going, drive more carefully. I can imagine all these situations arising in a real life endurance race and those people just have to deal with it too... These are the things that make endurance racing fun and exciting.

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first person i know that has described sh*tting in their pants as.... exciting

I dunno, I quite like the idea, it certainly has several advantages that I would find particularly useful. However it's completely unrealisitic when you think about it. But then we always need to make certain adjustments for sim racing anyway, as much as we're trying to replicate real life it's still an electronic form of entertainment.

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first person i know that has described sh*tting in their pants as.... exciting

LOL.

Hence the advise "If you still gotta go, make a long pitstop."

But it seems we're just gonna have to disagree on this one and let the devs decide...

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first person i know that has described sh*tting in their pants as.... exciting

I have heard that real life race drivers really do pee and maybe even shit in their pants if they really have to during a race...

..oh.. i know they do lol.. dad told me

great idea!

it would add a very nice dimension to have AI team mates, im sure scawen could code that!

But what`s the point for AIs to overtake actually? I mean that AI can drive 200 laps without overtaking... but ofcours he/she needs fuel.

Would be useful if you need to pee during a long race

But then there should be a time limit on how long time the AI drivers could take over. In theory then the AI drivers could drive the whole race for you. So basically I don't like the idea!

well of course there would have to be a limit or something.. i mean.. whats the point of sending an AI out to race for you.. since you arent actually racing? i mean it makes since.. really.. like if you had a 4 or so hour race in the middle of dinner, and just ate at the computer.. and so you could set the AI out for you.. eat.. get it to pit, and take over
(this would make a great race if we had nighttime )

I think, if anything, it should be in a for of a lap limit. like 2 laps / no overtaking. humans can pass the AI< but it cannot overtake. That would be cheating in my books.

If u want you use AI if you gotta go pee, etc, then if u loose a postion, then thats too bad.

.. that would be retarded.. then someone would get in front of your AI and just go really slow ... your AI should be able to pass...

yall are taking this the wrong way.. you see it as something bad

If its a proper race, then people wont do that.

if its a "proper" race.. then its going to be organized extremely well; but 4 or so hour races.. arent