I hope I didn't post this is the wrong forum.

I'm not sure if this is lag or something else, but I noticed the timing from the 3rd red light to the green light is inconsistent. Has anyone noticed this problem?

It's so you don't get into a rythm, and it's more fair to other drivers.
If it was say exactly 3 seconds after the last red then we may aswell have it back to auto start.
It's the same in real life, they don't have any certian amount of time untill the lights go green.
It's better that way anyway, tests your reactions

Its programmed that way to keep racers from getting an absolutely perfect reaction time, if they tried, they get penalized.

Yeap.. he pretty much summed it up in about 50 words less than I did... smartass

it's not a bug, it's a feature

Only drag has consistant green light timing

Quote from madbikes :

I hope I didn't post this is the wrong forum.

I'm not sure if this is lag or something else, but I noticed the timing from the 3rd red light to the green light is inconsistent. Has anyone noticed this problem?

Working as designed.

Quote from madbikes :

I hope I didn't post this is the wrong forum.

I'm not sure if this is lag or something else, but I noticed the timing from the 3rd red light to the green light is inconsistent. Has anyone noticed this problem?

LMAO, a classic!

I do think its nice this way as the others say it makes it more realistic and keeps all the console players from coming in and just takin over lol

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I do think its nice this way as the others say it makes it more realistic and keeps all the console players from coming in and just takin over lol

That's an interesting one lol

How comes there are like, 4932848234623965trillion answers from everyone?

I just want to say, in case this question has not been answered in any of the posts above, that this is in fact supposed to happen.

Its not a fault, its a feature. I dont think that was mentioned.

:chair:

I would like to make one change to it though, when there are not many cars on the grid the lights go green very quickly - sometimes too quickly and its easy to miss a race start. I'd like for the delay to be 2-3 seconds longer for the first light to come on.

i wouldnt :P
means ya gotta be on ya tippie toes as soon as the 2nd (or 3rd) red lights are lit!

Quote from Becky Rose :

I would like to make one change to it though, when there are not many cars on the grid the lights go green very quickly - sometimes too quickly and its easy to miss a race start. I'd like for the delay to be 2-3 seconds longer for the first light to come on.

Agreed, I'd also like a server option for longer waits, 20, maybe 30 seconds for league racing so one can get comfortable and ready, making up a bit for the lack of a proper formation lap and time getting ready in the car.

Quote from Becky Rose :

I would like to make one change to it though, when there are not many cars on the grid the lights go green very quickly - sometimes too quickly and its easy to miss a race start. I'd like for the delay to be 2-3 seconds longer for the first light to come on.

i would like to have a horn when the 3-2-1 countdown starts. in case u r not in front of the screen so that you know it is going to start

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i would like to have a horn when the 3-2-1 countdown starts. in case u r not in front of the screen so that you know it is going to start

Why don't we have a gun fire when the race starts while we are at it?

Quote from tomylee :

i would like to have a horn when the 3-2-1 countdown starts. in case u r not in front of the screen so that you know it is going to start

Nah rF does that and it just seems unrealistic and silly. Simply having the lights in view (which most rF tracks they aren't easy to see) plus the extra HUD lights for those who want them are more than enough. Having a beeper just helps you get into a rhythm.

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Nah rF does that and it just seems unrealistic and silly. Simply having the lights in view (which most rF tracks they aren't easy to see) plus the extra HUD lights for those who want them are more than enough. Having a beeper just helps you get into a rhythm.

I don't mean when the green light is coming rather when the "RESTART IN 3" appears. The reason is that you often wait like 5min till a race gets finally restarted on server and for me and I guess a lot of others do the same (you can see it when 1 car isn't moving at the start), I take a piss or get something to drink while the 50% of restart votes are together. In the moment it's waiting in front of the screen or every 5 sec. checking if it does start and thats pretty annoying. So what I mean is that, when the RESTART IN 3 shows up a loud sound (like a horn or even a voice) comes. So when you are not in front of the screen you can hear that the race is going to start. Of course can there be an option to switch it of

^^ Shift + S

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^^ Shift + S

no, I kick your ass

yeah i noticed that the hard way. i got used to the consitent drag racing light and then i was racing online and the light went later then i was used to so i ended up going erly and ran into the guy infront of me then i got booted from the race. it sucked but it was kinda funny.