S'up Bob

Shame we're not on the same format, would be like teh Blurrr days. Really is class this game.

Heh, I was going to post about the AI today after their behaviour yesterday during my session. It is good AI, behaves believably (and unbelievably!) must of the time and provides a challenge, albeit assisted by rubber banding.

Into the Pro Internationals yesterday and their aggression level seemed to step up from quite firm to blindly suicidal. I had to do many restarts due to the events having multiple races, with six laps each. I was frequently DNFing on the first lap, mainly through the AI driving like complete tools in front and causing multiple pile ups or veering wildly across the track taking out anyone foolhardy enough to attempt a pass. As much as it frustrated, it entertained too for the sheer crazyness of it.

It ends up playing out like a survival horror. Limping home with a few damage points left, mangled corpses littering the track, rabid zombie cars snapping at your heels.

I'm mainly aiming to knock off the events and will go back for the objectives later. Winning the event and trying to wreck others doesn't always go hand in hand.

One of the championships in the World series has you do

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Boozy, can I have that £20 encapsulated ta.

It’s driveclub all over again

When that happens I like that there's a new challenge of dodging the burned out wrecks. Really I should slow down and pootle to the end, but that's no fun.

Half everything and auto. Cockpit cam for races, chase cam for destruction derby. Realistic damage and amateur AI.

My first impression was that the AI only affected the car stats; the only difference I could see was in their acceleration and top speed. I think they’re just generally better drivers. They still ram you on the lower settings.

I’ve got assists on half, automatic transition, realistic damage and expert AI.

Normal damage? Mate.

Andy wrote:

Normal damage? Mate.

Yeah like I said, I'm having so much fun with it I haven't checked out some of the options. I just keep diving back in to the next race.

I'll give realistic a go at some point. Sounds like it's gonna add another layer to the races.

There seems to be two systems in play as far as I can tell a numerical system from 100 like a health and then actual mechanical damage that effects the handling and performance.. works really well.

bad_hair_day wrote:

Sounds like adding a layer of frustration to a fun game.

Nah, it's not too much to handle. There's still room for bumping and grinding. I imagine it's what wipes out more of the field though, the ai can't handle it as much or it doesn't take into account the extra damage they're doing. I find it more fun.