| Flattop | Elise SC S2 | Exige 240R S3 |
| Grubbet | Exige Scura | Exige 240R S3 |
| Dave O | Elise SC S2 | M3 E92 Step 1 |
| Schmittez | BMW 1M | M3 E92 Step 1 |
| Phil | BMW 1M | Exige 240R |
| GWyar | Elise SC S2 | M3 E92 |
| RPM | Elise SC S1 | BMW 1M |
| Rob [Team MRT] | BMW 1M | M3 E92 |
| Bacchulum | Elise SC | Elise SC S1 |
| Imperious | Elise SC S1 | Elise SC S2 |
| Peter Reid | Elise SC | Elise SC S1 |
| Krahl | Elise SC | Elise SC |
| Vipergod [Team MRT] | Exige 240R | Exige 240R |
| Dick Forrest [CramDick Racing] | Exige 240R S3 | Exige 240R S3 |
| Enforcer-J | Exige 240R | M3 E92 |
| Guybrush Threepwood [Achilles Heels] | Z4 E89 S1 | Z4 E89 S1 |
| Freezer | Elise SC | Elise SC |
| EdWood | Elise SC | Elise SC |
| Wally [TKO Racing] | Elise SC | Elise SC |
| Ysu [TKO Racing] | Elise SC | Elise SC |
| Marty [Achilles Heels] | Elise SC | Elise SC |
| Mopz | Exige 240R | Elise SC S1 |
Looks a bit more interesting Wally but I think maybe a few more guys should get elise s1 and s2 who are in the sc.
There is about a second between the 3 and I think maybe me and guy should get the standard sc and anyone else with .5 laptime wise in the SC last round. Then the s1 or s2 for those .5 to 1 sec slower as it will bring the front of the pack closer that way and its no a huge boost in the other versions.
Also not too sure about the skin method as all the cars I saw pretty much all looked the same. The z4 stood out but even using default skins with some variety while keeping all cars of a certain type in different shades would work better then lots of green cars I think.
Looks a bit more interesting Wally but I think maybe a few more guys should get elise s1 and s2 who are in the sc.
There is about a second between the 3 and I think maybe me and guy should get the standard sc and anyone else with .5 laptime wise in the SC last round. Then the s1 or s2 for those .5 to 1 sec slower as it will bring the front of the pack closer that way and its no a huge boost in the other versions.
Also not too sure about the skin method as all the cars I saw pretty much all looked the same. The z4 stood out but even using default skins with some variety while keeping all cars of a certain type in different shades would work better then lots of green cars I think.
The thing is, I have a spread sheet that does it by the numbers. It's not a gut feel thing.
I agree about the skins. I appreciate Dick's effort, but it did look a bit samish. We could give it another go.
Should be interesting for Guybrush.. driving a Z4 E89 S1
EDIT, oh.. the Z4 e89 s1 is an actual car! I thought it was two different car models.
Should be interesting for Guybrush.. driving a Z4 E89 S1
EDIT, oh.. the Z4 e89 s1 is an actual car! I thought it was two different car models.
I think it's the same one I had last night. But it doesn't really matter as I'm going to be away anyway so the hello kitty mobile will probably make an appearance the round after.
No rush Wally but I think I have not been added back into the entry list on the practise server. cheers.
After reading numbers on the Australian Bureau of Statistics for work today, I realised that I should work out the difference to the median lap time, not the mean. The median is the time where half the people are faster and half are slower, which isnot necessarily the average time. Anyway, having taken this into account, there are minor adjustments to some people's cars in the first post.
After reading numbers on the Australian Bureau of Statistics for work today, I realised that I should work out the difference to the median lap time, not the mean. The median is the time where half the people are faster and half are slower, which isnot necessarily the average time. Anyway, having taken this into account, there are minor adjustments to some people's cars in the first post.
Great job mate, the cars look a bit more diverse now!
Out of interest, would you share the nitty-gritty ?
After reading numbers on the Australian Bureau of Statistics for work today, I realised that I should work out the difference to the median lap time, not the mean. The median is the time where half the people are faster and half are slower, which isnot necessarily the average time. Anyway, having taken this into account, there are minor adjustments to some people's cars in the first post.
Great job mate, the cars look a bit more diverse now!
Out of interest, would you share the nitty-gritty ?
What nitty gritty do you mean? Some numbers?
Sure, I'll explain it when I have some time.
Even just to have 3 or 4 different cars would be OK if there is no ballast. The F40, the 458 and the McLaren seemed like a good match? There might be other cars to throw in that mix as well.
Even just to have 3 or 4 different cars would be OK if there is no ballast. The F40, the 458 and the McLaren seemed like a good match? There might be other cars to throw in that mix as well.
I was thinking along the same lines...especially since the F40 has 3 variants already.
But I reckon one thing is missing compared to the ballasted seasons: for extreme ballasts, you always got a few points. That made it feasible to get to higher ranks even in an over-ballasted situation. I think that'd be a good addition.
Oh, I seemed to recall an S1 version of the F40 - it seems I was wrong.
But I don't see any big problems, we have slower chaps who'll appreciate the extra grip & power.
I'll make this weeks race. Should I go in the car I last raced (1m) or what I was assigned last (elise s2)?Yeah, that's right - the last car you were assigned after you last raced - which is the Elise S2.
edit: I can see I've got the s2 on the practice server - hooray! ::)
I'm just doing up the extra skins.
Just want to make sure, as it's getting hard to follow lol. There are two extra car models than last week? The two M3 variants?
Remember, I've only got the list in the sign up post to go from. As far as working out fast to slowest. So if there are any changes in that original list let me know.
But the main question is. Only the two M3 variants have been added since last week?
This is where skinning gets annoying. Things don't always work how they should. and it's a slow process to work it out sometimes. and the M3 step 1 has got me stumped atm. It's exact same template as the standard M3 there is some file somewhere that makes the car either be white. or if I mess with the files. it comes out like this:
(http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n497/mogwai101/Showroom_bmw_m3_e92_s1_5-10-2014-6-58-5.jpg)
yeah it's the proper template, well they only have the one .pdf for both models.
it's something to do with the metal detail.dss file over riding the other .dds file. But I cant delete it or change it without it being out of whack.
I cbf messing around with it anymore. I think the step 1 will be just a solid colour with no sponsors.
on A side note. managed to fall asleep just as the they got the 10 minute warning for the restart at Suzuka. Woke to see them handing out trophies on the podium..... hate that so much..
yeah it's the proper template, well they only have the one .pdf for both models.
it's something to do with the metal detail.dss file over riding the other .dds file. But I cant delete it or change it without it being out of whack.
I cbf messing around with it anymore. I think the step 1 will be just a solid colour with no sponsors.
on A side note. managed to fall asleep just as the they got the 10 minute warning for the restart at Suzuka. Woke to see them handing out trophies on the podium..... hate that so much..
You missed a cracker of a race. Ricciardo got screwed over though with strategy. And Bianchi...shocking. Hope he pulls through.
yeah it's the proper template, well they only have the one .pdf for both models.
it's something to do with the metal detail.dss file over riding the other .dds file. But I cant delete it or change it without it being out of whack.
I cbf messing around with it anymore. I think the step 1 will be just a solid colour with no sponsors.
on A side note. managed to fall asleep just as the they got the 10 minute warning for the restart at Suzuka. Woke to see them handing out trophies on the podium..... hate that so much..
You missed a cracker of a race. Ricciardo got screwed over though with strategy. And Bianchi...shocking. Hope he pulls through.
I didnt realise japan was even on last weekend and so I missed it. I dloaded the race overnight and will watch it this afternoon. Pretty bad about Bianchi not sure how bad he is but car under the tractor is very unlucky. Hope he gets through this but they said he suffered massive head injuries which cant be good.
Don't make me ram you guys to get race position.
I was chasing Marty down and ended up bumping in to him, coming in to turn 3 when I was on the inside and when he came across to take the corner I was hard on the brakes but still ended up hitting him.
I'm starting to wonder whether it's the Amazon server. On the AC forums, a lot of people are saying it's rock solid. Our pings are mostly very good.
Bird, sorry bout that t3 incident - I came fairly cautiously through the big wreck at t2, looked behind me for a second and arrived at t3 a lot earlier than expected and somewhat out of control. No excuse, just a silly accident. I did hold back for a bit and finally gave the place up when you caught up.
I'm starting to wonder whether it's the Amazon server. On the AC forums, a lot of people are saying it's rock solid. Our pings are mostly very good.There are also two subnets for AU, try to get a server in the other, next time. Maybe get another type of server, too. Or an instance on dedi hardware (altho you might only be able to do this for reserved instances...). I'm sure we'll figure it out :)
I see two sides to the argument - either you want an hour of sunlight at 5am so you can get up and do things/work earlier (tradies, farmers, Dick's 'ladies' in Northbridge), or you prefer that hour in the evening which gives regular city slickers more sunlight after work. There's no right or wrong answer, it just depends on the population.
/end derail about DST
I'm starting to wonder whether it's the Amazon server. On the AC forums, a lot of people are saying it's rock solid. Our pings are mostly very good.I am thinking that ping times do not necessarily indicate the level of server "lag" ie if a process on the server handling the syncing of client positions to all clients gets hit by a lag/pause then a warp would potentially occur. In that case the client pings could still show as ok since each client ping only indicates the health of that client's connection to the server. In the first race Bacchulum warped sideways into me but his ping was about 50-60 at the time. That ruined my first race. In the second race someone two cars in front of me warped rearwards significantly hitting the car in front of me and then that car rebounded into me sending me off the track even though I had already almost come to a halt. Race 2 also ruined but then restarted.
Have to agree Bird. I did a little bit of iRacing and LFS and their netcode was essentially transparent ie never an issue. I know we all have features we would like to see in 1.0 but if they don't get this fixed then multiplayer will slowly die. It worries me that this netcode version was the result of a 12 hour rewrite that was then released a few days later from memory.
Having said all that there was something wrong last night. I have been getting between 70-100 fps on the servers but last night it was down to 50 at times. Size of the field perhaps? Or was it the Silverstone track as someone suggested last night?
Worth a shot. I think a lot of people say how great some things are without properly testing them though or picking up on the finer details. You only have to look at the mod ratings at Race Department for proof of that.
The warping was unexpected last night.
I don't recall ever warping, even in nKPro. :-\
Could it just be the amount of different cars?
I can't run this many offline, I tried 1 of each, but it causes CPU warnings, so I thought this may have spilled over to MP. ???
The warping was unexpected last night.
I don't recall ever warping, even in nKPro. :-\
Could it just be the amount of different cars?
I can't run this many offline, I tried 1 of each, but it causes CPU warnings, so I thought this may have spilled over to MP. ???