Multiple dashboard display pages and multiple ghost cars idea

So as I was driving I had two unrelated ideas.
1.
Multiple display pages
Nothing new. We are pretty much used to have mutliple pages on dash display in all our sims .. is it something that should be present in AC?
Both realistic incar displays (based on real cars) and HUD app with changable screens
Instead of having 5 apps taking space on our screens we could have just one box where we could switch between different layouts .. real times, telemetry, delta, corner performace, car status, essentials .. or even to switch between different nonrelated apps (as you usually don`t need to see all of them at once), every app will have assigned number that will the number of its layer and with button you`ll be cycling between them in one container movable on screen.
Also binding apps visibility to keys/buttons would be great thing to have.

Is it technically possible to control apps via buttons/keys at this mmnt? so this could be comunity project?

2.
Mutliple ghost cars
Instead of having one ghost car representing your last best lap, there could be mutliple ghost cars (ammout of them would be settable).
Where if it is set to 5 cars, if you beat your previous best time (last ghost car), old ghost car will stay and another one will appear. And so on till you reach 5 ghost cars pressent on track. If you beat them than the slowest disapear so faster can be added and maintain 5 present ghost cars .. there could be delay between ghost cars (the delta of their times) so they are not covering each other.
Also there will be option to make them look like accual cars, not transparent ghost cars. And maybe even option to turn collisions on ..
It could make practicing little bit more interested .. basicaly practicing by racing your best self .. specialy with colision on it could be interesting an challenging .. heck it could be brand new game mode does it exist in some game?

 

I agree on both points. I'd also like more of the dashboard instruments to at least look like they work. Blank lcds look awful also.

I'd like to be able to download other players ghosts. That would probably require an in game leaderboard though.

 

I'm sure I've used an app where you can change the information on it, so it might already be possible inside the current app system.

Couldn't give a monkeys about ghost cars, don't use them.

 

do you remember which app it was? all apps I`ve tried so far (not too many) were controlled via mouse ..

I used ghost car for a first time yesterday by "accident" I was anoyed it was ghost car and not solid looking car .. probably that is where that idea comes from

 

Maybe it was a mouse click. I'm not sure.

 

Changing pages in Motec displays would be great. So there would be no need for apps.

 

I would be happy to drive without any hud-elements. So changeable Motec-screen and pitradio informing me about everything relevant would be great.

 

I'm also of the opinion that "multiple ghosts" would be a great idea. I had a similar idea a while ago. But making an AI line out of your fastest lap ghost files would also be an idea to consider. I don't think you could have your ghost react to how your driving, so I don't think collisions would work in this case.

In rFactor 2, the ghost actually looks like your car, just semi-transparent (and I think you can adjust the amount of it), but it's colored like the car you're driving when you set the lap time.

 

yep, I was thinking about ghost not reacting to player and that is ok .. I`m not trying to make drivatar or whatever we call it .. collision needs to be option and it will simply give you new challenge to take different lines, etc ... could be bad idea but in my imagination it is one line of code to make ghost collidable .. resp. one character, if it is a parameter

 

The ghost is just showing exactly what you did. If you have collisions enabled then you either have to make them only effect the player, or have AI control the ghost in which case it isn't your ghost anymore and is just an AI car. If you go with the former you can't really take any different lines or anything because unless your ghost is slow if you try to overtake it will just ignore you and send you flying. If you are staying behind it having collisions enabled doesn't matter. It sounds like what you want is just to give the AI your own line, not ghost cars.

 

Nope you didnt get it
No AI controls, no taking same lines, no sending me flying and collision is and options .. of course after raching your top speed overtaking yourselft would be hard to do (unless we enable draft to ghost cars, or disable collision once you get ahead of them ) .. it is just a little minigame and I realize it has no place in sim .. just an idea .. you know .. chitchatting

 

Then explain how it is able to have collisions if it is just mimicking your previous best lap. If it doesn't do that it isn't a ghost anymore.

 

What is there to explain.. Imagine current ghost but with collision on. He is driving your best lap line. That is all.
.. if you wanna overtake, you need to take different line, once you are ahead of him, collision turns off so you are not bumped from behind, if 'ghost' overtakes you, it becomes collidable again. It shouldn't suppose to replace ai... but don't get yourself stuck on that collision thing.. That was just random idea added to it as i was writing that multi ghost idea...