XB1 New AI

What aggression setting to have them set at @Hammerpgh ? I've read somewhere that 75% is about the most you want to go with open wheel...

I think it is possible to have some fun with the AI now, you kind of feel like you are in the middle of a race, until they brake in an odd place

I like to run 15-20 minute one make races (quick race mid grid start) and experience in that scenario, shows that when I am attacking, the bots don't defend or respond to how I have my car positioned behind them, the also don't seem to feel any pressure.

I can manipulate them into making a mistake, by placing my car on the outside when entering the corner, they tend to cut the apex and loose speed, jump curbs etc, which enables me to cut back and take the place. Which is actually pretty cool

I do like the way they will attack, given the chance, sometimes you just know that they are going to launch it up the inside and it is better to give them space and let them by so you can fight again later in the race.

I also like that they make me think about defending my position, which is helping with my race craft a bit (not done much racing of late). I have found it is also a good idea to do a bit of practice with them so I can understand where they are slow and also if they do odd things, this helps with the racing for sure.

I do wish that the bots where a little faster with the slower cars, I was hankering for a bit of 500AC slipstream battle action at Spa but they didn't have the pace to keep me entertained

All in all a good step forward, great in attack, defense needs work

 

I got a different result: Track Brands Hatch - cars were Lotus Evora GTC and Porsche 911 Cup Difficulty: hard Aggression: 90%. With this package I got a very fun race and the AI was very smart without show any deviation.

 

i noticed on console variation % is missing, nice to know how is the default setting.

 

I only had the aggression set at about 60% so i'll try turning that up to see what it changes. It was the constant running off track at turn 1 and the last turn that really bothered me more than anything and I had half a dozen cars stuck in the gravel at either turn 1 or between the sweepers before the race was half done. I pretty much knew that I was going to overtake them into turn 1 and that I would not have to defend into the last turn. Maybe it was just car specific and they don;t handle the 98T very well lol

 

We get a variation slider for aggression on the Xbox is that what you meant?

 

No, on PC they have 3 sliders: agression, dificulty and variation. We have the first one, instead of the second one we have the predefined levels and we cant choose variation (it's on the game, but we can't change it so we don't know at what value it's set).

 

On PC it is possible to set a range so you can set the aggression to say 80 percent +/- 10, so the field is slightly different. This slider isn't available on console

It doesn't feel like each bot is an individual to me, it is possible to set each one up for a pass exactly the same way, with a very similar response, they all leave the same doors open, they tend to follow each other as well rather once I to the later stages, that may be more of an effect of the one make racing I am doing!

I did catch a glimpse of a pass happening in the back ground lower down the field at Brands Hatch...

It would also be interesting to know how AI skill level is balanced in a quick race scenario (are the fast ones at the front or spread through there field) if at all?

The lack of a replay really starts to hurt, now here if fun to be had, I'd very much like to watch back some races from outside the car, but that is something for another thread

 

AI have been stated by Lord Kunos to be Slow with slow cars, and particularly the Abarth ( pretty sure I saw him post that anyway, someone else if not him)

I'm constantly pausing races to watch AI battles or cool drifts by myself. I do like that I can instantly watch replays though.

 

Has the replay function changed? I am sure I used to be able to watch back replays of races rather than just the 4:46 that it seems to be stuck on now. I am sure I saved some too but maybe those have been deleted since the update.

 

Races replays were always 2:59 if recall. Much longer in hot lap mode.

 

That's probably what I was thinking of then.