Update 1.14 and RTR DLC impressions

Awesome update kunos , ai is fantastic bravo!!!!!!!!!! Drove the tt vln wow quite a suprise , but the lotus 3 eleven on donnington in a 12 car race was mega , didnt think id even bother with that car but wow . WELLDONE

 

It's a bug or the lmp audio has no engine limiter?

 

Another not-for-noobs-car <3

 

I wasn't complaining, just pointing out a few bits incase they hadn't been noticed before and could be fixed. It was noted because its not something I'd seen before on other cars so it felt out of place, not because I just felt like complaining about something for the sake of it.

I appreciate the limitations they work with, and they do a brilliant job for the most part.

 

In many ways it is the little things I love about AC... particularly in the street cars. The rear of the McLaren 570S is loose but still controllable... just like reviewers have remarked on since its debut. Kunos captures that important detail very well in this dlc.

 

@MsportDAN
Try setting smoke to 'normal' and test again.

I have a far weaker system than you and stay locked at 60 with max graphics and 20 ai.
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It feels like a Ferrari, IMO, and that's a good thing.

 

Good question. Maybe the developers could explain the setting, what is reasonable min/max and suggest something?
The maximum before they start to bump into me would be nice.

All in all I think it also depends on the speed, kind of race and somehow the price of the cars. Bumps with slower cars aren't as fatal as with faster cars, during enduranceraces and/or cars which are expensive and driven my professionals I expect them to keep it save, touring cars with semipros tend to be a bit less gentle.
That makes a slider pretty useful, in case the AI doesn't automaticly adjusts to it.
That also bring variety depending on the series.

BTW: AI is great. Im also more confident that multiclass against the AI could work now.

I don't have much hope but it would be nice at some point or at least with AC2 the presentation (+ the career) will get some love and be more up to date. Everytime I fire it up I enjoy the driving but the overall experience isn't very immersive and anticlimatic.

 

Whatch Aris' Multiclass vid and get delighted.

 

Default is 0% aggression, so that is the most 'reasonable'. (although they will still punish bad driving by the player)

 

My snarkiness wasn't really directed at you. I've just been dumbfounded at how so many people were finding stuff to complain about before the update/DLC was even released, and most of it is stuff you'd only notice if you were going out of your way to look for problems and in no way would affect your driving enjoyment. Sim racers, we're a special breed....

 

There has been changes to cars with spool axles.
Before 1.14 those cars were slowed down (Stefano called it a 'hack') so the AI doesn't crash in those cars.
Now they should go full speed.

 

Damn Sod's law went to buy dlc and update at 5 o'clock and just as I do my internet craps out!!
Just working now again thankfully...bring on the lmps...and the rest!
P.S €7.99 for 10 kunos quality cars is a steal, so thanks to all involved much appreciated..

 

Really impressed with this update. The AI is really good now. I'm running 65-70% aggression with 3% spread and its really good.

Multi-class works too.

Great job Kunos!

 

Can you do that with your sig ingame settings? I have reflections and reflection quality on low and smoke on lowest and had cpu 99% and the game slowed down to like 1% real time with a grid of 24 cars at RIR (mod track so doesnt really count i suppose) it happened after AI ran onto the dirt at a certain corner so maybe related to the other guys issue.

 

Would an option for high-res skins in the video settings work? Like GTR2 and such.

 

AI update is very impressive! Feels like a whole new game. I set it on 90% aggression and didn't have issues with AI crashing into me. Cannot say much about the cars yet. Skin modders hopefully bring some variety soon

Sadly CrewChief got broken by this update, but the authors already said update is coming

E: Aaand they updated CC inside the time I was able to edit this message Nice

 

Btw, the Lotus 3-11 which seems to have bad compression artefacts relative to most other cars seems to have a reasonably small .kn5 size at 36MB. I wonder if a non-compressed texture would be possible whilst still keeping it within the size limit of the other cars (the 570S for example 44MB).

 

yep normal getting around 60 cpu %, at ultra 94-99 so why is my i7 struggling with smoke lol. badly optimised?

I restarted my pc and seemed to improve a bit, but 99% cpu on the start with cars who kick up smoke hhhmmm
is there a way to enable it use more cores> looking at afterburner its spiking on only 2 cores.

 

Have to say I really like the new F1-style delta app.

 

The lotus might be the best one in AC so far..
Sounds and feels great. Love it. Feels very familiar.