PHYSICS Suspension and Spart... setups, I mean setups!

This is sounding really encouraging, love the sound of this.

I wonder if having aero efficiency might also be helpful alongside balance - helps us know when things are getting a bit silly on the extremes of wing angle etc.

Regarding fuel+height thing, sounds like a cool idea. But also kinda sounds a bit problematic though if you forget about it - for example you do testing with a half full tank to get a feel for how the car will feel in the middle of a stint, come in and add fuel for a race, forget that is has 'raised' the car to keep the same initial height, then by the time you burn down to half a tank again, the car is not at the level you tested at.

Stuff about tyre strategy sounds awesome though, I take it that means we can come into the pits (either via driving or menu) and not have the tyres automatically switched to brand new ones? Looking forward to that.

 

This all sounds really cool.

I wonder could the real teams even supply the setups they used this year at each track?

Now ACC fans have even more reason to go to real blancpain races, we can bring a notepad and ask really detailed setup questions during the paddock walk before the race.

 

yes, maybe adding a "setup lock" could be a solution

 

Will we see a proper simulation of reverse Ohlins TTX36 dampers at upcoming Huracan GT3?

 

Lmao, I haven't seen writen WYSIWYG since Quattro Pro, we're getting old, lol

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I already named my 'mechanics' they are :
Tom
Hallie[yes and she's hot]
Artie
Rick

 

Yes, it would be nice if you could see a history of setup changes, like in photo editors. Or when loading a setup file, show a list of all differences between the files (rear wing +2, FL tyre pressure -4, etc) to compare two setups at a glance.

 

Unlike AC can we change caster or steering ratio?

 

Does the game show us which values have been changed by the virtual mechanics? I mean we'll obviuosly see the values change in the sliders, but I mean will they change colour, or will there be an indicator of some kind? I feel this could help plebs like myself to better understand (and easier see) how and how much the suspension components influence each other.

 

Regarding TC and ABS on GT3s I have a doubt.
In AC I always disconnect both in every car. for the sake of simplicity, lets say that my level compared to my friends is 8 in any car (street cars or race cars). They use TC and ABS while i have both off.
When we get in GT3s, they using TC and ABS me everything off, my level drops to 6 or 5.
I don't know if this is a usual occurrence, but given the improved model do you think it will be the same or worse in ACC?
Thank you very much for your posts. And thanks to you and all the team for AC and ACC

 

I think tc in street cars is too engaging, so slower. I tend to keep abs on for every car though.
As far as gt3 goes, i tend to qualify with tc around 8-10 and abs 2-4.
If i race in longer stints i will use a little bit more of both.

 

Some cars in AC are pretty messed up without ABS …

(Edit: just to clarify: that's not AC's fault)

 

how did you know? this gave me the chills
thanks a lot Aristotelis

 

Well, after years of simulations expecting from players to play driver, race engineer and mechanic all at once to go to having a setup screen that doesn't show some details and auto-adjusts values will certainly take some getting used to.

I'll reserve judgement for when I've seen the setup screen with my own eyes but... even if the changes make for a great help in creating custom setups I don't think not showing which setup settings influenced other settings is a good idea. I for one do want to know what's going on with the car in detail. Setups and how specific parts of the car influence other parts are an interesting part of the game for the more technically minded, even if it's got nothing to do with the racing part.

 

Yes, that's my feeling too, speaking for myself also, obviously.
But, you know, isn't so easy change pov when years after years you have work with something different.

Excluding GTR2 and some others, years over NKpro, iR, AC have shape my mind .
So now many of us are worried about to drown into a glass of water .

Oh, you see?
Explained in this way it seems more user friendly and understandable than before .

 

would you say that some cars are meant (or made) to be driven with abs?
Tagging @Aristotelis

 

Or perhaps just have all the setups stored in a local git repository that you can commit changes to (with commit messages used for recording setup notes)? Then outside the game you could make use of all the existing git tools and infrastructure for branching, merging, reverting, publishing, collaborating and whatnot.