Names in replays

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by C3LT, May 19, 2020.

  1. C3LT

    C3LT New Member

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    Hi all, is there a way to turn on all driver names over cars during replays, not just the ones near the currently selected car?
     
  2. taonindo

    taonindo New Member

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    I havnt found a way either. maybe some magic thing. Would be a nice add on.
     
  3. Arthur Spooner

    Arthur Spooner Well-Known Member

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    You can turn on driver names in replays the same way as in driving mode.

    BUT: To do so you must be in any kind of driving view like cockpit view, bonnet or swingman. You cannot turn on (or off) the driver names from any external TV camera for example.

    AND: There is a reason why you only see the driver names above a few cars only sometimes and only above cars that you have NOT selected. The whole driver names thingy seems to be a functionality made for the driving view and with only the driving view in mind. The names are only displayed when you are in a certain distance and angle towards the other car, and this distance and angle is made to conform with driving views. Again something like cockpit, bonnet and so on. TV cameras are often placed very far away from the track and then zoomed in heavily to imitate real TV camera views. This leads to the names being displayed only when the TV camera view happens to be in the mentioned distance/angle range, which is often not the case. And it is never displayed above the car you are locked to, because this translates to the car you're driving - and having in mind that this is made for driving views only, a name above the car you're driving doesn't make sense. Which is most probably the reason why it had been left out.