Synchronised starting...

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Skidmark, Apr 17, 2017.

  1. Skidmark

    Skidmark Well-Known Member

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    Been having a blast with WTCC 16 at Silverstone this weekend - loving it.

    A minor gripe with how the AI starts though... they all pull to the left in synchronised splendour!

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    In the picture above we are about a second or two into the race and EVERY AI car has launched well to the left (from drivers POV). You can see me in sixth spinning and smoking my tyres a lot :D - so I'm focussed on getting off the line and am the ONLY car not well to the left of its starting point on the grid.

    Anyway to me it looks a bit... well... fake. It's a minor point but it breaks the immersion at least in watching the replays. I realise they are all making straight for the racing line (which is to the left), but surely a 'real' start would be more chaotic or random.

    I agree its a minor thing and if it took resources away from other stuff that'd be bad. On the other hand if it's fixable with a couple of lines of code then why not I say. (Or it could just be added to the list...)

    Has anyone else noticed this?

    Does anyone else care?

    [EDIT] Just watched a couple of BTCC starts at Silverstone, and it as you'd expect everyone launches in a straight line and then only moves to attack or defend if circumstances dictate.
     
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