Alan Le wrote:

>> I still think if you hit a cars rear quarter panel solidly in a high
>> speed turn on edge of grip the car should spin out... period. I
>> finally got an AI car to go off road by hitting it with about a 50 mph
>> differential. It destroyed my front end, and the AI car just pulled
>> back on the road and sped off without a scratch. Seems a lot like an
>> Arcade game as far as the AI is concerned.
>
> Hmmm.... haven't noticed that. In fact, I'm fairly certain I've spun a
> few
> myself by pushing into their rear quarter. I've even seen (and both
> benefitted and wrecked from) the AI screwing up Eau Rouge on exit and
> spinning. I'll have to give it a try and see.
>
> Alan

I just happened to catch the Busch race on Speed just now and I think part
of the greatness of the GTR/AI combo is the ability to "root" (as DW says)
your opponent out of his line to take the spot. In any online racing game
Ive ever run root'ing (as in bumping outta way) is really just "wrecking"
as thats usually the end result.

That Stewart save was truly spectacular. The announcers were almost
speechless for a minute or so after, then its like it set in all of a
sudden. About the time the spotter said "thats somethin Earnhardt would
do".

On another note for Ron. I keep thinking about what you said "hitting the
AI with a 30mph differential does nothing and is very arcadish". It seems
to me just having the AI set so low as to introduce this speed differential
is more arcadish than having the AI set to a respectable level that
simulates real life to a finer degree than 30mph. Not that accidents dont
happen. And boy, when set to Psychotic they really do happen, maybe too
often hehe.

Mitch
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