Okay, here we go. I thought about it for a while and even though I’m sure not much will be done with this post, I started it anyway.
Why do I think not much can be done with it?
- I think that the structure of programming and continually building on what was already there can only lead at a certain point to something that no longer works and will eventually have to be "built from the ground up…
- No one cares enough to actually do it right. It’s just work, right?
First a little about me. I am Dutch and will apologize in advance for my grammar and sentence structure. But I do my best. Also apologies for my sarcasm, but that’s probably due to my age.
I have been an adult for a long time and have a job that requires a lot of waiting, but I am unable to leave my home office. This allows me to use my XBox series X during the day.
Cars and motorsport are my hobby and a major part of my life. So after playing a lot of car games for over 25 years, I think I can speak from experience about what works and what doesn’t.
Let me take everyone through how I experience the game, in this condition and with the Alfa Performance racing series that was released today.
I always drive at level 8 with the strict rules. I don’t think winning is the biggest challenge of racing, but getting the most out of the car you have at your disposal.
So, first the car.
Later scanned forza model, someone will probably see something that is wrong but it looks fine.
Then the first race.
Standard 300 points so what should I do? Oh, a sports exhaust is possible, so we can also do the intake. Always a nice and varied start. Not that the car needed more power, but yes, doing nothing with it is also inconvenient.
Free Practice
Hockenheim ring mini edition.
Nice, I don’t drive here often. Heavy car and no good racing tires or setup.
So I drive my first laps and what stands out:
Cars left and right in the gravel pit. When approaching the pit entrance, there are 3 cars against the guard rails that apparently could not make the turn into the pits. Those heavy cars in combination with the narrow circuit are not a success for the AI.
Something about good programming and, above all: check carefully what you are doing and whether something actually works before you release or apply it. I think this is the basis of anyone who enjoys their work and takes it seriously.
In addition, I see Mercedes and Cadillacs everywhere with widebody kits and bizarre alignment problems. The wheel gaps are really terrible and I think that I personally find this a bigger problem than the super old scanned cars.
Again I wonder, who tests this and who then thinks: Fine, don’t change or adjust anything anymore. We’ll move on and we’ll see. Did you really think that no one plays the game? That’s strange, why did they do that while Horizon is already so far along that we can even use the spacers?
Then the target time in the practice session. Not possible with a standard car. I also found it funny to see that when I adjusted my fuel for the race, the system also indicated that with minimal fuel I would still be more than a second short.
Again, I know this doesn’t happen, but who tests and checks this?
Also special: why can the AI competition already have racing tires and do I have to make do with a standard car?
Next thing we can talk about. Make the race classes more exciting by certain things such as restriction:
- Tires all the same. This is how competition and racing classes are made.
- Limit weight and power. This is how competition and racing classes are created.
- drivetrain
This is also something I don’t understand. With everything that’s already there from previous Forzas, why not tweak the worst working things properly? Now it’s too late, it’s already in the structure and DNA of the game so it can no longer be adjusted.
I may have been thinking about this too simply, but wouldn’t the entire car and points system be better if it only looked at:
- weight
- weight distribution
- power torque and horsepower and where on the powerband
- wheelbase
- drag and downforce
- width and roll height
- tire width
- tire compound
From this basis a time over a circuit will probably be determined. If there is too big a gap between cars, make sure they carry ballast. Ballast that we can place ourselves, where we want in the car. So that we can choose what we consider a good weight distribution. I really don’t need a Porsche with 50/50 weight distribution and 245 tires at the front and 315 at the rear.
But we go further. I now have less desire to finish it properly, so the pace is picking up.
The race wasn’t that good. Due to the small circuit, the 1st car, which was 10 seconds ahead on its medium racing tires, had to overtake the stragglers… Yes, the cars that continuously drive off the track at level 8.
But then overtaking the cars that are going to be put on a lap. So that doesn’t work for the AI. Something about flags and the AI continuing to race even if it is a lap behind.
Okay, next race.
Didn’t get enough points for better tires, so adjust the width.
We’re going to the Nurburgring. Rain.
When starting the practice session, the top of my dashboard is suddenly gone. That’s not possible, a car that they themselves reintroduce as new, let’s play this with them, that has a non-existent dashboard. A bit strange, who checks that? And I play on an XBox, a closed system with hardware they know.
The race was okay, there were far fewer cars outside the circuit than the previous race.
So we’ll continue upgrading after the race. I think the new rear bumpers that create a kind of diffuser and generate positive downforce are a good addition. Too bad it’s not possible on every car. But it gives me the opportunity where available to make a more stable car. I personally never use the forza rear wing. I’d rather come last than have to drive that thing around. But that’s something I won’t go into further.
But then that rear bumper and hood. They are indeed missing.
So I’m wondering again who tests…
Oh nevermind.
Sorry for the long winded nonsense… I’m going back to work, maybe I’ll do another race later, maybe not… Don’t think anyone will worry about that
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