In “Assists” there is a “Damage, Fuel, and Tire wear” option that can be set to “cosmetic” or “simulation”. I get that. It works as I would expect it to. But in the “Game Options” menu, there is a “Collision mode” option that says, “With collisions turned off, cars can make contact without incurring damage.” I’ve tried playing with this setting, but it doesn’t seem to have any effect. What is this setting, and what is its relationship to the “Damage” option in the other menu?
I figured it out. Don’t know how I missed it when fiddling with it before. With “Collision mode” turned off, the other cars ghost out when you get close to them.