Online Starting Grid problem.

NCRthree · May 22, 2012

After seeing the latest update today, I'm wondering if PD or Kaz is even aware of this annoying problem. Our weekly race group has had to manually set up the grid for months now. Lining up after someone tallies the qualifying times is just plain primitive. Especially after it seemed to function fine for months. If the future of GT is online, then this would seem to be an urgent concern.

squirlybmx · May 22, 2012

I've never had this occur in any of the rooms I've been in. Are you 100% sure the starting order was set by fastest first?

CJSpencer77 · May 22, 2012

I may be saying something you already know, but maybe i can be some help, I run a league myself and there is an easy fix to this problem, before anyone starts qualifing get a few guys to go track and start a race, once the race has started get the guys on track to quit out of the race, now everyone can get to qualifing and being placed on the track in orrect order. We have been racing like this for ages now, it seems to be the first race in a new room that quali is wrong and needs this doing. The only other time you need to do this again after the first time is when you change track to a weather chamge/ time chage track.

P.S. you can always tell if quali is working by looking at the timing sheet, once players are on a fast lap you should see sector times being posted, once you see this as long as it is set to 'fastest first' everything will be ok.

P.P.S have not been online since todays update

micantony · May 22, 2012

CJSpencer77
I may be saying something you already know, but i run a league myself and there is an easy fix to this problem, before anyone starts qualifing get a few guys to go track and start a race, once the race has started get the guys on track to quit out of the race, now everyone can get to qualifing and being placed on the track in orrect order. We have been racing like this for ages now, it seems to be the first race in a new room that quali is wrong.

P.S. you can always tell if quali is working by looking at the timing sheet, once players are on a fast lap you should see sector times being posted, once you see this aslong as it is set to 'fastest first' everything will be ok.

P.P.S have not been online since todays update

thanks for the info!

NCRthree · May 22, 2012

Thanks CJ. That first race in the room is hopefully what the issue is. Haven't tried in that way.

We open an online lobby and everyone enters the pit and holds. Then we qualify w/ 3-4 on track at a time. Racers re-enter the pit and hold after their 5 minute qualifying session. After everyone is done, the track gets reset and we line up on track in qualifying order. Host starts race and the grid is correct. Having someone manually take down the times is what is such a bother.

hasslemoff · May 22, 2012

ncrthree
We open an online lobby and everyone enters the pit and holds. Then we qualify w/ 3-4 on track at a time. Racers re-enter the pit and hold after their 5 minute qualifying session. After everyone is done, the track gets reset and we line up on track in qualifying order. Host starts race and the grid is correct. Having someone manually take down the times is what is such a bother.

Reset the track before qualifying, then once you have started qualifying make sure that no one re-enters pits or leaves the room. If you are doing group qualifying just get the first group to park somewhere safe on track. That should sort the problem out. Works well in 3D3 and other races I've been in.

DA6righthand · May 22, 2012

NCR, I had the same issue sometimes in my league. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it would not. Its mighty annoying.

ITCC_Andrew · May 22, 2012

My series is extremely similar to CJ's. Supposing the races start at 5 PM EST, I start the room/go to lobby at 4:30, run one race by myself UNTIL THE FINISH, and never have a problem. Then, once everyone else joins at 5:00, and starts qualifying, it runs perfectly smooth.

Online Starting Grid problem.

NCRthree

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micantony

NCRthree

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