AI Pit Stops

[stevenmgrr]

What determines when the AI cars pit. I was racing in the Clio Challange race at Deep Forest and all of the AI cars pittied at the same time, just before the final lap? In the Super Speedway Endo, they made many more pit stops than I did.

???

 

[GilesGuthrie]

The AI doesn't really justify its name when it comes to the pitting issue. It seems that there's no real implementation of 'ekeing out' tyre life for the AI cars. Where you or I would try to conserve tyres as much as possible, the AI cars just go for it, and as soon as they get to a wear point, they pit. There's no race strategy to it, and that's why you see a car pitting on the last lap. It's a bit pointless.

With some of the races, I've had to watch myself, because a ar hass roared off into the distance, and I've tried to give chase, but then it pits like every 3 laps, and so comes last. The Cobra in the Seattle Enduro is a prime example of this.

 

[jaw1]

I was doing a race at Laguna Seca - laughing at the Nissan r390 racer sliding all over the track cos he raced for like 10 laps on one set of tires - Anyway I was right behind when he pitted so I thought what the hell i'll go and tire up myself - so I followed him round the last right hander before the pits ..... moved in behind and he hit the wall of tires on the right of the pit lane entry ... I only just missed him ... He was stuck there for the next two or three laps .... On the last corner though I came round and smashed into him to free him up ... Just so he could see me win HE HE HE !! jw

 

[vat_man]

They've built no planning and little variety in the AI pit strategy - who stops on the last lap for tyres?!?

An example - you can't quite go full distance on superhard tyres in some of the 15 lap events. So, you put on something a bit softer and stop closer to half way.

It would be a lot better if the AI did that, and if you had variety - eg. one guy goes slow but protects his tyres, a couple of guys stop around halfway, and one guy is really fast but stops twice.

 

[Viper_Maniac]

For some reason on the Seattle endurance race the Shelby Cobra kept pitting in every 2 laps. I was like "What the hell is with this guy?".

 

[jaw1]

I think its a bird driving it and she keeps on lighting up the rears !!!!!!!! jw (oh and plus she needs to do her hair every two laps !)

 

[CloneHead]

Originally posted by jaw1
I think its a bird driving it and she keeps on lighting up the rears !!!!!!!! jw (oh and plus she needs to do her hair every two laps !)