B-Spec. Allow suspension and aero tuning in Pit Stops

[GBO Possum]

Especially for Endurance races, I'd like the option to correct or experiment with settings for:-

• Suspension
• Aero downforce
• Brake balance

In addition, it would be possible to buy any tire type which qualifies for this event.

Implementation?

The player would use the normal Tuning UI, saving groups of settings under the A, B, C groups. Settings which are unavailable would be dimmed.

I see an expansion of the "Pit Strategy" function. The player would choose the A, B or C settings to be applied at the next Pit Stop. Or the "No Change" setting would be chosen.

There could be a time penalty for this work to be completed. If so, the player must be warned about the extra time required.

Benefits include: More immersive player engagement, opportunity to experiment with tuning, ability to provision a tire type which the player had not owned (rather than be stuck with that poor choice)

 

[Takata]

I'm sure the normal tuning UI would be too large for mid-race tuning. Needs to be reduced since you only have as long as your car takes to roll through the pit lane to make your selections (unless you can use the menu while pausing the race).

I think you should pay extra to have new tires couriered to you mid-race.

Sort of related: Would be nice to have some damage-repair animations in the pit stop in addition to the tyre-replacement animations. Maybe limit damage repair to front-end and rear-end replacement.

 

[GBO Possum]

I'm sure the normal tuning UI would be too large for mid-race tuning. Needs to be reduced since you only have as long as your car takes to roll through the pit lane to make your selections (unless you can use the menu while pausing the race).

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@Takata I should have explained better, sorry.

My idea is that the settings can be made while the B-Spec race is running. The player would take as long as he/she likes to make decisions and record the settings.

One aspect of the GT5 B-Spec that I don't like is the inability to make decisions until the pit stop starts. I'd like to be able, for example, to choose the next driver while the current driver is out on the track. In fact, I'd like to be able to set the entire future sequence of driver rotation while the current driver is out there.

Likewise, I want to be able to make future tuning decisions without either pausing the race or squeezing the decision-making/recording into a tight time window.

As a pit manager, in real life, I don't have to wait for my driver to be in the pits to record my decisions. In fact, that's the one time when I don't want to be doing "paperwork"!