Door Number

[LordDrift]

Whatever the reason is, I find it incredibly annoying, we spend considerable amounts of time creating Livery's only to have it obscured by some ugly big number that seems to serve no purpose.

I build my liveries around the number plate. Make lemonade man

 

[regnar]

In Daily races & GT League, these really don't serve any purpose, with a fantasy livery this probably not a issue, but with realistic livery it is frustrating to see random door applied all over the car after all the time spent, defeats the purpose to show off the car.

I thinking of making a car livery which is just solid GT Door Numbers plaster all over it.

 

[Outspacer]

The correct answer is....

I think I figured out door numbers and then we can be done with this tangent.

I believe the game is sorting the DR values as text and not as numerical data. Assuming the following:
E = <0
D = 0-4999
C = 5000-9999
B = 10000-29999
A = 30000-49999
S = 50000-75000

D drivers could have any digit in the first position, so if a D driver with 900 DR points is in the field, he gets door number 1 over a 75k maxed out S driver because "9" comes after "7".

C drivers could have 5 through 9 in the first position, so they can receive higher or lower numbers than S drivers, but always lower numbers than A and B drivers.

S, A, and B all work the way they are supposed to work.

These assumptions held true for the 5 races that I looked at last night.

 

[Robben]

Alphabetising numbers 👍 would make sense.

Still seems like a strange mistake to have been made.

 

[phil_75]

I expect the other people in the room have changed a lot too.

I like it when I set a good qualifier and start as the first DR:A guy behind the DR:S guys, check my door number and it's like 15th or something. It really takes the stress off.
On the other hand, when I set a good qualifier and start 18th, check my door number and its 9 I think crikey, how the hell am I meant to get that.

You just described my pre race checks

 

[GTWelsh]

I'm with you.....perfect livery, and then BAM! They slap on a stupid number. I've been making liveries around the number since there is no way around it.

Use 2 cars, one for sport mode, one for lobby mode. Make amendments to the livery for the number in the sport mode version. Liveries carry between multiple cars of the same model so you don't have to re-create it.

 

[Robben]

Sorry, but is everyone really that precious about their liveries?

 

[Khannie]

Sorry, but is everyone really that precious about their liveries?

Some of us do spend hours on them...... especially when the race of the day is High Speed Ring!!! LOL

 

[Robben]

I get that people spend a long time making them and they look good in photos, but in the races do they matter that much?

 

[VanessaMagick]

I always make my liveries with racing numbers - not that I like the look of them, but just so nothing gets covered up.

Sorry, but is everyone really that precious about their liveries?

Yes.

 

[M1SS-D3V10US]

I believe, the door number in the Sports Mode races, is your entry number into the lobby. However, I could easily be your starting position on the grid? But I would think my first guess (and that's all it is) would be correct.

 

[Outspacer]

I believe, the door number in the Sports Mode races, is your entry number into the lobby. However, I could easily be your starting position on the grid? But I would think my first guess (and that's all it is) would be correct.

Nope, it really is your DR rank, but bugged (as I quoted a few posts ago).

 

[SkylineR88]

To be fair, I really dont look at other liverys in Sport mode. You may differ.
Other modes yes but in sport I am concentrating on my lines and racing.

 

[petesj26]

And here I just wished than it would keep the door number I designate in the livery editor (68)..... The guys in F1 get I choose their number I want to pick mine!

 

[DigitalBaka]

Given a replay and date/time info I'm sure @Milouse or someone with access to the stats could put this to bed one way or the other. I think @Famine has been working on the door number theory as well.

 

[Outspacer]

Given a replay and date/time info I'm sure @Milouse or someone with access to the stats could put this to bed one way or the other. I think @Famine has been working on the door number theory as well.

It's as good as put to bed as far as I'm concerned. @machine1121 nailed it... at least that theory works for every race I've seen, and I don't believe anyone has posted evidence to disprove it.

 

[Milouse]

Given a replay and date/time info I'm sure @Milouse or someone with access to the stats could put this to bed one way or the other. I think @Famine has been working on the door number theory as well.

We both came to the same conclusion in our own way: the door numbers match the ranking of players DR Score on the grid, in descending order.
It has been reported, though, that the game is ranking alphabetically, not using digits: 3,000 would be seen better than 20,000.
Consequence, if you manage to put lower door numbers behind you on the track, you're likely to see your DR score rise.

 

[jasguer]

There was a race I did a few days ago that had a 16 car starting grid and I passed someone with a door number that was 17. Is that just part of the way the numbers are assigned?

 

[Outspacer]

There was a race I did a few days ago that had a 16 car starting grid and I passed someone with a door number that was 17. Is that just part of the way the numbers are assigned?

That could happen if it was Race C and some quit out. Otherwise, I'd have to see it to believe it

 

[ColinNZ]

There was a race I did a few days ago that had a 16 car starting grid and I passed someone with a door number that was 17. Is that just part of the way the numbers are assigned?

I've been door number 17 in a race with only 15 cars, and can confirm that two people quit/were disconnected before the race.

 

[jasguer]

I was just in a daily race, my door number was 18 I finished 16th and I lost DR. Just wondering why that happened..

 

[JacksHerer]

I was just in a daily race, my door number was 18 I finished 16th and I lost DR. Just wondering why that happened..

What DR rank/ranks in the lobby?

 

[Famine]

I finished 16th

That's why.

 

[Outspacer]

I was just in a daily race, my door number was 18 I finished 16th and I lost DR. Just wondering why that happened..

Because the scoring isn't calculated based on door number, but on DR points, and finishing behind 15 others is very likely to take more points than you can gain from the 4 you beat.

And that's assuming that 18 was your correct rank - if there were any DR Cs or Ds in the race then it wouldn't be.

 

[jasguer]

DR B and C in the lobby. I’m DR B. Another race, door number 20. Started 16th, finished 16th. Lost DR again.

 

[Outspacer]

B and C. I’m B. Another race, door number 20. Started 16th, finished 16th. Lost DR again.

Every C in the race is pushing your door number up by 1. Say there were 8 Cs, your door number should've been 12 (assuming no Ds).

 

[NoFinClue]

 

[Famine]

Lost DR again.

That's because:

finished 16th

 

[JacksHerer]

We both came to the same conclusion in our own way: the door numbers match the ranking of players DR Score on the grid, in descending order.
It has been reported, though, that the game is ranking alphabetically, not using digits: 3,000 would be seen better than 20,000.
Consequence, if you manage to put lower door numbers behind you on the track, you're likely to see your DR score rise.

Note : you're likely to see your DR score rise.

I just had a race with door #16 there were 7 DR:S and the rest DR:A, #3 and #17 left before the warm up started.
I started 11th and finished 9th,
I got beat by only 1 higher door number #19, but I beat 7 lower door numbers #4 #8 #9 #11 #13 #14 #15
I gained around 400 DR points

 

[djdest]

Whatever the reason is, I find it incredibly annoying, we spend considerable amounts of time creating Livery's only to have it obscured by some ugly big number that seems to serve no purpose.

This is easy to overcome, just place a numberboard as part of your livery in the same place as where the Sports mode ones appear.
Sometimes it needs a little artistic licence, but its hardly a big deal.
For example, this livery (not mine) has the Dekra number in the same place as the original livery

However, when used in a race it looks a bit odd because you end up with the Dekra one, and the Sport mode one,
This is my version with them swapped round.
So now in a Sports race mine just has one number, and when used in lobbies it shows the Dekra one.

All you need to do is have the Sports number showing, then add a square decal and resize it so it is just slightly smaller than the Sports one.
Then remove the Sports one and that is your area in the square to create your own.
This obviously allows you to not have your design spoilt by the Sports number, and not having to leave an empty space.

Three examples of my liveries where the Sports board covers my one