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Some wish list items - some minor, some major:
Custom date with option to go back to the date of the oldest car - at the moment it defaults to 1970 if the date is earlier (in my league we enjoy using the cars and tracks to recreate historic seasons or races and prefer to use the original dates).
Mandatory pit stop option for timed races - At present the mandatory pit stop option is only available for races with a length set in laps (I prefer to set races at 30 minutes length, but currently can't do this and set a mandatory pit stop).
Pit window option - when using mandatory pit stop an option for a pit window by lap or by time (according to race duration lap or time) e.g. 24 lap race - pit window 8 - 16 laps or 30 minute race pit window 10 - 20 minutes.
All cars without headlights to have sister cars with lights (or replace them with versions with lights) - currently this seriously reduces the number of historic cars which can be used in time change / endurance races. NB - nothing historically inaccurate about this suggestion - the Porsche 908 was used in endurance races as were Trans Am cars (at Daytona and Sebring).
Increased grid hosting options - race finish order, reverse race finish order, custom grid, partial custom grid. Time delay starts - for handicap racing (as still used in some real life historic events).
Improved car classification system for closed wheel historic cars to one which groups cars by discipline then decade (or split decade where appropriate) e.g.
Touring, GT, LM. The current GTA, B, C, D would therefore become
Mercedes Benz 300 SL 1952 GTD = LM50 (a category for early 1950's Le Mans cars)
Aston Martin DBR1/300 1959 GTC = LM55 (a category for mid to late 1950's Le Mans cars e.g. Jaguar D Type, Ferrari 250 TR, Mercedes Benz 300 SLR)
Ferrari Daytona 365 GTA = GT70 (a category for 1970's GT's e.g. Porsche 911 Carrera, Chevrolet Corvette C3, De Tomaso Pantera GT4) - this would get the GT's out of the current group of saloons, which in my opinion is important for realism.
Ford Escort RS1600 GTB = Touring70 (a category for 1970's saloon / touring cars).
Prototype A and B would become:
LM60 = Ford Mark 4, Ferrari 330 P4 (Ford GT40 MK1, Ferrari 250 LM)
LM70 = Porsche 917, Porsche 908 (with lights), Ferrari 512
LM75 = Renault Alpine A442B, Porsche 936
Lotus 40 would come out of its current category where it is uncomfortably mixed with the Ford MK4 and Ferrari 330P4 - it just pre-dated the creation of the Can Am series. I would put it in Can Am 65 and add the McLaren M1A.
Can Am 70 would be for the Porsche 917/10 Can Am car and other period rivals as they get added to the game e.g. McLaren M8F and M20.
Custom championships.
If the above is not possible - a car elimination system. There would be an option to eliminate cars from the line up for a custom race -example: I could eliminate the Jaguar V12 from a GTA race (under my suggestion it would be in GT70).
Historic careers - start in an appropriate starter car and progress through the cars of that decade e.g. start in Formula Ford and progress into Touring, GT, LM and more powerful single seaters. Ideally this would be possible across a range of decades and a range of classes - it could help guide the car selection towards producing a better ladder of cars.
For example a 1950's career could start in a 500cc Formula 3 car (just like Stirling Moss and Peter Collins) and peak with the Aston Martin DBR1/300 or a 1950's F1 car.
1960's career could start in a Mini then progress through Formula Ford, then on through various cars to Le Mans, F1 and the Indy 500.
Room Names / Titles.
AI difficulty spread option - rather than have them all lap at almost exactly the same speed - if the current setting is 120 / 100: then 120 / 100 / 0 would give maximum spread with the fastest AI at 120 and the slowest at 0. 120 / 100 / 100 would give the minimum spread.
Open Wheel - extra Historic categories especially Formula 2, Formula 5000 and Tasman.
Thanks all for your patience and thanks SMS for a game which I love, but would like to love even more!
Custom date with option to go back to the date of the oldest car - at the moment it defaults to 1970 if the date is earlier (in my league we enjoy using the cars and tracks to recreate historic seasons or races and prefer to use the original dates).
Mandatory pit stop option for timed races - At present the mandatory pit stop option is only available for races with a length set in laps (I prefer to set races at 30 minutes length, but currently can't do this and set a mandatory pit stop).
Pit window option - when using mandatory pit stop an option for a pit window by lap or by time (according to race duration lap or time) e.g. 24 lap race - pit window 8 - 16 laps or 30 minute race pit window 10 - 20 minutes.
All cars without headlights to have sister cars with lights (or replace them with versions with lights) - currently this seriously reduces the number of historic cars which can be used in time change / endurance races. NB - nothing historically inaccurate about this suggestion - the Porsche 908 was used in endurance races as were Trans Am cars (at Daytona and Sebring).
Increased grid hosting options - race finish order, reverse race finish order, custom grid, partial custom grid. Time delay starts - for handicap racing (as still used in some real life historic events).
Improved car classification system for closed wheel historic cars to one which groups cars by discipline then decade (or split decade where appropriate) e.g.
Touring, GT, LM. The current GTA, B, C, D would therefore become
Mercedes Benz 300 SL 1952 GTD = LM50 (a category for early 1950's Le Mans cars)
Aston Martin DBR1/300 1959 GTC = LM55 (a category for mid to late 1950's Le Mans cars e.g. Jaguar D Type, Ferrari 250 TR, Mercedes Benz 300 SLR)
Ferrari Daytona 365 GTA = GT70 (a category for 1970's GT's e.g. Porsche 911 Carrera, Chevrolet Corvette C3, De Tomaso Pantera GT4) - this would get the GT's out of the current group of saloons, which in my opinion is important for realism.
Ford Escort RS1600 GTB = Touring70 (a category for 1970's saloon / touring cars).
Prototype A and B would become:
LM60 = Ford Mark 4, Ferrari 330 P4 (Ford GT40 MK1, Ferrari 250 LM)
LM70 = Porsche 917, Porsche 908 (with lights), Ferrari 512
LM75 = Renault Alpine A442B, Porsche 936
Lotus 40 would come out of its current category where it is uncomfortably mixed with the Ford MK4 and Ferrari 330P4 - it just pre-dated the creation of the Can Am series. I would put it in Can Am 65 and add the McLaren M1A.
Can Am 70 would be for the Porsche 917/10 Can Am car and other period rivals as they get added to the game e.g. McLaren M8F and M20.
Custom championships.
If the above is not possible - a car elimination system. There would be an option to eliminate cars from the line up for a custom race -example: I could eliminate the Jaguar V12 from a GTA race (under my suggestion it would be in GT70).
Historic careers - start in an appropriate starter car and progress through the cars of that decade e.g. start in Formula Ford and progress into Touring, GT, LM and more powerful single seaters. Ideally this would be possible across a range of decades and a range of classes - it could help guide the car selection towards producing a better ladder of cars.
For example a 1950's career could start in a 500cc Formula 3 car (just like Stirling Moss and Peter Collins) and peak with the Aston Martin DBR1/300 or a 1950's F1 car.
1960's career could start in a Mini then progress through Formula Ford, then on through various cars to Le Mans, F1 and the Indy 500.
Room Names / Titles.
AI difficulty spread option - rather than have them all lap at almost exactly the same speed - if the current setting is 120 / 100: then 120 / 100 / 0 would give maximum spread with the fastest AI at 120 and the slowest at 0. 120 / 100 / 100 would give the minimum spread.
Open Wheel - extra Historic categories especially Formula 2, Formula 5000 and Tasman.
Thanks all for your patience and thanks SMS for a game which I love, but would like to love even more!
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