Provide ability to limit Fuel load in all Future Pit Stops at any time before or during race

[GBO Possum]

From reading the forums, here is my understanding about fuel. I hope I have this right, if not, please correct me.

• All cars have a 100 liter tank.
• Fuel weight is taken into account by GT in calculating acceleration, braking, handling (and maybe even fuel consumption itself...)

I'd like the ability to avoid carrying around extra fuel, by limiting the amount of fuel taken on at race start, and limiting the amount taken on in pit stops.

For example, right now I'm running a B-Spec 4 hour Endurance race in GT5 on the 'Ring. The factor that limits the number of laps between pit stops is tire wear. I can get 4 laps out of the RS tires. (Not that "RS", dummy!)

Four laps requires about 68 liters in the current car my Bob is using, so I'd like to only fill the car to, say, 70 liters rather than carry around 30 useless liters for the whole race. I don't really know that it'd make that much of a difference, but I'd like the realism of controlling such things. I figure that in a light car, the difference could be significant.

 

[wowbaggerBR]

You already can limit the amount of fuel on pitstops. When the menu works, of course.

 

[GBO Possum]

You already can limit the amount of fuel on pitstops. When the menu works, of course.

Yes, but you have to do it for every pitstop and can only set it while the dialog box is displayed, not during the race proper.

I want to be able to say "only fill the tank to xx liters in all future pitstops".

Essentially, I want pit crew smart enough to remember what I told them at the last pitstop!

 

[wowbaggerBR]

Yes, but you have to do it for every pitstop and can only set it while the dialog box is displayed, not during the race proper.

Now I get it. Would be very cool if we have this options.

 

[Takata]

Are you able to change the thread title to something less misleading?

 

[GBO Possum]

Are you able to change the thread title to something less misleading?

Certainly. What would you suggest?

 

[Takata]

Er.... "Remember previous refuel quantity"? O.o?

While that doesn't cover the bit where you want to limit the initial fuel load, you'd probably want to run with a full tank at the start unless you already knew exactly how much you'd use per stint in that race.

You'll still have to watch the fuel since unless you're refuelling EXACTLY what you use each stint, your fuel remaining after each stint will slowly drift up or down.

 

[GBO Possum]

Er.... "Remember previous refuel quantity"? O.o?

While that doesn't cover the bit where you want to limit the initial fuel load, you'd probably want to run with a full tank at the start unless you already knew exactly how much you'd use per stint in that race.

You'll still have to watch the fuel since unless you're refuelling EXACTLY what you use each stint, your fuel remaining after each stint will slowly drift up or down.

Yes, there needs to be a safety margin, and that's up to the player as pit manager.

I've edited the thread title, and now I'm not sure if it's become over complicated.