Q&A with Slightly Mad Studios: Ian Bell [Read OP]

[ozwheels]

I sincerely hope the wheel bug from pCars 1 where your wheel vibrates like crazy and the ffb completely changes is gone now. There's nothing more infuriating from pCars 1 then getting that bug at the beginning of an endurance race.

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[bleeder]

I sincerely hope the wheel bug from pCars 1 where your wheel vibrates like crazy and the ffb completely changes is gone now. There's nothing more infuriating from pCars 1 then getting that bug at the beginning of an endurance race.

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Yeah that one's been around forever. Thankfully a quick race restart sorts it out.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I sincerely hope the wheel bug from pCars 1 where your wheel vibrates like crazy and the ffb completely changes is gone now. There's nothing more infuriating from pCars 1 then getting that bug at the beginning of an endurance race.

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Just turn off the game and restart. I know it's a pain but it's a surefire fix. For now.

 

[ozwheels]

Just turn off the game and restart. I know it's a pain but it's a surefire fix. For now.

Yeah that one's been around forever. Thankfully a quick race restart sorts it out.

Actually you can just run into a wall at an angle that would take your front wheel off and go back to pits and it will fix it. None of this helps during a race though.

 

[diesel97]

Just turn off the game and restart. I know it's a pain but it's a surefire fix. For now.

that's not a fix and the Pc problem was fixed but the console was not

 

[F1Racer68]

that's not a fix and the Pc problem was fixed but the console was not

PC issue was NOT fixed. Greatly reduced but not eliminated. It still shows up from time to time.

Also a race restart is not an option when it happens after a pit stop in an online league event. Driver either suffers through it or declares a "mechanical issue" and parks.

In most cases it fixes itself during the next pit stop.

 

[TexasTyme214]

I've been seeing/hearing about a fair amount of GT3s on "Pirelli Dry Hard" tires. Is that the only dry tire available in the class?

@The_American

 

[F1Racer68]

I've been seeing/hearing about a fair amount of GT3s on "Pirelli Dry Hard" tires. Is that the only dry tire available in the class?

@The_American

Most GT series will have one compound designated by the tire manufacturer for the track and weather conditions. While there may be a hard, medium, and soft compound, only one compound would be used for a specific race based on the tire manufacturers decision. In other words, you will not see a team switch between hard and soft during a race.

At least, that is how the series that I follow will do it.

 

[jake2013guy]

Most GT series will have one compound designated by the tire manufacturer for the track and weather conditions. While there may be a hard, medium, and soft compound, only one compound would be used for a specific race based on the tire manufacturers decision. In other words, you will not see a team switch between hard and soft during a race.

At least, that is how the series that I follow will do it.

Although in PC1, there were 3 compounds as well as the Inter/Wet tyres so it may just be the case that they've only used the Hard and neither the Soft nor Medium was used.

 

[TexasTyme214]

Most GT series will have one compound designated by the tire manufacturer for the track and weather conditions. While there may be a hard, medium, and soft compound, only one compound would be used for a specific race based on the tire manufacturers decision. In other words, you will not see a team switch between hard and soft during a race.

At least, that is how the series that I follow will do it.

I'm aware, but since this is still a game, SMS might bend the rules a bit. There could even be more than just Pirelli.

 

[jake2013guy]

I'm aware, but since this is still a game, SMS might bend the rules a bit. There could even be more than just Pirelli.

Unlikely seeing that's who their partnership is with.

 

[TexasTyme214]

Unlikely seeing that's who their partnership is with.

SMS could do their own tire like they did for the previous game. It would be weird to mix real and fictional tires, but I'm open to a larger variety. I'll wait and see if they respond.

 

[Tank621]

I don't know if this has been asked but is there some kind of incentive to stop people quitting online races early?

 

[jake2013guy]

Just watching the DiRT stream and were discussing the use of DirtFish in the game. How is it being used for Project CARS 2?

 

[The_American]

I don't know if this has been asked but is there some kind of incentive to stop people quitting online races early?

Yes, quitting hits your Online Rating. Same for any disconnect (cat5 pull)

 

[DesertPenguin09]

But it can be turned off right? I remember it being said that the entire rating system can be turned off for when you want to have some fun with friends. What about toggling specific parts of it?

 

[ozwheels]

But it can be turned off right? I remember it being said that the entire rating system can be turned off for when you want to have some fun with friends. What about toggling specific parts of it?

Yes they said it can be turned off in private lobbies.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Thanks for confirming, I'd love to toggle certain aspects like cutting corners, going wide, disconnections, etc.

 

[ozwheels]

Thanks for confirming, I'd love to toggle certain aspects like cutting corners, going wide, disconnections, etc.

I haven't heard anything like that. Just you can turn off the rating system itself.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Thanks for replying and all, but I'm not asking you. This topic is for asking @IanBell and @The_American and I hope they can give a "we're working on it"-type response.

 

[jake2013guy]

Thanks for replying and all, but I'm not asking you. This topic is for asking @IanBell and @The_American and I hope they can give a "we're working on it"-type response.

No need to be rude. He answered to the extent he can and told you what he doesn't know.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I apologize if I came off as rude. I figured at least thanking him for his efforts showed I wasn't being rude. I was thinking about editing it and adding "With all due respect" but I thought what I wrote would get that across. My bad.

So lemme try that again. With all due respect, I don't want his answer. I want one from the devs

 

[Tank621]

Yes, quitting hits your Online Rating. Same for any disconnect (cat5 pull)

Thanks for the quick response, good to hear this will be implemented

 

[Satco1066]

i'm just a WMD member , hope this is enough
Yes, you can switch on/off the rating system for privat lobbies.
And as in pC1 you can also config the penalty system with just a some more options as before

 

[ozwheels]

i'm just a WMD member , hope this is enough
Yes, you can switch on/off the rating system for privat lobbies.
And as in pC1 you can also config the penalty system with just a some more options as before

What exactly do you mean by this? In pCars 1 you could only turn off flags and penalties or have them on. There isn't any customization.

 

[Satco1066]

that mean you could switch that off/on basically. Now you have more options, like ....., ..... and .....
And ....also. Ok, more is not possible to leak currently

 

[DesertPenguin09]

that mean you could switch that off/on basically. Now you have more options, like ....., ..... and .....
And ....also. Ok, more is not possible to leak currently

That's the answer I needed! *high five*

 

[ozwheels]

Can you ride curbs now in GT cars? In pCars 1 a lot of the GT cars want to over rotate if you use inside curbing or they try to take off to space on some curbs that weren't sausage curbs.

Are there systems in place to punish people who like to use extra track on entry and exit. Systems such as punctures or less grip on greencrete and Astro turf.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

that mean you could switch that off/on basically. Now you have more options, like ....., ..... and .....
And ....also. Ok, more is not possible to leak currently

Did you have to tell the higher ups that you want to answer this and ask what you're allowed to say?

 

[Jason Wilko]

Can you ride curbs now in GT cars? In pCars 1 a lot of the GT cars want to over rotate if you use inside curbing or they try to take off to space on some curbs that weren't sausage curbs.

Are there systems in place to punish people who like to use extra track on entry and exit. Systems such as punctures or less grip on greencrete and Astro turf.

Gt cars don't handle kerbs too well in real life as they are such a stiff and low riding car, same as formula one cars, the smallest kerb in GT cars can make the kerb look bigger than it actually is.