The AI wasn't too bad already. The glaring issue was them slowing down way too much for turn 1 and not using the whole track on exit. The line is now way smoother through there. They were also generally not using the whole track in a lot of the corners.
Original times:
New AI line times:
- more than a second improvement for most cars
- fixed a few issues with the GT4s hitting sausage curbs and being thrown off their lines in a few different corners, which is why their times are massively improved
Link to the original track:
www.racedepartment.com
AI testing background:
I tried using a variety of cars from different eras, starting with GT3s and ending with a decently quick, but very unstable Jaguar E-type from 1962. The latter makes using the whole track super important. Sorry for not using any single seaters or F1 cars, but I don't really care about them. I came to accept I'm a vintage car person who occasionally enjoys a modern sports car, but nothing stupidly fast.
To get the lap times you see in the screenshots, I run the AI at 100% strength and 50% aggression for about 10 laps, once using the original AI line and once more using the final improved AI line (ignoring the few hours that went into driving new lines and retesting until I get it as close to perfection as possible).
I use the Audi TT cup to drive the AI line because it's easy to drive, has decent turning radius and it's understeery on exit, perfect for driving a smooth line.
After getting a good AI line I also redraw the sidelines and integrate them into the `fast_lane.ai` file so you don't have to hold shift the first time you start a race. It all just works!
My quick story:
I'm one of those weirdos who likes racing offline because I hate how unpredictable people are. The only issue is it's hard to find tracks with decent AI in Assetto Corsa, so I gave it a go and realised I'm pretty decent at driving a smooth AI line. So I decided to give a bit back to the community (especially the offline weirdos like me). Hope you enjoy the racing!
Original times:
New AI line times:
- more than a second improvement for most cars
- fixed a few issues with the GT4s hitting sausage curbs and being thrown off their lines in a few different corners, which is why their times are massively improved
Link to the original track:
Algarve International Circuit
Original Creator : Nuno Ferraz Converted to Assetto Corsa by: Tiago Lima (Version 2.0 was reconverted from scratch) Portimao Circuit, is a 4.692 km (2.915 mi) race circuit located in Portimão, Portugal. With a total cost of €195 million...
www.racedepartment.com
AI testing background:
I tried using a variety of cars from different eras, starting with GT3s and ending with a decently quick, but very unstable Jaguar E-type from 1962. The latter makes using the whole track super important. Sorry for not using any single seaters or F1 cars, but I don't really care about them. I came to accept I'm a vintage car person who occasionally enjoys a modern sports car, but nothing stupidly fast.
To get the lap times you see in the screenshots, I run the AI at 100% strength and 50% aggression for about 10 laps, once using the original AI line and once more using the final improved AI line (ignoring the few hours that went into driving new lines and retesting until I get it as close to perfection as possible).
I use the Audi TT cup to drive the AI line because it's easy to drive, has decent turning radius and it's understeery on exit, perfect for driving a smooth line.
After getting a good AI line I also redraw the sidelines and integrate them into the `fast_lane.ai` file so you don't have to hold shift the first time you start a race. It all just works!
My quick story:
I'm one of those weirdos who likes racing offline because I hate how unpredictable people are. The only issue is it's hard to find tracks with decent AI in Assetto Corsa, so I gave it a go and realised I'm pretty decent at driving a smooth AI line. So I decided to give a bit back to the community (especially the offline weirdos like me). Hope you enjoy the racing!
