Night transition or rain?

[Terry Rock]

Lots of guys in simracing are constantly 'begging' for these two features in every title.
Given a choice of only one, which would you choose and why?

 

[StefanoCasillo]

If I am allowed to answer I would say obviously rain because it adds a whole different challenge to the table.. night is mostly a visual thing that doesn't really change the mechanics of the game at all.

 

[Guillaume Francois]

Well if i had to choose i would go for night, with realistic temps, for endurance racing of course (since we can change pilot now), rain would be awesome too, but I think it's harder to implement the physics behind it, along with tires for wet conditions, adding a more complex system for grip like track drying, well a dynamic grip system in a few words.
This said i wish the best at @kunos !
Forza e coraggio !

 

[Hygge]

If I have to choose between the two I'd go for rain but I really never race in any sim with rain. In PC2 I just tested it because it looks good and I wanted to see what my graphics card could manage.
I rather see further development on the ai as I only play single player and a good ai is what makes single player racing fun. Just look at Raceroom and how enjoyable the racing have become since the latest updates. I never had so much fun in any racing sim and as AC is great on most other elements (I'm happy with the amount of tracks and cars - especially since there are so many great mods) an even better ai is what I would like the most.

 

[Minolin]

Night for me. It can be very atmospheric and beautiful, while we still can see at least something.

Edit: Yes I can't prevent to instantly think of the consequences in public MP

 

[LilSki]

Only time I'll use night or rain is to make sure it works on my tracks. That is if it continues mod support.

 

[Terry Rock]

If I am allowed to answer I would say obviously rain because it adds a whole different challenge to the table.. night is mostly a visual thing that doesn't really change the mechanics of the game at all.

That's an extremely Interesting response...one I'd never imagine in a 'million' years.
Thanks for clarifying.
If I hadn't heard it directly, I'd have guessed night to be the answer given the incredible workload I'd assume wet weather physics would represent.
Not being a programmer but having driven lots of performance cars in the wet and raced karts on limited wet tarmac, I'd envision it's a whole lot of work based on vehicle dynamics.
It's not uncommon to have the car losing traction in some partial wet/dry conditions... then handle completely stable on totally wet tarmac.
It'd probably be a 'nightmare' to program accurately for such a wide range of conditions.

 

[StefanoCasillo]

That's an extremely Interesting response...one I'd never imagine in a 'million' years.
Thanks for clarifying.
If I hadn't heard it directly, I'd have guessed night to be the answer...given the incredible workload I assume wet weather physics would represent.
Not being a programmer, but having driven lots of performance cars and raced karts on limited wet tarmac, I'd envision a whole duplicated workload based on vehicle dynamics.
It's not uncommon to have the car losing traction in some partial wet/dry conditions... then handle completely stable on totally wet tarmac.
It'd probably be a 'nightmare' to program accurately for such a wide range of conditions.

well my answer was purely from a "player" perspective trying to ignore the technical challenges as developer.
As a player, driving at night is just driving with different colours, not really a big deal.. driving under the rain however, is another sport.

#goteamrain

 

[ozm8ey]

Rain for me I hate racing in the dark. To be honest I prefer nice sunny clear days

 

[IMrIMike]

well my answer was purely from a "player" perspective trying to ignore the technical challenges as developer.
As a player, driving at night is just driving with different colours, not really a big deal.. driving under the rain however, is another sport.

#goteamrain

I disagree, I think its more than just having less light. From what I´ve been able to pick up from some drivers (interviews), especially at the 24h of Nürburgring, when night falls its like another layout, like the difference in reference points and parts of the track that are literally pitch black as not even headlights illuminate them. Combine this with heavy rain+ traffic, one of the manliest challenges there is racing wise.

Well lit tracks like Daytona however, yeah might be just visual. The atmosphere it gives you still is kinda cool though and adds to the immersion.

 

[William Wester]

Lots of guys in simracing are constantly 'begging' for these two features in every title.
Given a choice of only one, which would you choose and why?

Night transition... I don't like racing in the rain (depressing weather)

 

[ouvert]

why chose ... both ...

 

[Mike V.]

I would love to have both on AC, but if i have to choose one, i would go for Night for some amazing endurance races. We have a good GT3 grid to start with, and i believe that must of AC fans, would like to have an WEC grid on it.
Maybe night and an WEC grid should be a smart step for Kunos to follow?

 

[Insert Coin]

Just curious: why can't the current version of AC have night time races? I have seen the cars turn on their headlights when it's getting dark and foggy?

 

[Si]

Just curious: why can't the current version of AC have night time races? I have seen the cars turn on their headlights when it's getting dark and foggy?

i may be wrong but i think the Graphics engine of AC only supports one point of light...i.e a sun. therefore the lights on the car are not actually able to project light.

 

[Stereo]

I think rain, done right, is what I'd prefer. Not just 'the track is shiny and textures on the windshield' but the sounds, physics...

 

[CobraCat]

Rain, but only if a proper wet line exists and the rubbered dry line is slippery, forcing you to drive on the outer edge of the normal dry line.

Night driving at Nordschleife or a winding country road would be interesting, no so much at a typical race track.

 

[garyjpaterson]

Only want rain if we also get a RUST_GAIN= multiplier for cars.

Won't be realistic if I don't have the ability to make the Transit rust within minuted of being exposed to rain.

 

[bigbawmcgraw]

Only want rain if we also get a RUST_GAIN= multiplier for cars.

Won't be realistic if I don't have the ability to make the Transit rust within minuted of being exposed to rain.

I quite like the Alfa Romeos, I wouldn't want to have to buy a new one after every wet race

 

[Turk]

Night would definitely make the game look better. It implies a revamp of the in game lighting which could make the game look really good.

Rain implies that a more dynamic track would need to be introduced, which I think trump's nice graphics.