Season 11 - Weather

Nicolai Nicholson · Jul 30, 2013

Reik Major said:
I could also understand if Daniel doesn't have the time to do the job anymore. I'm very grateful how he supported us with weather so far.

He have done so much more than anyone can expect, making weather files reliably for the last... 5-6 seasons? If he decides to put his weather-wand on the shelf now it is very understandable and I'll be very greatful and impressed by the service he has given us.

If he desires to continue that would of course be great, and I am sure the man upstairs would take notice of it

Option 3, which is the very coolest one, is ofcourse that Daniel straps on his racing gloves and makes a spectacular comeback for season 11. Especially team Sweden would be thrilled by that

Reik Major · Jul 30, 2013

Yeah, I never meat Daniel on track, so I'd really like to meet him on track, too.

Daniel Hansson · Jul 31, 2013

I am leaning towards doing another season with the weather as I'm not likely to pick up on league racing in Presto for the time being. Assetto Corsa (hopefully) comes out this fall which would make me wanna spend a lot of time in that sim, if I could get my hands on a new computer. My old laptop has a dx10 gpu and it has to have atleast 10.1.

The format we used for last season worked well for me. But a decision on that can wait a bit as a lot of people are away enjoying the summer.

Reik Major · Jul 31, 2013

Great news, mate!!!

Sean Greenlaw · Jul 31, 2013

Great news Daniel !!

I to had high hopes for Assetto corsa but goin by the tech demo was really poor even compared with netkar, the ffb is canned effects more like dirt and graphics weren't all that special I ran it maxed triple monitors and in cockpit view its not much better than gtr lol, outside view obviously the cars look stunning but backgrounds not so much.
I think I may have reactivation left with my key for lucky person to try Asseto (send me a pm) or perhaps ul depending which way you look at it, I played demo for about 2 hrs and was last time I played.
Atm if you asked me id say it wasn't even a sim its simcade and a huge disappointment from my point of view so far maybe they will change the ffb/physics we will have to wait and see.

Dino Paolini · Aug 6, 2013

Sean Greenlaw said:
Great news Daniel !!

I to had high hopes for Assetto corsa but goin by the tech demo was really poor even compared with netkar, the ffb is canned effects more like dirt and graphics weren't all that special I ran it maxed triple monitors and in cockpit view its not much better than gtr lol, outside view obviously the cars look stunning but backgrounds not so much.
I think I may have reactivation left with my key for lucky person to try Asseto (send me a pm) or perhaps ul depending which way you look at it, I played demo for about 2 hrs and was last time I played.
Atm if you asked me id say it wasn't even a sim its simcade and a huge disappointment from my point of view so far maybe they will change the ffb/physics we will have to wait and see.

I'm positive that you will like it much more once it gets released with proper race cars, open-wheelers and everything

I found it quite nice in the TD already and I never really race street-cars nor am I any good in that.

The good thing is we are both already enjoying rf2 and our lives do not depend on other future sims atm

Daniel Hansson · Aug 20, 2013

Are you ready for weather in the first race, or shall we wait to the second?

Reik Major · Aug 20, 2013

Good question!

I'm open for anything. Maybe new comers should speak if they better like it predictable for the first race.

Nicolai Nicholson · Aug 20, 2013

I'm happy either way as well

Jim Hawley · Aug 20, 2013

Weather?..at Spa?....oh go on then

Valter Ostman · Aug 21, 2013

Daniel Hansson said:
Are you ready for weather in the first race, or shall we wait to the second?

Do you think of the customary afternoon shower? Then I'm for.

Daniel Hansson · Aug 21, 2013

I think I'll wait untill tomorrow with the weather, in case someone else want to comment on this before I do the first forecast.

David Turnbull · Aug 21, 2013

to be honest daniel id prefer it if we had no input into your choices, the weather should be random and the first we should know of it is your forecast, we are all used to weather now so it should start from the first race, wether its wet or dry or mixed is your choice

Daniel Hansson · Aug 22, 2013

I see now that the first race is not next week, but the week after that. No need for a first forcast until next week!

Kennett Ylitalo · Aug 23, 2013

I trust Daniel and am in favor of no driver input per race. For the overall season weather we might have some opinions, mine is to think how the local weather in that race in this time of year would be, not as pure local weather simulation but more as a thing to keep in mind... But most of all, it should be random. F1 doesn't go to a country that's in it's monsoon season, they try to hit it before or after. So we get dry race weekends in places that have rained for two weeks and sudden showers in the desert... Like i said, i have complete trust to our Weather God.

Blessed be the random.

Nicolai Nicholson · Aug 23, 2013

I think some gents' dry humor (which I like) might have created a misunderstanding.

I thought the question was if we should do as we often have in the past, leave round 1 weather free to increase the likelyhood that all new drivers will be well enough prepared.

So the question is, are all new league members comfortable with a chance of rain in the first race? Will you be prepared and safe on track if it would happen to rain?

Nicolai Nicholson · Aug 26, 2013

Nicolai Nicholson said:
So the question is, are all new league members comfortable with a chance of rain in the first race? Will you be prepared and safe on track if it would happen to rain?

Now now boys, one at a time...

The new drivers:
Peter Decker
Guus Verver
Alberto Casado

Remember, this league is not run my an admin, but rather by all it's members

Guus · Aug 26, 2013

I think I can be prepared for rain but obviously I will have to do practice laps in the wet. As long as I know in advance that it might be wet and I can do some practice, im fine with it

Nicolai Nicholson · Aug 26, 2013

Guus Verver said:
I think I can be prepared for rain but obviously I will have to do practice laps in the wet. As long as I know in advance that it might be wet and I can do some practice, im fine with it

What we usually do is always have a 50% wetness server in our server mix. A week before the race we'll receive a forecast that might give us a better clue if it will rain or not, but nothing is ever certain (like in real life).