To restart or not to restart...

Galin Dimov · Feb 22, 2014

While we are all waiting for the MP to be released, I believe most of us spend their time hot-lapping. I was just wondering, if you make a mistake, do you hit "restart" or carry on to complete the lap even though the lap time is ruined?
I myself hit restart most of the time but am now starting to continue regardless as once race day comes, there is no restart option

Curious to see what your approach is...

Stelios · Feb 22, 2014

I usually restart since the slicks are good for only 2 - 3 laps

ENDR · Feb 22, 2014

You can always turn off tyre wear.

Dinca Andrei · Feb 22, 2014

I restart when i get pushed of track spinning in to he barriers and it will actually take me maybe 3-4 laps just to catch the last AI...so i restart but only then.Well maybe not everytime...

Bokonon · Feb 22, 2014

I tend to restart a lot in the AI races when I get bundled off by the admittedly beta AI, but I find that restarting too often breaks the immersion and my progress is impeded too much. What I mean is when you treat it as a game rather than a simulation your performance suffers as a result. That's my experience anyway. When career mode comes in I definitely will swallow my mistakes and carry on whether my season is ruined or not, that's how I like to play racing games, flight sims or anything. I just hope that they can get the AI right by the time it goes gold.

Leemstradamus · Feb 22, 2014

I tend to go back to the pits or restart the race if that's what I'm doing at the time. I'm really know how to get consistent and learn what to look for whole driving. Instead of trying to push as hard as possible each and every lap.

Galin Dimov · Feb 23, 2014

So I guess we all use the restart option. The thing is, every time I do that. I feel like I am cheating

I am trying to resist the temptation right now and run the races as I would in MP

Justin Swan · Feb 23, 2014

Personally, I carry on but there's no right or wrong in that situation, it matters not.
When we go multiplayer, you won't have a choice

Galin Dimov · Feb 23, 2014

Justin Swan said:
Personally, I carry on but there's no right or wrong in that situation, it matters not.
When we go multiplayer, you won't have a choice

Exactly! That's why I am trying to stop myself from doing it...the problem is, free time is way too limited

RaceNut · Feb 24, 2014

It depends, if I am racing AI and spin badly with no hope of catching up - then I might restart. If I lose position but, have a chance to regain - then I'll stay in it to the end. Race length affects the possible outcome in most cases too.

KODIAK · Feb 25, 2014

wait. i did 40 laps on monza with the formula car and the tires were at 90%+ i have the slider set to 1X

Ben Lee · Feb 25, 2014

Where is everyone getting the tyre wear app from? I have the tyre temp app, but no where does it display tyre wear...?

nijeat · Feb 25, 2014

Sodemo said:
Where is everyone getting the tyre wear app from? I have the tyre temp app, but no where does it display tyre wear...?

http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/mini-apps.1018/
or
http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/rivali-ov1-info-app-v2-0-new.3219/

Raig Strehlow · Feb 25, 2014

I drive more AI races since there are good combos out there.
Hotlapping is boring and useless due the abuse of the gearbox and other ****.
For now i am training my race skills and constant fast times with different cars and tracks to get a good start in the MP in March!

Galin Dimov · Feb 25, 2014

Shaddix22 said:
I drive more AI races since there are good combos out there.
Hotlapping is boring and useless due the abuse of the gearbox and other ****.
For now i am training my race skills and constant fast times with different cars and tracks to get a good start in the MP in March!

I hear you and I'm doing the same from time to time but still doing the hot lapping often as well. The thing is, if you find the quickest way around a track over a single lap, you are much more likely to be consistent but also quicker than the rest during a race. The reason is, everyone will need to ease off the right pedal. Therefore I still believe that hot lapping is very important as a practice

Sebastian Wolff · Feb 26, 2014

Galin Dimov said:
While we are all waiting for the MP to be released, I believe most of us spend their time hot-lapping. I was just wondering, if you make a mistake, do you hit "restart" or carry on to complete the lap even though the lap time is ruined?
I myself hit restart most of the time but am now starting to continue regardless as once race day comes, there is no restart option
Curious to see what your approach is...

Just driving on, becoming quite good in all the cars so doesn`t happen so often anymore ;-)

Leemstradamus · Feb 26, 2014

I've been focusing on one or two cars. Lots of hotlapping, but I have to many things to learn about setting up a car and how it reacts to what I change. Need to start trying to get more races in to work on my race consistency.

Nobby76 · Mar 1, 2014

i guess it depends what im doing and how the race is going.. If its just a practise i never bother restarting, you cant loose. if its a hotlap, occasionally i restart, if its a race i almost never restart, unless i get shunted off track and there is little to no hope of coming back..