AI audio

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Do you think the AI sound should be a focus for the near future?

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  1. Jascha

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    At first thanks for Sebring today, defiantly the best version we have in a sim!

    But what I would like to see improved is the wired sound the AI make when they are close to each other. Sound like duck, duck duck.... I suppose they are accelerating and braking at a high frequency.

    I really enjoy multi-class racing and its just a pity that it sounds like this from time to time.

    Formula E is horrible and I have to turn of the AI sound :(
     
  2. Lazza

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    You suppose correctly, they're stabbing at the throttle repeatedly. It's something that started 2-3 years ago now, at least to the current extent, though it's always been somewhat a 'thing'. I believe the change that made this worse was done in order to fix some other issue(s), so a reversion wasn't feasible.

    It's something that's on their list to look at, but it will be below some other items on that list. But it's definitely a known issue. Not really an audio thing though.
     
  3. Jascha

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    Yeah I see, I hope the sim becomes more accessible on the MP front.

    I quite extensively searched for this issue and did not see many mentioning it. And I agree that its more about the AI behavior. Ah well just wanted to express my concern here and hope it´s not too much at the bottom of the list.
     
  4. davehenrie

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    With the exception of helping the GT3 Merc stay on track, almost...almost all AI issues ARE at the bottom of the list. UI, Comp System, Tires...then everything else
     
  5. Jascha

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    Thats a shame cause its the only sim which offers 103 AI players and so many different cars. Welp gotta find a MP race.
     
  6. RaceNut

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    IIRC, AC AI used to stab the throttle much like rF2 AI do. Kunos (Stefano) was able to smoothen out the AI behavior. Such on / off throttle activity is certainly quite immersion breaking at any rate.

    Still, there are multiple aspects of rF2 audio that need attention, perhaps even modification to the sound-engine itself, as well as physics-based integration features. It's a tall order to be sure.
     
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  7. Jascha

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    Sure the audio itself could be always better. But with audio in general, one gets used to it with time until one hears something better.
    But for example a cracking in a speaker is impossible to not notice, same goes for this stabbing. Its an immediate immersion brake, in a sim which is super immersive from the graphic and FFB engine.
     
  8. Pales

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    I'm assuming you are referring to this

    And yes, it was introduced in a build in 2018 and despite a promise to fix it, they couldn't be bothered. Since Studio 397 took over the development, they have broken a number of things for the AI, and have actually made them worse. This is one of them, and they have no intention of fixing it.

    We haven't seen a single update for the AI in well over 5 years. You won't see anything for a long, long time.
     
  9. Jascha

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    Yes exactly. For that I made this thread with a poll. Seems like many also don't care about it. I hope they will be successful with their online endevor. Game is promising, but competition is though.
     
  10. lagg

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    I've voted no, but the reason isn't that i don't care.
    The poll asks "Do you think the AI sound should be a focus for the near future?"
    I care about it, but not for the near future. From my point of view there are more urgent things to develop.
     
  11. Robert Bachmayer

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    AI sound and general sound is this games weakest point. Kills immersion.
     

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