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William Tway
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Re: dirtgearpatch NEWS

Post by William Tway » 02 May 2023, 21:12

Any thoughts on adding/testing the new 144fps patch to the server?

Cheers,

Will

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Robert Fleurke
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Post by Robert Fleurke » 03 May 2023, 18:44

With my 60Hz monitors I prefer 60fps patch. Doesn't matter if I force Vsync off (144fps) or on (60fps), I keep on having this tearing with the 144fps patch. Also GPLRA isn't supported, which is very important for me.

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Post by William Tway » 04 May 2023, 19:43

Got it. I only use GPLRA to merge your fast laps with my slow laps to see where I need help, which is pretty much every turn. :cool:

Seriously I just figured 144fps was a step forward in this old sim. I guess not.

Hope the Surfs up next Thur.

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Will

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Olaf Lehmann
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Post by Olaf Lehmann » 04 May 2023, 21:00

As I am not registered with gpl alternative forum, I cannot try the patch.
For sure, changes would have to be made to the dg patch. Presumably the pit stop time would only be about 6s instead of the 15s.
It is also questionable whether my Refuel patch still works properly. If I extend the pit stop time, at the latest, the Refuel Patch would no longer work as it should. A lot of work would be necessary.
For me personally, 60fps works perfectly. I have an nVidea graphics card and a monitor that can't do G_Sync. Presumably the 144fps patch would run smoothly because the framerate would then be greater than the refresh rate of the monitor.
But I don't think there can be any improvement in my case. My eye already sees a good old cinema film at 24 frames per second smoothly. So I personally don't see any need to switch. Also unattractive would be the missing RA reports as Robert already wrote.

I have another problem that is bothering me right now. I can only run 36fps on my monitor with a lot of judder. If I understand correctly, I would need a V_Sync-capable monitor. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention to this when I bought it.

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Post by Olaf Lehmann » 27 Dec 2023, 11:16

New dgp version 84 :!: Link in first post.

Changes:
-particularry repairing (only 75% of damage will be repaired in ONE waiting time)
-better and more sensitive wear effect
-the same amount of wear in all modes (except 36fps version)
-no more "dirt gear" and engine failure in offline practice mode (except 36fps version)

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Post by André Jahren » 30 Dec 2023, 13:03

Today I have driven a test run at Kyalami, and I think we are on to something here :)

The car was definitely changing during the 40 laps I drove and it got harder and harder not to make mistakes. But as the fuel went down I was able to adapt my driving style so that I kept my lap times fairly consistent. With a fastest lap time of 1:21.15 on lap 20, and the slowest lap time of 1:22.322 on lap 40, and average lap time of 1:21.70.

My tires was really gone on lap 41, and if I hadn't crashed I think I would seen a huge increase in my lap times the last 4 laps.

@Olaf: Is there any possibilities to slightly reduce the tire wear? If yes, then I think we will see races next year with different strategies playing out.

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Post by Olaf Lehmann » 31 Dec 2023, 09:49

Thank you for the detailed feedback.

Changing the strength of the wear effect is one of the easiest exercises.

The wear effect can be different for different cars. The driving style also makes a big difference. That's why I would like a lot of feedback, preferably with pribluda wear values (I know you don't use pribluda André, but many others do).

Only then can you really judge whether it makes sense to change the strength.

BR Olaf

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Post by André Jahren » 31 Dec 2023, 11:37

Understand.

Did a new test this morning. Did two mistakes where I went off, except from that I was fairly consistent. So the tire wear might be just right. As I mentioned yesterday, the thing is to be able to adapt the driving style to the grip as the race moves along. It’s so easy to make mistakes as the grip changes.

Lap 1: 1m21.454s
Lap 2: 1m21.755s
Lap 3: 1m21.327s
Lap 4: 1m21.526s
Lap 5: 1m21.566s
Lap 6: 1m21.491s
Lap 7: 1m21.617s
Lap 8: 1m21.232s
Lap 9: 1m21.298s
Lap 10: 1m21.701s
Lap 11: 1m21.252s
Lap 12: 1m21.133s
Lap 13: 1m21.202s
Lap 14: 1m21.593s
Lap 15: 1m21.221s
Lap 16: 1m21.364s
Lap 17: 1m21.069s
Lap 18: 1m21.538s
Lap 19: 1m21.080s
Lap 20: 1m21.254s
Lap 21: 1m21.512s
Lap 22: 1m21.669s
Lap 23: 1m21.200s
Lap 24: 1m39.757s [Off the track]
Lap 25: 1m23.849s
Lap 26: 1m21.576s
Lap 27: 1m21.319s
Lap 28: 1m21.530s
Lap 29: 1m21.509s
Lap 30: 1m21.352s
Lap 31: 1m21.279s
Lap 32: 1m21.596s
Lap 33: 1m21.115s
Lap 34: 1m21.489s
Lap 35: 1m21.441s
Lap 36: 1m22.082s
Lap 37: 1m28.885s [Off the track]
Lap 38: 1m22.277s
Lap 39: 1m21.672s
Lap 40: 1m21.761s
Lap 41: 1m21.577s
Lap 42: 1m21.696s
Lap 43: 1m21.663s

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Post by André Jahren » 31 Dec 2023, 13:21

New test with half the fuel as if I were to pit. A bit less consistent. Had won the race with this strategy compared to the previous test. But If I hadn't made any mistakes in the previous test, I would have won without any pitstop.

Lap 1: 1m21.802s [Off the track]
Lap 2: 1m20.866s
Lap 3: 1m20.713s
Lap 4: 1m20.608s
Lap 5: 1m21.295s
Lap 6: 1m20.838s
Lap 7: 1m20.568s
Lap 8: 1m21.526s [Off the track]
Lap 9: 1m20.899s
Lap 10: 1m21.289s [Off the track]
Lap 11: 1m20.975s
Lap 12: 1m20.870s
Lap 13: 1m21.084s
Lap 14: 1m20.639s
Lap 15: 1m20.612s
Lap 16: 1m20.710s
Lap 17: 1m21.436s
Lap 18: 1m21.004s
Lap 19: 1m20.855s
Lap 20: 1m20.835s
Lap 21: 1m20.676s

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Re: dirtgearpatch NEWS

Post by Olaf Lehmann » 03 Jan 2024, 07:57

Thanks Andrè. Reports from other drivers (maybe with wear values) would be nice too.

I had a totally ssd crash an new years day. A very good start into 2024 :hmpf:
Unfortunately I lost some data. One thing is dirtgear812, the version we have driven the last year.
Eventually if something on dirtgear84 is wrong I need the dirtgear812 file. So...please don't delete this version. And maybe anyone have a link to the file for me.

Thank you
BR Olaf

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