Post by MrNorm #62 on Aug 1, 2016 12:22:16 GMT -6
So I haven't been around in a few weeks due to physical & mental health reasons. I saw my doctor a few weeks ago and along with other things both my hearing and eyes are taking a crap on me. The eyes can be corrected with glasses for now but the hearing is a "between a rock and a hard place" type deal. I can turn things up, get a hearing aid etc etc but if I do that will only make my "Tinnitus" worse and right now I have a loud ringing in my head 24/7 that's getting worse and driving me bonkers, so, that along with my crap back and depression is keeping me laid up, old age is not the garden some think it is I guess.
I can no longer access the HiGrip Wreckers Facebook page, it seems the name was offensive to some guy there named Mr. Dick Head and I was told I need to prove HGW is my real name etc etc. I think it's still up there, but I can't login anymore, I just get the message you see below. I know there's thousands of (game) groups on there but it seems HGW is offensive, so &^%* them!
I've been able to sit for longer periods now and I can walk again (I can only crawl when my back gets real bad) so while laid up I thought about adding AI to the server, not just the usual AI but something that will make the humans actually have to work to win and an AI that will be aggressive enough to (sometimes) pull right in front of you to block you but will also get right on your butt (as long as you hold your line) for the best drafting partner you ever had. I'm still working on it but so far, the tracks and AIs are coming along great (IMO), I've had several races online with the AI where we've gone 3 wide for a couple laps and it was very cool, I saved the replay on that one but haven't converted it yet, I'm waiting to see if I can get an even better replay.
I know people go online to race with humans and for the interaction, but I figure, if I can get an AI set almost as good as humans, then when humans do come it should be a blast. I'm still working on the AI and the tracks but the server is up now with 19 tracks in the lineup, more will be coming. A track should not be polled if it's not setup yet as I have no idea how the AI will be, in some cases it may even crash the server.
I put this here for those that may have an interest, as for the AI on the server, that's just something to do to help me get my mind off some problems I have, I'll be off and on the server testing and adding new tracks, if someone wants to re-post this message on the HGW facebook page (if it's still there) feel free to do so.
I can no longer access the HiGrip Wreckers Facebook page, it seems the name was offensive to some guy there named Mr. Dick Head and I was told I need to prove HGW is my real name etc etc. I think it's still up there, but I can't login anymore, I just get the message you see below. I know there's thousands of (game) groups on there but it seems HGW is offensive, so &^%* them!
I've been able to sit for longer periods now and I can walk again (I can only crawl when my back gets real bad) so while laid up I thought about adding AI to the server, not just the usual AI but something that will make the humans actually have to work to win and an AI that will be aggressive enough to (sometimes) pull right in front of you to block you but will also get right on your butt (as long as you hold your line) for the best drafting partner you ever had. I'm still working on it but so far, the tracks and AIs are coming along great (IMO), I've had several races online with the AI where we've gone 3 wide for a couple laps and it was very cool, I saved the replay on that one but haven't converted it yet, I'm waiting to see if I can get an even better replay.
I know people go online to race with humans and for the interaction, but I figure, if I can get an AI set almost as good as humans, then when humans do come it should be a blast. I'm still working on the AI and the tracks but the server is up now with 19 tracks in the lineup, more will be coming. A track should not be polled if it's not setup yet as I have no idea how the AI will be, in some cases it may even crash the server.
I put this here for those that may have an interest, as for the AI on the server, that's just something to do to help me get my mind off some problems I have, I'll be off and on the server testing and adding new tracks, if someone wants to re-post this message on the HGW facebook page (if it's still there) feel free to do so.