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From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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But still, a way to override the AI adjusting to your speed and being able to set their
speed to whatever you like in the GUI should have been implemented. I sense a little
burnout here on Papy's part after 3 years of hard work. It would have prevented a lot of
frustration and is even more annoying for casual users/newbies because of the main
disappointment in GPL IMO - the ommision of being able to race at GP2 and GP3 level.
Though it doesn't effect me directly, it was a blow to the sport of sim racing and will
probably result in a lack of up and coming simmers. This is something that the likes of
Papyrus should feel responsible for. Even for their own financial future if nothing else.

Paul Jones wrote:
> 
> While I agree that you should be able to tailor the level of the AI, I
> would point out that options are a two headed monster. Program designers
> are correctly taught that sparse, simple interfaces are better because
> most users (who are generally not the people found on this ng) prefer
> them. People complain like hell when programs are complex to use or have
> too many options. GPL has a very simple and aesthically pleasing user
> interface which does not allow for the kind of complex manipulation that
> subscribers to this ng demand. But within days of the release of a decent
> sim we can get scores of utilities developed by competant philathropists
> that allow us to radically alter the look and feel of the sim. The only
> change I'd make in response to your mail is an option to choose which
> drivers you race against and perhaps an add-on program to load up sounds,
> graphics and manipulate ini file settings. MGP has such a program.
> However, Papyrus did give us ini files that are easy to edit - that's a
> lot better than some others sims.
> Paul

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