Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-31567784-20191206092548/@comment-27170954-20191207193323

Tommy299 wrote: ESA-Car-6O wrote: I don’t know that I would use the word aggressive. They are stupid. They don’t really adjust their line based on your position on the track. What appears to be BOT aggression is really the player’s aggression clashing with unintelligent AI.

The BOTs do seem faster in some cases (which is good), but are still just moving obstacles. I tent to disagree to some parts. They try to hit me while I park outside the line or off track. So nothing to do with my driving 😉 I think we have different ways of explaining the same thing. :-)

Behaviour I observe is BOT other than 1st place will swerve under braking and mid-corner to avoid other BOTs. If you happen to be in the way, you get bumped.

The AI algorith has "some" intelligence to avoid the other AI. It doesn't work so well in packs (as evidenced aby the frequent wrecks at the beining of many races) and it does not consider where the player's car is. The caotic motion introduced when the BOT recalculates its path in the presence of BOT traffic is seen as "aggressive" only because you are in the wrong place at the right time.

The first place BOT, once the 2nd place BOT falls behind a little, will run the same predictable line. Actually, all BOTs will run the same predictable line in the absence of other BOT traffic. This is why it seems the bump you from behind or PIT you in the corner - because you are interfereing with their pre-programmed path. You can test this by following behind P1 for a couple laps. The P1 BOT will always follow the same line through the corner.

You can also test this by racing along side P1 for a long straight or even through the corners. As long as you stay off their line, the will not deviate. "Agreesive" would be leaving that line to block you. These BOTs don't do that. The only appear aggressive because they are unwavering in thier commitment to their programming.