Need for Speed and other EA games: Wonky Collision Physics!

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2004-10-31 11:16pm

White Haven wrote:Impressive. In a discussion about collision physics, you posted up a rebuttal all about every non-collision-related bit of physics you can find.

I seem to have taken a tangent. Anyways, on collisions in NFS Porsche. If you hit a truck, the car takes a lot more damage than hitting a car. If you're on the inside of another car in a turn and you drift into him, he will spin out while you usually get through ok. Getting hit on the rear quarter panel spins you out good, getting hit on the door or front fender is usually recoverable. It does have glitches in that computer cars cheat and don't seem to take damage and recover from skids & ramming into walls at least twice as fast as human players.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-10-31 11:30pm

Gaaah...AI-cheats: For when the developers can't actually make a decent, working AI.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-11-01 01:59am

Tech^salvager wrote:Show me a arcade racing game with realtisc physics. Then I will take back my argument.

Virtua Racing
Gran Turismo
Indianapolis 500

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-11-01 02:23am

AI-cheats: For when the developers can't actually make a decent, working AI.

It's just a holdover from an earlier era, where crappy AI was understandable. Unfortunately, this excuse disappeared around six years ago, so I don't understand why the trend is still rampant.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-11-01 07:08am

Slartibartfast wrote:
Tech^salvager wrote:Show me a arcade racing game with realtisc physics. Then I will take back my argument.
Virtua Racing
Gran Turismo
Indianapolis 500

The second 2 are not arcade racing games.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-11-01 07:09am

Ace Pace wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Tech^salvager wrote:Show me a arcade racing game with realtisc physics. Then I will take back my argument.
Virtua Racing
Gran Turismo
Indianapolis 500
The second 2 are not arcade racing games.

GT has an arcade mode.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-11-01 07:11am

Gandalf wrote:The second 2 are not arcade racing games.

GT has an arcade mode.[/quote]

IIRC its still pretty accurate, they just changed some limitations around like fuel.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-11-01 05:08pm

Ace Pace wrote:
Gandalf wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:The second 2 are not arcade racing games.
GT has an arcade mode.
IIRC its still pretty accurate, they just changed some limitations around like fuel.

What are you saying, that to be arcade it has to be inaccurate? That's circular logic, isn't it?

"Show me an arcade racing game that doesn't have wonky physics. Oh well that one doesn't count because it doesn't have wonky physics."

EDIT: Cleaned up your mess, mess-boy!

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-11-02 12:23am

Slartibartfast wrote:
What are you saying, that to be arcade it has to be inaccurate? That's circular logic, isn't it?

"Show me an arcade racing game that doesn't have wonky physics. Oh well that one doesn't count because it doesn't have wonky physics."

EDIT: Cleaned up your mess, mess-boy!

Arcade mode AFAIK only takes of fuel and damage. If thats arcady enough for you, enjoy it.