#28
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by MaxTrucker » 05 May 2014 14:30
Back up to my first post in the thread, where I specifically stated the only occurence I see as a result of poor AI programming> When you exit the company lot, and have to turn immediately left/right, the sudden spawn of an AI at speed which then can't dodge you...
Otherwise: lower your braking strength to around 20-30% of the bar in the game options and obey all the rules, and even if you know you are right, try to avoid the potential incident, and after the danger passes try to work your way around the problem you were caused by the crazy AI...
I'm not an apologist, and quite a few bugs remain to be tweaked regarding AI behaviour, but as the IRL law says, obey the law and do everything you can to keep yourself and others safe, whenever possible. This simulation(game) tries to reflect that.
A trucker can't do anything regular cars can (A truck can't overtake in 5 seconds, but in 30 or a whole minute, and rare are those who attempt this outside highways. A semi can't speed much because it's haulin 18-40t of cargo therefore its acceleration is pathetic compared to a car etc etc) because he has to have tachograph records for up to 28 days for traffic police control, and two years if your name/plates are mentioned in a court case...
The game allows for quite a few exploits, where it actually should. Let the driver see how big of an impact 140km/h truck with 20t cargo in the back has on the road, how it handles, why there's a speed limiter etc etc. As long as you do your best to simulate real life conditions when driving ETS2, the game will reflect that more or less, and you won't get fined. If you decide to break the rules, the fines and their cost are symbolic, as a way to show you the kinds of things that would be extremely dangerous IRL (driving without lights, crossing a red light, speeding, driving tired)
I repeat> Only case where the AI is REALLY AT FAULT and YOU CAN'T DO ANYTING TO PREVENT IT is...see top of post, or my first post in this thread
(SCS could fix this once and for all with just a small tweak)