ACC Results Companion V1.6.5 Released
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"Unknown car" error
I think this has finally been cracked. The cause was the sample Broadcast client (which I used as a base) didn't disconnect properly and caused a resource leak which would eventually cause connections to fail. Disconnects should now happen cleanly.
True gap calculation
Previously, broadcast gaps were used and could throw up some anomalies
- They were the time calculated to get to where the car ahead is currently as based on your current speed. This was close enough most of the time, but could give some misleading results
- They were to the car ahead on track, not necessarily to the car ahead in position
Now the timings are all relative to when the first car crosses the start line
- The gaps are therefore now true gaps (and not estimated)
- The gap is to the car ahead in position
By default, timing updates are taken every 100ms (so gaps should be accurate to tenths of a second). You could, if you really needed to, tune this down using the Refresh Interval (although this could start having a performance impact on ACC, so I wouldn't recommend it)
Position Gain/Loss
For MP race sessions, there is now a position gain/loss, showing the number of positions gained/lost over the course of a lap.
For final standing, this is the positions gained/lost over the whole race.
The overall position change for the player is shown on the session as well.
Position changes are calculated for old races, but the start race position wasn't stored so lap 1 position is used instead.
Result Summary Overlays
An overlay giving the session summary can be shown as the end of a race etc. To activate, use
results summary on the settings page
This will attempt to show a pop-up over the game at the end of a session giving the fastest time, current PB for the car, and lap record overall. It isn't a proper overlay so just tries to grab focus for 5 seconds at the end of a session (depending on what ACC is doing, it might not always be successful). It may cause the screen to flash. However, if you don't like this behaviour, it is best not to use it.
It you have a fastest time for the car, this is displayed as
For lap records, we have
The dialog can be moved around, and it should remember position. To relinquish topmost status of the pop-up, click anywhere on the dialog. To close, click X, To bring the main results form to the front, click the chequered flag icon.
GT4 Cars!
Getting ready for the upcoming DLC, placeholders have been added for the GT4 cars. This will still require and update following the DLC as Kunos haven't made the car code identifiers available yet.
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