tellico wrote:
Ok, I did test again. Maybe first time distance was too short. On the last 35km of L-B-L:
1. half green bar vs full green bar on effort 70 both: 57 sec gap on the finish
2. half bar vs full bar on effort 59: 51 sec gap
3. both full green bar, but first +4 day form, second -5 day form: ~50 sec gap.
Thanks God its working, but i think in PCM12 gaps are bigger, not sure.

TheManxMissile wrote:
About RES and REC. I am seeing their effects in 3D mode in career. My riders tire and respond as i would expect, albeit the effect does seem less than in past pcm's.

Another quick thing is that a lot of you results focus on 3D mode. But from a few tests i've run the impact of stats is not exactly the same in quick sim. Energy stats for example have a reduced impact, as do support stats such as flat.

Anderis wrote:
Isn't resistance about how quick the rider regains his yellow bar? I mean he burned some of it out with high effort, and then he lowered his effort (being caught by the peloton for example) and the rider with higher resistance would get his yellow bar back at quicker rate than rider with lower resitance in this case. Did you test it that way?

tellico wrote:
I checked it and it seems that the resistance has no effect on the yellow bar. Neither the rate of consumption or the rate of regeneration.
I'm starting to feel ripped off. Cyanide makes us idiots.

Butters76 wrote:
Can someone explain potential for me. I've downloaded the PCMDaily DB and when I sneak peak in the editor I see great riders with potential as low as 2, many 3 and 4.

Is there some sort of potential guide like
8 = AVG 82+
7 = avg 78-82
6 = avg 75-78

And so on. I got really confused when I saw the potential values in the PCMDaily DB.

Jesleyh wrote:

No specific numbers I think, but I think you get the idea right.
PCMdaily only gives high potential to top-talents, and better riders won't get high potential, so they won't develop that great.

Butters76 wrote:
Thats all fine, bt when potential goes from 1-8 I find it strange that
Froome = 4
Contador = 3
Wiggins= 3

Kaimelar wrote:


It's like this to keep it more realistic, for example contador with 7-8 pot would become 85 mo 83 tt or valverde becomes 83 mo 75 sp, cyclists like them are in their prime time they won't get 'much' better in real life so they shouldn't in game either

roturn wrote:
You can easily test it.

Give Contador a Pot. 8 and then check his stars in the training menu. If there are any, he will be able to improve.

ShortsNL wrote:
Stat limits = defined by DB maker. It is the primary thing that determines how much room a rider has left to grow in stats. Can also be determined by the game if you select 'random potential' when making a carreer.

Potential numbers = defined by DB maker, and is used by the game when selecting 'random potential' to create its own stat limits. Lowering the potential means that in a randomly generated DB, the stats won't go through the roof. When selecting 'random potential', the game might deviate from the potential set by the DB maker with +1 or -1.

Age decline = defined by DB maker. This is a number in the DB that each rider has which defines at what age riders will start losing their stats. It is generally set to 34 in most cases. When a rider starts to decline, he is also more likely to retire.

Growth/declining speed = defined by player/game. You can set the speed when you create your own carreer. It has a value between 0 and 1. The higher the value, the faster riders grow, and decline when they hit their declining age.

I could be off on a few things, but I believe this is generally how the game works.