"New Grid editor available in custom multiplayer modes"

[mischaw 26]

Any details on what exactly we can edit with this?

[FRACTURED 30]

You can edit the grid...

HAHAHAHAHA

Alright sorry, Couldn't resist. You can  can change where people are set to start and possibly assign penalties for infringements. Should be good for league race admins, finally able to get grid penalties to apply to a racer.

[mischaw 26]

Cheers. The league admin aspect was what I'm thinking of, sounds good !

[peanutt2000 79]

Will grid editor be available in championship mode?

[bastek2504 25]

can you change the grid between quali and race?

[Stuart949 0]

FRACTURED said:

You can edit the grid...

HAHAHAHAHA

Alright sorry, Couldn't resist. You can  can change where people are set to start and possibly assign penalties for infringements. Should be good for league race admins, finally able to get grid penalties to apply to a racer.

Only problem is that would mean you would need to split up qualy and race by at least a few hours (but more likely at least a day) so qualy results can be reviewed and to see if grid pens need to be applied. So I presume that would then mean when it comes to the race you are just starting a completely new lobby on race only and then editing the grid. But that would mean those in the top 10 would get fresh tyres as opposed to worn ones from qualy which is a fundamental parc ferme rule. Therefore even though it sounds very good on paper for leagues, is it really going to be feasible if 1. You're asking all drivers to qualy on a different day where they may not be available and 2. You're not running with a fundamental F1 rule? Not many leagues would accept that.

I guess though that it may work with post race grid pens to applied for the following race after qualy is done, if that is possible to do of course.

[F1Support 0]

peanutt2000 said:

Will grid editor be available in championship mode?

Sorry, it's not at the moment, this is an online only feature. Championship Mode wouldn't be a candidate anyway, Grand Prix would be the only appropriate offline mode for this.

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Stuart949 said: ...it may work with post race grid pens to applied for the following race after qualy is done, if that is possible to do of course.

Thats how I was thinking about it, Applying post race grid penalties for the next race. I think host would just apply penalties between races rather than between qualifying and race.

@F1Support how does it work for online then? Can you apply penalties before a qualifying session( say a guy in previous races causes a turn 1 smash and league admins decide he should get a ten place penalty)? 

Or do you edit the starting grid prior to the race and if so is there a time or something and a notification provided to the driver in question? Any information appreciated. 

[F1Support 0]

I've not used it much myself but you literally have a list of drivers and you can move individuals up or down the list. So it's not like you're handing out penalties, you just change the starting grid.

The usability niggle is that to use it you would have to complete qualifying and then go back to the Lobby to then edit the starting order. So really as Stuart949 says you probably need a break between quali and the race but this is aimed squarely at leagues or people in Custom doing race only who want to start first all the time...

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F1Support said:

...aimed squarely at leagues or people in Custom doing race only who want to start first all the time...

LMAO. Good to get an idea of what can be done with it