![]() If back in the day Kunos added in AC an average damage model, not very realistic, people would've complained, so devs kept it as it was in the first place, basically textures. However a complete damage model includes energy absorbing zones made by the manufacturers with crash test results, so patented data, authorizations and so on are required. This may actually be possible to some extent. Also from the point of view of the graphic engine you'd probably need to implement bones for your car meshes to let them interact with physics. All of this can require a lot of CPU power. ![]() You need to take in account the resistance of the materials, the defibration of the chassis and the deformation during the impact. You don't want to simulate sponges like in BeamNg, which reminds me a lot of Algodoo or Phun, similar programs to play with physics. The main problem is the amount of calculations required to make a good damage model. The problem is not the manufacturers that don't want damage, that's mainly a Gran Turismo philosophy (which to me makes no sense, as they could simply add an option and who likes the cars to be indestructible disables damage). Generally things that behave in a non realistic way in a simulator bother me a bit. I also think that realistic crash and damage modeling would be very nice as it would add to the immersion of the game. Judging by how much people apparently want to see wrecked cars (based on popularity of beamNG and real race car crash videos) a realistic damage model could actually bring positive brand visibility. ![]() A car does not usually look pristine after a 200kmh collision with a cement wall. How does a wrecked racecar damage brand image? Real damaged race cars are being seen all the time, and I don't see how that damages the brands. But have brand representatives really said this or is this just something game developers say to avoid spending money on proper damage model? I mean I don't doubt it, it sounds just like something out-of-touch marketing people come up with. Click to expand.I see this being repeated over and over but to me it does not make any sense whatsoever.
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