technical laps (routing, timing) route | lap one end | lap one time | –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– cw | 577 | 274 | (fastest to end on the right side of the lower line) ccw | 609 | 306 | left | 567 | 264 | (fastest to end on the left side of the lower line) right | 591 | 288 | route | lap two end | lap two time | ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– left-cw | 843 | 276 | left-ccw | ––– | ––– | (uninteresting, because ccw starts on right side of lower line) left-left | 833 | 266 | (fastest route after initial left (ends on left side)) left-right | ––– | ––– | (uninteresting, because right starts on right side of lower line) route | lap two end | lap two time | ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– cw-cw | ––– | ––– | (uninteresting, because cw starts on left side of lower line) cw-ccw | 855 | 278 | cw-left | ––– | ––– | (uninteresting, because left starts on left side of lower line) cw-right | 837 | 260 | (fastest route after initial cw (ends on right side)) (fastest overall) calculating hypothetical times for sensible 3-lap-routes: left - left - left (=: R1) -> 567 + 266 + 266 = 1099 cw - right - right (=: R2) -> 577 + 260 + 260 = 1097
Interpretation of results and plan going forward:
the two sensible routes result in similar hypothetical times.
since the lap-times themselves are subject to variation/fluctuation depending on the grade of optimisation and minor ingame-circumstances, and since the final movie will use a different approach to driving (esp. abusing diagonal steps to gain distance faster), it seems that both routes will have to be TASed completely to have a realistic idea about which route is the faster one, by which time it is then known anyways.
looking further into the TASes of the technical routes -- at least the left route as the second lap -- it reveales that the upwards-going way of the left route as the second lap takes 699-567=132 frames, while the downwards-going way takes 833-699=134 frames. both times are similar, so i conclude, that it is possible to get an idea of which route is ultimately faster by TASing R1 up to the end of the first lap, and R2 up to one-and-a-half-laps. R1 should then clock out at the time of the initial half lap plus five times the downwards-going half-lap time afterwards. while R2 should clock out at around the time of the initial first lap plus four times the time of the upwards-going half-lap of the second lap.
So, the plan going forward is to TAS the route "cw-right" up to the first half of the second lap, since a TASed version of "left" already exists. calculating the results will be done later on. aim is to see, on which route to focus (hopefully only one of the two).
the two sensible routes result in similar hypothetical times.
since the lap-times themselves are subject to variation/fluctuation depending on the grade of optimisation and minor ingame-circumstances, and since the final movie will use a different approach to driving (esp. abusing diagonal steps to gain distance faster), it seems that both routes will have to be TASed completely to have a realistic idea about which route is the faster one, by which time it is then known anyways.
looking further into the TASes of the technical routes -- at least the left route as the second lap -- it reveales that the upwards-going way of the left route as the second lap takes 699-567=132 frames, while the downwards-going way takes 833-699=134 frames. both times are similar, so i conclude, that it is possible to get an idea of which route is ultimately faster by TASing R1 up to the end of the first lap, and R2 up to one-and-a-half-laps. R1 should then clock out at the time of the initial half lap plus five times the downwards-going half-lap time afterwards. while R2 should clock out at around the time of the initial first lap plus four times the time of the upwards-going half-lap of the second lap.
So, the plan going forward is to TAS the route "cw-right" up to the first half of the second lap, since a TASed version of "left" already exists. calculating the results will be done later on. aim is to see, on which route to focus (hopefully only one of the two).
glossary:
cw - clockwise
ccw - counterclockwise
cw - clockwise
ccw - counterclockwise