AOR GT3 - LEAGUE INFO - SEASON 6

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AOR Project CARS GT3 Leagues - Season 6
XB1/PS4/PC - League Information

This thread contains general information about the AOR GT3 Leagues on all platforms (XB1, PS4 and PC), such as the league structure, assist restrictions and lobby settings.

League Structure:
● Amount of leagues: Each platform runs a set amount of leagues, depending on the amount of drivers signing up at the start of the season.
● League setup: In the event of multiple leagues on one platform, the leagues will be tiered, with the aim to have the faster drivers in the higher league(s) and the slower drivers in the lower league(s).
● Driver placements: Driver placements for returning drivers will be based mainly on their results and championship position from Season 5, amongst other factors. New drivers will be asked to complete a set of time trial laps and will be placed into an appropriate league based on the times they achieve.
● Race night format:*
- Qualifying: 15 minutes
- Warmup: 5 minutes
- Race: 1 hour (approximately)

*This will be different for Round 6 - Nordschleife

Day/Time:
● Race day: Wednesdays
● Event start: 8:00pm (UK time)

Notable Dates:
● Sign-up & time trial opens: 5/11/2016
● Driver placement announcement: 19/11/2016
● Car selection begins: 20/11/2016
● Season begins: 23/11/2016
● Season duration: 9 weeks

Important Links:
● Sign Up: PC - XB1 - PS4
● Race Calendar
● League Rules

Detailed information:
Below you will find more detailed info about the leagues. Click the links below or scroll down to get to a specific part of the thread.

Tier System
● Overview on how the league tiers are built up
● Promotions and Relegations

Assist Restrictions
● Overview of what assists are available to use in each league tier

Lobby Settings
● Overview of the lobby settings that will be applied for the league races

Car Selection and Team Registration
● Available cars + Assists
● Info on the Car Selection and Team Registration process

Points System
● Driver's Championship scoring
● Team's Championship scoring

Disconnection Guidelines
● Guidelines for how to deal with disconnections and mass disconnections

Who to contact
● Overview of the members involved with running the GT3 leagues

 

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Tier System:

● Amount of leagues:

Each tier contains one league. The amount of tiers/leagues each platform runs depends on the amount of drivers signing up at the start of the season.

All of the tiers will be running the GT3 class cars.

● Driver placements:

In the event of multiple leagues on one platform, the aim is to have the faster drivers in the higher league(s) and slower drivers in the lower league(s).

Drivers will be placed into the leagues based on a combination of the time trial result and previous championship result where applicable.

Link to each platform's time trial thread can be found here: XB1 / PS4 / PC

● Promotion & relegation system:

All leagues have fixed promotion & relegation spots which come into effect at the end of the season, based on drivers' finishing positions in the championship, overall pace and consistency throughout the season.

Ideal scenario: The top finishers from each league will be guaranteed a move to the league above, and the bottom will be guaranteed a move to the league below.

However, bear in mind that whether it will be possible to fully adhere to this system will depend on how many of the league drivers carry over to the following season, and in turn how many league tiers are set up.

 

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Assist Restrictions:

From season 5 onwards, ALL GT3 Leagues will be running with the in-game setting, 'Force Realistic Assists' enabled, therefore your car will be using real-life assists that come with your car. Please make sure you test the cars thoroughly before making your pick.

The assists per car can be viewed below. Cars with 'Adjustable Traction Control' can be altered in the setup menu.

Racing line is allowed as we're unable to force it off, and automatic gears is banned in the top tier in each platform.

 

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Lobby Settings:
The following lobby settings will be used for the GT3 league races.

Structure:
● Maximum Grid Size: 16 (26 on PC)
● Opponents All Identical Car: No
● Car Class: GT3

Sessions:
● Rolling Start: No
● Qualifying: 15 mins
● Warmup: 5 mins
● Number of Laps: Depending on track (see race calendar)

Conditions:
● Weather: Depending on track (see race calendar)
● Weather Progression: Real Time
● Date Type: Custom (Day of race)
● Starting Time: Depending on track (see race calendar)
● Time Progression: x2

Restrictions:
● Force Interior View: No
● Force Manual Gears: Depends on tier (see assist restrictions)
● Force Realistic Driving Aids: Yes
● Force Default Setups: No
● Mandatory pit-stop: No

● Damage: Full Damage
● Mechanical Failures:
PS4/XB1: No
PC: Yes
● Tyre Wear: Real
● Fuel Usage: Real
● Auto Start Engine: Yes

● Flags & Penalties: On
● Allow Ghosted Vehicles: No

 

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Car and Livery Selection:

● Cars available:

The following cars are available for selection in our GT3 leagues:
- Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 (Photo)
- Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE*
- Audi R8 LMS Ultra (Photo)
- Bentley Continental GT3**
- BMW M3 GT (Photo)
- BMW Z4 GT3 (Photo)
- Cadillac ATS-V.R GT3***
- Chevrolet Corvette C7.R ***
- Ginetta G55 GT3 (Photo)
- McLaren 12C GT3 (Photo)
- Mercedes-AMG GT3
- Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 (Photo)
- Ruf RGT-8 GT3 (Photo)

*Requires the Aston Martin Track Expansion Pack
**Requires the Racing Icons Car Pack
***Requires the US Race Car Pack



● Car selection process:

At the start of the season, after the leagues and driver placements have been announced, a thread will be opened within each league's subforum where car selection will take place.

As we've introduced the open car selection, no one car is limited in use. Therefore you are free to choose whichever GT3 car you desire.

After the car selection process has finished, drivers are locked into their chosen car for the full duration of the season. We encourage drivers to test cars before picking one as mid-season car changes will not be possible.

● Team Registration Process:

After the leagues and driver placements have been announced, a thread will be opened within each league's subforum where Team Registration will take place.

You can team up with your friends/rivals/fellow racers and come up with a sensational team name! (Within reason!)

There is a maximum of 3 drivers per team. Teams must run identical cars and liveries.

Drivers are not forced to join forces with someone, but are encouraged to. If someone does not join a team, you will solely score in the Driver Championship.

A team can be formed mid-season should a new driver join the league and team up with an existing racer. All existing points from the established driver will be transferred to the newly formed team. No new teams can be created after round 9 has been completed.

Drivers may not switch teams mid-season.

 

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Points System:

● Driver Championship scoring:

The following points will be scored for each race finishing position.

1st = 35
2nd = 32
3rd = 29
4th = 26
5th = 23
6th = 20
7th = 17
8th = 14
9th = 11
10th = 9
11th = 7
12th = 5
13th = 4
14th = 3
15th = 2
16th = 1

Pole Position - 1 point

- Drivers need to have completed at least 90% of the race distance in order to score full points for their final classified position.
- Drivers who complete between 75% and 90% of the race distance will be eligible to score half points for their final classified position.
- Drivers who complete less than 75% of the race distance will score 0 points, regardless of their classified position.

In the case of drivers being tied on points in the standings, the higher position will be awarded to the holder of most first places. If the number of first places is the same, the holder of most second places, then third places, and so on until a winner emerges.

● Team Championship scoring:

In each race, the Teams will score points based on the finishing positions of their top two drivers in the race. This means Teams with 3 drivers are not at a disadvantage compared to manufacturers with 1 or 2 drivers.

Example 1: If Team 1 has 3 drivers who finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in a race, only the points for 1st and 2nd will count towards the Team Championship.

Example 2: If Team 2 has 2 drivers who finish 5th and 10th in a race, both drivers' points will count towards the Team Championship.

 

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Disconnection Guidelines:

● Disconnections:

● If a driver loses connection during qualifying, they will be invited back into the lobby to continue from where they left off.

● If a driver loses connection to the lobby during warm-up, they will be invited back into the lobby. However, there is a cut-off point from which you are unable to invite players to the game.

● If a driver loses connection during the race, that is tough luck, and unfortunately nothing can be done about that.

● We do our best to ensure that the best available connection in the lobby acts as the lobby host, so any connection issues are normally a result of a fault on the disconnecting driver's end. Please ensure that your internet connection is fine, and that your NAT type is open, before entering the race lobby.

● Mass disconnections:

● If 4 (or more) drivers lose connection to the lobby during the transition from qualifying to the race, the lobby will be restarted and the race will be started with a manual rolling start, where drivers will use the first lap of the race to line up in a double file formation based their qualifying positions. Proper concentration and cooperation from the drivers are required to make this work.

The coordinator of the league will make sure everybody is aware of their position - this may take some time.

● During the race, if half (or more) of the drivers in a race lose connection at the same time, or over a short period of time, that counts as a mass disconnection.

● If less than 50% of the race was completed at the time of the mass disconnection, the race will be restarted immediately, preferably with a new lobby host. If several drivers are unable to restart the race at that time, the race will be rescheduled for a later date.

● If more than 50% of the race was completed at the time of the mass disconnection, the race will end, and the race order from the time of the first disconnection becomes the final result. Half points are awarded to all drivers.

● If more than 90% of the race was completed at the time of the mass disconnection, the race will end, and the race result will be declared as the order at the time of the first disconnection.

 

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Who to contact:

For league related enquiries or questions, your first point of contact should be a staff member within the league you are assigned to - preferably the League Coordinator. Upon joining a league, it will be made clear who your League Coordinator is.

Example reasons to contact them could be:

● To inform them that you're missing a race
● To get information about your league
● If you are unhappy about something, either with regards to a race or on the forums

If you have an issue with your League Coordinator and would rather discuss the issue with someone else, then seek out another person from the below list and address the issue to them. Our Coordinators and Moderators are expected to remain completely unbiased, and as long as you address the situation sensibly and maturely they will be happy to discuss any issues no matter who it is with.

The following members are currently part of the team running the AOR GT3 Leagues:

● General Overseers: @FisiFan91 / @StevieSQ / @Dan Hawkins

● Xbox One Team:


● PS4 Team:


● PC Team: