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When to stop research (Non-Elite)

Sorry to make a new thread about it. But since mod closed last one..
A continuation of https://igpmanager.com/forum-thread/20465

In Elite levels, you cannot go above 100 stat. 
Simple enough. 

What about the other leagues? 
Should this not be more clearly written somewhere in game?

From readings I’ve done, I’m under the impression a Rookie league (like the one I host) is capped at 50. However, with supplier bonus I’m able to surpass this marker. (I presume similar for Pro level at their cap)

So is that bonus given? Can we have 64 accel in rookie?
Or just misleading the managers?

Cheers in advance. 

100 Elites, 80 Pros and 50 Rookies
Thats the caps and if you go past them you get no advantage whatsoever

Kevin,
What you are saying may be officially what the game says but from running may teams now and lot of stats etc here now once you get above that 50 or 80 it make zero difference to your car whatsoever!!! I understand what you are saying and agree that it should be this way and it was the way i though it was but the stats now say the opposite!! 
Example: Top Speed in the rookies once you hit the 50 cap will not get any faster and the car will not accelerate and faster either. They car will how ever get faster is you get to your cap and then add to your others, as it should also. 
Personal opinion on this one and have done it both ways is that bring you car up evenly and the driver for some reason respond better. Imagine having your F1 car with the brakes of push bike!! Its all good to be going fast but if you cant stop then going that fast is pointless! Balance is what i aim for!
I know people will have there own thoughts and will disagree with mine but hey thats what forums are for!! Main thing is to enjoy the game as thats what we do in our league!!

This is where my confusion stemmed from lol, everyone seems to have a different opinion of how it works.
While most underlying mechanics of the game should stay hidden from managers to work out, I believe this is something that should be written somewhere so players know if their points are actually being used or not. 

This is super interesting, I was going to try running some experiments similar. While the driver with lower fuel for stint one over qualifies, if they have a default push level higher than the other would have an effect also?



Most excellent, hopefully we can get a confirmation from this!

Qually is based on stint 1 in total, so your total fuel for that stint is used.

I have tested this many times running drivers with equal stats in equal cars the only difference is stint 1 fuel.

I am positive there are hidden things in this game, in a league race recently 1 driver did 217mph as his top speed yet no other team did this, he did not even have the most dev car,lol

Its like an episode of the x files on this game right now,lol

The design caps in Rookie and Pro are base caps (I call it a base cap because designs are limited to 50 and 80 assignable design points for Rookie and Pro respectively). 

If a supplier's bonus raises a design attribute past the base design cap, it is not negated or useless, the benefit is still there. 
The only time the supplier's bonus is meaningless is when in the Elite tier because is no way to have performance past 100.

Additionally, in the current format of iGP Manager (post 2016), choice of push level in the pre-race strategy no longer affects qualifying pace. A lot of veteran players can attest to this as the difference was felt in the changeover.

Awesome, thank you for the reply Yunus! Much appreciated.

And the confirmation PL does not affect qualifying. 
But no decline about first stint fuel.. hmm :O

The first stint's fuel has no impact on qualifying. You can find this in the in-game help guide, under section 1.5.

Well I feel kind of silly now, I'm just finding the in-game help guide.. 
I'll just be over here in a corner with my head hung :(

I don't know how anyone can categorically state that points over the design cap have no benefit. 

That quote is pretty silly when someone is saying that they have data that says it doesnt!!! Pretty stupid statement that one!!