[EricH]

I'm remembering 2004 and 2005. The biggest complaint about these new sensors (IR and CMUCamII, respectively) was, "We don't have enough time!" So the auto modes were disappointing in terms of sensor use. The camera situation was fixed (sort of) in 2006 and 2007 by giving a little bit of warning in the hints. Now, they give us a programmable IR sensor as the game hint. Start playing with these now if you want an an auto mode advantage.