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I've not played the game yet but all of the bugs I've read about aren't really bugs at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevincal
E.g. complaints about not being able to change setups between qualifying, ballast distribution etc. These are the rules in F1 this year...
What bugs are they? Ive heard the AI really dosnt like to overtake you unless its using the DRS and then you can just out brake them at the next corner?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevincal
Just like real -life :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Oh you mean more like real life :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Allyc85
Well you two told me :laugh:
What system have you got Henners?Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Maybe we should all comment in the F1 2011 thread at the top of the page :)
Ah :DQuote:
Originally Posted by henners88
The graphics problem you're talking about is now a known issue on the PS3 for F1 2011. I read a couple of threads on the Codemasters forum. I have no idea why only the PS3 has problems so far. Lots of users are complaining about pixelated track, lacking texture, and oversaturated color.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Someone did a side-by-side F1 2010 and F1 2011 comparison for the PC, and IMO the F1 2011 just looks brilliant. With the brighter sunlight, it makes F1 2010 look dull and depressing. Plus PC users are reporting a frame rate jump, which means it runs smoother now.
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I have the game loaded and everything, will play it tomorrow. Can't wait! :)
I noticed yesterday that while taking turn 8 in Turkey that with it floored, the rear easily breaks out. I managed to put the car in a violent spin that seemed to not stop. I bet i went around 3-4 times before finally crashing. That never happened with last year's game.
I took a little wing off the front and it seemed to help, yet boy is it sensitive with the steering.
I've noticed that i've had to run a stiffer suspension than before.
Anybody experience the safetycar, yet??
Yep, I found turn 8 was nigh on impossible too, tried it with traction control and it was manageable. Enjoying the difficulty & finding the right set up though. I went from F1 2010 on PS3 to Xbox for 2011, glad I did now when I hear about the issues with the PS3 version.
2011 Lighting is much better then 2010, the car as I said earlier is much harder between long sweeping corners.
This game is AWESOME! Looks a LOT better than F1 2010, the lighting, reflections, environment etc. at least on the PC. Runs a lot smoother too with the higher framerate. Haven't seen it on the PS3, but Codemasters will soon release a patch to fix the graphics there is what I read.
Now for the handling part. I'm glad this is much harder than F1 2010. Tracks like Melbourne and Interlagos became so easy in F1 2010, where you could just take the corners flat out. Not in this one. Also, the steering and force feedback settings are completely different. There's now much more force feedback, so much so that I had to dial it down. For example I'm using FFB at 70% in the Logitech settings, and 40% in game. It was rumbling THAT much. Took me around 2-3 hours to find the proper settings that I was comfortable with, but I'm still not completely confident. Also, the advanced wheel settings have to be put ALL on 0%, at least for the Momo.
After doing a lot of tweaking, I improved more than 6 seconds, and with basic setup did a 1:23.00 at Melbourne and a 1:12.477 at Monaco. Would be interesting to know how those times are compared to other folks here.
I did a 1:12.8 last year at Monaco on F1 2010:
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This looks SO easy compared to F1 2011. Guys who haven't played the new one yet, if you wanna know how F1 2011 is. Imagine a better looking, faster and twitchier version. The car is just on the freakin edge on every corner now, at least on Monaco. You've got to make a lot more corrections and be much more mindful and gentle on the throttle.
Another thing I like is how they've implemented DRS and KERS. The DRS deactivates once you hit the brakes before the corners, but if it's a fast sweeping corner and you forget to close the DRS, and you try to take it full throttle, there is no way in hell you're not spinning out. I also like the new career mode, definitely a big improvement. So far a big thumbs up. Haven't run into any bugs yet.
Also, being as unbiased as I can, I love the new India circuit. There's this particular left-right combination, where it's just so much fun to throw the car around. Love it!
Add me on Games for Windows Live if ya wanna race:
GFWL ID: CaptainRaiden
After playing the game for less than a day I'm less than satisfied.
The handling is much improved and the cars are great to drive.
But, the A.I is far too dopey, they never overtake and just sit on the apex during in-laps. Plus, after selecting 'Return to Paddock' after my Malaysia qualifying I was skipped to China practice?? :confused:
Can someone answer these couple of questions.
1. Do the AI ever retire in less I run into them?
2. Do they ever have contact or spin?
I have to say this is why I generally prefer to play on a PC. If the graphics aren't perfect then someone will usually come along and offer a pack to sort it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Ive just done a bit of time trial around Abu Dhabi at night and the graphics on the xbox 360 are terrible, yet on other tracks like Singapore in the rain they look amazing!
I'm a bit disappointed with the framerate on most tracks, however handling and racing-wise the game is fantastic. There are quite a few bugs but for me the game will be 10 out of 10 once they are sorted out :)Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
What difficulty level are you running?Quote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
I've been playing on expert (no assists, Legend A.I) in a Lotus. My best race result is only 19th (altough is says I finished 16th in Malaysia even though it skipped the race for me) and I'm always faster than Trulli, Virgin, HRT's but around 2 seconds per lap slower than the mid-field teams which seems about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
I took a McLaren round Singapore last night with 11/11 springs and it handles like a cartoon. This is putting me off from going online. 11/11 suspension , TC and ABS is going to make it a joke. It's about 10 seconds faster than real life. In F1 2010 the times with tyre sim where fairly close to real life.
Whilst the A.i race pace is good they still have really poor race-craft. They will never try to outbrake you and their pace for the first few corners of a race is embarrassing. I'm getting the Lotus from 19th on the grid to 11th on lap 1.
It's an odd game. A bit like owning an Alfa. When everything is working it is superb, but there are a few niggling issues that ruin the experience.
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Originally Posted by henners88
Its says this video is private.
If you don't want me to watch your video Henners just say so. :bigcry:
Well, I'm also running no assists, manual gears and highest difficulty i.e. Expert here, and the AI seems a tad easy, but not too much. I'm playing with a Force India, and qualified 4th in Australia, finished 3rd in the race, after losing 2nd due to low fuel to Alonso. :mad: In Malaysia, I qualified 6th and barely finished 4th after being haggled by Buemi all throughout the race. I know unrealistic positions for a Force India, but I'm using an FFB wheel after a lot of messing around and tweaking, and also using race setups from F1 2011 SetupsQuote:
Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow
I literally drove the crap out of my car in both races, even suffering engine failure twice in practice during Australia, but the AI always managed to be faster. And they race like hell for the first 4 positions at least. For ex. Lewis passing me in the pits. The pole times with tyre and fuel sim on, all assists off on the highest difficulty i.e. Expert are about 2 seconds faster than reality, which is not much. But of course Time Trial is another story altogether. I did a 1:19.5 with a stupid penalty at Melbourne FFS! I can easily do it again. That's 5 seconds faster than my qualifying time in career and highly unrealistic, albeit TT is supposed to be that, unrealistic, especially with tyre and fuel sim off. That's essentially a car running on fumes with super grippy tyres.
But having said all of that, I haven't seen really brilliant AI in any F1 game I have played ever. They were always easily beatable, at least in this the frontrunners are a challenge. That's why we play online anyway, to get a bigger challenge. F1 2010 became REALLY easy later on, I have around 200 victories online over a year. I won a race in Lotus in career mode on Expert FFS! I'd say F1 2011 has been a bigger challenge than that! Even though the AI has been fairly easy so far, and I expect to win my first race in a Force India soon, it's still more fun, driving wise. But I'll probably get into a league to get some real challenge going soon.
Currently 17th on the Xbox Live leaderboard for Valencia with a 1.30.6 :D
I really feel I can get into the top 10 on a 1.29 but I can't hook all my sectors up. Not bad for a controller pad player!
Nice job! Not bad at all.
Started a Co-op championship with a buddy of mine. That's the most fun I've had since iRacing was new in 2008!
We're going to take Renault back to the Championship :)
Nice! :up:Quote:
Originally Posted by bblocker68
So, how does it work really? Obviously you and your friend have to be there at the same time for the race, but I'm guessing you can qualify separately whenever you have time? Or do the both of you have to be present for all sessions i.e. practice, qualifying and race?
Good to hear positive comments, although I'll wait for the RWC to be over before I make my purchase ;) .
I can't play a 16 car online race without lagging :( (Xbox live)
I have 6.5 mbps download and 0.4 mbps upload.......
I set it up and then invited him. We did a short weekend and 20% race. I beat him out of the pits and won by a slip margin. It was great.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainRaiden
When we went back to the Co-op screen, it was all setup and ready to go for the next race. I think we're going to race at Malaysia tomorrow. It looks like either one of us can host the next race. pretty cool!
Found a nice glitch in the game yesterday where Barrichello's car was smoking for 4 out of 6 races I did in a mini championship, and after running my HRT too low at Suzuka the game showed it too low for the remaining 3 races. Do they not test their games before release at Codemasters?
Patches are out today for all formats, though im still getting penalties for my car being hit from behind and ive found that on Singapore the car monitor in the pits is far too over exposed!
Even with all the faults im still enjoying the game, especially all the overtaking aids and the great job they have done on car/circuit modelling.
Finally got the game last night. All I can say is compared to 2010 this is AWESOME! :D It runs much smoother on my machine and I like all the effects the updates. Very tricky in heavy rain with all assists off. Can't say I'm a fan of the India track, I think there will be little overtaking there in the race, even with that long back straight.
Quite happy to be in the top 350 fastest lap times around Korea with a 1.33.5 out of over 4000 people :)
I just need to stop taking too much kerb in places as I keep getting laps penalised!
Codemasters have confirmed there will be another patch for all formats with more info in the middle of next week.
In my opinion this is the best simulatio I ever played, probably because Formula 1 is my favourite sport since i was kid. Few days ago me and friend played it, and it was realy awesome, we played it like a 10 hours without stop at all, when you hear sound of formula, u just cant stop, probably most of you understand me :)
Well... I don't, have you ever tried rFactor or iRacing? THAT are real simulators, just give it a try. I'm pretty sure everyone here likes it. :)
Gotta try these things, worth every penny and will improve your confidence Heel lifts
Agree, there is nothing like a sound of Formula 1 car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phillrata
F1 2012 gameplay video of the new circuit in America!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWa2ZSZcUq8
Watched this the other day. I can still see all the issues I had with the last game, so no money from me.
What issues were they?