F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

[lnin0]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

The issue is not with sector times, it's with split times not being there.

Exactly. They need to show an accumulated gap time once a lap. If they gave you race total instead of current lap then it wouldn't even matter if it was 'to the leader' bucause it would be easy enough to compare.

[Sundown2600]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

The issue is not with sector times, it's with split times not being there.

Yes I have used the word sector times when I have meant to use split times to the car in front and behind the car we control. Also times for each sector for the driver in front and behind you compared to your sector times every so often would be a nice touch. I love that graphic during the F1 races. This game fails big time when it comes to immersing me in what an F1 race is. Time and position on track of nearest rivals is so important in racing. Also it would be nice to use point prediction tables during critical points in the race. I love when Speed TV does that.

I'm sorry but this is just not what I was expecting after so many years I really don't see how they are gonna fix these timing issues in a first, second, or third patch.

[randombrother]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

Yes I have used the word sector times when I have meant to use split times to the car in front and behind the car we control. Also times for each sector for the driver in front and behind you compared to your sector times every so often would be a nice touch. I love that graphic during the F1 races. This game fails big time when it comes to immersing me in what an F1 race is. Time and position on track of nearest rivals is so important in racing. Also it would be nice to use point prediction tables during critical points in the race. I love when Speed TV does that.

I'm sorry but this is just not what I was expecting after so many years I really don't see how they are gonna fix these timing issues in a first, second, or third patch.

Well I don't know, I beg to differ sundown. I think having that info on-screen doesn't immerse one anymore into the game as an F1 racer. Having that info relayed to , say a headset or your speakers when you press a button would be much more immersive in my opinion. Sorta like what Madden is doing this year with the playcalling feature they got.

I really don't know why devs aren't thinking just a tad more out the box with games. Oh well.

[DarthRambo]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

Anyway to change type od tires you use during the race??? I go in the pits to change from intermediate to prime tyres, and i see no option!!

I assume this is a huge bug in the game, if so any workarounds?? I noticed on the race Im on now around lap 8 or so the AI begins to pit to put on prime tyres as the track is drying out from the light rain. I go in to do the same, and like i said I have no option.

Only thing I can think of is restart the race, set the pit strategy to com/e in on lap 8 for prime tyres. Pray it doesnt start raining again or I;m screwed! Maybe set a strategy for intermediates again at lap 40 or so(56 lap race) just in case??

For now, and it SUCKS but the workaround is race a race in the rain, and remember what lap it stops raining at and AI begins to change tyres. Keep racing, and if it starts raining again etc and AI changes tyres back, write down the lap # again. Do this until you finish the race.

Then! RESTART the race again, setting pit strategies to change to the different types of tyres as needed Cuz I found out by restarting over and over, it wil stop raining at the same time each time.

If you do this, then just pray you dont wreck and have to come in or it will remember ur strategy and replacen tyres for u when u dont want them. Also, hopefull you don't have to change back in forth more than 3 times as u only get to set 3 pit strategies.

There HAS to be a ptch for this ASAP!! The game is virtually unplayable and broken when you're racing in the rain and have to change tyres during the race to compensate for weather changes.

If I am missing something(like the fact I CAN change tyres manually), let me know. Otherwise, I don't see how. Also, if anyone knows of any other way to workaround this, plz lemme know! But for now, what I'm going to have to do for this next race is what i explained.

I'll for now just race with Intermediate, tyres tho wityh strategy set to change to prime tyres at lap 8 with the rest of the field. I haven't gotten any further than that in this race. I'll stick with prime for race of the race if I can(crossing fingers). But if it rains again and I see the AI changing back to Intermediate I'll have to remember the lap #, start all over and set another strategy to go back to intermediate tyres at the lap.

Hope all this makes sense! But it's the only way I see to workaround it right now. This is all career mode btw, race #3

[randombrother]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

I don't know if you can do it once you've already pitted but before you pit , while on the track, you can bring up a sub-menu which will let your pit crew know ahead of time what you want done when you come in to pit.

[DarthRambo]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

I don't know if you can do it once you've already pitted but before you pit , while on the track, you can bring up a sub-menu which will let your pit crew know ahead of time what you want done when you come in to pit.

Were is this?? I've hit pause and looked for something like it but I don't see it. What am I missing here?? Plz tell me ur right, if so this will save the game for me when racing in the rain!

[OpusX910]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

You click the D-Pad to change your tire options before your next stop ( its down i believe ), right will change your front wing's position and up will change your throttle mapping.

[lnin0]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

You click the D-Pad to change your tire options before your next stop ( its down i believe ), right will change your front wing's position and up will change your throttle mapping.

Yep. You can also set your race strategy from the garage before the race. It can be found under the Tire screen to the left of your car. There you say what tires you want and what laps to come in. Then if you want to go off strategy during the race you use the d-pad to request tires and the pit-in button [red bracket appears above car hud] to ready your team.

The d-pad also allows you to change the wing position twice a lap (regulation). It takes a while to get used to but once you know the clicks it is pretty easy and "-" wing gives you a pretty good boost on a long straight.

I am not sure the engine option is available in career until you have unlocked it through R&D.

[DarthRambo]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

You click the D-Pad to change your tire options before your next stop ( its down i believe ), right will change your front wing's position and up will change your throttle mapping.

Oooh! I knew wat the wing did but guess I didn think to check the tyre thing on there. Thanks a million! They need a tutorial on the game for things lik this, cu the book tells you nothing! Usually a new game has a tutorial I thought?? Thanks again bro!

[randombrother]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

Now wouldn't it had been better just to have typed "Anyone knows how to change tires during a race" Instead of.....

Anyway to change type od tires you use during the race??? I go in the pits to change from intermediate to prime tyres, and i see no option!!

I assume this is a huge bug in the game, if so any workarounds?? I noticed on the race Im on now around lap 8 or so the AI begins to pit to put on prime tyres as the track is drying out from the light rain. I go in to do the same, and like i said I have no option.

Only thing I can think of is restart the race, set the pit strategy to com/e in on lap 8 for prime tyres. Pray it doesnt start raining again or I;m screwed! Maybe set a strategy for intermediates again at lap 40 or so(56 lap race) just in case??

For now, and it SUCKS but the workaround is race a race in the rain, and remember what lap it stops raining at and AI begins to change tyres. Keep racing, and if it starts raining again etc and AI changes tyres back, write down the lap # again. Do this until you finish the race.

Then! RESTART the race again, setting pit strategies to change to the different types of tyres as needed Cuz I found out by restarting over and over, it wil stop raining at the same time each time.

If you do this, then just pray you dont wreck and have to come in or it will remember ur strategy and replacen tyres for u when u dont want them. Also, hopefull you don't have to change back in forth more than 3 times as u only get to set 3 pit strategies.

There HAS to be a ptch for this ASAP!! The game is virtually unplayable and broken when you're racing in the rain and have to change tyres during the race to compensate for weather changes.

If I am missing something(like the fact I CAN change tyres manually), let me know. Otherwise, I don't see how. Also, if anyone knows of any other way to workaround this, plz lemme know! But for now, what I'm going to have to do for this next race is what i explained.

I'll for now just race with Intermediate, tyres tho wityh strategy set to change to prime tyres at lap 8 with the rest of the field. I haven't gotten any further than that in this race. I'll stick with prime for race of the race if I can(crossing fingers). But if it rains again and I see the AI changing back to Intermediate I'll have to remember the lap #, start all over and set another strategy to go back to intermediate tyres at the lap.

Hope all this makes sense! But it's the only way I see to workaround it right now. This is all career mode btw, race #3

Oooh! I knew wat the wing did but guess I didn think to check the tyre thing on there. Thanks a million! They need a tutorial on the game for things lik this, cu the book tells you nothing! Usually a new game has a tutorial I thought?? Thanks again bro!

Actually this information IS in the book.

[catcatch22]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

I love this game. Glad I did not listen to the complainers about the bugs.

[T3B0W]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

I love this game. Glad I did not listen to the complainers about the bugs.

So you will love it more when it's patched

The "complainers" are just wanting a product that lives up to the pre release billing. Nothing more. The "complainers" are likely to be F1 enthusiasts who cannot look past some of the bugs that detract from the game. They, we, aren't haters, we just want Code Masters to deliver on their promise to F1 fans.

[djep]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

So you will love it more when it's patched

The "complainers" are just wanting a product that lives up to the pre release billing. Nothing more. The "complainers" are likely to be F1 enthusiasts who cannot look past some of the bugs that detract from the game. They, we, aren't haters, we just want Code Masters to deliver on their promise to F1 fans.

I'm an avid F1 fan and I feel like they've delivered on what was promised. Of course I want the bugs to be patched as well but some of the complainers (not you, per se) have gone so far to cry fraud, refer to codemasters as liars. Design-wise...I can't think of one area where CM didn't deliver as promised. If the complaints are about the bugs, they've been addressed and they are working on a patch.

This is the most authentic F1 experience I've ever encountered. Bugs or no bugs I can't think of a better F1 game to date. Perhaps some people are expecting GP4 for consoles but that game sold like crap. With the money CM shelled out for this license they need a product that appeals to a wider audience than GP4 ever did. Just the nature of the beast.

Codemasters official forums for the game are an absolute sh*tshow. Some overexuberant complainers with their false claims of fake AI gets the whole place in a frenzy and now I've got to go 4 pages in just to find some useful information on a game that I'm enjoying more than any so far this year. I expected some complaints from F1 diehards because the sport is so technical and complex but the complaining has gone too far.

[OpusX910]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

I love this game. Glad I did not listen to the complainers about the bugs.

Well the bugs are a little frustrating.....a lot frustrating if you play full race weekends and spend a lot of time tuning your car and fighting to have a good race, to have a bug screw your entire weekend.

But i'm with ya, i still love this game....its a very good base for an F1 game, I love playing it and can't wait to see what they do with the title in the years to come

[bluengold34_OS]

Re: F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

Played this again last night, and still having a great time. I find myself just firing the game up to turn laps, and practice. I have the tire mod, the lighting mod, and new car texture mods for the pc, and this game is just a beautiful thing in motion.......... Once they drop the patch, I will start to dive into the career mode.