F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

[Rules]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

I've had the game since launch on pc, it really is the best f1 game ever made. It's not without faults but man overall is it an extremely solid racing game! My one complaint is the difficulty settings, there are a lot of them (which is good) but the time delta between them is far too great. Too many people are somewhere in between difficulties, there's almost a 2 second gap between each one, that is just way too much. Some kind of difficulty slider would take care of this problem, but I doubt that will be patched in to this year's game so the best I can do is hope for next year (if there IS a next year, I think Codemasters contract was only thru 2016).

Glad to see so many of you enjoying the game, seems like 2016 has pulled in some new fans which is a great thing!

This where tinkering with different car setups fixes that. I believe that is what they wanted to add another level of difficulty.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Oh, question!

I finally had a VSC come out (Virtual Safety Car), and I was leading at the time, but didn't know what to do! LOL

I'm used to a yellow freezing the field's places in NASCAR, but this said to not go faster than the Delta time. What's that mean? Damn Vettel passed me during the VSC because I kept slowing and didn't think passing was allowed (again, based on NASCAR).

What do I do next time so I don't get screwed? Thanks!

[Earl1963]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

PS4 here, controller.



I have played racing games for decades, never owned a wheel. If I'm going to do all that, I might as well hop in my car and go speeding.



("Breakin' the law, breakin' the law")

Except your car isn't a F1 car that does 200+ mph, hugging corners at high speeds. Trust me, a wheel set up takes racing games to another level.


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[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Except your car isn't a F1 car that does 200+ mph, hugging corners at high speeds. Trust me, a wheel set up takes racing games to another level.

How do you know my other car isn't an F1?

All kidding aside, I get what you're saying. I have used a top drawer wheel/pedal rig on a friend's PC for some NASCAR Racing (Papyrus) some years back and it's great. Just not practical for me in my gaming setup, and I kinda prefer chilling in a relaxed position whilst playing.

[Solidice]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Oh, question!

I finally had a VSC come out (Virtual Safety Car), and I was leading at the time, but didn't know what to do! LOL

I'm used to a yellow freezing the field's places in NASCAR, but this said to not go faster than the Delta time. What's that mean? Damn Vettel passed me during the VSC because I kept slowing and didn't think passing was allowed (again, based on NASCAR).

What do I do next time so I don't get screwed? Thanks!

when the VSC comes out, just try to keep the delta as close to 0 as you can. if it goes in the red, you need to slow down or you'll get penalized.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

when the VSC comes out, just try to keep the delta as close to 0 as you can. if it goes in the red, you need to slow down or you'll get penalized.

Okay, so is the Delta a separate readout that I am not seeing? Is it on my hud in the lower right? Feel like an idiot that I didn't see it but everything happened quickly...

[Solidice]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Okay, so is the Delta a separate readout that I am not seeing? Is it on my hud in the lower right? Feel like an idiot that I didn't see it but everything happened quickly...

I think it's top right?

It's similar to the tire management delta graphic

[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

I think it's top right?

It's similar to the tire management delta graphic

Thank you kindly, 'Dice!

[Stormyhog]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Have you guys started messing with different car setups or do you just go with the defaults most times?

[Earl1963]

F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

I just realized in this pic I took that the steering wheel is turned left but the tires are turned right.



Bye

[Godgers12]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Maybe you just made a right hand turn?

[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Have you guys started messing with different car setups or do you just go with the defaults most times?

I use the default/preset setups and apply the various ones depending on the track and conditions.

I never mess with the nuts and bolts of setups in car games.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

Another thing the game excels at this year is really nailing the replays. It looks remarkable, even with a full field and rainy.

[Lukin4]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

I just realized in this pic I took that the steering wheel is turned left but the tires are turned right.



Bye

I think that's just the camera angle, the wheels look ever so slightly turned to the left to me which matches what the steering wheel is doing

[Rules]

Re: F1 2016 Available Today, Post Your Impresssions Here

I'm tinkering with car setups. Seems the more I mess with it the worse it gets lol. High learning curve for sure.