[twitchyzero]

as we know..codemasters is responsible for great racing games in the recent years..GRiD...DiRT..here's this year's title: F1 2010.

I didn't hear about this game until recently as i thought it was an EA game..here are some pretty astonishing info from wiki:

F1 2010 will feature "the most complicated weather system ever seen in a racing game" [8] which is integral to F1. When rain starts to fall, the track will gradually lose grip, with some areas losing grip faster than others. "Overhanging trees, for example, will shelter the track, while dips and indentations in the tarmac will hold more standing water and provide a greater risk." [9]

When the rain stops, a "drying line" will start to appear which will provide more grip which will make it easier to drive. If a car strays from the dry line, the tyres will lose grip and it will be harder to drive. Evolving track will also be featured elsewhere in the game; at the start of a race weekend, the track will be "green" and therefore have less grip, but as the weekend progresses, rubber will be laid down onto the track, increasing the grip.[9]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCr-_-d0Q0E
game will be out in 3 weeks. with gt5 not too far from now..i'm not sure if i should pick this up as well.

[impactX]

So what buttons do I press to cover the F-duct or adjust the front flexi-wing?

[RabidRat]

Must. Buy.

[SkinnyPupp]

I'll definitely be picking this up instead of GT5.

[twitchyzero]

I'll definitely be picking this up instead of GT5.

i like variety..maybe im just not a F1 fan

[HonestTea]

100% picking this up! :D :D been waiting for this for a LONG time!

[SkinnyPupp]

First PS3 game I bought was the original F1 game. What a piece of shit that was :lol

[CorneringArtist]

I have those old-ass F1 games from the PS2. Solid games, and I'll probably pick this one up.

[Dragon-88]

Ill buy this then sell it for some $$$ for GT5.

[SkinnyPupp]

Bought a wheel yesterday. Played some Dirt 2 (WORST interface EVER in a PC game) and NFS Shift demo (that was pretty good!).

SO GLAD that F1 is coming out for PC, I HATE HATE HATE playing these console games in shitty 720p res :(

[twitchyzero]

SO GLAD that F1 is coming out for PC, I HATE HATE HATE playing these console games in shitty 720p res :(

don't have a DX11 compatible PC to compare so i'm perfectly happy with racing games on the consoles...

can't wait for gran turismo ...60fps 1080p :drool..even though i know i won't be as impressed as i was back in 2008 with prologue's release...hopefully jaggies are minimal.

[SkinnyPupp]

You don't need much of a PC these days to outpower a console. Consoles are DX9 level for graphics (PS3 even lower). I bet you could put together a $300 PC that outperforms a $300 console.

Also, GT5 will be upscaled to 1080p, not true 1080p. 60 fps will be nice though, that's for sure.

I go NFS Shift for PC, it's pretty good! I run it at TRUE 1080p with full details and 4xAA. Looks beautiful and runs at 60 fps

[McDick]

damn! I asked EB and they don't sell the game for whatever reason. Anyone know where I can pre-order one?

[SkinnyPupp]

Steam :D
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[twitchyzero]

damn! I asked EB and they don't sell the game for whatever reason. Anyone know where I can pre-order one?

well it's not out yet..but i do know they are taking pre-orders for the console versions

[SkinnyPupp]

I hope they get the sounds right... Having the weird buffeting sounds of the McLarens' exhaust system would be so awesome :D

[SkinnyPupp]

BTW if you pre-order on Steam it's $35.99 instead of $39.99

[McDick]

too bad. I am looking for PS3 version.

[ecsw]

damn! I asked EB and they don't sell the game for whatever reason. Anyone know where I can pre-order one?

what? it's on their promotion for Power Trade (50% extra value toward the game).

I think I might take my Transformer WFC and PT toward it ($60 back).

Only question is, should I go PS3 or 360? I have wheel on 360 but I like the disc in Bluray so it won't scratch as much.... :rolleyes:

[hotjoint]

^ PS3

[McDick]

do you anyone know when they are releasing?

[ecsw]

do you anyone know when they are releasing?

let's see......

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=f1+2010+release+date

[ecsw]

^ PS3

really? but what about the wheel? I like PS3 more, but really love driving with wheel too....

[Dragon-88]

really? but what about the wheel? I like PS3 more, but really love driving with wheel too....

G27> Xbox wheel. Nuff said.

[ecsw]

G27> Xbox wheel. Nuff said.

time to get another wheel I guess.... :blush:

wait, that's a $200+ wheel. :p nvm, I will go with cheap wheel for now.

[Dragon-88]

time to get another wheel I guess.... :blush:

wait, that's a $200+ wheel. :p nvm, I will go with cheap wheel for now.

Best $200 ever spent.

[ecsw]

Best $200 ever spent.

will keep that in mind. :) thanks.

oh well. I got my MS wheel for $40 and it was brand new in WM 2 weeks ago for $20.

I like racing games, but I also a deal guy. after all, I got other bills to pay. :p

[Great68]

I'm interested in trying this game...

The last F1 PC game I played was EA's F1 2000 and I absolutely hated it, it was so friggin difficult...

[SkinnyPupp]

I got a Logitech Driving Force GT, and it's is a pretty good wheel. I don't want to blow $200 on a wheel. It works with both PS3 and PC

[CorneringArtist]

The last F1 PC game I played was EA's F1 2000 and I absolutely hated it, it was so friggin difficult...

I have that one, and F1 Career Challenge. Both are stupid hard, especially Career Challenge due to the objectives teams lay out.

[HonestTea]

Any wheel recommendations that are under $200? :D

[SkinnyPupp]

2 posts up man
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[Dragon-88]

Any wheel recommendations that are under $200? :D

Used G25.. :P

[Meowjin]

it's out for PC.

damn so little time to game, I dont think I can balance scII, Civ 5 (big timesink) this game and ssf4.

sigh.

[Dragon-88]

Anyone buy this and try it yet?

[Meowjin]

I'm buying it friday.

[ecsw]

will pick up my pre-order tomorrow at EB.

[Eff-1]

out today!

anyone pick it up yet? i'll be grabbing a copy tomorrow...

[twitchyzero]

wont get a chance until next weekend :(
do post your impressions..reviews are looking great

[McDick]

the game is quite good. It's a bit challenging tho. You need a lot of skills since you can't hit your way up like other racing games.

[Eff-1]

this game was hard to find. small quantities were shipped to various stores.

FYI the following stores don't have any:

EB Games Pacific Centre, Lougheed, Metropolis
Future Shop Station Square
Best Buy Cambie and Metrotown

Possibly copies at Future Shop Park Royal, but i'd phone them first to check.

[c3m]

there seem to be a few bugs in the game


-Tyre punctures/wear occur far too fast/frequent
-AI blue flag issue, they get disqualified
-AI Fuel: AI qualifying slower then race start
-AI erratic swerving (in race when heating tyres isnt necessary)
-AI drivers not pitting at all in a race.
-Sound delay on shifting
-Split timing would be Usefull on screen.
-Sector 3 times don't stay up, you can't ever see your sector 3
-Loading a setup sometimes doesn't put the correct amount of fuel in the car
-Slight delay on throttle and brake. TBC
-Camera bug in time trial when exiting and rentering session head/hands disaapears TBC
-Tyre availability bug in practice sessions, e.g., no Primes available in P2 image
-Cars not being serviced in the pits and just sitting there, causing user to reset race if teammate is stuck. TBC
- Pit limiter auto on regardless of setting.
- start lights are hard to see from back of grid; maybe PIP available.
- wet times too fast , almost identical to dry times !??!
- too much grip in the rain
- too much grip with Intermediate/full wets
- live timer doesn't show personal best sector times
- third soft/hard tyre set not available in qualifying

http://community.codemasters.com/forum/f1-2010-game-1316/429298-unofficial-f1-2010-bugs-errors-list.html

[q0192837465]

can we still get a new g25 nowadays? or only used left?

[McDick]

this game was hard to find. small quantities were shipped to various stores.

FYI the following stores don't have any:

EB Games Pacific Centre, Lougheed, Metropolis
Future Shop Station Square
Best Buy Cambie and Metrotown

Possibly copies at Future Shop Park Royal, but i'd phone them first to check.

Richmond's Best Buy has about 5 copies as of yesterday.

[Raid3n]

sweet jesus i have been waiting for this for years! i can't wait to grab a copy.

[ecsw]

It's hard. Every game is like 20 minutes easily and very difficult with MS wheel. graphic is awesome but forza 3 is much easier compare to this.
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[TypeRNammer]

Wow this game is hard,codemasters better not screw up Dirt 3.

[Raid3n]

It's hard. Every game is like 20 minutes easily and very difficult with MS wheel. graphic is awesome but forza 3 is much easier compare to this.
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lol you must not be doing full length races haha

[impactX]

Skinnypupp: did you get this game thru steam or from a store in HK? If it's the latter, where? :D

[SkinnyPupp]

I got it on Steam. Haven't played it yet, just got back from Thailand and I have some F1 and UFC to watch!

[ecsw]

lol you must not be doing full length races haha

No, 10 laps in career mode is like the shortest race. Isn't it? U can go up to 20-30 laps, which is going to take an hour easily.

[Eff-1]

a couple things i've found frustrating:

1. Tire strategy is tough to figure out. How do you set it up? The only thing i've been able to figure out is before the race starts, in the paddock, obviously you can choose your tires there. But then once the race is underway, you use the d-pad to select your next tires, but fuuuuck everytime I try fiddling with the d-pad I take my eyes off the road for a second and suddenly i'm in the wall, lol. Is there a better way?

2. Instant replay doesn't seem to work for me. I can only rewind it 2 or 3 seconds back, which makes the flashback feature kind of useless. Am I doing something wrong?

[SkinnyPupp]

I fucking HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the interface they use. I JUST WANT TO PLAY THE FUCKING GAME!!!! FUCK YOU CODEMASTERS

[jello24]

this game just corrupted my save file, after putting countless retries on the freaking career races, it just makes me restart a new file.

fml.

[twitchyzero]

I fucking HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the interface they use. I JUST WANT TO PLAY THE FUCKING GAME!!!! FUCK YOU CODEMASTERS

wanna elaborate instead of raging?

[SkinnyPupp]

When you start the game, you have to go through all the bullshit of starting a career, and a bunch of other bullshit, before you can even set up your options at all. Then BOOM you're in career mode with no quick race option. I spent 20 minutes before I could even do one lap. Dirt 2 was the same way. It's just really fucking annoying when all you want to do is hop into the game and play a few races to check it out.

[SkinnyPupp]

The AI in this game are really fucking stupid. They constantly block you in qualifying, like you have to race them to get by. And they never get penalties, crash, or anything. And they seem to twitch all over the place when you're behind them. And most of the time, the backmarkers don't get blue flagged at all, so again you have to race them to get by.

This game isn't finished.

[Dragon-88]

From all the reviews I just torented the game.. Just finished and will have it installed after work... Bugs here i come!!

[Eff-1]

Yeah there are lots of bugs. Fortunately for me i'm not a serious gamer. I haven't even considered starting career mode. I just play the quick races whenever I need a fix. Pick a track, pick a team, and go. For that, i'm happy with it.

The biggest frustration so far was when I pitted for the first time. I went in when the engineer told me to. But every other team pitted that lap as well. And the lollipop man held me in the pitbox for 15 seconds until the other traffic passed by. I lost about 8 places. Now I just make sure I don't pit on the same lap as the others.

Hopefully codemasters is working on a patch for some of the issues raised.

[Dragon-88]

When you start the game, you have to go through all the bullshit of starting a career, and a bunch of other bullshit, before you can even set up your options at all. Then BOOM you're in career mode with no quick race option. I spent 20 minutes before I could even do one lap. Dirt 2 was the same way. It's just really fucking annoying when all you want to do is hop into the game and play a few races to check it out.

Yeah i hate the fact that theres a long intro video before you even start doing anything and you cant even skip that... When i started dirt 2 it would always crash just after the the intro video which pissed me off soo much...

[Dragon-88]

Tried it. Game sucks. While playing with the G25 you can either have pre-configured keys with missing options or you can customize your keys and lose the d-pad funtion on the shifter to navigate through the menus.. Game play is decent but not great. Lots of bugs thats for sure... Played a quick match in the rain & honestly the wet spots were all distorted and blurry.

[ecsw]

Try rainning in Singarpore. That's got to be the most difficult race ever. :(

This game is still sold out in many places especially on PS3. Stocks are coming in this week.

[SkinnyPupp]

This game outsold Halo Reach in the UK :eek:

[CorneringArtist]

^ People from the UK have a huge tendency to buy Codemasters games after hearing a lot of British accents and visiting the Codemasters forums when I played GRID actively. That, and maybe not as many copies of North American games reach Europe, combined with the fact that Codemasters is based in the UK.

[SkinnyPupp]

I think it's because there are tons of F1 fans there, and we have all been waiting for a good F1 game for a long time. Plus this season has been really good

[CorneringArtist]

I bought the two PS2-era F1 games because I don't have a PS3. 20 bucks well spent.

I might rent this one to check it out.

[Dragon-88]

Try rainning in Singarpore. That's got to be the most difficult race ever. :(

This game is still sold out in many places especially on PS3. Stocks are coming in this week.

Worst 3 laps ever LOL... Soo damn blurry.

[ecsw]

Anyone wants to buy a copy for Xbox? I think I am keeping my PS3 copy....

[Rich Sandor]

anyone know if the xbox/ps3/pc versions are markedly different?

[SkinnyPupp]

Well of course the PC is different, if you have a video card that is less than 3 years old it will be significantly better than the console versions...

[Rich Sandor]

I'm not talking about just frame rates.

Sometimes the pc version of a game is completely different, or at least markedly different, from the console version. Sometimes it's the whole game, sometimes just the interface.

[twitchyzero]

everything should be the same on all platforms

going to pick up a ps3 version this weekend at walmart if they have it

[SkinnyPupp]

I'm not talking about just frame rates.

Sometimes the pc version of a game is completely different, or at least markedly different, from the console version. Sometimes it's the whole game, sometimes just the interface.
No, aside from having way better graphics, better frame rate, and at higher resolutions, it should be pretty much the same.. Same shitty bugs, etc.

In fact it makes me wonder how much better the game would have been had it been PC exclusive

[Fuhrër-Z]

So what's the final verdict for F1 using the wheel? Is it tight controls, or closer to GRID, which had terrible wheel support.(g25/27)

[SkinnyPupp]

I don't know about GRID, but I find hte wheel controls to be fantastic. In fact it's pretty much the only good thing about the game right now.

[Dragon-88]

wheel is tight and nice and smooth.

[Rich Sandor]

I played it breifly at Interaction in North Van.. they had it running on a PC with 3 screens and a G27 wheel.. the game is beautiful.. all the driver aids were on, so it was like playing an arcade game.. but i'm sure it's realistic enough when setup properly.

[twitchyzero]

i need to learn about f1 basics to enjoy this game
i couldn't even sit there and finish their 10 lap races.

[SkinnyPupp]

Try Hungary it's a super fast track that is really fun one you get a rhythm going. Especially turn 8 flat out! WOW!

Melbourne is fun too, there are a couple corners you can do flat out that are fun. Turn 1 is challenging - if you brake just at the right time you can make a few 10ths.

The only track I really hate so far is Shanghai

Anyway I put this game on the backburner, I am trying to rehab my wrist and steering hurts it. I hope they'll have the bugs fixed when I can play again :D

[EmOne]

The force feedback in this game is insane.
Driving with traction controll off > *
you actually have to have throttle control exiting corners rather than just mashing the pedal.
Heres my attempt with trac, and abs off

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE9aw0XFRxw

[TypeRNammer]

Try Hungary it's a super fast track that is really fun one you get a rhythm going. Especially turn 8 flat out! WOW!

Melbourne is fun too, there are a couple corners you can do flat out that are fun. Turn 1 is challenging - if you brake just at the right time you can make a few 10ths.

The only track I really hate so far is Shanghai

Anyway I put this game on the backburner, I am trying to rehab my wrist and steering hurts it. I hope they'll have the bugs fixed when I can play again :D

Yeah I hate shanghai too. God damn it's hella bumpy trying to go through the corners.
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[BlacknJean]

do you guys think its better to pit early or later for short races?

my car always spin out of control during turns on the grips. i think throttle too much

[SkinnyPupp]

Yes, you are throttle too much

[SpuGen]

What works for me, is throttling in steps out of a turn.

Brake + downshift
Let off + turn
Throttle 10% Hold.
20% hold.
30% hold.
Full throttle.

Basically, you should be at 30% by the time you're facing the exit. Then just full throttle.

I've spun out a few times because I downshifted too much.. right into R. LOL

I've noticed that it mimics actual driving + 200% sensitivity.
So, brake light, then hard, then ease off so you don't upset the weight transfer. Throttle control.

Once you get used to the game mechanics, it's really satisfying. I'm using the Logitech DFP.

Also: Anyone having screen issues?
It's stuck on full windowed mode. and not full screen.
Sometimes it starts off full screen, then pops t full windowed when someone messages me on msn or skype.

[EmOne]

What works for me, is throttling in steps out of a turn.

Brake + downshift
Let off + turn
Throttle 10% Hold.
20% hold.
30% hold.
Full throttle.

Basically, you should be at 30% by the time you're facing the exit. Then just full throttle.

I've spun out a few times because I downshifted too much.. right into R. LOL

I've noticed that it mimics actual driving + 200% sensitivity.
So, brake light, then hard, then ease off so you don't upset the weight transfer. Throttle control.

Once you get used to the game mechanics, it's really satisfying. I'm using the Logitech DFP.

Also: Anyone having screen issues?
It's stuck on full windowed mode. and not full screen.
Sometimes it starts off full screen, then pops t full windowed when someone messages me on msn or skype.
alt + enter to go back to full screen, sometimes it will crash

[Dragon-88]

alt + enter to go back to full screen, sometimes it will crash

+1 it usually changes when you alt-tab out.

[EmOne]

Fucking shanghai sucks so much. Too tight and bumpy, keep getting flats on the first lap.
Also the AI is stupid fast on legend setting.

[TypeRNammer]

Fucking shanghai sucks so much. Too tight and bumpy, keep getting flats on the first lap.
Also the AI is stupid fast on legend setting.

I never gotten any flats during my shanghai race

[HonestTea]

Asking for a friend, anyone know where to get a Logitech G25 fixed in GVR?

[SkinnyPupp]

33% off on Steam this weekend :thumbsup:

[HonestTea]

How much should a used Logitech G27 wheel be?

[Dragon-88]

Check craigslist

[HonestTea]

I did, but I'm not sure whats a good price for a used G27.