F1 2010 coming this September

HOLY CRAP, even on my laptop it's awesome!!!!!!!! This engine is highly optimized and runs like hot butter on a laptop even. Nicely done Codemasters!
 
Well I went home for "lunch." Tried a few laps in Bahrain. I like it. I literally had 30 minutes and I spent 10 of those waiting for the usual pre-install junk but the graphics seems very jaggy at times despite 8XMSAA. Gameplay seemed good. I just did a couple short races. More later but overall initial impression is good. Now I just need to be faster
 
For me, this one is going to come down to the gameplay, because the videos I've seen on Utube were unimpressive.

Honestly, I thought Dirt 2 looked better than this title.
 
Hmm, I just took 2 laps at Bahrain. Sound kept on cutting out on me. The game engine ran well with a full grid, but it felt too fast somehow, like watching a cartoon on fast forward.

I was expecting that this game would take some getting used to, and it looks like I was right.

I am getting a good feeling about this though. Feels like a nice balance between simulation and accessibility, and the last title to get that right was the old Microprose series.

Welcome back, F1, we missed you.
 
I'm using a 360 controller. It's tough. Either that, or my controller isn't calibrated peoperly. I don't believe I'm feeling any force feedback, either?
 
I am confused - I created my own profile and I can practice as myself but when I go to the grand prix my name is no where to be found. How do I qualify for the grand prix?

Edit: Nevermind - didnt see the Event Info option while in the garage.
 
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Ugh, I don't like it. Very disappointed.

Feels so disconnected versus the Ferrari sim.

Which I know is a serious sim but really... This doesn't feel even close.
 
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Silky smooth maxed out at 1920x1080, with super high AA.

Racing in Australia has got to be one of the most sublime experiences in all of PC Racing. A remarkable game. This is going to be like a drug for me. I can't believe the balancing on this - it's the perfect mix between sim and accessibility.

Just... pure bliss.
 
I can't launch the game. Anyone else having this problem? I launch it, hit Play on the cd-key screen and the splash screen comes up, but that's it. Never gets to the game itself. CPU usage spikes (on all 4 cores), so something is happening, but no game. Tried rebooting, tried re-running the GFWL setup, and the DirectX setup. Any ideas?
 
I don't know if I'll get used to the FFB... It's kinda weird.

I played with the settings a bit to no avail.
 
SeaFoam said:
Ugh, I don't like it. Very disappointed.

Feels so disconnected versus the Ferrari sim.

Which I know is a serious sim but really... This doesn't feel even close.
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i hated the handling at first also. couldnt even tell when i was spinning the rears or anything...first race/track i experienced was bahrain in the wet. the track went dry and i found the traction control setting in driving assists was set to medium. i turned this off and the game feels much much better. ive done a full race weekend both at bahrain and melbourne and loved it.
 
Finished 3 race weekends bahrain-malaysia. Loving it more and more as i play. I am a hardcore simmer too, but i knew this game wasnt going to be like the ferrari virt acad or rFactor F1. It has a nice balance that makes it a nice intro to sim racing game thats very accessible, which i think is important to keeping a large online community going.
 
jonneymendoza said:
how do u change graphics settings in this fucking game?
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really man? Sounds like you are angry you cant follow instructions or read manuals.

go outside, My F1, change settings...

Its setup just like DirT, Dirt 2, Grid, etc.
 
jonneymendoza said:
how do u change graphics settings in this fucking game?
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I totally agree about the menu's. I hate the way they are laid out. Its very confusing and takes forever to get to the right menu....
 
I played a few hours last night. 5760 x 1200 and it was giving me very slow framerates with ATI 5870 CF and 10.6's (I only upgrade once in a while or if I have problems). I installed the 10.9 application profiles since it specifically said it had a profile for F1 2010. No improvement. So I installed 10.9's and it was MUCH MUCH better. Still had to turn down some settings (AA 4x) and motion blur. I think there's still some tweaking left to do but it was playable.

As for the game, I am a bit disappointed at ease of the cars. You can mash on the accellerator with no driver assists on and rarely spin. But it is very fun and I like the F1 experience they are giving you. Graphics are great, cars look awesome, and the tracks are incredible.

Couple bugs I've already run into, one major. When pitting I was always held until everyone else in the pit lane exited, even if I was first in. It's a major bug they know about. The second is the track warnings. Sometimes if you even go WIDE on a corner it will invalidate your lap or give you a warning for cutting the track. Hello! I went WIDE! That is not cutting the track.

Overall I am looking forward to more racing! I suck so far in the Virgin car but I can already see where to make up time. Bahrain just wasn't my track.

Edit: I also hate the menus. And loading takes forever. To do simple things you have to wait for all the animations and menus just like Dirt 2.
 
How is this game running for the dual core guys? My FPS are in the low 30's during a race, with rapture on there were some slight stutters (which killed my race!). Rapture off, no stuttering, but still low FPS, and changing the graphic options didn't really change the FPS.

I would imagine a quad core would give a significant boost to my FPS, but I'm not 100% sure, as my e8600 is running at 4.125ghz.
 
redman223 said:
How is this game running for the dual core guys? My FPS are in the low 30's during a race, with rapture on there were some slight stutters (which killed my race!). Rapture off, no stuttering, but still low FPS, and changing the graphic options didn't really change the FPS.

I would imagine a quad core would give a significant boost to my FPS, but I'm not 100% sure, as my e8600 is running at 4.125ghz.
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I'll try to see for you. My computer is a Q9550 and my guest racer is a E8500 so I should be able to directly compare.

Hopefully tonight.
 
I've only tried a few laps of time trial at Monaco so far. Trying out various driving assists or no assists etc. I'm used to the menus via Dirt2, Grid and while they're a pain its not a game breaker or anything. The game loaded easily with GFWL as I had that setup already.
Graphics look good-1680x1050, Ultra or High settings, 8xmsaa [GTX260]. Fraps says fps in the 60s and better with my i7-920@ 3.4ghz.
All in all it feels like a Codies game and I can tell I'm going to like playing it.
I was going to get a hard copy but for the $35 Steam deal I'm glad I didn't bother.
Seems like I end up getting the Steam version of everything sooner or later anyway.
Motor On.


Oh, only glitch so far- hitting escape in-game doesn't always bring me to a menu screen.
 
4saken said:
Finished 3 race weekends bahrain-malaysia. Loving it more and more as i play. I am a hardcore simmer too, but i knew this game wasnt going to be like the ferrari virt acad or rFactor F1. It has a nice balance that makes it a nice intro to sim racing game thats very accessible, which i think is important to keeping a large online community going.
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I thought it was interesting what that test driver for Codemasters said about the sim racing games: one, that they're harder to drive than the real thing sometimes, and that two, setups are completely over the top.

Try telling somebody who has mastered a simulation with all assists off, and has come up with a setup that shaves five seconds off his lap time, that this is unrealistic, and he'll likely curse you out of the room.

The guy from Codemasters said that the setups are pure rubbish - in real F1 racing a great setup is not going to shave that much time off your lap.

I wonder how many sim experts know that.
 
WabeWalker said:
I thought it was interesting what that test driver for Codemasters said about the sim racing games: one, that they're harder to drive than the real thing sometimes, and that two, setups are completely over the top.

Try telling somebody who has mastered a simulation with all assists off, and has come up with a setup that shaves five seconds off his lap time, that this is unrealistic, and he'll likely curse you out of the room.

The guy from Codemasters said that the setups are pure rubbish - in real F1 racing a great setup is not going to shave that much time off your lap.

I wonder how many sim experts know that.
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I'm with you on that. I much prefer fixed setup races. I just do not enjoy the sheer amount of tweaking that many hardcore sims have. But, i love the level of online competition they offer.
 
Haste266 said:
i hated the handling at first also. couldnt even tell when i was spinning the rears or anything...first race/track i experienced was bahrain in the wet. the track went dry and i found the traction control setting in driving assists was set to medium. i turned this off and the game feels much much better. ive done a full race weekend both at bahrain and melbourne and loved it.
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Oh I have everything turned off along with no steering deadzone, etc, etc - I think it would be a lot better if the FFB wasn't shit, Dirt 2's was better.. come on now..
 
I hadn't realized that you can set the AI difficulty. I had mine on intermediate, but you can bump it up to professional and then legendary. I also had fuel simulation and tire wear turned off, without realizing it. I think that for most people, this game will get difficult as soon as they start tinkering with these settings.

I can't wait to get back to this thing tonight. It's because of titles like this, and Civ V, that I can't seem to get through movies anymore. I get restless because I would much rather be on my computer than sitting there watching a story unfold. These days it takes me about three separate sittings to get through one movie.

Survivor's on tonight though, so I have to watch that. Then I have to get my civ up and running... gawd, there's not enough time.
 
Just had a go on this. initial impressions is that its a 7.5/10 in terms of handly and physics. i turned everything off. its a tad bit too easy to control the car for my liking but when you hit the tarmack your basically screwed as it aint easy to come off it. Also teh wheel locks when you break to hard and the engine makes a funny noise as if your about to blow it if you hit on the acceleration too hard.

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jonneymendoza said:
Just had a go on this. initial impressions is that its a 7.5/10 in terms of handly and physics. i turned everything off. its a tad bit too easy to control the car for my liking but when you hit the tarmack your basically screwed as it aint easy to come off it. Also teh wheel locks when you break to hard and the engine makes a funny noise as if your about to blow it if you hit on the acceleration too hard.
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Looks nice though. Bah, I hope I can get mine working tonight.
 
Using my listed setup at 1920x1200, using Cat 10.9, default settings were 8x AA and everything on High, I was getting 60fps in Bahrain (which is too empty to be a good test) and in Montreal was getting 36-45fps. I knocked the AA down to 4x and was getting mostly 55-60 with a few dips in the 40s, I'll probably keep it there.

No problems with video or audio, using Hardware for the sound. Only gripe so far is the verrry slow load times. I'm tempted to move my directory from my HDD back to my SSD to see if that helps much.
 
jonneymendoza said:
Just had a go on this. initial impressions is that its a 7.5/10 in terms of handly and physics. i turned everything off. its a tad bit too easy to control the car for my liking but when you hit the tarmack your basically screwed as it aint easy to come off it. Also teh wheel locks when you break to hard and the engine makes a funny noise as if your about to blow it if you hit on the acceleration too hard.
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1. tarmac is probably what you want to be driving on....
2. welcome to F1
3. its called wheel spin and your engine spinnin its wheels :)
 
Chameleoki said:
I'll try to see for you. My computer is a Q9550 and my guest racer is a E8500 so I should be able to directly compare.

Hopefully tonight.
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I'm curious to see the results, if the quad gives a major performance boost, I'll more than likely upgrade.
 
jonneymendoza said:
i turned everything off. its a tad bit too easy to control the car for my liking but when you hit the tarmack your basically screwed as it aint easy to come off it. Also teh wheel locks when you break to hard and the engine makes a funny noise as if your about to blow it if you hit on the acceleration too hard.
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Sounds about right.
 
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