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F1 2016 |OT| Daniil Kvyat Simulator
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Kazdane
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Had a glorious wet qualifying yesterday on Silverstone (TC on Medium and ABS because the Driving Force GT has a crappy brake pedal). It's really fun sliding the car around corners trying to keep it in the track. Too bad it made me claim pole with -1,2s to Hamilton when in the dry free practice sessions I was +0,5s behind the leaders...
yep. same here in the renault. Hard I end up on podiums in a renault, expert i can't earn as many r&d points. maybe once we upgrade the car enough it won't make a difference. Of course the problem is getting the points to upgrade. Bit of a catch 22.
But then again I guess I could look at the R&D points like money. That is, the slower the car/team the less you have.
Edit: Problem is, the worse I do because of a shitty car, the longer it will take for me to get an offer from ferrari. Oh yeah, realism.
I swear, if I work my ass of and the best offer I end up getting throughout my whole career is from Mercedes I will snap the disc in two (if I hadn't purchased digitally of course).
cowden_harley
Member
any tech differences between xbox1 and ps4?
PS4 higher res and more stable frame rate. And some other little bits ...
Holy shit! They are putting the fuel remaining next to the mix on the doodad. That is a godsend for us controller users. Trying to fumble through the menus while driving always screws me up. I have no prob adjusting the mix but digging down to see the fuel remaining is a pain in the ass. Cost me two places at Shanghai.
I hope they implement that on the PS4.
I hope they implement that on the PS4.
Bumping race distance up to 50% was a great decision. Had two back-to-back insane races on Spa and Monza. Spa was a wet-dry-wet-dry 5 stop race, while at Monza I took a risk and 2 stopped when everybody else did 3, made up from 14 to 3rd overall. The longer race distance rewards different strategy calls, and really makes you consider what different options you and everyone around you has.
YES!
50% has always felt bang on for me. Though I still do full practice and quali as well....
Joelstinton14
Member
Add another who is caught between no man's land of hard and Expert.
The A.I inconsistencies are getting a little bit frustrating. It is even between Practice sessions.
Just done Austria on Hard.
P1 22 (Struggled to even get lap times with tyre management)
P2 21
P3 16th
QF 8th
Race 1st
I did go for a three stop race (changed halfway through, seemed to be burning my tyres quite quickly, and everyone else went 1).
So knocked it back up to expert and i was a good 5-6 seconds of the pace, 3-4 of 21st at silverstone. So going to knock it back down to Hard and take another assist off or something.
A shame, because otherwise i'm really enjoying the game, it's top notch.
The A.I inconsistencies are getting a little bit frustrating. It is even between Practice sessions.
Just done Austria on Hard.
P1 22 (Struggled to even get lap times with tyre management)
P2 21
P3 16th
QF 8th
Race 1st
I did go for a three stop race (changed halfway through, seemed to be burning my tyres quite quickly, and everyone else went 1).
So knocked it back up to expert and i was a good 5-6 seconds of the pace, 3-4 of 21st at silverstone. So going to knock it back down to Hard and take another assist off or something.
A shame, because otherwise i'm really enjoying the game, it's top notch.
Don't feel alone. In the same boat.
Did have a great race at catalunya last night even though i placed way higher than i should have. i was battling with nico for 1st place throughout the race, swapping with him three or four times. all of sudden fucking vettel comes barreling onto the scene like he had a damn turbo button. i mean he was a good 6 seconds behind or more the last i noticed and then he's splitting between us. all three of us were battling like crazy for two or three laps. all of a sudden, nico's car just left us. it's like they switched from his mediums to supersofts mid lap and installed two or three engine upgrades to boot. he was gone. me and vettel were a good 4 seconds off his pace. it was crazy. ended up third when i fucked up in that slow corner complex right before the s/f straight. that section of the track can be areal bitch. you have to enter the first corner in that set (the one where you "ess" into it before it gets crazy tight) just right or the whole things fucked. got third. thought it was going to be a win for me and ended up third. them's the breaks.
Fox Mulder
Member
Your team's weekend tire selection for the track.
Spain on supersofts? That's not even possible in real life
Even for wheel users this is awesome!
has anyone gotten an offer from another team during the career? if so when? also, does anyone that's played a lot know how often it happens. for example, i would hate to accept an offer from mclaren in my second year and miss out on my chance to get an offer from ferrari. hypothetically speaking of course. i haven't gotten an offer from mclaren.
Wow, this is a great patch! So many good fixes! Some of my personal highlights:
These are all great QoL changes.
Can confirm all of these. The top three are all especially huge.
· Added the fuel remaining level next to the fuel mix setting in the MFD
· Added the ability to chose whether to select a front wing change during pit stops
· Added ability to alter fuel mix levels during the race start procedure.
· Added the ability to chose whether to select a front wing change during pit stops
· Added ability to alter fuel mix levels during the race start procedure.
These are all great QoL changes.
· Practice Sessions Re-balanced tyre management tests.
· Improved performance and framerate within the career mode hospitality suite.
· Fixed an issue where marbles were not sticking to tyres when driving over them on the outside of corners.
· Fixed sector times incorrectly displaying purple on the timings screen in practice and qualifying.
· Fixed an issue where no response was heard after requesting driver in Front or driver behind status update.
· MFD - Extended the strategy timer to 30 seconds.
· Sparks VFX is now played for plank collisions with track surface.
· Improved performance and framerate within the career mode hospitality suite.
· Fixed an issue where marbles were not sticking to tyres when driving over them on the outside of corners.
· Fixed sector times incorrectly displaying purple on the timings screen in practice and qualifying.
· Fixed an issue where no response was heard after requesting driver in Front or driver behind status update.
· MFD - Extended the strategy timer to 30 seconds.
· Sparks VFX is now played for plank collisions with track surface.
Can confirm all of these. The top three are all especially huge.
Square Triangle
Member
For someone who's never played an F1 game before, how's the difficulty on this? Looking to pick up a new racer
This game is accessible. It can be a nightmare if you turn off all assists, but can be much easier with them on. But the immense speed a Formula 1 car can carry on straights and turns, and the insane brake power is kind of scary if you don't know how it is.
Square Triangle
Member
There are tutorials explaining all the rules but I still think it's a benefit to be an enthusiast of the sport.
As someone who got into real life NFL by playing NFL2k5 on PS2 and learning the sport's various rules and nuances that way, I'd say this game would be a great way of learning about F1 and all its quirks.
Monaco is the most skill based circuit in my opinion. You can really make the difference , especially in sector 2.
that's why i hate it. i suck.
Finally able to continue my career.
Was thinking about increasing difficulty (currently hard - dominating Practice and Quali in Renault @ Sotchi).
But then I threw away the race by accumulating 26! penalty seconds by cutting corners
Threw me back to 9th in the race results.
Also I suck in the rain.
Was thinking about increasing difficulty (currently hard - dominating Practice and Quali in Renault @ Sotchi).
But then I threw away the race by accumulating 26! penalty seconds by cutting corners
Threw me back to 9th in the race results.
Also I suck in the rain.
Fox Mulder
Member
Monaco is probably the most skill based track on the calendar and requires lots of focus. It has boring racing with no overtakes in f1 cars, which are getting wider next year, but it is fun to play in games.
Fox Mulder
Member
I did in previous games. I still need to get used to the new interface. I'm bumbling around just trying to mess with fuel mix.
Lewis clearly has never driven with a joypad...
Rain City Gamer
Member
My friend is currently streaming some F1 2016 for those that want to check it out. He streams it very frequently.
https://www.twitch.tv/crazycanuck1985
https://www.twitch.tv/crazycanuck1985
Try shortshifting.Finally able to continue my career.
Was thinking about increasing difficulty (currently hard - dominating Practice and Quali in Renault @ Sotchi).
But then I threw away the race by accumulating 26! penalty seconds by cutting corners
Threw me back to 9th in the race results.
Also I suck in the rain.
cowden_harley
Member
thanks
Square Triangle
Member
Thanks for the replies guys, I think I'm going to take the leap and buy it.
Totally thought I was at Monaco, must have been since I put so many laps into the Spanish GP FP1/FP2. I was actually still in FP3.
I couldn't do the Quali sim with a 1.26.xxx target. I was about 1sec too slow.
I try a new setup to get into the 26's, but I hadn't got a fresh set of tyres, these had 27% wear.
So I skip to Quali, I manage a 1.25.5xx in Q1/2/3 and that puts me in 10th place. Alonso was about 1sec faster, in P8.
Start the race, chose to do soft then hards. I was fighting in P9/10, the Williams kept passing my Mclaren down the straight =(
After the first lot of pit stops, I notice the AI came out on Mediums, I was chasing Alonso down much faster in S1+S2, but slower in S3. Made a mistake in S3, that let Alonso get away on the faster mediums.
Then a Williams and a Haas were troubling me for the rest of the race, also on mediums, I didn't have much chance, they pass me down the straights each lap, and I was able to pass them in S1 till around L14/17. Stick it in rich fuel mode and try chase them down, but I cant, they are just a bit too fast. Finish in P11. This was the first time I looked at the laps, since the engineer said I had a few laps of fuel left!!
I'm using a wheel so I haven't had a chance to take advantage of the "we have a new strategy" calls, as I don't know how to lol - maybe that could have saved me, as I was eeking out my first stint so I could see the guys came out on mediums.
Winning a race in Bahrain has messed up my rival, its set to Hamilton, and since I put the difficulty to expert, I'm just waiting for the rivalry to lose before I can take advantage of that once more with a realistic target, likely will be my team mate Alonso again.
I notice the AI are better at getting out the way in Quali now.
Fuel left in the first MFD page is nice.
Seriously, Codies really stepped it up this time, the other games were completely rubbish in comparison.
I couldn't do the Quali sim with a 1.26.xxx target. I was about 1sec too slow.
I try a new setup to get into the 26's, but I hadn't got a fresh set of tyres, these had 27% wear.
So I skip to Quali, I manage a 1.25.5xx in Q1/2/3 and that puts me in 10th place. Alonso was about 1sec faster, in P8.
Start the race, chose to do soft then hards. I was fighting in P9/10, the Williams kept passing my Mclaren down the straight =(
After the first lot of pit stops, I notice the AI came out on Mediums, I was chasing Alonso down much faster in S1+S2, but slower in S3. Made a mistake in S3, that let Alonso get away on the faster mediums.
Then a Williams and a Haas were troubling me for the rest of the race, also on mediums, I didn't have much chance, they pass me down the straights each lap, and I was able to pass them in S1 till around L14/17. Stick it in rich fuel mode and try chase them down, but I cant, they are just a bit too fast. Finish in P11. This was the first time I looked at the laps, since the engineer said I had a few laps of fuel left!!
I'm using a wheel so I haven't had a chance to take advantage of the "we have a new strategy" calls, as I don't know how to lol - maybe that could have saved me, as I was eeking out my first stint so I could see the guys came out on mediums.
Winning a race in Bahrain has messed up my rival, its set to Hamilton, and since I put the difficulty to expert, I'm just waiting for the rivalry to lose before I can take advantage of that once more with a realistic target, likely will be my team mate Alonso again.
I notice the AI are better at getting out the way in Quali now.
Fuel left in the first MFD page is nice.
Seriously, Codies really stepped it up this time, the other games were completely rubbish in comparison.
M.W.
Member
I picked it up today on PS4. I haven't played it yet, will dive in tonight. Should be good times.
Does anyone have any tips for a newb?
I guess I'll start with all assists on to get the hang of it. Hows the MP in these games?
Turn 13 and 14 is some scary shit at full speed.
Sounds like an eventful race
Speaking of which, I wish they did post-race highlights like FIFA does, of crashes, overtakes, incidents and the like.
Sounds like an eventful race
Speaking of which, I wish they did post-race highlights like FIFA does, of crashes, overtakes, incidents and the like.
Was a better Italian GP compared to what happened today. Although, when you take me out it still ends up as a Mercedes 1-2.
It's the radio button. You press it and say what you want on the mic.
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