SunhiLegend
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F1 2017 announced for 25th August 2017 (PS4, XB1, PC)
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WoolyNinja
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Another thing I just found in this game that I'm loving are the weekly events! Its basically a race scenario where you compete with everyone online via a leaderboard. This weeks event is the final 5 laps on the Japan track and though I'm not very good its given me a reason to keep playing to improve my times/score. I started out around 4000 / 6000+ drivers and over the course of a couple days I've improved to where I'm ~2600/6000.
The only complaint I have is I'd love to be able to watch replays or the top 10 drivers in order to see what they do so I can try to continue to improve.
The only complaint I have is I'd love to be able to watch replays or the top 10 drivers in order to see what they do so I can try to continue to improve.
Fox Mulder
Member
I hope they update the liveries at least. Forza 7 has a more updated Renault than the actual f1 game.
I'd love a Motorsport Manager mode if the license loosens up.
I'd love a Motorsport Manager mode if the license loosens up.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
So basically just like real Kimi.
You'll be lucky to get it in F1 2018 tbh.
Shame about lack of VR, I decided to skip this years version because of it.
I find this to be a really weird mentality. Skipping quality gaming experiences just because they aren't available in VR?
Each to their own, I guess.
Fox Mulder
Member
Jezbollah
Member
Indeed. The audience for VR must be so tiny as to be hard to justify the inclusion. Just like 3D before it, it's just a niche tech that has yet to establish itself as an essential gaming medium.
WoolyNinja
Member
Just tried a few online races - mostly a very positive experience except for the usual suspects that smash people from behind. I wish they'd just prevent cars hitting if the speed difference is more than 30mph. The game turns from "I wonder if I can place in the top 5" to "I wonder how many cars I can pass while coming back from getting nailed from behind". Even with that though still had fun and instead of playing 2 online races I ended up doing 6. I don't want to stop now but have to be up early tomorrow.
Won Monza...yay
Arrived in Singapore... Fuuuuuucckk I hate that track as much as I hate Monaco... Even worse actually cause even if I don't like racing on it I still consider Monaco a classic and I know it very well.
For some reason, I can't do a full clean lap of Singapore to save my life.
Arrived in Singapore... Fuuuuuucckk I hate that track as much as I hate Monaco... Even worse actually cause even if I don't like racing on it I still consider Monaco a classic and I know it very well.
For some reason, I can't do a full clean lap of Singapore to save my life.
The hairpin in Monaco is so hard this year with a controller... Singapore is tight but at least it works as intended.
I could barely make it through a lap in F1 2016 so I guess I'm not really a good reference point.
I don't have issues with Singapore, though. Almost all the high speed parts of that track are pretty wide so it's a lot more manageable.
Xcell Miguel
Gold Member
My friend had the same problem with a controller, it did not turn the in-game wheel as much as I could while playing with a wheel, thus he would hit the sides if he did not take the turn perfectly.
Jezbollah
Member
The Monaco hairpin requires just a touch of throttle to turn the car. Only the smallest amount. Do do that on a controller can be difficult.
I only save mid-session if I quit out.
Fox Mulder
Member
Neat.
The new Forza had a more updated Renault than the actual f1 game.
The new Forza had a more updated Renault than the actual f1 game.
I wonder how they define "optimal strategy", especially when it rains.
Changeable conditions always felt like too much of an advantage for the player even last year (can't say anything about further back). It's like you're the only one paying attention to when rain is expected - extending your stint instead of doing a planned pitstop 1 lap before the rain starts.
I'd like to see the AI take some bolder strategy moves there.
SmartWaffles
Member
RIP divebombing?
I probably need to relearn how to drive.
-Improved AI drivers ability when defending the inside line.
-AI will now pit under the SC for optimal strategy instead of waiting for the SC to go in.
Very nice. Getting a free win because of the safety car always felt cheap. Same counts for AI drivers just getting out of the way when you overtake them on the inside. Hopefully they'll also do something about cars pitting right before they're about to switch to Inters anyway and having to do a double pitstop.
- Improvements to AI pace balance between qualifying and race sessions.
I saw people complaining about the difference in difficulty between the two, but which one was harder? For me they seemed pretty equal, but of course the above mentioned issues made the race a bit easier.
-AI will now pit under the SC for optimal strategy instead of waiting for the SC to go in.
Very nice. Getting a free win because of the safety car always felt cheap. Same counts for AI drivers just getting out of the way when you overtake them on the inside. Hopefully they'll also do something about cars pitting right before they're about to switch to Inters anyway and having to do a double pitstop.
- Improvements to AI pace balance between qualifying and race sessions.
I saw people complaining about the difference in difficulty between the two, but which one was harder? For me they seemed pretty equal, but of course the above mentioned issues made the race a bit easier.
I thought it was pretty obvious that they're stronger on friday and saturday? They got around half to a full difficulty level easier on sunday.
Like yesterday, I had a race at Spa. In quali, I was a second ahead because I forgot to change the difficulty after switching to Ferrari from Toro Rosso. But then I finished the race with 90 seconds to Hamilton and Vettel, which is like 4 seconds per lap. It's not like they had notable issues. The discrepancy can be massive.
If you felt they're about the same, then you must be doing something wrong in the races. Or are you driving to conserve the lifespan of car parts?
I mean in the Toro Rosso at difficulty 100 the midfield cars (and the RBRs pretty often somehow) were about at my level except pretty easy to pass if you're within DRS range (and nosediving), but the Ferrari and Mercedes cars are always far ahead. They almost lapped me when I came in sixth in Spain (which admittedly isn't my best track). Now that I think about I do end up fairly low in qualifying compared to the race, but is almost always because I make up a lot of places during the opening laps.
I guess it's kinda hard to tell for me as I've been upping the difficulty by 5 every race so far trying to find the right amount of challenge. I started off at about 80 which should've roughly been the same as 2016's but it was incredibly easy in both quali and the race. 100 seems pretty nice so far, but I'll have to see what it's like after the update.
Also, speaking of conserving the lifespan of car parts: does anyone else go through them really quickly? My ICE was at about 80% by the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix, already had gearbox issues in Spain qualifying, and I'd basically fitted the second parts of everything for the race.
I guess it's kinda hard to tell for me as I've been upping the difficulty by 5 every race so far trying to find the right amount of challenge. I started off at about 80 which should've roughly been the same as 2016's but it was incredibly easy in both quali and the race. 100 seems pretty nice so far, but I'll have to see what it's like after the update.
Also, speaking of conserving the lifespan of car parts: does anyone else go through them really quickly? My ICE was at about 80% by the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix, already had gearbox issues in Spain qualifying, and I'd basically fitted the second parts of everything for the race.
There was a known bug where parts wear during practice/quali scaled with your race distance setting. So a practice lap at a 25% weekend was worth multiple laps of parts wear, which is obviously bullshit. On the upside, it also affected the AI, which caused half the grid to take penalties in some races...
Not sure if they fully fixed that yet.
SmartWaffles
Member
Getting 5th or more engine component and early gearbox change and subsequent penalties are almost unvoidable in your first season due to the lack of durability upgrades, just open additional parts as you see fit. Using older parts in practice, saving newer ones for qualifying and race only, plus driving as little as possible in FP and qualifying help as well.
SmartWaffles
Member
Using old parts in FP would give me a bad idea of what I can expect in the race, though.
I'm definitely throwing all my shitty parts on for Monaco, doubt I'll make it past the first lap in once piece anyway.
That is actually what real life F1 teams do. They use older engine parts and gearboxes in FP1 and FP2. You only need to pass those training programs, get a hang on the track and set up your car accordingly, those power losses from older engine parts don't really matter.
I have the same question because I got a 5 place penalty yesterday without changing any parts I know of...
On a completely DIFFERENT note:
Am I the only one who thinks lean mix actually slows down the car in corners where you're coasting? As in, changing to lean mix right before braking makes the braking distance shorter and makes it easier to drive through the corner itself, even though you're not accelerating at all. I subjectively gained several tenths during a Monza race yesterday by doing that - which is crazy because it also saves fuel.
Radical Edward
Member
I dont think i'm ever going to finish a race in Singapore
I wish I could do it for you.I dont think i'm ever going to finish a race in Singapore
Singapore is my absolute number one favourite track.
Radical Edward
Member
Lol. It's fun but ruthless
Turn 13 fucks me up in Singapore. That small movement to the right before the brakingzone is always scary. Overall it's not too bad, though. At least I can finish a race without crashing out every other lap. In 200+ hours of F1 2016 I was never able to finish a Monaco race unless I used rewind constantly which isn't fun.
Jezbollah
Member
I had an incredible race at Monaco last night (97 Skill level). McLaren, second season in, all Horsepower upgrades applied except for the Ultimate (due next race in Canada), rest on durability. Did shit during practice - only got half the amount of research points due to me being shit. Somehow got through to Q3 after going out immediately and on minimal fuel. Put a lap of the gods in to qualify third.
Race had the track dry for two thirds of the race, with rain hitting the last third. Decided to go for an Ultra/Ultra/SuperSoft strategy, with the SS window just as the rain was due to hit. Got a flier at the start (I've sort of perfected the starts). Managed to squeeze into the lead into turn one. Then proceeded to try and go as fast as I could on the ultras while not crashing and having a convoy behind me for the first pitstop.
At the second pitstop window, rain was falling but not enough for Inters. Had to take the Super Softs which pissed me off. Then with 8 laps to go it got worse, and I just passed Rascass just as Jeff pitched the change in strategy. Pitted in, put the inters on. Got out of the pits in 12th just as Kimi lapped me. I then unlap myself within seconds, and then start a pursuit of everyone in the last 7 laps. Only two of those ahead of me on super softs pitted for ints, the rest deciding to stay out.
Then I chase everyone else down going 5 seconds a lap faster. I go into the last lap in 5th, then manage to snatch 2nd going out of the last corner. Kimi was 1 minute up the road.
That was a hell of race.
Race had the track dry for two thirds of the race, with rain hitting the last third. Decided to go for an Ultra/Ultra/SuperSoft strategy, with the SS window just as the rain was due to hit. Got a flier at the start (I've sort of perfected the starts). Managed to squeeze into the lead into turn one. Then proceeded to try and go as fast as I could on the ultras while not crashing and having a convoy behind me for the first pitstop.
At the second pitstop window, rain was falling but not enough for Inters. Had to take the Super Softs which pissed me off. Then with 8 laps to go it got worse, and I just passed Rascass just as Jeff pitched the change in strategy. Pitted in, put the inters on. Got out of the pits in 12th just as Kimi lapped me. I then unlap myself within seconds, and then start a pursuit of everyone in the last 7 laps. Only two of those ahead of me on super softs pitted for ints, the rest deciding to stay out.
Then I chase everyone else down going 5 seconds a lap faster. I go into the last lap in 5th, then manage to snatch 2nd going out of the last corner. Kimi was 1 minute up the road.
That was a hell of race.
This is what I love about these games. Long races can be really immersive and feel awesome when they develop organically like that.
Jezbollah
Member
It was brilliant. I was shaking when I crossed the finish line. The amount of times I was pushing and almost threw it into the barriers was insane. So rewarding.
I won the Canadian GP yesterday. Wet weekend all three days. That was a doozie as well