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pmj said:
Are you using automatic or manual gears? When traction control is off, I find it far easier to manage acceleration with manual gears than automatic.
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Are you using automatic or manual gears? When traction control is off, I find it far easier to manage acceleration with manual gears than automatic.
I should have said that I use manual and no aids. I'll give it another few laps and then I'll turn traction control on, even though it feels a bit like cheating.lastplayed said:
It's strange, I have no problem playing a game on normal or even easy if I have to, but when I see aids in a racing game I feel I have to turn them all off.
pmj said:
What are you doing with the car setup? I'm not sure if I'm just getting used to my wheel, or if lowering the car setup is improving my driving. My natural inclination was to always choose the fastest setup from the engineer. I've stopped doing that. The lower the setting, the easier it is to take corners without spinning out. Even dropping 1 spot from max seems to make a significant difference on some of the tracks for me.
1-D_FTW said:
I think Codies have underplayed how important on some tracks the car set up is. For example, in China I was really struggling with traction coming out of the slower corners, especially with the harder tyres - adjusting the anti-roll bars, the throttle mapping and some of the downforce settings have made it a LOT easier to drive around there. This is with a shitty Lotus on legend so this is the cause of my pains, no doubt...
No hard science, but I have more confidence in the car around there now - but I am a few kph slower on the straight because of it, even though I enter out of turn 13 faster than before. That confidence gives me at least 0.5-1 second in sectors 1 & 2.
I started out somewhere in the middle and worked my way down due to that one part of Bahrain. I agree, it did a lot to help me around corners.1-D_FTW said:
Confusingly enough, the race engineer has told me about 15 times that Jarno is faster than me and that I should copy his setup, but from what I can see it's not actually possible to do this.
Lucius86 said:I think Codies have underplayed how important on some tracks the car set up is. For example, in China I was really struggling with traction coming out of the slower corners, especially with the harder tyres - adjusting the anti-roll bars, the throttle mapping and some of the downforce settings have made it a LOT easier to drive around there. This is with a shitty Lotus on legend so this is the cause of my pains, no doubt...
No hard science, but I have more confidence in the car around there now - but I am a few kph slower on the straight because of it, even though I enter out of turn 13 faster than before. That confidence gives me at least 0.5-1 second in sectors 1 & 2.
Custom settings, huh? Probably should start playing with that. Some of the tracks I've just been lowering the engineer slider quite a bit. Customizing would seem to be the way to go
1-D_FTW said:Custom settings, huh? Probably should start playing with that. Some of the tracks I've just been lowering the engineer slider quite a bit. Customizing would seem to be the way to go
It's all about personal driving style too, and what car you are in. I tried this setup with the online car and I did not notice any difference to the pre-changed settings I had. But the online car is SOOO much faster and nicer to drive - a lot of corners I could take flat online whilst in the season I have to lift off.
It really is a matter of trial and error if you are struggling from a particular issue. But that is part of the fun, and when you find that extra confidence, it's a great buzz.
Foliorum Viridum
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I'm going to give Melbourne a try tonight in time trials then. See what I can do.
Foliorum Viridum
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1:28.540 on Melbourne with all assists off after 10 or so laps. I used Force India since that's my car in the GAF league.
Is that good or bad? I have no idea. It felt quick to me and as if I wouldn't be out of my league completely. :lol
Is that good or bad? I have no idea. It felt quick to me and as if I wouldn't be out of my league completely. :lol
Foliorum Viridum
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Just time trials. I don't think my Virgin can match that pace. :lolLucius86 said:
Using the Red Bull (not sure it matters in TT), I've clocked a 128.032. That's with all aides off but racing line (I'm weak). But I'm hardly consistent. Couple corners where I constantly invalidate my times by touching grass. And spin out pretty frequently because I'm so desperate to pass my annoying ghost, I drive too hot. That's pretty annoying having to race yourself. You block your view and you drive identically. It really is the worst opponent since there's no hope of different driving styles giving you a break and a clear view of the track ahead.
Online has all the cars equal (at least that better be the option we're using. I didn't mind getting stuck with the worst team for a reason).:lol
Foliorum Viridum said:
Online has all the cars equal (at least that better be the option we're using. I didn't mind getting stuck with the worst team for a reason).:lol
Anyone else have problems with the second last corner(turn 15) in Catalunya?
In Free Practice I must have spun about 14 or 15 times in about 20 laps - the only way i stopped spinning was to go way slower than i probably should & ended up qualifying 8th even though my times were purple in the first 2 sectors
I thought maybe I was just a bit rubbish at it until the actual race were nearly every lap an AI car had spun and was facing the wrong way when i came to it. :lol
And during the race i managed to avoid spinning the whole time (usually cause an AI car facing the wrong way was blocking it) until the last lap when i trying to overtake Hamilton just before the end & went woo fast & spun - dropped from 2nd to 6th
In Free Practice I must have spun about 14 or 15 times in about 20 laps - the only way i stopped spinning was to go way slower than i probably should & ended up qualifying 8th even though my times were purple in the first 2 sectors
I thought maybe I was just a bit rubbish at it until the actual race were nearly every lap an AI car had spun and was facing the wrong way when i came to it. :lol
And during the race i managed to avoid spinning the whole time (usually cause an AI car facing the wrong way was blocking it) until the last lap when i trying to overtake Hamilton just before the end & went woo fast & spun - dropped from 2nd to 6th
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Adamm said:Anyone else have problems with the second last corner(turn 15) in Catalunya?
In Free Practice I must have spun about 14 or 15 times in about 20 laps - the only way i stopped spinning was to go way slower than i probably should & ended up qualifying 8th even though my times were purple in the first 2 sectors
I thought maybe I was just a bit rubbish at it until the actual race were nearly every lap an AI car had spun and was facing the wrong way when i came to it. :lol
And during the race i managed to avoid spinning the whole time (usually cause an AI car facing the wrong way was blocking it) until the last lap when i trying to overtake Hamilton just before the end & went woo fast & spun - dropped from 2nd to 6th
That corner does the same for me too. Its like you hit a patch of ice or something.
The last three corners of Monaco I also notice a bad dip in frame rate (PS3).
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Foliorum Viridum said:
Yeah, there's huge gulf between the minnows and the big boys. Driving the same track in a Virgin then a Red Bull is like playing a completely different game. It probably reflects real life, but I can't remember there being such a huge difference in the cars of the 2006 CE.
Adamm said:Anyone else have problems with the second last corner(turn 15) in Catalunya?
In Free Practice I must have spun about 14 or 15 times in about 20 laps - the only way i stopped spinning was to go way slower than i probably should & ended up qualifying 8th even though my times were purple in the first 2 sectors
I thought maybe I was just a bit rubbish at it until the actual race were nearly every lap an AI car had spun and was facing the wrong way when i came to it. :lol
And during the race i managed to avoid spinning the whole time (usually cause an AI car facing the wrong way was blocking it) until the last lap when i trying to overtake Hamilton just before the end & went woo fast & spun - dropped from 2nd to 6th
I'm relieved I wasn't the only one having trouble with this in career mode. Though for me it was turn 10.
I think there's a much bigger difference in car handling for career vs time trial. But it seems like there's some weight to manufacturer in TT. Driving the HRT I could only manage a 129.50 (1.5 slower than my Red Bull). My ghost is just able to accelerate quicker out of the corners and I'm constantly losing ground.
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'dat front wing.Juicy Bob said:
Setting Directx9 to false definitely makes a large difference in loading times and has completely eliminated my hiccups, but whenever I have to load something, it seems like there's a 33 percent chance the program crashes (once I'm up and racing it's rock stable). Running Windows 7 and 460GTX, so it's compatible. The directx11 patch can't come soon enough.
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TylerD said:
I think so. Trying out the Bahrain track, I was able to shave about 7 seconds off my previous Lotus time without even trying that hard, I couldn't believe it, it was like driving with even more assists than the game provides.
But both times were done without any assists, just for reference.
Welp, career mode has made me hate Catalunya. Not only a ridiculous spin at 15, though I thought I had that problem sorted, but a random tire puncture as well. The puncture came right at the start of the lap too, so I was lapped by literally everyone while nursing the car around.
24th, big surprise. :lol
24th, big surprise. :lol
PS3, using default 'Dry' setup (furthest to the right).
The thing with Time Trial mode is that you run on a fully 'rubbered-in' track on fumes with option tyres and ideal track conditions. That's why it seems so easy to drop your lap times compared to GP/online/career mode. Plus, you need to use the Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren to get a very quick time.
The thing with Time Trial mode is that you run on a fully 'rubbered-in' track on fumes with option tyres and ideal track conditions. That's why it seems so easy to drop your lap times compared to GP/online/career mode. Plus, you need to use the Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren to get a very quick time.
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If you thought Shanghai was tough, wait'll you get to Barcelona. The chicane at the end throws me off almost every single time! But with practice, I got it going
Right, my vid is done for a flying lap. Its in P1, so track is not rubbered in. But you get a good idea of the right lines people should be taking etc.
F1 2010 NeoGAF Hot Lap Video - Melbourne, Australia
F1 2010 NeoGAF Hot Lap Video - Melbourne, Australia
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Lucius86 said:
Nice, thanks. I've been wondering about turn one, sometimes I can pull it off in 5th, but it's often not worth it. :lol
Foliorum Viridum
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If you can watch a whole replay you could FRAPS it, but my 1:30 lap came to 1.3gb last night, sooo... :lol
I want this race to happen sooner, damnit. Providing I don't spin out and crash the barrier I should be able to put in a reasonable pace for the race it would seem.
I want this race to happen sooner, damnit. Providing I don't spin out and crash the barrier I should be able to put in a reasonable pace for the race it would seem.
Foliorum Viridum said:
I did a 1.26.6 and I got well excited, but I didn't check my vid files til later, when suddenly I realised there's a 4Gb cap, so I had to knock the frame rate for 60fps to 30 fps
I want feedback on this though - first time I done a vid for 4 years so was a bit rusty - so it can be better for race 2.
Foliorum Viridum
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Yeah I had to lock mine to 30fps, as well. It's so much worse like that.
I liked your video. It did the job nicely. Pointless having a flash HD video and shit when it's just showing a lap time. As long as it's watchable then it's fine
I liked your video. It did the job nicely. Pointless having a flash HD video and shit when it's just showing a lap time. As long as it's watchable then it's fine