F1 2019

CaptainRAVE · 27 Jun 2019 at 19:39

I think I have most of you on steam. Captainrave if not

CaptainRAVE · 27 Jun 2019 at 23:05

Wow, I can tell I haven’t played for 3 years. I even managed to spin with full traction control on.

Need to fine tune my wheel. Can’t quite get it into a sweet spot yet.

That said, the game looks, sounds and feels fantastic. Runs perfectly so far.

CaptainRAVE · 28 Jun 2019 at 10:27

Time trials would be good. Happy with either. Going to take me a few days to get up to speed though.

CaptainRAVE · 28 Jun 2019 at 19:00

David Flett said:
If I’m playing this on my 1070 getting roughly between 80-100fps but nothing steady and seems to play fine on ultra. Will limiting the FPS in the menu to say 60 do anything performance wise?

I have limited it to 60fps on my 1080Ti. Very smooth with everything on ultra.

CaptainRAVE · 28 Jun 2019 at 20:46

Finally have my wheel in a good place. Difficulty set to 80% and will up it bit by bit. Car handling is far beyond F1 2016, the last F1 game I played. Takes some getting used to.

Impressed how well this runs.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jun 2019 at 06:53

markoboyo11 said:
hows everyone doing on the starts? I get mugged every single time no matter what I do with the revs.

Getting destroyed every time.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jun 2019 at 12:58

Slowly edging the difficulty up. Great to be able to fine tune it so much.

The cars feel great. Have turned off most assists - challenging and probably makes me a bit slower, but also much more fun.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jun 2019 at 16:03

Greboth said:
What difficulty are people racing on? I’m on 80 and finding it a real challenge just to keep up with the pack.

80, but need to up it to 85-90 I think.

Just had my first multiplayer race. I won, but the usual people ramming into you.

Stopped playing now. Just too hot. Window open and tower fan is doing nothing.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jun 2019 at 18:17

tracertong said:

Plenty of good points. The bit about F2 and him doing donuts made me laugh. He isn’t right about everything, but they do need to add vr.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jun 2019 at 09:10

Choimaloy75 said:
I’m loving the game but seem to get random crashes, anyone else experiencing the same.

None so far.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jun 2019 at 10:32

jonneymendoza said:
i did the f2 thingy and its short. you only do like 3 scenario's and then its done and you can pick a f1 team, pretty pointless tbh

There is an F2 season. Actually more fun to drive than F1. Much less downforce, much more twitchy.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jun 2019 at 12:14

jonneymendoza said:
Not in career mode

No, not as a career which is a shame.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jun 2019 at 12:55

foster grant said:
And they want £45 ?...not of my money, if the game had an F2 career as well I would be happy to pay out £45 but until then no way

If you have 2018 I wouldn’t bother. My last purchase was 2016, so lots has been added since then.

CaptainRAVE · 30 Jun 2019 at 14:56

Andr3w said:
How realistic is the driving/handling of the cars? Is it a true SIM or more arcade style?

With all assists off the most sim like these F1 games have been.

CaptainRAVE · 3 Jul 2019 at 22:47

shadow_boxer said:
Had to turn down the FFB settings on my G29 also to give it a more acceptable feel. Default at 100% was far to strong. Felt like driving in cobblestone on the track.

Same on my G920. At around 80%.

The leaderboards seem way more competitive than they used to. The combination of me being slower and the introduction of the esport community I guess.

Liking the AI, they really challenge now when racing.

Same old rubbish on multiplayer though (why should a lapped car be able to crash into you when spinning about on the track?).

CaptainRAVE · 4 Jul 2019 at 08:11

Cavallino said:
I really dont get this game... I got medium traction control and going round a corner some still yields a spin even when I blip the throttle slowly....

ABS and traction control have been heavily nerfed. You will also find that if you don’t manage your throttle carefully you quickly destroy your rear tyres. They are clearly going more down the sim/esport route now.

CaptainRAVE · 4 Jul 2019 at 10:30

markoboyo11 said:
In acc you can spin tires with med tc on in a gt3 car, these battery powered f1 cars have insane torque and are as light as a feather. Would imagine that aspect of it is reasonably realistic.

What is great about the new handling model is that you can feel the downforce kicking in and can only really go full throttle at that point. The F2 cars are crazy twitchy in comparison.

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2019 at 20:52

foster grant said:
So no single player races for the F2 cars ?

Races yes, just no career like the F1 series.

CaptainRAVE · 6 Jul 2019 at 10:40

I hate Monaco. How do the drivers do it? Chaining up a perfect lap feels special, but one lock up and you are truly screwed.

CaptainRAVE · 7 Jul 2019 at 14:16

Bleek said:
If someone knows how to change AI difficulty during a season, that would be helpful!

I'm on 80 'hard' but finishing 6th every race in the Toro Rosso. Fighting Ferrari and Red bull, clear of F1.5.

I think it'd be more fun fighting to get in the points.

Try 90. The difficulty increases well. You can increase the difficulty between most sessions.

The1nonly1 said:
This will be my first F1 game for a long time and I'd like to get a wheel. Can anyone recommend an entry level one? Don't want to spend big just in case I don't like it.

Budget?