***Official Formula One 2012 Thread***

Simple, if you have no hope or wish to play a product then don't buy it and on't moan about not buying it.

There is always a fair few bugs with F1 games but I would say no more so than other games really the problem is its easy to bash Codemaster games as they have been slow to responding in the past and have had some serious issues with past games but people nit pick everything as "game breaking bugs", a random 1:10000 chance physics bug with a curb = game breaking, not learning the handling model = game breaking etc etc

Some people are actually having some bad issues with the game but they are often overheard by the horde of "ZOMG IRACING PHYSICS ARE MUCH BETTER, F1 HAS PHYSIC BUG bla bla". As like some other people though I have had zero "game breaking" bugs in all the F1 games, I've had a few niggles like online play acting up or the setup imbalance from last year all which were fixed.

To be honest this is the world of gamers these days, they expect all the games they buy to revolve around them and can't look past anything if one feature doesn't fit around them. I just find the F1 guys slightly more vocal than others generally because they still want to believe this is a sim title aimed at the hardcore F1 fans. Which I very much think it is in a way but they do make cutbacks in other areas to let the less knowledgable player jump in and have fun. I don't know of any console game that has the same type of feel when it comes to tyre degradation, weather changes, road surface changes. Now these might not be true to life but we also don't have the luxury of a 50 man F1 team to provide us data so our F1 cars stay on the track.

TL:DR - I suggest gamers not to bother with a game if they aren't a fan of the series, reviews and feedback and move onto something else.

I'm still enjoying F1 2012, I'm only doing a race a night to be honest as it seems to take forever to do qualifying :P
 
maxilive said:
Simple, if you have no hope or wish to play a product then don't buy it and on't moan about not buying it.

There is always a fair few bugs with F1 games but I would say no more so than other games really the problem is its easy to bash Codemaster games as they have been slow to responding in the past and have had some serious issues with past games but people nit pick everything as "game breaking bugs", a random 1:10000 chance physics bug with a curb = game breaking, not learning the handling model = game breaking etc etc

Some people are actually having some bad issues with the game but they are often overheard by the horde of "ZOMG IRACING PHYSICS ARE MUCH BETTER, F1 HAS PHYSIC BUG bla bla". As like some other people though I have had zero "game breaking" bugs in all the F1 games, I've had a few niggles like online play acting up or the setup imbalance from last year all which were fixed.

To be honest this is the world of gamers these days, they expect all the games they buy to revolve around them and can't look past anything if one feature doesn't fit around them. I just find the F1 guys slightly more vocal than others generally because they still want to believe this is a sim title aimed at the hardcore F1 fans. Which I very much think it is in a way but they do make cutbacks in other areas to let the less knowledgable player jump in and have fun. I don't know of any console game that has the same type of feel when it comes to tyre degradation, weather changes, road surface changes. Now these might not be true to life but we also don't have the luxury of a 50 man F1 team to provide us data so our F1 cars stay on the track.

TL:DR - I suggest gamers not to bother with a game if they aren't a fan of the series, reviews and feedback and move onto something else.

I'm still enjoying F1 2012, I'm only doing a race a night to be honest as it seems to take forever to do qualifying :P
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You must admit though that AI doing qualy times in the race is pretty game breaking for career mode though.
 
I've not really had that issue, I've noticed people talk about the fuel sim stuff but it has never affected my races I've always been able to be competitive every lap but I can understand that is different for every player depending on how good you are at the game, AI difficulty, driving style and consistency.

But like I said it hasn't been an issue for me so not game breaking for myself but I could see why it would be for others.
 
maxilive said:
I've not really had that issue, I've noticed people talk about the fuel sim stuff but it has never affected my races I've always been able to be competitive every lap but I can understand that is different for every player depending on how good you are at the game, AI difficulty, driving style and consistency.

But like I said it hasn't been an issue for me so not game breaking for myself but I could see why it would be for others.
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It is nothing to do with ability :confused:. A car should not be able to do qualy laps or even close to qualy laps during the race.
 
AdrianFK1 said:
F1 2012 vs F1 2011 - Graphics & Sound Comparison @ Korea [Ultra Graphics Settings DX11 / Full HD]

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another glitch, the rain just trickles down off the visor or camera, the speed does not have any effect on it, even in train simulator the rain drops flow away from the direction of travel
 
Ur round next said:
Now downloading another update for this via steam 70mb in total not sure as yet of patch notes
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F1 2012 Codemasters Satine said:
Patch #3 News - 02/10/12
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02-10-2012 08:26 AM

Today sees patch #3 available on Steam for PC versions of F1 2012.

This update addresses a number of issues, including:

•Fixed an issue with frame rates that was introduced in patch #2
•Fixed an issue where using a flashback could result in an engine blowout effect. This would also result in the player doing an unnecessary pit stop if they were trying to serve a drive through penalty.
•Fixed the achievement “The Equipment May Be The Same” to unlock in Career as per the description
•Reduced the amount of starting fuel that the user is given for races Austin as it was previously too high
•Fixed some issues in Co-op Qualifying when only one user progresses to the next session
•Fixed a number of camera and graphical issues
•Fixed several issues which would display the incorrect number of players in a lobby or a race

We are working on other issues you have reported via the forums, Facebook and Twitter and are working to fix them as quickly as possible. In the meantime, please note that we are still collecting feedback via our Technical Assistance forums and do encourage you to post your issues there being sure to include as much information as possible.

Thanks for your continued feedback!
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http://community.codemasters.com/t5...sion/Patch-3-News-02-10-12/m-p/103402#U103402
 
This is an excellent game from codemasters, for a change they’ve actually created a fairly decent F1 racing game.

Its still got its problems, such as AI doing silly things like qualifying times in race trim, sometimes the AI seem flawless and never crash or go off the racing line..

The omission of P2 and P3 is a bit iffy, but overall the game in its self is VERY good, the handling is very good, with a 360 gamepad you can really hit a sweet spot, the graphics are very good, and even modest hardware can push this game along at very decent settings..

I’ve got two laptops which I can game with, one has a quite aging ATI 5650 mobility and another has a very capable 7970M and I’m gobsmacked to see the 5650 can push the game along at 30fps 1080 x 1920 with only the ultra settings turn down to high and shadows down to medium..

In F1 2011 the crowds in the stands were never fully displayed, F1 2012 has fixed this. I’ve had loads of races where I’ve pitted behind the car I’m chasing, and actually in some races jumped ahead and won the race from a good pit stop, never been held up like I was in F1 2010 which was a big game breaking bug.

The wet weather, apart from the rain effects looking a little unrealistic are amazing, it looks fantastic in the wet, and still very playable.

It’s not a sim, but it’s a very good, fun and easy to play F1 racing game…. If you buy this game and enjoy it as a fun arcade /semi sim like f1 game you’ll be in for a treat. It has a lot of content, some fantastic game modes and overall one of codemasters better f1 games…
 
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