3# Frame Skips, Low FPS, Lag
PC version of the game may be experiencing all this due to a massive replay file, too much data writing occurs on that file causing the lag and frame skips, when you go back to the game after having watched a replay.
You can find the file here.
C:\ProgramData\Codemasters\FormulaOne\DataCache\Ad ministrator\replay replay.pbf
You can set the replay.pbf file to read only and see if that helps. Or you can try the workaround below.
Windows XP Thanks @Fergo for suggestion.
1. Download Winbolic Link
2. Delete the original replay folder (don’t worry) and create a symbolic link with the name “replay” in that same directory. It will re-create a folder called replay (that’s why you delete the original one first) but this time it will be a link.
3. Create as a “Junction”, because it’s implemented directly in the file system, so you have best performance.
To all applications and to explorer itself, it will look like a regular folder, you won’t be “redirected” to the target one, but any file you copy inside it will also appear in the target (if not, then there’s something wrong with the junction).
Windows Vista/Windows 7 Thanks @n1x1n for the suggestion.
1. Delete original replay folder (and file) by exploring to
ProgramData\Codemasters\FormulaOne\DataCache\yourc omputersname\
2. Open Command Prompt with admin privileges (search ‘cmd’ and right click on cmd.exe and select ‘Run as Administrator’)
3. Use mklink to create the symbolic link. Edit it according to your own game directory location.
mklink /D C:\ProgramData\Codemasters\FormulaOne\DataCache\yo urcomputersname\ E:\Games\F12010\replay
4. When launching the game, the 2GB replay.pbf file will be written to the file location you have specified. If you write this file to another hard drive, resources are freed up for your OS and game performance will increase.
