F1 2016

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NJK44

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1,364 posts

96 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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It was officially announced yesterday by Codemasters and boy, it sounds bloody fantastic! I can't wait.

A few additions to this years career mode, which is 10 seasons long by the way!

You have full control of your car during safety cars, and you have to stick to certain deltas during VSC.

Custom numbers, custom avatar and custom helmets in career mode

You can change time of day! Singapore in the day or Monaco in early evening. It'll change sun position for when practice sessions are etc

Car upgrades in the season. Engine, aero, etc etc done properly. The system is brilliant.
Paddock and hospitality motor homes. Can interact. Pr agent and R&D engineer. JEFF IS BACK

Practice modes in career mode to earn xp for R&D

It'll give you in depth data from tyres. So it'll tell you how many laps, drop off period, how long they lasted. Times etc

So much more to be announced too.

Edited by NJK44 on Friday 27th May 15:29

TheHighlander

1,291 posts

198 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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Now that sounds good.

Ali Chappussy

876 posts

145 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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Any indication as to when it will be released?

NJK44

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Friday 27th May 2016
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Ali Chappussy said:
Any indication as to when it will be released?
Not really. But I've been following it closely and I'm 90% sure it'll be July.

zeDuffMan

4,055 posts

151 months

Friday 27th May 2016
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No mention of whether it will be a buggy mess on release day. I bet those safety cars don't work as well as they say.

A seven season career was long enough. 10 is pointlessly long.

Custom helmets and stuff are nice but don't really add anything to the game for me. Same with all the paddock and PR stuff. They had that in the original game in 2010 and it was dull then - that's why they got rid of it.

Just get a decent multiplayer league going like Dirt Rally and they'll be onto a winner.

NJK44

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Friday 27th May 2016
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zeDuffMan said:
No mention of whether it will be a buggy mess on release day. I bet those safety cars don't work as well as they say.

A seven season career was long enough. 10 is pointlessly long.

Custom helmets and stuff are nice but don't really add anything to the game for me. Same with all the paddock and PR stuff. They had that in the original game in 2010 and it was dull then - that's why they got rid of it.

Just get a decent multiplayer league going like Dirt Rally and they'll be onto a winner.
Most of the F1 community want the immersive career. I'm extremely happy about it.

I run my own F1 league at the moment, website and everything for it. So as long as online is smooth, I'm happy.

zeDuffMan

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Friday 27th May 2016
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NJK44 said:
Most of the F1 community want the immersive career. I'm extremely happy about it.

I run my own F1 league at the moment, website and everything for it. So as long as online is smooth, I'm happy.
They may want it but it doesn't make a good game. How many news conferences and team briefings will you sit through before you get bored? It won't be many.

NJK44

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Friday 27th May 2016
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zeDuffMan said:
They may want it but it doesn't make a good game. How many news conferences and team briefings will you sit through before you get bored? It won't be many.
For each race, I'll thoroughly go through most of the details etc. Bare in mind I'll be doing 100% races so I'm not one to get bored of this kind of immersive career stuff. Each to their own though mate, im sure there's a skip button haha

Moley RUFC

3,612 posts

189 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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Hmmm, wonder if they've managed to sort some decent AI on this one. Not since Geoff Crammomds GP have we had a game that not only replicated real crashes and retirements but then allowed the player to watch them too.

NJK44

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Saturday 28th May 2016
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Moley RUFC said:
Hmmm, wonder if they've managed to sort some decent AI on this one. Not since Geoff Crammomds GP have we had a game that not only replicated real crashes and retirements but then allowed the player to watch them too.
True. The AI on 2015 is embarrassing. I had to be in a force India or something for it to be a challenge!

Moley RUFC

3,612 posts

189 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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I haven't played it for a few years now but often the AI would lap in the wet with a mix of Senna/Schumacher abilities and with a magnet holding them to the track

em177

3,131 posts

164 months

Saturday 28th May 2016
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NJK44 said:
Moley RUFC said:
Hmmm, wonder if they've managed to sort some decent AI on this one. Not since Geoff Crammomds GP have we had a game that not only replicated real crashes and retirements but then allowed the player to watch them too.
True. The AI on 2015 is embarrassing. I had to be in a force India or something for it to be a challenge!
You had to be in a slow car to not be able to win easily? ... fairly realistic then hehe

NJK44

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Saturday 28th May 2016
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em177 said:
You had to be in a slow car to not be able to win easily? ... fairly realistic then hehe
I mean, my point is I could go in a Williams, set it to the hardest difficulty and and still be 5 tenths to a second quicker per lap haha

ecsrobin

17,086 posts

165 months

Sunday 29th May 2016
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I purchased F1 2014 and took it back after a day it was crap!!

anonymous-user

54 months

Sunday 29th May 2016
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F1 2015 is 50% off on the xboxone, is it as bad as the reviews suggest? . It looks good on YouTube or twitch. I haven't enjoyed an f1 game since the original f1 on the ps1.

NJK44

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Sunday 29th May 2016
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el stovey said:
F1 2015 is 50% off on the xboxone, is it as bad as the reviews suggest? . It looks good on YouTube or twitch. I haven't enjoyed an f1 game since the original f1 on the ps1.
It has it's fair amount of bugs alone but they're a lot better now. I'd definitely recommend it. I'm still playing it a year after release.

ecsrobin

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165 months

Sunday 29th May 2016
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NJK44 said:
el stovey said:
F1 2015 is 50% off on the xboxone, is it as bad as the reviews suggest? . It looks good on YouTube or twitch. I haven't enjoyed an f1 game since the original f1 on the ps1.
It has it's fair amount of bugs alone but they're a lot better now. I'd definitely recommend it. I'm still playing it a year after release.
But then you are also a hardcore player/fan.

NJK44

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Sunday 29th May 2016
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ecsrobin said:
But then you are also a hardcore player/fan.
That's very true, but for half price it's well worth it I think.

funkyrobot

18,789 posts

228 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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I have F1 2015. Used to have the older games years ago, but soon got bored of them.

The only reason I have 2015 is because someone I know bought a laptop, didn't want the game, so gave me the code. smile

AXlawrence

532 posts

124 months

Monday 30th May 2016
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Had all the code masters F1 games so far as well as 2006 CM, which is still better in some ways.

2015 is definitely the best CM game I say, despite the lack of features 13 had, what it does have is better.