F1 2012 - Official Thread

F1 2012 - Official Thread

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JayTee94

Original Poster:

10,974 posts

156 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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Much improved in all those key aspects - the replays are much better and the AI actually crash, slide and have problems just like us. Mainly in first few corners, but they sometimes appear at strange times. smile

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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Shame there aren't many Xbox360 F1 2012 players that play it online frown


Moley RUFC

3,609 posts

188 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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JayTee94 said:
Much improved in all those key aspects - the replays are much better and the AI actually crash, slide and have problems just like us. Mainly in first few corners, but they sometimes appear at strange times. smile
What have the altered about the replays compared with F1 2011?

JayTee94

Original Poster:

10,974 posts

156 months

Thursday 4th October 2012
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From what I understand, there is still no option to see a replay from another car but the camera angles are better and combined that with better graphics it seems very realistic - they try and stick to fixed camera replay sites that you see in real life.

MocMocaMoc

1,524 posts

140 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Just downloaded the demo on PS3.

Do we only get the Young Drivers Test? Or is there more to it?

Absolutely cant be chewed p*ssing about with 'straight line data collecting'. I just want to see how the game drives / feels!

GokTweed

3,799 posts

150 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Found one annoyance. Online multiplayer- doing a championship with my brother. If, for example, you do the 3 rounds of qualifying but decide to do the race another time it sometimes doesn't save your qualifying set up. So when you get to do the race it resets the car back to standard but as it's the race you aren't allowed to make any changes to it!


stephen300o

15,464 posts

227 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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MocMocaMoc said:
Just downloaded the demo on PS3.

Do we only get the Young Drivers Test? Or is there more to it?

Absolutely cant be chewed p*ssing about with 'straight line data collecting'. I just want to see how the game drives / feels!
There is also free run in wet and dry conditions.

Still undecided on buying the game as F1 is a bit dry to pick up and play for a quick blast.

MocMocaMoc

1,524 posts

140 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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stephen300o said:
There is also free run in wet and dry conditions.

Still undecided on buying the game as F1 is a bit dry to pick up and play for a quick blast.
Ah, cheers!

The game seems fine, but as a driving sim not near enough to GT's standards. I'll probably give it a miss.

GokTweed

3,799 posts

150 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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MocMocaMoc said:
stephen300o said:
There is also free run in wet and dry conditions.

Still undecided on buying the game as F1 is a bit dry to pick up and play for a quick blast.
Ah, cheers!

The game seems fine, but as a driving sim not near enough to GT's standards. I'll probably give it a miss.
I think the physics of an F1 car are slightly different to cars you get on GT. Personally the GT F1 car is shocking to drive compared to F1 2012.

steve vxr

38 posts

174 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Got the game last weekend and enjoying so far, doing career and up to Valencia round, have they got safety car for 2012

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Saturday 6th October 2012
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Yep but ive been doing a few 25% races now and havnt seen it yet. Even after I got spun around at Dt Devote and blocked the track it didnt come out, I just got disqualified!

I am enjoying the game but the penalties piss me off! Alonso wiped me out at the last corner in the USA, but I get a drive through at the next race at Silverstone for just touching Webbers rear wheel at Brooklands!

Any one on tonight on the xbox?

DanDC5

18,748 posts

166 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Been on this most nights since I got it and I am really enjoying it now, all driving aids bar ABS are turned off, I can't get the car slowed down quickly enough without locking up on the pad frown

It was great fun last night doing a Webber through Eau Rouge on Webber hehe

DanDC5

18,748 posts

166 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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I'd agree with all that to be honest. The stupid way it slows you down off track is ridiculous, it should just use the same warning system as a corner cut if you gain an advantage from it and leave it to your decision to slow down enough when needed to avoid the penalty.

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Multiplayer is the big let-down tbh....it just lacks something, and no-one from PH really seems to play it online.

will be trading my copy in pretty soon tbh

GokTweed

3,799 posts

150 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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The trail braking need can be dialled out with setting the car up. The multiplayer has always worked for me and i find it very good and fluid. 1,000,000,000,000,000 times better than GT5 online. I JUST WISH THE BRAKING WHEN ALL 4 WHEELS GO OFF THE TRACK COULD BE TURNED OFF.

nickg123

582 posts

242 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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Just got my copy after playing F1 2011 a lot over the last few weeks and enjoying it I figured I'd best keep up and get 2012!

Looking forward to giving it a go tonight (How my Friday nights have changed since having kids) haha.

nickg123

582 posts

242 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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GokTweed

3,799 posts

150 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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DanDC5

18,748 posts

166 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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I find the setup quite easy to get working well to be honest. Usually stick a base setup on depending on if the track is low/medium/high downforce and then tweak it from there to get rid of understeer. My camber settings stay the same pretty much everywhere, seem to have a nice balance with them biggrin

Moley RUFC

3,609 posts

188 months

Friday 12th October 2012
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This might be useful lads. Admittedly it's 2011 but I've found it invaluable
http://f1carsetup.com/index.php?/forum/48-f1-2011-...