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by **Chris von Segger** » Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:24:54

I just picked up F12002 on a whim after the price drop, mostly for a change
of pace and to help test a new wheel. I know next to nothing about racing,
and nothing at all about F1, so I'm finding this game (sim?) to be quite a
challenge. Can anybody give me or point me to a few tips for newbies,
especially those who aren't racing veterans? Anything that helps me get a
better handle on what I'm doing wrong and what I'm doing right would be
really helpful. Right now all I have to go on is the thin manual and
trial-and-error, and it's a slow process.

Thanks,

Chris

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by **erace** » Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:03:57

On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 01:24:54 GMT, "Chris von Seggern"

>I just picked up F12002 on a whim after the price drop, mostly for a change
>of pace and to help test a new wheel. I know next to nothing about racing,
>and nothing at all about F1, so I'm finding this game (sim?) to be quite a
>challenge. Can anybody give me or point me to a few tips for newbies,
>especially those who aren't racing veterans? Anything that helps me get a
>better handle on what I'm doing wrong and what I'm doing right would be
>really helpful. Right now all I have to go on is the thin manual and
>trial-and-error, and it's a slow process.

Well, I haven't tried the Driving School option since F1 2001 (and I
never could get it to work properly) but give the new version a go.
It'll teach you how to set up for corners, which lines to take through
a curve, etc. Plus you'll learn proper braking technique as well as
just generally getting used to the circuits (not an oval in sight,
remember! :)

If you want more info, check out the forums at www.simbin.com -
there's always a bunch of people*** around that'll be glad to
help. I'd recommend High Gear's forum, too - but if you're going to
check it out, just remember: don't get involved in the bickering!

by **Phoenix Knig** » Fri, 20 Sep 2002 19:08:05

The reason I'm so fond of F12002 is that it IS a slow challenge. As
with all simulators of this sort, it requires time, patience and above
all 'practise'. I haven't used a wheel for it yet, but I imagine it
would be a tad easier than using a joystick.

Switch on a few of the driving aids which you think you'd find useful.
If you're cornering too fast, switch on the braking aid. If you're
getting too much wheel spin at the start or through corners, toggle
the traction control.

Best of luck!

by **Eden** » Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:48:47

Thi is a Sim...

I use no aids at all for it to be as close as possible to the real thing. (I
know that the Modern F1s use them)

Here is a site that will give you "Technical Backgrounds"
http://www.turnfast.com/tech_intro/intro.lasso Click on the "Article List"
to navigate through chapters.

Apply these techniques with your Sim and Practice, practice, practice.....

* A wheel controler helps.

by **Eden** » Sun, 22 Sep 2002 14:39:19

And this one more F12002 related...

http://www.f1gamers.com/f1/apanel/view_articles.php?id=64

by **Haqsa** » Mon, 23 Sep 2002 03:02:21

Some aids are realistic, but some of the realistic aids are such a
compromise that I won't use them. For example, if you turn on
auto-upshift you lose the ability to manually upshift. Not good, many
times I have saved myself by upshifting when the rear end gets loose.
Auto-upshift doesn't allow that. Also full traction control will
prevent you from getting a really good drift out of a low speed turn.
Medium traction control still allows you to slide the rear end when you
need to.

by **Phoenix Knig** » Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:42:44

> Some aids are realistic, but some of the realistic aids are such a
> compromise that I won't use them. For example, if you turn on
> auto-upshift you lose the ability to manually upshift. Not good, many
> times I have saved myself by upshifting when the rear end gets loose.
> Auto-upshift doesn't allow that. Also full traction control will
> prevent you from getting a really good drift out of a low speed turn.
> Medium traction control still allows you to slide the rear end when you
> need to.

I like to consider myself a decent enough sim racer. I've been racing
sims since the days of Indycar Racing 1 and Nascar Racing 1, but even
I find it a struggle to race well without traction control in F12002.

Fairenough, I'm using a joystick so that's not helping (I haven't
tried it with a steering wheel).

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