rec.autos.simulators

> 1)  Sound is terrible. Tyre sounds are like static, skidding sounds like a
> scraping sound, engines sound like demented bees!

> 2)  Graphics are very poor.  Looks like a cartoon - very unreal and overly

> EXCEPT for the fact that every 5 seconds or so everything looks and feels
> like travelling through treacle for 1-2 seconds.

> 3)  Control seems to be almost nil.  My Ferrari FF wheel despite trying
> several settings just doesn't seem to be able to drive the car! The back
end
> comes round if you breath too hard, and braking of any description just
> causes instability.  There is no feeling of being in touch with the car at
> all.

> 4) Menus have a very irritating sound which comes up when hovering over
any
> button.

> 5) Having tried about 10 quick races at Imola, only about 4-5 cars finish
> each time.  Can't give any assessment of AI because I am unable to race in
> any way competitively for previous reasons.

> 6) Mirrors don't work at all!

> 7) There is no FF!  Despite the deadlines no doubt set by EA, there is no
> excuse for this.  They could have used the (less than perfect) FF from
F1CS.

> 8) Twice now, the graphics corrupt at the start of a race, and make it
> unplayable.

> I really hope that there is something fundamentally wrong somewhere, as I
> have only scratched the surface.  God knows what else I'll find.  If
things
> don't improve in a couple of days, then it's going back.

> GP3 2000, F1RC (despite some AI probs) and even F12KCS have nothing to
worry
> about from F1 2001.

> Shall we wait for the patch?

> (BTW I'm running on 1.4 Athlon, GF2 Ultra, 21.80 Dets on XP, 512Mb RAM)

> Iain

> 1)  Sound is terrible. Tyre sounds are like static, skidding sounds like a
> scraping sound, engines sound like demented bees!

> 2)  Graphics are very poor.  Looks like a cartoon - very unreal and overly

> EXCEPT for the fact that every 5 seconds or so everything looks and feels
> like travelling through treacle for 1-2 seconds.

> 3)  Control seems to be almost nil.  My Ferrari FF wheel despite trying
> several settings just doesn't seem to be able to drive the car! The back
end
> comes round if you breath too hard, and braking of any description just
> causes instability.  There is no feeling of being in touch with the car at
> all.

> 4) Menus have a very irritating sound which comes up when hovering over
any
> button.

> 5) Having tried about 10 quick races at Imola, only about 4-5 cars finish
> each time.  Can't give any assessment of AI because I am unable to race in
> any way competitively for previous reasons.

> 6) Mirrors don't work at all!

> 7) There is no FF!  Despite the deadlines no doubt set by EA, there is no
> excuse for this.  They could have used the (less than perfect) FF from
F1CS.

> 8) Twice now, the graphics corrupt at the start of a race, and make it
> unplayable.

> I really hope that there is something fundamentally wrong somewhere, as I
> have only scratched the surface.  God knows what else I'll find.  If
things
> don't improve in a couple of days, then it's going back.

> GP3 2000, F1RC (despite some AI probs) and even F12KCS have nothing to
worry
> about from F1 2001.

> Shall we wait for the patch?

> (BTW I'm running on 1.4 Athlon, GF2 Ultra, 21.80 Dets on XP, 512Mb RAM)

> Iain

> 1)  Sound is terrible. Tyre sounds are like static, skidding sounds like a
> scraping sound, engines sound like demented bees!

> 2)  Graphics are very poor.  Looks like a cartoon - very unreal and overly

> EXCEPT for the fact that every 5 seconds or so everything looks and feels
> like travelling through treacle for 1-2 seconds.

> 3)  Control seems to be almost nil.  My Ferrari FF wheel despite trying
> several settings just doesn't seem to be able to drive the car! The back end
> comes round if you breath too hard, and braking of any description just
> causes instability.  There is no feeling of being in touch with the car at
> all.

> 4) Menus have a very irritating sound which comes up when hovering over any
> button.

> 5) Having tried about 10 quick races at Imola, only about 4-5 cars finish
> each time.  Can't give any assessment of AI because I am unable to race in
> any way competitively for previous reasons.

> 6) Mirrors don't work at all!

> 7) There is no FF!  Despite the deadlines no doubt set by EA, there is no
> excuse for this.  They could have used the (less than perfect) FF from F1CS.

> 8) Twice now, the graphics corrupt at the start of a race, and make it
> unplayable.

> I really hope that there is something fundamentally wrong somewhere, as I
> have only scratched the surface.  God knows what else I'll find.  If things
> don't improve in a couple of days, then it's going back.

> GP3 2000, F1RC (despite some AI probs) and even F12KCS have nothing to worry
> about from F1 2001.

> Shall we wait for the patch?

> (BTW I'm running on 1.4 Athlon, GF2 Ultra, 21.80 Dets on XP, 512Mb RAM)

> Iain

> I said it then and I'll say it now: I am NOT going to downgrade video
> drivers to run one specific game when all the other games on my HD run
> BETTER with the new drivers than with the old. I just won't buy that
> specific game. Developers who blame it on the driver should talk to the 20
> other development houses whose games work fine. It's not the driver's
fault.

> > Iain,

> > Try going backwards on yer drivers.  The 21.xx Dets are more for the GF3
> (a
> > GF2 Pro should kick major gluts w. this game).  I've heard of good
results
> > w. F1 2001 & 7.52, 7.58, 8.04 & 12.41 Dets.

> > --Steve Smith

> 1)  Sound is terrible. Tyre sounds are like static, skidding sounds like a
> scraping sound, engines sound like demented bees!

> 2)  Graphics are very poor.  Looks like a cartoon - very unreal and overly

> EXCEPT for the fact that every 5 seconds or so everything looks and feels
> like travelling through treacle for 1-2 seconds.

> 3)  Control seems to be almost nil.  My Ferrari FF wheel despite trying
> several settings just doesn't seem to be able to drive the car! The back
end
> comes round if you breath too hard, and braking of any description just
> causes instability.  There is no feeling of being in touch with the car at
> all.

> 4) Menus have a very irritating sound which comes up when hovering over
any
> button.

> 5) Having tried about 10 quick races at Imola, only about 4-5 cars finish
> each time.  Can't give any assessment of AI because I am unable to race in
> any way competitively for previous reasons.

> 6) Mirrors don't work at all!

> 7) There is no FF!  Despite the deadlines no doubt set by EA, there is no
> excuse for this.  They could have used the (less than perfect) FF from
F1CS.

> 8) Twice now, the graphics corrupt at the start of a race, and make it
> unplayable.

> I really hope that there is something fundamentally wrong somewhere, as I
> have only scratched the surface.  God knows what else I'll find.  If
things
> don't improve in a couple of days, then it's going back.

> GP3 2000, F1RC (despite some AI probs) and even F12KCS have nothing to
worry
> about from F1 2001.

> Shall we wait for the patch?

> (BTW I'm running on 1.4 Athlon, GF2 Ultra, 21.80 Dets on XP, 512Mb RAM)

> Iain

>1)  Sound is terrible. Tyre sounds are like static, skidding sounds like a
>scraping sound, engines sound like demented bees!

>2)  Graphics are very poor.  Looks like a cartoon - very unreal and overly

>EXCEPT for the fact that every 5 seconds or so everything looks and feels
>like travelling through treacle for 1-2 seconds.

>3)  Control seems to be almost nil.  My Ferrari FF wheel despite trying
>several settings just doesn't seem to be able to drive the car! The back end
>comes round if you breath too hard, and braking of any description just
>causes instability.  There is no feeling of being in touch with the car at
>all.

>4) Menus have a very irritating sound which comes up when hovering over any
>button.

>5) Having tried about 10 quick races at Imola, only about 4-5 cars finish
>each time.  Can't give any assessment of AI because I am unable to race in
>any way competitively for previous reasons.

>6) Mirrors don't work at all!

>7) There is no FF!  Despite the deadlines no doubt set by EA, there is no
>excuse for this.  They could have used the (less than perfect) FF from F1CS.

>8) Twice now, the graphics corrupt at the start of a race, and make it
>unplayable.

>I really hope that there is something fundamentally wrong somewhere, as I
>have only scratched the surface.  God knows what else I'll find.  If things
>don't improve in a couple of days, then it's going back.

>GP3 2000, F1RC (despite some AI probs) and even F12KCS have nothing to worry
>about from F1 2001.

>Shall we wait for the patch?

>(BTW I'm running on 1.4 Athlon, GF2 Ultra, 21.80 Dets on XP, 512Mb RAM)

>Iain

>I spent an hour trying to get mirrors to work.

>Only hope time will improve things I usually hate a new sim the first time I
>try it.

>I think the physics are spot on but the controler input just does not seem
>right.

>Just a few early immpresions dont want to say to much more just yet

>J.Johnson

>> God, not again! Colin McRae 2 had the same issue - it didn't like the most
>> recent Voodoo 3 drivers, and customer support recommended going back one.
>So
>> I just didn't buy it until I upgraded my PC to a GeForce card.

>> I said it then and I'll say it now: I am NOT going to downgrade video
>> drivers to run one specific game when all the other games on my HD run
>> BETTER with the new drivers than with the old. I just won't buy that
>> specific game. Developers who blame it on the driver should talk to the 20
>> other development houses whose games work fine. It's not the driver's
>fault.

>> > Iain,

>> > Try going backwards on yer drivers.  The 21.xx Dets are more for the GF3
>> (a
>> > GF2 Pro should kick major gluts w. this game).  I've heard of good
>results
>> > w. F1 2001 & 7.52, 7.58, 8.04 & 12.41 Dets.

>> > --Steve Smith