works like a charm using win2k 12.90's in XP as well. i think i may finally
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> Glad to hear it. They've got to sort out that problem as a lot of people
> wouldn't be aware of the fact that they have to install older drivers to
get
> it to work properly. 21.85s have been leaked, I'll try them later.
> F1 2001 is rapidly becoming my favoutite modern F1 sim! I can't really
find
> any major faults now!
> Iain
> "Jimmy Sparks" <n...@domain.com> wrote in message
> news:dNNv7.69648$1c1.13024179@typhoon.kc.rr.com...
> > Alrighty then, so switching from 21.81's to 12.90's make an UNBELIEVABLE
> > difference, hehe.
> > Now I'm trying to get used to this IRL'ish
> > back-wanting-to-always-come-around phenomenon :-)
> > "Jimmy Sparks" <n...@domain.com> wrote in message
> > news:DFJv7.75958$ME2.11927890@typhoon.kc.rr.com...
> > > LWFF.
> > > After I posted, I went thru some of the previous posts to this thread,
> and
> > > saw the 12.90 det change idea (I am using 21.81's in WinME)
> > > I suppose I'll try the 12.90's and fire it up again.
> > > "Iain Mackenzie" <iain.macken...@REMOVE.ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> > > news:O%Iv7.22135$GT3.2830142@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com...
> > > > Yep I had the same problem until I changed (video) drivers (!) and
> > tweaked
> > > > with the wheel settings. What wheel are you using?
> > > > Iain
> > > > "Jimmy Sparks" <n...@domain.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:1CIv7.69424$1c1.12738985@typhoon.kc.rr.com...
> > > > > I have encountered all of the aforementioned stuff as well. But
in
> > > > addition
> > > > > to that, my steering input seems slightly delayed. I go to turn
the
> > > > wheel,
> > > > > and the steering wheel in the game doesn't respond immediately. I
> > even
> > > > have
> > > > > the dead zone at 0%. Heh, I've honestly tried a dozen times to
> > > > sucessfully
> > > > > make it through turns 1, 2, & 3 at Indy, and have yet to do it
> without
> > > > > spinning. :-(
> > > > > Back to F1CS2000 for me.
> > > > > "Iain Mackenzie" <iain.macken...@REMOVE.ntlworld.com> wrote in
> message
> > > > > news:FkIv7.20744$jE3.2700795@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com...
> > > > > > Have a look at my later post on 'second impressions'! Changing
to
> > my
> > > > old
> > > > > > 12.90 drivers cured almost all the problems I was having. Now I
> > think
> > > > F1
> > > > > > 2001 is really very good, but I'll leave a proper opinion for a
> few
> > > > > further
> > > > > > testing days yet!
> > > > > > Iain
> > > > > > "Chairborne" <ezch...@home.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:3bbf1fa7.2163793@news-server...
> > > > > > > On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 18:08:04 +0100, "Iain Mackenzie"
> > > > > > > <iain.macken...@REMOVE.ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >Well, I've just got F1 2001 and my first impressions are very
> > poor!
> > > > > > > Ian, we are both GP3 fans, so we have a similar starting
point.
> > > > > > > >1) Sound is terrible. Tyre sounds are like static, skidding
> > sounds
> > > > > like
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > >scraping sound, engines sound like demented bees!
> > > > > > > The engine sound is better than F1RC, and we all know default
> > sounds
> > > > > > > are bad anyway. These will be easy to fix. I kinda liked the
> > skid
> > > > > > > sound.
> > > > > > > >2) Graphics are very poor. Looks like a cartoon - very
unreal
> > and
> > > > > > overly
> > > > > > > >filtered - whether running @ 1280 or 640. Frame rate seems OK
> at
> > > any
> > > > > res,
> > > > > > > >EXCEPT for the fact that every 5 seconds or so everything
looks
> > and
> > > > > feels
> > > > > > > >like travelling through treacle for 1-2 seconds.
> > > > > > > I thought the graphics were ok, albeit cartoony. There is a
> tick
> > > box
> > > > > > > for FSAA, and setting that did bring on the glitch. I turned
> that
> > > > > > > off, and turned FSAA on for the card, and it seemed ok. This
is
> > > 1024,
> > > > > > > high car and track, everything else medium. The Ferrari
> steering
> > > > > > > wheel in the cockpit was very nice. The driver arms are
pretty
> > > weird.
> > > > > > > >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.
> > > > > > > Yeah, you get that floaty feeling that was bad but not as
> > noticeable
> > > > > > > in F12K. I am still working on settings that will allow me to
> put
> > > the
> > > > > > > car where I want it. Not even close yet.
> > > > > > > >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!
> > > > > > > That is curious, same here. There is a place to turn them on,
> but
> > > it
> > > > > > > doesn't make any difference. Tied into framerate somehow? I
> > > noticed
> > > > > > > that some video changes would result in red graphics, telling
> you
> > (I
> > > > > > > guess) that this was too high for your card as benchmarked
> (which
> > it
> > > > > > > does at the setup).
> > > > > > > >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.
> > > > > > > None. Not even the imaginary FF of F12K. I cannot comprehend
> > this.
> > > > > > > >8) Twice now, the graphics corrupt at the start of a race,
and
> > make
> > > > it
> > > > > > > >unplayable.
> > > > > > > I have not had that problem...yet.
> > > > > > > >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.
> > > > > > > I'm waiting for a while to see how the mods change things.
But,
> > > > > > > without FF, it will never be played.
> > > > > > > >GP3 2000, F1RC (despite some AI probs) and even F12KCS have
> > nothing
> > > > to
> > > > > > worry
> > > > > > > >about from F1 2001.
> > > > > > > Amen
> > > > > > > >Shall we wait for the patch?
> > > > > > > No. Wait for the real developers: the guys doing the mods.
> > > > > > > >(BTW I'm running on 1.4 Athlon, GF2 Ultra, 21.80 Dets on XP,
> > 512Mb
> > > > RAM)
> > > > > > > 733/GTS/128 here. Latest det drivers are no problem here,
> except
> > > for
> > > > > > > the FSAA snafu.
> > > > > > > >Iain
