rec.autos.simulators

> Okay, so the Playstation version features two types of gear boxes for the
> cars: the automatic and what's referred to as the "semi-automatic" which
> basically means that when the engine reaches a certain RPM decrease, it will
> automatically shift to a lower (numeric) gear. My question: Is this a "real"
> feature of F1 cars, or is this an attempt by EA to insult my driving
> intelligence?

> Every other F1 game I've played has "true" manual transmission.

> Thanks,
> Brian

> umm, I'm not 100% sure on this... But today durring qual on itv the guys
came up
> with a comment about blowing engines.  That blowing engines is not by bad
> driving, as the revs (and gears?) are controled by electronics, and when
an
> engine blows it is totaly a mechanical problem.  Dunno if this'd go with
this
> problem...but you never know.  The modern f1 cars seam to drive them
selves...
> as most would say.. f1 is now 90% car, 10% driver.

> The gearboxes in f1 aren't semi automatic as in they change themselves.
The
> electronics do however prevent changing into an inappropriate gear and
over
> revving the engine.

> --
> Ian Parker


> ==

> > umm, I'm not 100% sure on this... But today durring qual on itv the guys
> came up
> > with a comment about blowing engines.  That blowing engines is not by
bad
> > driving, as the revs (and gears?) are controled by electronics, and when
> an
> > engine blows it is totaly a mechanical problem.  Dunno if this'd go with
> this
> > problem...but you never know.  The modern f1 cars seam to drive them
> selves...
> > as most would say.. f1 is now 90% car, 10% driver.

>Then why the F did EA include the so-called "semi-automatic" feature in the
>game? If it's a "sim" then this shouldn't be part of the game.

>> The gearboxes in f1 aren't semi automatic as in they change themselves.
>The
>> electronics do however prevent changing into an inappropriate gear and
>over
>> revving the engine.

>> --
>> Ian Parker


>> ==

>> > umm, I'm not 100% sure on this... But today durring qual on itv the guys
>> came up
>> > with a comment about blowing engines.  That blowing engines is not by
>bad
>> > driving, as the revs (and gears?) are controled by electronics, and when
>> an
>> > engine blows it is totaly a mechanical problem.  Dunno if this'd go with
>> this
>> > problem...but you never know.  The modern f1 cars seam to drive them
>> selves...
>> > as most would say.. f1 is now 90% car, 10% driver.

>: Brian, I am not aware of any F1 sim that accurately simulates the current
>: day gearboxes. All of them, that I am aware of, simulate manual
>: shift and fully automatic. It sounds as is F1-2000 on the PSX is
>: no different, or did I miss something in the description from Ian?

>The PSX verison has two modes, auto (does everything for you) and
>semi-auto (auto clutch, manual shift) like most other games. In
>semi-auto mode, gearchanges that would over- or under-rev the engine
>are blocked.