F1 Championship Season 2000

ISI/EA · released 2000 · discussed in 1,117 posts, 1999-2006 · overall tone mixed

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Timeline

2000-09-02 EA and Image Space Incorporated announced F1 Championship Season 2000, an updated F1 game with wet weather and better AI. post post
2000-11-29 EA began shipping F1 Championship Season 2000, which reached stores in early December. post post
2002-12-20 Mac OS X 10.2.3 added force feedback support, and Feral patched its Mac F1 Championship Season 2000 to use it. thread post

Key threads

Whether any modern F1 game matches Papyrus realism 2001-06-09 · 62 posts
Arto Wikla argued that none of F1CS2000, GP3 or F1RC matched GPL or NASCAR 4 and wished Papyrus would make a modern F1 sim, and others asked for a CART sim. John Bodin defended F1CS2000's physics with the All Chassis Patch, and an interview about EA's F1 2001 and its new engine was debated. The thread drifted into jokes and a long exchange between Jan Verschueren and mark jeangerard about field of view and sense of speed.
Which modern F1 sim to buy: F1RC, GP3 or F1CS2000? 2001-05-27 · 36 posts
A new Speedvision viewer asked which modern F1 sim to buy. Opinions split: some called F1 Racing Championship the best apart from its AI, John Bodin and others recommended EA's F1 Championship Season 2000 as closest to GPL, and some preferred GP3's physics. Posters also looked ahead to EA's F1 2001 and its improved graphics engine.
Warez F1 Championship Season 2000 sparks hostility 2000-12-02 · 33 posts
Alex Cameron asked for help with poor framerates in a downloaded copy of F1 Championship Season 2000 and said he would buy it if he liked it. Regulars attacked him as a warez user and mocked his spelling; he said he was dyslexic and the exchange became personal. Some on-topic advice covered Detonator driver versions and wheel deadzone problems with Logitech wheels.
F1 2000 Championship Season review and engine inertia tweaks 2000-12-10 · 25 posts
David Mocnay posted a detailed review calling F1 2000 Championship Season the best modern F1 sim, while criticising its slow-dropping revs, spin behaviour and Monaco. Others traced the problems to a large engine flywheel value, and Gregor Veble explained how to lower engine_inertia and other .veh values while warning about effects on the AI. Players who tried the tweaks reported that the cars felt much better.
Should F1 2000 owners get a discount on Championship Season? 2000-12-03 · 24 posts
Posters debated whether EA's F1 Championship Season 2000 was a fair new product or a paid patch for F1 2000 buyers. John Bodin argued it added a lot, including the driving school, weather and better framerates, while others wanted a loyalty discount and worried about publishers re-releasing unfinished games. Some compared it to Papyrus's expansion packs, and there was speculation about EA's next F1 title and Infogrames buying Hasbro Interactive.
Comparing F1 2000 Championship Season, F1 Racing Championship and GP3 2001-06-02 · 21 posts
A user asked which modern F1 title to choose between F1 Championship Season 2000, Ubisoft's F1 Racing Championship and Grand Prix 3. Replies were split: some favoured GP3 for stability, AI and add-ons, others F1CS2000 for its AI, and F1RC admirers praised its looks and physics while critics faulted its AI. The consensus was that each had strengths and choice was a matter of taste.
Gregor Veble questions F1CS2K inertia and tyre values 2000-12-07 · 21 posts
Gregor Veble asked F1 Championship Season 2000 owners to post the inertia and tyre stiffness values from default.vhs. He found them unchanged from F1 2000 and argued they were physically wrong, causing sluggish vehicle response. John Bodin and others insisted the cars felt better, while Greg Cisko called the concerns baseless. Veble tried the demo, reported little change and continued tweaking.
Giving each F1CS2000 car its own handling characteristics 2000-12-13 · 21 posts
David Mocnay proposed editing each car's .veh file in F1 Championship Season 2000 so that cars handled distinctively, such as a well-balanced Arrows or a twitchy McLaren. Gregor Veble explained how default.vhs and the .veh files interact and which inertia and tyre stiffness values the AI can tolerate. Tips on removing the controller deadzone were shared, and John Bodin pointed to an advanced options editor being planned on the High Gear forums.
Feral's F1 Championship Season for Mac 2002-11-13 · 20 posts
Larry announced the Mac version of EA's F1 Championship Season 2000, published by Feral, with a 45 MB demo. Mac users discussed the system requirements, frame rates, USB wheels via USB Overdrive, and Racer as another Mac driving sim.
F1 Championship Season 2000 compared with GP3 2000-12-03 · 20 posts
Jay J asked owners of both games to compare F1 Championship Season 2000 with Grand Prix 3. Most respondents preferred F1CS2K, citing improved AI, framerates, the driving school and fixed tracks, while noting its force feedback remained weak. Others explained that F1CS was a substantially updated version of F1 2000.
EA's paid F1 Championship Season 2000 update 2000-08-30 · 38 posts
News that EA would sell F1 Championship Season 2000, adding rain, revised AI and a driving school to F1 2000, drew complaints about paying for what seemed a patch. Some compared it with GP3 being sold as an upgraded GP2, and others noted it shared F1 2000's engine. A free weather add-on for F1 2000 was suggested as an alternative.
EA's F1 Championship Season 2000 preview and frame rates 2000-08-26 · 33 posts
Screenshots and details of EA's upcoming F1 Championship Season 2000, with wet weather and a driving school, were posted. The discussion became a debate over F1 2000's poor frame rates compared with NASCAR Heat and GP3, with one poster arguing physics matter more than eye candy and others insisting modern hardware should deliver both.
Why F1 Championship Season 2000 is less popular 2001-07-15 · 31 posts
Scott Husted asked why EA's F1 Championship Season 2000 got little attention. Replies blamed the buggy F1 2000 that preceded it and said the cars felt sluggish and too forgiving compared with F1RC and GP3. Some defended it, especially with John Bodin's all-chassis physics patch from the MagicBox package.
F1CS2000 demo graphics criticised and defended 2000-12-08 · 30 posts
Stephen Ferguson found the F1 Championship Season 2000 demo unimpressive visually, and John Bodin traced this to a low SystemRating setting in config.ini. Ferguson still felt it used hardware poorly compared with GP3. The discussion compared AI and handling with GP3 and GPL, and Gregor Veble explained that tyre cornering stiffness, not grip, caused the icy feel.
Preview of F1 Championship Season 2000 2000-11-30 · 28 posts
JB pointed to a Black Hole Motorsports preview of EA's F1 Championship Season 2000, and Francois Menard questioned a reviewer unfamiliar with the tracks. The thread also featured CART fans demanding a new CART sim, and performance reports from users with mid-range PCs.
Best modern F1 sim: GP3 or F1CS2K? 2001-01-28 · 27 posts
A player asked whether Grand Prix 3 or F1 Championship Season 2000 was the better modern F1 sim. Opinions split, with some favouring F1CS2K's physics and others preferring GP3's feel, graphics and force feedback, while ymenard suggested waiting for UbiSoft's upcoming F1 Racing Championship demo. John Bodin promoted an F1CS All Chassis Patch, and the poster decided to try the demos.
F1 Racing Championship or F1 Championship Season 2000? 2001-09-08 · 23 posts
Tim Deatherage asked which F1 sim suited his Pentium III 450 and Voodoo 3. Most advised waiting for EA's F1 2001, said to have a more efficient graphics engine. John Bodin criticised F1RC's glass-smooth tracks and uncommunicative physics, while David G Fisher and Tony Rickard said it gave the best feel, and posters agreed that wheel range and controller settings strongly shape how a sim feels.
Mac OS X 10.2.3 adds force feedback support 2002-12-20 · 23 posts
Larry reported that Mac OS X 10.2.3 added force feedback support and that a patch let the Mac F1 2000 game use it. The thread turned into nostalgic arguments about Macs, Amigas, Atari STs and NeXTStep's history.
F1 2000 versus Championship Season, and using telemetry 2001-09-03 · 22 posts
A GP3 fan asked about the differences between F1 2000, F1 2000 Gold and F1 Championship Season 2000. Replies said the Gold box was likely a budget re-release, F1 Championship Season 2000 was better, and F1 2001 was coming within a month. Later, EldredP asked how people use telemetry, and Jonny Hodgson and Gregor Veble explained using ride-height and suspension-travel data in the Grand Prix games.
F1CS2000 framerates and the All Chassis patch 2001-02-12 · 22 posts
Matt Lanzer described returning to F1 Championship Season 2000 and enjoying it after reading Andy Mahood's review. Posters disputed whether F1CS gave better framerates than F1 2000, with results varying by system. John Bodin acknowledged thanks for the All Chassis patch, which gives each team distinct handling.

Busiest threads

David G Fisher's favourable review of F1 Racing Championship (18 posts about it)
F1 Championship Season 2000 compared with GP3 (14 posts about it)
Warez F1 Championship Season 2000 sparks hostility (13 posts about it)
F1 2000 Championship Season review and engine inertia tweaks (12 posts about it)
Whether any modern F1 game matches Papyrus realism (11 posts about it)
Gregor Veble questions F1CS2K inertia and tyre values (11 posts about it)
Why F1 Championship Season 2000 is less popular (10 posts about it)
F1CS2000 framerates and the All Chassis patch (10 posts about it)
Best modern F1 sim: GP3 or F1CS2K? (10 posts about it)
What is F1CS 2000? (10 posts about it)
F1CS2000 demo graphics criticised and defended (10 posts about it)
Poor first impressions of F1 2001, later reversed (9 posts about it)
Should F1 2000 owners get a discount on Championship Season? (9 posts about it)
F1 2000 versus Championship Season, and using telemetry (8 posts about it)
Which F1 Sim Should I Get? (8 posts about it)

Sentiment by year

Each post that discussed the sim was rated from −2 (very negative) to +2 (very positive).

Year	Posts	Positive	Negative	Tone
1999	2	0	1	negative (-0.50)
2000	304	114	49	positive (+0.30)
2001	699	204	142	mixed (+0.13)
2002	69	16	12	mixed (+0.09)
2003	24	6	4	mixed (+0.08)
2004	11	0	1	mixed (-0.09)
2005	4	0	1	negative (-0.25)
2006	4	0	1	negative (-0.25)