Just discovered F1 2001, awesome sim !!!

I just bought F1 2001 recently , for the expressed purpose of installing the much raved about Madfactory GT car patch. I tried the game out and was very pleasantly shocked to find the very best force-feedback wheel effects that I have ever experienced in a sim. Prior to this GPL was the best by far, but this game is as good or better in FF. I can feel virtually every tire motion, including the influence of road banking. This is extremely impressive for a game that the developers did not even provide FF for without the patch. I would have expected an afterthought level of FF implementation from EA. This game is awesome at any price, and an absolute steal for $19.99. I already had GP3, and really like it, not being a Geoff Crammond hater. However, this game is better in all but a few respects to GP3. Glad I heard about it here, thats why I keep listening to all of the diverse opinions in this group, year after year. Once you cut through some of the biases here, and kind of get a consensus of opinion, I have rarely made a bad software purchase.

It is truly awesome. After you get used to it go get the Simon Phillips telemetry program and get your F1Rank going. GTModRank too! "Olly Greenfield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:oMJh8.46$[email hidden]... > I just bought F1 2001 recently , for the expressed purpose of installingthe > much raved about Madfactory GT car patch. I tried the game out and wasvery > pleasantly shocked to find the very best force-feedback wheel effects thatI

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> have ever experienced in a sim. Prior to this GPL was the best by far, but > this game is as good or better in FF. I can feel virtually every tire > motion, including the influence of road banking. This is extremely > impressive for a game that the developers did not even provide FF for > without the patch. I would have expected an afterthought level of FF > implementation from EA. This game is awesome at any price, and an absolute > steal for $19.99. I already had GP3, and really like it, not being a Geoff > Crammond hater. However, this game is better in all but a few respects to > GP3. Glad I heard about it here, thats why I keep listening to all of the > diverse opinions in this group, year after year. Once you cut through some > of the biases here, and kind of get a consensus of opinion, I have rarely > made a bad software purchase. > >

Yup, I agree, it's probably is the best F1 sim so far. I also just recently bought it for the GTMod and am liking the F1 part more and more. It feels good, great FF and the sounds are great too (I like the sideways tire grip sounds, you can hear them struggling to hold on to the road). The only thing I'm a bit disappointed with the driving model is how much you can cut corners and touch grass without repercussions (tire traction doesn't seem to be affected once you're back on pavement). But then again, I'm not as frustrated by the sim being too unforgiving, so I won't complain too loud. I also wish the replay system was better, I really don't like the existing one, it really feels like the in-game graphics are fantastic but that the replay graphics really lack something (probably because it's windowed). And one last thing: I wish the clutch would release when you press the assigned clutch button even when clutch assist is on. I don't have a clutch pedal, so I like clutch assist, but sometimes it would be handy to go into neutral (clutch) just for a second or so to avoid a slip-up. For GTMod, I've turned off clutch assist and am using a button on my wheel for clutch, I find it that important. "Olly Greenfield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:oMJh8.46$[email hidden]... > I just bought F1 2001 recently , for the expressed purpose of installingthe > much raved about Madfactory GT car patch. I tried the game out and wasvery > pleasantly shocked to find the very best force-feedback wheel effects thatI

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> have ever experienced in a sim. Prior to this GPL was the best by far, but > this game is as good or better in FF. I can feel virtually every tire > motion, including the influence of road banking. This is extremely > impressive for a game that the developers did not even provide FF for > without the patch. I would have expected an afterthought level of FF > implementation from EA. This game is awesome at any price, and an absolute > steal for $19.99. I already had GP3, and really like it, not being a Geoff > Crammond hater. However, this game is better in all but a few respects to > GP3. Glad I heard about it here, thats why I keep listening to all of the > diverse opinions in this group, year after year. Once you cut through some > of the biases here, and kind of get a consensus of opinion, I have rarely > made a bad software purchase. > >

I just bought it for the GTmod too, but so far the mod has sucked on my machine ( amd 1700 xp, gf2ti, 256 ddr ). Can't get the framerates up even with the fixes I have read in here. It might be good once I get decent framerates out of it, if I can tear myself away from f1 long enough to try. Best $20 I ever spent. Alain <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MJNh8.4008$[email hidden]... > Yup, I agree, it's probably is the best F1 sim so far. I also justrecently > bought it for the GTMod and am liking the F1 part more and more. It feels > good, great FF and the sounds are great too (I like the sideways tire grip > sounds, you can hear them struggling to hold on to the road). The only > thing I'm a bit disappointed with the driving model is how much you cancut > corners and touch grass without repercussions (tire traction doesn't seemto > be affected once you're back on pavement). But then again, I'm not as > frustrated by the sim being too unforgiving, so I won't complain too loud. > I also wish the replay system was better, I really don't like the existing > one, it really feels like the in-game graphics are fantastic but that the > replay graphics really lack something (probably because it's windowed).And > one last thing: I wish the clutch would release when you press theassigned > clutch button even when clutch assist is on. I don't have a clutch pedal, > so I like clutch assist, but sometimes it would be handy to go intoneutral > (clutch) just for a second or so to avoid a slip-up. For GTMod, I'veturned

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> off clutch assist and am using a button on my wheel for clutch, I find it > that important. > > "Olly Greenfield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:oMJh8.46$[email hidden]... > > I just bought F1 2001 recently , for the expressed purpose of installing > the > > much raved about Madfactory GT car patch. I tried the game out and was > very > > pleasantly shocked to find the very best force-feedback wheel effects

that > I > > have ever experienced in a sim. Prior to this GPL was the best by far,but > > this game is as good or better in FF. I can feel virtually every tire > > motion, including the influence of road banking. This is extremely > > impressive for a game that the developers did not even provide FF for > > without the patch. I would have expected an afterthought level of FF > > implementation from EA. This game is awesome at any price, and anabsolute > > steal for $19.99. I already had GP3, and really like it, not being aGeoff > > Crammond hater. However, this game is better in all but a few respectsto > > GP3. Glad I heard about it here, thats why I keep listening to all ofthe > > diverse opinions in this group, year after year. Once you cut throughsome > > of the biases here, and kind of get a consensus of opinion, I haverarely > > made a bad software purchase. > > > > > >

set the visible vehicles to 10, that helped me alot. "jon " <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a697hp$372$[email hidden]... > I just bought it for the GTmod too, but so far the mod has sucked on my > machine ( amd 1700 xp, gf2ti, 256 ddr ). Can't get the framerates up even > with the fixes I have read in here.

thanks, i'll give it a go. rik zeppelin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:baWh8.71462$[email hidden]... > set the visible vehicles to 10, that helped me alot. > > "jon " <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a697hp$372$[email hidden]... > > I just bought it for the GTmod too, but so far the mod has sucked on my > > machine ( amd 1700 xp, gf2ti, 256 ddr ). Can't get the framerates upeven > > with the fixes I have read in here. > >