F1RC in US

Is anyone in the US running F1RC and if so where is a good place to purchase it. I have tried F1 2001 which is great until you try and race other AI cars. Even though I have only tried the F1RC demo, it runs sooo smooth and the graphics are top notch. Thanks in advance... Bill

On 25 Oct 2001 17:52:09 -0700, [email hidden] (BW) wrote: >Is anyone in the US running F1RC and if so where is a good place to >purchase it. I have tried F1 2001 which is great until you try and >race other AI cars. If you think the AI in F12001 is bad then you are in for a shock if you do buy F1RC. F1RC has the worst AI of any racing sim in history. Full stop.

I wasn't talking of the AI behavior, I just meant the graphics slowdown when AI cars on on screen. I have heard of the AI behavior problems in F1RC but understand the it has been patched and improved since the original release. F1 2001 is unplayable with other cars on the screen unless the graphic levels are turn way down. I know my setup could be better (P3 850MHz, GeForce 2 GTS, 512K ram) but it should run better than it does. N2 runs just fine with a full field of cars and looks fantastic. Bill "Dave Ryerson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On 25 Oct 2001 17:52:09 -0700, [email hidden] (BW) wrote: > > >Is anyone in the US running F1RC and if so where is a good place to > >purchase it. I have tried F1 2001 which is great until you try and > >race other AI cars. > > If you think the AI in F12001 is bad then you are in for a shock if > you do buy F1RC. F1RC has the worst AI of any racing sim in history. > Full stop. >

Bill, I have an 850-PIII, GeF 2 Pro 64, and only 384 MB - I run the game fine with 12.41 drivers. You should really try again. Have you been to High Gear forums? We will help you, if you need it... www.sportplanet.com/hg/forums - go to the EA forum... "Bill Wester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Bj3C7.249677$[email hidden]... > I wasn't talking of the AI behavior, I just meant the graphics slowdownwhen > AI cars on on screen. I have heard of the AI behavior problems in F1RCbut > understand the it has been patched and improved since the originalrelease.

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> F1 2001 is unplayable with other cars on the screen unless the graphic > levels are turn way down. I know my setup could be better (P3 850MHz, > GeForce 2 GTS, 512K ram) but it should run better than it does. N2 runs > just fine with a full field of cars and looks fantastic. > > Bill > > "Dave Ryerson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On 25 Oct 2001 17:52:09 -0700, [email hidden] (BW) wrote: > > > > >Is anyone in the US running F1RC and if so where is a good place to > > >purchase it. I have tried F1 2001 which is great until you try and > > >race other AI cars. > > > > If you think the AI in F12001 is bad then you are in for a shock if > > you do buy F1RC. F1RC has the worst AI of any racing sim in history. > > Full stop. > > > >

Bill Wester <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Bj3C7.249677$[email hidden]... <snippage> > I know my setup could be better (P3 850MHz, > GeForce 2 GTS, 512K ram) but it should run better than it does. N2 runs > just fine with a full field of cars and looks fantastic.<snip snip> with 512K ram, I'm surprised you can load windows. big swap file huh? Sorry - just pisstaking. I agree that f12001 is disappointing graphically (performance wise) but I'm prepared to put that down to poor implementation on nvidia hardware/driver combo. I hope the patch fixes this problem because the game has such potential. Half the problem is that the fps are so inconsistant going from 45fps on one section of the track down to 30fps in another. I was surprised at how little improvement came from upgrading to an Athlon1.4 from a 550e pentium in F12001 (gf2mx400/64mb) when every other game i own (often more graphically intensive than f12001) now runs stupidly fast. iksteh

I have tried 6.50, 7.58, 12.41, 12.90, 21.83 drivers. The 6.50 and 7.58 drivers worked the best. I have tried running in a window, with/without FRAPS, etc. etc. etc.. Looks and runs great hotlapping. Starts with other cars - big hit. Once the pack strings out, the frame rate picks up again. Don't think it is worth the trouble... Thanks for the offer. Bill "briGuy" <simagery@hot...mail.com> wrote in message news:9raib4$or7$[email hidden]...

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> Bill, I have an 850-PIII, GeF 2 Pro 64, and only 384 MB - I run the game > fine with 12.41 drivers. You should really try again. Have you been to > High Gear forums? We will help you, if you need it... > www.sportplanet.com/hg/forums - go to the EA forum... > > "Bill Wester" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Bj3C7.249677$[email hidden]... > > I wasn't talking of the AI behavior, I just meant the graphics slowdown > when > > AI cars on on screen. I have heard of the AI behavior problems in F1RC > but > > understand the it has been patched and improved since the original > release. > > F1 2001 is unplayable with other cars on the screen unless the graphic > > levels are turn way down. I know my setup could be better (P3 850MHz, > > GeForce 2 GTS, 512K ram) but it should run better than it does. N2 runs > > just fine with a full field of cars and looks fantastic. > > > > Bill > > > > "Dave Ryerson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > On 25 Oct 2001 17:52:09 -0700, [email hidden] (BW) wrote: > > > > > > >Is anyone in the US running F1RC and if so where is a good place to > > > >purchase it. I have tried F1 2001 which is great until you try and > > > >race other AI cars. > > > > > > If you think the AI in F12001 is bad then you are in for a shock if > > > you do buy F1RC. F1RC has the worst AI of any racing sim in history. > > > Full stop. > > > > > > > > >

On Fri, 26 Oct 2001 01:50:25 GMT, "Bill Wester" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I wasn't talking of the AI behavior, I just meant the graphics slowdown when >AI cars on on screen. I have heard of the AI behavior problems in F1RC but >understand the it has been patched and improved since the original release. No official patch has been released for F1RC, even though Ubisoft lied and said one would be out last April - must have been April 1st when they announced that. >F1 2001 is unplayable with other cars on the screen unless the graphic >levels are turn way down. I know my setup could be better (P3 850MHz, >GeForce 2 GTS, 512K ram) but it should run better than it does. N2 runs >just fine with a full field of cars and looks fantastic. > Are you running it in windowed mode? On your setup it should run fine at 800x600res 16bit windowed mode. I get no slowdown at all.

In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Ryerson <[email hidden]> writes: >If you think the AI in F12001 is bad then you are in for a shock if >you do buy F1RC. F1RC has the worst AI of any racing sim in history. >Full stop. Bill Eliott's Nascar Challenge, maybe? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On 26 Oct 2001 16:55:18 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >Bill Eliott's Nascar Challenge, maybe? > >Eldred Hmmm...never even heard of that one.

In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Ryerson <[email hidden]> writes:

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>On 26 Oct 2001 16:55:18 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: > > >>Bill Eliott's Nascar Challenge, maybe? >> >>Eldred > >Hmmm...never even heard of that one. >

It was a Nascar game that had potential. However, under yellow flag conditions the AI that had pitted would bash into you when they got back on the track. You'd be following the pace car, and see the AI coming up in your mirror. They wouldn't stop, and hit you at full speed, ending your race. It was so bad that I would drive on the GRASS to avoid the hit. They never seemed to hit the other AI, though... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On 28 Oct 2001 15:14:45 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote:

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>It was a Nascar game that had potential. However, under yellow flag conditions >the AI that had pitted would bash into you when they got back on the track. >You'd be following the pace car, and see the AI coming up in your mirror. They >wouldn't stop, and hit you at full speed, ending your race. It was so bad that >I would drive on the GRASS to avoid the hit. They never seemed to hit the >other AI, though... > >Eldred

Heh...that resembles my experience with F1RC.