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UBI SOFT F1 Racing Simulation DEMO first impression

11 posts by 9 people · 05 Feb 2001 22:03 UTC - 06 Feb 2001 09:01 UTC

Serial # 19781010 05 Feb 2001 22:03 UTC#206309
I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade and has nothing to do with a simulator. Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... Let me know what you think.
download a brain "Serial # 19781010" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (15 lines)> I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded > the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to > F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download > was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game > is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable > noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like > someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What > a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of > bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only > positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is > not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade > and has nothing to do with a simulator. > Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope > you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... > Let me know what you think.
ITS A DEMO ITS A BETA DEMO ITS NOT FINISHED NEXT TIME, DONT DOWNLOAD A BETA DEMO IF YOU EXPECT IT TO BE FINISHED "Serial # 19781010" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (15 lines)> I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded > the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to > F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download > was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game > is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable > noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like > someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What > a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of > bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only > positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is > not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade > and has nothing to do with a simulator. > Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope > you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... > Let me know what you think.
mike 06 Feb 2001 00:05 UTC↳ reply to Tony Dale#206334
That's why he call it his first impression. "Tony Dale" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:uMGf6.4885$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (30 lines)> ITS A DEMO > > ITS A BETA DEMO > > ITS NOT FINISHED > > NEXT TIME, DONT DOWNLOAD A BETA DEMO IF YOU EXPECT IT TO > BE FINISHED > > > > "Serial # 19781010" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded > > the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to > > F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download > > was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game > > is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable > > noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like > > someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What > > a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of > > bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only > > positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is > > not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade > > and has nothing to do with a simulator. > > Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope > > you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... > > Let me know what you think. > >
> Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope > you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... > Let me know what you think. Like many sims F1RC may need some tweaking to match both your preferences and your system setup. Unlike consoles few PCs are the same. My first impressions were low in terms of the way it drove. However, after some tweaking with the steering settings I am happy with it. I changed the steering to exponential, deadzone to zero and the throttle & brake to linear. This is my preferred setting. After GPL where more linear steering gave better feel this seemed the incorrect thing to do. I guess you just have to try rather than rely on pure logic. I find the throttle control excellent (unlike some others where it is very difficult to get a good throttle range). The physics give plenty of feel and some due warning things are going to snap. As in GPL I always know I have done something wrong if I lose control (which I do!) whereas I have been frustrated in other sims where I couldn't feel I had done something wrong due to the over sensitivity of controls (or my incompetence). I don't dislike the sound as much some others - but hopefully it can be altered via the sim community. I have high hopes for this... Tony
I just got it today (Mon) off a group. After wrestling with the interface a bit, and tweaking the controller settings a lot, I finally came to the point where I could drive it. I agree on the sound, it's terrible. The graphics were surprisingly good and 1280 ran well on my 733/V3, which was a shock. It will be hard to give a fair evaluation without being able to play without helps (40% ABS and 40% anti-skid is as advanced as it gets) Spa seemed well modeled, with realistic chicanes. The sound, while bad, did give indications of wheelspin at times. The cockpit is poorly done, but it is nice to have so much info on the screen about splits, etc., compared to GP3. I'm going to withhold judgement until the game comes out. I didn't like GP3 at first either, but it grew on me. Plus, hopefully this game can be modded like all the others to make it more playable. On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 22:03:23 GMT, Serial # 19781010 <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (15 lines)>I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded >the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to >F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download >was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game >is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable >noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like >someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What >a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of >bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only >positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is >not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade >and has nothing to do with a simulator. >Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope >you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... >Let me know what you think.
On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 22:03:23 GMT, Serial # 19781010 <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (15 lines)>I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded >the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to >F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download >was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game >is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable >noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like >someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What >a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of >bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only >positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is >not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade >and has nothing to do with a simulator. >Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope >you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... >Let me know what you think.
Except for the sound, I -love- it. Imho physics are MUCH better than GP3. Funny how opinions about realistic physics can differ :) Andre
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 00:23:13 +0100, "Thomas Bruckschlegel" <[email hidden]> wrote: which newsgroup did you get yours from? Hope I dont catch one with the same virus that you have cause then I would really be in trouble..
Quoted text (19 lines)>download a brain >"Serial # 19781010" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag >news:[email hidden]... >> I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded >> the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to >> F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download >> was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game >> is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable >> noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like >> someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What >> a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of >> bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only >> positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is >> not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade >> and has nothing to do with a simulator. >> Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope >> you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... >> Let me know what you think. >
(unknown) 06 Feb 2001 03:06 UTC↳ reply to mike#206204
Is game service racing for MGPRS2 sti;; working? When I try to log on now nothing happens?? Ken On Tue, 06 Feb 2001 00:05:49 GMT, "Mike" <[email hidden]> wrote:
Quoted text (36 lines)>That's why he call it his first impression. > >"Tony Dale" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:uMGf6.4885$[email hidden]... >> ITS A DEMO >> >> ITS A BETA DEMO >> >> ITS NOT FINISHED >> >> NEXT TIME, DONT DOWNLOAD A BETA DEMO IF YOU EXPECT IT TO >> BE FINISHED >> >> >> >> "Serial # 19781010" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >> > I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded >> > the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to >> > F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download >> > was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game >> > is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable >> > noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like >> > someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What >> > a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of >> > bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only >> > positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is >> > not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade >> > and has nothing to do with a simulator. >> > Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope >> > you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... >> > Let me know what you think. >> >> > >
Graphics are worse that GP3? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH Now that is funny! GP3 has some of the worst graphics in the modern F1 genre. Go look at EA's F1cs2k if you wanna see how graphics are supposed to look. GP3 looks like software mode when compared to it. GP3 is a decent sim but EA's latest one beats it (except for weather). "Serial # 19781010" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (15 lines)> I got the demo off a site last night. Full of excitement I downloaded > the 5 files, wondering why the files were renamed to > F1schrott.*(meaning F1garbage in german). Anywyas once the download > was complete and the game installed it was clear to me that this game > is garbage. The car sound or whatever you want to call this unbearable > noise made me get rid of this game after 3 laps. It sounds like > someone digitzed a dental-drill rather than a Ferrari V10 engine. What > a load of bullshit, programming companies are still incapable of > bringing us real solid F1 sound!!!!!!! The graphics are the only > positive point I could find. The physics engine is below par and is > not even a close match to GP3. There is no physics engine. Its arcade > and has nothing to do with a simulator. > Unfortunately my experience playing this game was a bad one, I hope > you have more luck. I'll keep on waiting....... > Let me know what you think.
On Tue, 06 Feb 2001 01:05:55 GMT, Andre Warringa <[email hidden]> wrote: >Except for the sound, I -love- it. >Imho physics are MUCH better than GP3. >Funny how opinions about realistic physics can differ :) > >Andre Oh, one thing I really, really, REALLY don't like about F1RC: WHERE IS JOS VERSTAPPEN?? Andre

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