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Re: I just bought F1 2000: can someone redo the tracks PLEASE!!!!

10 posts by 7 people · 16 May 2000 - 19 May 2000 00:57 UTC

Pat Dotson 16 May 2000#269775
No, they are in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. DjFIL wrote: > > ISI is in England... if I'm right, near the Arrows F1 facilities.
Pat Dotson 16 May 2000#525197
No, they are in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. > ISI is in England... if I'm right, near the Arrows F1 facilities.
LL 16 May 2000 22:46 UTC#269688
Exactly, the game is a piece of crap.. Simon Brown <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : 9ojU4.592$[email hidden]... > I agree totally, if you watch the F1 coverage you can get an in-car lapfrom > every circuit, plus you can see the circuits in countless other F1 games. > There's no excuse at all for ISI / EA getting the track layouts wrong. It > really makes you wonder whether there were any F1 followers/fans workingon > this game at all. I don't know where ISI are based, but they don't seemto > know their F1. I think it's a certainty that they didn't visit any of the > tracks during the making of this game. Compare this with Geoff > Crammond/Symerg who have someone walk round all of the real tracks taking > photos and recording the layout. > For me this is only one criticism out of a whole range that can belevelled > at this game. The engine is too slow for how good it looks (ie not very). > The car-shapes are not accurate. The drivers helmets are too small.Almost > all the track-side detail is the wrong colour, which means the whole game > ends up looking nothing like F1. The graphics are just plain messy. The > pit-crew look silly. The AI are dumb and cause all sorts of pile-ups.The > AI lap times are more than slightly unrealistic. The FF effects are weak. > The engine sounds are way too high pitched (Martin Brundle says F1 engine > sound actually quite deep from in-car). IMHO > An all-round very poor effort. 65% > Simon (sorry to rant, but this sort of criticism is what EA / ISIdeserves) > >
Simon Brown 16 May 2000 22:49 UTC#269830
I agree totally, if you watch the F1 coverage you can get an in-car lap from every circuit, plus you can see the circuits in countless other F1 games. There's no excuse at all for ISI / EA getting the track layouts wrong. It really makes you wonder whether there were any F1 followers/fans working on this game at all. I don't know where ISI are based, but they don't seem to know their F1. I think it's a certainty that they didn't visit any of the tracks during the making of this game. Compare this with Geoff Crammond/Symerg who have someone walk round all of the real tracks taking photos and recording the layout. For me this is only one criticism out of a whole range that can be levelled at this game. The engine is too slow for how good it looks (ie not very). The car-shapes are not accurate. The drivers helmets are too small. Almost all the track-side detail is the wrong colour, which means the whole game ends up looking nothing like F1. The graphics are just plain messy. The pit-crew look silly. The AI are dumb and cause all sorts of pile-ups. The AI lap times are more than slightly unrealistic. The FF effects are weak. The engine sounds are way too high pitched (Martin Brundle says F1 engine sound actually quite deep from in-car). IMHO An all-round very poor effort. 65% Simon (sorry to rant, but this sort of criticism is what EA / ISI deserves)
Karl Zosel 16 May 2000 23:20 UTC#269822
My god, how DARE they release the Belgian SPA track this way? Did no one at EA watch a tape or go to the fuckin Spa track?? No money left for accuracy I guess. Before you start arguing: if its called a SIM the tracks should be realistic. Spa is the best track in the world and they got all the elevations wrong. The part downhill to Eau Rouge is public road, so anyone can check it out. You just have to care.... and at EA they don't, thats obvious. Many of the other tracks are shit too. Its a shame because the graphics and gameplay are nice. But I LOVE Formula One, so I want the real thing, and the real tracks. Else I might as well play Need for Speed. If you feel differently about this subject: I understand. If you claim the tracks ARE pretty accurate: U are talking total nonsense. KZ
EldredP 17 May 2000#269627
In article <[email hidden]>, Pat Dotson <[email hidden]> writes: >No, they are in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. > >DjFIL wrote: >> >> ISI is in England... if I'm right, near the Arrows F1 facilities No kidding? I should stop by and see them...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.
DjFIL 17 May 2000 01:03 UTC#269703
ISI is in England... if I'm right, near the Arrows F1 facilities. Simon Brown wrote:
Quoted text (20 lines)> I agree totally, if you watch the F1 coverage you can get an in-car lap from > every circuit, plus you can see the circuits in countless other F1 games. > There's no excuse at all for ISI / EA getting the track layouts wrong. It > really makes you wonder whether there were any F1 followers/fans working on > this game at all. I don't know where ISI are based, but they don't seem to > know their F1. I think it's a certainty that they didn't visit any of the > tracks during the making of this game. Compare this with Geoff > Crammond/Symerg who have someone walk round all of the real tracks taking > photos and recording the layout. > For me this is only one criticism out of a whole range that can be levelled > at this game. The engine is too slow for how good it looks (ie not very). > The car-shapes are not accurate. The drivers helmets are too small. Almost > all the track-side detail is the wrong colour, which means the whole game > ends up looking nothing like F1. The graphics are just plain messy. The > pit-crew look silly. The AI are dumb and cause all sorts of pile-ups. The > AI lap times are more than slightly unrealistic. The FF effects are weak. > The engine sounds are way too high pitched (Martin Brundle says F1 engine > sound actually quite deep from in-car). IMHO > An all-round very poor effort. 65% > Simon (sorry to rant, but this sort of criticism is what EA / ISI deserves)
LL 17 May 2000#525218
Exactly, the game is a piece of crap..

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