F1RS first corner jerkorama - is Ubisoft addressing the problem?

I've had F1RS for a few days (christmas gift), and it's a wonderful, wonderful simulator. I love the graphics, the AI and the feel of the car! There's just the first corner jerkorama problem... On my computer it is almost *impossible* to take the first corner after the race start, because the system goes into infostress shock. It's not just the graphics that's jerky - steering, gear changes, *everything* gets totally unpredictable. I know that this problem has been reported before. I just want to know if Ubisoft is addressing it. In my opinion, it's a *major* problem! I'm either restricted to practice sessions or to turning off all the nice graphics, which would be a pity, because after the first corner or two, the game works great with everything turned on! Someone suggested a parade lap. If that would solve the problem, then great!! If it wouldn't, how about an option to tune the graphics down for the start, and then automatically tune it up as the processor gets less busy? (either way, I think a parade lap would be nice - gives you a chance to scrub in the tyres) My config; P133, 64M, 3Dfx --- Jon Petersson Support Sarah-K and the rasf1 car! [link lost in import: /~rdv654m/Jon.html] user:rasf1 password:gogirl

>There's just the first corner jerkorama problem... On my computer it is >almost *impossible* to take the first corner after the race start, because >the system goes into infostress shock. It's not just the graphics that's >jerky - steering, gear changes, *everything* gets totally unpredictable. Turn off the replay option to improve the first corner speed. Make sure the 'Poll with interrupts enabled' is checked for your controller (improves predicibility of control input). /mark

Mark Hannon skrev i meddelandet I did have the replay option turned off, but thanks a million for the controller tip! I can now steer and change gears, which improves my chances in the first corner considerably! ;-) Are there more tricks to make the graphics less jerky? I've already experimented with all the graphics settings, but did I hear someone talk about Windows 95 cache settings? --- Jon Petersson Support Sarah-K and the rasf1 car! http://user.tninet.se/~rdv654m/Jon.html user:rasf1 password:gogirl

There is a thread in this newsgroup called F1rs-Make my engine louder. Read it it gives very good tips on how to fix the problem of first lap slowdowns.

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> Mark Hannon skrev i meddelandet > >Turn off the replay option to improve the first corner speed. > >Make sure the 'Poll with interrupts enabled' is checked for your > controller > >(improves predicibility of control input). > I did have the replay option turned off, but thanks a million for the > controller tip! I can now steer and change gears, which improves my > chances > in the first corner considerably! ;-) > Are there more tricks to make the graphics less jerky? I've already > experimented with all the graphics settings, but did I hear someone > talk > about Windows 95 cache settings? > --- > Jon Petersson Support Sarah-K and the rasf1 > car! > http://www.sarah.org/sarah/rasf1/ > http://user.tninet.se/~rdv654m/Jon.html user:rasf1 > password:gogirl

-- Thank you Marc Johnson

There are a few more things to do: 1) Increase your virtual memory: in Device Manager, find virtual memory and force a minimum of 80M or so. This helped me a lot. 2) If you are running MS-Office, turn off the shortcut bar before you start. 3) Buy as much memory as you can afford! (32M min, of course) 4) Reduce the number of opponents, turn off replays, turn off car detail, etc. Good luck! - Nate Hine On Tue, 30 Dec 1997 08:13:15 +1100, "Mark Hannon"

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>>There's just the first corner jerkorama problem... On my computer it is >>almost *impossible* to take the first corner after the race start, because >>the system goes into infostress shock. It's not just the graphics that's >>jerky - steering, gear changes, *everything* gets totally unpredictable. >Turn off the replay option to improve the first corner speed. >Make sure the 'Poll with interrupts enabled' is checked for your controller >(improves predicibility of control input). >/mark

Nate Hine, Strafford, Vermont, USA http://www.sover.net/~nelliep