F1RS: Patch 1.09?

I tested the patch for Ubi for the 'black sky' problem, and it fixed it for me. Under what circumstances do you get the problem? Are you sure it is patched correctly? Type 'ver' in the game to check the version number.

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>Hi Chaps, >I just patched my F1RS to 1.09, but it still hasn't fixed the black sky >problem. >What exactly did it fix? >-- > Cheers, > Richard. > m m Richard Beckett, GSM Systems Engineer > mmm mmm Motorola Ltd, Mobile: +44 468 305871 > mm mm mm mm 16 Euroway, Blagrove, Tel : +44 1793 565136 > mm m mm Swindon, Wiltshire, Fax : +44 1793 432745 >"He's watching us from hospital with his injured knee" > MURRAY WALKER

Richard, Are you sure you are running ver 1.09? Type VER in the game. If so, do a clean install, patch to 1.09 and see if the problem is still there. 1.09 got rid of the problem for me.

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>Hi Iain, >I was running 1.08. I started a season, and went through the sessions to >the race. The weather was variable for the race. I saved the race, then >re-loaded. The sky was black. >I rebooted the computer, started the game, and re-loaded the saved game. >The sky was still black. >I patched to 1.09, and re-loaded the saved game - the sky was still >black. >I then started from the beginning, only now running 1.09 and I still got >a black sky when I re-loaded a saved race. >I'm running a K6, 200 with 32Mb RAM, a diamond stealth 64 video vram, >and a diamond monster. >This black sky bug is the most annoying for me, as it stops the weather >from changing. I hope they fix it soon.

Hi, the game is save in path x:\Ubisoft\F1RS\Saved\games, if you want to keep your config and setup for the keep files in sub name Configs and settings. For ghost laps, there are in sub name Scope. Bye Coco

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> > Richard, > > Are you sure you are running ver 1.09? Type VER in the game. > Absolutely...I did. > > If so, do a clean install, patch to 1.09 and see if the problem is still > > there. 1.09 got rid of the problem for me. > OK I'll give that a try. I'd like to keep my saved games, though. Which > files do I need to backup? > Thanx. > -- > Cheers, > Richard. > m m Richard Beckett, GSM Systems Engineer > mmm mmm Motorola Ltd, Mobile: +44 468 305871 > mm mm mm mm 16 Euroway, Blagrove, Tel : +44 1793 565136 > mm m mm Swindon, Wiltshire, Fax : +44 1793 432745 > "He's watching us from hospital with his injured knee" > MURRAY WALKER

I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Ubi Soft to fix the black sky. This bug was in POD which came out a year ago. F1RS was created using the POD engine. Dave Fisher (DmndDave)

> I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Ubi Soft to fix the black sky....>> You know it! Ubisoft isn't NEARLY as responsive as Microsoft, who fix THEIR bugs right away! Yo, David -- when's the next CPR patch/fix/version? Those guys back from vacation yet? BB

Do you have the 'black sky' problem with 1.09? Under what circumstances? 1.09 fixed it for me, and I have never had (nor heard of anyone else having) the problem in POD.

Something I noticed when patching F1RS is to make sure that the voodoo.exe is not marked as "read only" in its properties.

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> > Richard, > > Are you sure you are running ver 1.09? Type VER in the game. > Absolutely...I did. > > If so, do a clean install, patch to 1.09 and see if the problem is still > > there. 1.09 got rid of the problem for me. > OK I'll give that a try. I'd like to keep my saved games, though. Which > files do I need to backup? > Thanx. > -- > Cheers, > Richard. > m m Richard Beckett, GSM Systems Engineer > mmm mmm Motorola Ltd, Mobile: +44 468 305871 > mm mm mm mm 16 Euroway, Blagrove, Tel : +44 1793 565136 > mm m mm Swindon, Wiltshire, Fax : +44 1793 432745 > "He's watching us from hospital with his injured knee" > MURRAY WALKER

I never had the black sky problem in either titles. It was a bug which was discussed quite a bit at the UbiSoft/POD message boards. Also at the POD user web sites. I talked to a number of POD racers who had the problem. My comment about not holding your breath waiting for a fix wasn't meant as a dig against Ubi Soft. I've been a fan of thenm since I first loaded up POD. It's just that the black sky bug was a bit of a mystery a year ago and it seems to still be one now. Dave (DmndDave) >Do you have the 'black sky' problem with 1.09? Under what circumstances? >1.09 fixed it for me, and I have never had (nor heard of anyone else having) >the problem in POD. >>I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for Ubi Soft to fix the black sky. This >>bug was in POD which came out a year ago. F1RS was created using the POD >>engine. >>Dave Fisher >>(DmndDave)

The black sky problem has been addressed in 1.09, and is now fixed.