F1 by Ubisoft

Heavy on the Sim side!! Awesome simulation.

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>OK, I downloaded the demo (thanks again!) and got it working no probs. >It's completely in french so I can't understand a word of it (well oui >and non, but that's it) and can only use keyboard to play it. I couldn't >figure out if a wheel was supported in the demo. Not ideal but I was >able to turn a few laps and was impressed with the graphics. > Eye candy is fine and dandy (hey, that rhymes) but can some of you >simmers out there let me know, is this a SIM or an arcade GAME? If it >leans heavily on the sim side I'm gonna get it, it looks good. > Thanks in advance for the info! > Karl

OK, I downloaded the demo (thanks again!) and got it working no probs. It's completely in french so I can't understand a word of it (well oui and non, but that's it) and can only use keyboard to play it. I couldn't figure out if a wheel was supported in the demo. Not ideal but I was able to turn a few laps and was impressed with the graphics. Eye candy is fine and dandy (hey, that rhymes) but can some of you simmers out there let me know, is this a SIM or an arcade GAME? If it leans heavily on the sim side I'm gonna get it, it looks good. Thanks in advance for the info! Karl

You can get the ENGLISH version from http://www.f1racingsim.com/ and let me promise this is a SIM not an ARCADE like most of the other supposed "Racing Sims" out there. In my opinion it is better than INDYCAR 2, NASCAR 2, F1 97, and GRAND PRIX 2, TOCA TOURING CARS, and SUPER TOURING CARS. The last two are not even in the same league as the rest of them as they are very much "ARCADE" types. Chad >OK, I downloaded the demo (thanks again!) and got it working no probs. >It's completely in french so I can't understand a word of it (well oui >and non, but that's it) and can only use keyboard to play it. >but can some of you simmers out there let me know, is this a SIM or an >arcade GAME? If it leans heavily on the sim side I'm gonna get it, it looks >good.

IMHO, Ubisoft has managed to excell where others have failed in that they have produced a product which can be enjoyed by drivers at any level, from rank beginner to expert simmers. The Easy mode is a nearly perfect arcade type game,fairly easy to drive with good built-in set ups. As you progress thru the different levels, the game gets more like a simulator, set-ups are more crucial, the AI is tougher to beat, and the cars get much faster. There is already a good bunch of utilities and editors available online, so you are able to upgrade the sim to the 98 cars, drivers,helmets and names. Buy it, you will not regret it! I only wish Ubisoft was doing the next CART sim. don "To race is to live, everything else is just waiting." - Rudi Caricciola

< Snip > Some love it, some don't. I love it because it captures the feeling of driving a real car fast on the race courses where I watch my favorite sport being contested. But I only have experience in road cars. Some think F1 cars would feel and drive totally different than road cars, and believe this falls short of being a sim. I have never seen an F1 driver post here, so I don't know. Hey, I'll never drive a real Ferrari F1 car. If this isn't accurate, I can live with that. Larry

I wouldn't call it a 'driving sim' but I have to say it's the best 'racing sim' in my book. The races are absorbing down to the last detail. Download every FAQ you can find because it's a beast to use and get running. Once you have it running though you'll never look back. -- mark "A lot of people think racing is about going fast. But it's not. It's about going just slow enough to stay on the track." F1RS - http://www.nmia.com/~chaser/car/results.htm Remove us here and there to mail me. OK, I downloaded the demo (thanks again!) and got it working no probs. It's completely in french so I can't understand a word of it (well oui and non, but that's it) and can only use keyboard to play it. I couldn't figure out if a wheel was supported in the demo. Not ideal but I was able to turn a few laps and was impressed with the graphics. Eye candy is fine and dandy (hey, that rhymes) but can some of you simmers out there let me know, is this a SIM or an arcade GAME? If it leans heavily on the sim side I'm gonna get it, it looks good. Thanks in advance for the info! Karl

I just got my full version of F1RS by UPS yesterday. Boy, have I got a lot of studying, practicing and experimenting to do ! I'm sure I'll be coming to this NG for help ! Tim I wouldn't call it a 'driving sim' but I have to say it's the best 'racing sim' in my book. The races are absorbing down to the last detail. Download every FAQ you can find because it's a beast to use and get running. Once you have it running though you'll never look back. -- F1RS - http://www.nmia.com/~chaser/car/results.htm Remove us here and there to mail me.

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> OK, I downloaded the demo (thanks again!) and got it working no probs. > It's completely in french so I can't understand a word of it (well oui > and non, but that's it) and can only use keyboard to play it. I couldn't > figure out if a wheel was supported in the demo. Not ideal but I was > able to turn a few laps and was impressed with the graphics. > Eye candy is fine and dandy (hey, that rhymes) but can some of you > simmers out there let me know, is this a SIM or an arcade GAME? If it > leans heavily on the sim side I'm gonna get it, it looks good. > Thanks in advance for the info! > Karl

I have another question. It says that it requires a 3D accelerator and then goes on to list several. The Rendition cards were conspicuously absent from the list. Are all those cards natively supported or is the support using Direct3D (in which case the Rendition cards should work, right?) Anybody running F1RS with a Rendition card? -- Steve Loudon Chassis Algorithm Engineer Delphi Automotive Systems GM Proving Grounds, Milford MI

>I have another question. It says that it requires a 3D accelerator and >then goes on to list several. The Rendition cards were conspicuously >absent from the list. Are all those cards natively supported or is the >support using Direct3D (in which case the Rendition cards should work, >right?) Anybody running F1RS with a Rendition card? I have read that it should work on any Direct3D video card. But your performance/milage may vary :-) For the very best, 3dfx is the only choice, as it is natively supported. -- Header intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes.

On Thu, 18 Jun 1998 10:23:34 -0500, "Greg Cisko"

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>>I have another question. It says that it requires a 3D accelerator and >>then goes on to list several. The Rendition cards were conspicuously >>absent from the list. Are all those cards natively supported or is the >>support using Direct3D (in which case the Rendition cards should work, >>right?) Anybody running F1RS with a Rendition card? >I have read that it should work on any Direct3D video card. But >your performance/milage may vary :-) For the very best, 3dfx is >the only choice, as it is natively supported.

Any Direct 3D card with 4MB onboard. :-) -- Nathan Wong http://www.nectar.com.au/~alfacors - Super Touring - Alfa Romeo - - V8Supercars - CART -

Hi Karl! KR> Eye candy is fine and dandy (hey, that rhymes) but can some of you KR> simmers out there let me know, is this a SIM or an arcade GAME? If it KR> leans heavily on the sim side I'm gonna get it, it looks good. An it IS good ;-)) Orginally F1RS is a sim, a quite "***-sim"...but you can adjust the level from "realistic" to "arcade" (I won't do that). Also, man mailt sich... .\\atze [ FmMW2109 - FmMB2139 ] *home*: http://www.powerteam.de/ph/buesing/