F1 2017

[yyzleafs]

This game is way too hard 😓

[Lowenberger]

Never played a F1 game before, but really enjoyed watching/listening to Canucks streams last year while playing TGC. How accessible are these games for a newcomer? Watch the occasional F1 race on TV when I can catch one, but definitely not a gearhead (enjoy the overall strategy stuff, but not really the detailed car tuning stuff)

Also wondering, how does the game play if you don't want to do 75% or 100% races? If you play a shorter race, do the tires wear faster/gas drain faster so that you are still able to get into pit strategy and what not? Or do you simply just do less laps?

[KenTremendous]

Looking forward to release tomorrow too.

Time to get to grips with what sounds like a beefy improvement on what was already an excellent 2016 effort.

[yyzleafs]

Aug 24, 2017 10:14:51 GMT -5 Lowenberger said:

Never played a F1 game before, but really enjoyed watching/listening to Canucks streams last year while playing TGC. How accessible are these games for a newcomer? Watch the occasional F1 race on TV when I can catch one, but definitely not a gearhead (enjoy the overall strategy stuff, but not really the detailed car tuning stuff)

Also wondering, how does the game play if you don't want to do 75% or 100% races? If you play a shorter race, do the tires wear faster/gas drain faster so that you are still able to get into pit strategy and what not? Or do you simply just do less laps?

It's really hard to get good at in my opinion. I struggled even getting 5 seconds within the leaders... per lap.

If you do short races they are just less laps. There's no pit strategy.

[KenTremendous]

Im going Crazycanuck1985 style - full distance races which brings pit/tyre strategies into play.

[yyzleafs]

Aug 24, 2017 12:57:27 GMT -5 KenTremendous said:

Im going Crazycanuck1985 style - full distance races which brings pit/tyre strategies into play.

I'm amazed at how you guys can go mistake free for so long

[dh-nufc]

Aug 24, 2017 10:14:51 GMT -5 Lowenberger said:

Never played a F1 game before, but really enjoyed watching/listening to Canucks streams last year while playing TGC. How accessible are these games for a newcomer? Watch the occasional F1 race on TV when I can catch one, but definitely not a gearhead (enjoy the overall strategy stuff, but not really the detailed car tuning stuff)

Also wondering, how does the game play if you don't want to do 75% or 100% races? If you play a shorter race, do the tires wear faster/gas drain faster so that you are still able to get into pit strategy and what not? Or do you simply just do less laps?

Its accessible for anyone who has played driving games before. You dont have to worry about setup if you dont have the knowledge. Just set the AI to the appropriate level and you'll be fine

[Leesome191]

Aug 24, 2017 10:14:51 GMT -5 Lowenberger said:

Never played a F1 game before, but really enjoyed watching/listening to Canucks streams last year while playing TGC. How accessible are these games for a newcomer? Watch the occasional F1 race on TV when I can catch one, but definitely not a gearhead (enjoy the overall strategy stuff, but not really the detailed car tuning stuff)

Also wondering, how does the game play if you don't want to do 75% or 100% races? If you play a shorter race, do the tires wear faster/gas drain faster so that you are still able to get into pit strategy and what not? Or do you simply just do less laps?

It scales down to your percentage as low as 25% races.So srategy is important even on 25% ers.Not the same as a full race but obviously ya tires go off alot quicker,along with fuel management.

[AFCTUJacko]

How are the classic cars?

[andybarrell]

Just purchased the game, cant wait to crash all the shiny new cars

[TreeWood]

Aug 24, 2017 17:59:41 GMT -5 dh-nufc said:

Aug 24, 2017 10:14:51 GMT -5 Lowenberger said:

Never played a F1 game before, but really enjoyed watching/listening to Canucks streams last year while playing TGC. How accessible are these games for a newcomer? Watch the occasional F1 race on TV when I can catch one, but definitely not a gearhead (enjoy the overall strategy stuff, but not really the detailed car tuning stuff)

Also wondering, how does the game play if you don't want to do 75% or 100% races? If you play a shorter race, do the tires wear faster/gas drain faster so that you are still able to get into pit strategy and what not? Or do you simply just do less laps?

Its accessible for anyone who has played driving games before. You dont have to worry about setup if you dont have the knowledge. Just set the AI to the appropriate level and you'll be fine

While I agree that the game can be played without understanding how to set up a car, I'd have to say it's akin to having a driver's license, but declining to drive anything other than a midway Bumper Car.

If you want to get the most out of the game -- and learn a little about setup geometry, aerodynamics, centrifugal force, etc along the way -- there's all kinds of resources out there. I get it....it's a bunch of reading and tuning a car is time-consuming... but it's very satisfying to solve the setup puzzle.

[KenTremendous]

Aug 25, 2017 6:39:01 GMT -5 AFCTUJacko said:

How are the classic cars?

Great to look at, and the sounds of the engines compared to the modern cars are fantastic but...they are bloody hard to control! 

[yyzleafs]

Aug 27, 2017 12:30:26 GMT -5 KenTremendous said:

Aug 25, 2017 6:39:01 GMT -5 AFCTUJacko said:

How are the classic cars?

Great to look at, and the sounds of the engines compared to the modern cars are fantastic but...they are bloody hard to control! 

I found them easier!

[yyzleafs]

Man. China is a way easier track for me then Australia was!!

[andybarrell]

anyone else have trouble with wheel calibration using Logitech g29....i cant seem to get the wheel to go straight, in calibration screen it is showing as 11 when wheel is straight