F1 2021 Season Mod The Remake: Top-notch Edition 1.0.1

*** READ THE DESCRIPTION THOROUGHLY BEFORE INSTALLING THE MOD!!! ***
DISCLAIMER: THIS MOD IS COMPLETELY STANDALONE AND DOES NOT USE ANY ASSETS FROM THE PREVIOUS 2021 SEASON MODS MADE BY SKYFALL AND IIDAMODS2K1. THIS IS A SERIOUSLY POLISHED PROJECT MADE FROM SCRATCH.


Hi guys,
This is the 2021 Season The Remake: Top-notch Edition mod for F1 2014 game.
This mod completely transforms the game, the vanilla version is horrendous, but now you'll have 1 of the best gaming experiences with this mod.


HOW TO INSTALL?
Always back up your original game files, this is really crucial in case you delete any key files by accident.
Please use a fresh install of F1 2014 and test that the original game is running properly.

METHOD 1: Drag and Drop
Adding files or folders to an existing folder from a RAR file.

1. Open the RAR file.
2. Navigate to and open the original F1 2014 folder of your game installation.
3. Finally, drag the F1 2014 folder of the downloaded F1 2021 Top-notch Edition Mod and drop it over your Game F1 2014 folder.
4. Select Overwrite Files

METHOD 2: Extracting folders from a RAR file

1. Open the file.
2. Use Explorer to Navigate to the level in which you see the desired F1 2014 folder in your computer. Example: C:\Game\F1 2014\ <Your mileage may vary>
3. Drag and drop EACH folder to the desired location (such as a folder in My Computer or Windows Explorer, the Desktop, or My Documents).
4. Replace the included archives from the downloaded RD file in each F1 2014 folder.
5. Select Overwrite Files

WARNING: DO NOT delete ANY file in F1 2014 and DO NOT DELETE the ORIGINAL TRACKS.

For NEW users installing this MOD for the first time: You will need to create a NEW GAME file since now all teams and drivers have changed. Any previous saved game will be corrupt and will not work with this MOD.

WHAT'S IN THIS MOD?
CARS LIVERIES:
- 2021 chassis and liveries.
- New safety car.

ALL PLAYABLE 30 TRACK MODELS:
22 tracks from the real 2021 calendar and 8 additional tracks (Australia, Hockenheim, Estoril, Turkey, Nurburgring, Delhi, Jerez).

NOTE: due to the real circuits being impossible to import, the tracks use the stock game models:

1. Portimão is Estoril.
2. Jeddah is Valencia Street Circuit. (night)
3. Paul Ricard is India Track. (bonus track)
4. Mexico is Korea.
5. Baku is Malaysia.
6. Zandvoort is Brands Hatch. (or Brandvoort?)
7. Qatar is Bahrain Circuit (Endurance Layout).
8. Melbourne, Imola, Catalunya, Abu Dhabi and Singapore do not have accurate layouts compared to real life.

- All official tracks have better and very realistic sponsor placements, close to reality.
- All cancelled/bonus tracks have 2023/24 sponsors.
- Removed the annoying bollard at Monaco swimming pool chicane.
- New skies.
- As F1 raced in Austria twice in 2021, the original Austria track has been duplicated for the Styrian GP.

DATABASE/CARS AI:
- Updated Database & Tracks.
- Slightly increased damage output to players & AIs.
- Enhanced AI braking points and behavior. AIs are way less likely to brake excessively early at the inside of corners!
- Overhauled handling model for AI and player cars.
- Adjusted AI speed in wet conditions.
- More realistic layout for the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. (remember, it wasn't until 2023 that the last chicane was removed so you still have to run on that chicane)
- New Catalunya track map.
- Additional DRS zones for some tracks.
- New cameras.
- New steering wheels.

NEW AUDIO PACK:
- Cars Engine sound updated.
- Added F1 2021 soundtracks to main menu.

LANGUAGES:
The mod is now supported in English only. If you use different languages, you'll get English texts.

APPAREL & GARAGES:
- All the drivers' official 2021 helmets and racesuits.
- Realistic gloves.
- 2021-representative pitcrew, racecrew suits and garages.

UI:
- F1 2013-styled wind tunnel.
- Official F1 font.
- More realistic OSD and steering wheel OCD.
- Lewis Hamilton image in "Can anyone match Vettel?" section.


- Changed teams' miniature cars into logos.


- More realistic physics, visuals and sparks.

CREDITS:
I want to give credits to all the people without whom this mod wouldn't have been possible:
@Febrian,
@Motorsport 2007,
@colephelps1,
@myflowitistrap,
@sas12228,
@kim666,
@Haziwa,
@KrizalidBR,
@PaoloManzi,
@StrongestFish,
@pedroHfe,
@irfanbhr95,
@Mea.,
@Jirste,
@dubajic,
@nikitao19,
@NeffO76,
And finally, huge thanks to @Petar Tasev for providing us with the amazing EGO Editor applications. Without them, it would be literally impossible to create ANY mods.

I may have missed other members whose assets are included. So if you find any of your assets without being credited, then tell me. Thank you.

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. FORGET ABOUT accelerating the time or doing one-shot qualifying, as the laptimes will be ultra-slow.
2. Scenario mode is unplayable.
3. Career mode doesn't end in Abu Dhabi, as the number of races per season is capped at 19. This is impossible to fix sadly.
4. If you do Q1/Q2/Q3, there are only 14 cars advancing to Q2 and 8 advancing to Q3. This is hard-coded and can't be fixed unfortunately.

TEAM PERFORMANCES
The field is divided into 4 tiers. All the teams' performances are updated as of the end of 2021 season. I'm trying out the reverse tier system, i.e. Tier 4 is the best and Tier 1 is the worst. Therefore, the pecking order is:

Tier 4: Mercedes, Red Bull
Tier 3: Ferrari, McLaren, Alpha Tauri, Alpine, Aston Martin
Tier 2: Alfa Romeo, Williams
Tier 1: Haas





You have to make sure you've read all the descriptions at this Overview page (HERE) and at the Updates tab.
Any problems, please post it on discussion topic. I'm not dealing with low rated stupid and toxic comments!