F1 2012 F1 2012 The Game: Latest News & Discussion

[Bram Hengeveld]

Please use this central sticky thread for posting the latest news about F1 2012 - The Game. Comments and discussions are very welcome as long as they are on topic.

Breaking news stories about the game will also be posted on our news section of the site

 

[David O'Reilly]

It's just PR. And for the purpose of PR, backing up claims is completely secondary



I'm a little bit skeptical about the "best bits of '10 and '11 mixed" though. Was the F1 2010 handling better than '11 in any way at all?

I dont think so

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

@Scott Webber I have nothing against him so I don't understand where you got that from. I don't agree with what he is saying (or what he is told to say to us) but that is something else.

Codemasters will always have a special place in my racing heart as I have massively enjoyed the TOCA series, DIRT 2 and F1 2010. Only disappointed with the lack of improvement in F1 2011 but now we know why that is.

I do share your disappointment over the fact that servers again are not supported. I can't find a good reason why they leave this out all the time. Maybe it extends the life of the game too much?

 

[Scott Webber]

@Scott Webber I have nothing against him so I don't understand where you got that from. I don't agree with what he is saying (or what he is told to say to us) but that is something else.

Codemasters will always have a special place in my racing heart as I have massively enjoyed the TOCA series, DIRT 2 and F1 2010. Only disappointed with the lack of improvement in F1 2011 but now we know why that is.

I do share your disappointment over the fact that servers again are not supported. I can't find a good reason why they leave this out all the time. Maybe it extends the life of the game too much?

what give you the impression my post is something bad towards him? jeez i don't even know the guy, he's doing his job, i posted the facepalm picture, it isn't offensive nor rude, just a "DOH NOT AGAIN" moment.... i put your name in the convo as i know you would love to see dedicated servers just like me,

CM will always be in my heart to as i loved the first GRID and 2010 was part of my best racing experience..... they get me angry and annoyed but i do not passionately hate them, as that would be totally wrong to do so.

 

[Paul Lock]

what give you the impression my post is something bad towards him? jeez i don't even know the guy, he's doing his job, i posted the facepalm picture, it isn't offensive nor rude, just a "DOH NOT AGAIN" moment.... i put your name in the convo as i know you would love to see dedicated servers just like me,

CM will always be in my heart to as i loved the first GRID and 2010 was part of my best racing experience..... they get me angry and annoyed but i do not passionately hate them, as that would be totally wrong to do so.

I'm feeling that Scott.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

i put your name in the convo as i know you would love to see dedicated servers just like me,

+1

I would like to know from them why don't they see this as an option. Why are they holding tight to a very ancient way of hosting games. With GFWL I could somehow understand but now they are going for Steam only I really don't get this.

Maybe they will release it as a feature in F1 2013 with lots of hype like they've just invented it.

 

[Paul Lock]

....we decided to blow the lid on games which used outdated game lobbys. F1 2013 will boast dedicated server hosting to bring a new dimension to your online F1 experience.... (CM 26/04/13)

 

[Victor Ivanov]

They really have to work on 2012 otherwise they might not buy the 2013 license

 

[Chris]

They really have to work on 2012 otherwise they might not buy the 2013 license

I thought they already had?
Didnt they release something saying that they had bought the rights to make the game under the liscence for "Multiple years"?

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Yes they did

 

[Touristas3]

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/f1_2012/news/interview_with_f1_2012s_steve_hood_part_2.html

Part 2 of Steve's interview...

 

[Dylan Hember]

Any of you guys getting a bit annoyed when they keep saying "The car feels planted to the road". It sounds like they are using the 2010 handling again..

 

[Andrew Ford]

Any of you guys getting a bit annoyed when they keep saying "The car feels planted to the road". It sounds like they are using the 2010 handling again..

yeah little bit worried that this is going to be more arcade like for a younger audience.

then again, i feel like in rfactor the car feels more "planted" before losing grip at higher speeds. we'll have to keep guessing lol

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Lets see if they reveal some more information this weekend during the Spanish GP

 

[Tom]

Well, they didn't but seeing that Silverstone isn't far away I reckon that'd be the perfect venue to reveal more details.

 

[Chris]

How is that people can be complaining already? We know nothing about the game other than the vague lines that Hood has spoken. Shouldn't Codies getting a physics dude be a massive improvement to the game? Considering they made 2 pretty decent F1 games, if F12012 is managed by their physics guy then this years game will be MILES ahead of last years.

Bottom line is, people need to stop complaining.

 

[Victor Ivanov]

T4RGA on CM forums:
"
Right now tyre temps play a much bigger part than previously. If you push the car you will struggle to keep the tyres in a decent operating temperature. This varies a little per car due to the balance makeup. Different teams have different tyre wear properties, front to rear and these can (in Career) be altered during the course of a season through upgrades. It's easier to lockup a tyre this year and whilst we're not looking to implement flatspots in 2012 the lockup spikes the tyre temperature causing grip loss until (if) it can be cooled.

That's as much info as I'm giving for now. Suffice to say tyres, and tyre management, was something we wanted to improve this year. "

Very good news for someone like me

 

[Ho3n3r]

T4RGA on CM forums:
"
Right now tyre temps play a much bigger part than previously. If you push the car you will struggle to keep the tyres in a decent operating temperature. This varies a little per car due to the balance makeup. Different teams have different tyre wear properties, front to rear and these can (in Career) be altered during the course of a season through upgrades. It's easier to lockup a tyre this year and whilst we're not looking to implement flatspots in 2012 the lockup spikes the tyre temperature causing grip loss until (if) it can be cooled.

That's as much info as I'm giving for now. Suffice to say tyres, and tyre management, was something we wanted to improve this year. "

Very good news for someone like me

And very bad news if the tyres - again, like F1 2011 - only affect you and not the AI.

 

[Victor Ivanov]

And very bad news if the tyres - again, like F1 2011 - only affect you and not the AI.

Actually I don't care about the AI cause in 2-3 months they will be as slow as they are now. This is a very good news for MP cause now it has some influence not as it should be.

 

[Chris]

Wow! I'm very glad that tyre temps are going to play a more prominent role this year. I would love to see them implement flatspotting, but since he said they're not looking to go down that road, then that's okay too. I just want a more involving racing experience, where I have to think about more than just driving around the track mindlessly.

I want to have to try and work out the AI's strategy on pits tops etc.
And I'm glad that there will be more of an effect for thrashing your car and it's tyres.


SHOULD BE GOOD!!

 

[Chris]

Looks like F1 2012 career will be able to go to 10 seasons. This is according to Wikipedia, So I can't confirm it 100% as it hasn't been cited to any sources, but I wouldn't be surprised if its true, as Wikipedia is usually quite accurate.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F1_2012_(video_game)


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