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F1RS is a Nightmare !!!!

13 posts by 10 people · 04 Feb 1998 - 12 Feb 1998

Hi! I have a 3dfx card and the 1st corner is unplayable. So what's the point of having 2nd to 21nd place. Come on!! This is the first game that fails in crucial part of F1 racing. *GP2 was also slow at the same point but not that bad. *TOCA is a bit slow but no lags at the start. IMHO it's just very bad coding from the ubi-boys :-((
Phil Bowe 04 Feb 1998#395286
Something is wrong with your system then. F1rs is about 2000% faster than GP2 when racing with the AI.
Greg Cisko 04 Feb 1998#395287
I am also wondering what CPU he has. On my P5-200MMX it is very playable into the first corner. I do notice some performance loss during the first lap though. Even when I qualify on the pole, I seem to start very poorly and am lucky to hold 3rd or 4th position into the first turn. Then I notice that the game performance improves allot during the first lap. So I make a very deliberate effort to drive very cautiously for the first lap while things get sorted out. I'll bet that is fairly realistic, and many real drivers do the same :-) -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. >Have you updated F1RS with all the available patches? They're available >on the Ubi Soft site <www.ubisoft.com>, or from The Unofficial F1RS page ><www.f1racingsim.com> >Cheers! >Marc >> Hi! >> I have a 3dfx card and the 1st corner is unplayable. >> So what's the point of having 2nd to 21nd place. >> Come on!! This is the first game that fails in crucial part of F1 >> racing. >> *GP2 was also slow at the same point but not that bad. >> *TOCA is a bit slow but no lags at the start. >> IMHO it's just very bad coding from the ubi-boys :-(( >-- >Marc J. Nelson >Sim Racing News - http://www.simnews.com ><remove '_*_' before replying>
papa.. 05 Feb 1998#395470
Yup your right its broke...we have been mistaken and really werent playing F1 Racing sim....we have been playing uuhhh.....ummm....well....I guess we have been playing F1 racing sim... Umm might take a look at that system there buckeroo... It is slow for me as well into the first corner...but I know why and plan on having a fix as soon as Abit gets off their ass and releases the IT5-ae Motherboard....then it will be fixed. PAPA DOC Pierre PAPA DOC Legrand Infamous Pink Flamingo Pilot...
Yes, i did. I've got patch 1.5. Anyway, thanks! Bart
Quoted text (29 lines)> Have you updated F1RS with all the available patches? They're available > on the Ubi Soft site <www.ubisoft.com>, or from The Unofficial F1RS page > <www.f1racingsim.com> > Cheers! > Marc > > Hi! > > I have a 3dfx card and the 1st corner is unplayable. > > So what's the point of having 2nd to 21nd place. > > Come on!! This is the first game that fails in crucial part of F1 > > racing. > > *GP2 was also slow at the same point but not that bad. > > *TOCA is a bit slow but no lags at the start. > > IMHO it's just very bad coding from the ubi-boys :-(( > -- > Marc J. Nelson > Sim Racing News - http://www.simnews.com > <remove '_*_' before replying>
Bart.... I also have a 3DFX card (P166, 50Mb RAM) and the first corner is fine. Not perfect, by any means, but most assuredly playable. However, I have made the adjustments to the sound settings that reduce the "First Corner Effect". Depth of view in Graphics is at its second-highest setting. Sky is "on" and all other Grapical details are enabled. Messages are "on". Replays are "off". If you have not carried out the tweaks to the games' default sound setup files then I suggest that you try them just to see how you go. -- Bruce. (At home)
I think the sound is your problem here. I read somewhere (I think it was on the http://www.f1racingsim.com/ site) that the mixing of all the car sounds make the game overly slow in the first corner. There are two lines in one of the config files that regulate how far away the sound source should be before hearing it... -- ---Asgeir--- Any information herein must be used with utter discretion and respect
Thanks very much! Bart
Quoted text (15 lines)> Bart.... > I also have a 3DFX card (P166, 50Mb RAM) and the first corner is fine. > Not perfect, by any means, but most assuredly playable. > However, I have made the adjustments to the sound settings that reduce > the "First Corner Effect". > Depth of view in Graphics is at its second-highest setting. Sky is "on" > and all other Grapical details are enabled. Messages are "on". Replays > are "off". > If you have not carried out the tweaks to the games' default sound setup > files then I suggest that you try them just to see how you go. > -- > Bruce. > (At home)
Nathan Wong 05 Feb 1998#395475
You dont say what CPU you use though. I'm running a 200MMX with a Voodoo RUSH card (which is a tad slower than Voodoo Graphics, but dont get me started on that), and the first corner was always fine. Turning the replay function of helps, as does modifying the sound variables. I believe that a number of the F1 RS sites have instructions for this As far as I can see, the game is very well coded, just slightly badly implemented (menus etc) I love it so much I'm buying a steering wheel next....
Kevin 07 Feb 1998#395734
Quoted text (8 lines)>I am also wondering what CPU he has. On my P5-200MMX it >is very playable into the first corner. I do notice some performance >loss during the first lap though. Even when I qualify on the pole, >I seem to start very poorly and am lucky to hold 3rd or 4th position >into the first turn. Then I notice that the game performance improves >allot during the first lap. So I make a very deliberate effort to drive >very cautiously for the first lap while things get sorted out. I'll >bet that is fairly realistic, and many real drivers do the same :-)
Also, I believe that cold tires are modeled in the game, so your first lap in a race will be a lot more slippery. I have a P-200 MMX with 3DFX and get perfect framerate with max everything, including a full field. -- Kevin (Remove the "x-" prefix from my address in order to reply via email)
Dan Sorocha 11 Feb 1998#396120
I had the same problem with my 166 with 3dfx. None of the various fixes talked about helped much. I solved the problem by buying a 333-P2 now it runs fine. Dan Sorochan
Quoted text (12 lines)> >Hi! > >I have a 3dfx card and the 1st corner is unplayable. > >So what's the point of having 2nd to 21nd place. > >Come on!! This is the first game that fails in crucial part of F1 > >racing. > >*GP2 was also slow at the same point but not that bad. > >*TOCA is a bit slow but no lags at the start. > >IMHO it's just very bad coding from the ubi-boys :-((
AAP, Thursday 12th. February. F1RS *** Reported. According to informed sources, whom we have dubbed 'Deep RAM', a cunning international *** was hatched some months ago. In an effort to have more people upgrade their systems sooner rather than later, a plot was hatched whereby a French software company would produce a pretty stunning simulation that would have one elemental flaw: the player would not be able to make it to/through the first corner of each race. The frustration experienced by said player would cause him/her to immediately rush out and buy the fastest CPUs known to mankind, such CPUs being manufactured by an American conglomerate who don't use upper-case letters in their name. So far, from all reports, this *** appears to be operating quite successfully. -- Bruce. "I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on." (Oscar Levant) > I had the same problem with my 166 with 3dfx. None of the various fixes > talked about helped much. I solved the problem by buying a 333-P2 now it > runs fine. > Dan Sorochan > > >Hi! > > >I have a 3dfx card and the 1st corner is unplayable. > > >So what's the point of having 2nd to 21nd place. > > >Come on!! This is the first game that fails in crucial part of F1 > > >racing. > > >*GP2 was also slow at the same point but not that bad. > > >*TOCA is a bit slow but no lags at the start. > > >IMHO it's just very bad coding from the ubi-boys :-((

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