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Game breaking bug found. Was leading at Bahriain (difficulty was too low lol) and was 3-4 laps from winning the race, and all of a sudden the game skipped a lap on my scoring. In other words, I got completely screwed and wasted an hour.
 
Just finish Spain in my career. Racing for Renault. Had my first safety car after Massa hit rhe inside wall at turn 3. Very realistic crash which was cool. Also had a VSC at Melbourne and one at Shanghai. Loving it so much, i love all the graphs and strategy elements.
 
Game breaking bug found. Was leading at Bahriain (difficulty was too low lol) and was 3-4 laps from winning the race, and all of a sudden the game skipped a lap on my scoring. In other words, I got completely screwed and wasted an hour.
I had a bug similar in Canada, was leading by 7.5secs with two laps to go and crossed the line to start the final lap yet the lap counter didn't change and I went from 1st to 19th for no apparent reason. Finished the lap and it still didn't count. I had to crash the car just so I could retire. Went from 25 points in the bag to none in the space of 100m
 
Game breaking bug found. Was leading at Bahriain (difficulty was too low lol) and was 3-4 laps from winning the race, and all of a sudden the game skipped a lap on my scoring. In other words, I got completely screwed and wasted an hour.

I had a bug similar in Canada, was leading by 7.5secs with two laps to go and crossed the line to start the final lap yet the lap counter didn't change and I went from 1st to 19th for no apparent reason. Finished the lap and it still didn't count. I had to crash the car just so I could retire. Went from 25 points in the bag to none in the space of 100m
Can you guys report this on the codies forum? This is a real nasty one to encounter :ill:

 
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I had a bug similar in Canada, was leading by 7.5secs with two laps to go and crossed the line to start the final lap yet the lap counter didn't change and I went from 1st to 19th for no apparent reason. Finished the lap and it still didn't count. I had to crash the car just so I could retire. Went from 25 points in the bag to none in the space of 100m
I posted your message on the CM forum to get their attention so they can fix it. I hope you don't mind. I did say it wasn't me.

They asked which platform are you on?
 
Game is constantly minimising to desktop or BSOD'ing on the PC version for me. Just ran AC for a good half hour with zero issues so no idea why it has a problem with F1 2016.
 
After doing mainly shorter 25% races (and a full weekend of binging the game :D) I'm a fair bit into the career mode - a season plus a few races in, so been able to explore some of the mode's possibilities/limitations. (Will put in spoiler tags in case anyone just wants to find out for themselves)

About 2/3rds into the season you're given the option to freeze R&D: you can't upgrade the car for the rest of the season, but you will earn 25% extra resource points, which is pretty cool, although I don't think it worked for me, as come next season a notice popped up saying I'd "earned 0 extra resource points". Presumably a bug.

I started with Renault, and by doing most of the practice programs and having a good run of races I had the 2nd best car by the end of the season - that was about 2/3rds of the upgrades installed. At a guess I'd say most people will be able to fully upgrade their cars within 2 or 3 seasons if they want to.

I have seen no evidence so far that the performance of any team (yours or AI's) can go backwards - when I went to the second season the performance levels were the same as the last race, and my installed upgrades remained intact. This suggests to me that all the teams will converge to similar levels over time, but I'm only guessing. I don't know if anything happens once you fully upgrade your car, of if that's it for development.

Anyway fantastic game - I didn't own 2015 so coming from 2014 the amount of depth and detail is mindblowing. Usually I'm not a fan of games being boiled down to numbers and XP points but I can't lie it suits this game very well, and paired with the quality of presentation it's just a great experience, easily CM's best yet. Disc isn't leaving my PS4 anytime soon!
 
I posted your message on the CM forum to get their attention so they can fix it. I hope you don't mind. I did say it wasn't me.

They asked which platform are you on?

Nah that's fine mate, no worries, Iam playing on ps4. What was so frustrating about it was I started p4, got a ripper start and moved into second coming into turn one. Turn two hairpin I was tapped from behind and spun. There were atleast 4 cars caught up in the accident, I managed to get out un damaged and rejoin in tenth. Fought me way back to the lead after an alternative strategy helped leap a few cars. Then the unthinkable happened after all that hard work and driving like a demon.
 
Just done a 100% race in a Manor at Melbourne with ultimate AI.

I admit I used quite a few flashbacks since it was my first time with ultimate and I played late, it's 1am and I have just finished.

I came 16th.


Could have done better but I chose the wrong pit strategy. Should have done a 3 stop not a 2.
 
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Does anyone know how to get 2 sets of mediums into a race session? Theres some tracks like China where i really need a 2nd set..
 
Finally got to my season opener. Difficulty next to max and a few assists mainly due to no wheel. Went ok. Had the Iceman behind me breathing down my neck for almost half the race, scary.
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Thought I would start a Career mode and put it on YT, going to take me awhile to get used to it.


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Note: lots of swearing.
 
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#37? That's me!
Combination of my 2 lucky numbers. Seems I'll be needing said luck playing on Hard :P

I like your helmet design mate. Looks very old-school.
Cheers, Belgian flag and a black helmet are a rare sight in F1 nowadays. Bit of Thierry Boutsen and a bit of Stefan Bellof (German flag though, but the same colors).
 
37 seems very popular then...

I got to Monaco within my career last night. OH MY GOD was it horrible! I try to avoid using flashbacks, but I was probably averaging 4 uses per corner. Not just once, every damn lap! The car suddenly felt very unpredictable with the back end floating around, and larges amounts of both understeer AND oversteer. I was glad when qualifying was over and I could turn the nightmare off, but I still have the race to come... :nervous:
 
37 seems very popular then...

I got to Monaco within my career last night. OH MY GOD was it horrible! I try to avoid using flashbacks, but I was probably averaging 4 uses per corner. Not just once, every damn lap! The car suddenly felt very unpredictable with the back end floating around, and larges amounts of both understeer AND oversteer. I was glad when qualifying was over and I could turn the nightmare off, but I still have the race to come... :nervous:


Ive hated Monaco since the PS3 days...strangely i didnt mind it before then. Theres just no room,and with the unpredictable AI it can prove a nightmare...i may just do the practice stuff and skip the race..its not worth the stress haha. I will give it a go tonight but i cant see it turning out well.
 
I just don't see how people dislike Monaco. You set the car up right and it's so rewarding by finding the grip inside close to the barrier. You need a decent setup and maximum downforce is always a good start. I've played f1 games way back since the Geoff crammond GP days where setup was vital and since then I've gotten used to how aero simply works and know what to do immediately at each circuit. I know each game and cars handle different but it always puts me in "the ball park" and I just spend the rest of the time perfecting the setup with tweaks here and there. Camber,tow in,tow out, spring rate,ride height,torque distribution, brake bias. All make a massive difference at each circuit and can gain you seconds, literally. Once you perfect the setup to your liking and driving style, you can then play with the brake bias coming into certain turns. It can really help when you want to get a good exit and punch yourself onto the straight. Good Ol' Schumi was a pro at it.
 
Racing in the rain is fun in this game:

*lovely Renault images*

I've been pondering where I'll start, leaning more towards Renault. I think those shots have convinced me, it might be a simple livery but it works so well.

Great weather effects.
 
I just don't see how people dislike Monaco. You set the car up right and it's so rewarding by finding the grip inside close to the barrier. You need a decent setup and maximum downforce is always a good start. I've played f1 games way back since the Geoff crammond GP days where setup was vital and since then I've gotten used to how aero simply works and know what to do immediately at each circuit. I know each game and cars handle different but it always puts me in "the ball park" and I just spend the rest of the time perfecting the setup with tweaks here and there. Camber,tow in,tow out, spring rate,ride height,torque distribution, brake bias. All make a massive difference at each circuit and can gain you seconds, literally. Once you perfect the setup to your liking and driving style, you can then play with the brake bias coming into certain turns. It can really help when you want to get a good exit and punch yourself onto the straight. Good Ol' Schumi was a pro at it.

I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Monaco. I respect it, that's for sure, but I dislike it as a circuit. I don't like the layout, or how narrow it is, because it's just not good at all for racing. However, I always seem to do pretty well there in sims lol, and when you're chasing someone (player or AI) for lap after lap, right on their tail, but their pace is just close enough to yours that you can't find a way past, it can be bloody thrilling lol.

So yeah, I don't really like the circuit itself, and it provides boring races to watch more often than not, but actually driving on it can be so tense, full on, and just downright fun, that I kind of love it.

Edit: Also, quali is awesome at Monaco, because it's one of those circuits you can never get a dead perfect lap on, due to just how close you've gotta go to the barriers on every corner. Trying to get as close to perfect as possible is very fun though!
 
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