PC - Numerous performance improvements have been made to increase frame rate and reduce stuttering. Fixed an issue where online players would sometimes see other players or AI cars using the wrong tyres. Fixed issue where host and client machines would report different qualification results during online games Quick Race countdown timer is now set to 60 Seconds and no longer resets when a player joins the session. Various Penalty system improvements have been made. Vote to Skip in Qualifying now requires 100% vote. Fixed an issue with the Race Results where lapped AI are causing player to drop positions. Fixed an issue with the penalties accrued in Practice/Qualifying not being applied to the Race. Fixed an issue with tyre wear in Practice/Qualifying not being carried over to Race. Fixed an issue where AI difficulty was reset to “Amateur” level when resuming a Coop game. Fixed an issue with the save becoming corrupt / not able to invite the other player when playing long race weekends. Fixed issue where the AI’s sector 1 times in Malaysia were too slow
The AI has been tuned on several circuits to provide smoother and faster driving. Fixed an issue where AI vehicles pitted too often during dry, online races. Fixed issue where AI cars would be too fast in the wet. Fixed an issue where the AI run on Intermediates for too long.
Fixed various issues with the race engineer speech logic. Fixed issue where wear-based punctures would occur too often. Fixed issue where your race strategy uses the same tyre compound three times in a row & the final set are worn. This may result in low-bandwidth users having their voice chat restricted to fewer players, but should result in a smoother online experience. More network bandwidth is now reserved for game-critical systems in online sessions. This appears as coloured bars (red, amber, green) to indicate the expected online performance of the player in the game session. A connectivity rating display has now been implemented for each player in an online session lobby.
This patch is only to be used with retail disk based versions of the game and not if you've purchased the game digitally via Steam, Direct2Drive, Metaboli etc. Use the version of the patch that matches the version of the Disk you have. Soundtrack and sounds effects are both adequate and adds to the game instead of distracts.Patch 1.2 für die europäischen Versionen (auch die deutsche Fassung) von F1 2011
Graphically, the game isn't much of an upgrade from 2012, but the game retains it's modern polish and holds up well. Buying into the DLC content for 2013 gives access to even more cars, with models going back as far back as the 1980's. The cars are what people care about anyway and there are cars a-plenty. The landscapes are nicely rendered but are literally no more than back drops for the races themselves as cars are restricted to the track. There are 20 tracks, which encompasses all the actual tracks that exist in the world.
There's a mid race save function now as well, just to make playing through a full 2 hour long race somewhat plausible for those that can't spare that much time all in one gaming session.į1 Racing looks great, for what it is. Scenario Mode is the last way to play and proposes different challenges to the player, which is different than just racing against the clock or other players and the AI or if you don't have the time for a full on, 100+ lap race. The play mode was available in the 2012 version of FI racing, but its a nice addition here as well. The test puts the player through a rigorous set of tests meant to challenge and train. In addition to the career mode, there's casual play that lets a player just start the game and play, and Young Driver's Test. it has multiple cars to choose and unlock, a career mode that will have you working through each of the twenty circuits as well as multi player both 16 man online and same machine split screen.
True to form, F1 2013 has all the necessary ways to race. By itself, F1 2013 is a complete and satisfying F1 racing game. There's a lot of depth in F1 2013, but comparing to F1 2012 will have you wondering if it's worth spending the extra money to upgrade. The main reason to buy into the newest version is the updated content for drivers, tracks and cars to mimic the actual season of F1 racing. It's the problem of many annual game franchise in that there is a steady evolution instead of noticeable jumps in content and quality. Fans of the racing simulation genre will find everything they liked about past games present and a few small things tweaked, upgraded and improved, but nothing spectacularly changed. Race through generations of different cars on all the same tracks you're used to.į1 2013 is Codemaster's entry into their racing game franchise for that same year.