jeez..what a killbuzz...
"Tony Rickard" > wrote in message
. uk...
> Jimster wrote:
>> Looks they made a nice deal with an interesting company....
>>
>> http://www.liveforspeed.net/wtf.html
>>
>> and http://www.liveforspeed.net/countdown/
>>
>> Now we can only hope for other models...
>
> Slightly old news here
>
> I can't get excited about another crack at simulating modern F1. The real
> deal with F1 is the brutal forces on the driver, dealing with the
> acceleration on the body, incredible braking forces allied to neck
> wrenching cornering forces. During all this the driver has to operate the
> controls and make the split second decisions and race other drivers.
>
> To facilitate all that going on computer assists help the driver operate
> the gears (just flick a paddle) and manage the wheelspin via traction
> control.
>
> Strip out the forces on the driver and it just seems like a sped up game
> of reactions, hit the brake markers press a button the prerequisite number
> of times to get down the right gear turn, bury the throttle and let the
> traction control do its things and keep up with the gear changes until the
> next corner. All very frenetic but not quite a true simulation.
>
> Try doing it the real thing and the forces will be trying to pull your
> feet away from the pedals and you will fighting to keep your head in the
> right place let alone steer precisely.
>
> Hence simulated modern F1 has an element of arcade feel because so much is
> lost in the simulation.
>
> Whereas the lower or older formulas have other challenges that can be
> simulated. Throttle control, more pronounced sliding, gear changing,
> fading brakes and so on rather than computers simulating computers. Of
> course F1 includes a hefty strategy element if that is your thing, but for
> me the lower formulas offers more for simulating the experience than F1
> can without some serious hydraulics...
>
> Cheers
> Tony