F12002 WIP Demo with the Hi-Res Track Pack

[saumilsingh]

1024x768x32 2X FSAA on my Radeon 8500.
Ignore the bad car models, it's the WIP demo :-\

[saumilsingh]

one more...

[N1ghtw0lf]

saw this on techtv...got a really bad review...said it was impossible to stay on the track

that's because they either tried the wrong controller or don't know what a simulation is then.

btw, kinda of an old game; the next version is out already.
(F1 challenge 99-02)

[saumilsingh]

Some more.
This time with the full version of F1 2002 + the Hi-Res texture Pack + the Season 2003 Update with new car models, car liveries, etc.

Ignore the bad quality, had to downsize them to upto 50% jpeg to keep 'em under 200k

This game rules, a little difficult to handle at the highest level but there are many driving aids to make it as arcadey as the NFS series.

F1 99-02 is the latest version but no Hi-Res texture pack for it, so I like playing this more.

those roads look detailed already.

[saumilsingh]

The Ferrari TV cockpit view.
The roads look abt twice as sharper in the actual game, these are casrated 50% jpeg's.

And I thought the normal version had good textures
the high-res pack is fan-made, I assume?

[saumilsingh]

Yep it's fanmade.
You can get it here - http://www.simracingworld.com/files/?File=1058 .
It's about 115mb.

For the season updates featuring all new season data, car models, etc., visit http://www.emacf1.com .

[RF]

Looks real good I wonder what it looks like with a 5900u/9800p

[saumilsingh]

Yep it would real sweet on a 9800 or 5900.

I average at about 30-35 fps with 1024x768x32 2x fsaa with all the hires textures and hipoly models installed along with 22 race drivers on my 8500 and Athlon 800Mhz

Here's the new Williams BMW on the new Monza.

very nice

[Snake785]

Those are very nice screens

I seriously need an upgrade :P

[takwu]

Cool
I like the track. But the car pales in comparison. Look at those mirrors, yuck.
Overall it's nice tho.
That "30" in the upper left is your FPS I guess?

[saumilsingh]

Yep that would be my fps on the puny 800Mhz. I own.

But 30-35fps is very much good in F1 games, there are hardly any elevations so the race is mostly about moving left and right and you'll be surprised how much smooth 30-35fps feels when moving in only one plane.

It's very much like 45+fps if you wouldn't know any better.

[saumilsingh]

more...

[takwu]

Well, I don't know about you, but if there's one genre that is most affected by FPS, I'd guess racing games. I feel the speed from the display; I don't rely on the speedo. So when framerate is below 60, I don't have a clue how fast I'm going. The very thing happened when I tried CMR3 on my friend's computer - boy it felt like DUI.

Your new shot... it's surely foggy out there, but it seems the fog thickness is a bit uneven, just doesn't seem right... And what is that bit of light on the lower right? Is everything else in a shadow, of a tree maybe?
The skin of the Mercedes is nice

[saumilsingh]

That patch of lighting wud be the environment mapped reflective nose of my Williams
It's real cool to see the reflections change at insane speeds as the trees pass by overhead.