F1 2011

[Mavrick]

Release date:

20th September 2011 (US) 22nd September (AUS) 23rd September (UK)

Key Features

• All 12 teams and 24 drivers that will start the 2011 season.
  
• All 19 tracks from the 2011 season, including the new Buddh International Circuit. (Bahrain has been removed to reflect real world events)
  
• Day/Night cycle.
  
• 16 Player online. (24 including 8 optional A.I. drivers)
  
• Local 2 Player Split Screen.
  
• DRS and KERS will be available.
  
• Online Co-Op Season mode. Including team objectives as well as individual objectives.
  
• Time Attack.

F1 2011 - "Season so Far" Gameplay Trailer (ESRB) - YouTube

‪F1 2011 - "Go Compete" Gameplay Trailer‬‏ - YouTube

Official - F1 2011 Developers Diary 2 Handling & AI HD video game trailer - PC PS3 X360 - YouTube

F1 2011 - your Twitter questions answered - YouTube

The feature list for this year's game includes improved handling, new AI and an enhanced damage system, but the real focus is on the multiplayer side.

2011's major bullet points are all connected with online, and chief game designer Stephen Hood is frank in telling us he doesn't think last year's game performed well in the network arena "at all".

To help bring the feature up to par then, Codies is introducing both co-op Championships and a much-requested split-screen mode in F1 2011.

Competitive online racing has also been extended with 16 players going head-to-head in Grand Prix, with up to 8 AI drivers added to simulate the full grid of 24 drivers.

These enhancements are complimented by additional quick fire modes including Time Attack and an ever-obsessive commitment to authenticity.

The developers promise F1 2011 will feature all the drivers set to contest the 2011 F1 Championship, including Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button.

All 2011 teams are represented including Ferrari, Red Rull Racing, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes and Lotus Renault GP in their iconic black and gold livery.

There are also two additions to the race calendar this year, extending the number of circuits to 19. Players will be able to debut ahead of the drivers on the Buddh International Circuit, the home of the first F1 Grand Prix of India and the Nürburging circuit for the first time.

A little less obvious are all the new rule changes, which Codemasters says will make this year's season "the most exciting yet".

F1 2011 debuts DRS (Drag Reduction System) - the new system which enables drivers to adjust the rear wing on the car to give a boost of up to 10km. KERS also returns, giving players an extra 80BHP for up to 6.67 seconds, enabling drivers to blast past rivals.

Beyond the Drag Deduction Systems and other techy stuff though, you'll be pleased to hear that this year's game actually looks bloody good. Codemasters showed us both last year's game and 2011 side by side, and the difference is night and day (literally in some cases - there's a night/day cycle in 2011).

F1 2011 features a whole new lighting system, dynamic clouds (which are more impressive than they sound) and hugely improved background scenery, right down to blades of grass. As you can see from the first screenshots, the weather system is also looking fantastic.

The new instalment's also committed to expanding the "be the driver" mantra cemented by last year's game.

2011 introduces a new Parc Ferme area, an expanded and revamped Paddock, new Pit Lane, celebration and reaction cinematics and an enhanced media interaction system promising to fully immerse players in the world of driving cars well fast.

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

• All 12 teams and 24 drivers that will start the 2011 season.
  
• All 19 tracks from the 2011 season, including the new Buddh International Circuit. (Bahrain has been removed to reflect real world events)
  
• 16 Player online. (24 including 8 optional A.I. drivers)
  
• Local 2 Player Split Screen.
  
• DRS and KERS will be available.
  
• Online Co-Op Season mode. Including team objectives as well as individual objectives.
  
• Time Attack.

I could have sworn I started a thread on this lol

-Clever wording Codies. "All 12 drivers and 24 teams that will START the 2011 season. Ricciardo is in and Chandkok did a race, who knows what else might happen soon.

-Bahrain removed? Come on. I know it's not in the season, so I'm perfectly fine with it not being in career, but it should be choosable online and in single player races. I mean for goodness sake, they already have the track done, they would just need to give it a little spruce and pop it in. I am excited about the Indian circuit though, and Nurburgring. Will be nice to run Formula 1 cars on it without them spinning out at the last chicane all the time (yeah, I'm talking to you GT5).

-Can't wait for online co-op. Already got a buddy I spent some time with 2010 in ready to compete with. Has to be same team though, which is cool though with me though.

-KERS will be useful. If DRS is like real life, it will be useless or overpowered

Also, a few other things:

Safety car is still a work in progress. Codemasters said they will have final word on if it's in or out by Gamescon next month. The problem is not having a cutscene, but making it relatively exciting. It's one thing to regroup under the safety car, it's another to do 5-10 laps under it. That's boring.

No planned DLC for 2011. Figured as much, but still hoped. The licensing is incredibly strict.

I read somewhere they had a new mechanical wear put into the game. It may have to be toggled on/off like other assists/fuel/tyre wear, but essentially if you drive like a crazy person, your vehicle is slightly more likely to have a malfunctioning gearbox or something. But if you drive relatively careful it will be fine.

Either way, looking forward to this iteration. Hopefully it won't be like last year and be a complete crapshoot trying to find it. Last year, it wasn't released on September 2x, it was shipped on that date. So every day I was calling all the local stores before two days later, I found ONE gamestop that had ONE copy. He held it for me and I went and got it. Felt great. And nobody else had it for another 5-7 days, so it felt even better.

[partridge]

I have no interest at all in online racing, every online racing game I've ever played is badly balanced so if you're new you get left behind by the opposition OR some idiot will deliberately crash into you thinking it's funny.

All I really want in the 2011 update is a podium! If I win a race I want to see the celebration! I want to see my trophy cabinet fill with virtual replicas of the real things. Surely it can't be hard in this day and age to get good face mapped drivers in the game, or even put yourself in the game using the EyeCam?

As much as I love F1 I have yet to complete a season in F1 2010, so I'm not sure I will buy this game unless its front end has been overhauled and you get to stand on the podium to celebrate a victory.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by partridge

I have no interest at all in online racing, every online racing game I've ever played is badly balanced so if you're new you get left behind by the opposition OR some idiot will deliberately crash into you thinking it's funny.

All I really want in the 2011 update is a podium! If I win a race I want to see the celebration! I want to see my trophy cabinet fill with virtual replicas of the real things. Surely it can't be hard in this day and age to get good face mapped drivers in the game, or even put yourself in the game using the EyeCam?

As much as I love F1 I have yet to complete a season in F1 2010, so I'm not sure I will buy this game unless its front end has been overhauled and you get to stand on the podium to celebrate a victory.

Seems like they've added some of what your after.

2011 introduces a new Parc Ferme area, an expanded and revamped Paddock, new Pit Lane, celebration and reaction cinematics and an enhanced media interaction system promising to fully immerse players in the world of driving cars well fast.

But looking at the video charecter models still look poor.

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

But looking at the video charecter models still look poor.

Yeah, they do, but so did GT5. It's kinda one of those things where you know they specialize in one thing (racing, physics, etc.) and faces just aren't going to look great. Kinda the opposite of LA Noire.

So anyway, some new info. There's a PS3 preview build for very few people out, but I won't go into detail about that, I think it's still under embargo. But here's what all I have found that I think isn't.

-A Director mode, which seems to be during a pause menu during a race, and gives you information such as what tyres everyone is using, positions, incidents, pit stops, etc.

-The bottom OSD (mph/kph, gear, etc.) isn't shown while in cockpit view, you have to use the wheel. Top OSD is still shown, from what I can tell.

-Each wheel is now modeled after that car's real life wheel. So not one wheel for every car.

Lastly, the supposed achievement/trophy list. I'm not sure this is final, as I read something about a challenge game mode being put in, and there's nothing there for that. There's also something for a safety car, which is, as far as we know, still up in the air.

Have You Considered DIRT 3? - You performed a drift of 10 metres or more
Season Opener - Complete your first Career Race
Pole Position - Take the first Pole Position of your Career
Just The Beginning - Take your first Career Victory
Lightning Fast - Set the Fastest Penalty Free Lap of the Race in any game mode
Sublime Talent - Set the Fastest Lap in ever Session of a Long Race Weekend in any mode
Push The Button - Cleanly Overtake an Opponent While KERS is activated
Winging It - Cleanly Overtake an Opoonent while the Adjustable Rear Wing is activated
Precision Driving - Complete any Race without Colliding with another Car or Object
Constructor's Champion - Win the Constructors' Championship in Career
Drivers World Champion - Win the Drivers' World Championship in Career
On The Bounce - Beat Alberto Ascaris Record fo 9 Successive Career Victories
Do It Yourself - Win a Race in any mode using Manual Gears
They're on which Buttons? - Win a race without activating Kers or Adjustable Rear Wing once
Co-Op Drivers' Champion - Win the Drivers Championship in a Co-op Season
Test Driver - Cover a total of 500 Pracitice miles / 805 kilometres in your Career
Drivers World Championship (Hard) - Win the Drivers World Championship in Career on Hard or Expert Difficulty
Blue Flag - Lap at least 6 other cars during a Race in any game mode
Trophy Collector - Win a Race at each of the 19 Circuits in any game mode
Car Control - Win a Race without any Driver Assists enabled in any game mode
Impeccable Performance - Win a Race from Pole Position in any game mode
Keep your Friends Close - Complete a full Co-op Season
Completionist - Set a Time in all of the Time Attack Scenarios
Opportunist - Perform a Pit-stop during a Safety Car Period
Senna-esque - On lap 1 under heavy rain conditions take the lead after starting no higher than 5th on the grid
Glancing Blow - With Damage on Full make contact with the wall at Monaco and win the Race
Is Jenson going to pass or not? - Win the Turkish Grand Prix driving as Lewis Hamilton
Slingshot - Spend a total of 10 minutes Slipstreaming your opponents in any game mode
On the Podium - In any Race Finish in the top three
Down to the Wire - Take the Lead on the Final Lap of a 20% + distance rate and Win
Keeping it Clean - Finish an online race without making contact with an opponent's car
Robot-like Constency - Complete 5 successive laps each within quarter of a second of each other
It's the Driver not the Car - Win the Drivers World Championship with two different teams in Career or Co-op
Teamwork - Win the Constructors title in a Co-op Championship
Solid Performance- Score points at every Round of a Career or Co-op Season
10 Online - Win 10 Online Races
35 Online - Win 35 Online Races
Slap on the Wrist - Receive a Drive-through Penalty then go on to win the Race

http://www.dealspwn.com/f1-2011-full...nts-list-69076

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Trace17

Yeah, they do, but so did GT5. It's kinda one of those things where you know they specialize in one thing (racing, physics, etc.) and faces just aren't going to look great. Kinda the opposite of LA Noire.

So anyway, some new info. There's a PS3 preview build for very few people out, but I won't go into detail about that, I think it's still under embargo. But here's what all I have found that I think isn't.

-A Director mode, which seems to be during a pause menu during a race, and gives you information such as what tyres everyone is using, positions, incidents, pit stops, etc.

-The bottom OSD (mph/kph, gear, etc.) isn't shown while in cockpit view, you have to use the wheel. Top OSD is still shown, from what I can tell.

-Each wheel is now modeled after that car's real life wheel. So not one wheel for every car.

Lastly, the supposed achievement/trophy list. I'm not sure this is final, as I read something about a challenge game mode being put in, and there's nothing there for that. There's also something for a safety car, which is, as far as we know, still up in the air.

Have You Considered DIRT 3? - You performed a drift of 10 metres or more
Season Opener - Complete your first Career Race
Pole Position - Take the first Pole Position of your Career
Just The Beginning - Take your first Career Victory
Lightning Fast - Set the Fastest Penalty Free Lap of the Race in any game mode
Sublime Talent - Set the Fastest Lap in ever Session of a Long Race Weekend in any mode
Push The Button - Cleanly Overtake an Opponent While KERS is activated
Winging It - Cleanly Overtake an Opoonent while the Adjustable Rear Wing is activated
Precision Driving - Complete any Race without Colliding with another Car or Object
Constructor's Champion - Win the Constructors' Championship in Career
Drivers World Champion - Win the Drivers' World Championship in Career
On The Bounce - Beat Alberto Ascaris Record fo 9 Successive Career Victories
Do It Yourself - Win a Race in any mode using Manual Gears
They're on which Buttons? - Win a race without activating Kers or Adjustable Rear Wing once
Co-Op Drivers' Champion - Win the Drivers Championship in a Co-op Season
Test Driver - Cover a total of 500 Pracitice miles / 805 kilometres in your Career
Drivers World Championship (Hard) - Win the Drivers World Championship in Career on Hard or Expert Difficulty
Blue Flag - Lap at least 6 other cars during a Race in any game mode
Trophy Collector - Win a Race at each of the 19 Circuits in any game mode
Car Control - Win a Race without any Driver Assists enabled in any game mode
Impeccable Performance - Win a Race from Pole Position in any game mode
Keep your Friends Close - Complete a full Co-op Season
Completionist - Set a Time in all of the Time Attack Scenarios
Opportunist - Perform a Pit-stop during a Safety Car Period
Senna-esque - On lap 1 under heavy rain conditions take the lead after starting no higher than 5th on the grid
Glancing Blow - With Damage on Full make contact with the wall at Monaco and win the Race
Is Jenson going to pass or not? - Win the Turkish Grand Prix driving as Lewis Hamilton
Slingshot - Spend a total of 10 minutes Slipstreaming your opponents in any game mode
On the Podium - In any Race Finish in the top three
Down to the Wire - Take the Lead on the Final Lap of a 20% + distance rate and Win
Keeping it Clean - Finish an online race without making contact with an opponent's car
Robot-like Constency - Complete 5 successive laps each within quarter of a second of each other
It's the Driver not the Car - Win the Drivers World Championship with two different teams in Career or Co-op
Teamwork - Win the Constructors title in a Co-op Championship
Solid Performance- Score points at every Round of a Career or Co-op Season
10 Online - Win 10 Online Races
35 Online - Win 35 Online Races
Slap on the Wrist - Receive a Drive-through Penalty then go on to win the Race

http://www.dealspwn.com/f1-2011-full...nts-list-69076

I'm really liking the look of those trophies. They seem like there gunna be a lot of fun to get unlike some trophies that are just a pain in the arse.

[MikeCL]

Is this game worth it? I was going to pick it up like 2 months ago but I forgot.. How are the effects? when I think of codemasters I think of arcade gameplay.

[AutomaticDriver]

Originally Posted by MikeCL

Is this game worth it? I was going to pick it up like 2 months ago but I forgot.. How are the effects? when I think of codemasters I think of arcade gameplay.

The game does not come out till Sep. 20th.

[MikeCL]

ah I was thinking of F1 2010

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by MikeCL

Is this game worth it? I was going to pick it up like 2 months ago but I forgot.. How are the effects? when I think of codemasters I think of arcade gameplay.

Far from arcade gameplay. It's a sim, and one review actually criticized F1 2011 of being too "unfriendly" for newbies. If by effects, you mean physics, they're pretty solid for F1, a lot better in 2011. Don't buy 2010 unless you want it cheap, wait a couple weeks.

[lkmg]

10 more days to go.

[MikeCL]

Originally Posted by Trace17

Far from arcade gameplay. It's a sim, and one review actually criticized F1 2011 of being too "unfriendly" for newbies. If by effects, you mean physics, they're pretty solid for F1, a lot better in 2011. Don't buy 2010 unless you want it cheap, wait a couple weeks.

hmm I'd have to check reviews.. it's been a long while since I played any F1 game Good thing I held out since I had no clue the new version was coming out.

[Trace17]

ONE MORE WEEK!!! hopefully

Looks like this is the first in-game footage of the safety car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rwx21rQMY8

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Trace17

ONE MORE WEEK!!! hopefully

Looks like this is the first in-game footage of the safety car:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rwx21rQMY8

Damn I'm probably gunna have to wait an extra week before I can pick this up. Funds just aren't stretching far enough with all these releases coming.