I'm getting sick of tracks not being updated and just getting copy pasted over to the next game. I'll use Baku as an example. The kerbs next to the wall at the exit of turn 1 is flat in real life, but not in the game. Same thing at the exit of turn 6. Flat in real life, bumpy in the game. Watch Hamilton's pole lap from 2017. From 2017!! It's been flat for years, but there's no update to the track from Codemasters. Ridiculous. And this is just Baku. This is elite level laziness.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik5i5Y8Wqgw

@AnthonyLee59 wrote:They literally make the same game YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, you would think they just copy / paste most of the game anyhow so they should have some time to "update" a few things wouldn't you!I don't recall F1 World, Braking Point 2 or the Qatar and Vegas tracks being in last year's game... Yes I want all tracks kept more up to date but there has clearly been time and effort put into developing the game too.

@AF360 You're right that it's not designed to be a full sim. It is however designed to be as close as possible to the real F1 experience for the player. And having tracks blatantly not the same as the real ones takes away from that experience.

@Garravel they are.. but they can't all of them. immense time, effort and budget that they don't have since is an annual release. But every year we see some of the tracks being updated. Eventually all of them will, unless in real they keep changing every year as well all of them :D.

@Ultrasonic_77 exactly, well said. But is a lot easier to see what hasn't been done. Bah...

Not going to use the strong language you have, but yes some tracks are in dire need of an update.

Why are you not updating tracks to make them like they are in real life?

14 Replies

Nylink
Seasoned Veteran
3 years ago
Not going to use the strong language you have, but yes some tracks are in dire need of an update.
AF360
3 years ago
Why bother with this kind of realism when the game and gameplay itself are far from being anything like real simulation? (could be better called a „simcade“)
if you are looking for precise tracks, cars and driving behavior go for iRacing.
veyron_fan1
Seasoned Rookie
3 years ago
@AF360 You're right that it's not designed to be a full sim. It is however designed to be as close as possible to the real F1 experience for the player. And having tracks blatantly not the same as the real ones takes away from that experience.
AF360
3 years ago
It’s not just tracks and curbs.
The steering wheels are not accurate, suspension is not accurate, engine sounds are not accurate, seating position is not accurate.
it’s a good looking F1 game but not more.
Pepski
New Scout
3 years ago
Plenty of tracks have been in updated this year, such as Silverstone, Jeddah and Zandvoort. I know that Spa is in desperate need of a refresh and it sounds like Baku is on that list too.
I'm no developer but I can't imagine that reprofiling a track and adjusting physics and AI behaviour accordingly is a quick job! EA/Codies have shown that track updates are being rolled out alongside new tracks for the 2023 calendar, so it'll come in time.
Ultrasonic_77
Hero
3 years ago
I'd love all tracks to be as up to date as possible but as Baku was mentioned in the first post it's perhaps worth acknowledging this has been updated this year (just not the bit the OP was asking about). The entrance to the castle section change is one I'm personally very pleased has been made though:
https://youtu.be/ad48IsaaaOE?t=339
ScarDuck14
Legend
3 years ago
When it comes to Spa. I wonder as its future on the F1 roster is in doubt and has been for a few years. If Codies are reluctant to spend resources updating it. Same with Monza.
AnthonyLee59
New Hotshot
3 years ago
They literally make the same game YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, you would think they just copy / paste most of the game anyhow so they should have some time to "update" a few things wouldn't you!
Blackbird90
3 years ago
@ScarDuck14 wrote:
When it comes to Spa. I wonder as its future on the F1 roster is in doubt and has been for a few years. If Codies are reluctant to spend resources updating it. Same with Monza.
Spa and Monza are such tracks that none of the new tracks would compare with. That's why they are this important to the racing community. 💕
AquaOrenji
3 years ago
@AnthonyLee59 wrote:
They literally make the same game YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, you would think they just copy / paste most of the game anyhow so they should have some time to "update" a few things wouldn't you!
Exactly.
Meanwhile in regards to another comment, let's not hold up iRacing as the bastion of updated circuits either. Laser scanned, yes; updated to current configurations and standards, not by a long shot.