Re: Tire Smoke under Braking - impossible to see

the problem already existed in the last game, has it still not been solved?

I remember that last year you could get around the problem by switching off the smoke completely in the hardware_settings_config.xml, but then you don't have any smoke in the game and of course that only works on the PC

Kindly support us in solving this issue. I am currently playing in cockpit cam and i cannot follow the cars in front because of the smoke - basically cannot see the braking markers and apexes. I have this issue on PS5 console - so no option to remove the smoke. 

Thank you,

Andrei

Hi @EA_Vendcera, any news on this?

I would say it should have top priority, a lot of corners are impossible now when racing, visibility is close to 0 sometimes.

It also affects replays, there is a very pixelated and low quality cloud of smoke on hard braking corners and when the race starts, looks embarrassing.

Thanks!

Hey @CriticalDamage67,

yes, I totally understand. It's still on the team's radar but for the moment I don't have any further information to share of when we can expect a fix for it to roll out.

This needs to be top priority, it affected my last two races getting wing damage because I cannot see a foot in front of me with all this unrealistic smoke. 

Just had a league race on Monza, it’s absolutely impossible to see T4-5.. there is genuinely a cloud of pixelated smoke appearing in front you covering the whole track, you have no idea where you are before and during the corner.. I’m on PS5 and can’t disable the smoke, another race track that is impossible to race on, something needs to be done about this asap please

@EA_Vendcera @EA_Groguet 

Hi, is this still being investigated at least? It’s been more than 2 patches and no changes.. some tracks are still unplayable online on console.. I see “community-raised issues” is no longer updated apart from patch releases, so what is going on? Why is there no communication at all?

The smoke problem is still not fixed in F1 23 so i think same will happen for 24. I think they tried to fix it by turning it nearly completly of. There is no or faulty smoke in VR Mode and i dont think there will come a fix. So i will definetly dont buy f1 24. For other games there are patches even years after release. Look at AMS2; ACC or AC. Hope EA loses the F1 License and we get a funktional Game in 26 maybe from Kunos or Simbin