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stephensmattlee's avatar
stephensmattlee
Rising Traveler
4 years ago

Can we please get more realistic steering wheel graphics?

I know it’s probably unlikely to happen but would personally love to see a more accurate representation of what the official F1 teams see on the cars main steering wheel display screen? Here’s some ...
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Alastre's avatar
Alastre
New Traveler
4 years ago
@stephensmattlee Well that would be amazing.. But look at the first phew screens we have.. You could clearly see that steering wheel dash is probably the same again and again... Plus no new graphic engine as well..
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stephensmattlee
Rising Traveler
4 years ago
@Alastre Yup I agree. I even compared one of the screenshots of Spain with the new corner to the exact same angle in F1 2021 and visually it looks identical, bar the changes to the corner itself. Was hoping for at least a few tweaks and refinements but if those screenshots are representative of how F1 22 looks then it looks like the graphics department took a year off and did nothing between developing both games.

On the topic of the steering wheel display graphics, yup going by the screenshot they’ve released it looks like we’re going to be getting the exact same as last year and F1 2020, with the same unrealistic display for every team, plus the same ugly steering wheel for the MyTeam car again this year too.

Instead of jamming the game with pointless cosmetic crap like sunglasses and watches, not to mention the dumb podium animations and awful victory soundbytes, …why don’t they give us things that would be more useful such as alternative steering wheel designs, alternative front wings, alternative sidepod designs (much like the differences between all the teams this year). I personally would enjoy unlocking more customisation options like that, but can’t say I’m enjoying being faced with unlocking more unrealistic asymmetric livery designs and pointless YouTuber liveries that you can’t even adjust at all.
  • Meza994's avatar
    Meza994
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @stephensmattlee To be fair you can observe the biggest changes graphicaly done by the 2019/2021/2023 team.. The gameplay changes are usually made by the 2016/2018/2020 team.
    • stephensmattlee's avatar
      stephensmattlee
      Rising Traveler
      4 years ago
      @Meza994 Yeh I heard that they had two teams developing the games, but surely that’s mainly coders and programmers though? And surely they all work at the same studio in Birmingham.
      I could be wrong but I can’t imagine them only working with one half of the team to just work on every second game, maybe putting in more work sure, but not entirely.
      Even F1 2020 had visual changes over F1 2019, different tree assets, a lighter appearance, plus the visual upgrade from F1 2017 to F1 2018 was probably the biggest jump we saw (bar the exception of the night races that looked very poor in that game). I get what you’re saying but I think I was hoping for just a few changes here and there, nothing major, but from the screenshots they’ve released the visuals are 100% identical in every way shape and form, flaws and all, to F1 2021.

      Part of me hopes that perhaps Codies are looking to switch engines in the not too distant future as they’ve already said they’re utilising Unreal Engine for their upcoming WRC/EA Sports Rally games in a job advert on their website.
      • Cpayne32's avatar
        Cpayne32
        Hero+
        4 years ago

        Part of me hopes that perhaps Codies are looking to switch engines in the not too distant future as they’ve already said they’re utilising Unreal Engine for their upcoming WRC/EA Sports Rally games in a job advert on their website.

        I suppose if that release goes well there’s no way they won’t then move f1 23 onto the new engine. I agree that it is definitely needed because the current engine is starting to get a little tedious 

  • Blackbird90's avatar
    Blackbird90
    4 years ago

    It's too big of a task for the devs, why bother, more things are made to simplify the game for newbies not equally for those who are hardcore F1 fans so to speak.

    • Blackbird90's avatar
      Blackbird90
      4 years ago

      By the way I'd love to see different steering wheels for each individual driver like in real life, each driver has their own layout of buttons switches and rotaries. Again, it's small things which adds realism to the game.

      • Cpayne32's avatar
        Cpayne32
        Hero+
        4 years ago
        @Blackbird90 Yeah and maybe have a generic wheel for my team but you have the option to swap it out

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