I'll ask him and see if we can find a decent time where we are free for some Q&A action.
We'll it'll be David, not me. Anyone can drive in the midfield every Friday. I'll look to move a lot of the stuff we are used to seeing into EA Answers as we escalate transition.
@TPMillo wrote:
@DavidG53 Thanks again! I'm assuming there's no beta this year, so on release if you let us know how you would like the data I can make sure our leagues help get as much as we can for you.
Once the game is released, is very difficult, but not impossible, to make changes. Don't expect them either to be ready in a matter of days. Takes months. Is a long process, needs to tick a lot of boxes before it can be released to the public.
David, thank you for your precious insights. I appreciated those back in 2020 and I'm glad you are dedicating time to share.
What can we expect from the AI this year? I would love it to make mistakes and fight like we are seeing on the first gameplay footages coming out. I hope it won't change upon release, for the sake of single player mode. Can you tell us anything about this?
Thank you David. I appreciate it can be fine tuned but I was a bit worried about expecting eventful races but ending up with AI trains being very plain and not as exciting at it could be. Due to work schedules I tend to be a solo player and I hope that AI can make room for more mistakes, dnfs and happenings so they give you a possibility to recover from your own mistakes without relying on the flashback feature
Hi @DavidG53,
what about brake balance in F1 22? I may have already read something around this topic but not sure to remember, will it be again a 50% or maybe something similar to the early versions of F1 2021? I remember an issue with eSports drivers at that time...
Another question, are the AI drivers' performances differentiated between qualification and race or are they all the same? Meaning something like driver-1 stronger in Q than in R, driver-2 stronger in R, etc. What are your thoughts about?
As last which kind of setup is used by the AI in F1 22? If I well remember it was 4-4 wings in F1 2020, 8-8 (I may be wrong) in F1 2021... Now? Any chance to differentiate per track?
Because one of the (few) issue with the AI from a player point of view was the different setup in comparision with the AI which gave an unmotivated advantage (or disadvantage) in top speed on the straight and therefore ease or less of overtaking.
Thank you for this great thread! 🙂
Nuv
The AI will use the default preset assigned to players at each track. So Monza you will have maximum top speed preset, I think it is preset 5, and Monaco will be Maximum Downforce, which should be preset 1.
Now when you go to each track, one of the 5 presets will be the default one. It will not default to the default/balanced preset 3 anymore.
So if you want to be racing against ai with the same setup, i recommend just using the assigned preset by default. Or at least make minimum changes.
@DavidG53 wrote:The AI will use the default preset assigned to players at each track. So Monza you will have maximum top speed preset, I think it is preset 5, and Monaco will be Maximum Downforce, which should be preset 1.
Now when you go to each track, one of the 5 presets will be the default one. It will not default to the default/balanced preset 3 anymore.
So if you want to be racing against ai with the same setup, i recommend just using the assigned preset by default. Or at least make minimum changes.
Great, that sounds pretty good, nice shot! 😎
Just a question on engine braking, will it be more effective this year, or will we have to brake way too much as in F1 21 to slow down the cars again?
Also are there any plans on giving us multiple engine braking options for F1 22, or future F1 games, that we can then change on the fly on track (similar to how we can already change the brake bias and differential)?
In my opinion, that would be a cool feature to have, and it certainly would enhance the simulation and immersion of the game for sure.
@RedRevNow wrote:
Just a question on engine braking, will it be more effective this year, or will we have to brake way too much as in F1 21 to slow down the cars again?
Also are there any plans on giving us multiple engine braking options for F1 22, or future F1 games, that we can then change on the fly on track (similar to how we can already change the brake bias and differential)?
In my opinion, that would be a cool feature to have, and it certainly would enhance the simulation and immersion of the game for sure.
The engine brake is one of the values that come directly from real data of F1 teams, therefore there is nothing to correct on this aspect.
Also I understand your point, but I am not going to add an option because it will be an easy feature to exploit.
Hello everyone
Meanwhile, thank you for answering our questions is curiosity with so much patience. This year we will see the resolutions like Alex that does not warn you of the various breakups? voice support on ps5? and I ask how curiosity if we will see a different pilot-to-pilot wear in online races.
Ps:I apologize for the uncorrect English.
@Nellix82 wrote:
Hello everyone
Meanwhile, thank you for answering our questions is curiosity with so much patience. This year we will see the resolutions like Alex that does not warn you of the various breakups? voice support on ps5? and I ask how curiosity if we will see a different pilot-to-pilot wear in online races.
Ps:I apologize for the uncorrect English.
I would love to help you my friend, but unfortunately that is not really my area of expertise
@DavidG53Hey David, sorry to bother you again😜
I tested a few things today due to the interesting things we could learn yesterday about the 2022 tires (most of it can be modded worst case😝)..
Anyway i have to say you are absolutely right about the grip levels at Bahrain. I was adjusting them to fit the 2021 laptimes as the gap between 21 and 22 cars seem appropriate with 1.5s.. Well i forgot that in 22 they only had the C3 tyre as the soft in contrast to the C4 in 21 which obviously means less grip but from the tires, not the track. Also 21 Bahrain the cars werent set up perfectly yet (likely due to regulation change).. So Bahrain is around 5% too much grip just like Spain, France, Hungary or COTA. Most tracks are either fairly perfect with their grip like Silverstone or Zandvoort or range between that and 5%.
Some tracks however are up to ~8% off with their grip, funny thing - all the worst tracks are C5 tyre tracks (all except Austria and Abu Dhabi) and Monaco possibly the least offset of the rest.
This works especially well rebalancing of weight distribution and front to rear tyre grip. At some tracks quite challenging - Monaco and Azerbaijan slow speed sections - but still fun IMO. I could work out rough percentages for each track in F1 2021 (so 4%, 5% 6% etc. as more detailed is completely wasted effort..).. Makes the cars feel a bit more alive at times but not terribly uncontrollable with the tyre grip rebalancing, not to mention more accurate laptimes for all below 105 AI slower than real life..
Can you use 900°+ of wheel rotation with the Supercars, or only 360° Like the F1 Cars use?
@Maxlvlreal wrote:Can you use 900°+ of wheel rotation with the Supercars, or only 360° Like the F1 Cars use?
In one of the YouTube videos, can’t remember which one, it’s shows the ingame settings. There are separate settings for F1 and supercars. So you set them individually.
I can't say much, but I can tell you that these cars have been developed using 900° of rotation, therefore I do recommend to use 900 degrees indeed.
@Meza994 wrote:
@DavidG53 Out of curiosity, what is something that you always wanted to improve/add to the game?
Maybe everything I haven't managed to do yet, like flat spots, tyre degradation on top of tyre wear, with blistering and graining, brake migration, proper wet lines and aquaplaning. Simulation of wind, altitude, humidity, proper track and ambient temps. A dynamic rubbering in of the track. Expand setups to full settings, 3rd spring, dampers, bumpstops and more values per setting basically.
My wish list is pretty big. I feel we are getting closer to do this kind of stuff as I am pretty confident now of our physics model overall.
