Expected features for F1 23
Hey racers, after a long time with reading here in this forum I started to create an own account after the codemasters forum is not used anymore. So hey there! 🙂 In F1 20 and 21 I started to use ...
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@ScarDuck14 yes, you're right, game model seems to be pretty small, compact and unchanging when you boil it down to the actual core.
But as you mentioned in some other topic (I think it was you, sorry if I mixed it up with someone else's comment), there seem to be different dev teams working on yearly releases, with different starting code. So team that fixes F1 22 may not be involved in F1 23 at all.
Also, we don't know what AI training facilities they have built in into their testing procedures. I would hope that in this age of machine learning and deep learning they have something implemented on their side but I can only guess as I lack the information.
But you're their champion and you have their ear so we rely on you same way we do on EA/CM guys in here 😉
@P4st3l1ak"So team that fixes F1 22 may not be involved in F1 23 at all."
I think it is totally understandable that CM is splitting their teams for working on the next game and the acutal game in the same time.
But what really shouldn't happen is, that a bug, which was solved in 21 happens again in 22. And so on. I mean, I don't know how it is to work as a game developer but every year a lot of content like cutsence, commentary, graphics, etc. are a copy from the game before. So if they copy things from the game before, they really should make safe, that they don't copy bugs which were already solved.
Sometimes I think that building the next game on the game before - every year - should be an advantage in case of bugfixing, because you can develop the core of the game better and better. New bugs only should happen in these parts of the game, which were really changed or added new. So with every game which is based on the game before, the bugs should occure less. But in the moment the opposite seem to be the case. :/ Or am I wrong?
@DonBlanko you're generally correct but bugs can be introduced when you try to improve code or make it more efficient. Re-engineering code often brings mishaps because you may forget about fixes made elsewhere. It also depends what you use as source. It could be that F1 22 was rebuilt almost from scratch apart from some graphic content which was re-used. We know that game physics had to change due to new regulations.
But I understand the confusion and frustration, I would also expect more thorough testing for known bugs, to make sure they don't show up again.
But companies have deadlines and obligations to manage gamers' expectations so, sometimes, it's release first, bugfix next 😉
But I must admit, it may be hard to keep up when releasing games on yearly basis. Most companies have years for development before they push out their games.
(sorry for lots of 'buts' 😉 )
- @P4st3l1ak I don't think F1 22 was rebuilt from scratch. To my knowledge, it's still the same game engine. I did hear that some things from F1 2020 were adopted into the game via the code or something, that's it. The new game engine may come for F1 23, but I'll wait for it to be officially confirmed.
