F1® 22 - Patch 1.12 Discussion Thread

@jenny_a_mEven if not listed (and I sincerely don't know why it is so) there are a host of improvements for VR in this patch. I didn't invest too much time to look everywhere for possible changes, as I was really happy to see VR finally get some love, so probably there are other things improved (finger crossed for DLSS sharpening finally working) but these are the very good improvements I could spot immediately:

- The camera is finally in sync and there's no more that awkward movement of the screen while moving the headset (especially noticeable on vertical movement but it was there also for horizontal ones causing that feeling of "jerkiness").
- VRS has been introduced and it works very well.
- The experience overall is much smoother (also thanks to the fixed camera).

With the upcoming RTX 4090 (for those who can afford it) this game will look fantastic in VR so the update couldn't come at a better time.

So thank you very much for finally improving the VR build. It is a good beginning (and I hope you will continue to improve the experience, possibly faster next time around 😉 )

Hey there,

I just did a race in Zandvoort very close to the end of the Series, and I have noticed the following things:

• First of all, and that's a huge quality of life improvement, Guanyu Zhou finally has the name written correctly. I can't believe that EA finally gave in about a design choice, but honestly, always seeing Guanyu's first name as the last name peeved me from the very beginning, so I'm glad Codemasters corrected it.
• F2 22 is here! Not that I'm super hyped about it, I mean, it should have been there since release just like in the Codemasters games, but nevertheless, I'm happy it's there. New young blood to test for a potential candidate in F1 23 My Team. 🙂
• I didn't see the new ratings yet, but it seems like there's finally someone who can beat the infamous Verstappen problem, and that is George Russell. Makes sense though, since he's a talented young driver, and he sure deserves the spot at Mercedes.
• And speaking of the AI, did Codemasters weaken them a bit? I played on level 74, and come Lap 16, Verstappen weakened in terms of pace, and 8 laps later, I was able to pass Russell as well, and with a 5.5 second gap to both, I won the race in the 5th best car (EDIT: It was an illusion, as Sainz, Pérez, and both Mercedes recently wiped the floor with my McLaren in Melbourne).

However, there are some things that still require fixing desperately:

• One thing I instantly noticed during the race in Zandvoort, what the heck is happening to Lewis Hamilton? Did Codemasters give him a Pace stat of 25 or is he suffering permanent technical faults each race? I don't know what it is, but when I asked Jeff while Hamilton was in front of me, after saying what tires he's on and how old they are, one radio line was skipped, and this usually entails in a technical fault, causing him to slow down. Honestly, Hamilton needs a boost, as he got a lot out of a garbage car in real life.
• I don't know if this problem is ever going to get looked at, but the AI time simulation is still such garbage. I recently ran Qualifying in Melbourne, and Verstappen was slower in real-time, but beat me in the simulation. Thankfully, he didn't take pole. The simulation improved, that's indeed true, but it's still not perfect.
• The handling is still awful. I'm just slightly on the throttle not turning too sharply, I was way clear of the curbs, and the car still spins like a drift car from Need for Speed 2015, which makes zero sense considering that the Red Bull and Mercedes cars grip extremely well in real life. I'm not mentioning Ferrari because their cars being twitchy on the rear is actually realistic (EDIT: The handling is still fine, I guess it's mostly based of the car's aero and chassis stats on top of your driving. A worse thing that needs fixing is the damage effects. While minimal damage doesn't have you change your front wing in the pits, it's still noticeable while driving, and that should not be the case here since Leclerc was the fastest guy in Silverstone with a missing end plate).

And so far, that's all there is to it. If I find more, I'll let you know, @jenny_a_m.

- Nico

So another patch and still not fixed:

• AI Still to fast on corner exit in Online & GP Mode
• Second Set of Medium tyres still not allowed
• Aston Martin Still wrong shape
• Formation lap temperatures still broken

Absolutely shocking things like this still are not fixed this far after launch especially core gameplay things like tyre strategy and formation lap temperatures 

VR still auto re-centers the headset after you use a flashback. So if your looking any other direction other then where you centered it to begin with then your hands / view is totally off center when you get back to racing.

@jenny_a_m 

Hello, I'd like to report something about the latest patch/podium pass..

I've just got the FIREBALL car livery and although it looks great and I really liked it, there's a little problem - not sure if it's on purpose or if it's a glitch, but.. you just CAN'T ADD SPONSORS to it (I mean, you CAN, but they just don't show and then you can't see them) and that's just a shame..

Here's the ORIGINAL skin (so you guys know which one I'm talking about):

And here's how it looks after I applied my team/previous car colors to it - and the sponsors are already there, but just not showing up:

And just for comparison, this is my previous car livery and the sponsors can be seen - including the team logo/badge (at the tip of the nose), which sadly also does NOT appear on the pic above:

As I said, I really liked the skin, but it would look great if we could add sponsors to it and if the team badge would show up as well.

If it's a glitch, I hope it gets fixed ASAP - and if it's not a glitch, then I think it was not a good idea to prevent the livery to receive sponsors..

Your refusal to fix the tire selection for race strategy is indefensible and inexcusable.

After waiting for years for you to add VR, you pull this crap? I won't be buying this, even if it's on sale for $5.

Just another example of EA ruining everything they touch.

... because it is programmed like:

IF PlayerCar leaves PitExit
THEN
   DropTireTemp -40°

ENDIF

... because the developer assumed: "everytime pit was left, the tires would have been changed" - what is obviously not the case.

I am new here and I just created an account to post this here:

I bought the F1 game the last several years. But for this year I waited and did not buy at release date. I followed the bugfix discussion and hoped with every patch release note there is a long list that at least fixes the reported game killing bugs. But after 12 (!) patches it did not happen. Some changes with minor relevance were changed, but the important ones were not covered and new bugs occur what makes the situation even worse.

For me it looks like the development team has not the required experience and/or is understaffed, is not aware of important F1 rules, does not consider customers feedback and lost the focus.

I have no hope anymore, this game might get satisfactory sometime. It has so many big and small bugs, impossible to fix them in an acceptable period of time.

I am completely disappointed, I gave up at all. I will not buy this bug festival.

I am out. Bye.