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My gripe is with the Mercedes engine, particularly the downshifting. On F1 2020, it sounds pretty rough, like someone threw a wrench in the gearbox or something. On the video you notice the smoothness of the Mercedes engine when downshifting along with a "whistling" sound. The sound you hear on the YouTube video is the way it should have been implemented in the game but sadly it isn't. I'm hoping for a patch that resolves this sound gripe but I'm thinking that this is wishful thinking at best lol

A sound patch that fixes the downshift sound of the Mercedes engine? It sounds too rough @BarryBL

@BarryBL Not sure if this was already asked but just in case it hasn’t, will there be at least one more livery update coming to F1 2020?

Installed patch 1.22 and read the changelog for the patch. Played the game on Steam but I'm still experiencing crash to desktop issues, no errors, it's just crashing. It doesn't seem like this issue been resolved with this new patch and I don't understand why. It's been reported enough times, surely something should have been done about it, yes? @BarryBL

Did anyone notice that the AI cars don't zig zag to warm up their tyres during the formation lap and safety car period? They did in F1 2019 but not in 2020, what's up with that?

I unfortunately must say that I can relate as I am experiencing choppy replays on my PC/Steam version of F1 2020. In fact, I was doing a time trial on the Hanoi circuit (Vietnam), initiated the instant replay and the frame rate dropped so dramatically and got so choppy that the game crashed on me. I dunno if it’s a hardware issue or if even gamers with the best high end computers are having the same issues as we are but there’s definitely something that’s not right here.

I tried playing F1 2020 with some earphones and I must say the engine sounds with broadcast mix on sound very close to the real life broadcast sound you hear on tv! Perhaps the quality of my laptop’s audio device isn’t as good as I thought or maybe I didn’t have the volume high enough lol In any case, I was wrong about the accuracy of the engine sounds (although I still maintain that the downshifting sound of the Mercedes engine could still be a little smoother and also the whistle of the Ferrari engine should be more noticeable 😉)

I'm experiencing crash issues on my Steam version of F1 2020 v1.03! Every time I go in to replay mode in Vietnam, the frame rate decreases significantly and jumps considerably, then it crashes. Game mode I'm on is Time Trial. Tried it several times to see if it was just a single incident that would clear up but alas, I still get the crashes, even after changing graphics settings. After the game crashes, a pop up appears with the option to send a report of the crash which I have done so I dunno if Codemasters got the report or not.

I must nitpick when it comes to sound. The engine sounds are for the most part pretty good but the downshifting is kind of suspect. Like for Mercedes, downshifting doesn't sound smooth at all, it sounds rough, like someone threw a wrench in the gearbox or something. Now I compared the audio work of some of the modding communities with CM's and I noticed they got it spot on. I know CM's audio is more than capable of giving us some great work here, just like the modding communities have, the only left to do is implement it. Just my opinion

Perhaps you’re right! I guess I was just going by what I heard on tv, as was the reason for my little nitpick but I mean, overall the sound really is an improvement over past games

Done! Thanks for your help, kind sir 🙂

I guess I preordered the standard edition. I would like to upgrade the preorder to the Schumacher Deluxe Edition but steam tells me I already purchased it when in fact I did not. I'm just wondering if I can upgrade my preorder to the Schumacher Deluxe Edition so I can get the three day early access. I'll understand if I cannot and will wait until July 10 to play.

I just verified and it says that I have F1 2020 Seventy Edition (PrePurchase). Unfortunately, I don't think anyone with the Seventy Edition will have the benefit of the three day early access feature. Am I correct on that, @BarryBL

I'm not so sure I would compare the engine sound from the 2018 Ferrari and the 2020 Ferrari. Different chassis and engine specs, 2020 Ferrari is much better a sound, just sayin' 😄

I notice a comparison under acceleration but I didn't notice any comparison when downshifting. Seen F1 2020 game videos and the downshifts need work but again, it's a work in progress so we may yet to see improvements here 🙂

I agree with you and it's not just for Mercedes but for Ferrari, Honda and Renault too. The audio is still a work in progress so one can assume the audio team is consistently reviewing the engine sounds and modifying them as such to increase accuracy 🙂

I will reiterate after hearing the onboard engine sounds for the coming F1 2020 however, that they are an improvement but the downshifts are a little suspect to me. I've read that the audio is always a work in progress, which is awesome news but is there any way to get the downshifts to sound like in the video below :

I'm not so sure I agree in this case. Like for me, I prefer playing F1 with the "Onboard TV Pod Offset" view so I believe that the engine sound in this particular view should be accurate or closely accurate to what you would hear when you're watching F1 on television. I understand different microphones are used which accounts for the difference in pitch in the sounds and whatnot but even if the audio team could use one of those microphones to record the Ferrari, Mercedes, Honda and Renault engine sounds while driving in the "Onboard TV Pod Offset" camera view with a great deal of accuracy then that would suffice.

Will we be seeing hotlaps from every team? I'd like to see a hotlap from one of the ferrari and mercedes powered cars

Maybe this is a long shot but I always say things surely won't change if you don't voice your opinion so here's my two cents : I think (and hope) changes should be made for future updates of F1 2019 and the upcoming F1 2020. First, during career mode in F1 2019 I have flashbacks turned OFF and yet I'm still seeing this : I'm sorry but this pop up shouldn't even appear with flashbacks turned OFF. Now, I get there are some people who prefer keeping flashbacks option ON and starting over when they feel they made a silly mistake but for those who don't, the session should automatically end when you sustain terminal damage after a crash or have a race ending mechanical failure. Which brings me to #2) Mechanical Failures - Now I think it would be a great idea for F1 2019 and F1 2020 to have the player suffer from random and spontaneous terminal mechanical failures regardless of the condition of the car's mechanical components. Like, say I'm in a close race against one of my rivals in the middle of a grand prix, my car's components look a-ok, everything is good, then suddenly my engine blows up or I have a suspension failure ending my race, something like that. I think those two aforementioned suggestions would add some drama and excitement to single grand prix weekends and the career mode cause you never know what you could expect in any given grand prix event. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not saying these mechanical failures should happen every race but they should happen every now and then, it just makes things more fun in my opinion. What do you guys think? @1512marcel @BarryBL

I hope the frame rate of the PC version of F1 2020 will be adjusted for consistently smoother flow of the game. F1 2018 was really bad with frame rate skipping and F1 2019 frame skipped at random as well but not as bad as F1 2018. I'm hoping for no frame rate skipping in F1 2020.

@BarryBL, would we have the option to use our created driver in a single season in case we don't want to go through a career?

I would love it if we were able to customize our helmets by adding sponsors on it. Would it be possible to be able to put sponsors on your helmet in F1 2020, even if due to license restrictions, the sponsors are fictional, @BarryBL?

As per issue reporting instructions here are my details : 1. A description of the issue. Please include any error codes here : Game crashes to desktop at random when I boot the game up from Steam after patch 1.21 has been applied, no error codes, game just crashes to desktop. 2. What version of the game you are using (Shown on the start screen in the bottom left corner of the screen) : F1 2019 Patch 1.21 PC/Steam, Report Code is VSHK-GGMK-EEEX-MCVG 3. Game-mode? : I can't even get into any game modes, I usually can't even get the Codemasters splash screen with the flashing red lights. 4. Are you able to recreate the issue? If so, please include recreation steps on how you encountered this issue : I just go into Steam and try to start the game up and it crashes to desktop, no errors, it just kicks me out to the desktop. 5. How often do you see this problem? Is it the only time or does it always happen : I see it often, multiple times a day and at random times. 6. Have you tried any troubleshooting? We recommend the steps here as a starting point for any issues. Please let us know what troubleshooting methods you have tried while creating this post : I just launch the game from Steam when I want to play. In my opinion, I doubt very much there's something wrong on my end because I had no issue with patch 1.20. I apply patch 1.21 and all of a sudden the game crashes to desktop multiple times so logically the issue can't be on my end. 7. Any accessories you are using (gamepad, wheel etc) : I sometimes alternate between an XBox 360 and PS4 gamepad. 8. Any screenshots or video of the issue? If the video is long, please include a timestamp for when the issue appears : No I don't because I don't get any errors, the game just crashes to desktop. If there's anything else you require, please let me know. @BarryBL Thanks!

I've followed your troubleshooting steps but am still getting random crashes to desktop.