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Here is just a list of what I think should be added, fixed, or changed F1 2017.

Fix screen tearing and FPS (Framerate)
Add red flags back into the game for big crashes.
Also, in earlier games the red flag only came out if there was a crash involving 4 or 5 people at least. I think that the red flag should come out (if it will be in F1 2017) if one car crashes but only if the accident is big. (Like Kevin Magnussen in Spa 2016)
Re-do R&D. It is a good concept, but I think that the R&D resets every year without affecting your cars performance. he AI should also upgrade more, or Codies should make the R&D upgrades cost WAY more Resource Points.
Simulation Damage. It works well, but it isn't always that consistent. It needs to be a little easier (at least) to loose parts. Also, I think that you should be able to loose a mirror and rear wing & stuff just like back in F1 2010-2013.
The AI's cars are way more stronger that yours. (Damage wise) They can get no damage from hitting the wall at 100 mph (160.934 kp/h) while you can loose a wheel for hitting the wall at 50 mph (80.4672 kp/h). This needs to be fixed.
There needs to be different R&D tests at different circuits.
Better sponsorship banners at tracks. (like TagHeuer at Monaco.) But Of course not the sponsors like Johnnie Walker, Heineken, Martini, Smirnoff, KingFisher, and Chandon because Pegi 3 does not allow them.
Better Face for drivers.
More Interaction with Chris (R&D guy) and Emma (Your agent)
More celebrations for winning races or being on the podium.
Making it so you can get Mechanical failures. (Engine Failure, Suspension breaking like at Austria this year, things like that.) Also, if you can get Mechanical Failures, (I know that the AI will) the lower teams have more failures.
Real hats for the drivers to wear.
Podium cut scenes in multiplayer.
More helmet customization. (Making your own helmet from scratch, able to put your number on it, choose the shapes for the helmet.)
Full crash replays.
More avatars to pick from the start of your career mode.
Being able to make your own face.
Better car updates. The game should be more up-to-date with the real life cars
Cranes that remove the cars from the track instead of the cars just disappearing.
Marshals cleaning up the track instead of the debris just disappearing.
Real life cut-scenes when the game is loading.
You get a puncture or damage to your car when you run over debris.
Being able to start from GP3 or GP2.
Being able to make your own team from GP3, GP2, or F1. (You will be able to design your cars, get sponsors for doing well, sign drivers, design your garage, things like that.
The final thing that I want is to make it so Jeff tells you that the SC is out do to rain, and if red flags are added, having the race possibly being red flagged due to rain.

Not all of this has to be in the game, but I would like to see at least a few things.
Yeah, I know that the FOM might not allow all of this, but they are just some ideas for the future.

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I agree with you. I'm an Xbox One player and screen tearing / frames drop are major issues that ruine game experience, what a shame because the game has great potential... but a lot bug (aliasing, textures that appears lately... before F1 2015 I never had these kinds of issues on other F1 games from codemasters... very strange)

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it is funny how every year when codies release a bug filled game.every year, within days these posts pop up lol.in 2010 release day it was...."ideas for 2011" six years later all codies has add from our help lists is a messed up formation lap

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I agree with you. Here are some other things I wish Codemasters put in the game:
  • New celebrations after the end of the races, look at F1 2011,2012.
  • It would be cool as well  to see the podium hats that real life pilots use( the black one )
  • Podium cutscenes on Multiplayer( fantastic addition for League Races)
  • Improve the faces (some of them are horrible, look at Button, Alonso and Hulkenberg)
  • Be able to sign a pre-contract offer with another team (helps when you don't want to leave your team at the middle of the season)
  • Be able to change helmet at the begining of each season
  • More Helmets customization
  • More avatars to pick (or create) in career mode
  • Be able to put your driver's number in your helmet



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In terms of development since 2010 the main guy (He who cannot be named) has his ideas and didn't take too much on from the community. This has changed now and we've seen a big step since 2014/15 and with the power of the current gen consoles. Of course there's scope for improvement and with Liberty Media taking over this could prove significant in the way media and games are made. 

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I have an Idea for R&D Tie it in with Mechanical failures.Somthing people want anyway. Ie if you have a failure like a blown engine it will severy setback yor R&D for your engine, Could even mean starting that again completely with a new engine. Crashes can impact wings , bodywork ect these can all have a negative impact on your R&D causing setbacks, even slight crashes.  Just ideas people. dont kill me.

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Madmaz116 said:
I have an Idea for R&D Tie it in with Mechanical failures.Somthing people want anyway. Ie if you have a failure like a blown engine it will severy setback yor R&D for your engine, Could even mean starting that again completely with a new engine. Crashes can impact wings , bodywork ect these can all have a negative impact on your R&D causing setbacks, even slight crashes.  Just ideas people. dont kill me.
I liked your idea, but just for the engine blows. Unfortunately, you can not blow up your engine, unless you do it on purpose, so that would be something that needs to be in the game.


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Madmaz116 said:
I have an Idea for R&D Tie it in with Mechanical failures.Somthing people want anyway. Ie if you have a failure like a blown engine it will severy setback yor R&D for your engine, Could even mean starting that again completely with a new engine. Crashes can impact wings , bodywork ect these can all have a negative impact on your R&D causing setbacks, even slight crashes.  Just ideas people. dont kill me.
I liked your idea, but just for the engine blows. Unfortunately, you can not blow up your engine, unless you do it on purpose, so that would be something that needs to be in the game.


Yeh agreed they would have to impliment mechanical failures, more failures for lower teams maybe? making it even harder to get that contract in a good team.

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In terms of development since 2010 the main guy (He who cannot be named) has his ideas and didn't take too much on from the community. This has changed now and we've seen a big step since 2014/15 and with the power of the current gen consoles. Of course there's scope for improvement and with Liberty Media taking over this could prove significant in the way media and games are made. 
Yeah. They are also saying that this is the end for Bernie Ecclestone too. Bernie is the head of the FOM and the FOM decides what can/cannot be put in the game. This is why there is no such thing as sidepods falling off & no engine cover damage. If there is a new head of the FOM, it could impact the game. (Positively & Negatively)

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I'd love to see a few things to make the racing experience feel a little more realistic.

1. Debris - Running over debris on track can cause a puncture, and will stay on the track until a SC or VSC where it is "cleaned up". Would be amazing to see marshals cleaning the track but thats not going to happen.
2. Wrecked cars are removed from circuit via cranes etc. Quite annoying that they hang around for a while, then just disappear. When SC is called out you spend 3 laps following it when the track is completely clear. I'm OK with that, but would be good to see the car slowly being removed. Also SC/VSC should always be called out for a terminal accident. Had 5/6 car pile ups with no SC/VSC. 
3. Really not a fan of the Race Engineer communication menu in 2016. Way too many options and awkward to navigate while racing on 360 Controller. Didn't play 2015 but liked 2014s menu.
4. Manual pit stops would be great

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I remember in F1 2002 there were short real life clips introducing the country and the track. Would be really nice if CM would do something similar only a bit longer and more detailed. Like the 'Japan in Numbers' video on the official F1 channel but with commentary. That'd be pretty dope!

And yeah some more bug fixing would be appropriate.

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Personally I think there are far too many pointless suggestions here. All I would change for 2017 is;

1. More DNFs, mechanical problems, damage and punctures affecting AI and human
2. Full Telemetry data available in the pits and possibly to compare/overlay teammate telemetry data
3. Strategy change option given verbally 
4. Less switching between screen animations in career mode 
5 In career, the R&D should be necessary each season, almost impossible to complete in 10 seasons, should be worth about 5 seconds in total over 10 years and the starting competitiveness of teams each season should be randomised a bit. 

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Personally I think there are far too many pointless suggestions here. All I would change for 2017 is;

1. More DNFs, mechanical problems, damage and punctures affecting AI and human
2. Full Telemetry data available in the pits and possibly to compare/overlay teammate telemetry data
3. Strategy change option given verbally 
4. Less switching between screen animations in career mode 
5 In career, the R&D should be necessary each season, almost impossible to complete in 10 seasons, should be worth about 5 seconds in total over 10 years and the starting competitiveness of teams each season should be randomised a bit. 
Really interesting and good set of ideas... 

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I get the feeling that if CM put all their eggs into one basket and make the ultimate F1 game, what happens to the games after? 
I honestly feel that there should be just the one F1 game but is a subscription base (something only like $5/month). This would give CM time to add most requested little features into the game throughout the season in patches and then when next season comes out, an "expansion" could come out with all new regulations.
Features in the current game (choosing a career etc only with a much better R&D scheme) stay but you could also choose to do a "Real Life Career" where the races are only unlocked during and after the weekend the real life race is on.
Of course, pulling something off like this would have hugely mixed responses and would be very tricky for a company like CM with limited resources to do.

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The real important improvement should be AI, before anything else. Less stupid crashes, better blue flag behavior, better Jeff, better qualifying strategies for AI opponents, better agressivity, better penalty system (especially with yellow flags totally inhuman), less ghosting...
Everything else that is said in this topic is really good, but secondary, to me.

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Here is just a list of what I think should be added or fixed in F1 2017.

Fix screen tearing and FPS (Framerate)
Add red flags back into the game for big crashes.
Also, in earlier games the red flag only came out if there was a crash involving 4 or 5 people at least. I think that the red flag should come out (if it will be in F1 2017) if one car crashes but only if the accident is big. (Like Kevin Magnussen in Spa 2016)
Re-do R&D. It is a good concept, but I think that the R&D resets every year without affecting your cars performance. The AI should also upgrade more, or Codies should make the R&D upgrades cost WAY more Resource Points.
Simulation Damage. It works well, but it isn't always that consistent. It needs to be a little easier (at least) to loose parts. Also, I think that you should be able to loose a mirror and rear wing & stuff just like back in F1 2010-2013.
The AI's cars are way more stronger that yours. (Damage wise) They can get no damage from hitting the wall at 100 mph (160.934 km/h) while you can loose a wheel for hitting the wall at 50 mph (80.4672 km/h). This needs to be fixed.
There needs to be different R&D tests at different circuits.
Better sponsorship banners at tracks. (like TagHeuer at Monaco.) But Of course not the sponsors like Johnnie Walker, Heineken, Martini, Smirnoff, KingFisher, and Chandon because Pegi 3 does not allow them.
Better Face for drivers.
More Interaction with Chris (R&D guy) and Emma (Your agent)
More celebrations for winning races or being on the podium.
Making it so you can get Mechanical failures. (Engine Failure, Suspension breaking like at Austria this year, things like that.) Also, if you can get Mechanical Failures, (I know that the AI will) the lower teams have more failures.
Real hats for the drivers to wear.
Podium cut scenes in multiplayer.
More helmet customization. (Making your own helmet from scratch, able to put your number on it, choose the shapes for the helmet.)
Full crash replays.
More avatars to pick from the start of your career mode.
Being able to make your own avatar.
Better car updates. The game should be more up-to-date with the real life cars
Cranes that remove the cars from the track instead of the cars just disappearing.
Marshals cleaning up the track instead of the debris just disappearing.
Make the AI way more aggressive on each other, on you, and for defending.
Real life cut-scenes when the game is loading.
You get a puncture or damage to your car when you run over debris.
In-game modding. This means that in between races/seasons you could change the livery of the car. You would also be able to remove/add sponsors. You would only be able to add 1 or two sponsors a season, though. You should also be able to make your own sponsors.
Being able to start from GP3 or GP2.
Being able to make your own team from GP3, GP2, or F1. (You would have to earn sponsors and eeverything for doing well. You would be able to design your car, design the garage, sign drivers (Real & made up drivers). You would have to make your car under the regulations. You can sign sponsors and all that. You would be able to create the logo for your car (Like Haas on the sidepod of their car) and have it on yours).
The final thing that I want is to make it so Jeff tells you that the SC is out do to rain, and if red flags are added, having the race possibly being red flagged due to rain.

Yeah, I know that the FOM might not allow all of this, but they are just some ideas for the future.

Comment on this saying what you think should be added if it is not on this list.

^As you guys keep giving suggestions for F1 2017 fixes/additions, I will be adding them to the list above.^

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I agree with you.
If Codemasters could do that, the game will be almost perfect I think.
Maybe there are things that they're not allowed to do due to FOM, but it would be great.
Also, I would like if there was the possibility to modify liveries in PS4.
I think GP2 and GP3 is what the game needs to do a great career mode, but it would take so much time to do, and they would need licenses.
Also, I would like interviews, and other things to make Career Mode something more interesting, and not just racing.
Great post, it'd be great if Codemasters take this suggestions.

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