A heavy new F1 Manager 2022 update has landed today for PC, PlayStation and Xbox, fixing several AI, fuel, tire and stability issues.
Following the positive launch of F1 Manager 2022 and strong sales, Frontier Developments continues to refine its first foray into motorsport.
A new game patch, Update 1.8, is live for the title today (September 26, 2022) on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms.
The main focuses for the changes, originally expected last week, are changes to tire performance, computer-controlled rival performance and fuel data.
When it comes to the rubber, the amount of wear has changed in all three dry-weather compounds, intermediates and wet tires and in all conditions. Lept cars should now be more responsive, reducing annoying blue flag periods – similar to Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton at Zandvoort this season.
Changes have also been made to car development features, safety car behavior and team member information. Several game crashing issues are said to have been fixed and even more bugs have been fixed in cutscenes.
For those on PC, on-screen keyboard support has also been added for the Steam Deck and Steam Big Picture mode.
The full changelog is below as the team is working on F1 Manager 2023 at the same time.
F1 Manager 2022 update 1.8 changelog
Gameplay
- Customized band performance deltas, degradation rates and performance during degradation for all connections, for all weathers
- Updated behavior of rear markings and slower-moving cars so they move more effectively when needed
- Further adjustments to focus on auto parts development and trade-offs between attributes to balance player and other teams’ progress
- Updated fuel delta display to improve readability and stability. Fuel delta is now measured in kilograms (KG) and is relative to the expected fuel load at the current point in the race
- Improvements to car behavior when racing side by side, reducing unnecessary lag and ‘concertina effect’
- Improvements to strategic AI behavior during wet weather conditions
- Fixed an issue where the Safety Car would move aside to allow cars to pass when the race leader entered the pits
- Fixed an issue where saving to a specific screen caused all 20 cars to be displayed during Q2
- Added super-wide monitor support, including fix for gameplay UI appearing in the center of the screen
- Minor adjustments to the start car performance, start facility levels, and board performance expectations for a small number of teams to align with their real world performance (will only take effect on new saves made after this update is installed)
General stability
- Fixed multiple crashes caused by various events including invalid qualifying grids and tire types
- Fixed instance of hard-lock when changing the compound type of the stint to a compound that the player is disconnected from in strategy view
- Fixed multiple reported soft-locks and progress blockers in the tutorial series
Drivers and staff
- Multiple corrections made to employee data, including age and associated photos
- Fixed an issue where drivers would remain in a bookmarked slot after retiring
Achievements and Trophies
- Fixes for multiple instances of achievements/trophies not activating correctly, including ‘Constructors’ Champion’ and ‘First of Many’. Achievements/trophies that players have earned but not activated must be unlocked after the player completes their next race, after installing Update 1.8
cars
- Fixed a small hole in the car model for multiple cars
Cinematics
- Fixed an issue where tapes would sometimes appear duplicated in cutscenes
- Stopped cases of rain passing through the ceilings of well buildings
- Fixed a soft-lock when entering the Options menu during some cutscenes
- Fewer instances of large garage reactions to minor racing incidents, such as a car running wide
Circuits
- Updated Miami International Autodrome track map in the ‘Circuits’ menu to add tags for turns 17,18 and 19
Facilities
- Controller: Fixed bindings for right shoulder buttons not working in ‘Overview’ and ‘Usage’ tabs
pit stops
- Fixed an issue where loose tires appeared in the pit lane
- Fixed camera focus along the track for second car when ‘double stacking’ cars for pit stops
Steam
- Added on-screen keyboard support for Steam Deck and Steam Big Picture Mode
- Fixed an issue that caused the game to launch Steam VR when a VR headset is connected
Source: Frontier Developments
0 Comments