F1 World Grand Prix
Hints:
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As is the case in any racing game, nothing will hurt you
like a sluggish frame rate. Even if the delay is barely
perceptible, you’ll lose the tiny fragments of visual
information that are necessary to keep your car where
you want it to be. Fortunately, F1 World Grand Prix has
enough graphic detail and resolution adjustments to get
the game running quickly on most machines. Remember that
by making your adjustments while on the racetrack (paying
particular attention to the Clipping control), you’ll not
only have a visual demonstration of the effect you’re
having on picture quality but will also gain access to the
game’s nifty frame rate counter.
If you opt to contest F1’s Simulation mode, brake lockups
and the off-track horrors they produce will quickly become
your most prominent foe. Sadly, the game’s numerous driver’s
aids do not include a Traction Assist. And the Braking Assist
function kicks in far too early, thus adding several seconds
to each lap time. The only way to effectively combat all that
unwanted skidding is learn exactly where that fine line between
braking and skidding is. Once you have a general idea, you must
never, ever exceed it.
F1 World Grand Prix is a very sudden affair, requiring lots
of quick, darting movements and instant acceleration or
deceleration. Probably for this very reason, a joystick
offers far better response than a wheel.
