F1 Manager 2023 Xbox Playstation PC Gaming

[Tom]

Hopefully they will make some improvements on the 2022 edition.

 

[Dylan]

Looks like quite an upgrade on 22 and a lot more realistic.

 

[Ginger Ted]

I've just bought it and waiting while it downloads.

Seen a few people streaming it and quickly realised it's better than last year but do realise that it is still a work in progress on some aspects.

 

[Tom]

I've set up a stream so I can check it out in some more depth before deciding....

F1 Manager 2023

F1 Manager 2023

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[Tom]

F1 Manager 2023 update 1.06 (PS5 version 1.006) is out now, and this is for patch version 1.6! This brings new features such as Team Switching, DLSS support for NVIDIA GPUs, and more.

NEW FEATURES

• Added Team Switching
• Expand your legacy across the whole paddock by choosing to manage a new team at the end of a season
• Added DLSS support for NVIDIA GPUs
• Added FSR support for AMD GPUs

CAR MODELS

• Updated Aston Martin car model
• Updated Haas car model
• Added the blue marking to George Russell's Mercedes
• Corrected Williams Halo at lower levels of detail

GAME STABILITY

• General stability improvements
• Fixed PC-only crash related to DX1
• Fixed an issue where Epic Store players could not access Deluxe Edition Scenarios after a network error

GAME BALANCE

• Some teams have had their season objectives adjusted [NEW SAVES ONLY]
• Mercedes
  • Initial Season Objective: 2nd -> 3rd
  • Constructor's Championship target season: 2024 -> 2025
• Alfa Romeo
  • Initial season objective 7th -> 8th
• Alpha Tauri
  • Initial season objective: 7th -> 8th

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Fixed an issue that could prevent the user from being able to continue when hiring a reserve driver at the end of the season
• Fixed an issue where car part design and research projects were not generating the appropriate amount of expertise gain when the sliders were moved
• Fixed an issue where Research Complete emails were not showing an increase in next year's car stats
• Fixed an issue where the email about Factory fires ending was sent before the factory reopened

RACE SIM

• Fixed an issue where drivers did not need to use two different tyre compounds after a mid-session save
• Fixed an issue where drivers would not start pushing for their flying laps early enough on circuits with long straights in Automatic mode
• Fixed tyre warming behaviour in qualifying so that drivers' tyres are warm when starting their flying laps
• Fixed an issue where some drivers were missing driver codes on the standings tower (Sorry Mick!)
• Fixed an issue where the 'Need to Refuel' dilemma in Practice and Qualifying would not pause the game
• Fixed an issue where rain VFX was not present on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles
• Fixed a rare soft-lock if there was a red flag in Practice or Qualifying while the player team's cars were exiting the pit lane
• Fixed an issue where Oscar Piastri could be referred to as "Alex" in team comms

USER INTERFACE

• Fixed an issue where the UI was not anchored to the left/right side of the screen when widescreen is enabled
• Fixed a soft lock when scrolling through the standings lists in Data View
• Fixed a rare soft-lock when enabling manual control in Qualifying while the tutorial was enabled
• Fixed an issue where the Data View lists could appear blank during races

 

[Ginger Ted]

Another update has been released with numerous fixes and improvements.

Update 1.8 is now rolling out across all platforms and looks to address a number of community raised topics as well as general bug and stability fixes:

RACE SIM​

• Fixed AI using same tyre compound for entire race after red flag in Sprints
• Fixed AI using same tyre compound for entire race after saving on pre-race screen
• Improved the level of impact of rubber on track across sessions
• Reduced the chances of car-on-car collisions during Practice and Qualifying and slightly increased the chance of spins and running wide during Qualifying
• Fixed cars slowing down in Singapore sector 3
• Further improvements made to drivers avoiding crashed/stationary cars on track
• Improvements made to traffic in Qualifying causing issues for cars on flying laps
• Ensured Q3 soft tyre is unlocked for all drivers, including those that didn't make Q3
• Fixed issue where optimal pit lap dilemma would sometimes not pause the race
• Fixed issue where flying lap count set sometimes was not followed in the session

RACE CALENDAR​

• Updated Monza to be an ATA qualifying weekend [NEW SAVES ONLY]

TEAM SWITCHING​

• Fixed issue where Board Confidence could show as 'Disappointing' after joining new team
• Corrected body text of new team email when switching teams

TEAM MANAGEMENT​

• Re-balanced Research/Design slider expertise gains
• Fixed total cost of hiring calculating incorrectly when hiring replacement driver/staff for next season
• Fixed Car Building attribute having inverse effect
• Fixed hired F2/F3 drivers from still appearing in F2/F3 standings

PIT CREW & PIT STOPS​

• Fixed exploit that allowed pit crew to remain at 100% fatigue between races with no penalty
• Adjusted pit crew xp gain and degradation rates
• Fixed first day of month not counting toward stat degradation
• Increased variation of AI pit stop times
• Fixed issue where total pit stop time did not match sum of actions in pit stop breakdown

ANIMATION​

• Fixed Charles Leclerc patchy LOD hair in cinematics (Sorry Charles!)
• Fixed garage scene showing member of pit crew wearing drivers helmet
• Fixed clipping in Marina Bay intro cinematic
• Fixed clipping in garage shots

PRESENTATION​

• F1 driver photos updated
• Fixed projected cost cap UI not updating correctly
• Fixed issue where scrolling scouting menus with a controller was unpredictable after highlighting bookmark column
• Fixed code string appearing in Next Season Staff tooltip
• Fixed 'Race Winner' appearing on event view in Practice and Qualifying
• Fixed replaced driver being displayed next to 'Renewal' after changing driver position during contract renewal
• Fixed 'Seasons as team principal' not updating on profile page
• Fixed panel borders appearing incorrectly when 'Laps to go' notification appears
• Updated run plan descriptions to clarify that out laps are counted in the run plan
• Fixed email reading '0 days to go' after renewing contract on last day of year
• Fixed issue where times set by drivers in Q2 and Q3 were sometimes not visible until hovered over after simulating session
• Updated chevrons on tyre state when overheating to more accurately reflect impact on wear rate

GAME STABILITY​

• Fixed crash that could occur when designing new suspension, then highlighting "Brake Cooling"
• Fixed progression blocker when hiring a reserve driver at end of season
• Fixed softlock that could occur when repeatedly pressing R2/RT controller buttons during end of season fanfares
• Fixed softlock that could occur after pressing New Career with existing save games present
• Fixed progression blocker that could occur when designing car part during tutorial
• Game will now pause when Steam overlay is opened during a race

 

[Recycling Bin]

Surprised to see this on Game Pass already.