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Looks like they can’t handle the traffic :P

Anyone knows how to get a discount code? :-D

hope someone can just post youtube video of lap and quick lap around track.

i am tempted to do impulse buy but kinda want to hear peoples review.

lol, that server is slower than you. Can you confirm you understand that message ?

I’d really like to have a demo first, but how do you want to cut down a game with 1 car, 1 track, no AI and no online mode? :D

i’d like to see and read some reviews now :) Rob, i’m waiting yours!

No :( , I don’t… So can you tell mi how to get it? Plese :D

Yeah the site has gone slower than a Ferrari number 2 drivers interpreting team orders as a motivational message.

Yeah the site has gone slower than a Ferrari number 2 drivers interpreting a motivational message as team orders.

Yeah the site has gone slower than a Ferrari number 2 driver interpreting a motivational message as team orders.

Right now I´m waiting like everyone else  *DONT_KNOW*

stuck in the traffic just like the real F10

Giving 30 minutes or 1 hour for free should be enough.

Much unlike the game itself… 8-)

Hm, that’s right. Would be really good…

ehehe well no problem, i’ll wait without problems ;)

Yeah but we have nothing anyway. I’ll wait until Montoya’s review.

This reminds me of every time I try to get a concert ticket.

FER…NAN…DO…IS…FA…S…hey you’re right!!

:-P

Its Ferrari, they dont have to care. This is more a brand exposure thing than a commercial venture, I reckon, so dont expect a demo, not even if you start a Facebook group to demand it. :)

this bit sounds interesting

“If, at the end of the Trofeo, you are part of the five fastest drivers, you will win a trip into the heart of Ferrari: to Maranello. You will walk through the gates in Fiorano and participate in the exclusive Ferrari Driver Academy course, personally headed by exceptional tutors from the Scuderia.”

hope gregor huttu doesn’t downlod this game!

Maybe their bandwidth wouldn’t be so bad if everytime you finally got to the main page, it played that HD YouTube video.   jeez.

ALONSO FASTER THAN YOU

also one more thing on their website

“The Ferrari F10 is not a mere replica, but has been directly modelled based on the original CAD project, planned by the Scuderia Ferrari engineers for the 2010 season: all its elements, its details and the cars characteristics are identical to the real single-seater, allowing the Ferrari fans to own an authentic copy of the original project on their PCs.”

if this is true it would be awesome to take some of this data and use it on rfactor.

“Video card
Geforce 6800 GT* or better / ATI 9800 PRO* or better”

LOL

“Compatible with
Nvidia 3D Vision, Track IR Enhanced, Matrox TripleHead2Go”

Wow loll

It’s time for rFactor 2 to get finish so my mind wouldnt bother to look for a sec a those called others “simulation”.

When i see the site plus it speed. I can see the Netkar pro touch.

Logitech MOMO Racing is not supported? :O

Pretty much all steering wheels are supported, those listed come with a pre-set profile though and will work best.

Your Momo should work fine  :)

You simply can’t: this isn’t an open platform just like rFactor is. You won’t get any datas from this sim I suppose. ;)

thx :D :D :D

I see the maniacs sitting in front of their computer and playing this all day. They will top the leaderboard. Unfortunately some of us have hardly few hours a week for simracing *DONT_KNOW*

you never know someone might figure out how to open the files. its just netkar engine so.

Besides, I can’t connect to the website at all now…

Yeah well there you go “just netkar engine”
In all the years netkar pro has been out, how many mods for it have come by? :P

Your point being?
I think people will appreciate it its also available for the ones out there with not a very powerful pc.
And whats so weird about it supporting 3d and such, only enhances the experience no?
Now, lets see an atleast decently constructed piece from you why this is a “sim” and rfactor2 will own them all…

I don;t get it??? you get 1 track for the 15 Euros??? Mugello and Nurburgring are not even avail yet.. and i think you will have to pay for them??? Not what i expected.

Well, I hope it will be 5 euros per track next time… I know it’s ridiculously small amount of money for some people but I think it’s a little bit too much to pay some 10 euros for one track in simulation where only hotlapping is available…

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Hi all! From the last screens, it’s seems that this is definitely not nKPro … unfortunately (for Kunos and for us).
Note: I hope this is not based on the same physics engine they used for the “Ferrari Virtual Race” released last year. So, wait and see.

Stan.

I know it’s 15 euros now. But now you buy Fiorano + whole game engine and F10. So the track itself will be cheaper I hope…

10euro each new track

So it’s 10 euros per track…

Thanks mate :)

You’re hilarious!! Every comment you make ends up as a reference to rF2!!!!WTF is wrong with you???!!!

Do you know if is it possible to play this new game without internet connection?
Because i don’t have internet connection with my simulator computer  which i use for Rfactor and other racing games. I use my USB key to download files and transfer them on my other computer (my simulator computer).

oh you have to pay and wait for the other tracks. Fail. 

i think its a wayst of money, only hotlapping?
just waiting for the iracing williams…

The cost of lazer scan, not that they really need to recoop it, but any game with lazer scan will cost, its the price for quality, adn will eventually be the norm, get used to it.

Shameful Ferrari … free of charge please !!!

I am ready to pay for mods and tracks e.g. in rFactor 2 – if they will be on par with Enduracers’ or Virtua_LM’s or CTDP’s works – or better. But such game is much more versatile than this. This is basically a promotional product for Ferrari with the only one gameplay mod. You even have to register as Ferrari.com user in order to download the game. At least I hope it will be as realistic and as hardcore as possible.

Ferrari maintains to much of a smug, arrogant, superiority attitude in my estimation. They won’t even sell their new cars to just anybody. Even if they have the money!  They want to make money off their (brand).  Their web site tries to sell all kinds of junk with the “Ferrari label”.  IF they are all that good at making cars. Then let them prove it by building a car every one can afford.   I’d rather pay 40$ for a game like Codes. These elitist companies with their mindless fan-boy followers get my goat.  Ford sure brought them down a notch. Why aren’t they racing in FIAGT1 this year? To much competion no doubt.  Rant over!

I agree with you that I was expecting 599 to race in GT1 and that Ferrari seems to be a litte bit fearful in terms of highest class of GT racing IMHO. All those F50 GTs, FXXs, 599XXs – none of these supercars have ever raced. Why?

(sorry for off-topic!)

Ok…i registered, payed from Paypal and installed, but it requires  licence number to play. Where do i get it?

Sent to your email probably???

http://www.ferrarivirtualacademy.com/game/en/myaccount.jsp

well finally first video pops up on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm1PWUoN5sE

When I try to pay its in Italian and it asks for a province of Italy in the billing information :(
But I don’t live in Italy!!!! :-[

lol the arms cross over all the way…………

i couldnt resist and bought it. i had very high expecations and (as always when i expect much) i’m disappointed. i don’t know what they laser-scanned of the track but the road surface is flat as a mirror… at least the ffb makes me feel like it. whats also very irritating is that there is no weight to the wheel when the car is standing still. (kinda like in iracing when you have damping disabled in the logitech control panel)

apart from that it’s quite solid. the car drives like on rails but will spin easily if you are too hard on the throttle – just as i would expect an F1 car to handle.

i only did like 3 laps so maybe my verdict isnt final :)

… and btw: softth 2.01 users will have problems with the menus. the buttons and the ingame-hud will be on the left screen but the 3D part is running fine.

just leave it blank. it’s just for US customers i think

thanks for quick review can you post video on youtube of game?

how complex are the setups? can you customize lot of options on the car?

Yeah, I think high expectations is a common cause of a lot of the bitterness you find on sim-racing forums.

wayst ?   Have you bougt it already ?  If you have then shame on you for not knowing what you were getting before you paid for it.   If not, then its not a wayst, waist or waste of money because you haven’t spent anything.
For others it may not be a waste.

Shameful for wanting everything in life free.

To all those who bought the game, can you play training mode without entering the license code? I mean can you install it and play training only just like netKar pro demo?

no

no, there are just 4 presets to choose from

Can you explain more?
Where in the process do you need to enter the license code?

lol so much for being sim. just reading ferrari.com forum lots of people saying the game is crap.

at the start , it doesnt have a demo :/ that sux

Because they don’t need to! The Ferrari F50 GT was planned for the GT series of the time (but Ferrari pulled out because they knew it wouldnt be compeditive), but ferrari make more than enough money selling the racing series with these cars. There are plenty of people with the money to make the series profitable.

another video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmaACVP-OUk

anyone with weak ffb i suggest adjusting a value found in fva.ini that is located in the root of the instalation.

Just change the field HARDMODE from  = 0 to.. much more feedback

[FORCEFEEDBACK]
HARDMODE=1

I think it would be nonsense to have some wide possibilites of setting up a car. This is about hotlapping, about your driving ability, not about your ability to set up a car. Many people would would have a huge disadvantage.

Found a way to give more ffb effects.

In the file fva.ini in the root directory of the instalation there is a field named HARDMODE = 0.

Change this too

[FORCEFEEDBACK]
HARDMODE=1

much more effects now.

my mistake, its located within content/systems

and another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij93voU6Zcg

Thanks, it was at my spam folder.

Yeah, I agree.

That head movement grrrrrrrrrrrr >:o

Car looks fantastic, especially in the replays.  Sounds decent and drives nice.   All I gotta do now is get 1 clean lap in. 

Is it a NetKar Pro??

its based on nkpro :)

No way…Netkar Pro is much better.

netkar pro has the same “hidden” params in .ini ;)

I havent done what I consider a decent lap yet as those tight corners are still catching me out, but I have a 1m01.935 so far after about 10 hotlaps.  So Im about 5s off Massa.  I`m happy with that at this point :)

ah, never played netkar pro ;)

maybe they are saying its crap because its too hard for them and they expected arcade :)

Real world data and still its not enough, hehe, you gotta laugh.   The only downside to this is the that there are only preset setups and nothing you can adjust yourself.   But Im sure they are all based on setup data Ferrari actually use.

If you’re going to listen to everyone who says a sim racing game is crap, you would own none of them. 
Don’t you realise that if this had been perfect in every way, there would be criticisms of it straight away.  This is the sim racing community, not a small niche group of appreciative people who are grateful for anything sim-like they can get these days.

wayst ?   Have you bought it already ?  If you have then shame on you for not knowing what you were getting before you paid for it.   If not, then its not a wayst, waist or waste of money because you haven’t spent anything.  
For others it may not be a waste.

wohoo, congratulations on being the first person in the thread to say the word ‘fail’ as if it merits a sentence all on its own.
Anyone out there have an ‘epic fail’ to add to that ?   So many fails are epic that we need to widen the goalposts a little now because epic isn’t so epic any more.  Which is a shame.  Look what happened to ‘awesome’ when that got overused.

Thanks for the HD video!  Could you please make a replay vid?

wow, that hardmode makes a huge difference! finally some feedback. the track seems much better now.

as requested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODWHA5nQrSM&fmt=22

i’ve also upped the mkv at Rapidshare – much better quality than the youtube conversion:
http://rapidshare.com/files/418087766/FerrariVA.mkv

I havent done what I consider a decent lap yet as those tight corners are still catching me out, but I have a 1m01.662 so far after about 10 hotlaps.  So Im about 5s off Massa.  I`m happy with that at this point :)

It is nkp… down to the change cam buttons

I havent done what I consider a decent lap yet as those tight corners are still catching me out, but I have a 1m01.272 so far after about 20 hotlaps.  So Im about 4s off Massa.  I`m happy with that at this point :)
My sector times are +0.8, +2.2, +0.6     Sector 2 was not my quickest of the day :(

Yes it is. I think it was confirmed at drivingitalia.

demo?? lol, the full thing is a ‘demo’

Its letting me put in my credit card information. Apparently they do not want my money. Sucks for them.

lol, they’re not mine, I just shared them ;)

it’s not a game, it is THE SIMULATOR! ))) Each track about 10 euros – that’s the joke I suppose! I wanna pay for the full version of the finished product! Very disappointed.

holy….. you can see the dirt on the wheel!!

Is there any way to pay without using paypal, I mean directly with a credit card… I hadn’t registered a paypal account (never needed one) and their method of confirming my creditcard can take up to 3 days to drop in….. I have a day off work today and want to try it now…

Same problem here. I wanted to order and play it now but if it takes 3 days to check the payment, it would be sometimes on Wednesday… :(

can we change fov ?

+1. on my 22″er the track is too small

Ah, thanks anyway.

No problem to pay with a credit card.
I’ve just done it, the game is in my computer and is waiting to be tested.
You must be logged and registered before paying with a credit card.

I see no reason to buy this with F1 2010 coming out for $10 less in two weeks.  I suppose if you like wasting your money it’s a GREAT BUY!!

Anyone get the message ‘antialiasing setting not supported’ when loading the game?

And does anyone know how to adjust gfx settings in replay?   It looks alot worse.

hoy about fps performance? i play at 60fps in iracing with medium.high graphics… i have a nvidia 9600gt ddr3…

I get that message whenever I set antialiasing to 16x – 8x works fine.

More practice there. Good driving.

Is it really worth getting and paying for it?

This does not appear to be available for US purchase. Is that correct, or am I missing something in the process? :)

Yeah after only 20 laps I think I`ll be practicing more :)

For me it was worth buying because it’s the price of quarter tank of petrol for me and I can use that up in a couple of days.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnkSK_XJsxo

Thanks man. Good luck on your driving. Forza Ferrari!

well i love it 0-58-5 so fAR

I’ve downloaded it but my PC is playing up and it won’t do the DirectX Install after the Virtual Academy install. I’m not too tecnological, so can someone please help. The PC is connected to the internet but the message keeps saying Cannot connect to site or something similar. Thanks guys!

Down to a 1:00:3xx now.   Plus my sector 3 was not my quickest.   I just need to find a tenth in each sector or even 2 tenths in S3 and Im under the 1m, which is now my goal.  I`ll be very happy with that.