F1 2012 manual

ele 4 Formula il” Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive Seizures Avery small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games. These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects. Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms—children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions: Sit farther from the screen; use a smaller screen; play in a well-lit room; and do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing. Precautions to take during use: * Sit a good distance away from the monitor. * Avoid playing if you are tired or have not had much sleep. * Make sure that the room in which you are playing is well lit. * Rest for at least 10 to 15 minutes per hour while playing a video game. EVERY ONI o CONTENT RATED ; www.pegi.info © 2012 The Codemasters Software Company Limited ("Codemasters"). All rights reserved. “Codemasters"®, *EGO"® and the Codemasters logo are registered trademarks owned by Codemasters. “Codemasters Racing” ™ is a trademark of Codemasters. Uses Bink Video, Copyright © 1997-2012 by RAD Game Tools, nc. Facial Animations powered by FaceFX. © 2002-2012, 0C3 Entertainment, Inc. and its licensors. ll rights reserved. Powered by Wwise © 2006-2012 Audiokinetc Inc ll rights reserved. Ogg Vorbis Libraries © 2012, Xiph.Org Foundation. Originally developed and published by Codemasters. The Mac OS X version of Fi 2012 is developed ‘and distributed by Feral Interactive Ltd. The ratings loon is a registered trademark ofthe Entertainment Software Association. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. An oficial product of the FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. ‘The F1 FORMULA 1 logo, 1 logo, F1 FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ogo, FORMULA 1, FORMULA ONE, F1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula One group company. LUcensed by Formula One World Championship Limited. All rghts reserve. ‘All other copyrights or trademarks are the property oftheir respective owners and are being used under license. Unauthorised copying, adaptation, rental, lending, re-sale, arcade use, charging for use, broadcast, cable transmission, public performance, distribution oF extraction ofthis product or any trademark or copyright work that forms par of this product is prohibited. CONTENTS Installation & Activation Getting Started Welcome to F1 2012™ Starting Out Controls The On-Track Game Screen Replays & Flashbacks Game Modes Multiplayer Technical Support Warranty Credits our WNP 10 12 16 17 17 INSTALLATION & ACTIVATION Itis important to install the game correctly before playing; installation is a one-time process that only takes a few minutes. Please follow the instructions below: 1. Double-click on the F1 2012.dmg file and wait for the F1 2012 disc icon to appear on your desktop. 2. fit doesn't open automatically, double-click on the F1 2012 disc icon to open it. 3. Drag the F1 2012™ application icon onto the Applications folder that appears next to it. It will start to copy across. 4. Once the copy has finished, drag the F1 2012 disc icon on your Desktop to the Trash. You may now delete the F1 2012.dmg file. 5. Once installation is complete, double-click on the F1 2012™ application icon, which is found in the Applications folder on your hard drive. The F1 2012 pre-game Options window will appear showing the Activation tab. 6. Enter your Product Key into the six empty boxes in the Activation tab. Once the Product Key has been entered, the Save button in the right-hand corner of the tab will activate. If you cannot find your Product Key after downloading the game please contact the vendor for assistance. Click the Save button to save your Product Key. Click the Activate Online... button in the Activation tab. A dialog box will appear confirming that your Product Key will be sent to Feral. 9. Click the Activate Online button in the new dialog box that appears. The Activation tab will update to show the number of machines on which the game is currently activated and on how many more you are allowed to activate it. In future, you can play the game without an internet connection. GETTING STARTED If F1 2012s not already running, double-click on the F1 2012 application icon. By default this is to be found in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive. The F1 2012 pre-game Options window will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch. After the splash screens and videos, the Start screen will appear. Press the Return ( ~) key. A dialog box will appear asking you to create an autosave file. Select Yes and press the Return (. =) key. A dialog box will appear asking you to enter a first name for your driver. Press the Return key, type a name and press the Return (,~ ) key again. A dialog box will appear asking you to enter a surname for your driver. Press the Return (. <) key, type a name and press the Return ( ~) key again. A dialog box will appear asking you to select a nationality for your driver. Select a nationality and press the Return (_<) key. A dialog box will appear asking you to select a country of origin for your driver. Select a country and press the Return (_ =) key. A dialog box will appear asking you to select a difficulty level. If this is your first time playing, we recommend you select Not too much, I'm new to this and need to get up to speed. Press the Return ( <) key. . The Young Driver Test menu will appear. Highlight a team and press the Return (=) key to join it. (You can view more information on a team by highlighting that team and pressing the Shift (~ ) key. Press the Shift («_) key again to close the information window.) . You will find yourself at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, where your race engineer is explaining how to drive a FORMULA ONE™ car... WELCOME TO F1 2012 Welcome to the world of FORMULA ONE racing! Discover what it feels like to drive some of the world’s greatest racing cars as you race wheel-to-wheel on all of the circuits from the 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™ calendar. Start out as a rookie driver and build your own career. Begin at the bottom and work your way up through the teams or stick with your favorite team and help them achieve glory in the FIA FORMULA ONE CONSTRUCTORS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. STARTING OUT GOLDEN QUESTIONS Once you have created a profile (see "Getting Started", p.3), you can edit it at any time from Main menu ~ My F1™ ~ Profile. DRIVING ASSISTS You can customize your driving assists from the Difficulty Settings menu (My F1 > Difficulty). Alternatively, driving assists can be modified from the in-race Pause Options menu. CONTROLS You can customize the controls for the game to your preferred settings by selecting My F1 > Driving Controls from the Main Menu. Please note that the instructions in the manual refer to the default keyboard controls (see below). If you have customized your controls or are using a gamepad, the controls listed here will no longer apply. CUSTOM You can set up a custom control configuration by setting the control profile to Custom (My F1 ~ Driving Controls — Control Profile). KEYBOARD CONTROLS + | STEER LEFT F1 | INSTANT REPLAY / FLASHBACK > | STEER RIGHT | LOOK LEFT w | ACCELERATE ¢¢_ | REAR VIEW S| BRAKE / REVERSE € | LOOK RIGHT D | GEAR UP C | CHANGE CAMERA A | GEAR DOWN || SELECTION MENU OPTION 1 + | DRS (REAR WING ACTIVATION) ® | SELECTION MENU OPTION 2 + | KERS # | SELECTION MENU OPTION 3 R | CAR STATUS $ | SELECTION MENU OPTION 4 esc| PAUSE GAMEPADS The default control configuration for F1 2012 are detailed below; these can be changed from within My F1 — Driving Controls or the in-race Pause Options menu. BRAKE / REVERSE [ Cao ea ‘ACCELERATE KERS fom (ey_] _/ CHANGE CAMERA INSTANT REPLAY / FLASHBACK |PAUSE | ><_ DRS (REAR WING iz gas von aN ACTIVATION) STEER © = =f © @ ] GEAR DOWN @_|_oaRstarUs coe) 0) | GEAR UP ie SELECTION MENU Lo] iw ‘360° FREE LOOK If you have an Xbox 360 controller, you will need to install a software driver before you can play. For instructions on how to do this, see How do I use an Xbox 360-compatible controller with F1 2012?, in the FAQs. The accelerate and brake commands are mapped to the buttons on the front of the gamepad by default, if you prefer to use analog sticks, you will need to re-map your controls. To do this, follow these instructions: Ensure that your gamepad is plugged in, then launch F1 2012. From the Main Menu, select My F1. Select Driving Controls. Ensure that the Control Profile is set to Custom. Select View/Customize Profile. Se PP Select Accelerate, then push the Right analog stick forwards. This will assign the accelerate command to this input. 7. Select Brake/Reverse, then pull the Right analog stick backwards. This will assign the brake commanzd to this input. You will now be able to accelerate and brake using the right analog stick. To accelerate, push the stick forward, and to brake, pull it backwards. The further you push or pull the stick, the more strongly you will accelerate or brake. For a list of supported controllers, see Can | play F1 2012 with a gamepad? in the FAQs. WHEELS Most standard USB wheels will work with F1 2012. You will need to map the game controls to inputs on your wheel and its components (such as pedals, if available) before racing. To do this, follow these instructions. 1. Ensure that your wheel and any components are plugged in, then launch F1 2012. From the Main Menu, select My F1. Select Driving Controls. Set the Control Profile to Custom. Set Override Input Device Type to Steering Wheel. Select View/Customise Profile. NS? See Select Accelerate and perform the action on your wheel or pedal to which you wish to map the accelerate command. 8. Repeat step 7 for the other commands, mapping them to the desired action on your wheel or pedal. You may also wish to adjust calibration to improve responsiveness. To do this, follow these instructions. From the Main Menu, select My F1. Select Driving Controls. Set the Control Profile to Custom. Set Override Input Device Type to Steering Wheel. Select Advanced Wheel Settings. (i Se a a a Customize the advanced settings for your wheel by adjusting the sliders. For a list of supported wheels, see Can | use a steering wheel with F1 2012?, in the FAQs. THE ON-TRACK GAME SCREEN The game screen provides a wealth of useful information about your car and the current race situation. Please note that some screen elements require a player input or event to occur before they will be displayed. Position and 5 Wrong way 8 Lap and lap time postions! indicator information Information Opponent 9 Car status 2 fuel ie and driver indicator information rake bias selection 7 Opponent Rev counter, proximity arrow 410 speed, gears, fuel, 3 Track map ERS and DRS. 4 Flags and messages REPLAYS & FLASHBACKS REPLAYS You can view an instant replay at any time by selecting the Instant Replay/ Flashback option from the in-race Pause Options menu. You can also view a replay of your race once it has ended. FLASHBACKS If you make a mistake on track there’s no need to restart your race; you can use a flashback if you have one available. A flashback allows you to undo your mistakes by rewinding the race and having another go at a section of the track. Just press the F1 key or select the Instant Replay/Flashback option from the in-race Pause Options menu to enter an instant replay. Rewind your race to a point before things went awry, then press the F9 key to use a flashback. You have a limited number of flashbacks so use them wisely! GAME MODES CAREER MODES The Career modes allow you to live out the dream of becoming a FORMULA ONE driver. YOUNG DRIVER TEST Learn how to drive a FORMULA ONE car and earn yourself a drive with a FORMULA ONE team, or simply hone your racing skills in a no-pressure environment. SEASON CHALLENGE Attempt to win the FIA FORMULA ONE DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP over a series of ten five-lap races in pre-set weather conditions. Choose your team and progress up the grid by defeating your rivals over a series of three races in order to gain their spot. CAREER The ultimate challenge, Career mode lets you compete in the full 20-race FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP across a total of five seasons. Attempt to win the FIA FORMULA ONE DRIVERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP and the FIA FORMULA ONE CONSTRUCTORS’ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP for your team. Beat your team mate and exceed your objectives to impress your boss and help the team develop new parts for your car, or to earn a contract with a rival team and progress up the grid. 10 CAREER (CONTINUED) You can customize the length of your experience by modifying the length of practice and qualifying sessions. You can do this by adjusting the participation level from within the Race Settings menu (Career > Race Settings ~ Participation Level). Select the Short Weekend - One-Shot Qualifying option to enter each race with no practice session and only a single qualifying lap. Select the Short Weekend - Full Qualifying option to enter each race with no practice session and three rounds of qualifying races. Select the Long Weekend - Full Qualifying option to add one 60-minute practice session and three rounds of qualifying races to each race. This option provides the closest simulation of a real FORMULA ONE weekend. QUICK RACE Choose a team and compete against all of the drivers from the 2012 FIA FORMULA ONE DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in an intense one-off race. PROVING GROUNDS TIME TRIAL Use the Time Trial mode to hone your skills and beat your own personal best lap times, and to build consistency on a particular track. TIME ATTACK Test your skills in a variety of scenarios. Each scenario will provide you with a particular track and car where you will be asked to beat three different ghost cars to earn a medal. Each scenario provides its own set of challenges, such as racing with a pre-set weather or tire type. CHAMPIONS MODE Ascenario-based challenge mode pitting you against F1 2012's six FIA FORMULA ONE DRIVERS' WORLD CHAMPIONS. Take on each champion in unique scenarios where weather, fuel and tires all play a part, before culminating in a seven driver head-to-head race. Take first place and you will be awarded with a medal to add to your collection. 11 MULTIPLAYER You can play F1 2012 multiplayer in split-screen, over a LAN (local area network) or online using Game Ranger. SPLIT SCREEN Before playing a split-screen multiplayer race, ensure at least two input devices are plugged into your Mac before you launch F1 2012. Unless otherwise specified, the following instructions are written for Player 1: 1. From the Main Menu, select Multiplayer. 2. Select Split Screen. 3. Adialog will appear prompting Player 2 to press the Start button. Player 2 must press a button on their input device to continue. The team selection screen will appear. Select a team, then a driver. The team selection screen will reappear. Player 2 must select a team, then a driver. 6. The Race Settings window will appear. From here, you can customise the race settings. When you are happy with your settings, select Continue. 7. The track selection screen will appear. Select a track to begin the race. 12 LAN Race up to 16 players over a local area network connection. You can customize various settings, including race length and participation level. How you launch a LAN multiplayer race in F1 2012 differs depending on whether you wish to host or join a race. TO HOST A LAN MULTIPLAYER RACE: 1. 2. 3. 4. bi From the Main Menu, select Multiplayer. Select LAN. Select Create Session. The Host Options dialog will appear. From here, you can customise your race settings. When you are happy with your settings, select Create Session. The race lobby will appear. From here, you can further customise your race settings using the menu options on the left of the screen. When you are happy with your settings, select Ready. A countdown will begin and the game will launch after 30 seconds or once all the players in the lobby have selected Ready, whichever is the sooner. TO JOIN A LAN MULTIPLAYER RACE: “ls 2. 3. 4. From the Main Menu, select Multiplayer. Select LAN. Select Find Session. If there is at least one available session, the Session List window will appear. Highlight the session that you wish to join and press the Return key (.~), then select Join Session. You will be taken to the race lobby. From here, you can customise your race settings using the menu options on the left of the screen. When you are happy with your settings, select Ready. Once the host has selected Ready, a countdown will begin and the game will launch after 30 seconds or once all the players in the lobby have selected Ready, whichever is the sooner. 13 ONLINE Before you play an online multiplayer game of F1 2012, you must download and install GameRanger. The GameRanger application can be downloaded from http://www.gameranger.com/. NOTE: You must ensure that Game Ranger is able to find the F1 2012 application. For information on how to do this, see How do I make sure GameRanger can find F1 2012? in the FAQs. When playing an online multiplayer game, we recommend that you choose the most powerful computer among those playing to host the game. TO HOST A GAME: 1. Double-click on the GameRanger application icon. 2. The GameRanger application will open. 3. Click on the Host button. 4. The Host Game window will appear. When you are happy with your settings, click the OK button. 5. Wait for at least one other player to join the game. When you are ready to begin, click the Start button. 6. The GameRanger application will launch the F1 2012 application. When the pre-game Options window appears, click the Play button. 7. F12012will launch. If you have more than one profile, you will be prompted to choose the profile you wish to use. Select a profile and press the Return key(.°). 8. The Host Options dialog will appear. When you are happy with your settings, select Create Session. 9. The race lobby will appear. From here, you can further customise your race settings using the menu options on the left of the screen. When you are happy with your settings, select Ready. 10. A countdown will begin and the game will launch after 30 seconds or once all the players in the lobby have selected Ready, whichever is the sooner. 14 TO JOIN A GAME: 1. 2. 3. 4. Double-click on the GameRanger application icon. The GameRanger application will open. From the list of available games, double-click on an F1 2012 game. When the host starts the game, the pre-game Options window will appear. Click the Play button. F1 2012 will launch. If you have more than one profile, you will be prompted to choose the profile you wish to use. Select a profile and press the Return key (=). The Session List window will appear showing the GameRanger session. Highlight the session and press the Return key (<=), then select Join Session. You will be taken to the race lobby. From here, you can customise your race settings using the menu options on the left of the screen. When you are happy with your settings, select Ready. Once the host has selected Ready, a countdown will begin and the game will launch after 30 seconds or once all the players in the lobby have selected Ready, whichever is the sooner. 15 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Every effort has been made to make F1 2012 as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running F1 2012, please read on. The latest version of the FAQs can be found by selecting the View FAQs button in the Support tab of the pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you start the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com CONTACTING FERAL If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support: 1. The error message displayed when the problem occurred (if any). 2. AnF1 2012 Report.txt file. This contains: * An Apple System Profiler Report of your Mac * Any crash logs that exist for F1 2012 * Alist of the game's contents All the information required can be obtained by opening F1 2012 and clicking on the Support tab in the pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file in your ~/Downloads folder (the "~" symbol refers to your home directory). Now click on the Create e-mail button. Remember to attach the F1 2012 Report.txt file to your e-mail. In your e-mail, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with F1 2012. We will do our best to help you. E-Mail: f12012support@feralinteractive.com If you prefer to speak with a member of the support team, you may call on the following number: NORTH AMERICA CALLERS Tel: 1-888-592-9925 (Toll Free) Available between 9.00am and 6.00pm Central Standard Time, Monday to Friday. UNITED KINGDOM CALLERS Tel: 020 8875 9787 Fax: 020 8875 1846 Available between 9.00am and 6.00pm GMT, Monday to Friday. INTERNATIONAL CALLERS Tel: +44 20 8875 9787 Fax: +44 20 8875 1846 Available between 9.00am and 6.00pm GMT, Monday to Friday. Outside of business hours, please leave a message with your name, number and the game for which you are seeking support. 16 WARRANTY Feral Interactive Ltd. guarantees to the original buyer of the multimedia product that the digital versatile disc (DVD) supplied with this multimedia product shall not show any fault during a normal use period of ninety (90) days from the invoiced date of purchase, or any other longer warranty time period provided by applicable legislation. Please return any defective multimedia product together with the manual by registered letter to: Feral Returns 64 Kimber Road London, SW18 4PP United Kingdom Please state your full name and address (including postcode), as well as the date and location of purchase. If a disc is returned without proof of purchase or after the warranty period has expired, Feral Interactive Ltd. will choose to either repair or to replace it at customer's expense. This warranty is invalid if the disc has been damaged through negligence, accident or misuse, or if it has been modified after acquisition. The User recognizes expressly that he uses the multimedia product at his own risk. The multimedia product is provided as is, without any warranty other than what is laid down above. The User is responsible for any costs of repairing and/or correcting the multimedia product. To the extent of what is laid down by law, Feral Interactive Ltd. rejects any warranty relating to the market value of the multimedia product, the User's satisfaction or its capacity to perform a specific use. The User is responsible for all risks connected with lost profit, lost data, errors and lost business or other information as a result of owning or using the multimedia product. As some legislations do not allow for the aforementioned warranty limitation, itis possible that it does not apply to the User. CREDITS Originally developed by: Codemasters Originally published by: Codemasters Developed for the Mac by: Feral Interactive Distributed for the Mac by: Feral Interactive 17 Powered by Wuwise’ audio pipeline solution VIDEO