F1 2010

F1 2010

Developers
	Codemasters Birmingham
Publishers
	Codemasters
Engines
	EGO 1.5
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	84
IGDB	84
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Formula 1

Formula 1
Grand Prix (series)
Power F1	1996
Team F1	1996
Formula One (Psygnosis) (series)
F1 (Image Space) (series)
Official Formula 1 Racing	1999
F1 Manager (2000)	2000
Formula 1 (Codemasters) (series)
F1 Manager (series)

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

Key points

Known R&D Bug, that can corrupt save files. See Corrupt save file

The game features full keyboard support but an Xbox 360 Controller is recommended.

General information

Codemasters Forums for the series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM 7 DRM.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM

Essential improvements

Patches

A title update is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run setup.exe). The Steam version is unpatched and will also prompt for the update.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FormulaOne\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44310/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\FormulaOne\savegame\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44310/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Can be adjusted, see here.
Windowed		Use Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x-8x MSAA, 8x QCSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Mouse not used in-game.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 5
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish				Local retail version only.
Spanish

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		No Splitscreen
LAN play
Online play		12

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3074
UDP	3074

This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		2D The game is listed as official on the vorpx cloud list but has not been confirmed to be 3D yet.

Devices
TrackIR

Issues unresolved

Corrupt save file

Issue may be fixed with Patch 1.01.

Exiting the game at certain moments can lead to a corrupt savegame.

Replace corrupt file with a new one

Do NOT create a new Autosave. Exit the game after seeing the message about the corrupt savefile. Create a copy of the savegamefolder. Restart game, create a new Autosave and exit normally. Replace the new savefolder file by file with your old save and start the game each time. When encountering the corrupt save message, remember the file, that was replaced earlier. It is the corrupt one. Create a new Autosave as prompted and exit the game normally. Replace all files in the new savegamefolder with your old save with the exception of the corrupt one. Notes Does not restore the content stored in the corrupt file. Not an option, if a new Autosave was created prior to making a copy of the folder.

Restore older version
Go to the savegamelocation. Right click on the folder and pick "Restore previous version". Notes Progress made after restoring point is lost. Windows restorefunction needs to be active prior to the incident.

Other information

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE

Play without GFWL[citation needed]
Download the replacement xlive.dll. Extract into <path-to-game> Notes This cuts most online content. Previous made saves can not be read and are treated by the game as corrupt saves (the prompted creation of a new save may overwrite the players progress).

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11	11 requires version 1.01

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL, Rapture3D
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Games for Windows - LIVE

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon X2
System memory (RAM)	1 GB 2 GB (Vista, 7)
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	12.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon X1800