New Look iGP

No plans for that at the moment.







I wasn't sure about this one, so I asked and got this answer: "Not sure yet, I don't really see why it would change".

Since staff was mentioned.
Are they staying or going the Tech didn't appear to be on any of the setup screenshots.

Designer - Develops parts.
Technical Director - Manufactures parts.
Commercial Manager - Merchandise & Sales.
Team Doctor - Driver & Staff well-being.
Engineers - Build the car.
Mechanics - Maintain car & do pit stops.
Spies - Watch opponents cars for illegal parts lol

Extras?
Race Engineers - Helps driver find setup for the race.
PR Manager - Finds better sponsor offers for the team & generates a fan base.
Scouts - Search for up'n'coming drivers, look for new suppliers & watch the weather computer doesn't always know that turns 6,7 & 8 are wet and it's sunny at the pit lane :P

I'd love to be able to throw my money at building my own engine. I have over $500 million right now and can't do anything with it.

Yeah, Jack, what he said :) And if you actually CAN, make it incredibly hard, complex and expensive so only very VERY few can do it :)

I cant see that happening as it goes against the idea of stopping people from dominating.

The track information is fixed, although the way cars work is quite different now. There will likely be an additional row in this table from the screenshot you posted which displays your cars "compatibility" with the circuit, likely rated in stars (e.g. 5 stars would be ideal for this track, 1 would be poor).

The way car performance works in the new iGP, different cars will be suited to different tracks. Like in real life, where McLaren have a great chassis but low power, so they are in the points at Monaco but miles off at Monza. Or a few years back where the Lotus/Renault was really kind on its tyres and could always run longer stints than the competition. At least, that is what we're hoping to finalise through the beta testing phase. It's going to be very tricky to get that balance right, though, and we may have to compromise to keep things balanced.

So, we aim to have that kind of effect built in to the new design system. Rather than the track attributes changing on this page, the cars compatibility will.

Yikes. A second read over this and now I am terrified of the changes in gameplay. Here are my concerns based on what I've read here.

I am not interested in the over-simplification of the practice test runs, or set up of the car. The current system is much more to my liking. Secondly, the simplification of specifying fuel from litres to laps is disconcerting.

Why eliminate the risks that make the game challenging? Many, if not all, mobile devices can already manage performing test runs. It's the same as clicking away on the computer with a mouse. Plus, many, if not all, mobile devices have a calculator. Managing fuel is incredibly easy with many experienced tech directors available. Players learn they are using less fuel per lap if they aren't running at the maximum push level. They record this and make sure to run less fuel next season.

Simplifying fuel will make the tech director useless. I'm sure you've repurposed that position to be useful in some other way. Please don't simplify the game this much. Allow us to specify how many laps of fuel we want per stint as well as manually typing in litres per stint. I see simplifying fuel would affect how supplier info is displayed. I feel like by removing how many litres we are filling into the car we will not know how heavy the car will be per stint.

What will happen to push levels relation to fuel consumption? No longer will we be challenged to face setbacks on consuming too much fuel per lap and wind up pitting earlier than we would have liked.

So many questions I have, but I am in the dark. There needs to be more updates on this new iGP with screenshots and explanations on just how much change there is coming. I don't think a rollout for November will be feasible.

I wonder what my league's managers think of this.

Thanks for the feedback, I am still reading your posts.

One simple solution would be to add a "hardcore mode" after launch, which re-introduces a lot of complexity, or increased complexity over even the current game. This could be a mode which certain leagues could run, if set by the host.

The game will inevitably be simplified on the next update, primarily so that the game is playable on mobiles. It's unrealistic to expect people to use calculators on their phone to play a game. That won't work, with many devices barely jump between apps at a respectable rate, not to mention the extra brain-power it requires to remember the numbers when coming back to the app.

It's very easy to assume people will put up with inconveniences like that, but in reality it never works out. Just look at how much the Java applet we used up until now has alienated people, for example. We want people to be able to play in a bar, or on the sofa at their convenience. Not only when they have a desk, a calculator, a computer with certain plugins and browsers installed and a sheet of paper or a spreadsheet handy.