Originally developed by Codemasters
Developed for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
This document is intended to help you answer any questions that you may have about F1™ 2017
Yes, achievements are supported by F1™ 2017.
If you are signed in to Steam, your achievements will be visible to you in-game and also to other players through the Steam application.
Yes.
The gamepads in the following list have been tested and are supported by F1™ 2017:
If your gamepad is not on the list, email padsupport@feralinteractive.com and our support team will reply to you with a request for information about your device. Once we have this information, a gamepad support file will be created and emailed to you.
Once created, this gamepad support file will be used in all future games and updates - so you will not only be helping us get your device working; you will also help all other owners of the same device who play Feral games!
Yes.
The following gamepads will be recognized by the game, but do not have enough buttons or analog controls to support all the possible in-game controls, meaning some in-game tasks will require the keyboard or mouse:
Yes, most standard USB wheels will work with F1™ 2017. The peripherals in the following list have been tested:
Wheels
* Fanatec CSL Elite
* Fanatec CSR
* Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S
* Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo
* Fanatec Porsche 911 Carrera
* Fanatec Porsche 911 GT2
* Fanatec Porsche 911 GT3 RS
* Logitech Driving Force GT
* Logitech Driving Force PRO
* Logitech Driving Force EX
* Logitech G27
* Logitech G29 (in PS3 mode)
* Logitech G920
* Logitech MOMO
* Thrustmaster Ferrari Moderna 360
Pedals
* Fanatec Clubsport V1 Pedals
* Fanatec Clubsport V2 Pedals
* Fanatec Clubsport V3 Pedals
* Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals
The following wheel bases and wheel rims have also been tested; all listed wheel bases are compatible with all listed wheel rims.
Wheel Bases
* Fanatec V2 Wheel Base
* Fanatec CSW 2.5 Wheel Base
Wheel Rims
* Fanatec Clubsport BMW M3 GT2 Wheel Rim
* Fanatec CSL P1 Wheel Rim
* Fanatec Clubsport GT Wheel Rim
You may need to set up your steering wheel before racing. To do so, follow these steps:
Ensure that your wheel and any components are connected to your computer, then launch F1™ 2017.
From the Main Menu, press the F2 key to open the Game Options
Select Settings
Select Customise Controls.
Select Control Scheme.
Select your wheel from the Preset Control Schemes list.
If the driving controls aren’t mapped to your steering wheel correctly after changing the input device, you will need to remap the controls manually. To do so, follow these steps:
Select your wheel from the Preset Control Schemes list, then select Edit.
Select Accelerate, then perform the action on your wheel to which you wish to map the “accelerate” command.
Repeat step 2 for all the other game commands, mapping them to the desired action on your wheel.
NOTE: Force Feedback (FFB) may not work in F1™ 2017. Force Feedback is supported by F1™ 2017. Unfortunately, many hardware manufacturers do not provide Force Feedback drivers for Mac OS X.
Some gamepads support both DirectInput and XInput modes. These gamepads can be identified by a switch on them that has two options, “D” (DirectInput) and “X” (XInput).
To play F1™ 2017 a gamepad must be supported and set to DirectInput mode.
Currently supported devices that have this switch are:
If your gamepad has the switch and is not on this list, you will not be able to use it to play F1™ 2017 without a pad support file. To obtain one, email padsupport@feralinteractive.com and our support team will reply to you with a request for information about your device. Once we have this information, we can usually create a gamepad support file and email it to you.
To switch the gamepad to DirectInput mode, follow these instructions:
If the F1™ 2017 application is running, close it.
Unplug the gamepad (or wireless receiver, if the gamepad is wireless).
Turn the switch on the pad to “D”.
Plug the pad or wireless receiver back in.
Restart the F1™ 2017 application.
You will now be able to play F1™ 2017 with the gamepad.
Yes.
To run F1™ 2017 in windowed mode, follow these instructions:
From the F1™ 2017 pre-game Options window, select the Display tab.
Check the Run in a window checkbox.
Click the Play button. The game will start in windowed mode.
NOTE: Enabling windowed mode may decrease the game's performance.
Yes.
If you have a Retina display, you will be able to take advantage of the extra pixels by running F1™ 2017 in native resolution. This means that the game will display one pixel for every pixel on your display.
To do this, follow these instructions:
From the F1™ 2017 pre-game Options window, select the Display tab.
Select the largest resolution from the Resolution drop-down menu to play the game in native Retina resolution.
Click the Play button. The game will start in native Retina resolution.
NOTE: In many cases, increasing your game's resolution will impact upon its performance.
Short Apple keyboards do not have Home (↖), End (↘), Page Up (⇞), Page Down (⇟) or Delete (⌦) keys.
In order to use game commands that are mapped to these keys, you will need to use the Function (fn) key as follows:
Home (↖) = Function (fn) key + Left Arrow (◀) key
End (↘) = Function (fn) key + Right Arrow (▶) key
Page Up (⇞) = Function (fn) key + Up Arrow (▲) key
Page Down (⇟) = Function (fn) key + Down Arrow (▼) key
Delete (⌦) = Function (fn) key + Backspace (←) key
By default, music playing in iTunes will be paused when you start playing F1™ 2017.
To turn this feature off, follow the steps below:
Double-click on the F1™ 2017 application icon. The pre-game Options window will appear.
Select the Extras tab.
Uncheck the Pause iTunes while playing F1™ 2017 checkbox.
Select the Play button to start playing.
To turn this feature back on at a later date, simply check the Pause iTunes while playing F1™ 2017 checkbox and then select the Play button.
Your saved games are stored in your game's preferences folder.
To open this folder, click the Open Preferences Folder button in the Support tab of the pre-game Options window.
To take screenshots while playing F1™ 2017 you should use the following key command:
Command (⌘) + Ctrl + P
When you press all three keys at once, a single image of the on-screen contents will be saved in the Feral Interactive folder in your computer's ~/Pictures folder (the "~" symbol refers to your home directory).
The JPEG image contains metadata in a string in the following format.
GameName/Version Number (OS Version; CPU Speed; Installed RAM; Video RAM; Current Graphics Card)
For example in F1™ 2017 the string might look a little like this:
F1 2017/1.0 (Mac OS 10.12.6; 3.0; 8.0; 4.0; AMD Radeon R9 M395X)
This information can be easily removed by exporting the screenshot into a different format using Preview or another image editing tool.
NOTE: None of the metadata stored can be used to identify the user.
No. F1™ 2017 has been tested with the basic formatting option for Mac OS X, which is HFS+. This system is not case-sensitive and identifies files by name without checking capitalization.
The capitalization of filenames is not consistent throughout the game. While this will not always prevent the game from running on case-sensitive file systems, it may lead to crashes and other unpredictable behaviour.
If you have to run a case-sensitive setup and you experience problems with F1™ 2017, please install the game on a standard formatted partition or read/write disk image. In most cases this will allow you to play the game on your machine.
There are several factors which have an impact on the speed at which F1™ 2017 runs. Please see the F1™ 2017 Performance Tips section in the ReadMe for ways to increase the speed at which the game runs on your computer.
Please read the technical support information in the ReadMe; this tells you what to check and if necessary, how to contact Feral Technical Support with your issue.