Rfactor 2 news - Unofficial Blog » Rfactor2 http://rfactor2.org Your source for Rfactor 2 updates Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:52:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 rFactor Website Updated for rFactor 2, New Car Models http://rfactor2.org/2011/08/01/rfactor-website-updated-for-rfactor-2-new-car-models/ http://rfactor2.org/2011/08/01/rfactor-website-updated-for-rfactor-2-new-car-models/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:52:40 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=338 rfactor 2 logoEarlier this month, Image Space Incorporated updated its official rFactor website to include separate pages for its upcoming sequel, rFactor 2, which is now tentatively dated as “TBA 2011″.

ISI has been lightly dishing details over the past year on rFactor 2. ISI had most recently provided a weather changing video and a developer Q & A. One of the craziest weeks, E3, has passed mainstream gaming media. Given that, ISI has decided to release over a dozen rendered wallpapers, with “some new models on them,” the developed mentioned on Twitter today.

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For those that want to look at the 4 x 3 or 16 x 10 sizes of the wallpapers, feel free to click on over to rFactor’s website. My question to RSC fans: of the models you can make out, what cars are you happiest to see? What models is ISI most sorely missing?

Source: rFactor

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In what may become dubbed the year of the new tire model, Image Space Incorporated is looking to add a little competition to iRacing 2.0′s new tire model this year. ISI is aiming to accurately model the heat, wear, deformation and performance changes a tire undergoes in rFactor 2.

In the above video, tires visibly form themselves to the track surface or curbing and catch the weight of the car upon landing. The new tire model changes are still in-development, says Image Space Incorporated’s Tim Wheatley.

ISI is still aiming for rFactor 2 to have an initial release in 2011. ISI is also incorporating dynamic changes beyond the new tire model; there will be changes to the racing line including rubber build-up and marbles, day-night-day transitions, and wet-dry transitions.

For now, though, we only have a look at the tire model. The deformation becomes even more noticeable in this next short video where the developers have increased wear at a magnitude of 100x.

Is this enough attention to detail for the next rFactor? Share your thoughts about the new tire model in the comments below.

Source: rFactor 2

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2011/07/31/new-tire-models-in-rfactor-2-videos/feed/ 0 BSIM gives the SC430 retribution. http://rfactor2.org/2009/06/15/bsim-gives-the-sc430-retribution/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/06/15/bsim-gives-the-sc430-retribution/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:24:12 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=270 ducklexus.jpgWhen you see the street version of this car on the road, you can’t help but cringe. The SC430 looks like a novelty bath tub that copulated with a set of wheels. The car is great if you like to go 80mph, so long as you have a rubber ducky buckled shotgun and your cabin is full of lukewarm water.

bsim1sc.jpgBSIM’s decision to model the 1SC from the Japan GT series makes perfect sense. If any car needed to prove that it can be aggressive visually, it was the SC430. While I am no fan of the street version, I totally dig the Barry Bonds version used for racing. In fact, I built up a tamiya model of this car for that particular reason.

mobil1sc.jpgThanks BSIM, now please (pretty please!) give us the white Mobil skin.

Click here for more pics of BSIM’s awesome model.

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/06/15/bsim-gives-the-sc430-retribution/feed/ 0 NSX for RFactor 2 http://rfactor2.org/2009/05/04/nsx-for-rfactor-2/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/05/04/nsx-for-rfactor-2/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 18:59:49 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=232 bsm-rfactor-2.jpg If U.S. financial institutions updated us on their progress like the Belgian Sim Racers, there wouldn’t be this much angst in the stock market. The latest template of the BSR Honda NSX for the WSGT series have been released. The renders and attention to detail are sure to please any sim racer, and if called upon, pass any series of government stress tests. Though the test shots in Rfactor don’t show the full potential of the model, the fact that development for the next iteration of Rfactor is proceeding smoothly is in itself promising. Good luck WIX and crew!

Also, check out their Nissan R390 Template when you get the chance.

**UPDATE 5.5.09* The body template has now been finalized. Check out a pic here. Here is the post!

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/05/04/nsx-for-rfactor-2/feed/ 0 Gjon Camaj gives us a sense of time http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/20/gjon-camaj-gives-us-a-sense-of-time/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/20/gjon-camaj-gives-us-a-sense-of-time/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:44:23 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=176 It seems hard to believe, but Rfactor 2 does operate in relative time. Off Camaj’s twitter:

“We have not release date in mind yet. There is enough work for the remainder of the year however.”

By work, I am going to assume he meant the developmental aspect of the game if everything goes according to plan. At least we have screenshots to keep us happy.

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/20/gjon-camaj-gives-us-a-sense-of-time/feed/ 0 Throwing is not allowed in Rfactor 2 http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/16/throwing-is-not-allowed/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/16/throwing-is-not-allowed/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:53:01 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=166

It’s a message to you hooligans in the stands, letting you know that the next iteration of Rfactor will provide a clean environment with crisp lines and high contrast. It is also the reason why the stands are vacant.

With the ruckus out of the way, let’s take a moment to enjoy the sunset and the placidity that this screenshot provides. Better days are ahead my friends, with Gjon Camaj and crew, bringing hope in the Obama sense.

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/16/throwing-is-not-allowed/feed/ 0 Rfactor 2 shadows by the dozen http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/07/new-rf2-screenshots/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/07/new-rf2-screenshots/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:34:43 +0000 admin http:/?p=1 Dusk. Dynamic Shadows. All Around Awesomeness. These have to be the best screenshots to date, giving it a GT5 aura in terms of aesthetics. The amount of contrast exhibited is going to really help drivers gauge perspective. If game play resembles this even slightly, it looks like more than few people who were turned off by the visuals will convert (specifically you Forza and GT5 users).

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/04/07/new-rf2-screenshots/feed/ 0 Rfactor 2 car and track unite! http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/24/rfactor-2-car-and-track-unite/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/24/rfactor-2-car-and-track-unite/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:27:04 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=127

Gjon Camaj is enjoying Spa Francorcham and we couldn’t be happier. In his third screenshot of the track, Camaj has given us the holy grail of screenshots that incorporates both the car and track. The track is stunning and the car model looks even more detailed than the Panoz Roadster that was released earlier. Chrome and Stainless Steel textures are replicated well (are we going to get directx 10?) and the tires retain their integrity in high detail regardless of perspective. This slide can only be beaten by two things; a car in motion or the release of Rfactor2.

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/24/rfactor-2-car-and-track-unite/feed/ 0 Fog we can all live with http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/05/fog-we-can-all-live-with/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/05/fog-we-can-all-live-with/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:39:58 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=119 As an Rfactor fan I, along with many others, have longed for weather effects. ISI has listened to our voices by giving us a teaser of Spa Francorcham with fog! Just like an episode of LOST, we have received an answer to one question, but many more questions are derived from it.

    1.Are these weather effects going to be a significant variable in the game that changes the cars dynamics?
    2.How random will the weather be? How much can a user customize the weather?
    3.What other effects can we look for? (i.e. wind)

ISI also released a Karting track that shows off Rfactor 2’s sense of immersion. (I don’t have too much to say, the fog has captivated me,) On to the pics!

]]> http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/05/fog-we-can-all-live-with/feed/ 0 First Rfactor 2 car is exposed in roadster form for metaphorical enjoyment http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/05/first-rfactor-2-car-is-exposed-in-roadster-form-for-metaphorical-enjoyment/ http://rfactor2.org/2009/03/05/first-rfactor-2-car-is-exposed-in-roadster-form-for-metaphorical-enjoyment/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:50:44 +0000 admin http://rfactor2.org/?p=107 The Panoz Roadster is the first Rfactor 2 screenshot of a car released by ISI. Compared to cars in Rfactor, the car already looks exponentially better in its developmental stage. The reflections finally give us a sense that the car was painted in something other than matte :) .

With details and reflections showing the true potential of models, Rfactor 2 will become a Mecca for current 3d modelers and skin developers who have had to show their works in 3dmax for others to truly appreciate it. For modelers who have assets in Rfactor, Rfactor 2 is a Renaissance, giving older models a fresh take without having either to completely overhaul or redesign models.

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