Image Space Incorporated (ISI) has had a few notable updates to rFactor 2 recently, so lets recap.
First up is the release of Alabama Speedway oval. Spoiler, it’s Talladega. Alabama Speedway stays true to it’s pseudo Talladega form, coming it at 2.66 miles around and super steep banking in the corners.
Also of note is it’s another Third Party Affiliate track (3PA), meaning it wasn’t created by ISI, but was created with support from ISI to ensure it’s up to rFactor 2 standards.
Next up is an update to the ISI Formula Masters (FISI 2012). It’s been a bit since the older model received an update, so ISI threw the book at it with a whole bunch of updates.
Changelog:
– Tyre Tweaks.
– AI cut corners less.
– Downforce slightly increased (about 3+%).
– Faster pit times for tyre changes.
– Reduced max toe angles.
– Minor setup tweaks.
– Minor chassis tweaks, including better unsprung masses.
– New steering system.
– Recalculated brake system, including reduced brake bias adjustability range.
– .75kg fuel steps now (near enough to 1L)
– Removed redundant class filter from .veh files “ISI_FM02”
– Tyres updated to use CPM, including wet tyre improvements.
– Moved to Ultrachassis (which includes proper working chassis flex, DOF improvements, additional compliance’s, and quicker (more direct) steering).
– AI correlation tweaks.
– Placed pushrods near upright to decrease inaccurate ‘degressive rates’.
– Tiny Aero tweaks. Including very slight reduction to turbulent air.
– Latest sound attenuation tweaks.
– Slight optimization to LOD distances.
– Some additional newer tracks added to trackconfigs.ini
Now here are a couple news items from earlier this month we missed.
Another 3PA oval was released on the 15th, Palm Springs Speedway. Like Alabama Speedway, Palm Springs is based off a real-world track, Homestead-Miami Speedway. Also like Alabama, it’s a 3PA track.
rFactor 2’s version features not only the 1.5 mile banked oval but two road course configurations coming in at 2.18 and 2.27 mi respectively.
Last in our house keeping effort is Build 1036 which was released back on the 9th. As we mentioned on the TWISR live show that day, the build was pretty minor compared to previous ones, but here it is anyway in the name of continuity.
Build Notes:
FEATURES:
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– Made the pit menu wing adjustments use the same display value as the garage.
FIXES:
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– Fixed idiot light when vehicle rev limit is smaller while in neutral.
– Attempted fix for laps sometimes being lost on a race rejoin.
– Fixed a crash when starting ded server if borderless mode was previously selected
– Fixed a problem where the wrong port was used to tell Steam friends about the server you are on.
– Removed the condition that only non-demos can change the opponent list.
– Fix for “join as spectator” problem.
– PLR value “MULTI Safety Car Collidable” (used for multiplayer) now works; previously only “GPRIX Safety Car Collidable” (used for single player) was fixed.
– Fixed occasional ‘missing gears’ problem.
MODDING / PUBLIC DEV:
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– Increased size of some mas2 dialogs
– Added a confirmation before deleting all waypoints in mod mode.
– Added delete next/prev to selected waypoint menu.
– Changed “delete branch” to only require single waypoint selected.
– Slightly raised the line showing where the AI is aim to make it more likely to be above the track surface.