Well that was quick. Earlier this week we pondered when Service Pack 3 (SP3) for EnduRacer’s Endurance Series rFactor mod would be released and that answer turned out to be Saturday. Yes, even before the drivers at this weekend’s 12 Hours of Sebring could turn a lap in anger, Service Pack 3 was out and allowing all of us sim racers to do the same.
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Service Pack 3 not only features nine new cars (featuring 200+ skins!) across four different categories but other updates to EnuRacer’s previous work. These updates include a new menu design, new intro video (which is sick), new 3D helmet design, improved sounds and improved overall car physics. A lot of good stuff here. The entire list of updates can be seen at the bottom.
If you have rFactor still installed – or recently picked it up on Steam – you need this mod. Service Pack 3 can be downloaded here. If you are new to the mod then you’ll need to install the FULL version (SP2.1) first, then install SP3. Paint templates for the new cars will be released in the near future as well.
If you have moved on from rFactor and gone to rFactor 2, there’s good news. Now that SP3 is out, the EnuRacers will turn their attention to bringing the Endurance Series mod to rFactor 2. In fact, the team will first be bringing their Flat 6 mod (Porsche) to rFactor 2 first as a test run. Hopefully that goes smoothly and the Endurance Series can be moved over as well with little drama.
Endurance Series mod Service Pack 3 Features
Graphics – Added 9 new 3D models :
LMP1 – Lola Aston-Martin DBR1/2 (Spec 2009-2010)
LMP1 – Lola Coupe B09/86 Dyson (2011-2012)
LMP1 – Oreca 01 AIM (Spec 2009-2010)
LMP1 – Zytek 07S/Ginetta Zytek 09S (Spec 2007-2011)
LMP2 – Lola Coupe B/80 (Spec 2008-2011, engine : Judd, AER, HPD, Mazda)
LMP2 – Oreca 03 (Spec 2011-2013)
LMP2 – Zytek 07S/Ginetta Zytek 09S (Spec 2007-2011)
GT1 – Maserati MC12 (Spec 2004-2009)
GT2 – BMW M3 E92 (Spec 2009-2011)
Graphics – Added new menu design.
Graphics – Added new intro video.
Graphics – Added new helmet 3D Design.
Graphics – Added 200+ skins of the 9 new models.
Graphics – Added helmet paint shemes of numerous real drivers.
Graphics – Corrected pace car graphics with working lights (thanks to Taranis).
Sounds – High quality sounds for the 9 new cars.
Sounds – Improved sounds for the following cars : Audi R10, Creation CA06, Epsilon Euskadi EE1, Peugeot 908, Acura ARX-01, Porsche RS Spyder, Aston Martin DBR9, Corvette C6R, Lambourghini R-GT, Saleen S7R, Ferrari F430 GT2, Flat6 GT3, Oreca FLM09.
Sounds – Alternate sounds in update for the following cars : Acura ARX LMP2, Ginetta Nissan LMP2, Lola B10/80 HPD V6 LMP2.
Physics – High fidelity physics and damages behavior for the 9 new cars.
Physics – Overall improvements on car physics (including updates on v1, SP1 and SP2 cars).
Finally broke down and bought the “Stock Car Extreme.” It is okay, but still an older game. Maybe once they put this on rFactor2 I might pick it up too. Nice to have different games with the “new” cars and tracks. I would like to try a demo of rFactor2. Heck I might buy it if I could try it.
Go here, download the demo 🙂
http://rfactor.net/web/rf2/rf2dl/
For my money, rF2 offers the best driving experience. Love the physics and FFB. Day/night and weather.
But it’s not quite as complete a game as AC or R3E or (I assume) Project Cars. That being said, IMHO, no sim library is complete without it.
And I love GSCE too. Arguably, the best bang for your sim racing buck.