So you aren’t happy with the tire model in your favorite sim? Like to complain about it on your favorite forums? Well before you start accusing your favorite developer of personally ruining your life, maybe you should watch this video to understand just how hard a good tire model is.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/Br238fD9aOE[/youtube]
This is partially what I think Reiza Studio’s Niels Heusinkveid is trying to accomplish in his new Reiza Tech Talk. As Neils shows, there are many, many, many variables that go into a tire model. Really the whole building of a tire model becomes an exercise in program management. There are so many variables and possible roads to go down that these developers have to be REALLY organized.
And clearly Niels is good at all of the above, as Game Stock Car Extreme (GSCE) is one of the better sims out there today, even on the old rFactor gMotor engine.
Now on the flip side, if this type of Excel work gets you all hot and bothered, then its time to get you to work! There’s plenty of mod teams out there and I’m sure they would be more than happy to take you under their wing.
I’ve a friend of mine which is deeply into this… ‘technic’.
It is very interesting to come by the real constructor sheets; once computed and coded into a sim these data can do wonders.
…Time to try GTR2 Reborn, here!! (but before there are the wheels/shifter/etc. that needs to be received, and a new pc to build… D’OH!)