Developer Q&A 8/13-11/13

Developer Q&A 8/13-11/13

Link to previous Q&A -- http://rfactor.net/web/rf2/devscorner/community-qa/

The deadline for questions will be 30/10/13 7:00am (GMT)

Post your questions for the devs at ISI here!

 

Thanks Adrian.

 

A question for the programmers....

Can Rf2 simulate chassis flexing, and will the Kart being worked on have this?

 

Good read, good communication thanks

I'll formulate some more questions (-;

 

What visual effects / graphics features do you still plan to add to rF2, and what is ISI's current projected time-frame for these features to be implemented into the sim?

 

That one is probably going to be well answered by the time this is done. That's part of the new constraint system.

 

I'll just leave this here, second question from the last one. Specific questions will have a better chance of getting answered than vague ones.

 

Is Singleplayer mode getting some love anytime soon?

 

Q1: Off-road / Dirt racing. Will it ever be implemented and if it is what kind of specialized features can we expect (Rain-IE->Mud, Real-Road-Ruts, Large stones etc.) Will any of that carry over to off-track grass and dirt driving in road cards on normal tracks.

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Q2: Solid Axles. Can we expect these to be supported any time soon? Many of the vintage cars have them and many future mods would GREATLY benefit from there proper addition and geometry handling.



Q3: Carburetor Simulation. With rF2 being THE sim for vintage racing it seems like the most important factors that separates a modern and vintage race-car other than Bias-Ply Tires vs Radial is the fact that a carburetor is a much different, laggy, unpredictable, unreliable system. I'm not thinking manual chokes or replaceable idler springs but warming up, backfires, lag etc would certainly be a great improvement over the very bland feeling torque curves we have now.

 

omg, awesome! This engine is truly a juggernaut in the making =)

 

See previous Q&A.

 

That was front axle. I was sort of asking about front or rear. Rear being used WAY more. I will assume the same answer applies.

 

I have a similar question with Mac Pherson suspension system.

 

I guess you (and the other person above) could ask for specific vehicle support. He seemed interested to know a specific vehicle, to make sure he could support I would think.

 

You can simulate strut suspension using double wishbones. Have a look at the clio suspension file as that has strut in real life.

 

Well in my case.. Every 60's and 70's muscle car on earth (even 80's and 90's Camaro's and Mustangs). Leaf spring + solid axles in the rear and spring and shocks double wishbone's in the front.

 

Simple question, sorry to return to a topic already answered but a little more detail would be nice:

Why can't the plugin delay be shorter than the 15-20 seconds it is now?

It's a design choice, not a bug or oversight, fair enough. But I think quite a few plugin makers would at least like to know the reason. (and programmers and mod-makers alike are probably not the sort of people who like "Because." as an answer... )

 

Agreed. Just put a PLR option where you can set the delay.. 20 seconds for my head movement plugin to kick in is ALL DAY if I am testing different car configs over and over.

 

As it stands, it can't be shortened, lengthened, removed or explained publicly. AFAIK it is 15s.

 

Ok, at least that's something I guess