Latest Roadmap Update - February 2017!

Old guy here and I am soooooo excited too!!!!
I always have been a big fan of rF2 physics and FFB (and even rf2 graphics is realistic for me. you notice that in VR. you don't want unrealistic SFX in VR). But no VR support ruined it for me. Like many other simracers say (see iracing and AC forum), if you once raced in VR you can't race without VR anymore (it's like no wheel support, you can't go back to keyboard or joystick). I'm soooo happy that after years I (and my friends in town) finally come home again.

 

First of all..... I really like your picture of Herman Munster!

Second... Before I drove in rFactor 2 I couldn't drive anything that didn't have VR support. Triple screens in Assetto Corsa was just not immersive enough until I tried rFactor 2. The weight transfer of rFactor 2 is sooo addictive EVEN with triple screens. I can only imagine how realistic it will be in VR.
I can not live without weight transfer anymore. I am so muct slower here and it is so much more fun.
How did I not know about this??

 

Yes, rF2 physics is so great that I can't go with less, I totally understand what you mean. If rF2 wouldn't have VR support I probably would have quit simracing at all (but I never had a tripple screen setup, maybe that would have been an option)

When rF2 came out I, and many others, were blown away by the historic formula simulation. E.g. see this video:


Racing these in VR (and hopefully we will see an update to the historic content in rF2 in the future) and I'm done. Yesterday I even looked for 1968 historic spark F3 (tecno F3 in real) to buy because of these moments in rF2. I will never forget that moment driving these historic formulas for the first time in rF2. By the way, you can get a 1968 tecno F3 for ~€50000

 

That sounds so cool! Don't forget to post pictures!

This video was what really opened my eyes. I tried my best to explain it in Assetto Corsa until my thread got locked. I wonder how many guys are here now?

 

the ones you've screened are the billboard ones. I know that for sure

 

Yeah billboards are always facing the direction of the camera, so it would be really hard to tell the difference between a billboard spectator and a 3D one from the track cameras that are typically far away from grandstand. All recent ISI tracks use billboarded spectators, but many modded tracks don't. IMO 3D in this case is just wasting performance, whereas billboard specs cost next to no FPS.

 

In VR you will immediately recognise billboards near you as fake and very disturbing, because they are like they would be in real life, simply planar images facing you all the time. 3D models near the track and billboard far away therefore are the future, if you care for a not bad VR implementation

 

I only have a small monitor down to my side (you can see it in my pic!),
only for launching titles into VR
so Ive not used rfactor 2 for quite some time, actually using Assetto corsa at the moment, but its no where near as immersive as rfactor 2

dont think I'll even boot up assetto corsa again once rfactor 2 gets Vr support ( assuming VR works fine with rfactor 2 fps etc)

looking forward to it !

 

I know but I hadn't the time to take a pic of the 3D ones, lol

 

I'm afraid that's a slippery slope, the Ai may need a tweak here or there but imagine if the tweaks turned rF2 Ai into AC Ai . The Ai the main reason i dont turn AC on. It's got lots of cars and tracks that i want to race but having faster cars not overtake just kills any scenes of realism.
Having the Ai as it is now in rF2 is so much better than anything else, can you please tell me what in your opinion needs improving?

 

I'm finding rF2's physics more immersive then AC in VR at the moment.

Have you guys cast a spell on me?

 

@Marcel Offermans : are there any breaking Internals Plugin model changes coming in March/April update? @mr_belowski and me are working to make sure Crew Chief shines in rF2 before VR update, is there any internals model beta testing necessary, or is it intact?

 

No need to be so scared it won't go that bad there's no point stopping work on it just because it's good enough. Just like the physics, tire model as other areas theres always progression and improvements to be made.
There's too many things to mention here on what needs improving, it's been talked about in other threads before now.

 

That's true MarcG , if S397 can do Ai tweaks and improve it without taking away what is already here , well then go for it .
If it can get even better , then fcck yeah .
I should give em more credit , i guess . I've just seen things that are supposed to be better but instead got worse .lol

 

I don't use AI as I only do ghost car testing & practice or online practice with friends

Not used rfactor2 for some time but from memory when I did try the ai out if curiosity it was the best I'd ever experienced

I sometimes use to include just x1 for eye candy during practicing

 

I sometimes use to include just x1 fit eye candy as I was lapping

What the??
lol

 

Probably only plugins that were using the graphics context will be affected. Please do sign up for the DX11 modding forum, as we intend to also work with plugin developers there to ensure future compatibility.

 

Oh I hope the GID guy is with you already, would suck if that one is not working from day one

 

Tweaking AI and tire mod, I have to confess, makes me panic a little as well. It's really good here. Can't help recall the guys giving me aditude in AC, say their tire mod is perfect though.

So with that experience I say it's obvious you guys know what you're doing.

 

Let me test vr please

I'm good at reporting back many fine details & fiddling with settings