Where are all the 3rd party tracks?

Very exciting concept.

 

not sure if i completely understand this but it sounds similar to some of the things Ive been suggesting on another thread, so good news

 

I have expected that more players would switch from rFactor to rFactor2, but this has not happened, rFactor2 lobby is empty and leagues are struggling to get drivers to join.
I fear that if rFactor2 get higher cost this will be KO to rFactor2 and it can not be saved by the bell.

What do you think about this Tim?

 

What Tim says has been my thinking from day 1.

Have 3rd party content classified, tested and approved for addition by ISI and a panel of modders.



I still like the idea of a second version of rFactor2 Pro better........

That would only use approved registered and validated Mod IDs.

 

Yeah all I ever said ....... " Why waste your free time / life ......... "

If half of them spent as much energy driving another sim as they do complaining about rF2 they could all be world champions. !@!


hehehe

 

GSC would have never been as successful if it had sold payware in rFactor days.



But now with rF2 any "company" producing the best single series ( all cars / tracks ) could make a motza.


If anyone wants to do a full 1967 Season looks better then anything in any sim produced, add the missing tracks
in the same ISI / feels look put me down for $25+ now ! lopl




Exciting indeed.

 

Who said anything about higher cost?

At first the extra content would be justification for a lifetime license (rF2 is more expensive than AC or PCARS) until we see where the content wars settle. How many decent quality tracks will AC have a year out? Which tracks are they (hot, popular licensed ones or fictional, etc.). Eventually, if licensed or top quality content is produced (like the suggestion above of a 1967 F1 complete package...aka GPL 2, or a zillion other possibilities), then it would have to be paid for either piecemeal or as part of some other copy-protected scheme.

It certainly gives rF2 at least a fighting chance assuming the track building team remains only two people and very limited licensing money is available.

 

Tim

 

Where?


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If groups like VLM, team Enduracers, Historix team, DRM team, VLN...or even Reiza starts to develop "professional" mods/series to Rfactor 2....hummm. But we come from a time where every single mod/track are free, so i don't know if this could be a real sucess or no.

 

Thank you Luc.

 

I agree with jpalesi and luc that many things can be used from rf1 original track if the initial quality was good enough. I have always defended that conversions can be properly done although they need quite some work with materials especially grass and gravel since shaders were very different and remeshing road surfaces.

However I have read thorughout this forum many times that rF2 tracks need to be redone completely from scratch, which would be in contradiction with the above.

It has also been said by ISI that some licensed tracks do not have enough quality to be converted and wouod need to be rebuilt. Is that like admitting some official ISI tracks were crappy?

IMO the problem is that before tracks were not so detailed because the overall appearance would not benefit much from a higer gmt detail because materials and lightning were to a lower level. Now applying realistics textures to those old models have the opposite effect.

What dou you think about this?
Can we at least agree in one thing and affirm that there is no need to start from a scratch and good quality can be obtained? Otherwise I would not understand jpalesi's and Luc's POV

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I think you know what I mean.

When I am talking about cost I mean rFactor2 + content not rFactor2 standard or lifetime.

All leagues will also feel great pressure to buy 3th part contents and as I wrote before: "I have expected that more players would switch from rFactor to rFactor2,
but this has not happened,rFactor2 lobby is empty and leagues are struggling to get drivers to join.
I fear that if rFactor2 get higher cost (Factor2 + content) this will be KO to rFactor2 and it can not be saved by the bell."

What do you think about this Tim?

 

Frankly I have no idea how you're connecting these things together. I feel you don't understand the basis of what was said.


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Perhaps ask yourself why every mod isn't paid for already. Because of choice. That choice remains and frankly with the example given I think you're making a choice to be negative.


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Yes I do, but you do not seem to understand what worries me, but never mind we see what happens.

 

Are leagues currently 'pressured' to buy every game? If a studio that currently makes their own game decides to make an addon and you want to race it, you'll be buying less. You'll have one less standalone game to have installed, to figure out how to support, or to buy. I see no reason why it would be as much money for a track pack as a full game. They'd certainly be doing less work.

Edit - if it might be easier, please email me with concerns timw@imagespaceinc.com


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DAMN exactly the right thing I thought for 1 1/2 years now!
THATS the thing to do!!
A DREAM!!
But: do it wisely! Release-system, donate system, online-system....
Could be very great! (If I where you I wouldn´t have mentioned this here,
so early, but maybe it´s just around the corner...??)