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If you ever played Papyrus’ seminal Grand Prix Legends then you’ve read his name. Rich began working as a tester on NASCAR Racing (1994) and was with Papyrus at the end. In this interview, published in 2022, we discuss his time at the legendary studio and the design of Grand Prix Legends, including initial feelings of hurt at not being asked to join iRacing.

Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?

 

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Studio 397 have released a large surprise content update for rFactor 2 that includes an unexpected Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, the Vauxhall Astra BTCC car along with the 2022 liveries for all the BTCC cars currently in the title. On top of that, a lot of older content has been updated. The new items can be purchased from the recently added in-game store.

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Older content updates:

Bahrain v1.11

Fixed Track Limits GP layout T10 exit
Optimized Visgroups
Animated night visuals on Sahkir tower
Fixed DRS on alternate layouts

Daytona v1.17

Various minor performance optimizations
Improvements to Road, Grass and Water materials
Fixed Oval layout camera clipping

Sebring v1.15

Fixed Pit Exit Cut Detection on full circuit layouts
Fixed various minor issues
Fixed Rolling Start Issues
Minor Optimization
Minor Gap Fixes

Nordschliefe v2.43

Updated pit lane cut corridors, pit exit cut detection on all layouts.
Reviewed fast rolling starts, all layouts
Don’t render Ferris wheel on low track detail setting

Circuit d’Azur v1.19

Fix for orange ambient online
Optimization and fixes to Track Detail settings
Minor LOD optimizations
Minor optimization to reflection mappers
Updated Water materials
Minor updates to road and terrain materials

Laguna Seca v1.21

Reviewed cut corridors in pitlane (around rear path connections)
Fixed terrain gap outside of final turn
Curb Collision Fixes T7 & T9

Botniaring v1.07

Fix for black raindrops on car windscreens when raining

StockCar 2018 v2.25

Updated 3D models (flaws/rain effects).
Updated liveries & Paint Templates.
Updated brake torque.
Updated aero package.
New shaders applied to all objects.
New digital dash.
New sounds added for new sound engine.
V2 tyre update (52 Compounds).
Added wipers for road course wet weather racing.
Updated all default setups.
Implemented RCD Talent file.
AI improvements (all tracks they run on).

Caterham Academy v1.11

Fixed windshield looking milky when crashing the car
Fixed rain not clearing windshield

Vanwall LMH v1.13

Added a bop upgrade
Fixed tire wear
Added shift protection
Added some more gear ratios
Changed rev limit to 9100
Fixed rear brake calipers being on the wrong side

BMW 330 v1.17

Added 2022 teams
Added new tires
New engine cooling
New water/oil radiator settings
Added 5kg weight penalty
Updated tire textures and materials to match other cars
Removed alcohol sponsors

Ford Focus v1.31

Added 2022 teams
Added new tires
New engine cooling
New water/oil radiator settings
Updated tire textures and materials to match other cars

Hyundai i30 v1.31

Added 2022 teams
Removed generic liveries
Added new tires
New engine cooling
New water/oil radiator settings
Updated tire textures and materials to match other cars

Infiniti Q50 v1.37

Added 2022 teams
Added new tires
New engine cooling
New water/oil radiator settings
Added 4kg weight penalty
Updated tire textures and materials to match other cars

Toyota Corolla v1.47

Added 2022 teams
Added new tires
New engine cooling
New water/oil radiator settings
Added 2022 teams
Updated tire textures and materials to match other cars

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