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.
As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
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 layoutsDaytona v1.17
Various minor performance optimizations
Improvements to Road, Grass and Water materials
Fixed Oval layout camera clippingSebring v1.15
Fixed Pit Exit Cut Detection on full circuit layouts
Fixed various minor issues
Fixed Rolling Start Issues
Minor Optimization
Minor Gap FixesNordschliefe 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 settingCircuit 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 materialsLaguna Seca v1.21
Reviewed cut corridors in pitlane (around rear path connections)
Fixed terrain gap outside of final turn
Curb Collision Fixes T7 & T9Botniaring 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 windshieldVanwall 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 sideBMW 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 sponsorsFord 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 carsHyundai 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 carsInfiniti 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 carsToyota 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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