Video game development is rarely about one man, but if it was, then Terence Groening should certainly get a mention for his contributions to the genre as the man responsible for the physics of Sportscar GT, EA’s PC F1 and NASCAR games of the early 2000’s, rFactor, rFactor 2 and every title and rFpro simulator that spawned from ISI’s engine.
This interview with RSC details his early life and career, through to him joining iRacing in 2021.
RSC contains a database of 153 developers, 467 software titles, 374 cars, 42 bikes, 242 tracks and more...Originally working in military simulator design, this Michigan-based studio developed Zone Raiders for Virgin Interactive before moving to Electronic Arts for publishing their second PC title, Sports Car GT, when Westwood Studios (their SCGT development partner) was acquired by the software giant.
Known primarily for their mod-friendly SCGT and rFactor racing platforms, ISI also developed Formula One and NASCAR titles on PC for Electronic Arts, but perhaps their lasting contribution to the genre was the licensing of the isiMotor engine that allowed studios such as 2Pez, Blimey! Games, KW Studios, Motorsport Games, Reiza Studios, SIMBIN Studios, Slightly Mad Studios, The Sim Factory, Tiburon and rFactor 2‘s ongoing developer Studio 397 to begin with or release on an evolution of their software.
Another fork of the isiMotor engine, rFpro, continues to be developed and is used by a wide array of automotive companies for both road and motorsport simulation.
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A few weeks ago 505 Games added a new track to DRIFT CE (formerly known as DRIFT 21) in an update that also includes a number of fixes and tweaks that should improve the overall playability of the game. A new free track is always welcome.
Their text:
With this new update, we also made several adjustments and bug fixes. Let’s see together the full changelog:
A new track with challenges has been added
Improved navigation in the paint room scene
Graphical fixes in some car parts
Optimized and fixed graphical bugs on some tracks
Improvements to the shadow display have been made
The occasional steering wheel hardware-related crash has been fixed
Fixes for displaying elements on the UI
Fixed bad behavior when scrolling through the list
Other minor bug fixesWill you be able to succeed in all the challenges of our brand-new Takuya track? Show off your drifting skills and leave rivals in the dust!
Thank you all for your support and, as always, we see you on the tracks!
