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.
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.
Kunos Simulazioni today released quite a major hotfix for their ACC simulation. The Assetto Corsa Competizione v1.7.12 update includes all 2021 GT World Challenge liveries and even a server update.
Changelog below trailer.
Full changelog:
GENERAL:
– All 2021 GTWCH EU full-season liveries added as bonus content.
– Bonus livery for the “BMW Sim Time Attack” series.
– Bonus livery for the Logitech McLaren G Challenge.
– Option in menuSettings.json to change the preloading of cars in the UI:
“carsPreloadMode”: 0=always, 1=never, 2=auto (default)
“carsPreloadLimitMB”: used when carsPreloadMode=2 to compare it with available video memory (cars preload is disabled if video memory is lower than the value set here) (default = 5000)
Legacy behavior: “carsPreloadMode”: 0,
NOTE: this setting is to save memory on systems with very low video and system memory to prevent freezes on game launch.UI:
– Revised View Settings menu with pages for groups and undo function.
– Mirror settings now exposed in the new View Settings menu.
– Revised Gear widget with separated fuel, gear and pedals sections – visibility setting added in HUD menu options.
– Physical steering input now displayed in Pedals widget.
– Max framerate cap increased.
– Minor fix on Oulton Park track map.GAMEPLAY:
– A fix to an inaccurate pit entry/on-track status at Oulton Park.PHYSICS:
– Fixed erroneously high default brake bias value in Wet setup presets of the Porsche 991II GT3 R at IGT tracks.
– Porsche 991II aeromap adjustment to allow for slightly higher top speed.
Balancing tweaks for the following cars and track categories:
– Honda NSX GT3 at EU B
– Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo at EU D – further adjustments
– Bentley Continental GT3 at EU DGRAPHICS:
– Fixed backlight on British GT numberplates.
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