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.
Shortly after the release of Grand Prix Legends the sim racing community looked forward to another title that promised to offer a similar insight into historic racing. Trans-Am Racing ’68-’72 ultimately never released, a victim of a publishers shady dealings, but as a part of my research I uncovered a VHS of a never-released trailer for the game. Watch the trailer and read about what sim racing missed out on.
Along with their new DLC update released today that adds the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II, BMW M2 CS Racing, Ferrari 488 GT3 Challenge Evo, Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2 and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992), Kunos Simulazioni and 505 Games have also today released an update for the simulation that includes a decent number of fixes.
Changelog v1.8.12:
GENERAL:
– Added Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II as DLC content.
– Added BMW M2 CS Racing as DLC content.
– Added Ferrari 488 GT3 Challenge Evo as DLC content.
– Added Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 as DLC content.
– Added Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) as DLC content.GAMEPLAY:
– Added UI and gameplay and Multiplayer support for new car groups introduced in the DLC.
Grid mixing is now compatible with all car groups.
– Next lap invalidation added for a number of tracks when extending the final corner.
– Fixed a game crash in full-season 2021 championship when selecting a specific AMG entry.PHYSICS:
– Fixed an issue with the automatic setup feature erroneously compensating for water film.
– Fixed an erroneous behaviour in bumpstop simulation.
– Fixed reversed fast bump damper slider and new fast damping values for all cars.
– Improved steering axis and relative FFB forces and tweaks in all cars FFB values.
(might need slight adjustments from the user, we also remind that you can change FFB gain while driving with numerical pad keys 8 and 2)
– Tweaks in camber gain and toe angle influence on tyre forces.
– Tweaks in tyres rolling resistance.
– Tweaks in tyre heating generation.
Balancing tweaks for the following cars and track categories:
– BMW M4 GT3 – all track groups.
– McLaren 720S GT3 – all track groups.
– Honda NSX GT3 Evo – all track groups.
– Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO – all track groups.GRAPHICS:
– Fixed Ferrari 488 GT3 offset body shadow.
– Fixed Nissan GT-R GT3 rear light emitter clipping with bodywork.
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