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?
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.
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Reiza Studios have pushed out another unexpected update/hotfix before their 1.0 release.
V0.9.7.0 CHANGELOG:
GENERAL
Added custom pit speed limits per series regulations; baseline is 60km/h for national & club series, 100km/h for modern Formulas, 250 km/h for Historical content
Corrected series / class grouping and grouping within series so different models are sorted in the grid (when series feature cars of different classes) or randomized (when they are of the same class)
Disabled visual ghost effect in pit lane and pit exitUI & HUD
Fixed vehicle info for F-Classic G3M1, G3M3, MRXPHYSICS
Revised adhesive friction curve with velocity for all tyres
Reduced wheel contact factor (reduces chances of “exploding” collisions with wheel-to-wheel contact)
Fixed minor tread width innacuracies in F-Classic, F-Trainer tyres
Further areo revisions to MRX, F-3, F-V12, Ultima GTR (Road)
Further car-specific FFB fine tuning (max force, smoothing, scrub radius)
Further engine inertia revisionsAI
Reduced AI front buffer distances (AI is slightly less tentative when a pack of cars is ahead)
Reduced AI lifting off the throttle over puddles
Reduced wall check function (AI is less tentative when driving close to walls)
Reduced ranges for AI drivers inconsistency & performance loss from stamina over longer races
Adjust AI steer smoothing to improve pitlane mobility
Adjusted AI Grip multipliers for Velopark, Adelaide, Azure, Montreal, LondrinaAUDIO
Fixed AI engine sound position being on wrong side for seevral all cars.
Added dedicated sound effect for grasscrete material
Fixed odd ducking of sounds over curbs, lessened crackling on tyre sound effects
Improved sound in stereo mode
Replay onboard engine audio properly positioned.
Starting sound correctly positionedTRACKS
Added Stock Car series trackside advertising for tracks in the 2019/2020 calendarVEHICLES
Added wiper animations for Ultima GTR, Stock Car V8, Super V8, Sprint Race, Caterham Academy, Lancer Cup (WIP)
Fixed driver animation for F-Trainer
F-Reiza: Fixed bug restricting field to a single livery
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