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.
Video game development is full of names that have made groundbreaking steps you’ve never even heard about. Shawn Nash is a behind-the-scenes pioneer responsible for SODA Off Road Racing’s incredible physics, Papyrus’ graphical advancements and iRacing’s use of laser scan data for the physical track surfaces.
This interview with RSC, published in 2021, details his early life and career, through both his own company, Papyrus, Electronic Arts, to his time at iRacing.
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Reiza yesterday updated their AMS2 software with another “hotfix” update for their last major patch.
v1.2.4.4 Changelog:
GENERAL
Fixed an issue that would lead to blown engines and seemingly random pit lane speeding penalties when using real weather and a time/date close to the edge of the available range of dates.
PHYSICS
Minor tire tread adjustments to F-V10 Gen 1, F-Classic Gen1 & Gen3
Further minor crankshaft mass adjustments
BMW 2002 Turbo: Minor differential adjustments
F-Classic Gen1: Slightly increased default preload, slightly adjusted diffuser center of pressure, increased default turbo boost from 60 to 80%AI
Fixed an issue that could lead to AI unnecessarily lifting in straights with shallow curves when track is wet or tyres are worn
Fixed an issue that could lead to AI having different potential ability depending on if a session started wet or dry
F-Classic (all gens): AI callibration passAUDIO
BMW 2002 Turbo: Further general updates
TRACKS
Velocitta: Updated track to latest references (including revised T2 run-off & green-painted curb extensions)
VEHICLES
Corvette C3: Fixed wiper cleaning issue
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