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.
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.
EA have today released v1.07 which hopefully smooths out throttle response a little bit and stops the random spins many people experience. Portimao, a track used in the 2020 and 2021 schedule, has also been added.
Changelog is at the bottom of this post. Watch a video of a lap at Portimao in F1 22 below the screenshots.
A lap of Portimao:
View this video on YouTube. Please consider subscribing to RSC’s channel.
Changelog:
– Portimao has been added to Time Trial, Grand Prix, and Multiplayer modes
– Refinements to response time of throttle application for players
– Front Wing damage will now have a greater effect on handling and lap times
– Resolved an issue where tyre temperatures can be above blanket temperature when starting the formation lap
– Improved trigger feedback when using an Xbox Series controller on PC
– Improved balancing of difficulty for Practice Programmes
– Resolved graphical issue on the rear suspension of the Red Bull
– Addressed a crash when re-joining a Two Player Career after disconnecting
– Times under 1:27:000 for Abu Dhabi can now be posted on Time Trial leaderboard
– Resolved an issue where Time Trial times could be posted on the wet leaderboard whilst driving in dry conditions
– Addressed an issue where players could get stuck in the super license after adding a trophy
– Corrected level of detail Supercar interiors in cockpit camera
– General Stability Improvements
– Various Minor Fixes
No replies yet
Loading new replies...
Join the full discussion at the Race Sim Central Community Forums →