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.
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:
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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
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