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.
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?
Posting this item late due to sickness. Apologies for the gap in coverage (whole of February, 2024).
Last month Nano Games released an update for Offroad Truck Simulator: Heavy Duty Challenge that improves performance, implements AMD FSR and hopefully allows the game to run at a playable framerate.
This game really does have some impressive physics, so fingers crossed the performance is there now…
Full changelog:
Optimization, crashes, fixes:
Improvements regarding the impact of trucks and foliage on performance.
Introduction of AMD FSR, the tech which will boost framerate.Settings:
New additional graphic settings are available, so you can set the option right if needed.Controllers:
Pedals direct input has been improved. We also implemented presets for Thrustmaster TMX and TX, so these will handle way better now.Physics:
We’ve updated truck behaviour and fixed issues with cargo and flatbed weight.Gameplay:
Distance measure for Navigation system got a fix.
Reported issues with obstacle colliders in Sport Mode are gone.Visuals:
Fixed a visual bug with tire marks.
Terrain Tessalation optimization.
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