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.
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.
Studio 397 posted that they recognized the issue on Thursday morning and then quickly followed it with an update. Here was the recognition:
BTCC Content Update
Dear community, just to let you know we have become aware of an excessive overheating bug with our BTCC cars. This issue is currently under review, with a view to a hotfix update being deployed by the studio when the issue has been rectified. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.
#rFactor2 #simracing #esports
…and then two hours later, here are the release notes for the content update to the BTCC cars:
New hotfix update released:
BMW 330i v1.05
-Fixed body AO map
-Removed downshift protection sound
-Increased water radiator coolingFord Focus v1.21
-Removed downshift protection sound
-Increased water radiator coolingHyundai i30 v1.25
-Fixed front number plate
-Removed downshift protection sound
-Increased water radiator coolingInfiniti Q50 v1.29
-Removed downshift protection sound
-Increased water radiator coolingToyota Corolla v1.39
-Removed downshift protection sound
-Increased water radiator cooling#rFactor2 #simracing #esports
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