Better known today as the developer of Skyrim and Fallout, Bethesda once had a well-respected racing game franchise and were deep into development of a licensed Skip Barber Racing title that never released.
Originally known as Papyrus Design, the legendary Massachusetts-based software studio developed highly-regarded simulation titles and published with Electronic Arts, Virgin Interactive and Sierra before their shutdown by Vivendi, owners of Sierra, in 2004.
Co-founded by arguably the father of the modern racing simulation, David Kaemmer, the studio created NASCAR and IndyCar titles that consistently pushed the genre forwards.
Their groundbreaking Grand Prix Legends game engine was used in three NASCAR titles between 2001-2003, evolving to become iRacing after Kaemmer re-acquired former Papyrus assets for his new company.
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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
rF2 is a simulation designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, supports modding directly, and features an advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.