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.
Video game development is full of names that have made groundbreaking steps you’ve never even heard about. Shawn Nash is a behind-the-scenes pioneer responsible for SODA Off Road Racing’s incredible physics, Papyrus’ graphical advancements and iRacing’s use of laser scan data for the physical track surfaces.
This interview with RSC, published in 2021, details his early life and career, through both his own company, Papyrus, Electronic Arts, to his time at iRacing.
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Rennsport Beta Patch 1.8.2 Allows Damage To Repair Visually, Rolls Back Porsche Cup Tire Model
Tim Wheatley - Game News | Apr 4, 2024
0 CommentsCompetition Company have released an update for Rennsport that appears to roll back the tire model on the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car to something “reminiscent of the version prior to the 1.8.0 update”, enhances track branding advertisement and allows damage to be repaired visually after pitting.
Patch notes:
1.8.2
Improved the tire model of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, reminiscent of the version prior to the 1.8.0 update
Enhanced advertisement management for the community track branding
Implemented a feature to automatically repair visual damage upon returning to the pitsKnown Issues
Disabling the pit limiter as soon as the Pit Lane message disappears will result in a penalty due to a desync between the message and the detection point. Wait 1-2s after the UI message disappears to disable the pit limiter
Ghost car does not move in Time Trial Replays
Shadow textures in Time Trial occasionally do not load correctly. Resetting Time Trial resolves the issue
“End on Crossing Finish Line” message will trigger when anyone goes back to pit during Race or Quali. This is only a UI issue, the race stage won’t actually end on crossing the finish line until all cars on track are finished
In online races, if a car crashes at very high speeds into a wall, it can cause a mini-freeze for all connected clients
Reversing with the Porsche Mission R will recharge the battery
Getting a black flag in Time Trial will soft lock the player. You have to leave the Time Trial and go back to the Main Menu
Updating your profile name will not update your name in any Time Trial leaderboards unless a faster time is set with the new name
EV has wrong TC sound, fix in future patch
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