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.
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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Studio 397 yesterday updated their Formula E content with updates to the New York E-Prix, Hong Kong E-Prix, Berlin E-Prix and Lester Electric Docks test circuit, plus the Gen2 Formula E car.
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Gen2 Formula E Car v1.37
Updated liveries based on manufacturer feedback
Hong Kong E-Prix v1.83
Fixed: Pit official SCN error.
Fixed: Cut Detection Issues.
Fixed: Minor Material Updates to Road Surfaces.
Fixed: Various material errors.
Minor Advertisement Updates.
Berlin E-Prix v1.25
Fixed :Closed terrain gaps, new rrbins, fixed lines mapping.
Fixed: Hat collision on two objects.
Fixed: Pitworker animation.
Fixed: irradSpecular and refmap texture flag issues.
Fixed: Cut Detection Issues.
Fixed: Minor Material Updates to Road Surfaces.
Moved Atmospherics to GDB file.
Minor Advertisement Updates.
New York E-Prix v1.19
Fixed: Pit officials animation update
Fixed: irradSpecular and refmap texture flag issues
Fixed: Set atmospherics
Fixed: Cut Detection Issues
Fixed: Minor Material Updates to Road Surfaces
Reduced bumpiness in TDF
Rdt balancing
More safe cut settings
Minor Advertisement Updates
Formula E Test Track v2.19
Fixed: Much stricter track cut detection.
Fixed: Camera at SF not able to see down pitlane.
Fixed: various collision issues.
Fixed: Start light issue.
Fixed: Wall shadow issues.
Regenerated RRBIN.
FE Advertisement updates.
Adjusted default session times.
Updated Crowds.
Added Digital Flags.
Road Material updates.
Reworked barriers around chicanes.
Tightened up T1 Chicane.
Revised Cut Corridors.
Updated Advertisements.
Replaced Tyre Stacks with TecPro.
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