rFactor 2 Silverstone Updated, Portland Released (Free), GTE BOP Updates

Studio 397 released a couple of track content items late yesterday as well as some paid GTE updates. While these track updates are free, they also have a number of items on sale during the Steam Summer Sale that you can check out.

Silverstone has been updated with new shaders, track side objects and a new layout. Portland International Raceway (that I believe was last seen in sim racing with NASCAR Racing 3, but I haven’t finished indexing my sims for content yet) was also released for free.

Silverstone v2.02

– Full update to all latest shaders and techniques on all materials
– Complete overhaul of terrain, road and foliage materials
– Added Endurance layout with extra lighting at night
– Added Historic Chicane layout using alternate Stowe Chicane and old pits
– Adjustments to various curbs for accuracy
– Added many extra objects and replaced generic props with newer assets
– Revised advertisements
– Added outer terrain and replaced static horizon
– Added Digital Flags
– Optimized collision meshes

Portland International Raceway v0.91

– All new version of Portland with full PBR

Portland is best remembered by me as being the scene of Mark Blundell’s remarkable victory in the wet back in 1997, with spectacular commentary from Ben Edwards on Eurosport:

Aston Martin Vantage GTE v1.55

– New minimum rear ride height of 50mm
– Reworked and adjusted aerodynamics (mainly higher sensitivity to ride height changes)
– Fixed high oil temperature threshold for engine lifetime calculations
– Higher maximum differential preload
– Longer engine longevity at higher rpms
– Corrected fuel density (for internal fuel mass calculations)
– Reduced engine braking
– Small adjustments to anti-stall logic (used when auto clutch aid is enabled)
– Radiator cooling options are now visible as steps in the pit menu
– Increased damper travel to allow more suspension compression before hitting the bump stop
– Increased maximum packer stack thickness to 60mm
– Increased brake disc lifetime
– BoP adjustments to weight engine power and fuel tank capacity
– Adjusted fuel consumption
– Fixed loading error when position light upgrade set to OFF
– Adjusted car inertia
– New default setup
– Added 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Liveries
– Updated in-car dash

BMW M8 GTE v2.05

– New minimum rear ride height of 50mm
– Reworked and adjusted aerodynamics (mainly higher sensitivity to ride height changes)
– Longer engine longevity at higher rpms
– Corrected fuel density (for internal fuel mass calculations)
– Reduced engine braking
– Small adjustments to anti-stall logic (used when auto clutch aid is enabled)
– Radiator cooling options are now visible as steps in the pit menu
– Increased damper travel to allow more suspension compression before hitting the bump stop
– Increased maximum packer stack thickness to 60mm
– Increased brake disc lifetime
– BoP adjustments to weight engine power and fuel tank capacity
– Adjusted fuel consumption
– Adjusted car inertia
– New default setup

Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE v2.45

– New minimum rear ride height of 50mm
– Reworked and adjusted aerodynamics (mainly higher sensitivity to ride height changes)
– Longer engine longevity at higher rpms
– Corrected fuel density (for internal fuel mass calculations)
– Reduced engine braking
– Small adjustments to anti-stall logic (used when auto clutch aid is enabled)
– Radiator cooling options are now visible as steps in the pit menu
– Increased damper travel to allow more suspension compression before hitting the bump stop
– Increased maximum packer stack thickness to 60mm
– Increased brake disc lifetime
– BoP adjustments to weight engine power and fuel tank capacity
– Adjusted fuel consumption
– Adjusted car inertia
– New default setup
– Added 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Liveries
– Updated in-car dash

Ferrari 488 GTE v1.55

– Fixed gear ratios for standard package
– Reduced maximum differential preload torque
– New minimum rear ride height of 50mm
– Adjustments to standard aero package
– Increased engine lifetime
– Longer engine longevity at higher rpms
– Corrected fuel density (for internal fuel mass calculations)
– Adjusted gear change delays
– Radiator cooling options are now visible as steps in the pit menu
– Increased maximum packer stack thickness to 60mm
– Increased brake disc lifetime
– BoP adjustments to weight engine power and fuel tank capacity
– Adjusted fuel consumption
– Adjusted car inertia
– New default setup
– Added 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Liveries
– Updated in-car dash

Porsche 991 RSR GTE v2.45

– New minimum rear ride height of 50mm
– Reworked and adjusted aerodynamics (mainly higher sensitivity to ride height changes)
– Longer engine longevity at higher rpms
– Corrected fuel density (for internal fuel mass calculations)
– Reduced engine braking
– Small adjustments to anti-stall logic (used when auto clutch aid is enabled)
– Radiator cooling options are now visible as steps in the pit menu
– Increased damper travel to allow more suspension compression before hitting the bump stop
– Increased maximum packer stack thickness to 60mm
– Increased brake disc lifetime
– BoP adjustments to weight engine power and fuel tank capacity
– Adjusted fuel consumption
– Adjusted car inertia
– New default setup
– Added 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Liveries
– Updated in-car dash

Oreca LMP2 v2.17

– New default setup
– Added 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Liveries
– Updated in-car dash

Portland screenshots:

Silverstone screenshots: