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Genre | Sim racing |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer, Career mode |
Platform(s) | PC (Win) |
Media | Distributed by Internet download, (689 MB) |
System requirements | 1.0 GHz x86 CPU, ATI Radeon 8500 or nVidia Geforce 3 GPU |
Input methods | Gaming wheel (also supported joystick and Keyboard), TrackIR |
Rfactor free download - rFactor 2016, iHUD for rFactor & rFactor 2. Enter to Search. So rev that engine and get ready to kick up some dust! RFactor 2016 takes your racing skills to. Mar 24, 2016 Image Space Incorporated has released the Toban Raceway Park circuit and the 1974 Howston Dissenter for rFactor 2. Toban Raceway Park Back in the day, the Toban Raceway Park circuit proved to be one of the most popular tracks in rFactor 1.
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rFactor is developed by Image Space Incorporated (ISI), which has been developing race simulators since the early 1990s for both commercial and military purposes. Their most recent title to use the complete engine was F1 Challenge '99-'02, released through EA Sports, although the rendering engine itself has been used for SimBin's GT Racing Series, comprising GTR - FIA GT Racing Game and GT Legends. Image Space Incorporated is a video game developer and has been credited on the following games: F1 2002 F1 2000 F1 2001 F1 Challenge 99-02 F1 Championship Season 2000 Hot Rod Monster Squad NASCAR Thunder 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2004 Shadowgate Rising Sports Car GT Trazer Zone Raiders External Links.. For the band, see 1990s (band). .. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. current EA Sports logo EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. .. SimBin is a Swedish computer game developer founded in 2003 that develops racing simulators on the PC and Xbox 360. .. GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ..
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Initial Reactions
Initial reactions have been generally positive from the small race sim enthusiast community. The graphics are a notable improvement, and have generally been lauded. The extendability appears to be fairly substantial, it is simpler to modify than F1 Challenge, due to enhancements and extra features. That being said, there is greater freedom and more definability than any ISI game before, with more tools being released on the official rFactor website.
Negative comment is generally confined to the AI cars (computer controlled vehicles), and the reality of the racing experience. The latter is very subjective, but some have claimed the default cars sometimes feel more like an arcade game than F1 Challenge, particularly in the way the car slides and 'breaks loose' (transitions from four wheel grip to skids). Others have noted that the head movement (literally the way the driver's head moves when driving), set to maximum by default in the game, is mildly overdone, and while it makes for a better experience, it may be a little unrealistic. It is, however, fully adjustable. rFactor is a computer racing simulator designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era. ..
From the developers:
rFactor is a serious simulation that is both challenging and fun to play. .. Ultimately, I expect to see [in rFactor] every car, of every paint scheme, from every year driving on every circuit both current and historical, which has ever held an event where an internal combustion engine was used to decide the winner of a race.
- Gjon Camaj, ISI team member
Ultimately the fate of rFactor will depend on two factors: How well extensions to the base game are received, and how well ISI deals with the game community and their product activation scheme for rFactor.
Gameplay
The game is played in full screen mode (windowed mode is an option). Its main control window consists of a menu to the left, with categories named in the tag line, Customize, Control, Connect. Full screen is a term used to describe a video release of a widescreen film which has subsequently been altered in order to create a 4:3 aspect ratio, rather than maintain the original theatrical aspect ratio through the use of letterboxing with black bars at the top and bottom..
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Customize, Control, Connect
Customize allows the user to configure the games basic settings, including user profiles and hardware settings. Image File history File links RFactor_Basic_Screen. .. Image File history File links RFactor_Basic_Screen. ..
Control allows the user to select offline, user vs. computer game modes, such as single car tests, single race weekends, and full championships.
Connect is for online play, and shows online games being played globally over the internet. Access to these games or 'rooms' can be restricted by password access, or even by game setup status, so that if a room is using a different car-engine model, only players using that model are allowed to play. With release 1.150, it is now possible to have multiple drivers share a car for longer, 'enduro' races. As an example, the USPits recently hosted the Bullrun 1000 in which drivers swapped the car during the race.
Driving and Racing
rFactor has a detailed interface during offline race sessions or online games, allowing players to control the mechanical setup of their cars, chat to other players, and enter the racing arena in their vehicle. The player's car can be driven from multiple viewpoints, but the two most popular are termed the Cockpit view (from the driver's eye) and Swingman view (above and behind the vehicle). Image File history File links RFactor_screen1_jh. .. Image File history File links RFactor_screen1_jh. .. In motor racing circles, vehicle setup is a term used to describe the personalised settings on the vehicle which help the vehicle handle and perform predictably and quickly. ..
The vehicle is best controlled using a computer steering wheel, although a joystick or even keyboard can be used. The keyboard is also used for some actions, like requesting pit service and adjusting brake bias. This is analogous to buttons on modern racing car steering wheels, and most computer wheels have buttons that can be mapped to keystrokes. The player can jump directly from the racetrack to the control interface by pressing the escape key (ESC), or entering their pit box.
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Features
rFactor is a significant evolution of F1 Challenge '99-'02, but without the licensing of Formula Onecircuits and teams. As such rFactor's initial release only included four fictitious circuits (seven as of v1.087), with about a dozen layouts within these facilities; there are about six vehicle classes, including two open wheel and four sedan classes. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. How to obtain a amature radio licence differs from country to country. .. F1 redirects here. .. The old Nürburgring, one of the most famous circuits in F1 history. .. The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the FIA World Championship. ..
That said, there has been active amateur development of F1 Challenge, with season updates put out for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, an amateur ETCCtouring carmod, and a commercial GTmod. The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. .. Horatio Nelson Jackson in his 2-seat Winton touring car, The Vermont, drives across America A touring car was a popular car body style in the early 20th century, being a larger alternative to the runabout. .. This article does not cite any references or sources. .. Gran Turismo is Italian and Spanish for grand touring or grand tourisme. .. This article does not cite any references or sources. ..
So, with the expertise already in place, ISI have allowed their game to be highly extensible and modifiable. As of September 8 2005, there has already been a Formula Three mod, a new circuit (Lime Rock), and new skinsets for various vehicles. The amount of modifications however increased vastly over the next months. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ..
On August 1 2006 ISI released the 1.150 full update, with many changes and new features, including the new 2006 BMW Sauber F1 and a much requested manual. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ..
AI Cars
As of v1.070, the AI blocking code (literally the software that instructs the AI to block other vehicles, preventing passing) was removed and re-written, done in part to ease some of the criticism of the Artificial Intelligence model [1],[2]. Once again, some people have critised ISI for removing this code however, Mike Z of ISI has promised that, 'AI blocking will be back in a much more robust and logical form for a future update. I concentrated on fixing bugs for this update; in the future I'll expanded the range of AI behavior. (probably still fix some bugs too..)'. Judging by the v1.087 beta release, we should expect that ISI will want to make the AI more aggressive and in general drive better before looking at implementing AI defensive blocking again. AI redirects here. ..
A quote from the v1.087 beta readme,
- AI can attempt to 'learn' a track (by learn I mean, better follow the path). .. [During testing with a single AI vehicle the] AI will take off and talk to you in chat and tell you how he's (sic) doing. Typeing (sic) 'status' tells you how he's doing and 'finish' will make him end next lap. v1.087 beta readme
AI drivers that learn are quite rare amongst racing simulators, another game that use them being Live for Speed. AI blocking code may return as early as the next official final game update. If these two updates are put in place, rFactor should be one of the best, or at least 'challenging' AI racing games. Live for Speed (LFS) is an online racing simulator developed by a three person team comprising Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey, and Victor van Vlaardingen. ..
As of V1.150, the AI have received some improvements, notably, they are much faster than ever before. In general, they are improved. There are minor issues remaining, they still do not reflect human behaviour, nor do they have human performance in corners. They also suffer from an odd-bump anomaly, which whereby they don't take jumps as they should (For example, at the new 6th Lienz layout the 'rally hillclimb' layout). AI blocking has not returned yet, but they are no longer afraid to pass, and will pounce on any player and indeed AI mistakes.
Physics
rFactor provides an advanced tyre model, claiming to be much better than the Pacejka model previously used in most simulators. rFactor's tyre model simulates the tyre use cycle according to temperature and wear. Hans B. Pacejka is a well known expert in vehicle system dynamics and particularly in tyre dynamics, fields in which his influential works are now standard references. ..
In the first review of rFactor, published on AutoSimSport, Jon Denton says:
What the tyre model in rFactor does very well is that it models the relationship between slip angle, self aligning torque and cornering force - and it does this better than anything that has come before.
Networking
F1 Challenge proved to be popular for online racing over the Internet through GameSpy, which allowed any player to find available games. rFactor has extended this in several ways. The central server is handled by ISI themselves, so finding other games is effectively the same. The central server, however, will show all races and practice sessions over a web interface (URL racecast.rfactor.net), similar to real Formula One coverage (as of 2005) at the official formula one site. There are also career statistics available to drivers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (834x1395, 259 KB) Summary Screen shot of RaceCast website for rFactor. .. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (834x1395, 259 KB) Summary Screen shot of RaceCast website for rFactor. .. GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. .. “URL†redirects here. .. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ..
Technically, the game server can now be run from a dedicated program, free from the need to render graphics, and this machine only needs lowly Pentium 3-class (500 MHz) performance. It can run mixtures of human and computer controlled (AI) vehicles. The Pentium III is an x86 (more precise - i686) architecture microprocessor by Intel, introduced on February 26, 1999. ..
Graphics
The game allows choice of DirectX graphics (version 7, 8, or 9) settings as well as the usual anti-aliasing and screen resolution settings. Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. .. In digital signal processing, anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as aliasing when representing a high-resolution signal at a lower resolution. ..
Modifying rFactor
In an evolution from F1 Challenge, the circuits now include all layouts at a particular facility, which greatly reduces the need to duplicate track geometry and look (skin).
The game can easily accommodate different sorts of vehicles, and games between multiple classes of vehicles are possible.
Beginning in October 2005, conversions of circuits from other racing games, particularly the EA Sports F1 Series, began to appear. The circuits do not take advantage of rFactor's bump mapping, which allows bumps on the cicuit to be modelled in much more detail (polygon only circuits give a resolution of about 2 m). The circuits were still playable. The EA Sports F1 Series consists of five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. This article is about the unit of length. ..
However, and more importantly, players began to have trouble connecting to servers running these circuits. This was because rFactor incorporates testing of the game's physics, including game engine (the executable), track layout and vehicle physics, to prevent cheating. Because the converted circuits were haphazardly released, along with multiple patches, and the people who converted the circuits had no naming scheme, there was a high probability of triggering a circuit mismatch.
Thus, the response to the converted circuits has been mixed. While drivers are keen for more choice, frustration soon rose. Some drivers and developers also appeared to be concerned that the focus is being taken away from developing circuits from scratch; that circuits made from conversions are too difficult to develop to full release quality. [3] Such conversion game mostly from games Grand Prix Legends, F1 Challenge, DTM Race Driver, GTR and GT Legends Moreover legal concerns were always at hand with some companies prohibiting conversion from their games. Grand Prix Legends (nicknamed GPL) is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment. .. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ..
On October 19, 2005, an announcement was made that there would be an rFactor Roundtable, which would oversee development of circuits and other addons.[4] This claimed to be official, with support from ISI, and would allow developers to compete to be the official rFactor Roundtable release. The Roundtable never started and vanished never to be heard again. is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ..
Vehicles
Vehicles are defined by their physics, such as suspension geometry and engine characteristics, as well as many skins, which includes a 3D mesh and paint scheme. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x404, 156 KB) Summary Press release sample image of BMW Sauber vehicle for game rFactor. .. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x404, 156 KB) Summary Press release sample image of BMW Sauber vehicle for game rFactor. .. In computing, skins and themes are custom graphical appearances (GUIs) that can be applied to certain software and websites in order to suit the different tastes of different users. ..
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ISI has announced (10 May2006) it has signed a deal with Intel to add the BMW SauberFormula One car to the game. The vehicle was demonstrated at the 2006 European Grand Prix. The deal seems to be specifically to promote the new Intel Core 2 processor. [5]. The exact release of BMW Sauber happened on August 1, 2006. On the 18th of May, 2007, ISI released the 2007 BMW Sauber addon car. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. .. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. .. BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. .. F1 redirects here. .. Nick Heidfeld on the Friday before the race. .. The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intels consumer 64-bit dual-core and MCM quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, and based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, which derived from the 32-bit dual-core Yonah laptop processor. ..
Add ons
In addition to the stock vehicles available in rFactor, a steady stream of unofficial mods has become available. Over the past 2 years many modifications received a lot of of attention. One of the earliest mods was F3 vehicle mod, which became very popular for some time and was officially included into the game later on, although with fictitious branding. With the beginning of 2006 many more mods for various series were released. Porsche Carrera Challenge, Lupo Cup, Megane Series Mod, Formula Nippon, Formula One, V8 Supercars and many more. Formula Three is a class of auto racing. .. F1 redirects here. .. V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ..
The best place to look for rF add-on content is http://www.rfactorcentral.com/ which has a user rating system in place to grade many facets of each mod.
Circuits
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Circuits have evolved from F1 Challenge, and are now facilities with multiple layouts available, similar to most real circuits. They include a 3D mesh (polygon size approximately 1 m on the track itself), trackside objects (walls, curbing) and buildings. This article is about the unit of length. ..
As noted above, ISI did not seek to license any series at all, so included only fictitious circuits and vehicles. As of the v1.070 release however, they included the Essington Park circuit, a fictitious track. The details within the game support this with the location of this fictitious track to be in Bolsover, also in Derbyshire. ISI announced to be working on the Euroring, Hungary circuit, although it was not included in the upcoming update(v1.150). It was not made clear if ISI paid for the rights to these circuits, but seems likely that the circuit operators saw it as a chance for free or cheap promotion. Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town.. Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Scale model of a Wheaties cereal box at a pep rally Promotion is one of the four key aspects of the marketing mix. ..
rFactor was released with just five facilities, comprising approximately 10 layouts, including some which were simply reverse races. The facilities were Orchard Lake (an oval and road course), Mills Park and Toban Raceway (road courses), Joesville Runabout (a short oval) and Sardinian Heights (a street race in a city environment). Since then an extra layout for Sardinian Heights has been added, and Essington Park.
As part of a major update released on August 1st, 2006, several real world tracks were added to the game, but with fictitious names. These were Barcelona (Circuit de Catalunya, Spain), Nuerburg (N端rburgring, Germany), Northamptonshire (Silverstone Circuit, Britain) and Montreal (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada). As well as two new fictional locations, Lienz (a mountain road and rally course) and Jacksonville (a high banked superspeedway), although some users contend that Jacksonville is very reminiscent of Daytona International Speedway. Brianza (Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy) and Jiading (Shanghai International Circuit, China) have been released as separate downloads. The Circuit de Catalunya [seer-kweet-da-Cataloonya] is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Spain. .. Detailed Nürburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. .. Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. .. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and, as of 2007, a NASCAR Busch Series race. .. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. .. Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. .. Main straight and pitlane area The Shanghai International Circuit (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a brand new motor racing venue, situated in the district of Jiading near Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China. ..
Add-ons
With the release of the SDK and tools for modifying tracks in rFactor many new tracks were created and released as unofficial addons to the game. Initially, there were few track releases, because of the higher complexity and the time modlers needed to learn the new techniques. Birmingham was one of the first releases and by far one of the best for a long time. At the end of 2005, many conversions came, which were of poor quality. With the release of more scratch-made tracks, the general quality rose. Still many of the tracks for rFactor were converted from GTR, GT Legends, DTM Race Driver, GP4 or GP Legends. This is because scratch-built tracks take a lot more time to finish. So despite the superior quality over most conversions, more converted tracks are available than scratch-made. A Software Development Kit, or SDK for short, is typically a set of development tools that allows a software engineer to create applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, operating system or similar. .. GTR, a TLA, can refer to: Gran Turismo Racer, Gran Tourer Racing or similar, used on sports cars such as Ultima GTR and Nissan Skyline GT-R. GTR - FIA GT Racing Game - FIA GT Racing Game, which is developed by Simbin. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. .. Grand Prix 4, released for the PC on October 9, 2002, is currently the last Formula 1 racing simulator released by the developer Geoff Crammond and the MicroProse label. .. Grand Prix Legends (nicknamed GPL) is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment. ..
Other Add-ons and Modifications
- Relay Anticheat multiplayer client - A 'must have' for all online leagues. Relay detects cheats based on direct memory [RAM] manipulations
There is a telemetry application from Find the Limit, which graphs vehicle data (such as ride height and suspension movement), aiding in car setup.
See also
- Racer - a free customizable racing simulator
- NetKar Pro - a free formula racing sim
- Live for Speed - online racing simulator
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External links
Official
- rFactor - official website
- RaceCast - The official live timing and stats site for rFactor
Articles
- rFactor review at SimHQ (January 30, 2006) presenting the best available mods
Unofficial resources
- rFactorCentral - Community Driven Race Sim Resource for rFactor by ISI // Car mods, Track mods, Cars Setups, Screenshots
- (English) Motorsportgaming.com
- Big Red Racing A friendly online racing community for the novice racer.
- Online Motor Racing An Australian online racing community focussed on V8 Supercars, Open Wheelers and 4 cylinder mods.
- Formula SimRacing - Arguably the world's highest and largest Formula 1sim racing league, using rFactor with modified CTDP mod. Organised and promoted by the International Simracing Club. (In Wiki: Formula SimRacing )
- rLeague - rFactor-based Multi-Mod League System - Sensitive to each 'new MODs birth', rLeague propose itself as one-system-only for Drivers' different Leagues participation needs. The system allow to organize unlimited Leagues with unlimited MODs. rLeague also supplies a fully-automated data acquisition system from racing servers to dbase, so each Drivers information is always updated and complete. Wiki site is besides available.
- SimRacingF1 - An online racing league for amateur simracers.
- F1Competicion.com - Community F1 Challenge and rFactor , Mods and Information Motor (Spanish), Mod F1 Challenge v.2007 high quality and League, rFactor League Mod Clio
- Virtual Online Racers - North American rFactor League Using F1
- World Racing Simulation - An online racing league for ex-USSR simracers and others.
- SimRacing.cz from Czech republic
- MAK Modding Group Mods site
- (Spanish) OnlineMotorSports.es - Racing Simulators Spanish Community, mainly rFactor, all level leagues, stats, downloads, forum, gallery, videos and 24/7 IRC support.
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Genre | Sim racing |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer, Career mode |
Platform(s) | PC (Win) |
Media | Distributed by Internet download, (689 MB) |
System requirements | 1.0 GHz x86 CPU, ATI Radeon 8500 or nVidia Geforce 3 GPU |
Input methods | Gaming wheel (also supported joystick and Keyboard), TrackIR |
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rFactor is developed by Image Space Incorporated (ISI), which has been developing race simulators since the early 1990s for both commercial and military purposes. Their most recent title to use the complete engine was F1 Challenge '99-'02, released through EA Sports, although the rendering engine itself has been used for SimBin's GT Racing Series, comprising GTR - FIA GT Racing Game and GT Legends. Image Space Incorporated is a video game developer and has been credited on the following games: F1 2002 F1 2000 F1 2001 F1 Challenge 99-02 F1 Championship Season 2000 Hot Rod Monster Squad NASCAR Thunder 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2004 Shadowgate Rising Sports Car GT Trazer Zone Raiders External Links.. For the band, see 1990s (band). .. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. current EA Sports logo EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. .. SimBin is a Swedish computer game developer founded in 2003 that develops racing simulators on the PC and Xbox 360. .. GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ..
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Initial Reactions
Initial reactions have been generally positive from the small race sim enthusiast community. The graphics are a notable improvement, and have generally been lauded. The extendability appears to be fairly substantial, it is simpler to modify than F1 Challenge, due to enhancements and extra features. That being said, there is greater freedom and more definability than any ISI game before, with more tools being released on the official rFactor website.
Negative comment is generally confined to the AI cars (computer controlled vehicles), and the reality of the racing experience. The latter is very subjective, but some have claimed the default cars sometimes feel more like an arcade game than F1 Challenge, particularly in the way the car slides and 'breaks loose' (transitions from four wheel grip to skids). Others have noted that the head movement (literally the way the driver's head moves when driving), set to maximum by default in the game, is mildly overdone, and while it makes for a better experience, it may be a little unrealistic. It is, however, fully adjustable. rFactor is a computer racing simulator designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era. ..
From the developers:
rFactor is a serious simulation that is both challenging and fun to play. .. Ultimately, I expect to see [in rFactor] every car, of every paint scheme, from every year driving on every circuit both current and historical, which has ever held an event where an internal combustion engine was used to decide the winner of a race.
- Gjon Camaj, ISI team member
Ultimately the fate of rFactor will depend on two factors: How well extensions to the base game are received, and how well ISI deals with the game community and their product activation scheme for rFactor.
Gameplay
The game is played in full screen mode (windowed mode is an option). Its main control window consists of a menu to the left, with categories named in the tag line, Customize, Control, Connect. Full screen is a term used to describe a video release of a widescreen film which has subsequently been altered in order to create a 4:3 aspect ratio, rather than maintain the original theatrical aspect ratio through the use of letterboxing with black bars at the top and bottom..
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Customize, Control, Connect
Customize allows the user to configure the games basic settings, including user profiles and hardware settings. Image File history File links RFactor_Basic_Screen. .. Image File history File links RFactor_Basic_Screen. ..
Control allows the user to select offline, user vs. computer game modes, such as single car tests, single race weekends, and full championships.
Connect is for online play, and shows online games being played globally over the internet. Access to these games or 'rooms' can be restricted by password access, or even by game setup status, so that if a room is using a different car-engine model, only players using that model are allowed to play. With release 1.150, it is now possible to have multiple drivers share a car for longer, 'enduro' races. As an example, the USPits recently hosted the Bullrun 1000 in which drivers swapped the car during the race.
Driving and Racing
rFactor has a detailed interface during offline race sessions or online games, allowing players to control the mechanical setup of their cars, chat to other players, and enter the racing arena in their vehicle. The player's car can be driven from multiple viewpoints, but the two most popular are termed the Cockpit view (from the driver's eye) and Swingman view (above and behind the vehicle). Image File history File links RFactor_screen1_jh. .. Image File history File links RFactor_screen1_jh. .. In motor racing circles, vehicle setup is a term used to describe the personalised settings on the vehicle which help the vehicle handle and perform predictably and quickly. ..
The vehicle is best controlled using a computer steering wheel, although a joystick or even keyboard can be used. The keyboard is also used for some actions, like requesting pit service and adjusting brake bias. This is analogous to buttons on modern racing car steering wheels, and most computer wheels have buttons that can be mapped to keystrokes. The player can jump directly from the racetrack to the control interface by pressing the escape key (ESC), or entering their pit box.
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Features
rFactor is a significant evolution of F1 Challenge '99-'02, but without the licensing of Formula Onecircuits and teams. As such rFactor's initial release only included four fictitious circuits (seven as of v1.087), with about a dozen layouts within these facilities; there are about six vehicle classes, including two open wheel and four sedan classes. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. How to obtain a amature radio licence differs from country to country. .. F1 redirects here. .. The old Nürburgring, one of the most famous circuits in F1 history. .. The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the FIA World Championship. ..
That said, there has been active amateur development of F1 Challenge, with season updates put out for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, an amateur ETCCtouring carmod, and a commercial GTmod. The European Touring Car Championship was an international touring car racing series organized by the FIA. It had two incarnations, the first one between 1963 and 1988, and the second between 2000 and 2004. .. Horatio Nelson Jackson in his 2-seat Winton touring car, The Vermont, drives across America A touring car was a popular car body style in the early 20th century, being a larger alternative to the runabout. .. This article does not cite any references or sources. .. Gran Turismo is Italian and Spanish for grand touring or grand tourisme. .. This article does not cite any references or sources. ..
So, with the expertise already in place, ISI have allowed their game to be highly extensible and modifiable. As of September 8 2005, there has already been a Formula Three mod, a new circuit (Lime Rock), and new skinsets for various vehicles. The amount of modifications however increased vastly over the next months. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ..
On August 1 2006 ISI released the 1.150 full update, with many changes and new features, including the new 2006 BMW Sauber F1 and a much requested manual. is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ..
AI Cars
As of v1.070, the AI blocking code (literally the software that instructs the AI to block other vehicles, preventing passing) was removed and re-written, done in part to ease some of the criticism of the Artificial Intelligence model [1],[2]. Once again, some people have critised ISI for removing this code however, Mike Z of ISI has promised that, 'AI blocking will be back in a much more robust and logical form for a future update. I concentrated on fixing bugs for this update; in the future I'll expanded the range of AI behavior. (probably still fix some bugs too..)'. Judging by the v1.087 beta release, we should expect that ISI will want to make the AI more aggressive and in general drive better before looking at implementing AI defensive blocking again. AI redirects here. ..
A quote from the v1.087 beta readme,
- AI can attempt to 'learn' a track (by learn I mean, better follow the path). .. [During testing with a single AI vehicle the] AI will take off and talk to you in chat and tell you how he's (sic) doing. Typeing (sic) 'status' tells you how he's doing and 'finish' will make him end next lap. v1.087 beta readme
AI drivers that learn are quite rare amongst racing simulators, another game that use them being Live for Speed. AI blocking code may return as early as the next official final game update. If these two updates are put in place, rFactor should be one of the best, or at least 'challenging' AI racing games. Live for Speed (LFS) is an online racing simulator developed by a three person team comprising Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey, and Victor van Vlaardingen. ..
As of V1.150, the AI have received some improvements, notably, they are much faster than ever before. In general, they are improved. There are minor issues remaining, they still do not reflect human behaviour, nor do they have human performance in corners. They also suffer from an odd-bump anomaly, which whereby they don't take jumps as they should (For example, at the new 6th Lienz layout the 'rally hillclimb' layout). AI blocking has not returned yet, but they are no longer afraid to pass, and will pounce on any player and indeed AI mistakes.
Physics
rFactor provides an advanced tyre model, claiming to be much better than the Pacejka model previously used in most simulators. rFactor's tyre model simulates the tyre use cycle according to temperature and wear. Hans B. Pacejka is a well known expert in vehicle system dynamics and particularly in tyre dynamics, fields in which his influential works are now standard references. ..
In the first review of rFactor, published on AutoSimSport, Jon Denton says:
What the tyre model in rFactor does very well is that it models the relationship between slip angle, self aligning torque and cornering force - and it does this better than anything that has come before.
Networking
F1 Challenge proved to be popular for online racing over the Internet through GameSpy, which allowed any player to find available games. rFactor has extended this in several ways. The central server is handled by ISI themselves, so finding other games is effectively the same. The central server, however, will show all races and practice sessions over a web interface (URL racecast.rfactor.net), similar to real Formula One coverage (as of 2005) at the official formula one site. There are also career statistics available to drivers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (834x1395, 259 KB) Summary Screen shot of RaceCast website for rFactor. .. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (834x1395, 259 KB) Summary Screen shot of RaceCast website for rFactor. .. GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. .. “URL†redirects here. .. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ..
Technically, the game server can now be run from a dedicated program, free from the need to render graphics, and this machine only needs lowly Pentium 3-class (500 MHz) performance. It can run mixtures of human and computer controlled (AI) vehicles. The Pentium III is an x86 (more precise - i686) architecture microprocessor by Intel, introduced on February 26, 1999. ..
Graphics
The game allows choice of DirectX graphics (version 7, 8, or 9) settings as well as the usual anti-aliasing and screen resolution settings. Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. .. In digital signal processing, anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as aliasing when representing a high-resolution signal at a lower resolution. ..
Modifying rFactor
In an evolution from F1 Challenge, the circuits now include all layouts at a particular facility, which greatly reduces the need to duplicate track geometry and look (skin).
The game can easily accommodate different sorts of vehicles, and games between multiple classes of vehicles are possible.
Beginning in October 2005, conversions of circuits from other racing games, particularly the EA Sports F1 Series, began to appear. The circuits do not take advantage of rFactor's bump mapping, which allows bumps on the cicuit to be modelled in much more detail (polygon only circuits give a resolution of about 2 m). The circuits were still playable. The EA Sports F1 Series consists of five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. This article is about the unit of length. ..
However, and more importantly, players began to have trouble connecting to servers running these circuits. This was because rFactor incorporates testing of the game's physics, including game engine (the executable), track layout and vehicle physics, to prevent cheating. Because the converted circuits were haphazardly released, along with multiple patches, and the people who converted the circuits had no naming scheme, there was a high probability of triggering a circuit mismatch.
Thus, the response to the converted circuits has been mixed. While drivers are keen for more choice, frustration soon rose. Some drivers and developers also appeared to be concerned that the focus is being taken away from developing circuits from scratch; that circuits made from conversions are too difficult to develop to full release quality. [3] Such conversion game mostly from games Grand Prix Legends, F1 Challenge, DTM Race Driver, GTR and GT Legends Moreover legal concerns were always at hand with some companies prohibiting conversion from their games. Grand Prix Legends (nicknamed GPL) is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment. .. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ..
On October 19, 2005, an announcement was made that there would be an rFactor Roundtable, which would oversee development of circuits and other addons.[4] This claimed to be official, with support from ISI, and would allow developers to compete to be the official rFactor Roundtable release. The Roundtable never started and vanished never to be heard again. is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ..
Vehicles
Vehicles are defined by their physics, such as suspension geometry and engine characteristics, as well as many skins, which includes a 3D mesh and paint scheme. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x404, 156 KB) Summary Press release sample image of BMW Sauber vehicle for game rFactor. .. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x404, 156 KB) Summary Press release sample image of BMW Sauber vehicle for game rFactor. .. In computing, skins and themes are custom graphical appearances (GUIs) that can be applied to certain software and websites in order to suit the different tastes of different users. ..
rFactor has two classes of vehicles, 'Open Wheel Challenge' and sedan cars. Open Wheel Challenge vehicles are open wheelers, including 50 HP training vehicles, F3-like cars and F1-like cars (called FormulaIS). The sedan cars range from compact but sporty to BMW-like vehicles and US Muscle cars; they also include stock cars (USAR-like). A notchback full-size luxury sedan. .. Modern Formula One Renault 1993 Indy Car Open wheel car is a term for cars, usually purpose built racecars, with the wheels located outside the cars main body, as distinct from cars which have their wheels below the body or fenders, in the manner of most street cars, stock.. This article is about a unit of measurement. .. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. .. F1 redirects here. .. For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). .. The Pontiac GTO is a classic example of the muscle car. .. This article is about the sport of stock car racing. .. United Speed Alliance Racing is a stock car sanctioning body that operates the USAR Hooters Pro Cup series, that primarily races short tracks in different regions of the United States. ..
ISI has announced (10 May2006) it has signed a deal with Intel to add the BMW SauberFormula One car to the game. The vehicle was demonstrated at the 2006 European Grand Prix. The deal seems to be specifically to promote the new Intel Core 2 processor. [5]. The exact release of BMW Sauber happened on August 1, 2006. On the 18th of May, 2007, ISI released the 2007 BMW Sauber addon car. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. .. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. .. BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. .. F1 redirects here. .. Nick Heidfeld on the Friday before the race. .. The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intels consumer 64-bit dual-core and MCM quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, and based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, which derived from the 32-bit dual-core Yonah laptop processor. ..
Add ons
In addition to the stock vehicles available in rFactor, a steady stream of unofficial mods has become available. Over the past 2 years many modifications received a lot of of attention. One of the earliest mods was F3 vehicle mod, which became very popular for some time and was officially included into the game later on, although with fictitious branding. With the beginning of 2006 many more mods for various series were released. Porsche Carrera Challenge, Lupo Cup, Megane Series Mod, Formula Nippon, Formula One, V8 Supercars and many more. Formula Three is a class of auto racing. .. F1 redirects here. .. V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ..
The best place to look for rF add-on content is http://www.rfactorcentral.com/ which has a user rating system in place to grade many facets of each mod.
Circuits
The essential aim of the rFactor physics engine is to bring together vehicles with circuits. Image File history File links RFactor_screen2_jh. .. Image File history File links RFactor_screen2_jh. .. The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Automobiles are among the most commonly used engine powered vehicles. .. Circuits are a British group from London, England. ..
Circuits have evolved from F1 Challenge, and are now facilities with multiple layouts available, similar to most real circuits. They include a 3D mesh (polygon size approximately 1 m on the track itself), trackside objects (walls, curbing) and buildings. This article is about the unit of length. ..
As noted above, ISI did not seek to license any series at all, so included only fictitious circuits and vehicles. As of the v1.070 release however, they included the Essington Park circuit, a fictitious track. The details within the game support this with the location of this fictitious track to be in Bolsover, also in Derbyshire. ISI announced to be working on the Euroring, Hungary circuit, although it was not included in the upcoming update(v1.150). It was not made clear if ISI paid for the rights to these circuits, but seems likely that the circuit operators saw it as a chance for free or cheap promotion. Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town.. Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Scale model of a Wheaties cereal box at a pep rally Promotion is one of the four key aspects of the marketing mix. ..
rFactor was released with just five facilities, comprising approximately 10 layouts, including some which were simply reverse races. The facilities were Orchard Lake (an oval and road course), Mills Park and Toban Raceway (road courses), Joesville Runabout (a short oval) and Sardinian Heights (a street race in a city environment). Since then an extra layout for Sardinian Heights has been added, and Essington Park.
As part of a major update released on August 1st, 2006, several real world tracks were added to the game, but with fictitious names. These were Barcelona (Circuit de Catalunya, Spain), Nuerburg (N端rburgring, Germany), Northamptonshire (Silverstone Circuit, Britain) and Montreal (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada). As well as two new fictional locations, Lienz (a mountain road and rally course) and Jacksonville (a high banked superspeedway), although some users contend that Jacksonville is very reminiscent of Daytona International Speedway. Brianza (Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy) and Jiading (Shanghai International Circuit, China) have been released as separate downloads. The Circuit de Catalunya [seer-kweet-da-Cataloonya] is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Spain. .. Detailed Nürburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. .. Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. .. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and, as of 2007, a NASCAR Busch Series race. .. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. .. Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. .. Main straight and pitlane area The Shanghai International Circuit (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a brand new motor racing venue, situated in the district of Jiading near Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China. ..
Add-ons
With the release of the SDK and tools for modifying tracks in rFactor many new tracks were created and released as unofficial addons to the game. Initially, there were few track releases, because of the higher complexity and the time modlers needed to learn the new techniques. Birmingham was one of the first releases and by far one of the best for a long time. At the end of 2005, many conversions came, which were of poor quality. With the release of more scratch-made tracks, the general quality rose. Still many of the tracks for rFactor were converted from GTR, GT Legends, DTM Race Driver, GP4 or GP Legends. This is because scratch-built tracks take a lot more time to finish. So despite the superior quality over most conversions, more converted tracks are available than scratch-made. A Software Development Kit, or SDK for short, is typically a set of development tools that allows a software engineer to create applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, operating system or similar. .. GTR, a TLA, can refer to: Gran Turismo Racer, Gran Tourer Racing or similar, used on sports cars such as Ultima GTR and Nissan Skyline GT-R. GTR - FIA GT Racing Game - FIA GT Racing Game, which is developed by Simbin. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. .. Grand Prix 4, released for the PC on October 9, 2002, is currently the last Formula 1 racing simulator released by the developer Geoff Crammond and the MicroProse label. .. Grand Prix Legends (nicknamed GPL) is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment. ..
Other Add-ons and Modifications
- Relay Anticheat multiplayer client - A 'must have' for all online leagues. Relay detects cheats based on direct memory [RAM] manipulations
There is a telemetry application from Find the Limit, which graphs vehicle data (such as ride height and suspension movement), aiding in car setup.
See also
- Racer - a free customizable racing simulator
- NetKar Pro - a free formula racing sim
- Live for Speed - online racing simulator
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External links
Official
- rFactor - official website
- RaceCast - The official live timing and stats site for rFactor
Articles
- rFactor review at SimHQ (January 30, 2006) presenting the best available mods
Unofficial resources
- rFactorCentral - Community Driven Race Sim Resource for rFactor by ISI // Car mods, Track mods, Cars Setups, Screenshots
- (English) Motorsportgaming.com
- Big Red Racing A friendly online racing community for the novice racer.
- Online Motor Racing An Australian online racing community focussed on V8 Supercars, Open Wheelers and 4 cylinder mods.
- Formula SimRacing - Arguably the world's highest and largest Formula 1sim racing league, using rFactor with modified CTDP mod. Organised and promoted by the International Simracing Club. (In Wiki: Formula SimRacing )
- rLeague - rFactor-based Multi-Mod League System - Sensitive to each 'new MODs birth', rLeague propose itself as one-system-only for Drivers' different Leagues participation needs. The system allow to organize unlimited Leagues with unlimited MODs. rLeague also supplies a fully-automated data acquisition system from racing servers to dbase, so each Drivers information is always updated and complete. Wiki site is besides available.
- SimRacingF1 - An online racing league for amateur simracers.
- F1Competicion.com - Community F1 Challenge and rFactor , Mods and Information Motor (Spanish), Mod F1 Challenge v.2007 high quality and League, rFactor League Mod Clio
- Virtual Online Racers - North American rFactor League Using F1
- World Racing Simulation - An online racing league for ex-USSR simracers and others.
- SimRacing.cz from Czech republic
- MAK Modding Group Mods site
- (Spanish) OnlineMotorSports.es - Racing Simulators Spanish Community, mainly rFactor, all level leagues, stats, downloads, forum, gallery, videos and 24/7 IRC support.
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Genre | Sim racing |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer, Career mode |
Platform(s) | PC (Win) |
Media | Distributed by Internet download, (689 MB) |
System requirements | 1.0 GHz x86 CPU, ATI Radeon 8500 or nVidia Geforce 3 GPU |
Input methods | Gaming wheel (also supported joystick and Keyboard), TrackIR |
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rFactor is developed by Image Space Incorporated (ISI), which has been developing race simulators since the early 1990s for both commercial and military purposes. Their most recent title to use the complete engine was F1 Challenge '99-'02, released through EA Sports, although the rendering engine itself has been used for SimBin's GT Racing Series, comprising GTR - FIA GT Racing Game and GT Legends. Image Space Incorporated is a video game developer and has been credited on the following games: F1 2002 F1 2000 F1 2001 F1 Challenge 99-02 F1 Championship Season 2000 Hot Rod Monster Squad NASCAR Thunder 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2004 Shadowgate Rising Sports Car GT Trazer Zone Raiders External Links.. For the band, see 1990s (band). .. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. current EA Sports logo EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on sports. .. SimBin is a Swedish computer game developer founded in 2003 that develops racing simulators on the PC and Xbox 360. .. GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ..
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Initial Reactions
Initial reactions have been generally positive from the small race sim enthusiast community. The graphics are a notable improvement, and have generally been lauded. The extendability appears to be fairly substantial, it is simpler to modify than F1 Challenge, due to enhancements and extra features. That being said, there is greater freedom and more definability than any ISI game before, with more tools being released on the official rFactor website.
Negative comment is generally confined to the AI cars (computer controlled vehicles), and the reality of the racing experience. The latter is very subjective, but some have claimed the default cars sometimes feel more like an arcade game than F1 Challenge, particularly in the way the car slides and 'breaks loose' (transitions from four wheel grip to skids). Others have noted that the head movement (literally the way the driver's head moves when driving), set to maximum by default in the game, is mildly overdone, and while it makes for a better experience, it may be a little unrealistic. It is, however, fully adjustable. rFactor is a computer racing simulator designed with the ability to run any type of four-wheeled vehicle from street cars to open wheel cars of any era. ..
From the developers:
rFactor is a serious simulation that is both challenging and fun to play. .. Ultimately, I expect to see [in rFactor] every car, of every paint scheme, from every year driving on every circuit both current and historical, which has ever held an event where an internal combustion engine was used to decide the winner of a race.
- Gjon Camaj, ISI team member
Ultimately the fate of rFactor will depend on two factors: How well extensions to the base game are received, and how well ISI deals with the game community and their product activation scheme for rFactor.
Gameplay
The game is played in full screen mode (windowed mode is an option). Its main control window consists of a menu to the left, with categories named in the tag line, Customize, Control, Connect. Full screen is a term used to describe a video release of a widescreen film which has subsequently been altered in order to create a 4:3 aspect ratio, rather than maintain the original theatrical aspect ratio through the use of letterboxing with black bars at the top and bottom..
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Customize, Control, Connect
Customize allows the user to configure the games basic settings, including user profiles and hardware settings. Image File history File links RFactor_Basic_Screen. .. Image File history File links RFactor_Basic_Screen. ..
Control allows the user to select offline, user vs. computer game modes, such as single car tests, single race weekends, and full championships.
Connect is for online play, and shows online games being played globally over the internet. Access to these games or 'rooms' can be restricted by password access, or even by game setup status, so that if a room is using a different car-engine model, only players using that model are allowed to play. With release 1.150, it is now possible to have multiple drivers share a car for longer, 'enduro' races. As an example, the USPits recently hosted the Bullrun 1000 in which drivers swapped the car during the race.
Driving and Racing
rFactor has a detailed interface during offline race sessions or online games, allowing players to control the mechanical setup of their cars, chat to other players, and enter the racing arena in their vehicle. The player's car can be driven from multiple viewpoints, but the two most popular are termed the Cockpit view (from the driver's eye) and Swingman view (above and behind the vehicle). Image File history File links RFactor_screen1_jh. .. Image File history File links RFactor_screen1_jh. .. In motor racing circles, vehicle setup is a term used to describe the personalised settings on the vehicle which help the vehicle handle and perform predictably and quickly. ..
The vehicle is best controlled using a computer steering wheel, although a joystick or even keyboard can be used. The keyboard is also used for some actions, like requesting pit service and adjusting brake bias. This is analogous to buttons on modern racing car steering wheels, and most computer wheels have buttons that can be mapped to keystrokes. The player can jump directly from the racetrack to the control interface by pressing the escape key (ESC), or entering their pit box.
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Features
rFactor is a significant evolution of F1 Challenge '99-'02, but without the licensing of Formula Onecircuits and teams. As such rFactor's initial release only included four fictitious circuits (seven as of v1.087), with about a dozen layouts within these facilities; there are about six vehicle classes, including two open wheel and four sedan classes. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. How to obtain a amature radio licence differs from country to country. .. F1 redirects here. .. The old Nürburgring, one of the most famous circuits in F1 history. .. The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the FIA World Championship. ..
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So, with the expertise already in place, ISI have allowed their game to be highly extensible and modifiable. As of September 8 2005, there has already been a Formula Three mod, a new circuit (Lime Rock), and new skinsets for various vehicles. The amount of modifications however increased vastly over the next months. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or, in abbreviated form, F3, is a type of formula racing and a class of open-wheeler motor racing. ..
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AI Cars
As of v1.070, the AI blocking code (literally the software that instructs the AI to block other vehicles, preventing passing) was removed and re-written, done in part to ease some of the criticism of the Artificial Intelligence model [1],[2]. Once again, some people have critised ISI for removing this code however, Mike Z of ISI has promised that, 'AI blocking will be back in a much more robust and logical form for a future update. I concentrated on fixing bugs for this update; in the future I'll expanded the range of AI behavior. (probably still fix some bugs too..)'. Judging by the v1.087 beta release, we should expect that ISI will want to make the AI more aggressive and in general drive better before looking at implementing AI defensive blocking again. AI redirects here. ..
A quote from the v1.087 beta readme,
- AI can attempt to 'learn' a track (by learn I mean, better follow the path). .. [During testing with a single AI vehicle the] AI will take off and talk to you in chat and tell you how he's (sic) doing. Typeing (sic) 'status' tells you how he's doing and 'finish' will make him end next lap. v1.087 beta readme
AI drivers that learn are quite rare amongst racing simulators, another game that use them being Live for Speed. AI blocking code may return as early as the next official final game update. If these two updates are put in place, rFactor should be one of the best, or at least 'challenging' AI racing games. Live for Speed (LFS) is an online racing simulator developed by a three person team comprising Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey, and Victor van Vlaardingen. ..
As of V1.150, the AI have received some improvements, notably, they are much faster than ever before. In general, they are improved. There are minor issues remaining, they still do not reflect human behaviour, nor do they have human performance in corners. They also suffer from an odd-bump anomaly, which whereby they don't take jumps as they should (For example, at the new 6th Lienz layout the 'rally hillclimb' layout). AI blocking has not returned yet, but they are no longer afraid to pass, and will pounce on any player and indeed AI mistakes.
Physics
rFactor provides an advanced tyre model, claiming to be much better than the Pacejka model previously used in most simulators. rFactor's tyre model simulates the tyre use cycle according to temperature and wear. Hans B. Pacejka is a well known expert in vehicle system dynamics and particularly in tyre dynamics, fields in which his influential works are now standard references. ..
In the first review of rFactor, published on AutoSimSport, Jon Denton says:
What the tyre model in rFactor does very well is that it models the relationship between slip angle, self aligning torque and cornering force - and it does this better than anything that has come before.
Networking
F1 Challenge proved to be popular for online racing over the Internet through GameSpy, which allowed any player to find available games. rFactor has extended this in several ways. The central server is handled by ISI themselves, so finding other games is effectively the same. The central server, however, will show all races and practice sessions over a web interface (URL racecast.rfactor.net), similar to real Formula One coverage (as of 2005) at the official formula one site. There are also career statistics available to drivers. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (834x1395, 259 KB) Summary Screen shot of RaceCast website for rFactor. .. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (834x1395, 259 KB) Summary Screen shot of RaceCast website for rFactor. .. GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. .. “URL†redirects here. .. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ..
Technically, the game server can now be run from a dedicated program, free from the need to render graphics, and this machine only needs lowly Pentium 3-class (500 MHz) performance. It can run mixtures of human and computer controlled (AI) vehicles. The Pentium III is an x86 (more precise - i686) architecture microprocessor by Intel, introduced on February 26, 1999. ..
Graphics
The game allows choice of DirectX graphics (version 7, 8, or 9) settings as well as the usual anti-aliasing and screen resolution settings. Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. .. In digital signal processing, anti-aliasing is the technique of minimizing the distortion artifacts known as aliasing when representing a high-resolution signal at a lower resolution. ..
Modifying rFactor
In an evolution from F1 Challenge, the circuits now include all layouts at a particular facility, which greatly reduces the need to duplicate track geometry and look (skin).
The game can easily accommodate different sorts of vehicles, and games between multiple classes of vehicles are possible.
Beginning in October 2005, conversions of circuits from other racing games, particularly the EA Sports F1 Series, began to appear. The circuits do not take advantage of rFactor's bump mapping, which allows bumps on the cicuit to be modelled in much more detail (polygon only circuits give a resolution of about 2 m). The circuits were still playable. The EA Sports F1 Series consists of five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. This article is about the unit of length. ..
However, and more importantly, players began to have trouble connecting to servers running these circuits. This was because rFactor incorporates testing of the game's physics, including game engine (the executable), track layout and vehicle physics, to prevent cheating. Because the converted circuits were haphazardly released, along with multiple patches, and the people who converted the circuits had no naming scheme, there was a high probability of triggering a circuit mismatch.
Thus, the response to the converted circuits has been mixed. While drivers are keen for more choice, frustration soon rose. Some drivers and developers also appeared to be concerned that the focus is being taken away from developing circuits from scratch; that circuits made from conversions are too difficult to develop to full release quality. [3] Such conversion game mostly from games Grand Prix Legends, F1 Challenge, DTM Race Driver, GTR and GT Legends Moreover legal concerns were always at hand with some companies prohibiting conversion from their games. Grand Prix Legends (nicknamed GPL) is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment. .. The EA Sports F1 Series is five racing simulation games based on Formula One motorsport. .. GTR is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. An Xbox version was announced very early on, but never materialized. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ..
On October 19, 2005, an announcement was made that there would be an rFactor Roundtable, which would oversee development of circuits and other addons.[4] This claimed to be official, with support from ISI, and would allow developers to compete to be the official rFactor Roundtable release. The Roundtable never started and vanished never to be heard again. is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ..
Vehicles
Vehicles are defined by their physics, such as suspension geometry and engine characteristics, as well as many skins, which includes a 3D mesh and paint scheme. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x404, 156 KB) Summary Press release sample image of BMW Sauber vehicle for game rFactor. .. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (966x404, 156 KB) Summary Press release sample image of BMW Sauber vehicle for game rFactor. .. In computing, skins and themes are custom graphical appearances (GUIs) that can be applied to certain software and websites in order to suit the different tastes of different users. ..
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ISI has announced (10 May2006) it has signed a deal with Intel to add the BMW SauberFormula One car to the game. The vehicle was demonstrated at the 2006 European Grand Prix. The deal seems to be specifically to promote the new Intel Core 2 processor. [5]. The exact release of BMW Sauber happened on August 1, 2006. On the 18th of May, 2007, ISI released the 2007 BMW Sauber addon car. is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. .. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. .. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC, SEHK: 4335), founded in 1968 as Integrated Electronics Corporation, is an American multinational corporation that is best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors and specialized integrated circuits. .. BMW Sauber F1 is a Formula One team with bases in Hinwil, Switzerland and Munich, Germany. .. F1 redirects here. .. Nick Heidfeld on the Friday before the race. .. The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intels consumer 64-bit dual-core and MCM quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, and based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, which derived from the 32-bit dual-core Yonah laptop processor. ..
Add ons
In addition to the stock vehicles available in rFactor, a steady stream of unofficial mods has become available. Over the past 2 years many modifications received a lot of of attention. One of the earliest mods was F3 vehicle mod, which became very popular for some time and was officially included into the game later on, although with fictitious branding. With the beginning of 2006 many more mods for various series were released. Porsche Carrera Challenge, Lupo Cup, Megane Series Mod, Formula Nippon, Formula One, V8 Supercars and many more. Formula Three is a class of auto racing. .. F1 redirects here. .. V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ..
The best place to look for rF add-on content is http://www.rfactorcentral.com/ which has a user rating system in place to grade many facets of each mod.
Circuits
The essential aim of the rFactor physics engine is to bring together vehicles with circuits. Image File history File links RFactor_screen2_jh. .. Image File history File links RFactor_screen2_jh. .. The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Automobiles are among the most commonly used engine powered vehicles. .. Circuits are a British group from London, England. ..
Circuits have evolved from F1 Challenge, and are now facilities with multiple layouts available, similar to most real circuits. They include a 3D mesh (polygon size approximately 1 m on the track itself), trackside objects (walls, curbing) and buildings. This article is about the unit of length. ..
As noted above, ISI did not seek to license any series at all, so included only fictitious circuits and vehicles. As of the v1.070 release however, they included the Essington Park circuit, a fictitious track. The details within the game support this with the location of this fictitious track to be in Bolsover, also in Derbyshire. ISI announced to be working on the Euroring, Hungary circuit, although it was not included in the upcoming update(v1.150). It was not made clear if ISI paid for the rights to these circuits, but seems likely that the circuit operators saw it as a chance for free or cheap promotion. Statistics Population: 11,291 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SK475706 Administration District: Bolsover Shire county: Derbyshire Region: East Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Derbyshire Historic county: Derbyshire Services Police force: Derbyshire Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: {{{Ambulance}}} Post office and telephone Post town.. Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Scale model of a Wheaties cereal box at a pep rally Promotion is one of the four key aspects of the marketing mix. ..
rFactor was released with just five facilities, comprising approximately 10 layouts, including some which were simply reverse races. The facilities were Orchard Lake (an oval and road course), Mills Park and Toban Raceway (road courses), Joesville Runabout (a short oval) and Sardinian Heights (a street race in a city environment). Since then an extra layout for Sardinian Heights has been added, and Essington Park.
As part of a major update released on August 1st, 2006, several real world tracks were added to the game, but with fictitious names. These were Barcelona (Circuit de Catalunya, Spain), Nuerburg (N端rburgring, Germany), Northamptonshire (Silverstone Circuit, Britain) and Montreal (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada). As well as two new fictional locations, Lienz (a mountain road and rally course) and Jacksonville (a high banked superspeedway), although some users contend that Jacksonville is very reminiscent of Daytona International Speedway. Brianza (Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy) and Jiading (Shanghai International Circuit, China) have been released as separate downloads. The Circuit de Catalunya [seer-kweet-da-Cataloonya] is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Spain. .. Detailed Nürburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. .. Silverstone Circuit is a racing circuit at Silverstone, England. .. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is the venue for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, and, as of 2007, a NASCAR Busch Series race. .. Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. .. Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. .. Main straight and pitlane area The Shanghai International Circuit (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a brand new motor racing venue, situated in the district of Jiading near Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China. ..
Add-ons
With the release of the SDK and tools for modifying tracks in rFactor many new tracks were created and released as unofficial addons to the game. Initially, there were few track releases, because of the higher complexity and the time modlers needed to learn the new techniques. Birmingham was one of the first releases and by far one of the best for a long time. At the end of 2005, many conversions came, which were of poor quality. With the release of more scratch-made tracks, the general quality rose. Still many of the tracks for rFactor were converted from GTR, GT Legends, DTM Race Driver, GP4 or GP Legends. This is because scratch-built tracks take a lot more time to finish. So despite the superior quality over most conversions, more converted tracks are available than scratch-made. A Software Development Kit, or SDK for short, is typically a set of development tools that allows a software engineer to create applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, operating system or similar. .. GTR, a TLA, can refer to: Gran Turismo Racer, Gran Tourer Racing or similar, used on sports cars such as Ultima GTR and Nissan Skyline GT-R. GTR - FIA GT Racing Game - FIA GT Racing Game, which is developed by Simbin. .. GT Legends is a sports car racing simulator developed by Simbin for the x86 PC. It is based on the FIA Historic Racing Championships for GTC and TC cars of the 1960s and 1970s. .. Grand Prix 4, released for the PC on October 9, 2002, is currently the last Formula 1 racing simulator released by the developer Geoff Crammond and the MicroProse label. .. Grand Prix Legends (nicknamed GPL) is a computer racing simulator developed by Papyrus Design Group and published in 1998 by Sierra Entertainment. ..
Other Add-ons and Modifications
- Relay Anticheat multiplayer client - A 'must have' for all online leagues. Relay detects cheats based on direct memory [RAM] manipulations
There is a telemetry application from Find the Limit, which graphs vehicle data (such as ride height and suspension movement), aiding in car setup.
See also
- Racer - a free customizable racing simulator
- NetKar Pro - a free formula racing sim
- Live for Speed - online racing simulator
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External links
Official
- rFactor - official website
- RaceCast - The official live timing and stats site for rFactor
Articles
- rFactor review at SimHQ (January 30, 2006) presenting the best available mods
Unofficial resources
- rFactorCentral - Community Driven Race Sim Resource for rFactor by ISI // Car mods, Track mods, Cars Setups, Screenshots
- (English) Motorsportgaming.com
- Big Red Racing A friendly online racing community for the novice racer.
- Online Motor Racing An Australian online racing community focussed on V8 Supercars, Open Wheelers and 4 cylinder mods.
- Formula SimRacing - Arguably the world's highest and largest Formula 1sim racing league, using rFactor with modified CTDP mod. Organised and promoted by the International Simracing Club. (In Wiki: Formula SimRacing )
- rLeague - rFactor-based Multi-Mod League System - Sensitive to each 'new MODs birth', rLeague propose itself as one-system-only for Drivers' different Leagues participation needs. The system allow to organize unlimited Leagues with unlimited MODs. rLeague also supplies a fully-automated data acquisition system from racing servers to dbase, so each Drivers information is always updated and complete. Wiki site is besides available.
- SimRacingF1 - An online racing league for amateur simracers.
- F1Competicion.com - Community F1 Challenge and rFactor , Mods and Information Motor (Spanish), Mod F1 Challenge v.2007 high quality and League, rFactor League Mod Clio
- Virtual Online Racers - North American rFactor League Using F1
- World Racing Simulation - An online racing league for ex-USSR simracers and others.
- SimRacing.cz from Czech republic
- MAK Modding Group Mods site
- (Spanish) OnlineMotorSports.es - Racing Simulators Spanish Community, mainly rFactor, all level leagues, stats, downloads, forum, gallery, videos and 24/7 IRC support.