before they said it because of some deal that was supposed to go through. now its because they're near the goal of 3.75 mill or 3.7 mil i forgot the exact amount.

Quote from PaulC2K :

Not sure why they've forced FA tyres, i know it was possible to do but it seems a little backwards to give a Rookie the FA levels of tyre grip etc.

They use an entirely new tire model, so they want to get the physics right on the car that has the most extreme forces, which is the FA atm.

If they get that right, they move to the less extreme

Ok, I haven't seen the picture

The funding thing is not introduced in the forum, but just looking at the stats, I would say it's close to done

Quote from John5200 :

They use an entirely new tire model, so they want to get the physics right on the car that has the most extreme forces, which is the FA atm.

If they get that right, they move to the less extreme

Ok, I haven't seen the picture

The funding thing is not introduced in the forum, but just looking at the stats, I would say it's close to done

I was getting confused with what they've done in terms of forcing the same thing onto all cars, it certainly makes the most sense to use the most stressful car the car to primarily test with.

Seems theres a new fantasy track too:

is that track for seniors only?

i dunno, i C&P'd the links from elsewhere, i was looking for the thread, and then all hell let loose in the NASCAR race when it turned to Royale Rumble with garage fights then one of the drivers charging down the pitlane looking to get in on the action


edit - i cant find a thread, so im suspecting its been sneaked out by someone who has got access to it.

Found the thread (ok, i asked on the other place, and was told )
http://forum.wmdportal.com/sho ... amp;viewfull=1#post307662

Nothing on who can use it, but "I quickly did some sketches of a track which would be fun to include as a thank you to members though" sounds like it should be accessible to full members at least, rather than only to people who've paid over full retail which is no longer achievable (i believe people can still upgrade to full, might be wrong)

it looks nice, but i want something narrow and twisty.

I guess it might still be quite twisty, the existing tracks are fairly twisty for a decent portion of the track, the first half of the Cali track is pretty technical, but i think they cant do it too narrow because it then becomes impossible to race on, and there still needs to be 2 lane as they're public roads, its not rally so there wouldnt be dirt tracks or anything so narrow that you couldnt have 2 way traffic.

Theres certainly been plenty of people in these forums who've been begging for tracks similar to these 3 (A-to-B) in LFS.
I tend to be hopeless at them though, some people just seem to have the ability to do something right and then repeat it over and over, i just cant do that, takes me forever to get a corner nailed pretty decent, and the more corners there are the more there is to remember and cause me to forget things, so its bad enough on a 60-90sec lap track when you can get into a rhythm, but these 10min tracks are a nightmare for me.
Nordschlieffe being an exception, purely due to repetition in multiple games, which you wont get when they're fictional tracks.

First build test for me since the introduction of the new tire model. Some cars I feel are pretty strange. The open wheelers on the other hand tend to make a lot more sense and the formula rookie especially is really shining. Worth a check out if you'd given up earlier imo.

Can somebody post a description for this new tire model thing? I found a 2002 patent from a guy called "Seta" but the level of detail described in that document seems to be too high for real time even on toady's hardware. Maybe WMD got a simplified version?

Latest build has the lemans Ford GT40,very tasty car,lots of slippy action and great sound
Tango

So you are busy there now?

Not too sound harsh or anything but it seems to get attractive? I have an account there too but didnt use it since summer.

Quote from cargame.nl :

I have an account there too but didnt use it since summer.

Have fun updating.

[QUOTE=cargame.nl;1767341]So you are busy there now?/QUOTE]
Nope,just been busy with other stuff
Tango

GT40 at any track plus rain means al oad of sideways action

Quote from Bose321 :

Have fun updating.

Cannot be bothered too much with it atm.

Multiplayer seems to be very basic still, until there are no significant improvements there, I just simply wait.

I like where this is going, It really starts coming together. The car under- and oversteers when it should be and is just a pleasure to watch. (Still not proper tires)

http://youtu.be/HAq4AgEHLGY

Online, as far as I know the disconnected players disappear now, there are password protected servers, custom setups work, the player leader board works. IMO also online it starts to get interesting. (even though I haven't played for month :schwitz

http://youtu.be/JhMMAwAu-a8


Obviously still pre alpha and still the cars don't have the finished tiremodel etc etc.

Oh and a 51 player online race
http://youtu.be/Ps3EuETHgko

After the most recent build (375) and a FFB tweaker that a user uploaded I'm finally enjoying myself driving in this one with the Z4 GT3. Honestly feel that, now, it's my favorite GT car in a sim. LFS still takes it for street cars and small formulae, and rF2 has it for vintage F2s.

They sneaked in a rebadged Mercedes SLS into todays build, its a Junior build too so everyone is invited.

Was just firing up a server for myself and pecker to try the Focus RS and i went in to 'Road' car selection and saw a weird (S) type logo, had a look and my jaw dropped

We took it out for a while around Suzuka, the FFB is very light, but its amazing to drift around the first sector of Suzuka as the corners flow nicely for it. I cant stand drifting, and im crap at it, but controlling it while sideways and bringing it back in was relatively easy, without being artificial.

There was a comment from the devs that a German manufacture had actually approached them about getting into the game, that was all they'd said, so could likely have included a 'you can have x & y for $$$$' but its possible that Mercedes were that company, although this wasnt all that long ago, since xmas perhaps, so quite quick movement to get an SLS modelled and in-game, so maybe they've been in talks with them for a while and its another company who got in touch... dunno, but its interesting.

seems i cant register

Here is a youtube video someone else upped of the ford. i am about to hop into pcars and try the SLS and ford for the first time


http://www.youtube.com/watch?f ... mbedded&v=gp38vrEsGMc

Haha, that wheel lift looks awesome.

Tried the E30 this weekend and I must say I am really amazed by how awesome this feels! The car feel resembled me somewhat of a XRT.

This is turning out to be a great game.

Btw, is the Silverstone track in this game? If so, under what name?

edit: That Focus is either understeering or oversteering, what a (fun) disaster. The SLS on the other hand is brilliant.

Is that tyre degradation on the track?

^ those gigantic marbles are on the track before you even do anything. they will be improved later.

Tracks and Cars:

Tracks: http://forum.wmdportal.com/sho ... of-Tracks-in-Project-CARS

Cars: http://forum.wmdportal.com/sho ... -Vehicles-in-Project-CARS

And for those who don't have access to the forums:

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European Circuits

- Anhalt - Oschersleben
- Azure Circuit - Monaco
- Badenring - Hockenheim
- Belgian Forest Circuit - Spa Francorchamps
- Besos - Circuit de Catalunya
- Bologna - Imola
- Derby - Donington Park
- Eifelwald - Nordschleife Team Member+
- Eifelwald GP - Nurburgring GP Senior+
- Florence - Mugello
- Heusden - Zolder
- Loire 24 - Circuit de la Sarthe
- Loire National - Bugatti Circuit
- Milan - Monza
- Moravia - Brno
- Northampton - Silverstone


American Circuits

- California Raceway - Willow Springs
- Connecticut Hill GP - Watkins Glen
- Lakeville Raceway - Sonoma Raceway
- Monterey - Laguna Seca
- Wisconsin Raceway - Road America


Asian Circuits

- Emirates Raceway - Dubai Autodrome
- Jin Ding - Zhuhai
- Sakitto - Suzuka


Oceania Circuits

- Bathurst - Mount Panorama


Historic Tracks

- Historic Badenring - Hockenheim (Pre 2002)
- Rouen Les Essarts
- Historic Milan - Monza (1967. GPL2.)
- Solitude Rennstrecke

Oval Tracks

- Concord - Charlotte Motor Speedway **
- Delaware - Dover
- Harrison Pike Raceway - Indianapolis Speedway *
- Henrico - Richmond
- Memphis - Bristol
- Volusia - Daytona ***

Kart Tracks

- Belgian Forest Karting Circuit
- Chesterfield
- Glencairn
- Summerton

Country Roads

- California Highway Team Member+
- Azure Coast Team Member+

Fictional Tracks

- Test Track

Planned/Confirmed Tracks

- Brands Hatch
- Oulton Park
- Snetterton
- Cadwell Park
- Ruapuna Park
- Old Spa
- Milan Oval
- Macau

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Driveable cars: Beta2
Damage setup, 1st person cockpit abient occlusion, external ambient occlusion, cockpit animations finished, suspension animations finished, body animations finished, physics finished, sound finished

- Asano LM11 TDX (Audi R18 TDI) | custom paints | art discussion
- Asano X4 Touring (Audi A4 DTM 2011) | custom paints | art discussion
- Formula B (Generic GP2) | custom paints | art discussion
- Lotus 49 Cosworth V8 | custom paints | art discussion
- Lotus 78 Cosworth | custom paints | |art discussion
- Lotus 98T Renault Turbo | custom paints | art discussion

Driveable cars: Beta1
20 AI liveries finished, gearstick animations finished, windscreen reflection, cockpit display

- Ariel Atom 300 supercharged | custom paints | art discussion
- Ariel Atom 500 V8 2011 | custom paints | art discussion
- Ariel Atom Mugen | custom paints | art discussion
- BAC Mono 2011 | custom paints | art discussion
- BMW Z4 GT3 2012 | custom paints | art discussion
- Caterham SP/300.R | custom paints | art discussion
- Caterham Superlight R500 | custom paints | art discussion
- Formula A (Formula 1 2011) | custom paints | art discussion
- Gumpert Apollo S | custom paints | art discussion
- Pagani Zonda R | custom paints | art discussion
- Palmer Jaguar JP-LM | custom paints | art discussion
- Racer L4-RS (Radical SR-3) | custom paints | art discussion
- Racer V8-RS (Radical SR-8) | custom paints | art discussion

Driveable cars: Alpha2
LODA/LODB/LODC setup complete, 1st person cockpit meshes finished, 3rd person cockpit textures finished, ambient shadow added, full LOD export

- Caper Stock Car (Oval 1990) | custom paints | art discussion
- Caper Stock Car (Road 1990) | custom paints | art discussion
- Pagani Huayra | custom paints | art discussion

Driveable cars: Alpha1
Tyres and wheels finished, chassis textures/materials finished, 1st person cockpit textures/materials finished, paint material UVs finished, physics 1st draft, sound 1st draft, LODX as LODA meshes, finished materials/textures

- BMW M1 Procar 1981 | not available | art discussion
- Caterham Classic (driveable for Team Member+) | custom paints | art discussion
- Formula Rookie (Formula Ford 1600 2011) | custom paints | art discussion
- Kart | custom paints | art discussion
- SuperKart | custom paints | art discussion

Driveable cars: preAlpha
LODX meshes finished, collision export, placeholder physics, placeholder sound, LODX as LODA meshes, placeholder materials/textures


- 1991 BMW M3 E30 GroupA | not available | art discussion
- BMW M3 E92 GT 2012 | not available | Art Discussion
- Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5 1980 | not available | art discussion
- Ford Focus RS 2009 | not available | art discussion
- Ford GT40 MK IV 1967 | not available | art discussion
- Staro-Motors SRS 6.3 (Mercedes SLS) | not available | art discussion

Work in progress

- Mitsubishi Evo X FQ 400 | not available | art discussion

Not started yet

- BMW 1M Coupe 2012 | not available | not available
- BMW 320 Turbo Group 5 1978 | not available | not available
- BMW 328 Touring Coupe 1940 | not available | not available
- BMW BTCC 3-series Touring Car 2012 | not available | not available
- BMW F1.08 2008 | not available | not available
- BMW V12 LMR 1999 | not available | not available
- Ford Escort RS1600 1972 | not available | art discussion
- Ford Falcon FG Australian V8 Supercar of the Future 2013 | not available | not available
- Ford Focus ST 2012 | not available | art discussion
- Ford Focus ST BTCC 2012 | not available | art discussion
- Ford Fusion NASCAR Stock Car 2012 | not available | art discussion
- Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback 1966 | not available | art discussion
- Ford Mustang Cobra SCCA Trans-Am 1997 | not available | not available
- Ford Shelby GT500 2013 | not available | not available
- Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Group A 1988 | not available | not available
- Formula Gulf 1000 2012 | not available | art discussion
- Ginetta G40 Junior | not available | not available
- Ginetta G50 | not available | not available
- Ginetta G55 GT3 | not available | not available
- Lotus 25 Formula 1 1962 | not available | not available
- Lotus 38 Indy 500 1965 | not available | not available
- Lotus 40 1965 | not available | not available
- Lotus 49C Formula 1 1970 | not available | not available
- Lotus 51 Formula Ford 1967 | not available | not available
- Lotus 56 Indy Car 1968 | not available | not available
- Lotus 72 Formula 1 1970 | not available | not available
- Mitsubishi Evo IX FQ 360 | not available | not available
- Mitsubishi Evo VI Tommi Mäkinen Edition | not available | not available
- Pagani Zonda Cinque | not available | not available
- RUF CTR Yellowbird 1987 | not available | not available
- RUF CTR3 2012 | not available | not available
- RUF RGT-8 2012 | not available | not available
- RUF Rt 12R 2012 | not available | not available