rFactor - IRL Style Part II

[pk500]

Yep, happened to me, too. I manually restored the player files that this mod inexplicably overwrites to create that tach a few days before the patch was made available. The patch works just fine.

I have spoken with Mike Peters, the creator of this mod, about the player file issue, and he assured me that those overwrites wouldn't be in the 1.1 version of this superb mod, which he's working on now.

Take care,
PK

[bluengold34_OS]

Man, you guys were not kidding about how awesome this mod is. I just ran a 100 lap race at Iowa, and was just blown away by how competitive and precise it was......Thanks for pointing out this mod PK, truly a Hall of Fame Mod.

[pk500]

No problem, dude. Glad you're digging it -- it is deeeeeee-luxe!

Take care,
PK

[ramenite]

Quote: Originally Posted by pk500

Ramen: Regarding those fast times, those are all due to setup. The guys running in the 37s are running unrealistic, trick setups. I have a few of those. While it's fun to rip at those speeds, turning laps in the 37.4 range, it feels a bit dirty knowing that you're running a setup that either would be illegal or would result in a torn-up car in reality. I never run those setups when racing with friends, but I'll use them in the RACE@RFC open track events at Indy just so I can keep up with the Joneses and try to get a decent world ranking. The lack of control over setup parameters is about the only weakness in this mod, and one of the few weaknesses in rFactor, overall. Regardless, the IRL 07 mod is fantastic. Take care, PK

Yeah, I had a look at the setup I was using for the mid 38's. I couldn't match it within rFactor's setup. Just going with the base setup, and what I could adjust without hand editing the file, I can't any better than like 39.7. The gear ratios I had in the 38 setup weren't available. I will note that like 39.7 was good enough for pole at the 2007 Indy 500.

With a "clean" setup, I'm reaching like 380 at a the entrance to turns 1/3, and out of 2/4 about 360. I'm also trying some different camber/tyre pressures, to see if I can get a bit more even temps. I'll see what happens.

[pk500]

Get rid of the kph, mate: You're at Indy!

Just kidding,
PK

[ramenite]

Quote: Originally Posted by pk500

Get rid of the kph, mate: You're at Indy! Just kidding, PK

Just out of curiosity, what are your times using a "clean" setup at Indy?

And I have a tendency to use metric in racing games because they are a smaller unit of measure, and I can use whole numbers. And some mods(TV plugin for example), can only use things like KPH. It just becomes natural after awhile.

[pk500]

I can run in the mid-39s with a clean setup and low fuel, no tow. I think I've hit 39.2 on low tanks with the same clean setup, no tow.

The only changes from the default setup are minor gearing adjustments so the car is on the rev limiter most of the lap and adding a bit of oversteer because I like a loose, "pointy" car. Otherwise it's stock.

Take care,
PK

[ramenite]

Quote: Originally Posted by pk500

I can run in the mid-39s with a clean setup and low fuel, no tow. I think I've hit 39.2 on low tanks with the same clean setup, no tow. The only changes from the default setup are minor gearing adjustments so the car is on the rev limiter most of the lap and adding a bit of oversteer because I like a loose, "pointy" car. Otherwise it's stock. Take care, PK

Yeah, that's about what I did, I did make some tyre pressure adjustments, but I also set up to a bit looser setup. It's a bit easier to correct if you hit your mark late. Otherwise the car wants to go right into the wall.

And on light fuel, and good tyres, I managed to hit 39.4