VDT F1 1977 Press Release [14-02-2004 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Vermin Design Team are proud to announce its plans to release a stand alone racing simulation based upon the F1 1977 season. The sim will be built around NetKar's game engine with the help of Kunos, who is the creator and developer of the netkar game.

As a team we are aiming to produce a realistic racing simulation, which captures the feel and the spirt of racing in 1977. This includes introducing a progressive season to play through, allowing car changes to happen throughout the season as per real life. Also there will be a F2 1976 training season with all the respective cars from that class. Please see FAQ's for a full list of planned features.

Our current progress status is at Alpha stage 0.2. The below list is a guide to what we have already started to do.

- Developing car models
- Design features
- In game menu designs
- Compiling research for the cars physics

Please see attatched pictures of our current progress with the car models, the rendered pictures are our game models, rendered in Cinema.

We will release more information regarding our progress in our next press release. Please keep checking our forum, link can be found below, for updates. In the meantime we will leave you in suspense on what else we have to offer. Should you have any questions please see FAQ's, if then should your question remain unanswered please post a thread on our forum and we will see if we can answer it.

New NetKar Movies [15-01-2004 | IS | Comments (3) ]
nkZone released 3 new movies of netkar, featuring a Ferrari 360 Modena drifting through the streets of Vancouver, a Formula Renault 2000 driving around Oschersleben and another Ferrari Modena taking it up against a real Lotus Elise.

Laguna Sega released for NetKar [05-01-2004 | IS | Comments (0) ]
After a long wait Laguna Seca for Netkar is released. Go grap it over at nkZone.com.

NetKar Interview at RSC [20-07-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
NK is a racing car simulator written by Stefano Casillo - otherwise known as Kunos (you'll see why later). Stefano developed NK over the past years, it's free to download from drivingItalia where it's hosted and best of all it's a 'complete' simulator, not a demo. However it continues to evolve and grow.

Netkar 0.9.6 Review at RSC [10-06-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
I tried all the cars of course, who doesn't. But NetKar for me was a one car festival because I found the Ferrari F360 handle and sound so great, the others paled. Didn't matter what track or how dull the track was�for me it was a thrill a minute. And I would even go so far as to compare handling with Sega's great game F355 - and like that game, one car is enough if it's done brilliantly. If you've seen my writings (rantings?) on F355 you would appreciate that's high praise indeed.

NetKar - The Introduction Movie [31-05-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
If you don't know what NetKar is, check out this video. It requires the latest DivX codec.

NetKar 0.9.6 Released [27-05-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Whats new: Controller polling down to 100Hz; Fuel indicator and speedometer implemented on the GTO; Fuel indicator on the Zonda; nkTelemetry major rewrite; nkBrowser; Final physics for all the cars; New camera realistic mode Elicopter camera; Time of the day illuminations; Lights on the car; Garage for quick watch; New linear/exponential steer control; Performance meter on MG, F3000, Supra; New digital cockpit on the Supra; Loading screens; Better walls collision; Fixed doppler effect in replay; Restored gearchange sound fx; Sound frequency fixed on all the cars; External ini for head movement control; F3000's steering wheel now is locked and visible when "show steer" is unselected; Implemented packers on the F3000, F.Renault, Supra; Added pre load control to MG and GTO; Implemented EBB (Electronic Brake Balance) on the MINI; Fixed ABS no-stop bug.

netKar 0.9.5 Beta 3b Released [17-04-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
We would like to inform you that a new version of NetKar has been released. Here are the new implementations: Controller polling is up to 333Hz in sync with the physic engine - that should give smoother control. Scream now if you loose fps; Engine braking fixed for all the cars; Fixed GTO's differential.

NetKar New Beta Release [15-04-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
New version Beta 0.95.3 of netKar has been released: added the Ferrari GTO and new performance and tweaks for the other cars. This is the list of the features: 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO; External RPM reference for sounds; Fixed springs application point; Implemented glance system; Fixed nkChat; New engine power/coast system; Variable level environment mapping; New 3D model for the Zonda; Fixed holes in the Ferrari 360 3D model; Less damping in the tyres; Brake bias ratio range limited to "sensible" values; FPS capping.

NetKar 0.9.5 beta 1 Released [26-03-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
As you may notice I've stepped up the version number to 0.9.5. The reason for it is that for this version I've fixed a couple of bugs related to ARB and that changed the feeling of the car a lot. I've to admit this is the biggest step forward in netKar ever... but it will take some time to "learn" the new behaviour. The download includes a new car too: the F3000. .it's a fantastic 3D model custom made for netKar by alessandro "outrunner" piemontesi. The physics is not 100% finished but I decided to release it anyway beacause of my future involvements... Minor tweaks at the sound engine with 2 channels for skids. Now you will hear the tyre screaming from a side.. or a big concerto from both sides if you lock both tyres on an axle. There's the wind noise too.

NetKar Game Guide Section [30-01-2003 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
NetKar is a freeware racing simulator. It's a part-time occupation for Stefan Casillo, and he has been working on this since January 2002. The final aim is to have a multiplayer-oriented simulator, with realistic physics and, with the help of some friends, some nice graphics. Download the Netkar v. 0.9.3 and see for yourself. We also posted 68 screenshots