BMW Sauber F1 Featured in rFactor as well [10-05-2006 | IS | Comments (0) ]
rFactor will be the 2nd PC simulation, after LFS, that will feature the BMW Sauber F1:

LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 10, 2006 – Image Space Incorporated (ISI), a well-known name in racing simulation, announced today it has designed a game that will bring the ultimate Formula One racing experience to PC gamers. The customized racing simulation premiered at the BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park event at the European Grand Prix in Nürburgring, Germany on May 7th, and will also be showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on May 10th.

Intel, the Official Corporate Partner of BMW Sauber F1 Team, worked with ISI to turn its stunningly realistic rFactor racing simulation into a game, and will demonstrate the game on systems sporting the recently announced Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor at BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park events throughout the F1 racing season. ISI’s pedigree as a leader in racing simulation includes the popular F1, F1 Challenge and NASCAR Thunder game franchises.

"The combination of Image Space’s long track record in racing simulation expertise and the processing power of our Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor will give users the ultimate F1 racing experience on their PC,” said Ann Lewnes, Vice President and Director, Partner Marketing Group at Intel. “rFactor is a great example of our shared vision with the BMW Sauber F1 Team to bring F1 fans even closer to the sport and the team.”

Release date: TBA

Check out 6 screenshots showing this car in action.

Panoz Esperante Car to Appear in rFactor [09-05-2006 | JZ | Comments (1) ]
05.08.06 - Recent Sebring Class-Winner Races Onto Award-Winning Auto Simulator

ANN ARBOR, MI (May 8th 2006) – Image Space Incorporated (ISI), leading developer of auto simulation software, today announced a partnership with small-volume American car manufacturer, Panoz, to incorporate the Esperante race car into the award-winning rFactor PC racing simulator.

“By acquiring the Esperante license, we’re able to bring rFactor players the thrilling experience of driving this acclaimed auto with a level of accuracy not found anywhere else,” said Gjon Camaj, Vice President of Product Development at ISI.

Georgia-based Panoz has been building high-performance, customizable cars since 1989. The company manufacturers their flagship line of Esperante sports and race cars for domestic and international markets.

"It’s a thrill to drive this race car - both on the track and in the simulation,” said Tom Milner, driver of the #51 Multimatic Team Panoz Esperante. “After working with the ISI team, I can honestly say that rFactor has accurately captured the spirit of driving this amazing car.”

John Leverett, Director of Sales and Marketing at the Panoz Auto Development Company said, "It has been great working with Image Space Incorporated and seeing the stunning results they have been able to achieve with their simulation."

See this car in action at the Logitech booth during the E3 Expo May 10-12.

Release date: TBA

Check out 6 screenshots showing this car in action.

Eurocup Mégane Trophy '05 for rFactor Released [02-05-2006 | IS | Comments (3) ]
After months of hard work RSDG is proud to release our first add-on for ISI's rFactor. The add-on is based on the 2005 Eurocup Mégane Trophy championship. The add-on features:

-33 authentic liveries from the '05 Eurocup championship.
-7 fictional liveries that represent the RSDG team.
-Vehicle dynamics model based on real life suspension geometry and tuned using feedback from professional race car drivers.
-Championship series mode that follows the '05 World Series schedule - tracks must be downloaded from the internet.
-Cockpit engine sounds based on real life Megane Trophy cockpit recordings.
-Alternate cockpit sounds also based on real recordings.
-Windshield that accumulates dirt and debris.
-Adjustable power steering for fine tuning the FFB effect

SimRacing Portugal F3 League [02-03-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
SimRacing Portugal will organizing in the upcoming months a F3 league on rFactor. For the next week severall test races will be held. If are interested in participating please visit our forum and signup.

Driving rFactor Part 2 at SimHQ [26-02-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
In SimHQ's second installment of driving rFactor's tracks, Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad takes on the fast Essington Park circuit in the H6 cars.

rFactor 1.081 Beta Patch [18-02-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
We are making available this beta release of rFactor for the purpose of testing the NSCRS rules. Many options are configurable through the Series Rules File (.rFm) or on a per-track basis. Some can be overridden through the player file... More in the file description.

rFactor Stock Car Racing Screenshots [18-02-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Introducing a preview of the all new National Stock Car Racing Series (NSCRS).

SimHQ Feature: Driving rFactor [12-02-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
SimHQ Feature: Driving rFactor - A Fast Lap at Toban Short

"Chunx" takes you corner-by-corner through rFactor's Toban Short Course. Read his informative article and see how you can improve your lap times.

SimHQ: rFactor Follow-Up #1 [31-01-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad presents the latest mods and tracks of rFactor, the recently released racing sim from ISI.

rFactor 1.070 Patch Released [12-01-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Please note:This release will update versions 1040, 1048 and the original 1020. If the update software reports it can not find the orignal version, copy this update to your root rFactor directory and try again. Before installing any update, we recommend you revert any original files that you modified to the prior version.

For all the fixes and changes see file description.

rFactor Upcoming 1.070 Patch [11-01-2006 | JZ | Comments (1) ]
The second update for rFactor is coming soon. Click here for the current list of changes in the upcoming version 1070.

Porsche Challenge Cup 2005 MOD [22-12-2005 | PL | Comments (0) ]
A Porsche Challenge Cup 2005 MOD by GSMF is on the way! Check out the PCC05 Teaser and Onboard Vid for rFactor.

ISI Released Essington Beta Track [10-12-2005 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Get a sneak preview of ISI's latest circuit called Essington.

rFactor Beta Patch [01-12-2005 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
We have uploaded a public beta update for rFactor. This public beta is intended to test a new matchmaker system for rFactor. Before you install it please make sure to make backups of the following files:

\rFactor\rFactor Dedicated.exe
\rFactor\rFactor.exe
\rFactor\UIData\UI.osc
\rFactor\plugins\NetCommUtilPlugin.dll

This updated DLL requires v1048 or above of the EXE. It will look to a new matchmaker being hosted by ISI. Use at your own risk.

rFactor Official Public Tools [11-11-2005 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
- The gMotor 2.0 Plugin and Viewer Tools are used to prepare and preview meshes for use in gMotor 2.0 applications. The Plugins require 3DS Max 5.x, 6.x, or 7.x to operate.

- The gMotor 2 Material (gMat) is the basic material assigned to every gMotor 2 primitive (triangle strip or triangle list). It supports DirectX Shader Model 1.0 and 2.0, as well as Fixed Function Pixel processing. Each gMat has its own Ambient, Diffuse, and Specular reflectivity colors, as well as a lighting-independent Emissive color for self-illumination effects. Each gMat also supports all alpha blend modes, with global translucency level in addition to any per-pixel translucency from individual texture maps.

- The gMotor 2 Texture (gTex) is the basic texture assigned to each stage of a gMotor 2 Material. Each gTex as its own settings for MIP mapping, compression, animation, and so on. Supported texture formats are DDS, TGA, BMP, JPG, and PNG.

- GMT Conveter. After installing the plugin components as described in the Installation section, open the Max Utility tab (hammer icon), and select the icon shown circled in red in the Max Utility Panel. This will launch the Configure Button Sets dialog. From here, set the number of buttons for the Utility panel, and drag the GMT Converter utility onto an empty button, as shown in the figure. Once completed, your Utility panel should be similar to the one shown in the Max Utility Panel with GMT Converter figure.

- The gMotor 2.0 MAS utility is used to create MAS archive files for use in gMotor 2.0 applications only. A MAS file is very similar to other well-known types of compressed archive files, and contains additional information specific to a gMotor application.

- The gMotor 2 Viewer is used to preview scenes created for gMotor 2 applications. Scenes can be viewed at any resolution, in windowed or fullscreen mode, with various shader and anti-aliasing options. Scenes can also be prototyped in various day/night lighting conditions, with optional sky transitions. Environmental light settings are configurable by the user from the Viewer options dialog. The user can move through the scene in ground-tracking mode (for large environments), or free-move mode (for smaller objects).