rFactor 2 update (build 85) released!

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Finally a new build is here. Only torrents so far.

We've posted Build 85, Renault Megane v1.1, Formula Renault 3.5 v1.2, GT World Endurance v1.1 and ISI Formula Masters v1.0 in the forum. Currently to torrent only. Auto update should be tomorrow.

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RELEASE NOTES

From readme.txt of Build 85.

UPDATE 4 Changelog (MAY 18, 2012):
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GRAPHICS:
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Improved lighting math
Improved HDR rearviews
Fixed mirrors too dark when using HDR
Improved post-processing in multi-view mode
Fixed side-channel clearing in multi-view mode.
Fixed HDR in multi-view mode
Viewport fix for multi-view
Improved dynamic road
Changing shadow detail level now causes a shader re-compile
Changed base turbidity to 1.8 to brighten sky a bit.
Reduced minimum vertical FOV from 20 to 10 degrees.
improved graphical steering pivot for non-player vehicles
Now applying heat haze to graphics, note new PLR option "Heat FX Fade Speed" which can be used to completely disable.
Fixed broken HDR lum histogram
attempt to fix body parts disappearing in multiplayer

GAMEPLAY:
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Added support for gear ratio sets.
Added ability to have gear-specific ratios.
Added DRS rules.
Added some GDB-configurable atmospheric conditions.
Changed flap buttons to act as toggle by default, but with a controller.ini option "Hold Flap Button" if the user prefers to hold it down.

SOUNDS:
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Scrub sound improvements via the SFX file: can now have tire-specific samples, can be played individually rather than combined into one output, and more control over the frequency modulation.
Defaulting ScrubIndividually to true

AI:
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fixed safety car incorrectly pitting for a tire change (and leaving the rest of the field in limbo)
fixes for AI pit lane behavior when no dedicated pitlane exists.
some minor tweaks to AI stalking behavior.
AI more likely to stay on throttle when along side a car they are trying to pass.
fixed a bug where cars would move towards rather than away from a car next to it going into a corner
fixed bug where sometime AI, at start of formation to standing start, immediately tries to park.
better handling of grip lose around fast corners
AIs will turn on and off rear flaps as required.
Tried to ease up on the throttle cuts caused by tires bouncing off the ground for a tick while otherwise being in control

PLUGINS:
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Screen interface added to Internals Plugins in order to facilitate 3rd party overlays; currently untested and subject to change.
Now reporting to internals plugin whether blue flag being shown for each vehicle.

UI:
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fixed the calculation of the "X display not available" X coordinates for MFD when under AI control.
added some gizmos and actions to facilitate multiplayer auto mod download and install from a dedicated server
added download mod status bar & cancel button
allowing problem mods to show up in lists (so that the problems can be displayed on the info screen)
added info buttons and code for rfm scrollbox to show new state of uninstalled mods with virtual components that are missing.
LED and HUD support for DRS status
changed scaling scrollbox gizmos (rfm, veh, track, hud, showroom & ui) so that they can accept textures other than 1024x1024 uncompressed textures.
Removed PLR file option "Wheels Visible In Cockpit" which was made obsolete by the VEH variable "FrontWheelsInCockpit" a long time ago.

BUG FIXES:
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Fixed some unresponsive keys when using soft vsync.
Fixed problem with keyboard repeats in time acceleration.
Fixed warmup time increasing by 1 each time a server is set up.
Fixed problem where re-attaching a wheel in the pits would result in phantom collision.
Improved thread safety by using local file finder classes.
Fixed a error message that was incorrectly saying missing RCD files.
Fixed bug where requesting a pitstop while on the grid would sometimes cause a stop/go penalty.
Fixed 'Temporary Boost' button.
Fixed bug where requesting a pitstop while on the grid would sometimes cause a stop/go penalty.

FUNCTIONAL ADDITIONS:
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Added mod downloading to sim
Added settings for HTTP Server and rfmod sharing.
Added PLR variable "Car Vibration Mult2" in order to allow separation of orientational vs. positional effects, and added PLR variables "Seat Pitch", "Seat Yaw", and "Seat Roll" to allow an offset from which direction the cockpit camera points.

MOD MODE/PACKAGING
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fixed not being able to switch UIs in mod mode.
removed "no ai" restriction from public dev build
added a scale value in HUD editor for flags & stat bar positions
got digital gages working in the HUD. Can now expand in any of four directions.
HUD editor stability fixes
HUD editor fixes. instead of numbers, will write out the function and font names for led, text, and digital gages

Source

DOWNLOAD LINKS

BUILD 85 FULL INSTALLER:
HTTP: Click here
Torrent: rFactor2_Build85_Setup.exe.torrent
BUILD 69 to 85 UPDATE:
HTTP: Click here
Torrent: rF2_v1042-v1070_69-85.exe.torrent

RFMOD (car/track) files:
HTTP: 1960s World Class Racing v1.0.
Torrent: ISI1045-v10-1960sWorldClassRacing.rfmod.torrent

HTTP: Renault Megane Trophy v1.0.
Torrent: ISI1032-v10-RenaultMeganeTrophy.rfmod.torrent
HTTP: Click here
Torrent: Renault Megane Trophy v1.0 to 1.1 update. ***

HTTP: Formula Renault 3.5 v1.0.
Torrent: ISI1044-v10-FormulaRenault35s.rfmod.torrent
HTTP: Formula Renault 3.5 v1.0 to 1.1 update.
Torrent: ISI1044-v10-v11-FormulaRenault35s.rfmod.torrent
HTTP: Click here.
Torrent: Formula Renault 3.5 v1.1 to 1.2 update. ***

HTTP: GT World Endurance v1.0
Torrent: ISI1050-v10-GTWorldEndurance.rfmod.torrent
HTTP: Click here
Torrent: GT World Endurance v1.0 to 1.1 update. ***

HTTP: Click here.
Torrent: ISI Formula (2011) Masters v1.0. (requires FR3.5 1.2 installed first to run) ***

*** = Newly added and require build 85 for full functionality.

Source

Personally currently downloading everything, and will give it a go!

Will be interesting to see. They have added DRS rules and control options for that as well!

 

[Guy Moulton]

If you want to do it like the drivers in the 60's really did it, you have to double clutch too. Usually they wouldn't use the clutch to upshift, but they double clutched and blipped down

 

[David O'Reilly]

i think it's an h pattern gearshift, that's what I use. I think the lift and indeed, the press of the throttle is required when changing up or down and the revs are too far out of sync with the gearbox. Heel and toe, great if you can do it. But I don't really know what I'm doing anyway. I have to remember back to my schooldays. I think, on F1 it was possible to twist the chassis if pushed the throttle too hard. But that was probably told to me by another schoolboy. I know the engines were big and the cars a bit flimsy. There are people on RD who probably do know and a thread on these old cars, especially driving, would be welcome. Maybe we should double de-clutch but i would think that that is earlier still

Another factor with the old cars is that the engine performance far outweighed the brakes performance. So the drivers were required to actively use engine braking to help to retard the car and to conserve the weak and fade prone drum brakes.
Some time in the late 70s early 80s this became simply an unneccesary load on the clutch and gearbox as the brakes no longer needed the help.

 

[Jan Roman]

Thank you. I thought it wouldn't work the GT way

 

[David Ignjatovic]

So now there's two 88 F1 cars, but the latest one is the best and also has Senna livery.
You can goto the online lobby and look for senna 88 mod and dl ingame.

 

[Lars Brugman]

I have a problem with Build 85, The Meganes won't show up in the mod manager. They are in the packages folder however. The path is set correctly too. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks

 

[Ivo Simons]

Just go ingame and click on the top, component manager you can install there also.

 

[Marco Bijl]

New build released, so we continue there Will merge all relevant posts there from this thread later on.