Image credit: REG Simulations
South American motorsport tends to be somewhat overlooked in sim racing: Automobilista 2 shines some light on the mostly Brazilian Stock Car Pro series and its circuits, and the cars are also available in iRacing as official content. REG Simulations wants to change this: The Argentine developer announced that they are working on a standalone sim called PISTA Motorsport, which is going to focus on Argentina's racing scene.
The studio has created several cars and tracks for Assetto Corsa, but it wants to capture the domestic racing scene of its native country in its very own sim: Claimed to be "the first simulator made from scratch in the history of Latin America", PISTA Motorsport aims to bring the Latin American motorsports world closer to sim racers around the world.
The Fiat Uno del Turismo Pista Clase 1 in PISTA Motorsport has already progressed quite a bit in development. Image credit: REG Simulations
While REG has confirmed that FMOD Studio would be used to handle the sim's sounds, the game engine itself has not been mentioned yet. The available screenshots look promising, however, even including puddles - the Dev Log promises "advanced technology" that allows for dynamic animation of the tracks and their surroundings like crowds, pit crews and more.
PISTA Motorsport promises dynamic environments, including puddles that affect the handling in a realistic way. Image credit: REG Simulations
PISTA Motorsport sounds highly ambitious for a newcomer studio - which is something REG Simulations is quite aware of: "It is not an easy path givent hat everything we do is 100% from scratch, and we face large companies with years of experience and much more investment capital, but we believe that we are on the right path to put Argentina on the map" in sim racing. The sim's page in the Steam Store is already up, featuring the option to wishlist the title.
The dawn before a bright future? PISTA Motorsport seems ambitious, but has an interesting concept. Image credit: REG Simulations
South American motorsport tends to be somewhat overlooked in sim racing: Automobilista 2 shines some light on the mostly Brazilian Stock Car Pro series and its circuits, and the cars are also available in iRacing as official content. REG Simulations wants to change this: The Argentine developer announced that they are working on a standalone sim called PISTA Motorsport, which is going to focus on Argentina's racing scene.
The studio has created several cars and tracks for Assetto Corsa, but it wants to capture the domestic racing scene of its native country in its very own sim: Claimed to be "the first simulator made from scratch in the history of Latin America", PISTA Motorsport aims to bring the Latin American motorsports world closer to sim racers around the world.
Laser-Scanned Circuits
Supposedly the result of learnings of the last five years, the project is in a relatively advanced state, according to REG's first Dev Log. Currently, work is ongoing on a Fiat Uno del Turismo Pista Clase 1, the Autódromo Municipal Juan Manuel Fangio in Rosario and a scratch-built version of the Autódromo Roberto Mouras in La Plata. For the track creation, the team relies on LIDAR data to achieve the desired accuracy. In other words: laser-scanned circuits - quite in-depth for a relatively small project.The Fiat Uno del Turismo Pista Clase 1 in PISTA Motorsport has already progressed quite a bit in development. Image credit: REG Simulations
While REG has confirmed that FMOD Studio would be used to handle the sim's sounds, the game engine itself has not been mentioned yet. The available screenshots look promising, however, even including puddles - the Dev Log promises "advanced technology" that allows for dynamic animation of the tracks and their surroundings like crowds, pit crews and more.
PISTA Motorsport promises dynamic environments, including puddles that affect the handling in a realistic way. Image credit: REG Simulations
From Karting to the National Stage
Gameplay-wise, PISTA Motorsport is going to focus on an in-depth career mode, taking sim racers from karting to the spotlight of Argentina's national championships. AI supported by machine learning is supposed to provide authentic behavior of opponents on track. The sim racing community is also supposed to become involved in development eventually, providing feedback and suggestions.PISTA Motorsport sounds highly ambitious for a newcomer studio - which is something REG Simulations is quite aware of: "It is not an easy path givent hat everything we do is 100% from scratch, and we face large companies with years of experience and much more investment capital, but we believe that we are on the right path to put Argentina on the map" in sim racing. The sim's page in the Steam Store is already up, featuring the option to wishlist the title.
The dawn before a bright future? PISTA Motorsport seems ambitious, but has an interesting concept. Image credit: REG Simulations
