General painting
See guide provided by GhostSpeed Racing for how to easily add new cars/skins to rFactor2. For painting and formats in Photoshop or similar, see ISI's guide.
File formats
The following elements are included in the Formula ISI mod. There is only one carshape this year. If you want example of how the files look for the default teams, download extracted .mas from here:
- Main livery (DDS, DXT5 ARGB, Generate mip maps, 2048x2048 max res)
- Helmet (DDS, DXT5 ARGB, Generate mip maps, 1024x512 max res)
- Extra: Driver gloves (DDS, DXT3 ARGB, Generate mip maps, 128x128 max res)
- NEW! Menu icon (see example, DDS, 8.8.8.8 ARGB format, NO mip maps, 512x512 res)
Naming
Categoryabbreviation_Carnumber_Teamabbreviation
Category abbreviation:
WC for World Championship
ACE for Ace
PRO for Pro
Car number and Team abbreviation will be given to you after registration. Top 10 ACE/PRO teams from previous season (and later on registered teams) can find their abbreviations here.
Example of files to submit:
WC_01_PM.veh
WC_01_PM.dds
WC_01_PMHELMET.dds
WC_01_PMEXTRA0.dds (left glove)
WC_01_PMEXTRA1.dds (right glove)
WC_01_PMICON.dds (icon 1)
WC_01_PMSMICON.dds (icon 2)
Vehicle .veh file
Check that the DefaultLivery line references your dds file, for example:
DefaultLivery="WC_01_PM.dds"
Team line has to contain the Category abbreviation at the end except for the World Championship division! For example:
WC: Team="Precision Motorsports"
ACE: Team="Precision Motorsports Ace"
PRO: Team="Precision Motorsports Pro"
The Description field is for the menu list and should contain:
Description=[Team name] #[number] (your full team name, not including category, and assigned number)
The Classes line has to be the following:
Classes="FSR2014"
The Category has to be in the following format:
Category="Formula SimRacing 2014,World Championship (or Ace, or Pro)"
All cars must have PitGroup set as Group1!
Downloads
The main template can be downloaded from here. Some FSR logos etc for painting here.
Submit
Submit to fsrmod2014@gmail.com
Notes
- Wrong file resolution or format will result in exclusion of file(s)!
- Please check how the carpaint looks in-game before submitting.
- Do not submit icons at all unless you follow showroom style of this standard picture!
The deadline for cars being included for the first race is the 5th April. Feel free to ask if any more questions.
See guide provided by GhostSpeed Racing for how to easily add new cars/skins to rFactor2. For painting and formats in Photoshop or similar, see ISI's guide.
File formats
The following elements are included in the Formula ISI mod. There is only one carshape this year. If you want example of how the files look for the default teams, download extracted .mas from here:
- Main livery (DDS, DXT5 ARGB, Generate mip maps, 2048x2048 max res)
- Helmet (DDS, DXT5 ARGB, Generate mip maps, 1024x512 max res)
- Extra: Driver gloves (DDS, DXT3 ARGB, Generate mip maps, 128x128 max res)
- NEW! Menu icon (see example, DDS, 8.8.8.8 ARGB format, NO mip maps, 512x512 res)
Naming
Categoryabbreviation_Carnumber_Teamabbreviation
Category abbreviation:
WC for World Championship
ACE for Ace
PRO for Pro
Car number and Team abbreviation will be given to you after registration. Top 10 ACE/PRO teams from previous season (and later on registered teams) can find their abbreviations here.
Example of files to submit:
WC_01_PM.veh
WC_01_PM.dds
WC_01_PMHELMET.dds
WC_01_PMEXTRA0.dds (left glove)
WC_01_PMEXTRA1.dds (right glove)
WC_01_PMICON.dds (icon 1)
WC_01_PMSMICON.dds (icon 2)
Vehicle .veh file
Check that the DefaultLivery line references your dds file, for example:
DefaultLivery="WC_01_PM.dds"
Team line has to contain the Category abbreviation at the end except for the World Championship division! For example:
WC: Team="Precision Motorsports"
ACE: Team="Precision Motorsports Ace"
PRO: Team="Precision Motorsports Pro"
The Description field is for the menu list and should contain:
Description=[Team name] #[number] (your full team name, not including category, and assigned number)
The Classes line has to be the following:
Classes="FSR2014"
The Category has to be in the following format:
Category="Formula SimRacing 2014,World Championship (or Ace, or Pro)"
All cars must have PitGroup set as Group1!
Downloads
The main template can be downloaded from here. Some FSR logos etc for painting here.
Submit
Submit to fsrmod2014@gmail.com
Notes
- Wrong file resolution or format will result in exclusion of file(s)!
- Please check how the carpaint looks in-game before submitting.
- Do not submit icons at all unless you follow showroom style of this standard picture!
The deadline for cars being included for the first race is the 5th April. Feel free to ask if any more questions.
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