Endurance Series by Enduracers

[klo-che]

After 3 years of work, Enduracers and the Gentlemen Racers are happily releasing the 1st package of the Endurance Series mod for rFactor. It will give you the chance to simulate the best endurance racing experience ever seen in a video game. Cars from ALMS, LMS and the Le Mans 24hrs are scheduled for this mod. Audi vs Peugeot, Aston Martin vs Corvette, Porsche vs Ferrari...

For this important mod EnduRacers has chosen to work in packs. After the initial release including the mod base and first pack of cars, Enduracers will release frequent "Service Packs", adding new car models, sounds, physics and skins. That is why the mod can be classified as "evolutive" and will live and grow continuously after the initial v1.0 release.

Don't forget to read through the readme carefully, you will find a lot of important information in order to use the mod in the best possible way. Don't forget that the mod is very big, and that this is endurance. Don't judge it by doing 2 laps with 1 car, take your time to learn it and really appreciate it.



FEATURES

• 11 Brand new 3D models from 2006 to 2008 from ALMS and LMS championships, with accurate shapes and aero configurations and high detail cockpits.
• All the cars skins from 2006 to 2008 seasons of ALMS, LMS, Le Mans and FIA GT Championships available in high/low detail.
• Helmet and Driving suits of each Team.
• Pitcrew suits for each Team
• Several graphic details added for more realism and to feel the "endurance spirit" better.
• Specific UI Data menu textures, using modern showroom by Maciex.
• Realistic sounds for all cars using real onboard & exterior recording sounds samples, and with a completely new development philosophy. Thanks to several real racing teams for their collaboration.
• Very accurate physics, created in collaboration with Gentlemen Racers physics team, with help from real teams and drivers.
• Physics validated with telemetry and real drivers, up to date specific
• 1.250 optimisations (tyres wear curves, pit menu,...).
• Specific real endurance racing physics settings : tyres choices, fuel consumption, aero configurations, traction control use, engine mapping configurations,...
• Driver swap support.
• Realistic pit crew menu configuration.
• FFB upgrades to choose your preferred steering force, see following paragraph to have optimum settings for FFB.
• Real Feel FFB and Leo FFB support (see readme for tested setups).
• Advanced damages.

Known issues:

• Random bug on led displaying in some cockpit(can be fixed with a reconnect in online mode).
• Random bug with addition of a darker square in some motec cockpit(can be fixed with a reconnect in online mode).

README

• English version
• French version

TRAILER

CREDITS



EnduRacers Modding Team

• Alexandre Van HOOREBECKE "Vancop" : Sounds
• Christophe LEMESLE "Chris91" : Skinning
• Yoan BOULLE "CPR" : Media
• Greg HUON "Migreg" : Media, Cameras
• Hervé THOMAS "Vevex" : Texturing, skinning
• Jietse MELOTTE "Integra" : Quality control
• Kyle WILLIAMS "NightSt@lk3r" : Modeling, Integration
• Marc CHAPELLE "klo-che" : Coordinator, Integration, Skinning, ReadMe content
• Matias VALERIO "mjv_c0h1" : Modeling, Texturing
• Maxime MENANT "LeBLOB777" : Texturing, Skinning
• Mike MUELLER "mjmueller69" : Skinning
• Nicolas PAPELEUX "ViveMclaren" : Modeling
• Sam ELIAS "Frosty 20" : Beta Test
• Thomas ARNAUD "Icedob" : Texturing
• Yoann LE JEUNE "Yoann56" : Modeling
• Yoann RAGEOT "F1 Mania" : Modeling
• Maxime MOREAU "Ricco" : Skinning

External skins

• Playmobil : Skinning

Test Drivers

• Jaroslav honzik : Test driving, Beta Testing
• Sean Edwards : Test driving
• Stuart Moseley : Test driving
• Tom Milner Jr. : Test driving

Gentlemen-Racers.org Physics Team

• Alexandre Puigsegur alias Fuelex : Physics, Test driver,Engine GFX
• Julien VIDOT : Physics, Test driver
• Pawel Kasprzycki alias Pawel : Gen optimisations, Test driver
• Bailly Christophe alias Dolphins : Test driver
• Daniel JUSTOU alias MaD_King : Physics team coordination, Collision help, Skinning help, HTML ReadMe, RealFeel compliance, Test driver
• Grosjean Francis alias BigJohn : Test driver
• Aloko Dimitri alias Aloko : Test driver
• VAN DE WOUW Patrice alias PatciVW : Test driver
• DECOSNE Jerome alias Gerhom : Graphical interface, Test driver
• Greg HUON alias Migreg : Test driver
• Paulo Soares alias Paulo : Test driver
• Joubert Pascal alias Djoubs : Test driver
• Christophe Hornus alias Chrisdoud : Collision tester, Test driver
• Final beta testing and general feeling, Gentlemen-Racers.org pilots and friends

DISCLAIMER

• All EnduRacers stuff included in this pack is under protection of Creative Commons intellectual work protection licences.
• All files included in this mod (including 3d files, sounds, physics, skins and all other files) are property of EnduRacers.
• It's not allowed to modify the 3d model, or other 3d parts of the mod. Physics or sounds files are not allowed to be modified.
• It is not allowed to convert the mod on any other platform without agreement from Enduracers.
• This mod may not be profited from commercially by a third party.

EnduRacers © 2009

Download @ RD:

 

[James Yates]

So far... very impressed. Just wish there was a bit more available steering lock.

Agreed, had to turn my rotation down as it was like driving a truck.

 

[Kevin Ascher]

Downloading
Have been waiting so long for that one!

 

[Kevin Ascher]

So far... very impressed. Just wish there was a bit more available steering lock.

How much IS available then, guys?

 

[Simon Trendell]

23.5, normally with 720 degrees rotation I'd use about 25-27, 27-29 with 900.

9 People in the RD server if more are joining

 

[James Yates]

How much IS available then, guys?

23.5, which is enough if you run the rotation below 720

AARRGGGHHH... I gotz ninja'd

Simon, you in there? If so, venty

 

[Kevin Ascher]

that sucks badly

anyway, thanks for the responses

 

[Trebor901]

ive got one slight niggle at the moment, the rear end of the Porsche wants to snap round under braking, ive even had a play with the diff setting and put the brake balance further to the front and it still wants to break away all the time.

 

[Ben Buitendijk]

damn, this is the best mod ever!!

Love the physics, models are great, skins are great and above all (I really think this makes it much better than any other mod out there) the sounds are brilliant! I have to check some cars (some of them I haven't heard IRL) but the Porsche GT2 is SPOT ON! I cannot wait till you make the Lola Aston Martin, that sounds sooooo good

Great job!!!


EDIT: I cannot find the Race Department server :S

EDIT2: can see it now

 

[John Sydenstricker]

I guess I've gotten too used to EVO. They all seem to have too much torque exiting the corners. Probably just my size 14 foot tho

 

[klo-che]

ive got one slight niggle at the moment, the rear end of the Porsche wants to snap round under braking, ive even had a play with the diff setting and put the brake balance further to the front and it still wants to break away all the time.

Are you talking about the Porsche GT2 ? if yes, don't forget that these cars does not use the autoblip (contrary to the prototypes), so when downshifting don't forget to add a slight push on the throttle to add stability during the braking phase. Added with the fact that the porsche has the engine in the back, this is very important to do it.

 

[Trebor901]

Yeah i have been, probably just me because this mod is absolutely amazing loving everything about it.

 

[James Johnson]

ive got one slight niggle at the moment, the rear end of the Porsche wants to snap round under braking, ive even had a play with the diff setting and put the brake balance further to the front and it still wants to break away all the time.

Theres no auto blip so if you dont blip the rear wheels will lock.

 

[Trebor901]

read message above its me not blipping enough

 

[Mark Birney]

GOODY GOODY GOODY!

 

[Hannu Karesola]

Marc and guys, you've created so much great stuff to all of us! I love Astons and Porsches because they sound amazing and there's no auto blip which creates scary moments and makes them challenging to drive. Also did couple of races with Spyder and..it's great! It has less grip than the Spyder in another mod has but maybe yours is bit more realistic.

And..what have you done to public servers? lol There's clean racing and no problems at all to lap slower classes.

Great stuff so far! :first:

Back on track...

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

omg omg omg

thx guys for doing this! sounds great, looks stunning and plays perfectly difficult, I guess I wasn't the only one to send the old Porsche into wild spins in the breakzone

awesome

 

[Trebor901]

ive got the blipping sorted i just need to keep the car balanced on turn in to stop the rear end letting go, i can drive the Aston and Corvette's fine, just cant get used to the car that is probably my favourite GT car.

 

[Abdul Al-Amry]

rFactor has a purpose now. Had a race using the P1 cars. Enjoyed it alot. With all that camera shake the real drivers must have neck muscles that dont bend.

 

[Xosé Estrada]

default stuff: monza, barcelona and another one

Great, I love "another one", I think is even better than "TBA".

Couldn't ressist

 

[Aritan Maia]

hahahahaha