Cars Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth BTCC 2021

[Steinar Pladsen]

You definately trail brake at tracks like Brands. It is not that useful in a rally car. We may have a conflict of terms here.

Regarding TOE, I think you are seriously overestimating its effects.

Well, you cannot drive with 0 TOE. And the setup was an important part of the car to get it normal.
Toe defenitly is a major role

 

[AadHofman]

To put it bluntly, static TOE means nothing.* My imaginary friend Andy Rouse here agrees.

Next update, whenever it will happen, will include Doppler effect for exterior sounds. This I simply forgot to implement last time around.

* in the same vein static camber means nothing -- what happens under load is what really matters

 

[Robin_NL]

TBH I have to say the car is wiggling again, I actually prefer the previous build in terms of stable steering and 'planted' feel. Not talking about being on throttle, but also when braking it's pretty unstable(?)

This is me in the stock Chong RS500 a few years ago, no sound.
It's a blast and it's very stable even over the limit.

Cheers
Robin

 

[AadHofman]

Thanks for the feedback. I will investigate.

 

[AadHofman]

Spotted an unfortunate typo in the camber.lut, which affects ffb too. An update to come sooner rather than later.

 

[AadHofman]

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[Gelly916]

When I do a race with AI at Brand's Hatch, atleast 3-5 cars will all flip at turn 1. All of the AI are in the RS500 BTCC. Is this a common thing?

 

[AadHofman]

Hmmm, haven't happened before. I've noticed that with the new default setup the car has more tendency to go on two wheels over some curbs, so this is most propably related. More rebound stiffness could be the solution. I will investigate. Thanks for the report!

 

[AadHofman]

Here's a (low quality) video clip for those who think the car should somehow be more stable. This guy won a BTCC -race in 1989, so he actually knows what he is talking about (skip to 3:13):

 

[AadHofman]

@cjhill44

AI rolling after the latest update is a known issue, and will be fixed as soon possible, time permitting.

 

[AadHofman]

I had a chance to quickly test this morning, and stiffened rebound dampers or less suspension travel didn't fix the issue. Aero will be tested next.

 

[AadHofman]

At the moment the only thing that keeps AI not rolling over, is a serious reduction of center of gravity. The question is do I want to compromise the physics for the AI?

I'll keep searching for other solutions.

 

[AadHofman]

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[Jody Parks]

I am interested in each and every one of your updates, regardless of how many! Support should be provided to anyone willing to spend their precious time providing a means for the rest of us to enjoy our favorite racing Sim. Thank you!

 

[Gabor Edelmayer]

What just happened?
I personally had no trouble with downloading the new updates to your top quality mod and appreciate your work. I hope you keep perfecting the mod and would like to know where I can find future updates.
Much respect and keep up the good work!

 

[AadHofman]

Well, since RD staff agreed that the one star rant was a bit too much, I'll upload the car back tomorrow. Thanks for the kind words, appreciated!

 

[AadHofman]

Wanted to add that the AI-rolling the car in corners, which didn't happen with earlier versions is still a mystery to me, with no logical explanation. I tried everything to get rid of it, but only lowering the CoG worked. After that frustrating experience, it was not pleasant to get a 1-star review immediatelly after the upload. I know I have been guilty of releasing too many updates, but that bug was surely worth fixing as soon as possible! Less minor tweaks in the future, but if the car spontaneously combusts or something, I'll try to fix it.

 

[Patrik Marek]

the rating is overrated, sometimes not so great mods get 5 stars, while great mods can get 1 star because the user who downloaded can't unpack it due to having out of date winRar

 

[AadHofman]

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