CART Extreme for AMS - (Out now! See mods section!)

[Patrick Giranthon]

CART Extreme for AUTOMOBILISTA is the official conversion of the classic original Racing Line Development´s CART Factor mod for rFactor, previously converted to Stock Car Extreme and now further revised to include all of AMS´s extra features.

Download CART Extreme here

CART Extreme for Automobilista will bring:

• Updated physics running at AMS´ standard-setting 720hz frequency for the most accurate CART experience ever!
• Uses all of AMS extra features - tire dirt pickup, flatspotting, advanced transmission modelling;
• Updated car shaders and detailed LCD displays following AMS standards;
• Moveable driver arms (from TV camera only);
• Revamped sounds

Along with all features from the original mod:

• Full CART 1998 field (28 cars)
• 4 unique chassis (Reynard, Lola, Swift & Penske)
• 4 engines (Honda, Ford, Mercedes, Toyota)
• 2 tire manufacturers (Firestone & Goodyear)
• 4 chassis specifications for road, short oval and speedway tracks

American tracks will come along with the mod :

• Vanport (to come with the release)
• Laguna Seca (to come soon)

And probably others along the summer if quality is good enough to do a decent job on them.

Note : Jacarepagua, included in AMS, was also a track of the 1998 season.
Road Atlanta is an american track which is already available. It is not a track of the 1998 calendar but it is so great to drive the CART there.

Stay tuned!

 

[TheGrunt]

This waiting is killing me...

 

[TobiasR]

YEEEEEEES.

 

[ThatRacingGuy]

Tonight we Riot!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

 

[Jeff Huber]

Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! Thank you Patrick! I still play the GSCE version all the time....simply love it!

 

[Matt Orr]

Hell yeah !!!

Hope we'll see at least one street course from the track pack but in any case, releasing this pack already is a great news !!!

Toronto or Vancouver would be amaaaaaaaaaazing.

 

[Patrick Giranthon]

I have not decided yet what to update tbh. Most of tracks I updated for GSC are not good to maintain the AMS conversions I do know. Very poor mesh or models... If I decide to rework them, dont expect miracles.

Anyway, I have started to update an Oval because you will need one
Here again dont expect miracles because initial track was really poor in terms of conception.
Redoing things to raise up the quality (grass, crowd, textures, road lines, etc) :

 

[wowbagger]

Great stuff Patrick.

Don't worry, we all know Toronto, Vancouver, Belle Isle, Long Beach, and most of the ovals are at a very basic level. We would never let them besmirch your reputation as the best track artist around.

Maybe we can substitute some of the other great quality tracks without losing too much CART flavour:
Road America (of course)
Montreal
Brands Hatch
Sebring?
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez?


But Cleveland is mandatory .

 

[MaxiSabino]

thank you patrick we are very pleased with your works

 

[Patrick Giranthon]

Great stuff Patrick.

Don't worry, we all know Toronto, Vancouver, Belle Isle, Long Beach, and most of the ovals are at a very basic level. We would never let them besmirch your reputation as the best track artist around.

Maybe we can substitute some of the other great quality tracks without losing too much CART flavour:
Road America (of course)
Montreal
Brands Hatch
Sebring?
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez?


But Cleveland is mandatory .

Montreal already existing, and brands will come with Brit pack. Road america will come later if possible, with an other source than the one used before.
There was a strange bug at LAguna finally solved after long hours of searching, I think you will like this one.

 

[wowbagger]

Good news about Road America. But sorry, I misspoke . I was trying to think of tracks we already have and I meant to say :
Road Atlanta (of course )
Montreal
Brands Hatch

I had Road America and Mid-Ohio in the back of my brain as possibilities - hence my faux pas. I didn't mean to assume you would be doing Elkhart.

Fontana's looking great. And Laguna and Portland are two of my absolute favourite tracks ... anywhere, so I'm very excited about your latest posts.

 

[TheGrunt]

Awesome, Fontana is a great fast oval track and I have its GSCE version installed to my AMS currently

But Cleveland is mandatory .

This. Cleveland is s track that is truly one of a kind. There simply is no substitute

Not that I wouldn't like to see tracks like Long Beach converted, too. rF/GSCE version, for example, definitely has quite basic mesh and I can see Patrick's point. Then again, not ever having those tracks for AMS CART Extreme with dynamic road features isn't any better IMO All I can do is wish that many of those tracks are something Patrick sees worthwile to convert and thus us to enjoy, even with some faults

 

[Will Mazeo]

I have not decided yet what to update tbh. Most of tracks I updated for GSC are not good to maintain the AMS conversions I do know. Very poor mesh or models... If I decide to rework them, dont expect miracles.

Anyway, I have started to update an Oval because you will need one
Here again dont expect miracles because initial track was really poor in terms of conception.
Redoing things to raise up the quality (grass, crowd, textures, road lines, etc) :

How will the track ruber work on ovals? Because on some like Fontana you can use many lines on the turns

 

[Matt Orr]

Well, the good news is that with the cars back then and the track surface back then and in the track for SCE it's much, much more single file than what it is today now that the track has broken down. If you go check out the races from the late 90s the rubber is only about 1/3 of the way up the track while now they run up by the wall.

 

[Jake Fangio]

Really looking forward to this Pat.Your skills and hard work are much appreciated. I'm nursing a truly horrendous hangover this morning, and this news has cheered me up.But saying that,I do need to vomit!

 

[Patrick Giranthon]

How will the track ruber work on ovals? Because on some like Fontana you can use many lines on the turns

I will do what is possible. I have a vid showing a wide racegroove, will try to reproduce, and put marbles around... I cant try more...

 

[Deleted member 130869]

Vancouver is a very fun challenge but the SCE port had the typical rF1 look, it does seem extremely unlikely much will be done. But any improvements, even if just toning down the contrast and giving some depth would be very welcome. Long Beach too, but that road mesh... geez.

The hard work from all people involved in these conversions and improvements is appreciated.

 

[Slade Mitchell]

Am I blind and crazy, or is this still not released yet? I noticed Vanport says: "to celebrate the CART mod release" but I dont see the release!?

(Edit: JK, it was released 2 minutes after I posted this. Haha, WHOOPS! YAAAAYYY!)

 

[MaxiSabino]

Patrick is possible add cloudy sky in your tracks? Like as autumn or summer, would be cloudy...
it will be appropriate for british tracks, for example ...
It is my opinion..

 

[William Wester]

I vote for sunny sky's, sorry @MaxiSabino . I never choose rain or cloudy race days in any of my racing sims, it reminds me of the many ruined IRL racing and camping trips over the my many years. Sun worshiper here

 

[Troy Barman]

Got Twin Ring Motegi Oval to work, wish i was good at making AI but they behave decent.