Tracks Circuit 24H Lemans 3.0

jim lloyd · Jun 15, 2018

i think Tiago is in the process of uploading....his upload speeds are a bit rubbish

Tiago Lima · Jun 15, 2018

Tiago Lima updated Circuit 24H Lemans 2017 with a new update entry:

Circuit 24H Lemans 2017 version 2.0 by jim lloyd and Terra21

version 2.0 by jim lloyd and Terra21
- Day And Night Versions Added
- New AI Track limits defined (AI race and pass on straights - see below)
- No penalties for running wide on straights (to encourage racing)
- 56 pit boxes Added
- Added Track edge transitions throughout
- New Textures added throughout (kerbs, Road, grass etc etc)
- Shader's Tweaked throughout (For Both Day and Night Versions)

(All the other good stuff inc Physics mesh and the amazing heli cams work as before)...

Read the rest of this update entry...

Sman · Jun 15, 2018

Great work man best version of Le mans for AC. I have spotted a small problem though ,not a big deal really. when driving at night the White lines seem to show up dark in comparison to the Official Kunos Tracks.

Le mans above and silverstone below.

jim lloyd · Jun 15, 2018

Sman said:
Great work man best version of Le mans for AC. I have spotted a small problem though ,not a big deal really. when driving at night the White lines seem to show up dark in comparison to the Official Kunos Tracks. View attachment 256091

ok will take a look at that...should be a pretty quick fix....im sure there will be a few other things to come

Vincent.C · Jun 16, 2018

Really. A new Le Mans this week? Just thank you dudes. Ty again. I will try it before race start this afternoon.

DrLimerep · Jun 16, 2018

Awesome job, guys! It looks really good and it's fun as heck to drive.
One glitch; structures and suspension for the overhead adverts are invisible, despite being present in the KN file. Not the end of the world but it looks a bit weird in places. Is it that they haven't been textured yet?
BTW, jim lloyd, I offered Terra21 to use my revised but unused textures for Tiago's old release with correct fonts for the Gant ads and some improvements to a few more, plus a few updated trackside textures, but he hasn't replied yet. Give me a shout if you're interested.

Jebus · Jun 16, 2018

I downloaded the latest version from f1classic so can't rate the track, but will do when you upload the update here.

Great work with the track. Thanks to all involved!

AccAkut · Jun 16, 2018

Tiago Lima said:
Tiago Lima updated Circuit 24H Lemans 2017 with a new update entry:

Circuit 24H Lemans 2017 version 2.0 by jim lloyd and Terra21

did you include my wider AI line or did you just do something similar yourself? This track really needed passes on the dirty hard shoulder

alexcand · Jun 16, 2018

Sman said:
Great work man best version of Le mans for AC. I have spotted a small problem though ,not a big deal really. when driving at night the White lines seem to show up dark in comparison to the Official Kunos Tracks. View attachment 256091
Le mans above and silverstone below.

How can I have night like that, with headlight working and stuffs???

guidofoc · Jun 16, 2018

alexcand said:
How can I have night like that, with headlight working and stuffs???

https://acstuff.ru/f/d/28-shaders-patch-dynamic-lights

386 · Jun 16, 2018

Version 1.2 had a no chicane on the straight, can you add that back?

After_Midnight · Jun 16, 2018

Thanks

its awesome

Billy Pilgrim · Jun 16, 2018

this 2.0 update looks good but I'm losing about 20% of my FPS with it

Mitja Bonca · Jun 16, 2018

... and layout still hasn`t been fixed on several places (I know how much work this means, fixing road mesh and all around its always a pain in the a**). I have noticed only graphical updates (and some new trees). Fps indeed is worse, also DIP is way too high (up to 3000), but could be because of conversion (rF track has way too much nums of polyes and vertices, that AC can handle on mid to low spec computers. Needs optimization, by using at least lods. Tarmac texture is a tad too bright too.
Nice track, but needs some more attention.

formulaHEINE · Jun 16, 2018

Mitja Bonca said:
... and layout still hasn`t been fixed on several places (I know how much work this means, fixing road mesh and all around its always a pain in the a**). I have noticed only graphical updates (and some new trees). Fps indeed is worse, also DIP is way too high (up to 3000), but could be because of conversion (rF track has way too much nums of polyes and vertices, that AC can handle on mid to low spec computers. Needs optimization, by using at least lods. Tarmac texture is a tad too bright too.
Nice track, but needs some more attention.

The previous version (1.1 or 1.2) has acceptable DIP from around 1300 all around the circuit. This latest update messed up the start finish area, as all the updated and new content is probably not setup correctly and object optimisation is widely neglected. Sadly typical for tracks that went trough the hands of @Terra21 , as same applies to the Daytona track.

Mitja Bonca · Jun 16, 2018

One is to put as many objects as you might want with super big and detailed materials (textures), the other is to optimize things... so you always have to do compromises, sometimes even huge ones. But this is surely one of the hardest parts of modding no doubt. I have learned this through years, it takes loots of times.

RufGTI · Jun 16, 2018

One thing that is really critical is a hole in the ground at the emergency exit of Indianapolis

alexcand · Jun 16, 2018

guidofoc said:
https://acstuff.ru/f/d/28-shaders-patch-dynamic-lights

Ok thanks!
But how can I have a good "night"? Do I have to download a new "weather"? I only have "NIGHT_SRJF1"

Neilski · Jun 16, 2018

formulaHEINE said:
The previous version (1.1 or 1.2) has acceptable DIP from around 1300 all around the circuit. This latest update messed up the start finish area, as all the updated and new content is probably not setup correctly and object optimisation is widely neglected. Sadly typical for tracks that went trough the hands of @Terra21 , as same applies to the Daytona track.

Hmm, that's a bit worrying. Can you comment @Terra21?
I have no skill at making tracks (or indeed optimising them!) but I'm acutely aware that some of our members had to pull out of recent club races on the 1.2 layout due to CPU occupancy errors and major lagging. If this new layout has higher CPU consumption then it feels like a backward step. (NB: the improved track limits on the straight make me very happy!

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