rF2: Endurance Pack Updated

[Paul Jeffrey]

Studio 397 have updated their 'Endurance Pack' DLC for rFactor 2.

Having recently revealed the Aston Martin Vantage GTE will be arriving for rFactor 2 in the very near future, Studio 397 have dropped a new Balance of Performance (BoP) update for the impressive four car DLC.

Although much of the new update is focussed on BoP changes for the three GTE cars, the LMP2 specification Oreca also receives a little love, with quite a few changes brought to the premier prototype car within the simulation.

Check out the changes below:

Porsche 991 RSR GTE v1.93

• BoP (Balance of Performance)
• Fixed headlight glass reflections

Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GTE v2.01

• BoP (Balance of Performance)

BMW M8 GTE v1.73

• BoP (Balance of Performance)

Oreca 07 LMP2 v1.69

• Made the car a bit heavier to better correspond with real data.
• Further adjustments to correct engine power/torque output
• Adjusted downforce overall
• Further improvements and adjustments to Le Mans aero package
• Corrected engine inertia
• Corrected gear changes that were slightly too short (gear shifts)

With a new BoP update now live, does that mean we might be getting the Aston sooner rather than later?

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[Case_]

For me, with my limited skill, before the BoP update, testing at Le Mans and Silverstone, I was fastest with the Porsche, but the Corvette and M8 were more stable (talking about pretty much just a default setup).
After the update, I am still fastest with the Porsche, but it is now also the most stable of the three for me. It is followed by the M8, and with the Corvette, I would be close to calling it almost undriveable (again, with more or less the default setup). Not enjoyed that one in the slightest. The M8 was a mixed bag.

 

[CrimsonEminence]

The M6 was a mixed bag.

I think, you mean the M8? Confusing the Bimmer Battleships is very easy, though.

 

[Case_]

Yeah, M8. I'm not a BMW fan in the slightest IRL, so I know next to nothing about those cars. Corrected, thanks.

 

[fireballr18]

Slightly slower times in soft configs, also depending on the Aero Kit in use.(low drag kit could probably produce more tyre demand but is of course a quick way to go on LM). Softs aren't the optimum choice for longstints though.

EDIT: There is no way, that i can hit 3:53 with softs, LeMans Aero and full tank...if you can hit these times, your pace should be enough, to reach the tyre limit pretty easy, so no surprise, that they're getting some punishment.

I suck at LeMans, so it's possible, that i'm not using the whole tyre window, but it may help, to soften the suspension, not that much toe and not lowering the wing "tooo much", each slide will give your tyre probably a large amount of energy, wich will also result in higher core temps.

So the harder you push, the less laps you will probably get with working tyre window on softs.

You can change the tires while refueling. No time is lost. In Le Mans rF2 automatically choose the low drag aero pack. You are forced to.
The point with the RSR is the change of the weight transfer by consuming fuel as the tank is at the front of the car. At the beginning the cars is stable, some laps later it becomes more and more oversteer as the front becomes lighter. Very difficult to setup a fast and reliable configuration.
Your need a low wing config to match up the pace. Otherwise no chance to be competitive in the 24h race.

 

[CrimsonEminence]

In Le Mans rF2 automatically choose the low drag aero pack. You are forced to.

I had to force it by myself in the showroom...

At the beginning the cars is stable, some laps later it becomes more and more oversteer as the front becomes lighter. Very difficult to setup a fast and reliable configuration.

This is known by me, especially with the Porsche cars.^^

Your need a low wing config to match up the pace. Otherwise no chance to be competitive in the 24h race.

I know, i didn't say, you should crank it up to P5
And that's why the tyres get a punch on temps. Low aero often leeds to more demand on tyres. So of course you get high temps with softs, by pushing them.

 

[fireballr18]

I will test it when I'm back. Hope rF2 works again as I have some issues with a new windows update. Else I must run some AMS-sessions and wait for the next update

 

[CrimsonEminence]

I will test it when I'm back. Hope rF2 works again as I have some issues with a new windows update. Else I must run some AMS-sessions and wait for the next update

I have tested it again right now...the Porsche Curves are definetly somewhat tip-toeing with aggressive settings, even with higher TC.

I also had a new Windows Update yesterday, no problems here, maybe Windows is doing some shenanigans with your drivers or something similar...

 

[Andy_J]

What track is that in the picture Paul has posted?

 

[Stevy]

What track is that in the picture Paul has posted?

NOLA Motorsports Park

 

[Ryan Robbins]

Still SRS won't pick it up... SMH

They are waiting for new UI, as they’ve stated in the past.

Yeh, I wont be playing rFactor 2 much unless SRS adds it. I'm not sure how popular it would be anyway but worth a try. I only have time for a few races a week so I wont be racing offline much with any sims any longer unless it is to practice for an online race.

 

[M-Bimmer]

TWO STRONG PACK Released
https://store.steampowered.com/itemstore/365960/detail/1011/

 

[Alex Townsend]

And for RM33 it's less than the price of a couple of beers here. Instabuy for me.

 

[Ace King]

A No-Brainer purchase

 

[Deleted member 503495]

To be fair I think some of that criticism was probably warranted given many people were lapping the LMP2 quicker than the Toyota LMP1 in real life.

It was way, way, way too fast.
Haven't tried this new update, but I suspect it would have to be a substantial change to the BoP if they want to make the performance more realistic.

I was in no way insinuating anything different than what you have written, I am in complete agreement. After press releases of technical partnerships and other things, having a car being so wrong was very bad. One hopes this behavior is not sustained and only remedied once new content is released.

 

[NikGT2]

Super update! but now all skin from the car's are away! what now?

 

[Tar Heel]

Super update! but now all skin from the car's are away! what now?

If you downloaded them and they are packages the creators need to release updates to them. You could also try to unpack them yourself and update them, but thats a tedious task and it would be easier to wait for the author to update them.

 

[Tar Heel]

What are people's thoughts on the Oreca now? It defintiely doesn't have the grip it had. I'm quite a bit slower with it now. Not even close to times teams were hitting at Le Mans.

 

[Ace King]

Oreca 07 LMP2 v1.69 - It feels like a nice improvement overall

• Made the car a bit heavier to better correspond with real data.
• Further adjustments to correct engine power/torque output
• Adjusted downforce overall
• Further improvements and adjustments to Le Mans aero package
• Corrected engine inertia
• Corrected gear changes that were slightly too short (gear shifts)

 

[davehenrie]

one problem was created by these updates, the initial low-end torque, if you start with a clutch, you have to baby it for two or three stabs of throttle and clutch. Easy to spin up to speed, but no torque to hold that initial drag on the drivetrain.

 

[Tar Heel]

Oreca 07 LMP2 v1.69 - It feels like a nice improvement overall

• Made the car a bit heavier to better correspond with real data.
• Further adjustments to correct engine power/torque output
• Adjusted downforce overall
• Further improvements and adjustments to Le Mans aero package
• Corrected engine inertia
• Corrected gear changes that were slightly too short (gear shifts)

Le Man aero package still feels like its the best choice regardless of the track. I'll do some more testing, but while the car is slower (more accurate) it still feels like no other aero package is worth using except the Le Mans package.