Tracks Thomson Road Grand Prix - Singapore

[Fat-Alfie]

As a temporary measure, and to make the Kunos people blend in more with my track, I just changed all the denim trousers to more neutral colours and even that has worked wonders

You kind of notice that they are there now - well, you notice that the grandstands aren't empty - but they don't catch your eye like the modern Kunos people do. If I can face it I intend to use Poser to render new 1960s people in appropriate clothing, but for now these will do

Oh, and I added the 'feel' of driving over the patches in the tarmac. I raised those sections in the physical mesh by 10mm and I can just about feel it through my T500RS in all but the softest cars

 

[DutchDevil79]

Looks authentic enough for me. And when blasting by I will not pick out if the 60s clothing style is 100% perfect. Aldo some flower power might be cool. hahaha Aldo might not be the best country for hippies back then.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

I found some new cameras in my Inbox

Thank you @norbs

 

[Proody]

The vehicles sometimes have no contact with the ground

 

[Fat-Alfie]

The visual road mesh has not yet been aligned to the physical road mesh, which has undulations. Plus the groove mesh is a few mm too high still.

 

[mantasisg]

It looks beautiful !

Very nice cams by norbs, I'd like to add that original cams by you, Alfie is not bad either. I remember some of them gave quite awesome view.

Is track wider now ?

 

[Fat-Alfie]

I know, it was a very pleasant surprise to receive the camera file from norbs

Funnily enough I had been adjusting my original camera file just the other day, avoiding some trees and close-ups on the camera-facing people. Not many changes but slightly better now.

The track width hasn't changed, but I think it looks wider due to a combination of norbs' longer lenses and alternative views, and I also think the changes in tarmac colour break up the width and give you some visual reference. Or maybe it's the fact that I used the S800RSC in the video - you could race that car 5 abreast at Thomson Road!

 

[aphidgod]

You could race that car 5 abreast down my hallway.

 

[NightEye87]

Oh, and I added the 'feel' of driving over the patches in the tarmac. I raised those sections in the physical mesh by 10mm and I can just about feel it through my T500RS in all but the softest cars

Not quite sure if that's realistic. Sure, I have no idea about roads in Singapore, but usually asphalt repairs aim at being as flush as possible (atleast here in the NL). An "injection" of a bit too much raw asphalt may occur, but I doubt the height difference is more than 2 mm. I haven't seen anything that much in my 10 years orso being a civil engineer.
In the end it might feel great, and if so, screw realism

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Yeah, I didn't make it 10mm to accurately represent the patch - I just like the idea of it being barely noticeable, and 10mm was when I started to just about feel it. If people think it's really unrealistic I'm more than happy to remove it.

I know that here in the UK I drive on roads where I can feel (or hear) when I drive over a patch, and this track is set in 1960s Singapore!

 

[mantasisg]

(atleast here in the NL)

Exactly, and now in 21st century

In Lithuania repairs are often rather neat too, patches feels slightly almost everytime though. At least with my Opel Omega And it is quite soft car.

However there is one road which I drive frequently where patches are just terrible. They were fixing holes, and what they did is basically that they inverted them

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Having a nice relaxing afternoon researching and digitising my 1960-1970s adverts for the trackside banners Trying to make them look suitably desaturated and distressed is fun!

 

[Proody]

For me a "Tiger Beer" please.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

I just wanted to post this great battle I had this morning, between me in the Lancia Fulvia HF, and the AI in the Honda S800RSC. I think it just goes to illustrate how much fun you can have in an older or slower car.

These cars need more love! Thanks guys for sharing them with us

 

[DutchDevil79]

Yes, the small cars are always great to battle with. Looks like a lot of fun. Good job.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Added the first patch of 3D grass today. Also been working on the tree density to increase immersion and jungle feel, added the twin lanes of road dirt (thanks for the suggestion @LilSki ). Also tried a bit of roadside debris Oh, and I finally got the AI to be more aggressive into the hairpins, thanks to @aphidgod - I had brakehint set to 0.8 (thinking it meant brake 80% of usual, to brake later) but what i should have put was brakehint=1.2 (telling the AI that their braking efficiency is 120% of normal, so they can afford to brake later). They are evil now, constantly trying to out-brake me up the inside

 

[Flipdo3]

my my

 

[aphidgod]

Leaf litter on the roadside is a nice touch.

 

[Tom Blackett]

Great stuff, looking forward to the next release.

 

[Blamer]

Release the (alpha) beast!!