Tracks Watkins Glen International

[ALB123]

also that those people then almost never explain just what exactly they changed Earlier this week I spent two hours with a (real life) setup guru...initial drive followed by ten minutes of him rambling about the flaws of the handling... followed by me asking "...how do i change?" - "Rollcentres need to be there and this degree in line to this unicorn and that inclination of Saturn-" - "...and how do I do that?"
we made it work in the end

Yes! Exactly... I've come to the conclusion that half the people who say that are just trying to sound like they know what they're doing and in reality they're cursing their car and searching Setup Market just like me. Well, believing that is true makes me feel better even if it's not.

I did about 20 laps on Watkins Glen using 4 different cars from the new DRM pack about 2 hours ago. Those are probably the worst cars for me to drive while trying to memorize this circuit. I should be using something I can control like the M3 E92. But using an e92 isn't going to help me understand Watkins Glen from a race car's perspective. Hmm...Maybe a car like the Lotus Evora GTC.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

I always use the KTM to learn a new circuit. It's a great car that keeps you honest, and I love the added visibility the open cockpit gives.

 

[Jebus]

I'm not by any means a setup expert, but during my simming years I've read lots of sites that have instructions like 'my car does this and that, change this and that for a cure. It has helped a lot.

Suspensions setups are still a complete mystery to me though.

 

[LilSki]

Just some quick shots of WIP 3D grass. Still a lot of color tweaking required but I needed to get the base grass model in to be able to check performance. Overall it seems to run very well.

 

[Eugene Abramoff]

Just some quick shots of WIP 3D grass. Still a lot of color tweaking required but I needed to get the base grass model in to be able to check performance. Overall it seems to run very well.

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Current version runs good, but I get consistent jumps in the performance graph and they go all the way to the top, something like every 5 seconds, which gives me massive stutter for a split second. What causes that? I don't have any performance issues with any other of your tracks.

The quality is a dream btw, thank you very much for your work!

 

[LilSki]

Current version runs good, but I get consistent jumps in the performance graph and they go all the way to the top, something like every 5 seconds, which gives me massive stutter for a split second. What causes that? I don't have any performance issues with any other of your tracks.

The quality is a dream btw, thank you very much for your work!

What card are you running? I did some experiments with larger tree textures this time around. I think people that have complained have lower amounts of VRAM.

 

[Eugene Abramoff]

What card are you running? I did some experiments with larger tree textures this time around. I think people that have complained have lower amounts of VRAM.

AMD 7700 2gb DDR5.

It is strange because as I said, it's not tied to specific places on the track, it just consistently spikes.

 

[LilSki]

AMD 7700 2gb DDR5.

It is strange because as I said, it's not tied to specific places on the track, it just consistently spikes.

Hrmm ok. If you don't mind some testing I would like to send you some smaller textures to see if it fixes it.

 

[Eugene Abramoff]

Hrmm ok. If you don't mind some testing I would like to send you some smaller textures to see if it fixes it.

I'd be happy to help

 

[Eugene Abramoff]

Hrmm ok. If you don't mind some testing I would like to send you some smaller textures to see if it fixes it.

Double checked, it actually says 4GB.

 

[Mauro01]

Glen 1961

 

[Andy-R]

These 70's F1 cars are great at Watkins Glen! If you fix the McLaren with CM it adds to the scenery as well.

 

[LilSki]

Been trying to get back in the swing of things lately. Tried an experiment with RVs and I think they work fairly well. Going to add some different colors here and there and the window textures need work for sure. But overall the look when driving and replay works pretty well. Should look good once I get some tents, flags and cars/trucks in there. So far There are 813 RVs around the track. Might even be able to do more even lower poly units in the center to really fill it out.

 

[After_Midnight]

Been trying to get back in the swing of things lately. Tried an experiment with RVs and I think they work fairly well. Going to add some different colors here and there and the window textures need work for sure. But overall the look when driving and replay works pretty well. Should look good once I get some tents, flags and cars/trucks in there. So far There are 813 RVs around the track. Might even be able to do more even lower poly units in the center to really fill it out.

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Looks awesome
BTW: Whats your PP + weather settings.
I've the problem with to bright LEDs at the Shadow V8

 

[LilSki]

Looks awesome
BTW: Whats your PP + weather settings.
I've the problem with to bright LEDs at the Shadow V8

Default natural filter.

 

[After_Midnight]

Default natural filter.

Thank you will try to go back to the standart one

 

[LilSki]

Packing them in and testing FPS. Obviously the single car is a placeholder.

 

[Ryno917]

Is there any particular reference you're missing? I'll be there for the vintage weekend in September

 

[LilSki]

Is there any particular reference you're missing? I'll be there for the vintage weekend in September

I plan on being done well before then. But no I got just about everything I need.

 

[jojo1001]

Wow! This looks soooooo damn good! Glad someone built this Track in the Quality the Track deserves.