rFactor - 1955 F1 mod

[timbob]

Team Players Virtual Garage has just unveiled the first car of their 1955 F1 mod, looks to be a meticulously detailed Mercedes Benz W196, complete with well researched physics and performance. They've altered the leaning head code to make the driver lean into corners, and used the gear display font graphics to display a moving gearstick.

Just downloading now - looking to be a new possible favourite in the making, alongside GP79!

[FourWheelDrift]

I'll give a link here shall I?

http://www.rfactorcentral.com/detail.cfm?ID=1955%2...

It's very good, very slidey and a great touch to have the gear lever move just like in GPL.

[timbob]

Hehe, oops - I always forget something!

These cars are great - a proper challenge to figure out how to drive them... Slow in, on the throttle gently and early to "steer" them around the corner seems the best way. Go in too fast, and they understeer like mad - which seems true to life. The suspension/tyre/general physics modelling looks meticulously detailed after a read of the technical notes they included with the car.

[molineux1980]

Looks good, the full mod should be great.

[FourWheelDrift]

Well you might temporarily combine them with the 1950's Indycars that have just been done as well

http://www.rfactorcentral.com/detail.cfm?ID=Gasoli...

[FourWheelDrift]

The streamliner body for the W196 that was used at Riems, Monza and other fast circuits is being worked on and could be the next (soon) release.[/pic]

[Mclovin]

What spec of PC and steering wheel would I need to play this game?

[timbob]

System Requirements, direct from www.rfactor.net - the official site for the game:

1. 1.4 GHz processor
2. Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, XP 64-bit (will NOT run in Windows 95 or Windows 98 first edition)
3. 512 MB RAM
4. Geforce4 4200 or Radeon 9200
5. 128 MB video RAM
6. DirectX 9.0c
7. 2.0 GB of hard drive space for installation
8. Internet connection required for one-time activation

[FourWheelDrift]

FourWheelDrift said:

The streamliner body for the W196 that was used at Riems, Monza and other fast circuits is being worked on and could be the next (soon) release.

[molineux1980]

RFactor sure looks good on a decent system. Oh well!