rF2 Caterham Academy @ Watkins Glen - Fri 20th May, 2011

[Kris Leeten]

Did a little offline test run yesterday evening. Some small differences in the track (not that much) and it feels a bit bumpier compared to my last event on Watkins with GTL.
It is the Caterham Academy cars we have to pick from right? Feels pretty ok and I completely get your point on the slipstream (can't get into 5th gear on the straight) or did I miss the possibility to change gears?
Then there's again the right hand drive, but it's much easier to adapt to compared with the Nissan in GTL. I think because the car is smaller and you can clearly see the front of the car.

One final note: I've been trying to correct my audio settings as I can't hear any tyre-squeel. When cranking up the volume I can hear in the very far distance some rubber crying for help, but very silently. The brakes make more noize then the tyres...
I tried to correct my plr settings according to the post I found here @ RD but as far as I can hear it has little improvement, perhaps I have to increase it a little more or... try this thing: http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1357765but I don't want to have any mismatches when going online. Anyone some experience with this or who knows how to hear the tyres?

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Kris, to take your points in order:-
Yes it's the Academy Class we will be using - that gives you the best part of 50 or so liveries to choose from - plus painting new skins for the Cat is very easy too and it works more like Race than GTL. In GTL, you have to have the cars installed or you'll get a mismatch and kicked. In rF, if you don't have the skin installed, you'll see a default skin instead.

The Academy class cars use road-going gearings rather than racing ones, so the box is essentially 4 gears plus a very long legged overdrive for cruising in 5th. Just using the 4 gears is fine.

I use an add-on tyre noise that's quite a bit louder than the default, and I find that helps out. Sounds don't cause mismatches online, so feel free to try it out.

 

[Tim Ling]

This is the reason I love these forums...I didn't know how to adjust the sound volumes, and now I do Thanks Kris & Thommo!

Here's the link for those so inclined http://www.nogripracing.com/details.php?filenr=25861

 

[Kris Leeten]

here the RD post I mentionned: http://www.racedepartment.com/rfactor/34654-rfactor-tire-sounds.html for manually correcting your plr.

 

[Dave Stephenson]

... nvm, its next week *doh*

 

[David Kolody]

Remove my name from the list please.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

I've popped up a practice server for these while nothing else is on

 

[Norman Biscuits]

Hello. I'd like to take a stab at this, if at all possible.

 

[Stuart Thomson]

For the old hands at the Cats, I won't go through the skins stuff just yet - please just use the Default skins that come with the mod.

 

[David Cuthill]

Please put me down as a maybe. Should be ok but if not I'll let you know as soon as.

 

[Tim Ling]

OMG! I'd forgotten how much fun the Cats are. Thank you so much for bringing these back!

I take it we'll be using the 30 slot patch/. I hope so, as I never kept the original file :eek:

 

[David Miller]

Sign me up please, don't have the mod password so can you send it to me please?

 

[Stuart Thomson]

OMG! I'd forgotten how much fun the Cats are. Thank you so much for bringing these back!

I take it we'll be using the 30 slot patch/. I hope so, as I never kept the original file :eek:

No, we'll be in the original 21 slot config for this "toe back in the water" event.

But - as I said above in the Original post, previous users should download and reinstall the mod, which contains the 21 slot rFm version file.

 

[Tim Ling]

Thanks Thommo, apologies for not reading the first post properly

 

[Stuart Thomson]

NP mate :good:

 

[Nigel Atkins]

stick me down pls

 

[David Miller]

Got to sign out, been called back to work tommorow morning, and won't be back till saturday

 

[Bob Miley]

I just installed rfactor and would like to participate in this please Mr.Thommo.

I know I am signed up for the RACE Series mini friday but with only 5 definites I am signing out of it and staying clear of any new style events.

 

[Robert Woodward]

phew... 4 days ago my brother got a boot sector virus on his pc and it infected not just his pc but also my pc and my laptop but after 3 extra days of trying to figure out what the hell happened and backing stuff up our pc's are all back up and running... slightly. now just to install rFactor again and catch up on all that time I've missed practising Fridays track , so long as the virus isnt still stored somewhere ready to come back and kill me XD

 

[Stuart Thomson]

Server's up