[News] rFactor Official Update Released! (17/04/2007)

[Mike McMullan]

rFactor's next official (and free!) update is released tomorrow, 17/4/2007.
The update doesn't appear to add new features to the core game itself but does include 4 new cars.
The official posting is here: http://www.rfactor.net/

and you can find out more about the cars here:

http://www.race2play.com/front/panoz_addon

...I dunno about you guys but I'm looking forwards to driving these ugly beasts!

 

[Attila Domján]

how big will be the update...? just to plan my downloading activities...

 

[Mike McMullan]

no idea, but the update only includes 4 new cars and judging by the average size of a car addon, I'd guess it'd be between 300 and 400 megabytes. I may be way off so don't quote me on that. To compare... the DBR9 mod (a single car) on rfactorcentral, with its many skins as I assume the new Panoz's will have, is 99MB.

The Dutchie may have an answer for you - he already has the Panoz update (available early to race2play members, as I assume he is)

 

[Sander Hogendoorn]

It's around 150 - 200 mb

 

[Attila Domján]

ok, si anyhow min. 1 night with no racing again... well, it is not a prob now, anyhow my arm is broken...

 

[Mike McMullan]

It's the 17th and I don't see the update on the website yet. Gimme gimme gimme, where is it?!

Edit: lol here it is http://www.rfactorcentral.com/series_detail.cfm?ID=Panoz Esperante

give it a try and share your views on it below...

P.S. Neo it's 94MB filesize

 

[Attila Domján]

thanks m8

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

amazing download speeds now: 8 kb/s

but anyway, thanks for posting the update!

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

weird.. i downloaded the file mentioned in the link you posted.

when download finished, it seems i cant install it.. it want to extract itselfs but its not a zipfile

 

[Jari Vinnari]

Its a 7z Self-Extracting zip file or mine was. Let it unpack and copy the two folders (rfm and gamedata) to your Rfactor folder. WIndows will ask permission to overwrite...say YES.

Second option is to point to your Rfactor install directory when it ask where to extract.

Peace,
Paarma

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

I did but it says

can not open file: blablabla as archive

 

[Jari Vinnari]

Corrupted file perhaps..mine will open with winrar as usually or it can self-exract. Download it again and try again..Thats my final so called advise..

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

ok ill try other mirror now, thanks paarma

 

[Sander Hogendoorn]

It's around 150 - 200 mb

I was wrong :-#

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

thx paarma, i think the official rfactorcentral mirror has a corrupt file!!

 

[Mike McMullan]

I didn't find any problems when I used this mirror:
http://rapidshare.com/files/26437578/Panoz_Complete_Package.exe

 

[James Johnson]

dont race the GT2s at Canada they all roll into champions wall from riding the kerbs i got screenshots of it

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

lol that is fun

 

[James Johnson]

in second shot the GT1 behind was me ;o
Oh and in the 40 lap race i only had 5 times the safety car has come out but i got other gt1s racing only a second off my rear

 

[Mike McMullan]

Do you guys like this addon? I sure do. It offers a nice mix of racing, from the delicate and fun GT2 class to the hideously ugly GT1s with their very difficult handling and awesome power.
The rearview camera inside the cockpit is a useful and quirky addition. I like it!