RaceRoom Porsche DLC Live Stream and Interview - Wednesday December 20th

[Paul Jeffrey]

On Wednesday 20th December we will be taking the upcoming RaceRoom Racing Experience Porsche DLC for a spin with Sector3 Studios physics engineer Alex Hodgkinson.

The long awaiting debut of Porsche in RaceRoom Racing Experience is just around the corner, with a first DLC set to drop in the simulation before the big jolly man in the red suit breaks into our homes to leave gifts, and in anticipation of the arrival (of the cars, not the house breaker) we decided it might be another good time to try them out ourselves and talk to the man responsible for making the magic happen under the hood, Mr. Sector3 physics guru himself Alex Hodgkinson!

We will be taking to the track in the stunning new GT4 Cayman, 911 GT3 Cup and 911 GT3 R to lap the Nürburgring Short circuit while we talk with Alex and really get under the skin of the new machines, from conception on the drawing board to the work that has gone on behind the scenes to make these cars exactly what they are when the public get hold of them in a few short days.

So how do you watch?

Well that one is simple enough. We will be going live on our Twitch TV channel from 20:00 GMT / 21:00 CET for a couple of hours and will be publishing to our YouTube page once the live stream has finished. If you have any questions you want us to ask just pop on the broadcast and leave a note, or drop a comment in the comments section below!

Should be a blast, looking forward to seeing what we can learn from the man with the magic spreadsheet this coming Wednesday...

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Looking forward to Porsche coming to R3E? Have any burning questions for either Alex or myself? Let us know in the comment section below!

 

[Dazmaniac]

Raceroom is free to try out and compare for yourself.

Also any cars that are available as DLC that you might be considering purchasing are free to test drive before you buy.

 

[Will Mazeo]

I seriously doubt it'll happen with the current engine.
After GTR3 gets released the UE4 engine will (probably) be exported to R3E, and then we can talk.

That's just sad if true... long time to wait then 2 more years at least
I was all for UE4 before, but RR looks good enough and the performance is great. Wish they'd stick to their engine now and just add this stuff.

 

[Robert Stanley]

Agreed, look forward to listening to Alex chat with our kid, he's mad for it he is, mad for it

Ha, spoken like a true Mancunian!

Loved the T&D stream chaps, Alex is a great addition to their team.

 

[Vangelis Parginos]

I just tried them and i have to say again that this sound engineer is a magician!!!!!
That Gt4 sound is the most realistic sound i have listen at a game!!!!

Great work for all 3 of them, the cup version will take a while to feel comfy.

 

[Kenny Paton]

Great work for all 3 of them, the cup version will take a while to feel comfy

Hey Vangelis, hope you're keeping well, have a nice Christmas and hope to see you back with us soon

 

[Vangelis Parginos]

Merry Christmas to you too Kenny, im around and watching.
I ll be back

Merry Christmas to everybody!!!

 

[natedogg1867]

That's just sad if true... long time to wait then 2 more years at least
I was all for UE4 before, but RR looks good enough and the performance is great. Wish they'd stick to their engine now and just add this stuff.

DX9 isnt feasible in 2019 from a business standpoint.

We are far past the point where the graphics engine is pushed to it's maximum.

 

[Will Mazeo]

DX9 isnt feasible in 2019 from a business standpoint.

We are far past the point where the graphics engine is pushed to it's maximum.

Are you a direct x specialist? Plenty of games are still being released with DX9 so unless someone that understand about it tell why it still is a bad choice I won't believe this.
It's not like racing games need as much effects as a MMORPG
Now ofc if moving to UE4 is cheaper and faster I'm ok with the move

 

[Case_]

Plenty of games are still being released with DX9

You mean budget games on Steam and/or sites like itch.io? Because I honestly can't remember any recent DX9 release worth mentioning. We're talking Win 98 technology here, as in almost 20 years old at this point, not suitable for current hardware at all.

 

[Will Mazeo]

They could just port their own to DX11 if necessary... quoting my own post because... reasons

I was all for UE4 before, but RR looks good enough and the performance is great. Wish they'd stick to their engine now and just add this stuff.

I don't care about DX version as long as it works. Like I said and repeat now: unless you are a DX specialist...

 

[natedogg1867]

Are you a direct x specialist? Plenty of games are still being released with DX9 so unless someone that understand about it tell why it still is a bad choice I won't believe this.

No, but I know more about the limitations of the current engine than you do.

And why would anyone want DX9 2 yrs from now?

It's black magic that the devs got RR to look as good as it does now, but there are lots of things they simply arent able to do with the current graphics engine.

And reworking the entire engine to allow for certain features is a waste of time compared to implementing a newer, more modern engine.

 

[Will Mazeo]

The first sentence already said it all. Thanks for your contribution.

 

[Case_]