The rFactor 2 MUST-HAVE list

[Yapci]

Hi. Seen that rFactor2 official content can be not enough or not fit for everybody I would like that everyone post some car and or tracks so newbies like me (bought this on Sunday, 3 hours of gameplay aka tweaking) can see which content already exists and is optimized enough to download and give it a try!

Gonna keep the OP updated with the mods commented if you post download links (and are legal of course) to make it easier for everybody to find out!

 

[Gijs van Elderen]

http://isiforums.net/f/forumdisplay.php/67-rFactor-2-Downloadable-cars-tracks-and-plugins

 

[MrDoedel]

It becomes with the rf2 steam release pretty easy:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/365960/workshop/

The best stuff is already their.
And the rest you will find here:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/categories/rfactor-2.3/

For me is the best combo:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/toyota-celica-gto-1987.7105/
at Spa 1966 (both available at steamworkshop).

 

[Yapci]

I thought there was more valuable content than it is with the default steam install. I still haven't try it all so for me it's still soon to start the modding fest!

 

[MrDoedel]

I thought there was more valuable content than it is with the default steam install. I still haven't try it all so for me it's still soon to start the modding fest!

rf2 on steam is just one week. Now every day comes something new to steam or racedepartment.

Just do a 5 lap race on each car/track combo. This will take ...

The real thing is not just jumping every day something new, the real thing is to master it.
Try to master 5 clean laps with the BT-20 and the green hell without any helpers (ABS, track control etc)

 

[Yapci]

Rfactor2 exists since few years ago, and so does mods.

I don't like jumping from combo to combo, simply people can't hate or love some of the content/mod but if you don't know that it already exists (but you would love if it did) you are losing good content for yourself that maybe doesn't come with the original package.

And some may find fun in jumping from car to car. There may be some that find fun in hotlapping as I, for example, do. It's just a matter of tastes, and knowing that some mods exists may help some people to buy the game or spend more time in it, which at the end of the day benefits all of us simracers.

 

[Emery]

In addition to Race Department and the ISI forum, also bookmark https://www.facebook.com/simracingforlife

For a solid start on the essential tracks:
Oregon Raceway Park
Longford
all VLM tracks
all senormen tracks
all feels3 tracks
all mianiak tracks
all Plickbadger tracks
all RaceRfactor tracks

 

[hexagramme]

And don't forget about mr. shiet. While he's too humble to admit it himself, he's becoming quite the rF2 track author these days.

 

[Bela Valko]

What about Digga's tracks? Oulton Park is my favourite.
http://www.simracingteam.de/include.php?path=news&contentid=195

 

[kamackeris]

Right now for me it's the blancpain endurance series at mosport I love although I have just seen you have released Atlantic Road @Bela Valko... Which cars were using on that YouTube video of this track.?

Last night I had a quick spin at COTA which was fantastic. I just love this game!

 

[Emery]

Yes, definitely Digga's tracks. Oulton Park is an essential, though I have a love-hate relationship with it (curse those chicanes!).

 

[rer8]

In addition to Race Department and the ISI forum, also bookmark https://www.facebook.com/simracingforlife

For a solid start on the essential tracks:
Oregon Raceway Park
Longford
all VLM tracks
all senormen tracks
all feels3 tracks
all mianiak tracks
all Plickbadger tracks
all RaceRfactor tracks

I certainly agree, Emery. woochoo does very nice work: for instance Longford/Matsusaka.

 

[Steve Worrell]

Flat 6 mod. Mid Ohio and road Atlanta. Ploughed about 7 or 8 hours in to that combo yesterday alone.

 

[Kevin Troschinski]

Hi. As i am new to rf2 (become curious through LMU) i must awaken this thread.

Which cars are "must have" right now? workshop or paid content. TiA

 

[davehenrie]

Hi. As i am new to rf2 (become curious through LMU) i must awaken this thread.

Which cars are "must have" right now? workshop or paid content. TiA

Porche 992 Cup GT3(not the GT3 variant) Any of the LMP3(no aids) Mini Cooper(retro)
Sebring(will be interesting to contrast with the LMU version) ((Does either have the Palm Tree Tavern around Turn 5ish?)) I like the long older tracks like Loch Drummond, Spa 66 etc.

 

[Kevin Troschinski]

Porche 992 Cup GT3(not the GT3 variant) Any of the LMP3(no aids) Mini Cooper(retro)
Sebring(will be interesting to contrast with the LMU version) ((Does either have the Palm Tree Tavern around Turn 5ish?)) I like the long older tracks like Loch Drummond, Spa 66 etc.

Are the Porsche cup and Mini to find in the workshop or shop of official content? thx

 

[davehenrie]

Are the Porsche cup and Mini to find in the workshop or shop of official content? thx

Both the 992 Cup & the Mini are in the Store. Take note, there is a 991 Cup as well. (essentially the previous generation, both cars are similar but the 992 seems to get the most attention)

 

[Björn Hagemann]

Hi. As i am new to rf2 (become curious through LMU) i must awaken this thread.

Which cars are "must have" right now? workshop or paid content. TiA

both I suggest. store: Dallara-indycar, GTE, GT3, Daytona, Sebring,LongBeach, LeMans,Monza. Workshop: Formula Hybrid-22, Porsche & Ferrari Hypercars, Alpine, FVR V8 2021, Mount Panorama, F1 1988 and tracks, and lots other on ISR.com or Simracinghub (Yas Marina).

 

[davehenrie]

both I suggest. store: Dallara-indycar, GTE, GT3, Daytona, Sebring,LongBeach, LeMans,Monza. Workshop: Formula Hybrid-22, Porsche & Ferrari Hypercars, Alpine, FVR V8 2021, Mount Panorama, F1 1988 and tracks, and lots other on ISR.com or Simracinghub (Yas Marina).

Bathurst, I forgot about Mike Cantrell's 1985 Bathurst. That layout was prior to the addition of the kink(the Chase) on the long long back straight(Conrod Straight).

 

[Kevin Troschinski]

What about modern BTCC every YouTube is/was talking about ?

Before i buy some of the store stuff i wanted test some of the free Studio397 content.
So far so good, but is it normal the free stuff looks that awful ? Is the paid content visualy eqal to LMU or much worse?

Don´t ger me wrong the visuals are not everything, but those free conten felt like back to rF1 days