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ramenite · 03-02-2008, 01:46 AM

What makes rFactor popular, is that it's the race game that just keeps on giving. It was really set up to BE a platform for mods, which puts it at another level that other sims. There are fine mods for other games yes, but you can't buy one game, and get the top racing in F1, Spring Cup, Champ Car, V8 Supercars, Porsche Supercup, etc. Hell, you can even do rally cars.

I said in an earlier post in another thread that there's some that hang onto NRS 2003. There's some valid points to it. But overall, rFactor is where it's going. For Sprint Cup, the COT changed everything, and the physics aren't there anymore. NRS 2003's COT mod is new models, but the old car physics. They have truck series physics in the game, but that's just a band aid. NRS 2003 may be tops for some still, but it's a standing target now, and NSS and SCE are coming fast.

And for some better presentation in the game, you can get the TV Style plugin, which adds well, TV Style overlays on top. They have ITV's F1 style, FOX's Sprint Cup style, and MotoGP's style. The spotter plugin also adds in a much better spotter for both circuits and ovals.

03-02-2008, 01:46 AM	#7
ramenite Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2004	Re: rFactor: New Simulation Game of Choice What makes rFactor popular, is that it's the race game that just keeps on giving. It was really set up to BE a platform for mods, which puts it at another level that other sims. There are fine mods for other games yes, but you can't buy one game, and get the top racing in F1, Spring Cup, Champ Car, V8 Supercars, Porsche Supercup, etc. Hell, you can even do rally cars. I said in an earlier post in another thread that there's some that hang onto NRS 2003. There's some valid points to it. But overall, rFactor is where it's going. For Sprint Cup, the COT changed everything, and the physics aren't there anymore. NRS 2003's COT mod is new models, but the old car physics. They have truck series physics in the game, but that's just a band aid. NRS 2003 may be tops for some still, but it's a standing target now, and NSS and SCE are coming fast. And for some better presentation in the game, you can get the TV Style plugin, which adds well, TV Style overlays on top. They have ITV's F1 style, FOX's Sprint Cup style, and MotoGP's style. The spotter plugin also adds in a much better spotter for both circuits and ovals.