A Belgian country drive - rFactor 2 WIP video

[Scott Juliano]

A real eye opener for someone brought up on the GPL Spa - it looks much more like the road I drove last month though I reckon Eau Rouge is a lot steeper - but I think the mirage effect is way over the top and I smell BS - it is an artifact really It reminds me of the gormless blurring in NFS, or further back, the bizarre trails behind the golf ball in Links.

And did everybody who lived around the circuit really park their cars alongside the track like that? I guess I should go and check some videos...

Thank you, but it's not BS--the mirage is tied into the road shader's reflection elements. It is over the top becuase it's not tied to any controlling elements yet, such as temperature, sun angle, etc--right now it's just turned on full. And yes, at race time they parked just about anywhere there was a place to park... Crazy...

[ZeosPantera]

I think the mirage effect is way over the top

It is over the top becuase it's not tied to any controlling elements yet, such as temperature, sun angle, etc--right now it's just turned on full.

[Scott Juliano]

That looks SO fake

[AUS-mONKEy]

Looks fanastic guys, thank you for sharing your WIP's and having thick skins to put up with some of the BS comments. Top work... can't wait to see it in all it's glory.

If you live in Australia and hit the roads in summer you have no problem understanding the mirage effect LOL

[Seven Smiles]

OK, you win!

[Sean_S36]

Looks fanastic guys, thank you for sharing your WIP's and having thick skins to put up with some of the BS comments. Top work... can't wait to see it in all it's glory.

If you live in Australia and hit the roads in summer you have no problem understanding the mirage effect LOL

Haha!! Too Wright Bro

[Tim Wheatley]

That looks SO fake

hahaha! It really does!

[rDavides]

ohh this looks great!!! every time ISI release a video I have an orgasm,
please more videos!

[MaXyM]

I suggest to find a girlfriend

To be on-topic: I would like to see better shaders on objects rather than haze effect. Even if interesting, correct shading are more important for how real will scene look.
But as far as I know we have to wait for release more than just a couple of months, so maybe in final version we will get everything we want.

[Tim Wheatley]

Many effects are either not seen at all in the vid, not working right or not yet finished. Shadows are to be tinkered with yet.

[Robert Gödicke]

I'm pretty impressed by the foliage. Lots of nice looking trees and bushes.
And I like the way the camera shakes from the bumpy surface. Looks promising, please release more!

[10speed]

There doesn't look to be that much difference, not sure why, I might have rendered the video with in correct settings. I'll check next time.

Even with 720p the video quality is bad. When the video is paused it looks weird somehow as if there are blurred silhouttes for all the edges. Are you sure the video was captured at 29,97 fps? There are lots of tutorials on the internet how to get the maximum quality for youtube videos... I do like all the updates on the rf2 development but sometimes the presentation looks quite unprofessional.

[Scott Juliano]

correct shading are more important for how real will scene look.

This is where we disagree. Although your point IS valid, I believe the overall realism of the scene is more important than any one particular element considering that 90% of the time you are racing by things at over 150 mph. So, in my mind, if I have to sacrifice one particular element so that the entire view will look better then I'll do it.

Now, that said, we are still doing a lot of tweaking, so it may be that what you feel may be lacking in an object's shading may be addressed just by that. I
can also tell you that our preliminary tests with HDR look quite stunning--it's hard to believe the difference it makes really...

[Spacekid]

I can also tell you that our preliminary tests with HDR look quite stunning--it's hard to believe the difference it makes really...

Can you tell us something about the performance with HDR turned on and off? Is there a big difference on the framerates?

[Scott Juliano]

Can you tell us something about the performance with HDR turned on and off? Is there a big difference on the framerates?

As with any post effect there is a FPS cost, but so far it seems reasonable...

[Tosch]

I can also tell you that our preliminary tests with HDR look quite stunning--it's hard to believe the difference it makes really...

uh, that hurts. Maybe u can discribe it a little more instead of showing pictures.

[Spacekid]

As with an post effect there is a FPS cost, but so far it seems reasonable...

Thx a lot Scott.

[6e66o]

I can also tell you that our preliminary tests with HDR look quite stunning--it's hard to believe the difference it makes really...

Thats what i call a teaser

Cant wait to see that!

[ZeosPantera]

Have you guys worked out the recommended spec's for rf2 yet? I mean a 4890 1gig has to be enough to run it full right? RIGHT! (not ready for upgrade nooooo)

[Tim Wheatley]

Have you guys worked out the recommended spec's for rf2 yet? I mean a 4890 1gig has to be enough to run it full right? RIGHT! (not ready for upgrade nooooo)

Not yet.