.Sim ( simulated) racing is the collective term for that attempts to accurately simulate, complete with real-world variables such as fuel usage, damage, and grip, and suspension settings. To be competitive in sim racing, a driver must understand all aspects of that make real-world racing so difficult, such as, how to maintain control of a car as the tires lose traction, and how properly to enter and exit a turn without sacrificing speed. It is this level of difficulty that distinguishes sim racing from ' driving games where real-world variables are taken out of the equation and the principal objective is to create a sense of speed as opposed to a sense of realism.In general, sim racing applications, such as, and are less popular than, mainly because much more skill and practice is required to master them. An exception is, which has achieved achieved worldwide fame, as have 'simcade' titles such as, -. Also, because of the demands on the computer system, race sims require faster computers to run effectively, as well as a somewhat costly steering wheel and pedals for the throttle and brakes.
Most arcade-style driving games can be played with a simple joystick controller or even a mouse and keyboard.With the development of online racing capability, the ability to drive against human opponents as opposed to is the closest many will come to driving real cars on a real track. Even those who race in real-world competition use simulations for practice or for entertainment. With continued development of the software that forms the basis of these sims, as well as improved hardware (providing tactile feedback), the experience is becoming more realistic. This section may require to meet Wikipedia's. The specific problem is: This section should be a text about Racing Simulators development and improvement in the world of simulation, not just a list of the releases.
Please help if you can. ( January 2017) Early arcade years Prior to the division between arcade-style racing and sim racing, the earliest attempts at providing driving simulation experiences were arcade, dating back to, a 1982 developed by, which the game's publisher publicized for its 'unbelievable driving realism' in providing a experience behind a at the time.
It featured other cars to race against, crashes caused by with other vehicles and roadside signs, and introduced a qualifying lap concept where the player needs to complete a before they can compete in races. It also pioneered the rear-view perspective used in most racing games since then, with the track's vanishing point swaying side to side as the player approaches corners, accurately simulating forward movement into the distance.was released in 1983 and featured several improvements like giving the player the choice of different race courses., developed by Tatsumi in 1983, was licensed to Namco, who in turn licensed it to Atari in America, thus the game is considered a successor to Pole Position II. TX-1, however, placed a greater emphasis on realism, with details such as forcing players to brake or downshift the gear during corners to avoid the risk of losing control, and let go of the accelerator when going into a skid in order to regain control of the steering. It also used technology, which caused the steering wheel to vibrate, and the game also featured a unique three-screen arcade display for a more perspective of the track. It also introduced by allowing players to choose which path to drive through after each checkpoint, eventually leading to one of eight possible.In 1985, 's, a popular style rear-view motorbike racer, was considered the first full-body-experience video game, and was regarded as the first motorbike simulator for its realism at the time, in both the handling of the player's motorbike and the AI of the computer-controlled motorcyclists. It used technology and was also one of the first to use and Sega's 'Super Scaler' technology that allowed at high.The following year, released, an early car driving simulator based on the. It attempted to realistically simulate car driving, with the car jumping up and down, turning back and forth, and spinning up to 180 degrees, with an emphasis on acceleration, braking, and gear shifting, along with the need for counter-steering to avoid spin-outs.
It also featured a day-night cycle, accurately simulated courses approved by the, and force feedback to simulate road vibration in the form of a vibrating steering wheel that reacts to the driver's acceleration and off-road bumps.The first racing game with simulation pretensions on a home system is believed to have been, released by Psion on the 8-bit in., followed in. REVS was a sim that delivered a semi-realistic driving experience by that ran on the. REVS had a big fan base in England, but not so much in the United States. This was then superseded by the widely popular which was an arcade and home computing staple released in 1989, and one of the most widely played simulators up to that point.Emergence of sim racing genre Sim racing is generally acknowledged to have really taken off in with the introduction of 's, designed by David Kaemmer and Omar Khudari on 16-bit computer hardware.
The game is often generally regarded as the personal computer's first true auto racing simulation. Unlike most other racing games at the time, Indianapolis 500 attempted to simulate realistic and, such as its portrayal of the relationship between the four contact patches and the pavement, as well as the loss of grip when making a high-speed turn, forcing the player to adopt a proper racing line and believable throttle-to-brake interaction.
Overall, NASCAR Sim Racing is a great simulation game. The game sports a built in voice chat that you can use to talk to other sim racers when racing in multiplayer mode as well as having it set up as a dedicated server. You can choose which events you want to race in.
It also featured a garage facility to allow players to enact modifications to their vehicle, including adjustments to the tires, shocks and wings. With Indy 500, players could race the full 500 miles (800 km), where even a blowout after 450 miles (720 km) would take the player out of the competition. The simulation sold over 200,000 copies. It was around this time that sim racing began distinguishing itself from arcade-style racing.Consoles saw the release of 's for the in 1991.
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It was considered the most realistic racing simulation up until that time.The next major milestone was the 1992 release of (AKA World Circuit in some markets) by, also developed by Geoff Crammond. This moved the genre along significantly. Multiplayer was made possible by allowing different drivers to take turns, and racers could also hook up their machines for racing via a cable. This only allowed two drivers to race. Leagues emerged where drivers would submit records of their single player races to compare with other drivers. This is the first sim in which drafting/slip streaming was possible.Papyrus followed up Indy 500 with in 1993 and F1GP was surpassed in all areas. Papyrus later released more tracks and a final expansion included the Indy 500 track plus a paintkit.
Now drivers could easily customize their cars. IndyCar Racing sold around 300,000 copies.The first variant of Papyrus' series was launched in 1994. In (640×480) it pushed the PCs of the time to the limit. Suddenly a resolution of 320×200 seemed a poor option and NASCAR Racing was the race sim of choice for anyone with a capable PC, particularly in North America. It was the first sim where cars no longer looked like boxes.
It keyed in on sophisticated physics modeling. NASCAR Racing sold over one million units. Moreover, the first real online racing started with NASCAR Racing using the 'Hawaii' dial-in servers and it was not uncommon for these early sim racers to have $300 to $1500 phone bills. Online racing had seen its first true realization, and to many, this was the dawn of 'real' sim racing.1995 saw the release of, updating the first version with the new NASCAR graphics engine. A year later, released the successor to F1GP, to much anticipation. GP2 became successful not just because of its detailed and thorough simulation of the 1994 Formula 1 season, but also because it was customizable; this was achievable by way of the online community.
Players could change everything about the game: drivers, teams, graphics, physics, car shapes, and eventually even the racetracks. Offline leagues reached their peak with GP2 in 1998.In 1996, was released, further improving the original, and the number of sim racers exploded.
The multiplayer hosting service was introduced and went live in November 1997 with the backing of NASCAR and the online sim racing community grew.In 1997, was released for the. It was considered the most realistic racing simulation for consoles at the time, featuring a wealth of meticulous tuning options and an where players had to undertake to acquire, earn their way into races and choose their own career path. It introduced the racing simulation genre to, becoming the basis for all modern racing simulations on. Graphic accelerators era Graphics accelerator cards brought a new level of realism to the graphics and physics of sim racing games.
These new provided, (i.e. Fog, rain and snow), and the capability to perform polygonal calculations faster, while taking the load off of the main processor.
By, was among the first to utilize the new technology in 1997.After years of development, Microprose released, which used a more modern graphics engine and featured the same customizable structure of GP2. GP3 was ultimately seen as a bit of a disappointment though, lacking proper network-multiplayer-support and using only an evolution of the GP2 graphic-engine. Still, its similarity allowed easy track conversions back and forth.Another milestone in sim racing came in 1998 with the release of (GPL) from Papyrus, based on 1967 F1 season. It was hailed as outstanding in all areas, but especially the physics and online multiplayer capability. For many, their first real experience with online racing was GPL, or the later variants of NASCAR that used the GPL engine. The release of a third-party add-on for GPL—VROC (Virtual Racers Online Connection)—allowed racers to join together online and race in leagues.Despite its age, GPL has remained a top class sim even in 2008 thanks to a strong community, who collectively have updated the graphics to utilize the current CPU and graphics capabilities and have created loads of add-on tracks of a high quality.
Modding teams have managed to create new physics sets and a 1965, 1966 and 1969 variants are now available with many improvements over the original.Wired magazine wrote an in-depth article about racing sims called Hard Drive in their February 1997 issue. Was created in 1997, as an open source car racing simulator.' S 1999 arcade game, later ported to the in 2000, was considered the most accurate simulation of the possible up until that time; its focus on realism was considered unusual for an arcade game at the time.Since GPL, has produced in 1999 and the F1 series starting in 2000, all published. Unlike the Papyrus sims, the physics are easily modified, and a large community has developed dedicated to modifying the ISI sims.
One such modding team, have created their own company and have released several games, including,. Recent developments In 2003, a 3-man team began developing. Phase 2 brought in many updates, including the first real cars (the F1 car being included in those). The third and final phase of the development cycle was launched in 2015, featuring the and the first real-world circuit, the.In 2004, fans received a hardcore rally sim with, which is to this day still regarded as the best rally sim ever made.In 2005, released, a highly modifiable sim based on their gMotor2 physics engine. Notable for its initial download-only distribution model, rFactor originally released with fictional cars and tracks. ISI's encouragement of the enthusiast mod community has led to an unprecedented number of add-ons, including 800-horsepower-stock cars.
Subsequent releases of rFactor featured Formula One cars and recreations of real track layouts under fictitious names.In 2006, SimBin Studios released (itself a sequel to ), a sports car racing simulator developed with input from the actual racing teams which took part in the FIA GT 2003 / 2004 seasons ( ). It has received widespread acclaim and has been noted for its high levels of technical and driving realism with regards to sports car racing.In 2006, released, a new version of netKar which attempts to bring together highly accurate physics and sound modeling as well as 9 graphics. Development tools for modifying NKP have been announced.In 2008, David Kaemmer, co-founder of the now-defunct Papyrus, has released, a multiplayer-oriented simulator run on a subscription model.In 2010, started developing, a sim built on the experience from and, but on an entirely new engine, with an emphasis on customization and extensive modification possibilities. It was released on Windows through the Steam's Early Access program in November 2013, and full release came out in December 2014. The game was launched for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2016.In 2012, launched the open beta of. It went out of beta in 2013 in an mostly unpolished state. In 2016 however took over development of rFactor2 with the aim to revamp and revive the title, essentially making huge efforts to bring the title to a modern standard.In 2013, (former SimBin) released, a free-to-play simulator for Microsoft Windows.
Also, Eugene Cojocar of Exotypos released.In 2015, launched for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. CARS stands for Community Assisted Racing Simulator, as funding for the game was raised by the community and the developers themselves.In 2016, Reiza Studios released Automobilista, a racing simulator (based on their previous sim Stock Car Extreme) featuring, among others, Formula Truck racing, Rallycross and some lesser known Brazilian racing classes.In 2016, took over development of rFactor2 with the aim to revamp and revive the title.In 2017, was launched.
It is the successor to.Kunos announced to launch in Q1 2019.Originally announced in 2010, Simbin Studios plans the release of GTR3 in Q2 2019.Online communities In recent years as international interest has grown, so has the online community and underground racing circuit. These communities act as a focal point for users around the world to engage with one another co-ordinate racing schedules, exchange modded cars, tracks, discuss hardware configurations and facilitate other communications. Also the topic of E-Sports is ever growing in the Sim racing community.See also.References. Bob Bates (2004).
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