PKW Racing on Watkins Glen in Formula Gulf on Wet Tires!!

This is a recording of the first PKW Racing event of the new year! We have played some other games, but this was our first run in Project CARS of the year!

I was able to win this race, although there was some trouble after a couple laps. I kind of felt bad starting in first place, but we didn't have a qualifying run so luck of the draw put me there.

Not sure why we were running on wet tires, must be some kind of bug in this current build. It was pretty crazy though! The tires were running super hot pretty much the whole race, and it was interesting at times to keep the car on the road! Lots of down force helped, though.

It was a close race! Paulbfc and Kamalski were running with me, along with some AI at roughly 60%. I think I accidentally bumped Kamalski off the road towards the end of the race, but until then he was right there with us! Could have been a different result if it weren't for my blunder. Paulbfc was less than a second behind me when we crossed the finish line. It was an awesome race! Very aggressive, but mostly clean.

If you're looking for a group to run with, check us out here:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/pkwracing

Blowing Up an Aston V12 Vantage GT3!!!

I really was driving like a complete hooligan during this race, bumping the walls, bumping other cars, way too aggressive for such a tight track. I shouldn't have been so surprised when my engine blew up. After the first couple laps, I had mostly secured myself 7th place, and toned it back a bit, but not before nudging the wall one last time.

My temperature started immediately rising, I made it around almost exactly one more lap, and at 143 degrees, my car gave out. You can see the external damage much better in the spectator view.

Moral of the story, don't drive crazy, and watch your gauges!

It's True, Project CARS was Delayed Till April 2nd

Yes, it's true, Project CARS has been delayed again, as can be seen in the link below, but stress not! The delay is only an additional two weeks! You could use this time to learn how to ride a bicycle, take knitting classes, learn a foreign language, get a girlfriend, and feel sorry for people like me who are already enslaved to the goodness that is Project CARS.

So consider this extra two weeks development time a gift! Your life will no longer be your own on April 2nd. ;)

http://www.bandainamcogames.eu/news/2015/02/18/project-cars-release-date-shifts-to-april-2015/4955

Project CARS - Swapping Drivers During Pit Stops & Blowing Up an Engine!

Here are a few interesting video's I've made in the past week or so, they maybe of interest to you! The first demonstrates the ability to swap drivers during a pit stop, this will be useful in the very long races, such as 24 Hours of Le Mans. The second video, I blow up the engine of an Aston Martin... basically just demonstrating that the game does not tolerate wreckless driving. Finally, I've made a new preview of all the camera's in the game. Enjoy!

Switching Drivers


Blown Engine


Camera Previews

Assetto Corsa - Your Racing Simulator... FOR MODS!

Now, I realize not everyone is into mods. I'm on the fence, personally. I love well made mods, but I hate how hard they made it joining multiplayer games in RACE 07, GTR2 and similar titles. Because of this, (and the fact that Project CARS has a ton of developer made content) I am fine with the fact that Project CARS will not officially support mods. Assetto Corsa, on the other hand, not only supports mods, but embraces them. And I'm happy with that too! I haven't really gotten into multiplayer in AC, and don't plan on it, so I don't care if mods make joining multiplayer games harder. (Though I'm not sure if it even makes a difference anyway, maybe it doesn't.)

Assetto Corsa has gotten much better with the physics of all the developer cars since it was officially released. For this post, I'm going to list some video's from some of my favorite AC mods. The links to those mods is in the video description of all the video's, so if you really like the mod, open the video in YouTube and you will have access to all the links you need!

427 Shelby Cobra
This car is now on the official car list of Assetto Corsa, but at the time of this video it was one of the best mods available for the game!


Corvette C6R at Golf Course
This car has been updated since this video, but it was already looking great.


Reliant Robin
This car is crazy! Very hard to drive, but fun, in a stupid silly way.


1981 Datsun 720 KC Drift
A fun little pickup truck for those of you who like driving them.


VAZ-2106 at '75 Nordschleife
The VAZ is another silly fun car, at a classic track.


Broadspeed Jaguar XJ12C at Junealillo Hill Climb
The Jag is amazing, as far as big cars are concerned, and the Junealillo Hill Climb is a very fun, technical course.


'92 Honda NSX-R at Glava Zete Hill Climb
The NSX-R is a fantastically balanced car, and Glava Zete is one of the nicest looking mod tracks in the game.




Tesla S P85+
A little bit of a weird car, needs some sound added to it, but interesting to drive, if electric cars are your thing.




Lake Louise
Another one of the truly great mods available for Assetto Corsa! The next version will offer many alternative route's, but the current route is amazing on its own.




'90 Honda NSX at Transfagarasan North
The standard NSX is another excellent handling car, but this track is probably the most epic mod for the game.


Lamborghini Miura
Like the Shelby Cobra before it, this mod will be coming to the official car list soon! They did an excellent job on it, and it is sure to get better once it is officially added to the game.




Herbie at Green Coast Circuit
Yes, even Herbie has made its way into the game! Green Coast Circuit is a great drift track (though that's not really my thing) it's fun to drive otherwise as well, though the foliage is not abundant.




Luccaring (Circuito de' Baluardi)
This track was modeled after the creators home town, and it's a great job! The circuit is fictional, but the roads are all based on real roads.


'99 Mini Rover at Glava Zete Hill Climb
The Mini Rover is by far my favorite FWD car in the game! It's slow as heck, but a lot of fun anyway, at least on a technical track.

BeamNG.Drive Game Review

When I played the game with my X-360 controller, I thought it was neat. The damage physics, the way the suspension moves, the way the body rolls with bumps is just amazing. This game has the best soft-body physics I've seen in any game. When I really fell in love with the game, as you can see in the above video, is when I hooked my Logitech G27 up to it. Wow! The off-road handling is fantastic with a wheel. In my mind, this game is the spiritual successor to the original 1nsane. Of course it doesn't have any of the game modes (it is in alpha) but I've never had this much fun driving off road in a game before. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes driving off-road, and has an FFB wheel laying around. You dont need a G27 to enjoy the game, even a $50 Driving Force Pro would work great with it.

In addition to all the above, the game has a strong, and quickly growing mod community. The first video I have listed below uses a Crown Vic police car mod that I downloaded from the official game forums.



The next video shows all the officially supported vehicles in the game, and the mods available for them.



So if you don't have the game yet, you owe it to yourself to check it out!

Project CARS Artificial Intelligence at 100%, as of Build 887

For a long time, the AI in Project CARS was not one of it's strong points. AI were rather slow, and made a point of ramming into the player controlled car, as well as each other. Thankfully, that's now starting to change! It used to be virtually impossible to play with the AI at 100%, but they are now shaping up, holding a decent line, not murdering the player at every opportunity, and still pretty quick! Below are some video's I made (same race, different views) to show how the AI is behaving now. There's still room for improvement, but they are vastly improved over how they used to be. Enjoy!

Spectator View

Helmet View

Driver View