Le Mans Ultimate: Portimão and Toyota Gameplay Showcased

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Both the Toyota GR010 Hypercar and Portimão’s Algarve International Circuit have been showcased in more detail for Le Mans Ultimate.

As we edge ever closer to the impending launch of Le Mans Ultimate – the official game of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship – further gameplay footage has been published.

You can discuss Le Mans Ultimate in our new dedicated forum area.

Following stills of the Vanwall and footage of the Ferrari 499P powering around Monza, next up is the reigning WEC title-winning vehicle, the Toyota GR010 at Fuji Speedway the Algarve International Circuit near Portimão.


The Japanese car has been shown for the title previously, but only very briefly during the February release date trailer.

Now we can hear the combination of the twin-turbo V6 and hybrid system in action for the first time within this particular sim – to date, it has only officially featured within Gran Turismo 7. Much like the prior Prancing Horse example, you’d be hard-pressed to hear the difference between this and an on-board video from the real world.

The new footage allows us to further view the exterior of the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, which appears to have been recreated in exacting detail. However, of note in this footage, there are zero interior shots – all footage from onboard the vehicle is via a bumper-mounted camera angle.

Similarly, the venue has been seen previously, however only as still work-in-progress images with visible wireframes.

Toyota GR010 in Le Mans Ultimate


A new track for the Le Mans Ultimate – when compared to developer Studio 397’s venerable rFactor 2 platform – progress on its creation is welcome.

The entire calendar for the 2023 WEC season is scheduled for inclusion, with Sebring, Bahrain, and Fuji yet to be shown within LMU. Likewise, the Glickenhaus SCG007s, Cadillac V-Series.R and every GTE apart from the Ferrari are currently missing in-engine debuts.

Under the stewardship of Motorsport Games, Le Mans Ultimate is set for a release on PC via Steam on 20th February. It is expected to feature an asynchronous multiplayer mode alongside a derivation of the RaceControl online ranking system debuted within rFactor 2 last year.

What do you think about the Toyota gameplay footage? Let us know in the comments below or discuss in our forum.
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Durge Driven
Ser Hashut said:
You are not supposed to need any help or guides if game is designed and updated properly. Maybe his problems have solution, but it's still clear he has reason not to believe S397 is able to deliver good game on day one if they can't resolve issues of previous release in more than 10 years right?
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Again what does that say for people can't work out problems, throw their hands up and give up ?

Tell me if you own / owned a business would you employ people with these character traits ?

P.S. I admire the guy above with performance issues because he stuck with it.

Majority of Steam's detractors spit the dummy within hours.
 
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davehenrie said:
rF2 has been remarkably stable since they addressed the AMD driver issues. If you need any help, gimmie a shout. First thing to try is using windows to rename the UserData folder. Also make sure in Steam you have the newest version which is under the Beta tab and choose NONE.
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Hi, yeah, thanks for that, the Beta none I have tried and still to do the user folder thing, cheers
 
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I refuse to buy a sim that does not have VIR. No VIR = no buy.

Joke aside, I fear that it will be a dumbed down rF2, to cater to console and gamepad crowds which looks to be a huge part of the intended audience.
That being said, I wish all the best to S397 in their new adventures.
 
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There's no console support initially so I don't think it will be dumbed down. It will just have a tighter series branded UI than sims with more varied content.
 
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Durge Driven said:
Again what does that say for people can't work out problems, throw their hands up and give up ?

Tell me if you own / owned a business would you employ people with these character traits ?

P.S. I admire the guy above with performance issues because he stuck with it.

Majority of Steam's detractors spit the dummy within hours.
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It seems you don’t undestand, that there is a major difference between customer paying for a product which is supposed to work out of a box and employee, who is payed to resolve problems. Why the hell would I troubleshoot a game if I can play something that works? If you own bussiness and don’t understand this difference, you probably won’t be very successful.
 
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davehenrie said:
rF2 has been remarkably stable since they addressed the AMD driver issues. If you need any help, gimmie a shout. First thing to try is using windows to rename the UserData folder. Also make sure in Steam you have the newest version which is under the Beta tab and choose NONE.
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Hi again, I'd seen some advice elsewhere on Userdata but did not check it and in haste I moved the folder elsewhere. This anyway did the trick (thanks!) but then I ran into another issue. My Fanatec wheel plus Thrustmaster pedals I set up and then when I hit drive to go out the pits, the mimics of the controllers worked but with no throttle sound and no drive...car just sat there...I'm getting there, any other comments you might have, I would appreciate. I will anyway reinstall and this time just rename the Userdata folder as you 1st said
 
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in the calibration screens, reached by the Gear Icon at the upper right, you should assign manually the various functions, throttle, brake, steering etc. Also ensure you have assigned a key or button for both the starter and ignition. These two are either on/off not like ACC where you have to hold the starter button down til the engine fires.
When you calibrate, hold the wheel as far left as you can turn it and click that left button. Then repeat with the right, making sure you hold the wheel firmly against it's stop while you click the button. Return the wheel to center and click the center button.
Move the steering value to 100%. You can adjust that later to suit your style.
For the pedals, press and HOLD the throttle while you click MAX. Release pressure on the throttle and press the MIN button. Repeat for the other pedals.
If you have a gamepad controller, I don't have experience with those, but you might find some others over at the S397 forum.
Finally turn off all of the help aids in the menus. No steering help, no stability, no spin recovery, whatever you can find. Many GT cars have in-car Traction control and ABS adjustments you can use to tame the driving characteristics.
Then when you click DRIVE, press the button/key you assigned to ignition and then the starter. Then off you go!
 
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davehenrie said:
in the calibration screens, reached by the Gear Icon at the upper right, you should assign manually the various functions, throttle, brake, steering etc. Also ensure you have assigned a key or button for both the starter and ignition. These two are either on/off not like ACC where you have to hold the starter button down til the engine fires.
When you calibrate, hold the wheel as far left as you can turn it and click that left button. Then repeat with the right, making sure you hold the wheel firmly against it's stop while you click the button. Return the wheel to center and click the center button.
Move the steering value to 100%. You can adjust that later to suit your style.
For the pedals, press and HOLD the throttle while you click MAX. Release pressure on the throttle and press the MIN button. Repeat for the other pedals.
If you have a gamepad controller, I don't have experience with those, but you might find some others over at the S397 forum.
Finally turn off all of the help aids in the menus. No steering help, no stability, no spin recovery, whatever you can find. Many GT cars have in-car Traction control and ABS adjustments you can use to tame the driving characteristics.
Then when you click DRIVE, press the button/key you assigned to ignition and then the starter. Then off you go!
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Ah, probably need to start the engine haha, but seriously thanks so much to take the time & trouble with a detailed reply. Much appreciated, I will map those two buttons...though I can't recall having to do so before. But I haven't played for some time! Thanks again, have a nice weekend!
 
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Ser Hashut said:
It seems you don’t undestand, that there is a major difference between customer paying for a product which is supposed to work out of a box and employee, who is payed to resolve problems. Why the hell would I troubleshoot a game if I can play something that works? If you own bussiness and don’t understand this difference, you probably won’t be very successful.
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I am sorry to dissapoint you but there is no god given garantue that software will work on all hardware and software configurations. Never. As long as you don't play on consoles or limit the required specs heavily wich would be a pretty dumb move considering the niche of the target audience there is allways going to be troubleshooting involved. And given the fact that rF2 still has decent reviews for some wierd reason on Steam despite it being described as crap, ugly and MSG and thus S397 being the root of all evil by nature, there is a pretty big chance that your issues are propably exceptions and not the rule. If you consider that rF2 recieved propably a few hundred bad reviews due to reasons that are connected to it's parent company and not the quality of the product it's pretty safe to say that rF2 doesn't have more issues than other products at this point.
 
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tr1v1um said:
I am sorry to dissapoint you but there is no god given garantue that software will work on all hardware and software configurations. Never. As long as you don't play on consoles or limit the required specs heavily wich would be a pretty dumb move considering the niche of the target audience there is allways going to be troubleshooting involved. And given the fact that rF2 still has decent reviews for some wierd reason on Steam despite it being described as crap, ugly and MSG and thus S397 being the root of all evil by nature, there is a pretty big chance that your issues are propably exceptions and not the rule. If you consider that rF2 recieved propably a few hundred bad reviews due to reasons that are connected to it's parent company and not the quality of the product it's pretty safe to say that rF2 doesn't have more issues than other products at this point.
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I never wrote that there is some god given guarantee that software will work on all hardware and software configurations. I just wrote that it's your customer right to refund crap like rF2, if it doesn't work out of the box like ACC or AMS2 do. It's not normal to rename folders or do anything like that to make the software work (discussed elsewhere in this chat).
 
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Ser Hashut said:
I never wrote that there is some god given guarantee that software will work on all hardware and software configurations. I just wrote that it's your customer right to refund crap like rF2, if it doesn't work out of the box like ACC or AMS2 do. It's not normal to rename folders or do anything like that to make the software work (discussed elsewhere in this chat).
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As expected, your comment is a perfect example of generalization. What you consider as crap works out of the box for other people and what works for you out of the box might still run like dog poo on other machines. AMS2 suffered for quite along time under similar issues and there still comes a notification with allmost every update that old setups don't work and that leader boards need a reset. People seem to have a very short memory but AMS2 development has been a constant hassle for customers and I certainly had to deal as much with json files, folder moving or renaming and whatnot to get the experience that I expected out of it. I never had to deal with crap like that in rF2. I also never had to deal with crap like mods needing fiddeling in json files and extra downloads in rF2 unless I wanted to do some modding. I also never had to deal with abysmal performance and PS1-like tree pop ups like in ACC. Sometimes it helps to take off the rose tinted glasses and really rethink stuff like that. In AC I can't disable certain HUD features without file fiddeling or the use of 3rd party software that I need to download somewhere else. Anyway, if I dig deep enough I could find a reason to call of those software crap. But I don't do it because I know that it takes quite a bit of brain to get what we have on our hardrives these days.
 
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Nikki Trowzer said:
Ah, probably need to start the engine haha, but seriously thanks so much to take the time & trouble with a detailed reply. Much appreciated, I will map those two buttons...though I can't recall having to do so before. But I haven't played for some time! Thanks again, have a nice weekend!
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I think, now some time ago, they changed the sim so you actually did not have to map those buttons. It would just start up. I'm soooo anal about that I've never tried it. Nothing I hate worse than beaching a car and having it roar back to life before I've got the clutch engaged or anything. So I always use those.
There is a new feature in the help section that allows you to toggle the green line on/off. It can be useful in the pits at tracks like Lime Rock where you have to drive all the way down past the pit entrance to get out of the garage area.
rF2 can be a stubborn ol beast for some systems. I hope you get yours working!
 
Durge Driven
Stubborn, it's ISIMotor lol
good bad and ugly
beauty and the beast
night and day
This is indicative of all gmotor ?
It is just a simple fact of sim life ?
The thing is people just can''t seem to wrap their heads around that ?
 
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Durge Driven said:
Stubborn, it's ISIMotor lol
good bad and ugly
beauty and the beast
night and day
This is indicative of all gmotor ?
It is just a simple fact of sim life ?
The thing is people just can''t seem to wrap their heads around that ?
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It's funny isn't it. People expect a product like rF2 to work out of the box like NFS while they completely forget that you can't have all that jazz whithout some wizz.

It's not harder than Excel and yet some old ladies in their 60s have no issues working with that software. :p
 
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davehenrie said:
I think, now some time ago, they changed the sim so you actually did not have to map those buttons. It would just start up. I'm soooo anal about that I've never tried it. Nothing I hate worse than beaching a car and having it roar back to life before I've got the clutch engaged or anything. So I always use those.
There is a new feature in the help section that allows you to toggle the green line on/off. It can be useful in the pits at tracks like Lime Rock where you have to drive all the way down past the pit entrance to get out of the garage area.
rF2 can be a stubborn ol beast for some systems. I hope you get yours working!
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Yep, all working well now. Helps to start the engine! But it seems the main problem was with the Userdata folder, as you suggested. Thanks again, including the tips you gave above. Happy racing,!
 
Durge Driven
davehenrie said:
I think, now some time ago, they changed the sim so you actually did not have to map those buttons. It would just start up. I'm soooo anal about that I've never tried it. Nothing I hate worse than beaching a car and having it roar back to life before I've got the clutch engaged or anything. So I always use those.
There is a new feature in the help section that allows you to toggle the green line on/off. It can be useful in the pits at tracks like Lime Rock where you have to drive all the way down past the pit entrance to get out of the garage area.
rF2 can be a stubborn ol beast for some systems. I hope you get yours working!
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Professional and Alien presets still turn everything off.
Well Pro turns off everything bar hold clutch, hold brakes, autoclutch and autoblip.
Alien does not give you anything.
Advanced down then these will be selected but you still turn on lights, wipers
This is where you can make and save profiles for different cars and races.
Then you can tweak Damage, Strength and the rest accordingly.
In case anyone wonders in Gameplay middle column first item.
Recommend you have oinks of profiles saved in there or you just rehashing stuff endless, of course unless you wipe your "userdata" that is lol

Well even if you back it up you won't get your presets back when making new player.

Really should be avoided imo, rF2 should not slow down or anything else.
Just stop playing with it, when it is running near perfect back up your userdata.
Settle on fps performance visuals whatever but leave 10% of headroom.
 
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Durge Driven said:
Professional and Alien presets still turn everything off.
Well Pro turns off everything bar hold clutch, hold brakes, autoclutch and autoblip.
Alien does not give you anything.
Advanced down then these will be selected but you still turn on lights, wipers
This is where you can make and save profiles for different cars and races.
Then you can tweak Damage, Strength and the rest accordingly.
In case anyone wonders in Gameplay middle column first item.
Recommend you have oinks of profiles saved in there or you just rehashing stuff endless, of course unless you wipe your "userdata" that is lol

Well even if you back it up you won't get your presets back when making new player.

Really should be avoided imo, rF2 should not slow down or anything else.
Just stop playing with it, when it is running near perfect back up your userdata.
Settle on fps performance visuals whatever but leave 10% of headroom.
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Thanks very much, useful info here too, think I was on professional (not that I am!), will check. But anyway, I also like things to be as "real" as possible, like davehenrie even if it tripped me up here lol
 

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