Finally we are getting some street cars especially JDM cars, my favorite bunch. This is something that I've been waiting for since the release of AC hence why I've always put AC down despite the plethora of wonderful mods done by Shaun Clarke, A3DR, Giuseppe, Andrea, aphigod, f1papa, Patrik and others to name a few. But what really disappointed me was how none of the JDM car pack didn't accomplish anything true to the real car specs that had to do with kinetics, suspension data and so on. Even if the mod feels good, if it isn't based on real data then what's the point? Might as well not put the JDM pack at all in the first place but then again these generic cars are of some value in that they have room for improvement which is what Kyu is doing here.
My idea of a simulator is to simulate the physics of a car not the visuals and throw physics out, call it estimate, call it approximate, it's all the same. What I tend to see is many people go for high end cars or outdated cars that are hard to get all the numbers which in turn, results in a bland car. Of course, there is also the feeling approach which I quite understand but without true documentation or values, it doesn't matter. You can make an ae86 rear end spin and people will think it feels right or in the other spectrum, a GT car with lots of grip and minor touches and it will be 'realistic'. But for the modders who have done a phenomenal job, this is what AC should be a sim not an arcade with hundreds of cars who have no use for some sim racers. Gran Turismo and Forza is there for people who want content but AC should stick to simulating car physics and should be looked on as a Sim game by others not as an arcade game and of course it has limitations but whose to say one can't defy these limits
I've been playing sim for a really long time and what changed my mind was recent years where I was able to have the luxury of going to race tracks and driving and testing different cars which gave me a different view of what a sim should be. For example, the improvement you've made to the ae86 is beautiful but if you would go and take it an extra step to replicate it even further would be something I would be grateful for as I was a former owner of an 86! It is an icon to Japan and the drifting scene and for you to be doing what you are doing really means something.
Kyu what you are doing here is something that is getting my attention. It takes personality to become something truly memorable. Thank you I really hope you keep updating the physics of these cars and please, focus one by one just like you are. i'd rather have one realistic car than ten amazing cars with a lack of realism. The rx-7 is a legend, leave it's mark here on AC. This is something I would be eager to fund.
