FSR is today ready to announce the switch of simulator to rFactor 2, which will be the platform used in the 2014 season. This is the first time since 2006 that the league commits to a change of racing simulation, following eight years of racing with rFactor. The decision was made by the ISR Club Board in unanimous manner.
Whilst the Club Board acknowledges that rFactor 2 is still a developing platform, the board sees more opportunities than issues with rFactor 2. After two years of public development, rFactor 2 has also proven to be a stable platform, which has seen use by plenty of other leagues, including various series hosted by RaceDepartment.
The decision regarding the mod will take place at a later date. However, the Club Board has limited the choice to stock ISI Formula mods, which offer superior realism compared to anything else released for rFactor2 at this date.
John-Eric Saxén, ISR Club President
David Dominguez, ISR Club VP
Whilst the Club Board acknowledges that rFactor 2 is still a developing platform, the board sees more opportunities than issues with rFactor 2. After two years of public development, rFactor 2 has also proven to be a stable platform, which has seen use by plenty of other leagues, including various series hosted by RaceDepartment.
The decision regarding the mod will take place at a later date. However, the Club Board has limited the choice to stock ISI Formula mods, which offer superior realism compared to anything else released for rFactor2 at this date.
John-Eric Saxén, ISR Club President
This was really the last moment to get onboard with rFactor2, otherwise the train would have passed us. As with every "developing" game/software these days, there are some issues to be ironed out. We will do our best to co-operate with the developer to get these sorted. But equally, we found no direction to continue with rFactor. After eight years of use, including three or four where David and me have worked on the FSR mod physics, there was simply nothing more to explore without getting real manufacturer data. Also, the limitations of the tire model came against us, for example proper tire temperature modelling turned out to be impossible. Last winter we contacted a couple of "mod gurus", but there is simply very little interest remaining towards rFactor in the modding community.
A second much overlooked issue with rFactor has to do with cheating. With such a big competitor pool (I know, 99.9% are honest competitors) it has become a growing worry for me despite our excellent anti-cheat tools. With rFactor 2, this situation will take a big turn towards the better, due to obvious reasons.
David Dominguez, ISR Club VP
After so many years using rFactor, it was the moment to move on. rFactor 2 is, in this moment, the best choice for the league, knowing the current state of other simulators. Whilst it is true that the game is still not perfect, it's ready enough to give good racing to its members, and also bring new elements, such as dynamic road conditions, weather, a new advanced tire model, and more accurate physics overall.