iRacing: IndyCar Animated Pitcrew Lands Next Patch

Paul Jeffrey · Dec 17, 2018

Remember when iRacing pushed live limited animated pitcrew visuals back in 2017? Well now it's set to drop for IndyCar as well in the upcoming 'Holiday Season' update!

Initially released back on December 5th 2017 for some of the most popular NASCAR content, it has taken the American team a little while to roll out this pretty cool feature more widely within the simulation since then, however it looks like another step towards a more immersive looking game world is about to become reality, with the team behind the popular online racing sim confirming the super fast IndyCar content is due to receive animated pitcrew graphics - and it comes in the next build!

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FeltHat · Dec 17, 2018

question is: can we run them over with some sexy ragdoll physics?

Paul Jeffrey · Dec 17, 2018

Now that would be amusing, in an abstract kinda way !

WallyTP · Dec 17, 2018

FeltHat said:
question is: can we run them over with some sexy ragdoll physics?

A la Grand Theft Auto. Now, that would be immersion. Haha, can't wait for all the people that are going to get offended by this in 5, 4, 3, 2.....

After_Midnight · Dec 17, 2018

Looks awesome

FeltHat · Dec 17, 2018

WallyTP said:
A la Grand Theft Auto. Now, that would be immersion. Haha, can't wait for all the people that are going to get offended by this in 5, 4, 3, 2.....

naturalmotion euphoria would be an overkill

Kurupt CDN · Dec 17, 2018

Looking good!
Great time for iracers as alot of features that have been in the works are finally starting to appear ingame.

jpalesi · Dec 17, 2018

iRacing is going in great lengths to improve their product. Devil is in details. Some other simulator with premium DLC pricing would be well inspired to do the same.

Will Mazeo · Dec 18, 2018

Now they just need to add collisions to pit stalls and make these animations visible from all cars

WallyTP · Dec 18, 2018

Will Mazeo said:
Now they just need to add collisions to pit stalls and make these animations visible from all cars

That would probably result in slideshow performance. Maybe when the Nvidia 9080ti comes out.

Jordan Dion · Dec 18, 2018

WallyTP said:
That would probably result in slideshow performance. Maybe when the Nvidia 9080ti comes out.

At 5,000$

BrunoBæ · Dec 18, 2018

Now they just need to add a useable tire mode instead of the lousy digital grip/no grip TM they have offered the last 10 years.
Then maybe some of the lost members (like me

would return.

anton_Chez · Dec 18, 2018

Jordan Dion said:
At 5,000$

That would be for the non-Founders, bottom tier gutter trash single blower fan style cooler, no?

$10,000 for the ultra rare special edition Founders Edition. Formally known as, reference card.

Will Mazeo · Dec 18, 2018

WallyTP said:
That would probably result in slideshow performance. Maybe when the Nvidia 9080ti comes out.

You play open world games with lots of npc in the screen at the same doing random stuff, thus running lots of scripts (compared to... simply changing a tire) and did not notice yet?

Hor-hay · Dec 18, 2018

with the price of their service, this should of been in years ago.

Oldzeb · Dec 18, 2018

change of TM7 by other TM7 they didn't understand anything in the pit....

Eckhart von Glan · Dec 18, 2018

nice, just wondered yesterday at homestead whether they had forgotten the indycars for good. no, they haven't. love how the chap throws the tool back to the pits.

thepharcyde · Dec 18, 2018

Looks good

bigfoothunter · Dec 18, 2018

Looks great,! Don't even have iracing. Which reminds me, I heard iracing was coming out with a offline version with working ai, much like RaceRoom. Anyone know if this is true & when it will be released??

CC · Dec 18, 2018

I find it really funny with these games and there pitstops,
me and the wife was laid in bed laughing a few nights ago watching a video on utube,

basically 20+ years ago games had very good damage systems, pitstops and major major features also,
but what exactly as happened since ?

because all these games keep showing pitstops and features as though they just invented the wheel,
so so proud of there achievements adding such basic features,
its like 2019 not 0019 all these things should be added from day one,
its took all this time to add a few animations of some guys changing the tyres ?
when did they decide this when they hit 50,000,000 in sales ?
watch this video its important and remember it because its relevant.