More rF2 Formula E Previews Revealed

Paul Jeffrey · Nov 25, 2017

Check out the latest batch of preview images for the upcoming Formula E rFactor 2 DLC...

News that Studio 397 intend to release an officially licenced Formula E DLC for rFactor 2 next week was met with plenty of fiery comments from the sim racing community recently, with many a mixed opinion of the series venturing its way though the forum here at RaceDepartment in the last few hours.

Regardless of your opinion of the controversial electric FIA series it has been widely accepted as positive new of S397's acquisition of such a sort after official licence, and following our brief interview and reveal article released Wednesday night the developers have tricked out a few more images from the new car pack and Hong Kong street circuit, showing a very impressive attention to detail and really giving a great example as to how far the rFactor 2 racing simulation has grown graphically in the past few months under Studio 397's leadership.

So without further ado, check out these new preview images from the upcoming Formula E DLC for rFactor 2, due to land as early as next week...

rFactor 2 is a PC exclusive racing simulation available worldwide via the Steam network.

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Looking forward to trying these cars and track in rF2 soon? Let us know your thoughts below!

Andrew Harper · Nov 25, 2017

Looks great. Definitely interested.

Others on here have a good point though. Great work so far by Studio 397 but please guys spend some time on finishing the other parts of the game now.

Schedules change, things happen, that's fine but you risk annoying your fan base if you don't sort things like HUD, menu system soon.

What they've done so far is excellent though. They've breathed new life into a sim that was in danger of dying.

biggabusta · Nov 25, 2017

What do you mean by controversial? Is it because of no sounds, are you joking? Motorsport isn't just about sounds. It's about good racing and fan entertainment and that's what Formula e is all about!

clemencaman · Nov 25, 2017

Studio 397 should first finish other more usefull building sites like the new UI, rain in VR, Skins for the GT3´s and Zandvord for example, befor opening new builings sites...

Paul Jeffrey · Nov 25, 2017

biggabusta said:
It's about good racing

But the racing isn't good?

M D Gourley · Nov 25, 2017

Paul Jeffrey said:
ooking forward to trying these cars and track in rF2 soon?

Yes, looking forward to trying out these cars and track...liking what Studio 397 is doing with rF2 so far...time will tell, and as they say 'Rome was not built in a Day'...and anything new from any Sim Developer is always a bonus

Wedge · Nov 25, 2017

2017
>rF2 DX11
>Steamworks only
>VR Support
>GT3 DLC
>Formula E DLC

this was unimaginable 2 years ago

josecar_fr · Nov 25, 2017

I Hope the new interface and a good online are coming soon. I think is the more important.

Rupe Wilson · Nov 25, 2017

Paul Jeffrey said:
But the racing isn't good?

Well that's the one thing with a pc and sim racing you can make most things look more interesting than real life.
don't get me wrong i will also find it strange not to hear a traditional engine noise, but ill get over it..
And if they drive and have a quality feel like the USF2000 car, its a win win for sure.

i think the quality our racing might be as good if not better than real life.. as shown in some of our live streams recently. more often than not its the drivers than make it special not the car.

Peter Kerényi · Nov 25, 2017

I am open to FE, I am looking forward to trying it, and I will start looking at it as soon as the DX11 branch is the stable release. I paid to beta test rF2 in 2013, I don't have the free time anymore to beta test it in 2017. Any ETA on it?

Jockey · Nov 25, 2017

Wedge said:
2017
>rF2 DX11
>Steamworks only
>VR Support
>GT3 DLC
>Formula E DLC

this was unimaginable 2 years ago

Some still deny DX11 on the other topic.

Jockey · Nov 25, 2017

Peter Kerényi said:
I am open to FE, I am looking forward to trying it, and I will start looking at it as soon as the DX11 branch is the stable release. I paid to beta test rF2 in 2013, I don't have the free time anymore to beta test it in 2017. Any ETA on it?

This year is the ETA.

Deleted member 6919 · Nov 25, 2017

biggabusta said:
What do you mean by controversial? Is it because of no sounds, are you joking? Motorsport isn't just about sounds. It's about good racing and fan entertainment and that's what Formula e is all about!

Yeh try having sex in silence..against having a really noisy session, see which makes you more excited...

RichardHessels · Nov 25, 2017

Gopher04 said:
Yeh try having sex in silence..against having a really noisy session, see which makes you more excited...

Depends who your neighbors are.

Spocky · Nov 25, 2017

Paul Jeffrey said:
But the racing isn't good?

In what way do you find the racing not good?

MustartMatters · Nov 25, 2017

Can't wait to get into my jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag

Yapci · Nov 25, 2017

Richard Hessels said:
Depends who your neighbors are.

And your partner.

David Wright · Nov 25, 2017

I think one problem is the cars are slow - its like watching the flintstones. You imagine the driver is pedalling the car. Where are the equivalents of Eau Rouge, Beckets, 190R etc? When I've watched it I've not understood how they can overtake each other so easily - I guess its energy management - but it doesn't look "right".

On topic - the screenies look good - a mile away from the version used for the televised races. DLC is all about choice and this isn't the DLC for me.

Yapci · Nov 25, 2017

Good thing about simracing (or being the driver in real live) is that pretty much everything that can race against other thing is fun when you are inside it.

So you can have fun driving a F1, a Porsche gt3, a Mazda mx5 or a Mini or MCR2000

inlove

.

In that sense, anything they add (and as full series its pretty much better) would be fun to race (better online indeed).

But as always, everything has its flaws, and the (absence of) sound in FE is kinda

, but maybe from the cockpit it sounds enough to be a good experience.