Hey guys,
some of you might know that simtraxx is currently doing the targa florio convertion project. so why did I came out from nowhere with a new built-from-scratch version?
well, do allow me to say a bit about the background story behind this project.
Back in 2014, I started the targa florio convertion project, with permission from Georg who held the rights for the rfactor version. It went quite well, actually. It got well optimized, working ai, set of cameras, etc. this is my video showing the progress back then;
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some time after that, simtraxx contacted me and asked if they can continue the project. I explained the situation, they understand, and after talking to Georg, the convertion project continues. Simtraxx will continue from my last build, the v 0.8.
and 2 years later, here we are lol.
to be honest, I was hoping that simtraxx would've been finished the convertion by now. well I guess they have their own circumstances. The old one is a classic masterpiece and even now, I still drive it once in a while. last update has shown plenty of improvements since I left it, I'm curious to see the finished version.
and It's one of my reason why my version is the '73 version. first, I don't think we need two version of the same year, and the '73 event was quite important, as it was the last Targa Florio event as a World Sportscar Championship race.
so that's it. and this is what I have been working on quitely for the last 2 years. sorry for the silence, but I was hoping I can bring the community a pleasant surprise lol.
I hope you guys are not too disappointed with this current pre-alpha version. I too, wished the track should be more developed after 2 years. but I'll do what I can to make more time to work on this.
and from now, I will post my progress here every now and then to keep you guys updated!
cheers!
Abulzz