Rfactor 2 track map?

Pawgy · Jan 1, 2019

Is there a very simple way to get a picture of the track you are running on with the car positions on it in RF2?

davehenrie · Jan 2, 2019

not at this time. There is a track map plugin that was very popular but it does not work with dx11, or rather dx11 does not work with it, but the gist is: Until S397 finishes it's updates and provides instruction for plug-in creators, there is no track map that work easily.
Two options: Use Steam to move back to an earlier pre-dx11 version of rF2. New content, however, will not work. 2nd: there is a networking streaming app that overlays ontop of a windows enviroment. I can't think of the name just now tho.

Marcel Offermans · Jan 2, 2019

SimHub can draw track maps onto a separate display, tablet, phone, etc.

Andreas Lündin · Jan 2, 2019

Or printscreen of loading screen (if there is a map). Or find a map of the track online. Then print it and some scotch tape at the side of the monitor. Do not work in VR though!

Anatoliy Tkachenko · Jan 2, 2019

Marcel Offermans said:
SimHub can draw track maps onto a separate display, tablet, phone, etc.

On the same dispay as well as VR as an overlay too.

Pawgy · Jan 2, 2019

Rediculous. So the answer is NO since the upgrade to dx11

Case_ · Jan 2, 2019

The answer is "yes, using SimHub overlay".

thepharcyde · Jan 3, 2019

Pawgy said:
Rediculous. So the answer is NO since the upgrade to dx11

The answer was yes, play RF2 in window and use simhub

https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/rfactor-2-hud-simhub.18132/

Jacco van der Zaag · Jan 3, 2019

I can confirm, Simhub works with rF2 in borderless mode. Even the helicorsa thingy.

Case_ · Jan 3, 2019

Though, it has to be said, running SimHub as overlay with the game in borderless mode also adds input lag.

azaralamouri · May 2, 2020

I can't believ this in 2020. Heck you rFactor2!

davehenrie · May 3, 2020

IN the April 30th roadmap, Marcels refers to overlays. These could be two things. 1. Items used by plugins for users while driving. or . 2. Items for broadcast so that remote viewing has more TV-like graphics.

Case_ · May 3, 2020

@davehenrie They are the latter. It's the overlays they've been using for their e-sports events lately.

In-game overlays, as in HUD, haven't been mentioned for quite a long time now. I would assume barely anyone cares at this point, like with anything rF2 related.

fACEBOOK NAME · May 16, 2020

It's hard to find how to use Simhub to accomplish this in VR. I am trying to figure it out. Edit: The way I have found is to use OVR Toolkit, which costs $12 on steam. You can make a simhub dash in a window and use OVR Toolkit to place that window in VR with some transparency. Not totally transparent background. And I couldn't find pedal information in Simhub, but I got non-rotating track map, radar, gear and speed, and laptimes on a small transparent window I can place anywhere.

davehenrie said:
IN the April 30th roadmap, Marcels refers to overlays. These could be two things. 1. Items used by plugins for users while driving. or . 2. Items for broadcast so that remote viewing has more TV-like graphics.

Martin Fiala said:
@davehenrie They are the latter. It's the overlays they've been using for their e-sports events lately.

In-game overlays, as in HUD, haven't been mentioned for quite a long time now. I would assume barely anyone cares at this point, like with anything rF2 related.

I saw that, too, and I thought he was probably talking about the other thing. They indeed never mentioned HUD when talking about this new UI, or if the endless possibilities will extend to that.