Looks promising
@Abulzz . I will follow this project with interest
Hey Georg! long time no see. I'm still alive! lol
congrats!! you talk with me long time ago and you finally get here
fantastic
i have to say build the Targa Florio for GPL was a fantastic experience, literally dream at night with track when build it, i hope you enjoy this, get ready for some "burn head" at some point, but dont give up, it is possible to build the Targa Florio
haha yeah, it's been 2 years since we discuss about this. and yes, I also having those dreams about the track
. hope you enjoy this one too!
Is there onboard footage of a full lap from 1973 or that era? I'm curious to see how the track has changed. There are a few sections that are a bit different compared to current day and the old targa conversion, and I'm guessing it's because Abulzz knows something I don't and has good reference material. For example, turn 2 (left) feels tighter here, as does the last corner onto the long straight.
Also, what's up with the simtraxx version? It seems like they had a fully functional version a couple years ago but no news for a while now. I'd probably be willing to throw them 5 bucks for it but I'm not so interested in their other tracks, and the way they do business is... not clear.
the 2 turns you mentioned is actually few of many difference that I found compared to present day
unfortunately there are no full lap recording that I found. only short bits here and there. My main source regarding the track's layout came from an italian goverment website, they have full aerial photographs as far as the 80s, which is the closest thing I can get.
indeed, there are few difference, such as those 2 turns earlier, some S were straighten, sharp turns were smoothen, even cutting a part of a cliff.
oh and it turns out that the highway that crosses over above the road was actually under construction during the 73. I haven't put it in yet, but it definitely will be there
about the patreon thing, well.. I'll be honest, it took me few months of considering before decided to open it. I'm serious when I said that I originally wanted to keep it quiet until the track is finished or at least near completion.
But frankly speaking, it is the only way I can finish the track in reasonable time. It's not like i'm trying to become rich from it lol (although I don't mind if I do
).
I'd like to avoid sacrificing quality just because I'm pressed for time. I've had enough of those from my real job as a 3D artist over the years
But with or without support, I'm already committed anyway. and I believe sim racing will still be around for a long time, long enough until this track is finished
anyway, I want to post some pics about how the track progresses.
since the pre alpha release, I already started making the buildings and houses. so far, all the buildings and houses along the road to cerda is done, and I'm currently (re)building cerda
I'm starting from any pics I can find taken from 1973, then fill the blanks from pics from other years and lastly from street view.
they're all still in temporary textures for now. I will start making the textures later when the models are finished.
back to modeling, catch you guys later!
abulzz
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