Well, let me put my arguments on first. The options we have are:
- Continue with the race tomorrow, on build 69.
- Update to buil 89, update the mod, and do it on 89.
- Cancel the race.
One by one.
- Continue with the race tomorrow, on build 69.
This is what we originaly agreed on. IF an update would arrive, nobody would update, so we could test it first. I expect that a few already updated, and what I do NOT want is to have either my whole saturday afternoon spend behind the computer helping everyone to get it up and running, or race in the evening with only 15 guys as the rest hasn't got the mod working. It's a super nice day tomorrow in terms of weather here in Holland, and i have plans to go out with the family. That means I can not help out duriung the day, with the risk of a limited field of drivers.
- Update to build 89, update the mod, and do it on 89.
I have looked into this option, and there are 2 major concerns I have here. First one is I have to redo the whole skinpack again. That means that everyone has to do another download of 160+ MB, and with the download speeds of Mediafire and gamefront, that can cause issues on such a late notice.
Second concern is the fact that I have to make a total new mod, which will be seperate from the RDWSR mof we already had. This due to the fact that Searspoint is not updateable to version 1.3, which was needed for the original mod.
- Cancel the race.
Obviously the most easy choice, but also the one with the least fun
. For those that still want to do the Megane @ Fuji race, there is the upcoming 2.5 hrs of Fuji event, so a simular race is planned already. That would eliminate the fact that I need to redo skinpack and mod again.
So, 3 options, and none of them are anything I like. Then there is 1 more thing that comes to mind in terms of making a choice.
We where supposed to do a night finish. There have already been some comments on the ammount of light available in the middle of the night. This combined with the super narrow lights from the Meganes in build 69, makes it practicaly undoable to push to the max during the night. IF we would continue the race, I have to replan the time schedule of day and night, to make sure we end in nightFALL instead of the night.
Last but not least, the update it self. The update seems to have a positive effect on a lot of things. Lights have improved, shadows are better, FPS is up, and more things have improved. To do a race in the older build, with all it's problems, somehow doesn't seem right to me.
So, the conclusion. I think it's a wise thing to NOT have the race tomorrow. Although I will leave the server up in the previous build until sunday, the championship officially stops. This means everyone can start updating their rfactor, and enjoy the improvements and new car. Those driving here, are the backbone of the rfactor club, so keeping you all to the previous build, is keeping progress down, and I do not want to do that.
I will start doing the prework for a new league in rfactor2. Not sure what it would be yet, but I can say that it will cover open wheelers. Probably the Classic Formula World Championship or something. Have to see what I will do.
I am sorry that we have to cancel the last and final race for this championship. Although I am very glad we did this championship to test rfactor2 and it's league capabilities. All in all I am very happy with the results, and hereby, I would really like to express my gratitude to you guys for your level of support and understanding in this league! I know we had some issues, and there where some problems, but all in all, I have heard less complaining then in a "regular" league. So, in short, I am proud of the rfactor2 driver group we have now, and I am glad you helped me prove a lot of people wrong, when they said that having a pre-league for testing purposes would not work as people would expect everything to go smoothly.
So, my appologies for canceling the race for tomorrow, and my thanks for all your understandings. Ik hope to see you all again soon in the new rfactor2 league.