Hi Guys,
Spring Mountain Charleston Peak first version is coming up later today, in a few hours, just doing some AI lines for it. Exclusive for Patreon supporters.
But, as 12:00 UK time today, the Glasgow Hydro circuit has had it's public release! so it's a busy day for me.
It's been renamed 'Clydeside' by the GT OMEGA team, I think it's a great name, distances it from oth...
Hey guys,
I am delighted to announce that I have teamed up with Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club, and will be bringing the full complex, officially, to the Patreon feed.
This collaboration means exclusive access to the latest builds of the track as well as, behind-the-scenes previews, and more! Work is already underway. We are targeting a first drivable release of the b...
2024-03-28 19:42:45 +0000 UTC View Post
In a slightly more dignificant update than I expected to make, here's another attempt at a release candidate for Glasgow Hydro
The client specified som changes to the exit of the sharp hairpin corner by the arena, it is now much wider, allowing for a higher entry and apex speed as well.
I took the time to also add some buildings on the south side of the river, including the BBC S...
Lots of changes have been made to the Glasgow street circuit to make it ready for public release! This is hopefully the finished version of the track now. There may be one or two small changes. The ads around the track will be updated to reflect some other GT Omega brands, but that file hasn’t been sent over to me yet.
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2024-03-13 17:58:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey Just a quick post!
New Update adds more accurate DRS functional positions, DRS billboards, and thick white lines on the track surface to help spot them. Fixes some of the Ads placements.
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/jeddah-street-circuit-f1-2...
Jeddah 2024
Complete Revamp of the entire circuit compared to the 2021 version.
(quick update to also add the DRS functionality, sorry for the two posts very quickly together)
As everything is changed PLEASE DO A FRESH INSTALL. Delete the old Jeddah21 folder (back up if you think you may want to revert) and then install this one.
***Update*** the file was accidentally set to private. It's now accessible via the link below! Sorry***
Growing tired of the mammoth 14km Fuji track only having Autumnal leaves, I decided to make spring and summer skins for the still very in development circuit.
Now you can race through the Japanese countryside in stunning Summer, with bright green popping all over the p...
Hi everyone,
As part of my continued colab with GT OMEGA I have been building a track for them to use at trade shows and things like that, a short track around their home city in Glasgow, Scotland.
This is an early look at the track, there's still some buildings (mainly in the distance) to be added, and some optimisation work to do. So any FPS issues will be sorted before launch.<...
Big updates for KMT today, it adds a little more polish to the circuit, improves some areas, and fixes a heap of bugs. It's a lot of little changes, but they all add up to give the circuit a sense of completeness.
I have labelled this as v0.99 now as there's probably still a few thing to sort out - but please let me know if you find anything!
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2024-02-16 09:42:37 +0000 UTC
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Well, continuing the tradition of Jeddah and Las Vegas, I have managed to get together a version of the Madrid Grand Prix track ON THE DAY that it has been announced!
Download here:
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/madrid-gran-premio-de-espana-...
As part of the continued collaboration between myself and Daniel at Historic Sim Studios – I am pleased to share with you all the latest update for their 1970 Ferrari 312B
Version 0.75 includes the following changes
Hey guys,
First post of the new year!
Thanks again for all of the positive response on the 'Advent Calander' especially the response to some of the new tracks I was testing the water with, I look forward to updating the most popular ones shortly!
For now, after taking some time off, i've been busy with the Yamanaka Lake circuit.
Here's a large update to Yamanaka Lake....
Thanks for sticking with me through all of the Advent posts! and thanks again for all of the support that you've given me throughout the year.
In this video I want to express my heartfelt thanks to some incredible individuals and collaborators who've made this year truly special. From Daniel Findley at Historic Sim Studios to 'DDF Racer' and more, it's been an amazing journey, and I cou...
And for the last track of the Calendar (day 23) tomorrow (day 24 is just a video message from myself!) I have some small updates to the Gran Turismo 4 version of Hong Kong.
Basically, performance on the old version meant for a lot of people it was unplayable. I have used some features of CSP to try and improve this. Gone are individual light entries for each street lamp for example, an...
For Day 22, there’s something a little bit different.
It’s not necessarily a track as such, but more of a ‘test area’ for playing around with the extended physics settings of Custom Shaders Patch and Content Manager.
So BE SURE TO ENABLE EXTENDED PHYSICS for this track before trying it out. As Assetto by default only supports banking of up to around 60 degrees, now we ...
Day 21 – Andorra La Vella.
Leading on from Solvenia in Day 19, here's another new country for me to build a track in, Andorra!
Part of me feels like I need to build 195 tracks, one for each country for a proper 'world championship!' We'd only need one race every week over the course of 4 years to crown a champion.
2023-12-21 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Day 20!
When I was thinking about what to add into this haul of content for the Advent Calander, I though I’d reach out to some of my old clients to see if they would allow me to share some things.
This is one of those tracks, a small track in the Deserts of Saudi. AlUla is an ancient Arabic oasis city. And we built a race track in it! This track is kind of a ‘best of’ of...
Day 19 – And we’re headed to Slovenia for another track concept.
You get the idea by now, Similar to Monument Valley and Tapuae o Ueneku This is essentially just a ribbon of asphalt, no AI, no replay cams etc. Feel free to take a drive and let me know if you think this one maybe a good idea?
2023-12-19 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Silver City 1966 was one of my most popular tracks.
I love the historic aspect of the fictional circuit, but I've always wondered what it'd be like in modern times.
Today im sharing a probably 70% complete 'conversion' where I've attempted to update the circuit.
Things like run off areas have been changed, paved with asphalt, mesh fences and barriers have been added, as w...
Time for another 'concept' track.
Similar to Tapuae o Ueneku - New Zealand Grand Prix posted on day 15. This is essentially just a ribbon of asphalt, no AI, no replay cams etc. Feel free to take a drive and let me know if you think this one maybe a good idea?
ht...
Hey guys,
Slight late addition the advent calendar today! My friend Brett has released the latest version of his Spec P71 Crown Victoria. I’ve followed this mods development very closely, and want to help spread the word about it’s release! It is super high quality as he’s worked alongside us at Authentic Simula...
Now, this one is some fun.
I've made use of Quixel Megascans to form Snowbanks around the track, as well as some snow covered roads. This isn't mearley a 'skin' its a full on new layout, with new road surfaces. However, it also needs a skin to work properly.
So when you want to race the 'snow' layout, be sure to also select the snow skin, otherwise you'll have standard coloured ...
Hey,
So as I mentioned, towards the end of the Calander there's going to be some more 'bare bones' concept tracks.
This is one of those!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KlFhotED9fjjCBQ_2ohh0fia-cwfHatY/view?usp=sharing
This is, Tapuae o Ueneku...
For Day 14 we've got the QA session that was promised to the backers of the Thermalito project.
This video can either be watched, as it contains some nice visuals to aid the discussions, or listend to as a kind of short podcast. Hopefully theres some stuff in here you may find interesting!
VIDEO LINK
2023-12-14 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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For Day 13 I have the first draft of the 'short' layout for Thermalito.
This route crosses the river earlier, and bypasses the second tunnel, leading to a shorter lap time.
Myself and DDF are open to feedback on the layout, there's still some slight room for manipulation and changes.
AI and a set of replay cameras included!
2023-12-13 10:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone,
Halfway to 24!
As we move forward, you'll see a surge in 'prototypes', 'concepts', and 'ideas'. Many are still in the early stages of development, but think of this as a sneak peek into the creative process. Just 12 more updates to go before we return to our regular schedule.
I'm excited to introduce Shelter Cove, a track inspired by the rugged terrain of North...
2023-12-12 10:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Well it's never a standard advent calander unless you get a repeated chocolate by day 11 right?
In this case, since we launched day 2 with Yamanaka I have made some AI for the track, no easy feat considering the length of the circuit.
Entirely new version of the track, so if you have any issues, please delete the old track entirely, then re-install this version.
2023-12-11 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Day 10, lets go!
Another new track for you all.
Set on / around a dam, I started this one ages ago before I was asked to do Thermalito, turns out, you can see this dam from the thermalito map if you look at the 3D terrain in the distance! As such this one never got properly finished. But now it's back on the menu!
2023-12-10 10:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Today, I'm excited to share a unique project with you - a mod I initially commissioned some time ago. It's a rendition of the Batmobile as seen in the 2008 film, "The Dark Knight."
While this creation never quite met my expectations, it's a project I hold close. The first attempt at getting this project off the ground did not turn out as planned, so I started afresh with a new modding tea...
2023-12-09 10:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
So, Here’s a nice one for those of you who have been following me from the beginning.
This is THE FIRST MOD I ever published to Race Department, waaaay back in 2016.
I had no idea what I was doing at the time, so quite frankly, it was awful.
It still is….
I took a good look at this, and wondered just how much improvement I could make using only the new features...