rFactor - 2005 - A Casual Review

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  • rFactor undoubtedly changed the world of sim racing. In the sea of dedicated sims for Formula 1, NASCAR and Sportscar racing, along came ISI's new sandbox sim with a sophisticated new physics engine and an emphasis on mod-ability. What the community was able to do was incredible! Over the next few years every car and track you could ever imagine was created for rFactor, allowing sim racers around the world to live out their racing dreams. Although ignored by many, the stock content in rFactor was heavily used back in 2005-2006. Online races around Toban or the Mills kept us occupied for hours. So for an evening, a look back at the base rFactor game from 2005 and how revolutionary it truly was.
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    0:00 Intro
    0:41 Overview
    3:30 Cars
    8:47 Tracks
    10:49 - Race 1 - Mills Metropark
    16:31 - Race 2 - Joesville
    19:26 - Race 3 - Toban
    26:13 - Race 4 - Orchard Lake
    34:25 - Race 5 - Sardian Heights
    43:05 - Final Thoughts
  • Hry

Komentáře • 337

  • @GPLaps
    @GPLaps  Před 2 lety +79

    What were some of your favorite rFactor mods?

    • @Antraxo
      @Antraxo Před 2 lety +11

      Ohh the list is long. My all-time favorite F1SR 1994, DRM Revival Mod, F1 1998 by GPTeam aaand VLN 2005 Mod! :) There is just too many to name them all!

    • @glenn6523
      @glenn6523 Před 2 lety +5

      1965 F1 mod for sure.

    • @jcgabriel1569
      @jcgabriel1569 Před 2 lety +8

      I might be getting a bit biased, since I did some research, testing and debugging with it, but I'm going to go to the ORM's 1958 Formula One mod (the same mod that is later faithfully converted to AMS, you drove it for several times now). One main reason is those Maserati 250Fs, there's plenty of them in the mod and I can't get enough of them!
      Though lately, I'm doing the research, testing and debugging for an upcoming mod from the same mod team. All I can say is, the 1951 Formula One mod would easily go to my top favourites once it comes out!

    • @OldRacingGames
      @OldRacingGames Před 2 lety +6

      Formula Nippon 2007 (?), Renault Megane Trophy, IZOD Indycar Series and of course CART Factor.

    • @user-bp5py6bh3g
      @user-bp5py6bh3g Před 2 lety

      Remi's Supra mod, for sure!

  • @Jimmy_Broadbent
    @Jimmy_Broadbent Před 2 lety +528

    You aren't a real sim racer unless you've had your ears blown out by the rF1 intro music.

    • @paulanstey4577
      @paulanstey4577 Před 2 lety +31

      The amount of times I jumped out of my chair when that music kicked in. A little pooh came out everytime ;)

    • @d3bo552
      @d3bo552 Před 2 lety +17

      real simracers listen to groovy rubber every day

    • @protalukoriginal4560
      @protalukoriginal4560 Před 2 lety +5

      @@d3bo552 indeed

    • @Antraxo
      @Antraxo Před 2 lety +19

      UHHH AHHH AHHH AHHH AHHH!!!

    • @grnhy
      @grnhy Před 2 lety +2

      Exactly

  • @racer501_sb
    @racer501_sb Před 2 lety +17

    Fun fact about the ai, if you skipped from practice to race right away they would ne really slow and cautious, but if you let them practice for per say 15 min, they would be far quicker and risk more

  • @SouthPawRacer
    @SouthPawRacer Před 2 lety +106

    rFactor contains some of the best fictional tracks ever produced for a sim. Mills and Toban have brilliant flow and layouts, I have great online memories racing at Orchard Lake, and Sardian is a great old-school-style street circuit.
    Have you tried Mills 2011 for rFactor 2? I love that ISI included that, upgrading the track like it would be if it were real - it gave me the feeling that there was a story behind these tracks, little tidbits of lore. Like, I was always curious about the 24-hour layout of Toban in rF1. Was anyone ever crazy enough to try a 24 hour race there, I wonder? Should one be hosted today, multiclass with the default content?
    Great video, I was thrown back to before 2010 watching this. What a ride.

    • @GPLaps
      @GPLaps  Před 2 lety +13

      Ill have to try out the version for rfactor 2! I didn't know it was made officially. We should definitely plan some kind of enduro in rfactor one. it seems like there are still a bunch of online servers!

    • @gtrdriver27
      @gtrdriver27 Před 2 lety

      If you ever decided to make a endurance race of rf1 I would say touring cars would be good option (especially the Touringg Car Legends/Group A era
      that ll be the poor mans version of spa 24h :v

    • @HugoBonami
      @HugoBonami Před 2 lety +4

      Liens and Essington came in a little later and were great. They don't get enough credit.

    • @SouthPawRacer
      @SouthPawRacer Před 2 lety +4

      @@HugoBonami Massive agree from me. Lienz was magnificent, and how could I forget Essington.... another brilliant track

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      @@GPLaps as somebody who rarely races online and is stuck with a shitty controller, I'd be down for stock rF1 servers. Rev up some Kodis around Lienz bruh.

  • @xX_Gravity_Xx
    @xX_Gravity_Xx Před 2 lety +58

    Currently reinstalling this beauty right now. Absolutely the greatest sim of all time. No other sim can TO THIS DAY, offer the wide range of possibilities that this does. I would have hoped AC could live up to it, and while AC is my main sim right now, rF1 and it's many mods of FULL SERIES, weather options, full day night cycle, endless tracks and epic championships, and in the olden days the legendary Race2Play, will always be in my opinion, the apex of our hobby and I can only hope that AC allows for what we can do with rF1. I used to run FULL grid endurance races online. 100 cars is possible. I only wish AC could do that.

    • @xX_Gravity_Xx
      @xX_Gravity_Xx Před 2 lety

      Also btw, my favorite mod was HistorX.

    • @YoSuey
      @YoSuey Před 2 lety +1

      Do you not run CSP? It offers everything you just mentioned

    • @xX_Gravity_Xx
      @xX_Gravity_Xx Před 2 lety +8

      @@YoSuey I do and it offers a lot of it. But I certainly can't run a full Sports car grid smoothly, at least not a large one. Also the availability of full seasons of cars, or even multiple. Everything in AC is isolated, and it's difficult to run any sort of meaningful championship without the proper grid of cars. Don't get me wrong, AC is incredible and the work Ilja has into CSP is astonishing. That's why it's my primary sim. But it hasn't achieved a modern version of what rF1 did, not yet at least.

    • @Casini1
      @Casini1 Před 2 lety

      Please, do you know what technically are force feedback NEGATIVE values?
      I found them only in old versions of rFactor, and not in many other sim games.

    • @streebadrift5059
      @streebadrift5059 Před 2 lety

      @@Casini1 i never knew how to get thrustmaster wheel to work, what kind of wheel do u have

  • @PavlosLepaul
    @PavlosLepaul Před 2 lety +45

    I feel strange, that for my first 2 or 3 years with rFactor I never actually download any mods. Somehow this gave me so much enjoy and great memories, especially about Linz circuit

    • @alejo.rangerk19
      @alejo.rangerk19 Před 2 lety +5

      Oh, that one that went around a roundabout and inside the little town! I remember putting every single car i got installed in there and creating a super series just to see what would happen. Great times

    • @ValiantGB
      @ValiantGB Před 2 lety +2

      Everyone did that because it has an insane amount of grid slots, passing from F1 or Gran Turismo 62 AI are mindblowing

  • @YashaAstora
    @YashaAstora Před 2 lety +13

    The fact that rfactor has its own little Gran turismo/forza esque career mode in the base content with part upgrades and money is a thing no one ever mentions. I wonder if anyone actually did play through it?
    This was my first PC sim after becoming a fan of Gran Turismo and Forza. I played this game when my DFGT...good times.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +1

      I actually have tried playing through it. Kinda fun actually! A shame most mods didn't bother to have the same system. I can only think of a few that did the same.

    • @drwang4884
      @drwang4884 Před rokem

      I’ve been trying to find one on PC for ages! Definitely going to grab it on sale. I’m trying to find a Sim on pc but nothing yet has really pulled me in

  • @Racecarlock
    @Racecarlock Před 2 lety +10

    Man, I loved modding this thing. Cart Factor, various F1 seasons, some nascar mods, it truly is one of the great sims, even today.

  • @glideks5211
    @glideks5211 Před 2 lety +19

    rFactor is still my favorite sim nowadays in terms of mods content and physics. Actually Europe and Latam communities still makes leagues using mods like Super GT 2020, DTM 2021, WEC 2020, F1 2021 mod, etc. Others still uses mods for a drive chill like Shift Street, Project Wangan/Touge, etc.
    And nowadays matchmaker still works after 16 years.

    • @DankeSeb5
      @DankeSeb5 Před 5 měsíci

      Unfortunately it's gone now

  • @TheGAMWolferz
    @TheGAMWolferz Před 2 lety +13

    I remember just endlessly playing DRM revival, Enduracers, VSM IndyCar, CTDP F1 2005 & 2006, CSGT LeMans, and CART Factor.

  • @Antraxo
    @Antraxo Před 2 lety +29

    Literally my favourite Sim ever. Got me really into simracing after starting with some Gran Turismo stuff. Played it for soooo long and still playing it sometimes to this day! rFactor was and is just a great game!

    • @jamesbehra2690
      @jamesbehra2690 Před 2 lety +1

      I'm currently playing 79 formula 1 historic. Perhaps one of the best community mods ever made. With dynamic weather it would be the best all around racing sim ever. Rractor 2 kinda disappointed me.

    • @whereta3097
      @whereta3097 Před 9 měsíci

      What's your main now?

  • @juramiid4022
    @juramiid4022 Před 2 lety +24

    rFactor was the game that got me really into sim racing.
    Loved Senna-era F1 mod, where they also did the cars performance to be like they were, some slower, some faster. The second mod that I remember is 90s BTCC mod, loved to throw those cars around Nordschleife and Bathurst.
    You should do a video on Live For Speed, really awesome sim game, that I still play from time to time.

    • @Stator720
      @Stator720 Před 2 lety +1

      Big graphics update in the works for LFS. The VR implementation is one of the best, still a great sim

    • @Casini1
      @Casini1 Před 2 lety

      @@Stator720 Please, do you know what technically are force feedback NEGATIVE values?
      I found them only in old versions of rFactor, and not in many other sim games. They worked very well!

  • @YoSuey
    @YoSuey Před 2 lety +2

    Real OGs remember the Euskadi came before the full Enduracers mod.

    • @ValiantGB
      @ValiantGB Před 4 měsíci +1

      Euskadi which is shit in reality but OP in the mod

  • @adityairawan1843
    @adityairawan1843 Před 2 lety +5

    rFactor, GTR2, and Race07 form a trinity of racing game in my computer. rFactor for open wheel cars (mainly F1), GTR2 for Sports Car racing (GT and Prototype), and Race07 for Touring cars.
    These three are must-have titles for me. Even if, someday, I can afford more modern ones, I doubt I'll ever leave these three.

  • @VNWas
    @VNWas Před 2 lety +21

    Yep, I remember spending many hours on rFactor, great game! Another game that might be worth going back to look at was "Live for Speed". Cheers!

  • @masaha9
    @masaha9 Před 2 lety +11

    Yeah, I have almost 1.5 TB worth of mods and tracks :D

    • @xX_Gravity_Xx
      @xX_Gravity_Xx Před 2 lety +1

      I had to uninstall recently do to having too many mods. I had over 450GB. Luckily, I still have them on another drive just waiting to be plucked out and plopped into this PC.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      @@xX_Gravity_Xx holy shit, do either of y'all mind listing what tracks and stuff you got? I know there's some folks who are trying to archive mods that are lost due to site closures.

  • @vix121
    @vix121 Před 2 lety +7

    When I bought my g27 it came with a demo of Rfactor..it's what started my love affair with sim racing. Btw, I still have that 27 after all these years later and still works 100%

  • @RaceSimCentral
    @RaceSimCentral Před 2 lety +17

    Awesome stuff once again. I love getting an individuals perspective on a title. Looking at the original content that you put so much time into is really great.
    For me I feel like I touched pretty much every sim out there, but unfortunately with me working at iRacing from 2005-2010 I really did miss out on the golden era for rFactor. I kept tabs on what mods were out for rF1, but barely had the time to run it while doing early testing and eventually racing in iRacing. From 2010 I worked for ISI and really had to focus on rF2 testing at that point.
    It's really cool seeing how much of SCGT ended up in rFactor. A reason for that being that when EA tried to buy ISI (Gjon said no), they decided not to go with ISI for NASCAR SimRacing and everything ISI had done for EA had to be rewritten so some of the SCGT features came back.
    rFactor still feels so good, because it is. And I know a lot of people look at sim racing and think of Stefano, Kaemmer, Crammond, but of everyone I have worked with for any reasonable amount of time I am amazed nobody seems to think about Terence Groening. He was with ISI throughout their entire time in sim racing, he did the tire models, rain drying lines, rubbering race tracks, suspension physics and so much more. It's somewhat sad how little recognition he has gotten, but the person he is... He's probably just fine with that.

    • @SouthPawRacer
      @SouthPawRacer Před 2 lety +3

      It's great to get your inside perspective, Tim. I'm glad you're still around after all these years

    • @tjc7815
      @tjc7815 Před 2 lety +1

      That`s a very interesting post (Tim?) good to read. GPL was my very first sim, not that long after it came out. Still drive it. Then rFactor. Blew my mind. Still have it too. On rFactor 2 now. Just waiting to build a new rig to get back on it.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +2

      Speaking of missing out, it's such a shame that Nogripracing shut down and thousands of mods disappeared along with it. There's now a giant empty space in time where so many mods made between 2008-2012 have seemingly vanished. I really wish it were archived beforehand or it came back online. Stuff like Shift 2 Unleashed mods were pretty much only there, way before RaceDepartment became the face of sim racing modding. So much stuff that is unlikely to ever be featured in another game again.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SouthPawRacer I've only been in PC sim racing since around 2016, so it's kinda neat seeing a site like their's have stuff covered from way back all the way to now.

  • @nacho9010
    @nacho9010 Před 2 lety +4

    My first dedicated simulator. 8 hours per day. And it is still a great simulator that I will continue playing!

  • @Audiojack_
    @Audiojack_ Před 2 lety +5

    I mostly played the sort of "street drifting" stuff in rFactor, and I really enjoyed how they had implemented the upgrade/mod system for those cars. You could really customize both the look and performance of your car for your own taste.

    • @waider
      @waider Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah this is what Assetto corsa lacks tbh.

  • @paulvanzyl2385
    @paulvanzyl2385 Před 11 měsíci

    I was born when this game came out and it was the first racing game I played. I was 3 when I first played it. My dad had to put the pedals on the seat so that I could stand on them to reach the wheel. I kept playing it until I was about 10 and lost interest in sim racing. I recently regained my sim racing spark and I'm enjoying it a lot. My best memories as a kid was spawning more cars than pit stalls which led to all the cars that didn't have a pit to spawn in the first stall. I laughed as they clipped into each other and flew freaking everywhere. Thanks for bringing back a core memory

  • @amiddled
    @amiddled Před rokem

    12:55 that was my memory of rFactor when it came out. The bump in the downhill section at Toban was the first time I’d experienced a bump affecting the way you drove a corner. Great detail. Remember playing the Academy racer almost exclusively.

  • @01Zipang
    @01Zipang Před 2 lety +3

    Kinda miss Sims having a career mode of sorts. I don't really count Assetto corsa since it was basically just challenges. A realistic sim with a proper driving school and a career mode with AI that doesn't just railroad into you (like most games today) would be a dream come true.

  • @minmaxxer
    @minmaxxer Před 2 lety +2

    rfactor 1 was my gateway to simracing along with GTR2, those 2 games were my childhood

  • @rakoczyn
    @rakoczyn Před 2 lety +1

    Around the time when Robert Kubica made his debut in F1, ISI had cooperation with BMW Sabuer, and officially licensed F1 car was in rFactor. It was released and sold in Poland on CDs for like $5. This was my first sim title. I figured out I can't really play it on keyboard (A,Z, - anyone remembers?) so I saved up some money to buy my first wheel, Logitech Formula Force EX... and then I joined some polish simracing forums, participated in online races... 15 years passed and I am still mediocre racer. But I'm still racing and I think that matters the most :)

  • @sevach
    @sevach Před 2 lety +2

    Both Mills and Toban are available for AC, i'm sure of it, i think RF2 as well.
    This was a trip man, remarkable how much Rfactor moved the game, i feel like it's 80/85% of where we are now, so advanced it was.

  • @takuminightcore1886
    @takuminightcore1886 Před měsícem

    I can’t believe that this software helped create a most colorful and underrated racing film in history

  • @MrPens87
    @MrPens87 Před 2 lety +1

    Words can’t describe how happy I am to see this. I bought at 20 dollar wheel in middle school just to play the School championship and later NR 2003 and I finally saved up enough credits after MONTHS for a formula car and could never learn to control it. But seeing the tracks and cars gave me so much nostalgia. Thank you for this.

  • @cri4921
    @cri4921 Před 2 lety

    Another great Vid, hope you'll review more of these awesome retro sims

  • @cletusnifler3503
    @cletusnifler3503 Před 2 lety

    This is now my favorite GPLaps video, because this is my favorite sim!

  • @adidaz0018
    @adidaz0018 Před 2 lety +1

    I remember the days well. Show up to a league race and realize you didn't have the patch that the league added to the mod. Lol. I remember doing race department endurance team events where you could actually take over the car, from your teammate, in the pits. 8 hour races in a Porsche 911 gt3 doingn2 hour stints. Man the nostalgia. I haven't raced in many years but from 2009 to 2014 i was heavy into it all. Custom rog, fanatec equipment, three screens, custom button boxes. I really miss it sometimes but can't dedicate the time anymore. Thanks for the memory lane trip!

  • @freejrs
    @freejrs Před 2 lety +1

    Great stuff! Look forward to seeing GTR2 at some point. Remarkable how ahead of its time it was.

  • @jcchaconjr
    @jcchaconjr Před 9 měsíci

    Oh man, I hold dear some great memories of rFactor. The fun that I had with the Kodi with all the highest grade class upgrades at the full Toban circuit was insane! Even today in rFactor 2, Toban is a really fun track to drive.
    Of course, don’t even get me started on the mods - the steering FFB plugin was such a game changer that rFactor 2 pretty much adopted that plug-in as standard. And who could ever forget rFactorCentral? Those were the days.
    It’s like you said, I think the sim racing scene owes what it is to rFactor. Show of hands - who else had like 7 or 8 installs of rFactor, just to preserve some of the crazy mods they had on so rig those? 😂

  • @newcastlegeorge
    @newcastlegeorge Před 2 lety +6

    Although I modded this game to death, I really appreciated the stock content! It's definitely underrated.
    I'd love a part 2 with the other official content that was released in the updates :)

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +1

      Extremely overlooked default content. The 2005-2006 Lienz cars are a ton of fun. And obviously ISI's fictional tracks are amazing.

  • @makb_the_striker
    @makb_the_striker Před 2 lety +3

    I loved Mills Metropark, my first simracing extatic experience was on it: I used the 2 pit strategy from the beginning, and AI tried to race with one pit, but he couldn't. So 2 laps to go, and I'm riding 4, but on that same lap all top 4 drove to the splash, and I won it, it was so awesome.

  • @leemzgoogle917
    @leemzgoogle917 Před 2 lety +2

    So many great memories of this sim, especially with all the great mods that were released over the years.

  • @Racer63.
    @Racer63. Před 2 lety +1

    Hey gplaps do more rFactor1 videos! There are a lot of good quality vintage mods and tracks covering any season in racing history.

  • @danielsquillace5291
    @danielsquillace5291 Před 2 lety +8

    Great Video. As always, great quality content. These are the mods I am using, and they all run at 60fps on my old laptop with onboard graphics.
    CARTfactor
    CART 1988
    DRM Revival
    Grand Prix 1937
    F1 1958
    F1 1975
    F1 1979
    F1 1988 by Carrera
    F1 1991 by FSR
    F1 2007 by MAK
    V8 Factor Unlimited
    HistoriX
    GTPC
    Supra, NSX, C6 Corvette by Neils Huesinkveld
    Enduracers
    AE86

    • @ValiantGB
      @ValiantGB Před 2 lety +1

      There is an AI fix for Enduracers? Because there is a problem with lappings of slower cars

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      Wait. Neils is Some1???

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      @@ValiantGB the AI files for EC seem to be much less fast than other mods. I have it on a separate install and despite having only a controller, I have to crank AI speed and aggression up higher.

  • @ababa9668
    @ababa9668 Před 2 měsíci

    Just downloaded this epic game, getting the Shift Street mod which gives you like a million different cars.
    Also absolutely love your commentary, I don't understand most of it, but it sounds so much fun.

  • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
    @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X Před 2 lety +5

    Without a doubt one of great racing games. Perhaps the most important of all, considering the modding community it spawned, and one which is still great fun today. While I preferred GTR2, the amount of time I spent racing various cars in rfactor has to be enormous, and time well spent.
    What a shame racing sims did not continue on the path of rfactor or GTR2, given these games still put up a fight with the best of today's games, one and a half decades later!

    • @jamesbehra2690
      @jamesbehra2690 Před 2 lety +1

      I also prefer GTR2 because it's more immersive. And you can do long distance races and save the game to resume later. And of course dynamic weather.

    • @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X
      @X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X Před 2 lety

      @@jamesbehra2690
      GTR2 is a masterpiece!

    • @jamesbehra2690
      @jamesbehra2690 Před 2 lety +1

      @@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X 👍🏆🇵🇹

  • @classicmotorsporthub
    @classicmotorsporthub Před 2 lety +17

    Thanks for talking about this legendary mod filled sim! Leagues such as ourselves are still using it to this day! :)

  • @stemajor7
    @stemajor7 Před 2 lety

    I like the way you do these videos. Simple format. Just like the early days of youtube before the algorithm started burying good stuff, and rFactor coming from the same era, the nostalgia I got was nice. You could go through all the mods one by one and have enough content to last a lifetime. I can’t see past rFactor, live for speed and RBR. 🤷‍♂️

  • @landoflogic107
    @landoflogic107 Před 2 lety +5

    I got rFactor last year only to find out that most of the tracks for the game were essentially impossible to download anymore due to rFactor central’s download system no longer working for tracks. It’s sad because I really wanted to race the 1973 USAC cars at Texas World.

    • @classicmotorsporthub
      @classicmotorsporthub Před 2 lety +5

      I've got you covered. We have a backlog of sources for rFactor mods down at our discord server. You can join through our channel link.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      @@classicmotorsporthub curious, but has anybody ever backed up the overwhelming amount of NoGripRacing content lost to time? There were mods for games like Shift 2 Unleashed that you will literally not find anywhere else. And what do you suggest we do if we have said files but are unaware of who made them? At this point, I can't see the harm in uploading 5+ year old files you can't even obtain anymore.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +1

      Holy fucking shit, another Texas World Speedway fan! That's my favorite track in America. Sad I was too late to see it in person, but the rFactor 1 version in particular is done so well despite its age. I personally have an interest in old abandoned circuits and have made at least 2 privately. I also have a few old circuits still installed. Any tracks you missing? I don't have many street circuits but I tried to get as many permanent tracks as possible when it was still available. Guess this means it's useless to sign up for rFactor Central seeing how many people have complained lately of being unable to sign up or download. I hope it doesn't go the way of NoGripRacing....

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      @@classicmotorsporthub I'm not much for classic race cars in rF1 because other sims do that for me, but rF1 in particular has had way more classic tracks made for it. Do you guys host tracks too? I know there's some tracks I never had the chance to download.

    • @classicmotorsporthub
      @classicmotorsporthub Před 2 lety

      @@SonicBoone56 We can answer all your questions via the Discord. It seems you have a lot to say!

  • @BlueCJ
    @BlueCJ Před 2 lety

    This makes me wanna play it again, great video

  • @matiasdun6599
    @matiasdun6599 Před 2 lety

    I played RF soo many hours... It was my first sim starting back on 2009.
    And two of my favourites sim cars ever comes from the stock install: Full upgraded Kody Rayzor (4wd, poor braking, insane acceleration and raspy angry sound) and Houston H6 (Rwd, and one of the nicest sounding v8's from a sim)

  • @BASHERSKINZ
    @BASHERSKINZ Před 2 lety

    Great video, wow the skybox and color pallette are so much better here than in RF2

  • @coliimusic
    @coliimusic Před 2 lety +1

    An Instrumental of Down With The Sickness was not the intro music I expected but somehow was the intro music I really wanted

  • @myronianny
    @myronianny Před 2 lety

    Damn! 😍 A classic! This sim was the reason I bought my first g27 back in the days!
    And intro & menu songs always give me a lot of nostalgia

  • @alanevans6482
    @alanevans6482 Před 2 lety

    What a cool channel. Subscribed. Love me some old school sim games like GTR.

  • @peterray75
    @peterray75 Před 2 lety

    I’m actually part of that minority who only played rF stock content, and I still take a lot of fun with it, in particular with 100% full distance races. Thanks for giving it the respect it deserves!

  • @ryantunks
    @ryantunks Před 2 lety +1

    my favorite stuff really was the Formula IS that came straight outta the box with the Orchard Lake Road Course. I love everything CTDP and DWD has ever done

  • @diaryofabackmarker
    @diaryofabackmarker Před 2 lety +1

    Drive to Survive:
    Before rFactor 2 existed.
    -dramatic pause-
    There was rFactor 1
    -inception horn-
    The intro song reminds me a generic version of "Down with the Sickness"

  • @nate567987
    @nate567987 Před 2 lety

    Would love to see you do the rest of the isi content

  • @gabormiklay9209
    @gabormiklay9209 Před 2 lety +2

    After Geoff Crammond's GP series, this was my next favorite sim. 👍

  • @iamthebystander1937
    @iamthebystander1937 Před měsícem

    Anyone reading that are worried about the Open wheel progression,once you gather enough money for the advanced series,the progression is smooth sailing as the rewards are way larger and same goes for formula 3(which means getting to the F1 car is pretty quick!)

  • @bruhbbawallace
    @bruhbbawallace Před 2 lety +1

    man i might need to cop this one, the base game stuff looks like exactly my cup of tea

    • @ghost.8836
      @ghost.8836 Před 2 lety

      Did you actually get it? It's really fun, even with a keyboard (I play with a keyboard since I have a laptop so it's going to be really uncomfortable to use a steering wheel, and also, the inflation on my country)

  • @JohnMarineTube
    @JohnMarineTube Před 2 měsíci

    rFactor 1 is a great game. As I continued getting frustrated over getting rF2 to work (mostly insufficient video memory issues), I find myself back with and enjoying rF1. I sadly had to get the Steam version since I couldn't install and use the disc version on my newer PC. So I am slowly rebuilding what I once had with the old rFactor by putting them into the Steam rFactor. Great points expressed! I finally got to see all of this video.

  • @tensevo
    @tensevo Před 11 měsíci +1

    rfactor is still a masterpiece,
    easily the best platform for modders starting out.

  • @Jt7166
    @Jt7166 Před 2 lety +2

    Great stuff. I am all aboard an rfactor 1 revival. 😁

  • @danesorensen1775
    @danesorensen1775 Před 2 lety +2

    I definitely agree the upgrade system was under-used by later modders, probably because they only cared about the online scene where separate cars made more sense. I'm still wishing for a '68 F1 mod that modelled all the different aero upgrades that year, or a 1960s USAC scene that would have you switch between an Indy roadster and a dirt car depending on the round. Hey, a man can dream.
    Edit: On that note, I'm in the market for a pre-'94 Indianapolis with the apron, and a Calder Park roval from the '87 WTCC. If anyone knows where I can get them, or even commission them, please reply below? Thx.

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

      I think it's possible to create custom series that at least alleviates the lack of a progression system.

  • @VITORB82
    @VITORB82 Před 2 lety

    Wow what a trip down memory lane!

  • @Dethmeister
    @Dethmeister Před 2 lety +1

    The Howston looks like a Maserati. Even has the side ports or whatever behind the front wheel wells.

  • @donlucio03
    @donlucio03 Před 2 lety

    Down with the sickness in the intro. Thats great

  • @dylanhale7300
    @dylanhale7300 Před 2 lety

    I just remembered, the stock F1 championship takes you to that Joesville oval. Nothing like a 0.5 mile oval and 20 F1 cars

  • @SonicBoone56
    @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety

    I love rF1. Any time I feel like making a quick and dirty mod track, I don't have to worry about it looking wonderful or matching. rF1 is a game that thrives on chaos and diversity. It's a free for all, anything goes.

  • @CharlesB9496
    @CharlesB9496 Před 2 lety +2

    It was because of the A1GP mod for RF1 that I know what A1GP is. It's because of RF1 that I have a pedals/wheel set.

  • @thaquothLP
    @thaquothLP Před 2 lety +8

    Yeah, this game really holds up well visually. Kind of incredible for a game of its vintage.

  • @vasily2022
    @vasily2022 Před 2 lety +1

    What great memories. They didn't just focus on the visuals.

  • @HugoBonami
    @HugoBonami Před 2 lety

    For car mods: CARTfactor, F1 1979 Historic, CTDP F1 2006, WSC 1970, and GTPC. Sadly we never got the original Prototype C brought up from F1 Challenge.
    For circuits: Virtua Le Mans releases, and whatever good tracks (Donington, Spa, Suzuka) were ported from GTR² and Grand Prix 4.

  • @vtr_monsterextremo5145

    Intro of Down With the sickness 🤘

  • @Charlie880526
    @Charlie880526 Před 2 lety

    Love this game. In around 2008 was my first time with decent wheel. At the time Logitech Driving force Pro. I remember Nordschleife race in Sierra Rs500 that felt like simulation could never be better.

  • @pabloaguirre7472
    @pabloaguirre7472 Před 2 lety

    I always comeback to rFactor because the fantastic amount of F1 and other Open Wheelers mods. CART Factor is wonderful while the 1992/1993/1994 F1 mods of F1SR are legendary.
    That game was my real introduction to PC based sim racing games. Also because rFactor i discovered my favorite sim racing of all time: GTR2.

  • @razvanmazilu6284
    @razvanmazilu6284 Před 2 lety +1

    rFactor 1 with the '79 F1 season mod. Good times. I'd often just let the AIs race each other just to which of the virtual F1 legends would win.
    P.S. that intro music... after all these years I still half expect Disturbed/Down with the Sickness style vocals to kick in. Oh-ah-ah-ah-ah! Uh-uh!

  • @SonicBoone56
    @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +2

    rF1's stock content, despite being small, is very solid especially for when it came out. They tried to squeeze as many racing types out of the cars they had. The default tracks have definitely gotten love as of late, but nobody is over here begging for the Kodi cars to return to rF2. I would love to see them come back. Btw, you plan to do a version of this with all content ISI released for it? Like an rFactor 2008 if you will.

  • @KousaiAkira
    @KousaiAkira Před 2 lety +1

    I love rFactor(1). I need ORDINARY and not customized(not GT3 for example) touring cars which have over and sensable moving. ......And I love Bob's Track Builder too. You can create fantasy tracks too!

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +1

      I love how simple BTB is. Quite capable for what it is. Has some annoyances but it feeds an itch.

  • @oss4387
    @oss4387 Před 2 lety

    MY FAV SIM!!

  • @MaxScheibenpflug
    @MaxScheibenpflug Před 2 lety

    F1 1979 and Le Mans 1970! I played that so much with my friends...

  • @fredscratchet1355
    @fredscratchet1355 Před 2 lety +1

    Great video Jake. Maybe Assetto Corsa could learn a thing or two about how to program AI from this haha.

  • @mro9466
    @mro9466 Před rokem

    i knew rFactor 1 had default cars but didn't know it went that deep with customization

  • @_wyans
    @_wyans Před 2 lety

    Sardian Heights is an amazing RBR stage on RSF now btw

  • @apples874
    @apples874 Před rokem

    This game looks really good, will be getting this on sale for 4.99, originally 24.99!!

  • @NeonsStyleHD
    @NeonsStyleHD Před 2 lety +2

    Live for Speed was another big one at that time. There were two dominant ones then. This and Live for Speed. LFS though couldn't be modded.

    • @bigvimfuego
      @bigvimfuego Před 2 lety

      Yeah i had both rfactor and live for speed. Still get the odd email about LFS lol.

    • @Stator720
      @Stator720 Před 2 lety +1

      @PlayedByKen Scirocco has been through 3 models and now discontinued ;)
      LFS is still one of the best, great VR system

  • @SideWaysiscool
    @SideWaysiscool Před 2 lety

    In terms of the best mod, I think takumifuji01's AE86 mod was the most in depth AE86 mod out there. Huge recommend for it if it's still up. I loved how good it is

    • @paulanstey4577
      @paulanstey4577 Před 2 lety +1

      For me it was HistoriX mod. Played this mod for 100's of hours.

  • @Edward135i
    @Edward135i Před rokem

    I don't think i've ever used the vanilla cars and tracks in rFactor before, I played the shit out of the 1998 CART mod, and DRM Revival Mod, good times thinking back on those.

  • @tjc7815
    @tjc7815 Před 2 lety +1

    Hey Jake. That was great. Brought back a lot of good memories. Just wondering... don`t see you do much with rF2. Unless I`ve missed it? Do you drive it much? It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on it.

    • @GPLaps
      @GPLaps  Před 2 lety +2

      I have a few videos where Im taking a look at mods for it, but I find it a little hard to use overall. Love the driving though,

  • @skywillis
    @skywillis Před 2 lety

    played a lot with these basic cars and tracks before i had an internet connection

  • @F1SimulatorManiac
    @F1SimulatorManiac Před 2 lety

    Great one thanks! You know what? It's still my favorite sim and I still use it for my videos and tests. Just curious which mod and track is the one you show at 0:41? Thanks! 🙏

    • @F1SimulatorManiac
      @F1SimulatorManiac Před 2 lety

      @PlayedByKen I'm installing myself a stock rFactor folder on my pc right now! Never thought this was so cool! I just always used F1 personal mods. Thanks!

  • @fenrir9452
    @fenrir9452 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm still playing this rn because of my shitty laptop and I love this game

  • @heavierthanairfilms
    @heavierthanairfilms Před 2 lety

    I have like 90 hours on rf1. I love it so much.

  • @Roguescienceguy
    @Roguescienceguy Před 2 lety

    Many many years later Rfactor is still on top of the pile

  • @streebadrift5059
    @streebadrift5059 Před 2 lety +1

    men does this game don't support thrustmaster wheels cause I tried everything to get my wheel to work properly but it just doesn't seem to work

  • @Pozer714
    @Pozer714 Před 2 lety

    Do you use any driver assist's, whats the AI strength? I'm on the fence for this, the big "race" sale is going on at steam, and I have RF2 but wondering if this is worth it. Nice racing BTW.

  • @ShimGaming2024
    @ShimGaming2024 Před 2 lety

    We still training this

  • @maxleitschuh7076
    @maxleitschuh7076 Před 2 lety

    You should do the F1 1979 mod, which IIRC was the first really great rFactor mod.

  • @ke1tecX
    @ke1tecX Před rokem

    This is the game that taught me how to mouse steer lol

  • @Zeebats
    @Zeebats Před 2 lety

    I LUV THIS GAME

  • @silvermig
    @silvermig Před 2 lety

    I still play rFactor. I create my custom championships and train the AI to race against them. It takes time, but overall I like it.

  • @VITORB82
    @VITORB82 Před 2 lety

    Mills Metro Pårk is actually moded for both rF2 and AC

  • @simmadpaul2880
    @simmadpaul2880 Před rokem

    Best mods HistorX and the DRM mod. But there were many many good ones. What a sim. AC is its spiritual successor imo

  • @F1SimulatorManiac
    @F1SimulatorManiac Před 2 lety

    [HELP ]Guys I've downloaded a stock rFactor version on my desktop, and I can see all these tracks and mod available, but why there is no sound of the engines in any of them?

    • @SonicBoone56
      @SonicBoone56 Před 2 lety +1

      Make sure the config ini file has your sound directory pointed to wherever your sounds are located