I wish someone would make a series of introductory videos for Rfactor2 for people that are into simracing but do not have days to spend fiddling with settings and dlc installation steps, etc.. Something like: 1. How to install dlc and why the order matters. 2. How to get it to look as good as it seems to in all these videos. (I have all the settings maxed for example and it comes nowhere close to Ermin's video). 3. Make a crowdfunding for someone to create a multiplayer system similar to SRS or at least some Content manager type to allow for proper setting up of anything. 4. Another crowdfunding campaign to send the developers from RF2 on a UI design course. 5. etc. I like this sim, I own it for many years, can never get into it properly as with the time afforded to many adults with a life outside of simracing there are too many things to sort out with this game vs. other options out there where I can boot it up and have a good experience. Time is precious and less of it is available all around. I like the game like I am sure many do, but are turned off due to the some if not all of these reasons.

I really like how you make sim racing easy to get for the average consumer, and your approach of keeping things simple is really enjoyable. Your commentary is pretty insightful as well at times, coming from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with Sim Racing. Thanks for that!

I suspect that the absurdly long track loading times are actually just a case of the sim pre loading all the track data like shaders and such for a smoother racing experience so it doesn’t have to keep loading when it needs it. Xplane 11 does the same thing. This is why the next time you load the track it only takes a moment because all the data is still in memory.

i'd been looking for a decent Laguna Seca track offering for rF2 and this is The 1! Great video as usual, Studio397 owes you a massive debt of gratitude.

Subscribed, highlighting this kind of content is massively helpful, thanks! Yes the ai is very frustrating at times but once you drive this thing with a decent rig, nothing else comes close......

You’ve really rekindled my interest for RF2 - you are right about ffb modeling, arguably the best - this was a solid set of tracks (except some purple reflections on Mount Panorama), can’t wait for your next recommendations.

Thanks for letting us know about these! Just wanted to let you know that the "ge" in "Mugello" is pronounced like "je" in "jelly". Apart from this little detail, top job as always. Keep it up! :D

I love the classic NFS soundtrack music in the background. NOSTALGIA!

The Bathurst one is ported from ACC. It has also been ported to AC aswell. Such an amazing track to drive.

I wish I could forget how to drive Road Atlanta so I can go through the joy of learning it again! Awesome track. American tracks have a very natural flow to them and exciting, challenging and interesting final corners. Road Atlanta is IMO the best of them all. Well, maybe Sebring lol. Great video, Ermin. Stick with the rFactor 2 content, mate, you're my go-to content creator for RF2.

This is the content we need to get RF2 up to standard! Thanks for putting this together!

Well done. Turns T2-T5 and the blind right hand downhill to the finish line, T11 & T12 at Road Atlanta are some of the best turns in road racing, IMHO. The GT AI race pretty well in AC. Really looking forward to driving this version. Cheers Ermin.

Great video again on the best racing Sim, rFactor 2. Great track mods. Keep it up.

Thanks Ermin! I apreciate very much this content you bring to us!

Awesome video, thanks for the links! Please continue the series, RF2 is indeed peak sim racing for pure driving experience. Would be sweet to get a server going that might actually be populated, GTE's would make for some epic online racing. The GTE's are also great on a lot of the high speed classic tracks - Longford 67, classic Spa, etc.

Cheers, thanks for this. looking forward to giving these a go.

Ahhh thanks a lot man, great video.

I built a few tracks in my time and even when you build a race track with data it comes down to the skill and effort one can put in. Not all laser scanned can be spot on but in most cases they are very good.

Thanks, Ermin!

The bathurst track was ripped from acc to ac, and then converted to rf2. Also your pronunciation of mugello hurt my inner italian

Hey mate, thank you so much for this.

The F1 race at Mugello actually wasn't boring... because half the field crashed out 🤣

I haven't got rf2 yet (ac/pc2 in vr), so this is greatly appreciated!

Did once a 12h MP-Race in GTR2 on Road Atlanta, ah these memories. More sims need this track. Glad rF2 has it.

Laguna Sega one of my favorite tracks , the Mount Panorama track feels great too , seems like your shadow blur or reflection causes that excess white shiny look

Tonight I had just given up on RF2. I’ll give these a go before committing to passing on RF2

I would love to see some content on race room race experienced. I do think that Sim gets overlooked. But honestly falls somewhere below Rfactor but I would say equal With automobilista 2 and definitely better than project cars one and two. The DTM series and WTCR Cars are an absolute joy to drive. Probably some of the best cars in Sim racing. Period.

Thanks alot! Hope you do the same with the cars you like to drive on RF2 also

Congratulation on your new job 👍

Thanks for showing Laguna Seca. As a casual, holy shit those are nice lines you did!

RF2 & RBRRSF I just can't get enough of!

Good to see someone acknowledged that not all laser scans are equal. Aerial scan such as from a drone is not even close to the same as an on the ground point and shoot scan. You can definitely feel the difference as well

Great video as always. When will number 3 come out?

That f1 race was the most action packed race in a while

I just fired up rf2 kn0wing that their LM track is the best. After 3 minutes of loading I realized that I forgot to set multiclass racing. Back to main menu. I chose another livery so I need to set my mirrors from the scratch. Finally on track, ffb top class, night visuals (especially lit up car in front) from another century (20th). Back to ACC. Not to mention that after sertting LM aero on 488gte the main menu still showed standard aero and I didnt find the way to change it.

I love rf2. I feel like I can push the car to its limit unlike iracing. Just wish rf2 had a multiplayer base like iracing.

Excelent vídeo, congratulations

After jumping onto the DD boat with SimuCube2 Pro, RF2 & AMS2 became more addictive than ever. Time for fix with these tracks...

Rf2 is a very polarizing title. A lot of people (including me) love it. We overlook all of its flaws for that driving sensation. All other sims I play just feel like the car isn’t connected to the track.

Im also very hyped about the New free turing,gt3 and gt4 cars we get the next months in ams2

Cheers for this really great video and all the detailed explanations ! Those tracks are really really brill. and some of them are now on Steam (workshops/groups). If one can't get the real life laptimes on a scanned track then I'd suggest that that is very positive (cf stuff like Colin McRae Rally, Microsoft CART, F1 official games, Papyrus GPL ...). In general, I know that the rf2 dynamic automotive model can simulate cars from F1 to Robin Reliants. Having the same general formula for such different vehicles means that you will lose accuracy (fitting error) in parts of the performance envelope of each car. Maybe this has a big effect on percieved behaviours too. PS You make such entertaining and thoughtful content I would suggest please please use less of the negative (irritating) adjectives ; "flawed", "absurd" ... about rf2 if you don't mind. That software is a MASSIVE achievement in technology and it is very hard imo to quantify a subjective opinion precisely - plus it just makes it look bad for no reason whatsoever. I bought it a month back and have yet to see anything this good mate, free content, interfaces an 'all; and I have been playing sims since Geoff Crammond's brilliant GP 2. It is of note that the pro version of rfactor 2 is used by real world racing teams/consultancies - and you did say criticisms should be constructive and informed ...

Thanks for sharing Ermin, much appreciatef. As per many commits below, i believe the difficulty in setting up RF2 has lead to many users abanding RF2 :( me included. Would you do us all a favour and create a setup video... for say OSW, Fanatec 2.5 and G27. Cheers

@Ermin Hamidovic You should include some quick instructions on installing those tracks. I never installed something outside of the Steam workshop. I figured it out, but you should include it to make less painful for anybody who takes the time to watch this and is learning.

The Bathurst version is from ACC. Stunningly accurate. I am building a 1985 version of Bathurst for RF2. Next year I think I will port all my tracks to AC. I am also updating Lakeside and QR one last time for RF2.

holy shit, he mentioned CS.

Fantastic video. I enjoyed watching you slate Project Cars 3, don't get me wrong. But this kind of video is really needed for people like me who have rFactor2 but rarely play it because it's such a hassle getting it set up for an enjoyable race. The times I do play it, most of the time I'm frustrated by poor track/car combos or settings issues, but then now and again I hit on a combo where I think wow this game is so immersive I'll never play AC again.

T5 exit is all wrong on Road Atlanta - there's is no increase in steepness halfway from apex to exit in IRL. T1 apex, it's not flat for so long before and after the apex, it's more like a bowl. Google Atlantic Road 0.75, that's an unfinished, but properly accurate Road Atlanta for rF2. (Think it's lidar, not ground scan, but the dev did a better job on the details, You'll notice the diff to this straight away. Trust me, I'm a race track freak ;))

Need for speed high stakes menu song in the video background or is my impression?

What's up with the paint work on the cars? Looks like a white ghost over the top of the paintwork. RF2 shader issues?

Great vid! What cars do you recommend on RF2 to go with these laser scanned tracks? I have some GT3 in mind, where can I get them? Thanks!

GTE on Laguna Seca feels great except for one issue (with DD2): why is there so much centering spring (I have the spring value in wheel settings on OFF). Is there anything in some settings to get rid off that?

"I dont watch F1" who would have guessed. I bet he is watching rF2 streams in free time. Btw liked the video

Excellent video. It's a sim not a game .

Thanks for these, how do you get your game to look so good?

ACC for GT3 and GT4 rF2 for GTE, LMP2 and LMP3. Both excellent sims with each their own strengths.

Hi Ermin! As I saw in the Marcel Offermans interview video you are a bassplayer and soundstudio engineer. Both activities played (and partly still do) a big part in my life as well. The music underlying your vids most of the times match the imagery very well. In this one I get distracted by it, since I also have to translate in my head what is being said, being a non-native speaker (allthough in reality I come close...). Should it be mixed in a tad more background here and there? Especially when style, instrument or dynamic changes take part I tend to shift my attention ever so shortly to what's happening musically. For instance the change to the fairly dynamic Heavy Metallish hardcore bit (@2:58). It is a bit full and abrassive to the ears. Makes me divide the attention to that and the content, whereas the funky bit before that suited/fitted your whole rythm and tone of speech way better. I am sure this is not your objective. Maybe I am the proverbal exception to the rule, still I thought I'd let you know. Carry on Legend, doing great!

Where is the source that Road Atlanta is on LIDAR? I'm sorry to ask, but I couldn't find it...

These are great, I hope there's a Spa. How do you install these? When it comes to rF2 I only have experience with the Steam Workshop.

Great and all having all these tracks etc. As soon as it starts gathering an online player base, Ill be interested, until then its ACC all the way. I'm not interested in hot lapping or playing against AI and im not good enough to race in competitive leagues which I heard this is what this game is all about and tailored to🤷‍♂️...

On Bathurst bro I got blue red glow down conrod and into the cutting any idea how to fix it.

Is there a third and fourth part of this series?

Odlican, kao i uvek. Kaze se "Mudjelo", ne "Mugelo". GE zajedno se cita DJE, da je GHE bilo bi GE.

Why can i never get these files that are labeled RFCMP to open in 7 zip? There is always some sort of error talking about it cant open as archive. Am i doing something wrong here??

Yes. The best offline Sim, but i love simracing for the competition. A fast ranked Server multiplayer race is a dream that never will coming true in rf2. Its a shame

how do I install the track?. Thks

It's Moo-Jello.

Recently I tried the studio397 BMW M2 cs at Nordschlieffe. I hadnt raced Rfactor2 in a long time. Using the Fanatec CSW v2. Only had one big issue, whenever my BS kicked in, the steering wheel went beserk with vibrations? Does anybody know how to tweak that? Ps: what a track by Studio 397!

Which car pack is this? Free content or to buy?

RF2 is the greatest sim available. Reasonably priced, physics connected to real world, always new content and modders fanbase.

Does anybody know how you install rfcmp files in the new UI?

New on RF2 can you share your Graphics Settings?

Here's the forum post mentioned by the creator of this video: forum.studio-397.com/index.php?threads/all-aviable-laser-scanned-tracks-rf2.66814/page-2 Below is a link to an earlier vid with many of the track downloads mentioned in the description. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rteIeZpit5_WhYU.html ^"VR Motorsport - News [All aviable LaserScanned Tracks @ rF2] rFactor2 / Simracing [1080p] "

I love rf2 only problem is it remains a sim and nothing else it s not a game you can t have fun except Rolling and Rolling and rolling ! But yeah as a simu it is the best !

AC Didn't come with Bathurst, but someone did release a rip of ACC's Bathurst for AC. I would like to see that version ported over to RFactor if it hasn't been already...

rf2

Ive yet to buy or use rF2. I'm sold now. Keep up the good work, I really like your content and commentary!

Anyone else getting an issue loading Road America? Goes about 75% for me and then freezes...

I like how everyone talks about rips then u see AC also the driving is so much better in RF2 than other sims seem hallow.... so yeah rips rips but idk driving is the best sadly is kinda ded but i am an offline racer cuz bots may be stupid but set them corectly and they can be godly

God love ya! I want the next video nooooowwwwwwww (please?)

Can you please do a review on raceroom

Good work Ermin. Even most of the better Race Sim videos are kinda just so much KZfaq content. This is Essential Reference Material. I'm looking forward t the next one. I just wish setting up casual Rf2 online races was as easy as AMS2.

which car is this one?

Wish some fictional tracks would make it to rF2, or S397 getting in contact with the modders to have them as HQ mod tracks selection: Magnificient Park Vitus Parc Piddy Troyton Thermalito Real track pick I wish was in rF2: Potrero de los Funes

"Mesh ripped from AC" ... so this is basically illegal, right? I remember when the community used to shun modders like this. Or at least stuff like this was released into "underground" and wasn't publicly celebrated.

Let's say someone wanted to get all the Endurance Bundle content without going through the Steam Workshop - anyone have any hints?

I recently deleted all content not from ISI or Studio 397, just to give rF2 another chance to show what it had to offer. What's there is good but the base game needs more content for what they charge. I'm a little wary of unofficial content, including some of these. I'd be more willing to try mods if there was an easy way to separate them from official content, for example, having mods under a "mods" folder. I have the same issue with AC.

8:11, it was carnage. 2 red flags

The biggest problem for me in these sims, is that I'm just starting out on simulation racing, so I'm not very competitive, and I honestly don't have a lot of time to invest in leagues, that's why for me I'm not really sure if it's worth paying so much for any of these

i hope they are working on rfactor 3. rf2 is a mish/mash of content, its all over the place.

My big problem with Rfactor is the lac of players online. It's a issue caus I don't like at all playing against IA...

Great Work Ermin.. This is just the ticket we need to elevate Rfactor2 to the rightful heir that it is.

Sorry for the dumb question but what’s the car you’re driving in most of this?

There is a better version of Laguna Seca out now by Andrea1968. There is also a better version of Bathurst out now as well.

Mugello boring F1 race? Tada, no 2 restarts. (and yes, mercedes....)

How hard is it to get these track files into rfactor?

rFactor 2 vs iRacing? :)

Moo-jello Moo-jello Moo-jello 😉

can you publish download/subscribe page links?

so easy driving...you use assists?

If the multiplayer would work way better (for example Auto-download for free content; SRS plug-in, competition server,... ) the sim would be the best on the market. Without any doubt.