PvtStash
08-12-2008, 09:54 PM
Seeing as this is a car type site I was wondering if anyone plays any PC based racing/driving sims? I like them as they have that wonderful reset key so you don't empty your wallet every time you learn something new about the laws of physics. :) If you play them let's hear about it as chances are we probably have the same games and maybe even play on the same servers but just don't know it.
There's a few around, probably some of the more popular titles might be ones' such as rFactor, GTR/2, LFS and maybe GTL. There are plenty more though and some half decent arcade styled titles like GRID worth a shot.
If you don't know of rFactor though and like racing then you might like to check it out. It's pretty cheap to buy and there is a huge list of ad-ons that grows daily covering almost all types of racing and tracks. Cars range from karts to trucks so there's plenty to choose from. The main site for rFactor is www.rFactor.net (http://www.rFactor.net) where you can download the latest install and purchase as well. The demo is time limited to 60 minutes so it might pay to download your favourite car and track before running the demo so you get to try something you like. The standard install of rfactor doesn't contain much so take a look at www.rfactorcentral.com (http://www.rfactorcentral.com) for some extras, you will need to register but it's free and is the main place to get free extra content for rFactor.
There are heaps of other places to get stuff and also plenty of leagues running rFactor so you are bound to find somewhere to race what you like. The game has good, solid netcode so racing online is fun and you can get nice and close and even get into some contact with no problems at all. So if you like racing but don't have enless pockets of money then give virtual racing a shot, it's fun and cheap. Hope to see some of you on track somewhere for some fun times. Peace and goodwill to all. ;)
There's a few around, probably some of the more popular titles might be ones' such as rFactor, GTR/2, LFS and maybe GTL. There are plenty more though and some half decent arcade styled titles like GRID worth a shot.
If you don't know of rFactor though and like racing then you might like to check it out. It's pretty cheap to buy and there is a huge list of ad-ons that grows daily covering almost all types of racing and tracks. Cars range from karts to trucks so there's plenty to choose from. The main site for rFactor is www.rFactor.net (http://www.rFactor.net) where you can download the latest install and purchase as well. The demo is time limited to 60 minutes so it might pay to download your favourite car and track before running the demo so you get to try something you like. The standard install of rfactor doesn't contain much so take a look at www.rfactorcentral.com (http://www.rfactorcentral.com) for some extras, you will need to register but it's free and is the main place to get free extra content for rFactor.
There are heaps of other places to get stuff and also plenty of leagues running rFactor so you are bound to find somewhere to race what you like. The game has good, solid netcode so racing online is fun and you can get nice and close and even get into some contact with no problems at all. So if you like racing but don't have enless pockets of money then give virtual racing a shot, it's fun and cheap. Hope to see some of you on track somewhere for some fun times. Peace and goodwill to all. ;)