Q&A with Slightly Mad Studios: Ian Bell [Read OP]
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I don't know what they will be in game, but some classic series use rubber and tread patterns which are very similar to (replicas of) those used originally. One exception is Historic Formula Ford which used to use Michelin ZX road tyres to save cost, but now uses race tyres with a tread pattern which replicates an old race tyre. Hopefully they won't be too grippy - I prefer driving the non-aero less grippy cars.
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Since pc1 we have been modeling "time period correct" tires for historic vehicles. Bias ply etc
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I've always been on the fence here. Should we drive the historics with the tires that racers used many years ago? Or should we treat them as historic cars being driven now, with better tire technology. I love the bias ply, squishy, slippery tires. But I'd also like to drive them with whatever tire is used in the vintage races today.
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This is a good point. With the rise in popularity of the Historic races, the use of old cars on modern rubber is now common. I mean, there's no way those cars are running the Masters Spa Six Hours on tires from 1970. I wonder how the game will accommodate for that?
During the development of PC1 it was considered for a short while to allow modern tires to be used with classic cars (or to be correct all compounds with all cars), there was certainly a small community asking for it, myself included, but there was a big hurdle. The width of the modern tires would have to be adjusted for these classic cars in almost all cases and due to how they are constructed they didn't always behave well with only width being changed, meaning that this would require significant additional development time. Maybe something to consider again for PC3, when there may not be a whole another form of racing being added.
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I keep seeing videos where when the car goes around a long corner at high speed, one of the back tires leaves a trail of smoke, is this a known bug?
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I posted a Best Motoring video, with Motoharu Kurosawa driving his old Hakasuka GT-R after 30 years. He mentioned how modern tyres took away the dynamics of the car, compared to the old tyres.
At a historic race, a few years ago, I acquired a slick from the Jim Richards ATCC E30 M3. It's a Kuhmo.
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Yes Please!
And while you're at it, how about talking to Ken Block about adding the Hoonicorn as well?
V1 would be fine.... 845HP....
V2 would be better...... 1400HP.....
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Some race liverys for the Mustang, we have all ready would be perfect.
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I was wondering, will road cars have more racing liveries? In the first game some cars like the Mercedes sls, Ford focus, Mitsubishis and so on had some pretty cool racing liveries, really hope to see more of them in road cars.
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The GT86 had some Shelby 2000GT vintage liveries as well as the GTO Celica liveries. Made my One Make GT86 races cool.
I know the 2002 turbo has the same liveries as the Stanceworks car. If the A45, Megane, 1M, etc. have the same liveries as their TC brethren, I could do some proper production car races like the Bathurst 6H and Continental tires series.
Edit: Any reason why Mazda, as a manufacturer, aren't in the game?
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I can't comment on classic racing in the USA, but I go to a lot of classic meetings in the UK. Normally the tyres used are bias ply with a hard compound and a replica period tread. The following is an extract from the HSCC technical regulations:
"Cars in all classes may use only Racing Tyres from the Dunlop 'L' and 'M' Section Historic range,
compound 204"
The above tyres are bias ply (cross ply).
I don't think running old cars on modern rubber is common - at least not in the UK and Europe. The historic series mandate the type of tyres that can be used in order to keep a level playing field.
I recently attended the FIA Masters Historic Festival at Brands Hatch and noticed that the tyres had replica tread patterns. Cars from the pre-slick era are only allowed to use treaded tyres. For example in the FIA Masters Sports Car Championship the oldest cars use Dunlop CR65 with an L or M section 204 compound (as also used in HSCC run events) e.g. McLaren M1A and B. Later cars have the same option plus Avon Historic all weather tread A37 compound or Dunlop Post Historic CR84 484 compound. For wet weather Avon CR6672/Sport or Avon wet historic tread A15 compound can be used.
The Masters Pre 66 touring car series mandates the use of Dunlop L or M section as does the Masters 3 hour series (Ford GT40's etc)
The Masters Stena Line Gentleman Drivers series mandates Dunlop L section.
There are some classic one marque series using one make of tyre such as the Vredestein Jaguar and Kumho Tyres BMW (the latter includes modern cars).
The tyres on Historic cars will not be an issue in the game as we have heard from The American.
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@IanBell @The_American I have a question that I think will make you laugh and I probably know the answer.
Can you list anything that is 100% done and will not be touched ever again?
Can you list anything that is 100% done and will not be touched ever again?
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Project CARS 1
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I'm sure it will never be touched again development-wise, but calling pCARS 1 100% done might be a bit of a stretch
[EDIT] Removed a redundantly redundant word.
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Has Pcars2 gone 'Gold' yet? It must be very close to finalising and ready for production, after all this hard work it must be a good feeling.
Has Pcars2 gone 'Gold' yet? It must be very close to finalising and ready for production, after all this hard work it must be a good feeling.
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haha It looks like we're twins@The_American @IanBell
Has Pcars2 gone 'Gold' yet? It must be very close to finalising and ready for production, after all this hard work it must be a good feeling.
I've also asked that question during the recent Twitch Developers 'show'. This morning I read in another thread* for the first time Ian using the word Gold. So we must be very close and yes I am also curious about the answer. August 24 would be the best date!But in all honesty: I think/assume the answer will be something like: it's done when it's done. Sharing a gold date upfront is rare but hey SMS is slighty mad so who knows
source: * https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/project-cars-2-videos.356739/page-41
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An SMS member said that on Monday they will receive the final build.@The_American @IanBell
Has Pcars2 gone 'Gold' yet? It must be very close to finalising and ready for production, after all this hard work it must be a good feeling.
So gold is really, really near..
Now they sure will start to work on day one patch
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@IanBell @The_American The top speeds of the GT3 cars are much lower than they were in pCars 1. With horsepower being the same as before is the lower top speed primarily due to a different aero model or a more advanced one? Assuming it was changed from pCars 1 of course.
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