Simraceway Online.

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Has anyone else has been following this? Couldn't find a thread within this sub-forum. I'm cautiously intrigued.

Originally Posted by VirtualR

The Simraceway title uses Image Space Incorporated’s gMotor 2 engine to create a free to play online racing title that is suited towards organized online competition. As its common with free-to-play online games, some of the title’s base content is completely free while additional content can be bought for a fee.

VirtualR reader SBKRacer has dug up the following content list that also includes the planned prices for the non-free content. The list contains some pretty spectacular stuff, including current F1, Indycar & GT race cars as well as many known tracks including the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

When reading through the list of content, rFactor users will stumble across lots of known cars and track that have either been announced or released for ISI’s simulation. When watching the preview videos below, the familiarity with some of the content grows even further as Ignite Skill is obviously working in co-operation with some of the community’s content creators.

As mentioned in yesterday’s article, Ignite Skill points out all content has been fully licensed, there has been no word on whether or not their content is produced in-house and it seems like the title will use various sources of content that is being used with a proper license.

The initial announcement also included a statement regarded laser-scanned tracks, it remains to be seen whether or not that applies to all tracks in the game. A laser-scanned version of the Nürburgring Nordschleife is something even iRacing has not been able to deliver yet so sim racers shouldn’t get their hopes up too much that this will apply to all tracks.

Even with the limited info we have so far, the concept behind the title is interesting. Looking at the planned prices for the content items, the Simraceway game is aiming for much lower content prices than iRacing, the quality of the content items could differ a lot though if the content is produced by third party developers instead of in-house production that iRacing uses.

Below are three preview videos of the closed beta showing off the Audi R15 LMP1 car, a Mclaren Formula One racer as well as the Mclaren MP4-12 supercar at Zandvoort & Long Beach. Keep in mind that the title is still very much in beta mode so everything seen should be taken with a grain of salt.

http://www.virtualr.net/simraceway-o...info-previews/

Cliff notes:
- New online sim.
- Simraceway (guys responsible for RFC buy out) are involved.
- Ignite Skill Gaming Studios are the parent company/developer.
- $7.5 Million capital acquired (reportedly).
- Pay-to-play model (base version free, additional circuits/vehicles cost available at extra cost).
- Content reportedly licensed, but not all developed in-house.
- All circuits apparently laser-scanned.
- High-profile names (seemingly) involved (Dan Wheldon is associated with this in some capacity, Alan McNish echoed a link to this article via Twitter.
- Recent deal with OEM peripheral supplier Steelseries for 'sim racing hardware.'

Originally Posted by VirtualR

Proposed content list:

Cars

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 $2.54
Morgan Aero SuperSports $2.08
2010 Morgan 3 Wheeler $0.45
Palatov DP4 Super Go-Kart $0.50
Simraceway 6XJ4 $0.43
Volkswagen GTI $.043
Bentley SuperSport $2.73
McLaren MP4-12C $2.65
Audi R15 Plus $0.43
E92 M3 GT2 $0.43
Ford GT-RM $0.43
Lola B06/10 $0.43h
2009 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) $0.43
Megane Trophy Free
2010 Audi R15 $0.43
McLaren F1 2007 mp4-22 $2.50
Lotus Exige S 240 $0.43
Ariel Atom 500 V8 $ 1.60
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R GT2 Free
2010 Indycar Series $4.95
Lola-Aston Martin B09/60 LMP1 $0.43
Honda HSV: GT500 No price yet

Tracks

Long Beach Free
Longstone Pass Free
Mid-Ohio No price info
Zandvoort No price info
Brno
Brands Hatch
Salzburgring
Watkins Glen
Nordschleife
Goodwood
Indianapolis

Not really sure what to expect from this so far. The community has responded very poorly to some of their past ventures (and their approach to resolving disputes).
Interesting, none the less.

I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

Links:
- Content list.
- Beta sign up.