How many racing sims are out there?

Scott Salisbury

Scott Salisbury

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Hey all,

I'm trying to find as many fairly modern racing sims to demo and finally buy one when I find one that I like, but I don't know of many.

I'm very very close to buying an S2 license for LFS as I've been enjoying the demo. However, I know there are other sims out there I'd like to try first.

I'm also a bit of a graphics whore and would like something that is a little bit more aesthetically pleasing. Don't get me wrong LFS is a fairly smooth-looking game, but it just feels like there's something missing.

If my hunt for a sim that I can still enjoy is unsuccessful I will get myself an S2 license and start practicing :)

Any recommendations will be welcome,
Scott.
 
Thanks for the replies.

I like the sound of RF. The mod you recommend is Meganes? I might go check that out now.

Does rFactor play well with a steering wheel? I loved how LFS feels with my wheel.

Also, where are the official forums for it? I'm trying to find a beginners forum or somewhere for noobs but I can't find anything :confused:

Cheers.
 
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I just bought RF so I can demo it properly (as I can return it within 48 hours if I'm not happy), but I've also just downloaded the GTR2 demo and it seems identical to RF?

The interface is similar, all of the default car controls are exactly the same. The computer aided controls are exactly the same as well.

Even the graphics set up screen and the screen where you can select your car and spin it on the showroom platform thing? That's the same too.

The graphics don't seem much better than RF.

Am I missing something? :confused:
 
Oh right, thanks for the replies. I knew there was something not quite adding up there. So RF is like uberrealism and GTR2 will be just a dumbed down version?

I'll stick with RF then :D

Thanks for the links, I'm downloading the meganes mod now. I'll look out for ya, any specific servers you play on?

I haven't went online with it yet.

elkdanger said:
but excellent quality mods seem far and few between
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Upon my first inspection of a few mods I've downloaded, I've noticed this too. I'm a grahics whore just as much as I admire good gameplay and if I don't find enough high quality addons, I may find it difficult to get into.

If I was playing on a poo computer I might be able to get away with it, but playing on a high def monitor at 1980x1050 is not very forgiving on the lesser addons.
 
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Yeah, I was sort of getting hooked trying to beat my own lap times on the LFS demo, but there is just soemthing about it that is lacking and didn't want to buy the S2 license for me to play it a few times then never go on it again.

I haven't properly played RF yet but I have enjoyed it slightly more, however I prefer the menu interface in LFS than RF.

I'm still yet to try other demos to see if anything sticks out.

Graphics wise though, after trying LFS, GTR2 and RF, none of these have really impressed me. Looking at screen shots they look fine, but when you're actually playing they still feel a bit basic.
 
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