Multiple Racing Styles to AC

Would bringing other styles of racing to AC be feasible, such as offroading or rally. It would be interesting to see how Kunos handles off road physics like that of the Pro-2 and Pro-4, and even baja/endurance. Hell, maybe even a bit of Stock Car racing, yes this is boring, but I'm just curious as to if Kunos is considering adding anything else.

Anyone else want to see any other forms of racing?

 

I don't think they will do it, but damn I'm always up for some hillclimbing and trail whatever it was called. Getting all muddy or dakar, would be great for sure, but so far noone has done anything decent in this department, some has tried, but for me casual fun haver they all have been overly too competetive for the overly casual gameplay...

 

I would rather they focus on what they're doing now. They're only a small team and if they stretch themselves too thin the quality of the game will take a hit.

A new off-road racing simulator would be nice though. RBR remains excellent to this day, but it's getting really old now - we need something new.

 

Stefano Casillo wrote some time ago (on twitter if I'm not wrong) that at one point they may work on a off-track physic but that it will not be official supported. Basically if that will ever happens we will have the engine to work on but the modders will have to make the whole work
Not needed to say that I can't wait for that day!

 

I do think karts would be a nice addition, would be excellent for training my kids too.

Don't think a new physics engine would be required, just a few small tracks.

 

Utes!!!

 

Would be cool, but Im happy if they and the modders just make it possible to deliver different kind of tarmac races.
So tarmac-rallyes, Hillclimb, Downhill, civil road (+city tracks) that you can race in rallye-style (time) and in a grid.
Therefore I hope AC's physics are good for tarmac in bad shape.

In fact I buyed the game for the physics and less the laserscanned circuits, cause most circuits arent exiting more me for long.
I wait for historic Spa, NS, Trento, tracks like JP or Drift Mountain etc. (see modding-forum).

 

Rfactor2 has EXCELLENT karts, fantastic physics and everything. Highly recommended if you want your kids to practice karts in particular!

 

Is it common in the PC Games industry to buy a circuit race simulator and ask for off-roading? lol

 

Is it common to offer a circuit race simulator with a hillclimb in it? Further: Did you looked in the trackmodding-forum?

Afterall it would be cool to get a sim that includes everything (with or without the help of modders) and share the basic physics, if they are good at least.

 

It just seems very alien, to buy a tarmac based simulator and then be asking about off-road stuff.

 

I understand that. One thing that make people do that is the lack a good and realistic of rallye or offroad games, that isnt nearly a decade old. On the other hand you got many many sims (IR, RF2, AC, PC, R3E, SRW...), now with actuall good graphics (AC, Cars).

There is no alternative for me, for example, even Im not the biggest fan of most "usuall" circuits. But Im happy with tarmac-rallye/civil roads, besides the few circuits I like.

 

Modders, should be able to create tarmac rally stages, but I would be very surprised if the physics works on gravel, dirt and snow etc.

The good thing about rally stages for modders is that stages change every year at each country, so they're free to make whatever they want to.

 

I think there is always a danger to become Jack of all trades, master of none. AC is fantastic at tarmac racing, but still misses a few things (low speed physics, weather , aquaplaning, many iconic cars etc). It really needs to concentrate on that, and not spread itself to rally and its peculiar physcis and cars and tracks and other such stuff.

 

Europeans and Americans probably don't know what a ute is and if the did they would be saying why would race that.

 

There is still too much work with normal racing.

 

Games which try to be everything never work.

 

i don't care too much about off road simracing, but some good tarmac rally would be awesome. maybe a couple of montecarlo stages laserscanned... :Q___
or anyway, a nascar car made by kunos and an oval... they would be so good to race, with the physics of AC. and i'm not a fan of ovals

 

JP already has a pretty good tarmac rally feel.

I thought loose surface tyre physics were penciled in for after 1.0. AWD will be included with the Nissan GTR. I'm hoping for an 80s Group B rally DLC for 2015.

 

There was mentioned once, that after the first DLC, there should come a historic DLC.
Anyway, so far AC is a circuit sim (Trento aside) and there are only circuit race cars. So its questionable if they pick Group B, while I hope so, too.

But there are allready rallye-cars in the mod-section, I believe converted models made(!) for an older game, like a Lancia Delta etc..
But I dont know how high the potential is to bring them on the right level physicswise, I never downloaded car-mods for a sim.