Nicolas Hamilton Makes a Slightly Mad Visit
Development News
Project CARS will soon be switching to Steam for authentication & build delivery alongside a number of other features; check out the full announcement for more details - Click Here
A major discussion is taking place within the community regarding whether work on the Xbox 360 & PS3 versions of Project CARS should cease in favor of the next-gen versions - Click Here
Members are also voting on which DRM method should be used for the PC version of Project CARS, cast your vote if you haven't done so yet - Click Here
A brand new & highly-sophisiticated throttle system has been introduced with the latest build - Click Here
Matt Griffiths has done some great progress on the WiiU renderer that is part of the WiiU version work for Project CARS - Click Here
Our sound designer Greg Hill has posted a quite extensive audio update on various cars - Click here
Paul Hudak has made lots of progress on the Race Weekend Design work as shown in his progress reports - Click Here
Our Handling Consultants Nic Hamilton & Ben Collins have been as busy as ever, make sure to check out their latest feedback blogs - Click Here & Here
Nicolas Hamilton visited the SMS offices recently for an extended testing & feedback session. A detailed rundown of all topics that were discussed is available for all members to catch up on - Click Here & Here
Nicolas has also posted up some cool photos of his racing outfit that will be put into the game - Click Here
petrolhd has posted up a detailed physics progress report on the Formula Gulf 1000 - Click Here
Andy Tudor has given the in-game telemetry UI a complete overhaul - Click Here
Lots of tire work has been done recently as outlined by Casey Ringley - Click Here
The Race Weekend functionality is quickly expanding as more and more features are being added to the current builds - Click Here
Content Previews
Ralph Hummerich is making splendid progress on texturing the 1967 Ford Mk IV - Click Here
Daniel Karlsson has been working his texturing magic on the cockpit of the 1980 Ford Capri Zakspeed Group 5 - Click Here
Our Vehicle Artist Matt Clark has continued his great work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS - Click Here
New details & fixes have been added to Azure Circuit (Monaco) - Click Here
Ivo Franic has been plugging away on the 2012 Formula Gulf 1000 - Click Here
The 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has received plenty of new details - Click Here
Luis Barata has done lots of work on our newest circuit, Bannochbrae (formerly Fort Felix, also known as Misty Loch from Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends) - Click Here
Matt Clark continues his work on the 2009 Ford Focus RS - Click Here
Michal Beran is working on improving Northampton (Silverstone) Historic with plenty of new details & improvements - Click Here
Fixes & Updates
A critical update for the Project CARS API has been released - Click Here
Improved tire models for the Lotus 49 & Ford GT40 have been checked in - Click Here & Here
Furthermore, the Lotus 98T & Lotus 78 have received updated tires as well - Click Here
Meanwhile, the Formula B has received a new tire version with a very early version of tire wear enabled, allowing flat spotting of the tires - Click Here
Several changes for the Race Weekend UI have been checked in - Click Here
Initial work on the Steam integration into Project CARS is being completed - Click Here
Meanwhile, lots of WiiU work has been carried out as well - Click Here & Here
Test & Report Feedback
Help us collect all current graphic bugs that need fixing - Click Here
Help test us test the physics of various cars and report your feedback in the testing forum - Click Here
Other
Our prototype design contest submission deadline has been reached and voting will commence shortly! - Click Here
Looking for an event to race in? The check out the Weekly Events list and the Multiplayer Race Calendar
Have you created an application for pCARS using the new API? Make sure to post it in our gallery - Click Here
That's it for this time, have fun checking out all the material and make sure to join the discussions yourself!
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