Did my first online race today with the Yellowbird at Spa. I ended up lapping the entire field in a 6 lap race. :lol:
In case anyone didn't know, you can press "0" on your keyboard and it increases the boost in the Yellowbird to nearly 1.5 bar. It makes a big difference on top end, for sure.
Well it's still in it's early stages, but the plan is to create an environment with several different racing configurations. The longest (so far) will be about 1.7 miles per lap so it's a fairly small area environment, but I might expand it for V2.0. This is a proof of concept, so to speak. Here is the eventual main course route:
Hard to tell in the photos, but there is quite a bit of elevation change.
I'm modeling the downtown portion of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. I've never done this before (IE making a mod for a game) so I'm sort of learning as I go.
Basically I'm using the base terrain from, essentially google earth, and refining it by referencing aerial imagery, street view (where its available) and a healthy amount of artistic license. I'm actually enjoying it, but progress is slow.
I'm aiming for sort of GT4 levels of polish with this environment, like that Costa Di Amalfi screenshot. I don't have enough time, manpower, or technical expertise to make something like a Drive Club (incredible, incredible environs) or Forza 5 level of beauty.