Next Championship (2020) development thread.

[Nappe1]

Sorry being quiet, the real life has kept me busy.

The next championship has starting deadline: 9th March starts the next free slot on Mondays so I am targeting so that the test races would be then.
Unfortunately there isn't much more yet to tell. I am still trying to make the new cars finished, but certainly I can already say that the car pack stays pretty much same. Most likely Division 3 is just replaced with Division Half, including these new cars.

Also due my own schedule and life changes, races will start half an hour earlier than last year, As I will have wake up in 6.00 am. Eastern European Time in all Tuesday mornings.

I will try keep this thread posted when I have something new to tell.

[SpecialKS]

Thanks Nappe - looking forward to this series.

Half an hour earlier would suit me fine as I get up at 4:45 a.m. CET 

Cheers

Kurt

[Nappe1]

I have now premilinary season calendar planned. Good news for Division 3 fans is that it will stay. As there will be new smallest division, that will call more races. Nevertheless, I think I have found great balance.

Also Giannini 500tv and 650np have at last reached status in which I can leave them rest and start working small things needed to abarth 695ss.

Things are looking good.

[SpecialKS]

Thanks Nappe for keeping us up do date.

Looking forward to your new car creations and to the new season.

 

[Geoffers]

Sounding good Lasse, looking forward to the new series. 

[Nappe1]

1972 Abarth 695SS Corsa (as I call my version which is version update to Speedster63's one.) is has now 3D mods done and physics in the works. Difference to Giannini 650NP Modena is not that big, but I am still trying to make some unique feeling to Abarth.

Hopefully I have time during weekend to finalize Abarth and so in next week I could calculate the fuel consumptions, fuel estimations and modify the fuel tank sizes. That would keep me still in schedule for new championship launching during this month and races to be start in 16th of Match.

[Geoffers]

1972 Abarth 695SS Corsa (as I call my version which is version update to Speedster63's one.) is has now 3D mods done and physics in the works. Difference to Giannini 650NP Modena is not that big, but I am still trying to make some unique feeling to Abarth.

Hopefully I have time during weekend to finalize Abarth and so in next week I could calculate the fuel consumptions, fuel estimations and modify the fuel tank sizes. That would keep me still in schedule for new championship launching during this month and races to be start in 16th of Match.

 

[SpecialKS]

 

[Nappe1]

Physics are now done.
Now I have some time to work with the skins and of course icons and other stuff needs to be still done.

[SpecialKS]

 

[Nappe1]

While doing some skins, I did some research in other areas as well:
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=18512.msg333252#msg333252

[Nappe1]

Hoping to publish the championship main thread in Sunday.

That will leave exactly one month before races really start.

[Nappe1]

The cat is out of the bag:
https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=18592.0

[Nappe1]

Last night I did biks and icons for the new cars and did first real AI race runs. While doing that, I spotted bug in mapping that was visible not until there was Abarths and Gianninis on track in same time. Luckily that was easy to fix.

Readme files and packaging for Single Mod release is missing. after that I wrap these new cars to the car package and release that in championship thread. For the championship, I need to reconfigure my router as I had to change it during these months.

So we are pretty close.

[SpecialKS]

Great to hear