Hi All

Team ORSM is proud to release the latest version of V8Factor for rFactor. This will be the last main release for rFactor, however we are planning to release other past V8Supercar seasons to match this mod in the future. These will be add ons to this mod.

If you can provide any download mirrors, please provide them to me by PM and I will add them.

Mirrors

fileserve.com/file/ndrYttS
filefactory.com/file/ceb55b5/n/V8FU_v1.1_installer.exe
filesonic.com/file/2014893581/V8FU_v1.1_installer.exe
gamefront.com/files/20784417/V8FU_v1.1_installer.exe
dl.dropbox.com/u/31535842/V8FU_v1.1_installer.exe



So what do we get this time??

V8Factor Unleashed (V8FU) v1.1 - Full Install
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by Team ORSM (OCEANIA RACE SIM MODDERS)
www.teamorsm.com
August 2011

Australian V8 Supercars MOD for rFactor

This install includes:
- Base Install (the core files for running the MOD)
- Community Edition cars (ideal for league use)
- Championship Season 2010 cars
- Championship Season 2011 cars


!!!IMPORTANT!!!
Before proceeding with this installation we recommend you uninstall "V8Factor Unleashed BETA v0.9" AND "V8Factor Unleashed Add-on Season 2010 v1.0"

NOTE: Our old V8Factor 2006 v1.3 mod is a completely separate MOD and is not required for V8FU. It can remain installed or be removed without any problem.


Installation:
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Follow the instructions in this Installer. Please make sure you select the correct path to your rFactor installation. Files will be automatically installed.


Updates in this version:
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* Ford Falcon FG lower level detail models (LODs) added
* Ford Falcon BF lowest level detail model (LOD) added
* Numerous other model tweaks
* Visual tyre compound changes on track (now possible to see who is using sprint tyres and who is using enduro tyres)
* Improved headlight texture and tweaked projection settings
* Headlights now use 'flare' style
* Physics improvements including:
- tyre heating/wear for both compounds
- grip reduction for sprint tyres
- engine cooling
- camber adjustment has more increments
- Radiator blanking (Grill Tape) has more increments
- Numerous aero improvements (including moving radiator and brake duct points of force to front of car instead of middle)
* New menu music tracks
* Inclusion of updated FULL Season 2010 and additional 2010 car skins
* Inclusion of FULL Season 2011
* Updated Category filter for Community Edition cars to include make & model
* Upgrades order re-shuffled to be more intuitive
* New installer including LZMA compression


Known Issues:
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* Old 2006 mod cockpits with minor alterations are being used. New cockpits are underway but not yet complete. There is no guarantee they will be released.
* V8FU has been built to perform best in DX9 mode. Although DX8 and DX7 modes should work fine on most systems, those modes have not been extensively tested and bugs or unexpected visuals may be experienced.


Special Features:
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UPGRADES: We have utilised rFactor's upgrades system to allow for more customisation options. You can select different levels of cockpit detail for example, change wheels, change exhaust position, and even change steering wheel types and readout displays. Make sure you take a look at the upgrades system and try some of the changes. NOTE: These upgrades are visual only and have no performance differences. Exhaust positions should be taken into account if painting new skins.


Suggested Game Settings:
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If you use a wheel as your controller you will get much better feel and response in driving the cars by setting "Speed Sensitive Steering" to zero (move the slider all the way to the left).

Also VERY IMPORTANT is the Controller.ini setting called "Steer Ratio Speed". This acts as a secondary kind of Speed Sensitive Steering and increases your steering lock to help get your car out of the garage and into the pitlane at slow speeds. However by default rFactor sets this to 20 metres per second which equates to 72Km/H. That means in slow hairpins or while trying to recover while going off track you may have your steering lock significantly increased without realising it. We suggest setting this parameter to zero, or 10 at the most (36km/h).

eg. Steer Ratio Speed="0.00000"

We suggest you take a little time to 'tweak' all your controller settings to make sure you are getting the most responsive input for your particular controller.


Suggested Player file settings:
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Your Player file is called "[yourplayername].PLR" located in rFactor/UserData/[yourplayername] and can be opened in Notepad. NOTE: Editing the PLR file is done at your own risk. We suggest you backup the file by renaming it to [yourplayername].bak before editing.

- Low Detail UI="0" -> Default is "1". Increase the visual quality of the User Interface (UI) by making this value "0".

- Autocalibrate AI Mode="0" -> Default is "0". When this feature is switched on (by changing it to "1") rFactor ignores the talent files, meaning all AI will have the same skills as each other. If you are not creating track learning files make sure its set on "0" for the best AI racing.

AI Limiter="0.00000" -> Default is "1". The V8Factor AI race better when this parameter is set to zero. Otherwise you occasionally get one or two cars having an extremely slow lap, which tends to cause collisions.


Recommended RealFeel plugin settings:
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[V8 Supercar]
MaxForceAtSteeringRack=1500.000000
SteeringDamper=2500.000000
FFBMixerRealFeelPercent=100.000000
SmoothingLevel=1

These are subject to personal taste as well as the type of wheel you use.

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CREDITS:

OCEANIA RACING SIM MODDERS

V8Factor Unleashed

PRODUCTION
Still_Bacon
Gavin Greenway
Neil Faichney - 'Krunch'


PHYSICS MODELLING
Neil Faichney - 'Krunch'

VEHICLE MODELLING
Richard Davie - 'Mojoman'
Kevin West

VEHICLE TEXTURING & LIGHTING
Kevin West
Richard Davie - 'Mojoman'
Some1 (Siim Annuk) for the shaders and light flares

VEHICLE SKINS & ANCILLARIES
Gavin Greenway
Still_Bacon
DougP
Chaos F1

LOGOS & GRAPHICS
Neil Faichney - 'Krunch'

TRAILERS & INTRO MOVIES
Ryan Callan

MUSIC
FreePlay Music
(freeplaymusic.com)

INSTALLER
Neil Faichney - 'Krunch'

VEHICLE SOUNDS
George Savvas
Sergio Meira - 'klaatu'

WEB & FTP MASTER
Portstevo

MISC CONTRIBUTIONS
T-Man

SPECIAL THANKS
ISI - For the best race sim & supporting the modding community
RaceDepartment.com
Kangaloosh! carFactory
Suspension Editor by SimFactor
Rod Monk (Troyton Racing)
Ben Eggleston (Eggleston MotorSport - tons of driving feedback & technical info)
Ric Kemp (Race Technique Engineering - heaps of technical and driving info)
Shane Van Gisbergen (for his driving feedback in 2007 )
Lee Holdsworth (for his feedback in 2009 while driving V8F during a Top Gear promo shoot)
Oscar Fiorinotto (for original technical data provided in 2004)

All our wives, partners & kids for putting up with
the countless late nights and tardiness around
the house. Thanks!

Anyone else we forgot to mention!

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RIP Derek Hill (Kiwi_NZ)
We miss you mate.

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A note on the legal stuff:
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We regret having to include harsh sounding legal conditions, but the fact remains there are people out there using our work for their own commercial gain. This is illegal on many counts but is also morally questionable and doesn't make sound business sense. There is a fair and legal way to use our work commercially by contacting us to ask for permission. If anyone sees or hears of our work being used in any commercial sense we would appreciate hearing about it so we can take appropriate action, as well as notifying other license owners (eg ISI, V8SA).

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TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE
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DEFINITIONS:
"THIS WORK" = "V8FACTOR UNLEASHED"

THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN IS STRICTLY FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. COMMERCIAL USE IS NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE AUTHOR(S).

THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN IS LICENSED SOFTWARE CONTENT. OWNERSHIP OF THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN REMAINS WITH ITS ORGINAL AUTHORS(S).

THIS WORK IS STRICTLY FOR PERSONAL USE WITHIN THE I.S.I. SOFTWARE TITLE "RFACTOR" ONLY. CONVERSION OF THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN TO ANY OTHER SOFTWARE IS NOT PERMITTED. PLEASE CONTACT THE AUTHOR TO REQUEST CONVERSION TO OTHER SOFTWARE. THE AUTHOR RESERVES THE RIGHT WHETHER OR NOT TO CONVERT THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN TO OTHER SOFTWARE.

DERIVATIVE WORKS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARTWORK, RENDERINGS, IMAGES, VISUAL COMPOSITIONS, VIDEOS, AUDIO, ETC. FOR COMMERCIAL USE BASED ON THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN ARE NOT PERMITTED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THE AUTHORS(S).

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DISTIBUTION OF THIS WORK IS ONLY PERMITTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

1. THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED NON-COMMERCIALLY AND WITHOUT CHARGE, TRADE, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF GAIN, UNLESS PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT IS GRANTED BY THE AUTHOR(S) AND ANY THIRD PARTY COPYRIGHT OWNERS.

2. THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN MAY ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED IN THIS INSTALLER AS A WHOLE UNLESS PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT IS GRANTED BY THE AUTHOR(S). DO NOT REPACKAGE THIS WORK OR ANY PART THEREIN IN ANY WAY FOR DISTRIBUTION. IF INCLUDED IN A MOD PACK IT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THIS INSTALLER FORM - NOT IN ANY OTHER FORM. THIS IS TO MAINTAIN QUALITY AND AVOID SERVER MISMATCHES.

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ALL MODELS, MESHES, TEXTURES, GRAPHICS, ARTWORK, AUDIO AND ANY OTHER ELEMENTS OF THIS WORK AND INSTALLER PACKAGE REMAIN THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORS AND MAY NOT BE USED, COPIED, REWORKED OR RE-PRESENTED WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE AUTHORS.

ALL DUE CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS WORK AND INSTALLER PACKAGE HOWEVER THE USE OF THIS WORK AND INSTALLER PACKAGE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHOR ACCEPTS NO REPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF INCOME, DAMAGE TO MATERIAL ITEMS, DAMAGE TO HARDWARE, DAMAGE TO SOFTWARE, LOSS OF DATA, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM THE INSTALLATION OR USE OF THIS WORK AND INSTALLER PACKAGE.
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DISCLAIMER
ORSM HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH AVESCO/V8SA NOR HOLDS ANY RIGHTS TO THE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS AND LIKENESSES CONTAINED WITHIN. THOSE COPYRIGHTS REMAIN WITH THEIR ORIGINAL OWNER(S). NO REVENUE WAS RAISED IN THE PRODUCTION OF V8FACTOR UNLEASHED.

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Thankyou for playing V8Factor Unleashed by Team ORSM

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We invite you to check out our official forum:

racedepartment.com/team-orsm

And our official website:

teamorsm.com
(hosted by v8gaming)

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Please consider visiting this site:

Bid4Jase.com

From the Bid4Jase website: 'Bid4Jase' harnesses the incredible support V8 Supercar driver, Jason Richards, has received from the V8 family, fans, media and commercial partners since being diagnosed with cancer in late 2010.

Jason's friends, colleagues and supporters have launched 'Bid4Jase' to raise funds for his treatment and to provide support for his family during his absence from the V8 circuit.

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In memory of the Legendary Peter Brock 1945 - 2006
He will remain always the "King of the Mountain"

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Don't forget -> in "Controller.ini" -> Steer Ratio Speed="0.00000"

Die V8er sind da!

virtualr.net/v8factor-unleashed-0-9-released/

EDIT: scheint wohl so eine Art offener Betatest zu sein, im ORSM-Forum wird von Version 0.9 gesprochen...