Historic GT & Touring Cars 1.01 by HistorX Mod Team | rFactor Cars

Historic GT & Touring Cars 1.01

By: HistorX Mod Team
Origin: Composite | Real World
Category: Touring
Initial release: 24-Jun-08
Current release: 1.011, on 24-Jun-08

Description (Click to toggle Visibility)

Created as a tribute to these classic racing series, this mod tries to offer to the rFactor player the gorgeous feeling and challenging experience of driving these classic cars.

Using GT Legends' 3D models as base of the project, the mod will include classic racing cars which were seen during touring races in the 60's & 70's, as well as the actual FIA historic counterparts with physics, sounds, liveries, etc. made from scratch, to bring a satisfactory and realistic driving experience to the player.
Some features of the mod:

* Many series available, including 47 different models and 250 liveries (and growing)
- 2004 to 2006 seasons of the actual FIA historic series (including TC65, GTC65 & GTC76 cars).
- Authentic 60's-70's touring and GT cars seen at LeMans 72 and other important races of these years, featuring their own 3D models.
- Fictional cups (Abarth, Abarth TCR, Porsche 906, etc).
* Realistic scratch made physics, using real data of each car.
* Support for rFactor's RealFeel Force Feedback plugin.
* Scratch made sounds.
* Custom UI.
* And much more.

As you can imagine, we've a dedicated and talented team of people working in physics, skins, models, sounds, media, betatesting, etc. including some experienced drivers and people involved in the world or classic cars/racing.

Anyway, we always welcome dedicated people who wants to help in any area. Don't hesitate to contact us regarding this. We'll be glad to hear what you have to say.

You can contact us or get the latest information about the project at our site: http://historicgt.8.forumer.com

or at our RaceSimCentral Forum thread:
http://forum.racesimcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1571

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****** IMPORTANT *******
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Due to the use of GTL's 3D models, and the big respect we have for the great work Simbin did creating that game, a valid GTL DVD is going to be required to install the mod in rFactor.

This DVD check won't install Starforce in your computer. It only checks that you own a valid copy of GTL during the installation process of the mod.

Why do we do include that DVD check?

Because we all love GTL, and SimBin deserves the biggest respect for such amazing simracing software. We want to thank them for its creation, which inspired us and allow all the community get a closer view of these amazing cars.

Please note that SimBin hasn't give us a 'green light' to do this project, despite we're trying to contact them through their official emails. We haven't got an answer yet, but anyway, and as we wrote before, we're including some features to assure as much as we can that their work is respected.

Please note this project is not ending after this first release. We're creating new cars which will be released in future updates, after the release of v1.0. These cars are being made from scratch (including models), so aren't part of GTL.

Finally, lot of thanks to RFC staff, which allowed us to add this WIP. You're doing a great job with this site!!

Hope you like this mod. Don't hesitate to ask whatever you want. We'll be glad to answer you.

########## INSTALLATION ############
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Again, THIS MOD REQUIRES GTL's DVD/CD in order to be installed!!

Please read the mod's manual (latest version v1.2) to find the complete guide to install the mod!!!!!! You'll find there the solution for most of the problems you may face also.

NOTE: Don't delete anything if you do a standalone installation, even if it's suggested in the installation instructions of the manual. It may cause some CTD.

Installation steps:

1. Install v1.0
2. Install v1.01 (fix)
3. Install v1.011 (Improved user interface)

########## NOTE ABOUT v1.011 UPDATE ############

As we've won the 2008's mod of the year award in the Touring car category we've decided to release a little gift for all of you.

It doesn't include any new car (that's the reason why the number version has been changed just to 1.011). It "only" includes a new version of the user interface, which much more features (yep, including much more user friendly fonts for senior players!).

More info about it here:

http://historicgt.8.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=13139

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Latest Historic GT & Touring Cars Comments

Excellent the mod! one of my favorites! I could ask a favor? Would the anti-flame and helmet for the driver to Fiat Abarth 600??? Of course, thank you very much! Sorry about my English, but this is for the Google translator my email: alexis_vsc@hotmail.com
by BLACKMAN14 on 08-Feb-10

@ Maug - It just make sense to me to have an important requirement, for use of a mod, to be at the very start of the description. Why make people read through a page of description they come to the IMPORTANT notice announcing that they need to have GTL in order to use the mod. That's just pointless IMHO.
by Fastfest on 04-Feb-10

Wonderfull! I could never get GTL to work properly once I changed from XP, and thrn a friend told me about Rfactor and this mod! Gla´d I kept the disk! Some noob questions? How to I tell which version number I'm on - I've got fresh installs as of last night but I see so many patches floating around it's hard to know if I need them or not. Cars - How does one download and install new cars? Tracks - How does one install new tracks - Would one one know if Copenhagen Grand Prix track is modelled anywhere? I'd just love to get hold of that! Thanks for some amazing work!
by RexMundi on 31-Jan-10

RANTAM YOU and the guys that makes this mod ARE HEROES!! this is the best sim ever played! THANK YOU. about the next update please dont hurry up the most important thing is the final product not the realease date! THANKS again for your hard work keep it up guys!!
by swain_attard on 28-Jan-10

Well people need to learn and read. Not rantam's fault if they are lazy. If he's wrote a mod description it's not for dogs. RTFM.
by Maug on 26-Jan-10

@Rantam - Why don't you just put "THIS MOD REQUIRES GTL's DVD/CD in order to be installed!! as the first line of the description. It might save a few people who fail to read further down in the description the frustration of downloading and then discovering it needs GTL's DVD/CD, and also save you the time it takes to post a reply and point it out to them.
by Fastfest on 26-Jan-10

Sometimes is good to read if some text have been written I'm not going to explain once more why GTL DVD in necessary to install this mod, because... It's already written here Regards
by Rantam on 03-Jan-10

Why did i spend a whole day downloading this mod for it to say u need to buy something for it to work.
by Al-91 on 01-Jan-10

Just download and read the installation process explained in the manual. That's all you need to do. BTW, if you're using Vista or W7, remember to run the installer as administrator. Regards
by Rantam on 30-Dec-09

please help , i don't know to install this wonderfull piece , i read everything but for me does't work , somebody sent me to Messages , step by step , easy way , thank you very much, Happy New Year.
by cico76 on 23-Dec-09