Description

I recreated one of my favorite tracks from the Gran Turismo series. Although I have the best memories of it from GT2, I tried building it the way it is in GT6 for a more modern look. 
 
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Features 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">3,5 km track</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">20 pits</li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">GT6 billboards or F1 skin</li>
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</ul>Recently I learned using Blender a bit and I decided to finally start this project. It's a lot of work and I would rather take my time and never finish it, than rushing it and get it wrong. So for now don't expect a polished track, but it's already pretty fun in my opinion. 
 
First I started converting crdriver63's track from rFactor 1, but I decided to start from scratch, as this would make my life in blender easier (so I can now work with beziers and stuff, instead of a converted fbx). 
 
I didn't plan to release it in this state because I think many people will only download a track once and never update it (yes I'm guilty), but I will probably stop working on it for the next few months due to personal reasons... So I decided more people than just the few forum users can already enjoy it for a while. 
But I still have big plans for the track and plan to continue building and improving it in the future. 
Of course I will do some big fixing though, if anything pops up. 
 
<a href="https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/wip-midfield-raceway-feedback-welcome.194998/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.racedepartment.com%2Fthreads%2Fwip-midfield-raceway-feedback-welcome.194998%2F&hash=7b77df171ffb71dc97ac1a11b09ed6ad" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Forum thread</a> 
 
Installation: 
Download the newest version of the track and extract it to your ".../AC/content/tracks" folder (there should be no version number in the folder name). 
Or simply Drag&Drop it to Content Manager and click install, if you use it. 
 
Download old versions: 
<a href="https://mega.nz/folder/uqhCybIY#s61RliHXbk3bBstAFslr3A" target="_blank" class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmega.nz%2Ffolder%2FuqhCybIY%23s61RliHXbk3bBstAFslr3A&hash=9aee914ec7fbeadd7ec0d65e81de8f3a" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">https://mega.nz/folder/uqhCybIY#s61RliHXbk3bBstAFslr3A</a> 
 
Release 0.6 beta: 
 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtxbJ-KZkA&list=PL2mPYGu0IheKJC2Ko21BhZ8fdckGHg0Zc" target="_blank" class="link link--external" data-proxy-href="/proxy.php?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeFtxbJ-KZkA%26list%3DPL2mPYGu0IheKJC2Ko21BhZ8fdckGHg0Zc&hash=1530a43a65f0a85533f5442585250564" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Old versions playlist</a> 
 
Changelog: 
- better tree shadows 
- higher tree texture resolution 
- added fences around the track and some walls in the last two corners 
- added f1 skin for cm by Ofitus21 (thanks!) 
- converted all pngs to dds for better performance 
- gave billboards a better material instead of plain colors 
- some minor fixes 
- grandstands like in GT6 and new spectators 
- split the track up into multiple .kn5 files 
 
I would be very happy if you gave it a test drive and give me any feedback. 
 
Hint: The track is optimized for usage with CSP (custom shaders patch). If it doesn't look like this, you probably don't use CSP, especially regarding the 3D grass. 
 
To-Do: 
- rocks 
- add some imperfections to walls and fences 
- skidmarks 
- more diverse textures for grass, rocks, etc. 
- make textures look less repetitive 
- tunnel reverb sound FX 
- track lights for night races 
- details, details, details 
 
Thanks to: 
- Sony/Polyphony for the great track 
- NightEye87 and many others in the RD forum for the countless detailed answers to my noob questions 
- LilSki and many others for the great tutorials 
- steevee for the tv cameras 
- Ofitus21 for the F1 skin and initial AI lines 
- My buddy Tobsen for the feedback and fun we already had on the track 
- All of you for the nice feedback I received on YT, RD, etc.! 
 
Car in the video: 
Nissan GT-R R35 GT500 2013 
by chivas