I am going to post which cars and tracks are enabled on the rFactor 2 server here.

Until we use rFactor 2 for our championship series, only content that is available through Steam Workshop will be enabled.

look for "www.efnetsimracing.com" in Matchmaker

2019 12 09 0055 PST on the server now:

mod package: ESR055 Group C

cars:

Group C 1991
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... xt=Group+C

track:

Le Mans 1991-1996 Virtua LM
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... ext=LeMans

Mon 2019-07-22 11:18 PDT

mod package: ESR Test 006

cars in mod package: Apex Modding GT3, Enduracers, Howsten Dissenter, ISI Nissan 370Z, ISI Acura NSX, Stock Car Resurrection 1971-1972

tracks in mod package: Road Atlanta 2017

I'm still learning but the mod package determines which cars and tracks CAN be enabled on the server but I think that even if I don't enable every one in the mod package anyone joining the server may have to have all of them. This is different from rFactor where with Historic GT & Touring cars for example I COULD enable any of the 70+ cars but we only needed to have the few that I actually enabled.

cars enabled:

tracks enabled:

I'll finish this later, the server's remote desktop locked up, can't see which cars I enabled.

Thanks Tom, obviously this would help the poor soul like myself understand what I needed inorder to join the server. Do your best as You can possibly afford to do and we will enjoy. cheers

It says package not available for some reason.

You're probably missing one of the mods or the track. I got that message until I installed the track.

Tom, you may want to consider enabling downloads direct from the server. As long as everyone doesn't try to join without content at 5 minutes before a race, you shouldn't see any bandwidth issues as a result.

Thank you, Dale, I think that I found and changed it in Multiplayer.json:

"Enable Autodownloads":true,
"Enable Autodownloads#":"Whether to allow clients to autodownload files that they are missing.",

I anticipate a problem in that it seems like I might then have to keep all of the .rfmcp files on the server in Packages unless rFactor 2 somehow packages tracks and cars from Locations and Vehicles them and installs them. I've been deleting the .rfmcp files because they would ~ double the amount of data on the server.

I'll quarantine Road Atlanta in my rFactor 2 installation and see what happens when I try to join the server.

Yeah, that might be an issue. I tried to connect from another PC that doesn't have all those mods or the track and I get the "Package Not Available" message.

The next best thing is to just post the Steam subscription links for all content on the server. It's pretty fast for drivers to add the subscriptions via URLs.

I've also not considered the situation where NRT may restrict outgoing bandwidth...

Just to help Barry and any others.

Go to Steam Workshop, search rFactor 2, then search for each mod/track Tom has listed above. Click on 'Subscribe' then you should notice files downloading in Steam. Restart rFactor and you'll see 'synchronizing workshop' and a window pops up showing the download, install and verify for what you just subscribed to. After that, you should have no problem joining the room.

Mon 2019-07-23 10:35 PDT

mod package: ESR Test 006

cars in mod package: Apex Modding GT3, Enduracers, Howsten Dissenter, ISI Nissan 370Z, ISI Acura NSX, Stock Car Resurrection 1971-1972

tracks in mod package: Road Atlanta 2017

cars enabled: all Apex Modding GT3, Enduracers GT3 and Flat 6, Howsten Dissenter, Nissan 370Z, Acura NSX, all Stock Car Resurrection 1971-1972

tracks enabled: Road Atlanta 2017

I'll have to update rF2 and see if I can connect. It's been a few months since I've run it.

Thanks for all the work Tom. It will be fun next summer

Apex GT3
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =570027793

Enduracers
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =788866138

Stockcar Resurrection
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =866993174

Enduracers Flat6 standalone if needed (not sure it they're part of the larger Enduracers pack)
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/fil ... =587034279

Tom, there is one small drawback to the subscription method vs providing rfcmps to the league and/or direct server download. You're vulnerable to surprise updates to a package. I've never encountered an issue and I have multiple versions of some cars so they can co-exist without issues on an rF2 install. So this is likely not a problem in practice. Just something to keep in mind.

I think the biggest risk to those using subscriptions to install content would be if say, Enduracers pulled 3.00 from the workshop and uploaded a new 3.50. That's a pretty rare thing though.

Thank you, Dale, much appreciated.

I'll follow your lead and post the Steam page(s) in the future.

Hopefully any updates to cars will be in the right direction but when we are in a championship series, I'll bundle the cars into an .rfmcp at the beginning of the season. Too many words required to explain how to deal with the automatic updates but I have some ideas beyond simply on or off for subscriptions.

Jimmy C and I were on the server earlier, checking out the GT3 cars. He was in a yellow Porsche and I had a yellow Bentley. It was a lot of fun and these cars are very forgiving compared to the Dissenter. I'm still trying to get used to racing in VR, but it seems to work great for rF2 so far. Hope to see more peeps on soon.

I'll probably add the two ISI / Studio 397 Nissan GT_ cars, too, as they are the same idea as the GT3 cars.

I got everything subscribed and jumped on the server.
Had some success connecting and tried out the Dissenter.
I was wallowing all over the place. Overshooting every corner and spinning on corner exit.
Tried out the Bently GT3 and found it much easier to drive.
So I went back to the dissenter.

Thanks Dale for your help, I have subscribed to your above mods and Atlanta 2017, but I still says Package Not Available. Where do you download the mod package? Found ESR Test 005, that looks like it, but it should be 006?

Unsubscribed and subscribed and it works now.

Unless I am missing something, you shouldn't have to download anything beyond what Steam will automatically send you if you are subscribed to the cars. I am for the time being only enabling cars that are in Steam.

There really aren't "mods" in rFactor2 anymore, just cars and tracks.

In order to get them enabled on the server, I have to create a "mod package" (.rfmod; I think)

In order to share cars and tracks manually, I need to create a "multi-component packaged" (.rfcmp)

Your rFactor 2 installation may create a mod package when you join the server, I think that I have seen the various ESR Test xxx.rfmod in my Packages folder (sorry I am on a different computer else I would check and be more certain of the file types).

Restart rFactor 2 to get the updates?

Moving forward, I'll probably simplify with one car and one track but change it often.

Please help me out by requesting tracks and cars that you would like to have on the server.

Please confine to standard rF2 and Steam Workshop content.

I've been chipping away at evaluating tracks and cars but easier to make you guys happy by fulfilling requests.

Yeah. There are two times subscribed content is retrieved.

1) Via Steam
2) rF2 checks for new content when you cold-launch it

Sometimes #1 is a little sluggish (Steam tries to d/l only when the system isn't running games) but #2 should be almost instant.

Maybe these cars http://www.aussielegends.xfactorracing.com/ and Bathurst.

Thanks, Barry but for the sake of easing our way into rFactor 2, only using cars and tracks available from Steam for the time being.

I almost downloaded but me scared of redirects...

2019-07-25 03:14 PDT on the server now:

ESR Test 010

cars:

Chevrolet Camaro GT3
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... camaro+gt3

Enduracers
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =788866138

Honda NSX
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =Honda+NSX

Nissan 370Z
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... Nissan+370

Nissan GTR 2011
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... Nissan+GTR

Stock Car Resurrection 1971-72
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =Stock+Car

track:

Paul Ricard 1.05
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... icard+1.05

I removed the Apex GT3 cars for being too crude, wouldn't use them for a series

With Barry's problem I kind of thought maybe a seperate area on the board for problems and fixes. I'm thinking we're all going to start seeing more. just a thought.

We have that. viewforum.php?f=37

I discovered a glitch.

Even though I enabled the server for only the Enduracers GT cars, when joining the room all of the cars are displayed and can be selected.

I chose one of the P2 cars, the track loaded, I entered and was promptly kicked.

According to NRT Servers we can use Liveracers with either rFactor or rFactor 2, can't have both at the same time.

It'd be nice now but be assured that once we move to rF2 completely we'll have the Liveracers feature.

new server mod package enabled

edit: dedicated server keeps locking up with Road America 2016, working on it

Several comments on Steam for Road America 2016 crashing servers

The other version on Steam isn't getting along with the server either

Had to give up on Road America.

Portland is up, details at the top "ESR Test 016"

1:16.1 so far in the '71 Mercury in VR @ Portlandia.. fun car!

Big thumbs up.

We are far from it but if we had to have a race series in two weeks, the Stock Car Resurrection pack of cars would be a strong candidate.

Hi again

Some cool mods:

Toyota Celica GTO:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=

All the Tatuus cars (official content)

Datsun Bluebird and sedan
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=

Mclaren M23, MArch 761 & Brabham BT44B (official content)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=

McLaren M4B
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... earchtext=

BTW, the paid content like the GT3's are awesome and the tracks like Sebring, Monaco and LeMans are just masterpieces, the best tracks in all sims.

I purchased the GT3 mod as well as SEBRING, and LE MANS when they went on sale one weekend on STEAM. He's right...They're great.

Hey Tom... can you please upload and possibly switch the track to MID-OHIO (remade for rF2 by Virtua_LM team, not just a straight port). Thanks!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... t=mid+ohio

I'll switch the rF2 server over to Mid Ohio after the Simca races this Sunday.

Good track. It's one of the first quality tracks created for rF2. IIRC, it hasn't been updated in a while and doesn't have the DX11 goodness but VLM makes good stuff.

"ESR Test 17" is on the server, details at the top.

ESR Test 18 is on the server, details at the top.

Changed things up for visual enjoyment with 09:00 practice start time and a 5X multiplier.

Thinking that maybe the Cup cars could fit the desire for modern cars with minimal aero adjustments, 9500 rpm V8s and parity.

The 70s stock cars make for a nice old vs new comparison and, of course, fit right in with our historic car bias.

I'll change the cars and track Monday, any requests?

The open wheel jobbers from the 60's.

So it shall be.

ESR Test 019 is on the server, details at the top.

LOL, exactly the track I was going to suggest then I forgot to.

Telepathy

So, I figured out what Watkins Glen Boot NC is, but I cannot connect?
I got a red "Different Version" message when I select efnet....
I'm hooked up with the subscriptions, but my understanding of what I am seeing is lacking.
Anyone else have some insight?

exit rF2 completely first...

log into steam

go to each link from the OP above, and click on it. UNSUBSCRIBE then SUBSCRIBE to each mod.

start rF2 (things should start downloading)

then try joining server - good luck (PM me if you cant join after that)

I am getting the same, Tim. I re-subscribed to everything and still get the "different version" message with "join" grayed out.

Bizarre, track and cars are straight from Steam Workshop

Hutton and I did some laps Sunday night and eight unique people joined the server since, must assume that they got the mod info from the forum.

Yup. I was on last week at Watkins Glen with the stock cars, so it's a mystery to me since it's only the layout that's changing, not a new track package.
Content manager shows I have version 1.02.

Could be the cars.

I'll change back to stock cars with the GP layout to see what happens.

ESR Test 20 is on the server, details at the top.

Watkins Glen full course with 1970s stock cars.

Well, shit, now I am having the problem.

Now I am guessing that the server doesn't update automatically.

The problem seems to be that rF2 was updated to Build 1114 and the server is still with "1112".

I went to the server and clicked on a file that seemed relevant which updated the server to "Version 1.1115" and now it seems to be fixed.

rF2_Server_update.bat

ESR Test 19 is on the server, details at the top.

I recommend the F2 cars...

If one pays attention in Matchmaker, he'll see a column for version with either a number or a check mark.

Check mark is good, number is bad.

That's awesome!

ESR Test 21 is on the server, details at the top.

This is a good thing. S397 updates the sim regularly but some leagues may not want a bad auto-update (or plugin not supporting a new version) to wreck a season.

Clients can roll back to an older version using Steam's "Beta" tab in Properties.

ESR Test 24 is on the server, details at the top.

Love the Celica and 510.
Excellent choices.
I think everything's going to be OK.

I do too!

ESR Test 025 will be on the server after the Trans Am races.

Laguna Seca with Datsun 510 and Toyota Celica for a nice back-to-back with rF1 Laguna.

This is not a Steam track, you'll have to use the MAS utility to install the package (.rfcmp file).

track here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wwQgVa ... sp=sharing

That version of the track was great and lots of fun with the Toyoto and Datsun.

ESR Test 027 is on the server now

Mosport with Nissan 370Z

ESR Test 023 is on the server now.

Nissan 370Z @ Road America 2016

I'm still not finding love for the 370Z. Can we try something else? Go back to the Datsun/Celica combo? Try the 1954 Endurance (modded Cobra) and 1967 Endurance (modded Howston Group 4)? Maybe some open wheel Eve/Spark cars and or the McLaren M4b and 1967 F312? There's an Aussie Legends (not on Steam) that's pretty fun. Same basic cars as Camaros/Mustangs/Cudas.
http://www.aussielegends.xfactorracing. ... ie-legends

Aussie legends looks Fun!

Of, course, Jimmy.

First request in many weeks...

ESR test 024 is live on the server now

'70s Datsun 510 and Toyota Celica @ Road America.

Excellent

Two things.

I do not believe teh server is up to the current version. I am unable to join it and get a message concerning versions are different.

Dave, Rich and I ran Meganes last night and enjoyed them. Maybe worth a try?

Baffling. I updated the server Sunday afternoon and Dave and I did laps @ Road America Sunday night.





Sure. Suggest a track or I'll try to do some laps and pick a good match by Wednesday night, have been wanting to get Valencia up on the server...

Well, we were running laps on Louisiana Indy circuit and I liked it. Chime in Dave and Rich. Was just the right size, the cars had a lot of grip and Rich was smoking my times so I'd suggest that one LOL Yeah, and Dave did mention that too about the update. On the server list I see check marks and then I see I think its '1115' on the eFnet one. I can join on checkmarked not any of the 1115's.

The server is v1.1116

Brandon and I joined successfully earlier today with the Datsuns at Road America 2016.

My version is 1.1115 and I am on auto updates, how do you update to 1.1116, thanks?

I get available updates when I start up Steam. Then they get installed when I start rF2. Maybe turn off auto updates, start Steam, start rF2, exit both programs, start auto updates again, exit, start everything one more time?

Barry you have to completely exit Steam, click on the thingy in the task bar that
shows hidden icons, right click on the Steam icon and select exit.

Now fire Steam back up and it will update the Steam client and your auto update will kick in for RF2.

Steam will run in the background, closing the browser page just gets rid of the browser page, the Steam client still
runs hidden.

I guess i didn't realise this is a Studio 397 mod...

Megane 2013 Trophy
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/bro ... ction=home

These cars @ Valencia?

1:38 i think Rich had for a time, didn't really like the track at first, but seemed to be a perfect fit for the cars.

Honestly i'm not a big fan of the place, flat and somewhat featureless, maybe it will grow on me.

Renault Migane @ Thruxton is on the server now

Current build is 1117. Server is at 1116.

Thanks for the alert, I updated a minute ago.

ESR Test 030 is on the server now.

ISI Chevrolet Corvettes C6 Z06 and ZR1 with Z07 and PDE track packages respectively forced upgrade @ Mid Ohio

Probably not the best track for these cars but I've been trying to have the Sunday rF1 T/A races and rF2 with the same track to compare while fresh in our minds.

Both of these 'vettes feel great, reward smooth driving (especially braking) but can be tossed around a bit (more so the Z06) and have minimal adjustments.

Dave Hutton experienced and found a remedy for a graphical glitch related to the in-car rearview mirror.

There is/was something goofy with cosmetic upgrades that we worked around but that may have in the end been a server setting that I have since corrected.

To join the server you'll need the Corvette Z06 with the Z07 upgrade or the ZR1 with the HPE upgrade.

ESR Test 032 is on the server now

Corvette C6 Z07 and Corvette C6 ZR1 PDE @ Watkins Glen NASCAR

ESR Test 033 is on the server now

Volkswagen Fun Cup @ Watkins Glen NASCAR

ESR Test 032 is on the server now

Corvette C6 Z07 and Corvette C6 ZR1 PDE @ Watkins Glen NASCAR

ESR Test 031 Simtek GT3 is on the server now, details at the top

ESR Test 034 BTTC is on the server now, details @ the top.

Friday Fun BTCC test/tune.

Joining server by 9:00pm central.

Come out and play

BTTC @ Mid Ohio, Road America and Watkins Glen are on the server now.

Howsten Dissenter @ VIR is up

Howsten Dissenter @ Hidden Valley is up

BTCC @ Hidden Valley is up

Porsche 917k, Howsten G4 and Corvette C6 Z07 @ Le Mans is up

Somewhere between three and four hours of reading, emails, being pointed in the wrong and right directions and educated guess trial and error I was able to get the paid DLC S397 GT3 Corvette onto the Race Server.

I had to patch together bits and pieces of what others had done, there is not a comprehensive guide that I could find on how to do it.

I'll move onto the other GT3 Pack cars later tonight so that I can put the 917, Howsten G4 and C6 Z07 Corvette back up on the Race Server for some Friday Fun.

The Studio 397 "GT3 Pack" Bentley, Corvette, Mercedes AMG, McLaren 650 and the Radical are available to the server now.

I expect that we'll be thoroughly entertained without any paid content for many months if not years but I'll keep an eye out for a Steam sale on the other S397 GT3 cars now that I know that I can install them to the server and that they are great cars.

I dunno man.
Missing something. Could not get on to the server Saturday night.
Had to run cars...GASP...single player.

Gonna take me some time I guess.

You probably tried to join when I was installing the GT3 cars.

It's been back to the Porsche 917 etc @ Le Mans since at latest Sat Dec 07 0100 my time

Hmmm, Saturday night.

That's the Porsche 917, Howsten G4 and Corvette Z07 at Le Mans 1991-1996, all are Steam Workshop, links at the top as usual.

I've been on a number of times since the last change.

Howsten Dissenter @ VIR is up now.

1991 Group C Prototypes @ Le Mans 1991-1996 is up now.

28 years ago feels historic...

They leave the 917k behind like a flattened VW Beetle.

Holy sweet mother of Moses.