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

[color=#000000]Until we use rFactor 2 for our championship series, only content that is available through Steam Workshop will be enabled.[/color]

look for "www.efnetsimracing.com" in Matchmaker

[size=150]as of Sat 2020-05-23 10:40 PDT/size]

mod package:
Eve 204 Crystal Palace 110

cars:
Eve Historics F3 v2.04
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1238620691&searchtext=Eve


track:
Crystal Palace v1.10
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1560025749&searchtext=crystal+palace

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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

"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.

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.

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

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?

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?

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.

Rain, rain, rain here in NorCal, I'll be up for some rF2 play tonight.

Requests?

I took the prototypes over to Alabama Super Speedway and went Days of Thunder on 'em.
'Cause, like, I can, that's why.
Got the Merc up to 401km/h. Everything was smokin'.
This is why I can't have nice things.

Love your posts, Tim. @Tom: How about the 917 at Belgium? Or Stockcar Resurrection at Riverside? To be honest I haven't tried the current Group C mod at Le Mans 91 either. That would be fine too.

I'll be on sometime after 7.

Stock Car Resurrection @ Riverside is up now.

1954 Endurance with the 2.0 class cars @ Silverstone International layout is up now.

I recommend focusing on the #28 car as it will be used for one of the January test race weekends.

Can someone run a test for me please?

I was learning about skins for rFactor2 and found the Datsun Bluebird is a 22MB file for the default skin. Which is stupid, and probably causing the low frame rate. Everything else has a DXT5 compression at 5MB. (about).

I resized the thing and wanted to test, but I am ignorant about displaying FPS, and really, don't care.

Can someone download this smaller skin and give it a try? I can give instruction on how to get it in the right place if you need. Haven't figured out transferring on server yet.

Yes, I am hoping this car can be considered eventually if it works.



UPDATE:: The Celica we tried is the same way. We can fix that too.

Tim, you can easily test on your own.

In-game, simply hit [CTRL] + [F], should display frame rate at the upper left corner of your monitor.

I can't recall which track made me suffer the most with the Celica and 510 but it was bad at every track.

If the frame rate is the same for all cars and tracks then the frame rate has almost certainly been capped in the player.JSON file (equivalent to the PLR file in rF1). I cap mine at 60 fps to match my 60 Hz display, reduces my graphic card's load from ~98% to 50% because it doesn't have to work as hard but others feel that they benefit from maximum frame rates whether it's 100 or 300.

OK Tom. I'll check it out. Thanks.

Update: So I don't know how to limit the AI to the specific car I want to test. I created a new team, but the game does not limit the AI drivers to that team. So, I can't test with a full grid of this specifically edited Datsun.

A full grid of a different car, that's sized correctly, gives me another 10 FPS average. Can't see it being much different than the test circumstances I want, but also, I expected more of a difference, given the size of the dds file for the Datsun.

That's as far as I'm willing to go for now. Going to go find some candy.

Stock Car Resurrection 1971-72 @ Riverside is up now

was tough trying to chase Cal Yarborough down but managed to race Tom well and found myself giddy

Simtek GT3s @ Hockenheimring are up now.

Next Gen Mod Team BTCC @ five British tracks is up now.

You may switch tracks by vote.

you have the wrong car mod posted at the top...

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =BTCC+NGTC

Fixed.

Thank you Jonathan.

BTCC including Civic @ Croft, Donington National, Oulton Park Fosters and Island, Silverstone International and Thruxton is up now.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hmmm. I can't seem to get on the server now. I was on a good bit yesterday. I'm getting the "package not available" message. I unsubscribed and re-subscribed to everything but still no luck.

ANY IDEAS?

I added the Studio 397 Civic maybe you overlooked that.

Thanks for all the preparation Tom. It give us the taste to race! Merry xmas everyone, hope see you on track during the Holidays!

I'm not able to join either. I checked that I'm subscribed to all. Donington link takes me to Steam workshop for all games. I'll restart and let you know.

After restart, still no merry in my Xmas. I searched and found only one Donington to which I'm subscribed. The error message doesn't say which component is missing.

Hope all are happy. Cheers!

WTF?

As far as I can tell from where I am away from my game PC, I have the fixed at the top to Donington and it is the same version that is on the server.

I'll be chipping away at this Christmas day...

Everything looks right and I was on several times since I changed the server over.

Only thing that I can think of is that you need to be sure that you are subscribed to the correct BTTC cars.

All of the tracks are Steam Workshop.

I was on with no trouble.
Tried different cars.
Switched tracks.
All good.

On now, no issues...

I still can't log on. I have unsubscribed and re-subscribed to everything 4 times now. I don't even know what to try at this point. Before yesterday, I had been on the server several times each day.


EDIT:
Tried logging on to other servers to make sure my install wasn't bad. I noticed on some of the other servers, the missing content will download automatically. I am not sure if this is something we could set up, but it was nice. I logged onto "xfactorracingS4" and instead of saying "package not available" it said "checking server for missing files" and then downloaded them and logged me on. On the plus side, I now have Aussie Legends (which were really cool) and Wanaroo. On the other hand, I still can't get onto our server.

Next Gen Mod Team BTCC @ five British tracks is up now.

I reverted to the cars and tracks that were on the server a few days ago; I removed the Honda Civic.

However, I ENABLED the Oulton Park Island layout which wasn't enabled a few days ago but is included with Oulton Park; if you have Oulton Park from Steam Workshop then you have the Island layout in addition to the Fosters layout which was up a few days ago.

I'll see if I can set the server to distribute files. One problem with that is that doing so would almost certainly require that I keep all of the RFCMP files in Packages on the server which would ~double the volume of data on the server but maybe it doesn't work that way.

As for troubleshooting, check the game files just like you would have with rFactor or check content at the rFactor 2 UI screen that has icons for single player, multiplayer, content, the MAS utility and other stuff.

I'll add some screenshots later.

Server issue solved.

Evidently, there was an update for the Honda Civic BTCC from v1.99 to v2.01.

The server was setup with v1.99.

I had v1.99 and v2.01 in my personal installation.

Newer arrivals to rF2 like Brandon only had v2.01.

I had to manually add v2.01 to the server. Whatever I click on at the server to update it apparently only updates the rF2 version (ie, 1.1116 to 1.1117).

Glad you got it sorted. Thanks. I'll try again in a bit and report if there's a problem.

On to my next issue!

I get booted every time the server goes to RACE session. It happened the other day with a few people on but I wrote it off. I was just on the server with someone who wanted to race. When it went to race, I saw connection lost and was booted. I will try it again and see what I can figure out.

EDIT:

Apparently it's only when other non-AI cars are involved.

I'm working on the rest of the tracks for the BTCC series, hope to have 4-5 different ones up tonight.

BTCC with Brands Hatch, Knockhill, Norisring, Sachsenring and Snetterton is up, info @ the top.

Three of those tracks are not Steam Workshop.

You'll need to download and paste the RFCMP files into the Packages folder and install from the rF2 launcher screen.

BTCC with Brands Hatch, Knockhill and Snetterton is up, info @ the top.

None of those tracks are in Steam Workshop.

You'll need to download and paste the RFCMP files into the Packages folder and install from the rF2 launcher screen or with Mod Manager.

Me hugo and yowan experimented missed files tryin to join last wednesday. Looks like the civic patch solved it it works fine now.
The subaru is fun to drive! Cya on track and big Thanks to Hutty for the help!

How do you install from RF2 launcher screen, have copied and pasted files into Packages file, thanks.

Stock Car Resurrection 1971-72 @ Riverside is on the race server.

Overdue update

Lotus Cortina @ Silverstone is on the server.

Simtek GT3 @ Brands Hatch is up

Simtek GT3 @ Silverstone is up.

I'd forgotten that Brands isn't a Steam Workshop track...

Simtek GT3s @ Neurberg GP

BTTC 2020 Round 7 is on the server.

Simtek GT3s @ Monza up now.

BTCC @ Brands Hatch Indy is up.

Simtek GT3 @ Monza (Brianza v1.7) is up.

0-50% of session is rain
50% to end is drying track to dry

Simtek GT3 @ Monza (Brianza v1.7) is up.

0-75% of session is rain
75% to end is drying track to dry

I changed it because the track evidently dries very fast with the 15X Real Road multiplier.

Simtek GT3 @ Monza (Brianza v1.7)

Rain throughout the practice session.

BTCC Round 9 (BTCC @ Snetterton 200)

VW Fun Cup @ Zwartkops

Simtek GT3 @ Watkins Glen GP

BTCC Round 10 @ Snetterton 300

EVE Historic F3 @ Crystal Palace

Do you have the current version of EVE? Workshop has v2.04 but the server seems to want 2.00.

In this sense, I miss rFactor.

Working on it...

Server is updated but I won't be able to test for awhile.

Eve Historics v2.04

Crystal Palace v1.10