https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:42:20 +0000 MyBB https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2863 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:40:59 -0800 leillo1975]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2863
Greetings!]]>
Greetings!]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2381 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:07:50 -0700 leillo1975]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2381
First of all I would like to say that, unfortunately for me I discovered this game recently. It's a pity I hadn't enjoyed it before.The reason for this thread is that I see that the game hasn't had a new release version since 2014, and in my opinion it would be nice to be able to make a new one that includes all the improvements made so far in the code.It would be a good way to re-advertise the game and for more people to join in its development.
It would also be nice if this new version reached the repositories of the most popular distributions, because it is impossible, for example, to find a way to install it easily in Ubuntu.
As I commented in another thread, publish it as Snap and Flatpak in https://snapcraft.io/store and in https://flathub.org  would give a lot of publicity to the project and a lot of new people could know it.

Greetings!]]>
First of all I would like to say that, unfortunately for me I discovered this game recently. It's a pity I hadn't enjoyed it before.The reason for this thread is that I see that the game hasn't had a new release version since 2014, and in my opinion it would be nice to be able to make a new one that includes all the improvements made so far in the code.It would be a good way to re-advertise the game and for more people to join in its development.
It would also be nice if this new version reached the repositories of the most popular distributions, because it is impossible, for example, to find a way to install it easily in Ubuntu.
As I commented in another thread, publish it as Snap and Flatpak in https://snapcraft.io/store and in https://flathub.org  would give a lot of publicity to the project and a lot of new people could know it.

Greetings!]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2376 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 04:27:03 -0800 leillo1975]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2376
I was trying Snap but my programming knowledge is very low and I had some problems as you can see here:
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/beginner-i-...ft/9989/11]]>
I was trying Snap but my programming knowledge is very low and I had some problems as you can see here:
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/beginner-i-...ft/9989/11]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2315 Tue, 05 Dec 2017 10:02:06 -0800 frank99]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2315 I've made a video about my first laps with Vdrift.
Sorry, no audio (I made a mistake somewhere).
Onboard view, except the first lap.
I have not good feeling with the wheel yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuAxMFYI...e=youtu.be

]]> I've made a video about my first laps with Vdrift.
Sorry, no audio (I made a mistake somewhere).
Onboard view, except the first lap.
I have not good feeling with the wheel yet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuAxMFYI...e=youtu.be

]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2196 Sat, 31 Oct 2015 03:07:26 -0700 neodemon]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2196
I'm trying to get driveline code out of CarDynamics to simulate clutch/throttle without using any physics (bullet). All car parameters are taken out of Audi TT .car file.

When im simulating CarDynamics with clutch = 0.9, and throttle = 0.3 engine is slowly going to rpm_limit. In reality throttle position(and driveline - when engine and driveline are coupled through clutch) determines max engine rpm(between start_rpm and rpm_limit).
Is it intended, or is it my fault? (I simpified ApplyWheelForces to just apply torqes calculated by CalculateDriveTorque)]]>
I'm trying to get driveline code out of CarDynamics to simulate clutch/throttle without using any physics (bullet). All car parameters are taken out of Audi TT .car file.

When im simulating CarDynamics with clutch = 0.9, and throttle = 0.3 engine is slowly going to rpm_limit. In reality throttle position(and driveline - when engine and driveline are coupled through clutch) determines max engine rpm(between start_rpm and rpm_limit).
Is it intended, or is it my fault? (I simpified ApplyWheelForces to just apply torqes calculated by CalculateDriveTorque)]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2175 Fri, 15 May 2015 13:36:10 -0700 G-manxtreme]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2175
Can anyone explain to me what engine inertia is? whether in plane engines or car engines]]>
Can anyone explain to me what engine inertia is? whether in plane engines or car engines]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2173 Wed, 06 May 2015 12:28:57 -0700 RJARRRPCGP]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=2173 https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1856 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:59:20 -0800 mikado]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1856
I'm interested in using VDrift as a driving simulation. I'm aiming at simulating a usual street car on everyday roads.

It is probably is not too difficult to create a racetrack that is similar to a normal road in width and curvature. Do you think it is also possible to incorporate junctions easily or does this require changes to the track format?

The other aspect I would like to ask you about is the behavior of the physics simulation at low speeds. Since VDrift is obviously geared towards racing, I'm wondering how realistic the handling of the cars is at comparatively lower speeds. I'd probably want to start tweaking one of the existing cars to make it much less powerful.

As I understand VDrift uses a variant of the Pacejka magic formula for tire modeling. I have read that the results provided by Pacejka are not very satisfactory at lower speeds.
Maybe someone here can enlighten me if this also affects VDrift, or if there are some counter-measures implemented to correct the forces on tires at low speeds. One thing I noticed is that even when doing nothing, the car (previously standing still) always started to slowly move forward. It only actually stands still when applying the brakes.

Besides trying VDrift I also had a look at TORCS (and its fork SpeedDreams). Personally I do not feel much difference between these two simulations when racing. I learned that while TORCS uses a self-implemented 2.5D-Physics engine (simuV2), VDrift relies on the Bullet library for its physics simulation. However I'm not sure if this also includes the suspension system or if this is again a separate implementation.
I would be especially glad if someone could provide some more information on where the differecences between VDrift and TORCS lie and what kind of philosophy they are following.

Thanks a lot for reading ]]>
I'm interested in using VDrift as a driving simulation. I'm aiming at simulating a usual street car on everyday roads.

It is probably is not too difficult to create a racetrack that is similar to a normal road in width and curvature. Do you think it is also possible to incorporate junctions easily or does this require changes to the track format?

The other aspect I would like to ask you about is the behavior of the physics simulation at low speeds. Since VDrift is obviously geared towards racing, I'm wondering how realistic the handling of the cars is at comparatively lower speeds. I'd probably want to start tweaking one of the existing cars to make it much less powerful.

As I understand VDrift uses a variant of the Pacejka magic formula for tire modeling. I have read that the results provided by Pacejka are not very satisfactory at lower speeds.
Maybe someone here can enlighten me if this also affects VDrift, or if there are some counter-measures implemented to correct the forces on tires at low speeds. One thing I noticed is that even when doing nothing, the car (previously standing still) always started to slowly move forward. It only actually stands still when applying the brakes.

Besides trying VDrift I also had a look at TORCS (and its fork SpeedDreams). Personally I do not feel much difference between these two simulations when racing. I learned that while TORCS uses a self-implemented 2.5D-Physics engine (simuV2), VDrift relies on the Bullet library for its physics simulation. However I'm not sure if this also includes the suspension system or if this is again a separate implementation.
I would be especially glad if someone could provide some more information on where the differecences between VDrift and TORCS lie and what kind of philosophy they are following.

Thanks a lot for reading ]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1849 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:43:57 -0800 i.ibrahim08]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1849 https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1827 Wed, 30 Jul 2014 06:23:56 -0700 rikrunner]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1827 if anyone wants to see the log:
http://pastebin.com/R7GR3XGV

running opensuse 13.1 KDE
pentium D dual core

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now i get this error when starting it:
# ERROR: SDL initialization failed: No available video device]]> if anyone wants to see the log:
http://pastebin.com/R7GR3XGV

running opensuse 13.1 KDE
pentium D dual core

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now i get this error when starting it:
# ERROR: SDL initialization failed: No available video device]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1806 Sun, 11 May 2014 04:29:33 -0700 GamingSrc]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1806 http://gamingsrc.net/vdrift-review-racing-sim/ and we hope you guys make some use of it. Bye!]]> http://gamingsrc.net/vdrift-review-racing-sim/ and we hope you guys make some use of it. Bye!]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1805 Sun, 11 May 2014 03:53:05 -0700 bechtibechti]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1805
while i tried to create a track i searched for information on that topic and also for self-made tracks and genereal information about the game on the internet but i found e.g. no tracks outside vdrift.net. And even the content and community in vdrift.net is little (of course no offence, just a statement), whereas the game is mentionend in prominent portals/magazines and generally seems to be well-known.

Anyone agree / opinions?

BechtiBechti]]>
while i tried to create a track i searched for information on that topic and also for self-made tracks and genereal information about the game on the internet but i found e.g. no tracks outside vdrift.net. And even the content and community in vdrift.net is little (of course no offence, just a statement), whereas the game is mentionend in prominent portals/magazines and generally seems to be well-known.

Anyone agree / opinions?

BechtiBechti]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1749 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 05:23:47 -0700 iceguru]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1749 https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1732 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:49:37 -0700 tomlowshang]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1732 https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1676 Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:14:45 -0800 Carterly]]> https://www.vdrift.net/Forum/showthread.php?tid=1676
I guess all I need to do is to send the wheel some "magic bytes" to set the correct mode, but that's way beyond my skills if it's even possible Sad Any help?]]>
I guess all I need to do is to send the wheel some "magic bytes" to set the correct mode, but that's way beyond my skills if it's even possible Sad Any help?]]>