As I acknowledged earlier than on this web site, because the early days of rFactor1 and the Racing for Holland sim racing group, I’ve had the pleasure to know Marcel Offermans as one of many friendliest and most open-minded people inside the sim racing business with an actual ardour for each the passion and its group.
Again in 2016, Marcel who’s an skilled Software program architect migrated each rF1 and rF2 to Steam. Following this migration, Marcel based Studio 397 and have become its managing director. The brand new firm took over the event of the Issue 2 racing simulator and communicated a really formidable roadmap outlining the way forward for rFactor 2. Whereas it has been an enormous job to deliver rF2 again to the upper echelons of Sim Racing, it’s protected to say that Marcel and his group have carried out an impressive job.
In Could 2022, roughly a 12 months after Miami Florida-based Sport developer, writer, and eSports ecosystem supplier Motorsport Video games Inc. introduced that they’d acquired Studio 397, Marcel Offermans formally introduced that he was leaving the software program studio he based and would transfer on to a brand new journey exploring new challenges.
That new problem was the event of a wholly new sim racing venture presently named “The Final Storage”. The venture could result in a completely developed in-house sim racing title, or they may license the expertise to third-party builders. Time will inform.
It was acknowledged that every one the calculations of the physics engine have been operating at a whopping 1000Hz, delivering superb detailed car dynamics. Elements of the brand new physics engine are based mostly on an open-source venture referred to as Mission Chrono through which Marcel is an energetic participant. Test it out.
Throughout the 2024 Sim System Expo held within the historic metropolis of Maastricht, the Netherlands, our favourite Sim Racing YouTuber GamerMuscle had the prospect to take a look at an early improvement model of the brand new real-time physics engine for The Final Storage. GM and Laurence Dusoswa who who additionally was current on the present jumped on the demo rig for a number of laps and shared their first impressions.
Evidently, I’m fairly enthusiastic about this new venture and can hold you updated when extra information turns into out there.
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