rFactor 2 Build 660 + New Demo Available

Following the release of the Panoz Roadster and the Kart content pack, Image Space Incorporated continues their efforts on rFactor 2 this month by releasing a new build of the simulation.

Build 660 comes with the changes listed below:

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Update 23 (Build 659-unstable, 660-release) Changelog April 14, 2014):
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GRAPHICS:
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Added texture sharpening option to plr file allow mip lod bias adjustments (alt-m no longer required)

BUG FIXES / OPTIMIZATIONS:
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Made presets actually available in RealRoad gizmo for tracks besides the first one loaded.
Fixed scoreboard tower code.
Fixed a newly-introduced crash if there were no trackside cameras.
Fixed potential crash if transparent trainer is enabled on client.
Fixed it so trace.txt doesn???t go to VirtualStore.
Fixed minor memory leaks.

MODDING / PUBLIC DEV
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Report some inner tire temperatures to plugins.
Computed some missing telemetry info.
Added some replay control to the plugin interface.

MULTIPLAYER:
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hooking up skin download/upload progress bar to the actual transfer library progress
Implemented a likely improvement in multiplayer collision.

AI
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If AI has front wheels off the track pauses any steering changes until wheels back on the ground.

Aside from the new build, ISI has also updated the rFactor 2 demo version with new content. Before, demo users were able to drive the Corvette C6.R at Lime Rock Park.

Now, the free version allows to sample two of the simulation’s most recent content additions, featuring the Honda Civic BTCC touring car at Silverstone.