Throughout our beta phase, the servers will remain available between 11am CEST and 2am CEST every day.ĭepending on popularity we may add more pre or post release. Due to a version bump, you will not be able to access servers on the opt-out branch. Important: issues with server hosting should be logged at our support desk, available here: rFactor 2 In the server hosting option, you can easily select cars and tracks (1st party only) that you’d like to useĬommunity servers still work as usual but are now found in Online > Servers > Community Servers. This will normally be around 6 minutes but could be around 12 minutes for circuits like the Nürburgring. Please do note that servers will take some time to start depending on the type of content you’ve selected. You can purchase bundles of server minutes to use. We know that hosting your own server has sometimes been a bit of a challenge in rFactor 2 and through our Hosted Server option, you can use our in-game UI and AWS infrastructure. You can see your results, statistics, progress and change your marketing preferences on the profile screen by clicking on your name Server Hosting To access it, click on your name in the top-left of the screen. In here, you’ll see where you finished, the impact on your ranks and statistics for your online endeavours. Driver Profile, Results and StatisticsĪll your races on the new rFactor 2 Online system are stored against your driver profile. These races also feature real-world weather using API data to create the session so they match the part of the world that event is taking part in. Practice sessions run throughout the week and there’s a leaderboard that your practice times will be a part of. Sometimes they’ll reflect real-life events but mostly they’ll be what our admin team think you guys will enjoy! These events will be happening weekly, they’ll normally be a bit longer and with greater Driver Rank rewards as well. Advanced – Open to Gold Safety Rank and currently run every 3 hoursĪ look at the Daily Race menu inside the UI Special Events.Intermediate – Open to Silver Safety Rank and currently run every 2 hours.Beginner – Open to everyone and currently every hour – these will always run free content.There are three categories for Daily Races: You can see other racers here, learn from each other and get better without fearing for your SR and DR. To help you, we also run multiplayer practice sessions for the upcoming race. They also have minimal impact upon your Driver Rank so you can race without fear of losing too much DR – but make sure you drive safely! Within daily races, there are different categories to unlock based on your Safety Rank.ĭaily Races are designed to be fun, easy to enter and relatively short. These races will be refreshed every week with a variety of content to sink your teeth into. Note: for a race to count towards towards your Rank, at least 5 drivers are required to be registered for that session. Note – your DR cannot exceed your SR, so make sure you drive safely! Your Driver Rank determines which split you are in if there are more drivers registered than can be accommodated in one race. Beginning at bronze, compete and beat others to rise to the platinum echelon. Driver Rank (DR): Based on your racing prowess.Start at bronze and climb to platinum by demonstrating responsible racing behaviour. Safety Rank (SR): Represents your track etiquette.rFactor 2 Online – Key Features Ranking System: To participate, simply right-click on rFactor 2 in your library list in Steam then click “Properties” > “Betas” and select “Release Candidate” from the list and the new version will automatically download. To ensure that you’re up-to-date with development, and so that you can log issues please ensure you’re part of our Discord community and navigate to the rFactor 2 Online section. Importantly, this is system that has been built from the ground up over the last year and therefore we need to thoroughly test this with patient racers that understand it might not all go perfectly! There will no doubt be a few hiccups along the way. To find out more about more, keep reading… What is the online Beta program? And how do I join? Not only that but we’re bringing some quality of life fixes to the simulation, including the much awaited fix for those of you on the latest AMD drivers.