Rennsport's Open Beta is... Confusing.
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- Hands-on with Rennsport's Open Beta, Version 1.9 update, including the Nürburgring 24h Layout (inc. Nordschleife) and VR.
We test the free version, released today (10th July 2024), to anyone with a PC and an Epic Games Store account.
While we think another sim platform is on paper a win for the racing community, we still have reservations about Rennsport's direction and glacial progress. We'll be keeping an eye on its progress over the coming months. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Rennsport confirms free-to-play, Q4 early access and mod marketplace: traxion.gg/rennsport-confirms...
------------------------
Join us on Discord: / discord
Read More on Traxion.gg: www.traxion.gg
Subscribe on RUclips: / traxiongg
Follow us on Twitch: / traxiongg
Follow us on Twitter: / traxiongg
Follow us on Instagram: / traxiongg
Like us on Facebook: / traxiongg
Follow us on TikTok: / traxiongg
#Traxion #Rennsport #SimRacing 
Игры
Let us know what you think of the Open Beta experience down below! 👇
Crap, I was gonna go on the nords tonight in vr. Didn’t know you had to pay to get it :( This game is still an unknown so I’m not ready to spend money on it yet.
The idea of your name in the game is a really clever angle though!
I really want nothing to do with Epic game store so that left it off the agenda. More I check on it the more I think I am not missing much. If it goes to Steam I will try but these extra monetization offers not sitting well. They will have to really stand out from the competition, or they will be an afterthought.
At the moment it's still a long way from the other simulations! A lot was promised at the beginning, but it was implemented VERY slowly. They've already improved the force feedback, which was a big problem at the beginning!! It seems to me that they try to combine the best of all simulations, but sometimes they forget the essential things, which leads to disappointment.
One advantage they have is that they have a high prize money, which attracts all the esports teams, but the pressure is even greater. The development is there, but not in the way you would expect from a simulation that organizes esports events!
I think they need at least another two years before it can keep up with the others!!
feels like this has been in development forever
yes thats how top software is created, your point?
you mean like iracing's ntm?
top software 😂😂😂 @xRockee
as opposed to releasing it undercooked, n having it buried in the mountain of other SIMs that had a chance to do something special but squandered? Ide say the bigger argument is why would they release this on Epic? Do they not want people to play their SIM?
It's been like 2 years. AC Evo has been in development since 2019.
Ac evo just foaming at the mouth in the background, just waiting to f everyone up
Yes, but how to beat fully modded AC??
Remember, every simracing title takes at least a year post-release to become actually good, some even take 2 years. Look at AMS2, AC, ACC... I don't think it will be different with ACE. Not saying it will suck, just managing expectations.
@@Law0fRevenge 100%, I remember how AC was really unimpressive on release and then... Fonsecker sounds mods came in... and now it's almost unbeatable sim.
@@viktorianasAC was amazing from the start for me tbh. It is now much! better (except the AI) and can’t play without mods anymore but I had my fun from release.
@@Bambeakz well... we had 10, TEN iterations of tyre versions, so objectively it was far from great at the start and audio was just abysmal, very few tracks and not many cars, no day and night cycle, no rain, etc. But, if you enjoyed it, I cannot argue with you! :)
I don't gel with the physics. Just feels weird. Have had a beta key for about a year and only touched it twice and can't get to grips with the rotation of the cars
@chrisnorrell7489 same, I tried it again yesterday and just couldn't get into it tbh. I have ACC already and it already does what I need it to do for me
I feel the same
I wasn't able to get the FFB to feel anywhere near good. I followed their advice for settings but it doesn't feel good like iRacing or ACC
I figured you really need to send the cars hard into corners, almost drift through them to have any pace.
It definitely feels quite odd, but personally i'm fine with it
I tried closed beta couple month ago, my biggest issue was the lack of sense of speed, speedometer was showing 200-230 but it felt much slower than other games. And the physics was just weird.
The biggest problem I have with Rennsport is that if offered nothing new. Basically every car and track in this game has been featured and been done better in other games. You can drive GT3 and GT4 in Assetto Corsa Competizione, TCR in rFactor 2 and race room, and Le Mans prototype in Le Mans Ultimate and Automobilista 2, no need to mention Assetto Corsa which by installing couple of mods, can experience all these cars and tracks at once. It brings nothing new to the table, just an another racing games with all the same features and all the same contents. So I genuinely can’t understand who will choose this game above everything else I mentioned before. After playing the open beta, I already lost all the interest to this game.
Is it just me, or is the unique car code for the Porsche just them trying to make an NFT?
@@drvkc I think so, yeah, they advertised digital ownership early on, so that would make sense.
Biggest problem with this, 99% of the time there's nothing to do except hot lapping. For some reason, when i do occasionally see a scheduled race that has a few people in it, I can't join/enter the race.
So basically it is very mediocre in everyway
@@jestifizzle what do you expect though it’s free
@@JayS1622 people expect a lot for little money. We say: "Greed is cool"
Having played it in closed beta, I'd say it's better than mediocre. There's some things that still make me not so certain how I feel about it, there is some really cool aspects. Honestly their app they use to register for online races is probably the one thing I like the most from Rennsport
@@JayS1622 counter strike is f2p 😂
They announced this game to the public WAY too early. What they’re doing now would be like Notch announcing Minecraft in 2005.
How are the physics so bad when it's based off of Rfactor2?
I'm interested in trying this although the business model does seem a bit iffy and Unreal Engine hasn't exactly covered itself in glory when it comes to ACC. At least Assetto Corsa Evo will use Kunos' own engine.
Ac Evo is postponed 4 more times. Hey, it's from Kunos and we'll see what they keep to their promises. I have no hope for Kunos anymore
@@Spandauer66would you rather they released ac evo unfinished and full of bugs and problems?
@@Spandauer66You will do anything to simp for this game wont you?
@@JoximusARTpage I don't care because I won't drive an ac evo
They may be getting past the point of suspense and getting into the stage of mockery. When they finally draw the curtains to do the grand reveal all they will hear from the stands is "finally".
If there is anyone left in the stands at that point.
The ffb feels very disconnected on my T300 compared to ACC. It's like the cars have no weight in slow corners and you can't feel when they understeer.
T300 is ancient tech and game feels better here than ACC (SimuCube 2 Pro).
@@Leynad778 Still doesnt change the fact its true. Its still a damn solid wheel base.
@@Odin3v Nope, it's a joke and I spent 2200 Euro in 2015 to get rid of this sh*t because of FFB-fading away due to overheating. I glued extra fans on this thing and put the output down to 70% in order to sim-race at all while waiting for the Accuforce.
T300? 🤣🤣🤣
@@Leynad778 correct
Oh, Rennsport is definitely a shining example of a sustainable business model! Competing without sharing any valuable information and operating in the shadows is such a commendable strategy. It’s truly impressive how even the developers have no clue what they want to achieve. Bravo! 👏 The Ponzi scheme of racing games…
Le Mans Ultimate
has entered the chat
@@texanman At least LMU has functioning FFB, multiplayer, AI, and is generally enjoyable to drive.
@@Law0fRevenge after 5 mins waiting in loading screen and driving with 20 fps yea (And Rennsport has FFB and Multiplayer)
What's the sound like on the Praga? I remember it sounding a bit cordless drill like when Jimmy Broadbent tried it a while back
Like most everything else, sound is meh.
Thanks for getting bac on the channel. I hope the fanbase grows again
Can't launch the game from Moza Pithouse, it says the game failed to intialize the required data, however if I launch it from Epic, then I can't setup my wheel. Can only bind turn left or right, can't do both.
The FFB is going nuts for me and I cant be bothered to try to fix it. It feels like its not on when the wheel is straight and as soon as I turn either direction, the car turns hard that way.
If you look at the Praga crash examples, in the 1st the nose cone p[ops off before the car hits the wall and in the 3rd crash the nose cone seems to disappear just as the car reaches the 'E' (way before it hits the tyres). Is this a glitch in the collision algorithm? Could you damage your car without hitting anyone/anything?
@@chuckwagon7354 I believe it’s more of a visual glitch in the replay at the moment. The damage tends to ‘happen’ a few frames before the impact when viewing replays of crashes, but that doesn’t translate to how it feels when crashing in game.
Thank you for this I was looking for a good rundown of this because I never heard of it before
Real talk tho, most people most likely will forget this game exists by launch. I like the vision but its going excruciatingly slow, it feels like they are tweaking values with 8 decimals just to get somethings extra perfect. Ik game dev takes a long time but damn
Im not paying for my name on Nurburgring and skins for cars, this will be like skins in COD
I don't have a wheel setup so i tried to use my ps5 controller but apparently theres no support for it despite the buttons registering, showing in settings but not possible to assign them in the gamepad section.
Far from a finished product, however it has a lot of the fundamentals in a good place. I really like how it drives and performance seems miles better than unreal engine 4/ ACC. Agree about the slow progress though. At least more people can play the beta now.
I agree with you on the cars. The electric Porsche feels like it's on a could driving on sand. It's completely wrong. I think this could be good but I can't see myself spending money on an Epic games racer when ACC Evo is coming
Sadly no tripple support so only did a few laps FFB didn't feel too bad but impossible to drive on 32" triples.
I'll stick with ACC and iRacing for now, also praying for dedicated server support for LMU 🤞
What you say gives me the vibe of AMS2 development. I personally think that Reiza did a huge work around that title. Sadly, the development roadmap didn't prioritize multiplayer for a long time ending up AMS2 being a ghost town in the public servers and only a solo sim. It evolved to the group of hardcore fans who will defend AMS2 till their death but sadly the numbers speak for itself. Many who potentially were interested in AMS2, lost their interest and didn't even re-visit the sim after hefty amount of updates. Rennsport with the prolonged beta stage could risk similar path. The novelty and excitement is now gone, so it needs something punchy to fight for all these players who could genuinely want to play it. I wish them well, because as you guys previously said there is more space in the sim market but with lack of improvement and AC Evo coming soon to the market, it might be really difficult for Rennsport out there
I am so glad you guys are back!!
I tried it yesterdag, without having seen too much gameplay prior to my test in the open beta. Tried a couple of cars and only raced on Spa, while the track looks gorgeous, the cars, which are obviously more important feel weird to me, coming from ACC. Felt like i was fighting the car too much. I had to drive like I was on eggshells, just to be able to complete laps, while I did decent times, the driving didnt rly feel 'rewarding', basically what I'm saying is, I think, is that driving didn't feel as fun.. kind off important in a 'game'
Also didn't help my 3060Ti can barely handle it, running settings on medium to be able to handle 1440p on my ultrawide, the game lost all its visual glory.
The game also crashed on me once, where I had to reboot my PC. But It feels like this was one of the UE crashes I sometimes had in ACC too, before I turned down some gfx. (like the "UE4 Fatal Error - D3D Device Hung")
I'm still hopefull for this game (and im upgrading my pc soonish anyway) but I only know now by watching this video, how look it has taken them and looking what is available now and in what state, i'm not thát enthousiastic anymore. 2 days ago I was sure of myself of buying the founders pack and this could very well be thé future sim, but after an hour on track, it didn't convince me to buy the founders pack anymore. Kinda sad that it's because of their own doing, I am currently not investing my money, and time anymore untill I have seen some real and decent progress.
Thanks for this, good overview
A lot of simracers are racing for hours and VR is a no go for many of us. But you know "we as racesport give VR high priority above triple, although we have communicated that triple will be here soon". I think this is a big strategic failure and opens the door for Assetta Corsa Evo. It is a shame, but we will see maybe they will change their mind.
I can feel how expensive in game items from founder's pack...
Was wondering if you guys could do a in-depth ffb tutorial for this game as I found setting it up for my csl DD very frustrating.
No matter what I tried I found the ffb wanted to break my wrists, surprisingly more so coming out of the slower corners rather than mid and high speed ones.
Overall nothing ever felt right with ffb so don't want to discount the game before I know how it should actually feel.
My Tip. Don’t waste your time
Don't bother, the physics just aren't there yet to support good FFB anyway, spend your time on more developed sims whilst you wait for ACE.
I tried it for a couple hours it felt like acc with the icy slippy tires but it was better then I expected but really empty
Force feedback on my Thrustmaster TX wheel feels disconnected sadly. As it stands now, I will be holding off on purchasing this sim.
Racing-RUclipsr starting off the video saying "Braking News!".
I just downloaded the beta free through Epic and.... it's interesting. I don't know what's up but the steering wheel is being turn in my hands for me to start corners. I don't know if its a FFB issue with road camber or what
Last time I tryied this, it suffered a lot from UE5 engine performance problems, blurry, ugly, pop in shadows, not appealing at all. Tire model felt nice tho.
Okay so, I don't have a key or a machine that can run it but what does it do differently from other titles, or in other words, what is its unique hook to get people to want to play instead of iRacing, rF2, etc? All I'm seeing is it's too similar to the competition and hoping to get players. It needs, IMO to stand out. LMU did this by doing something different, Rennsport isn't doing that at all is it?
its plausible the unreal engine may handle racing titles better with better netcode, but thats a big hypothetical
@@thinkandrepent3175 if ACC is to go by with UE4 I wouldn't count on it
the best is the Triple screen support ^^
:-(
It has been confusing right from the start
I love it but for some reason my Moza R5.. SPAZZES on the the road feel. I've tweaked in game and in MOZA App settings and it vigorously shakes my whole setup ahah
As always playing something that is in development, whether it's closed beta, open beta, early access or whatever. You will be playing an an unfinished product and there will be stuff missing, mostly a lot of it. I actually really like driving around some of the cars in Rennsport, like the Praga for example. But when you start comparing this to the fully released sims on the market. It falls short of everyone of them. Raceroom, Automobilista 2, Assetto Corsa, ACC, iRacing. All of them are better games than Rennsport, at least for now.
I’ve never seen anyone say anything good about this game. In fact, I mostly see people giving their closed beta keys away. A year ago I had high hopes this game could be a better, more up to date, iRacing. Unfortunately, I’ve completely lost that hope or any interest at all.
Why would they release this on EPIC? Do they not want people to play their SIM?
Great Take!
I tried the closed beta for a while but just didn't really connect with it.
Triple screen support?
In a world where products are rushed out half finished and full of bugs, it's kind of refreshing to see a company take its time to get things right. Of course, they do still need to get things right... time will tell I guess.
As a lover of sim racing, somehow my "hope" for this game is keeping me interested... I just wonder how long that will last. I like the idea of "owning" the cars, but I'm just a little unsure what that means for the user's enjoyment of the game... like, why will that make it more fun? (Not saying it won't, just not exactly sure how yet)
It seems like the evin thing will imply selling cars like how forza used to do things. Kind of hoping so cause I used to buy used in forza to save, though it'll probably go the other way
Does it have mouse steering?
guys i cant start a Race. Do you also have this problem?
When the beta build feels unfinished 🤯🤯
I have had a beta key for well over a year now and still never felt enticed (i was a little at first hence the request) to try it out, honestly id rather try LMU.
Personally for now ill stick with ACC for GT3 racing and i still love AC and RRE for anything else, the TCR's in that are still unmatched to this day, despite how old the sim is now.
I have hopes for Rennsport, just not keen on the business model as it stands .. This could change of course, maybe another three years will tell..
Same
"Progress is slower than Checo after his contract extension" is diabolical 😂
ac2 is soon maybe they wanna try to compete with them but I don't think they have a chance
we cant even race AI its a joke 55 quid for a founders pack and cant even have a race against ai
not sure about this, acc evo gonna blow this out for sure
I've been trying the beta for some time alongside my son and it's been a very mixed bag and ultimately a disappointment. They still haven't got the basic handling/physics right, some cars are better than others and it keeps changing with each patch, quite often for the worse and it's still way off ACC or even AC. It's a shame because if they put some effort in it could be good.
I'm sharpening my knifes as we speak for when I get home later! ;)
Yes competition, I love competition!
is it gonna avaible for ps
I pretty much had zero interest in this game, tryed Beta today. I think might have potential. Iracing nickeled and dime the $hit out of people when it was in 1st first few years, and had very few polished perks. No leagues, no working pits, horrible UI, tracks where like 25 bucks lol. No idea what this game will be but id lay off bashing it before it gets started.
I played it over the weekend and all I can say is the free content is really decent especially the GT3’s and GT4’s. I don’t feel tempted by what they are selling though.. I mean I’d be happy to donate in order to support but paying 40€ for a track+car+skins and badges would make me feel so stupid..
sounds like its actually an alpha not a beta.
I’ve been had my code for almost 2 months now
Tried it last week, so not the latest version. But it just feels crap..... ffb feels like they put gravel in the wheelbase, sound is god awful....
I cant play it on controller can someone help pls?
FFB is broken on fanatec wheels, there is no in corner feel at all. This game just feels slapped together and the studio seems like they are just going to do a rug pull by the way they are doing things. Also they haven't done anything towards a matchmaking system so it's still way off a early access but they don't see to think so.
og AC will not be displaced. Especially by an open beta.
Genuinely have been looking forward to this game/sim.. But seriously underwhelmed
I vant seem to get my ps4 controller to work with the beta . No bueno
Can't think of a single reason anyone should pay money for or even play this long-purported game over the many alternatives available.
What other sim you drive then ?
Good video, their taking far too long to release. I still have hope, but they need to get a move on.
How to run VR in rennsport now?
From their notes:
"Add -vr to Epic Launch Options to enable"
@@WromWrom yeah but where it is?)
I'm not touching this for anything. This whole company have been suspect from the beginning and feels like a scam. I smell "Let's make a lot of money off of suckers." all over it, and there thing about owning the cars has got me thinking of nfts.
Lmu Is a 90% of rf2 and don't have a vr and It Is ok..... Very objective
it can be used in VR with a command
Well if we can't do offline AI racing with this game, it does not interest me in the least bit. I don't have the time for online racing like I did years ago. Plus it only has 4 tracks that I give a hoot about. So, they can keep their silly game. I have 5 other great similar SIM racing games I enjoy.
Even if the game was good, you still need a reason for iracing, acc, ac evo, rfactor 2 and other sim players why it’s rennsport is worth playing more, and i can’t see any such reason so far
And free to play means they’ll have to make money elsewhere, likely from selling additional cars and tracks at ridiculous prices
Couldnt give it a try.
The game crashes systematically on startup.😢
been under work as long as tarkov
i cant even run this game properly. i feel like i need to remove my tripple screens to run it smooth.
Tested the closed Beta, cool to have other types of cars but thats as far as the pros go, until its complete its just a big publicity hype , last year when i understood who is behind this ( dubai finance company) . From empty races and meaningless handling trying to be all types of sims , mix of Test drive and Forza , not close to iRacing , La mans ultimate ,rFactor2 , raceroom or ACC . My eyes on Assetto Corsa 2 .
I think I never cared less about a new simracing game.
Shiny skins 🤣
The non NFT thing, that still feels like an NFT thing, is such a big red flag imo.
And might also be the reason the game is on Epic and not Steam, as i believe its very much against Steam TOS. (could be wrong)
This dosent feel like a racing game that is meant for the players, as you also say, it dosent feel like a lot of progress has been made, because it feels like their focus has been more on the "NFT" side, and having that system.
Also was that an animated skin on a Porsche??? like what is this?
For me there is too much sus things about this game, too many red flags, and its not a game i personally will be picking up.
I don't see what it brings to the table that's new. And screw the subscription model.
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so....I gave up a month ago trying to get into anything decent car-wise...the LMP cars are just....meh.
I got sick of hearing about this game pretty soon after it was announced. I was excited for another Sim at first, but then I realised they were more focused on holding competitions for an unfinished game than they were on getting the damn thing out in the open. Did they seriously expect us to care about an eSports environment for a Sim that 95% of the community can't even play?
I understand the pay model, a lot of us here play iRacing. But seriously, a game that unfinished already trying to raid your pockets just feels dirty.
At this point, I just don't care about Rennsport anymore and I stopped caring a long time ago. It only has a handful of cars which cost an eye watering amount of money, it's in what seems like development hell with the developers thinking we care more about watching eSports than trying the Sim ourselves.
Besides, even if it were to drop right now, it would have to do something extremely special to compare with iRacing after the tempest update.
It's all too little too late. This game will fade into obscurity before it even launches. Mark my words.
Started watching this video, until the point where you say that Rennsport uses the same ISI engine as Race 07, GT Legends and Raceroom. It does not. It uses the same one as rFactor 2 and LMU, or at least a version very, very close to that.
A quick Google suggests you're incorrect.. Pretty sure ISI is used for all of the above
Geez, everyone just toeing the party line here. I played it last night and it is fine. Not the best but very playable. Plenty of online races scheduled when i was on, but the driving standards are pretty crazy at the moment.
Relax everyone, they're not trying to steal your money, its just slow on the development side
You had me until "available in the epic games store"
I am on this boat too. Let them come to steam and then we might talk about it.
Just download the launcher how hard is it bruh 😭😭😭💀💀
@@therealf.b.i9468 let me add it to the list of 25 other independent games launchers out there....
no, nevermind. i don't want to do that again for one game.
@@therealf.b.i9468It is a shitty launcher and Epic lost me when they started to buy exclusivity for games that were wishlisted much on Steam.
This game will fail if it will be only on Epic and maybe even when it comes to Steam 😅
@@therealf.b.i9468I feel like sometimes people just look for something to complain about
I’m sorry but not establishing the sim and its community before pushing these major events is just ass backwards.
Got closed beta in December. Not worth time for me. Driving experience is mediocre at best, and it wasn't adressed at all for very long time. Adding tracks and cars makes no difference if driving is the way it is.
Can you play against Ai??
Feel like they just gave up half way through. Could've been so much more but the devs just dropped the bag.
Epic Games Store is my biggest no-go for Rennsport.
I think we don’t need Rennsport - doesn’t feel very good and I have more hope to get LMU as a new big Sim title. Has way better FFB and feeling than Rennsport.
@@chrisracing81 speak for yourself dude !!
@@franckjoseph4806 dude, i speak for myself - I don’t need to ask your mom before i speak
@@franckjoseph4806 the game is mid af
Can we PLEASE have a moment to talk about how crap the optimization in this game is? Not everyone has an RTX 4090, RTX 4080, hell even a 4070 ti... Most people have 4060s, 3060s, even 2060s... What's the point in spending money in a game if it's just going to run at an unplayable FPS? I was getting 18 FPS in Spa in this game... Why in the hell would I pay for this "experience" when I can just start up my modded AC which easily runs at over 100 FPS?
Edit: Forgot to mention, but AC also has excellent gamepad support, there are even mods that enhance it further. Native gamepad support in this game is GARBAGE. Huge deadzones in the center, thanks to the lazy X360 controller input implementation (PS4/other controllers not natively recognized by the game and have to be emulated), plus the steering animation for some reason is choppy, like it's running at half the FPS... We gamepad players pay as well, so it's only fair to have the same treatment as those expensive wheel users.