GRacer - 3D Motor Sports Simulator

developed by Takashi Matsuda

<matsu@users.sourceforge.net>

What's New!

• Mar 12, 2000
  version 0.1.5 is released!!
  Bug fix release. Camera position is bit changed for better driving feel. Parameter of vehicles and courses are also changed.
• Mar 1, 2000
  Now, this site is hosted by SourceForge.
• Nov 30, 1999
  I created mailing list for announcement and general discussion. Please check Mailing List section for detail.
• Nov 24, 1999
  version 0.1.4 is released!!
  This release include high score feature.

Overview

GRacer is a 3D motor sports simulator. It's state of the art physical simulation engine creates realistic behavior including drift, wheel spin, and even accel turn.

Screen Shot

You can see some screen shots. Check here.

Current Feature

• Latest Release:

  • 5 vehicles
    • Formula (FR)
    • CART (FR)
    • HONDA S2000 (FR)
    • MITSUBISHI Lancer RS Evolution VI (4WD)
    • Mini (FR)

  • 1 course
    • Sample Course 1
    (current release also contains some other courses. but these courses are still very rough)

  • multi-level crossing and loop-the-loop course. (not yet fully functional)

  • linux joystick driver (but setting for microsoft sidewinder force feedback wheel is hard-coded).

  • sound (by SL library included in PLIB)
    • exhaust
    • skirl

  • game is playable, and finished when you run specified lap.
    new GRacer memories your high scores. but you can not share high scores with your friends.

  Current release does not include network play.

• Developing source (CVS) includes furthermore:
  • not yet.

SourceForge

The wonderful SourceForge is hosting this project. Visit the gracer sourceforge page for downloads, mailing lists, etc. You can also get email notice when new releases are available.

Performance Reports

Check here if you are interested in the rendering speed of GRacer.

Requirement

• [R] OpenGL or Mesa
• [R] Glut 3.7
• [R] Tcl 8.0
• [O] libgif or libungif
• [O] libjpeg
• [O] libpng
• [O] SL sound library ( included in PLIB )

  [R]: essential, [O]: optional

3D Modeler

Objects such as course, vehicle, etc are modeled by AC3D modeler. AC3D is shareware 3D modeler developed by Andy Colebourne at Lancaster University, England. Homepage of AC3D is http://www.ac3d.org/.

History

If you interested in the history of GRacer (e.g changelog), check here.

Link

• OpenGL related
  • Mesa
  • GLX driver
    • Matrox G200
    • nVIDIA RIVA series

• Libraries which GRacer depends on
  • PLIB
      Steve's Portable Game Library

• Tools
  • AC3D Modeler.

• Review
  • Linux Game Tome
  • Linux Directory

• Recommended Games
  • XRacer

• Other Interested Links
  • DynaMo
      Dynamic Motion library
  • SOLID
      Software Library for Interference Detection