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Initial release date
  
29 March 2005

Mode
  
Single-player video game

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Genre
  
Sim racing


Developer(s)
  
Joe Venzon, Chris Guirl, Dick Maurer, Matthew Nicholson

Engine
  
unknown rendering engine, and Vamos physics engine

Platforms
  
Linux, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, FreeBSD

Similar
  
TORCS, Speed Dreams, SuperTuxKart, Scorched 3D, Tux Racer

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VDrift is a cross-platform, free/open source driving simulation made with drift racing in mind. The driving physics engine was recently re-written from scratch but was inspired by and owes much to the Vamos physics engine. It is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v3. It is currently available for Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

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Goals

The goals of the VDrift project are:

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  • to be a high-quality, open source racing simulation featuring enjoyable and challenging gameplay;
  • to take advantage of modern computing hardware to accurately simulate vehicle physics in rich and immersive racing environments; and
  • to provide a platform for creative experimentation to a community of developers and artists.

    • History

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    VDrift was created by Joe Venzon in early 2005. A fan of Gran Turismo, Joe had a lot of fun trying to drift in GT4, though he was disappointed with GT4's physics after loss of traction. Looking around online, the open source Vamos Automotive Simulator performed much better, although the graphics and features were minimal. Building around Vamos, using code adapted from his earlier 3D engine experiments, Joe created the first version of VDrift.

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    So far, every release has been a testing/development quality release. For this and other reasons, dates are used instead of version numbers.

    Features

    This game is in the early stages of development but is already very playable. Currently the game features:

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  • 45 tracks based on famous real-world tracks
  • 39 cars based on real-world vehicles
  • Very realistic, simulation-grade driving physics
  • Mouse/joystick/gamepad/wheel/keyboard support
  • Fully modeled tracks, scenery and terrain
  • Several different camera modes
  • Basic replay system with Skip Forward/Skip Backward
  • Fully customizable controls
  • Joystick, mouse and keyboard input filtering
  • Brake and reverse lights
  • Driver aids: automatic shifting, traction control, anti-lock braking
  • Experimental force feedback
  • Race against up to 3 AI with variable difficultly
  • Engine and road sounds

    • Stunt Rally

    Stunt Rally another open-source video game that is based on VDrift and uses OGRE.

    References

    VDrift Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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