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Stream Setup
Stream Setup
Each race was live streamed on my Twitch channel. Each event was presented with the appropriate broadcast overlays and logos including B-roll footage.
As I was driving within Virtual Reality (with a Valve Index), footage was shown of my cockpit with a webcam also showing my feet operating the pedals.
So no action was missed, trackside cameras were shown and courtesy of an Auto Camera Plugin I was able to show possible crashes or overtakes.
With a mixture of the Advanced Scene Switcher for OBS and Touch Portal I could automate most of the scene changes and extra details all while I was within the VR headset.
Charity Donations
Charity Donations
This season was run during 2021 and 2022. During the season I raised awareness for Mental Health and money for my chosen charity Rethink Mental Illness.
"We improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through our network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. Our goal is to make sure everyone severely affected by mental illness has a good quality of life."
Donations page can be seen here.
I included donation milestones and rewards that would help or hinder my season to encourage fundraising and to also spice things up.
Cars
Cars
1979 Formula mod (with a few custom adjustments added).
27 total drivers on track (including me). If tracks did not support this many pit spaces then the maximum number from championship order would be used.
Renaults were excluded from the season because I found a bug in their gearing which meant they were too slow away from the grid and this caused AI collisions.
Team Choice
Team Choice
I developed a way of choosing a team for my season based on D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) rules and dice rolls.
This was done live on stream and more details of how it was done are here
Calendar
Calendar
Using the 15 Grand Prix from the 1979 season, tracks voted for by viewers from a choice of what was available in each country for rFactor 2.
Argentine Grand Prix - Circuit No. 15, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brazilian Grand Prix - Jacarepaguá (1988), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
South African Grand Prix - Kyalami (1976), Johannesburg, South Africa
United States (West) Grand Prix - Laguna Seca, Salinas, USA
Spanish Grand Prix - Circuito de Jerez, Jerez, Spain
Belgian Grand Prix - Spa Francorchamps (1988), Belgium
Monaco Grand Prix - Monte Carlo (modern), Monaco
French Grand Prix - Dijon-Prenois, Prenois, France
British Grand Prix - Silverstone (1975), Northampton, UK
German Grand Prix - Lausitzring, Klettwitz, Germany
Austrian Grand Prix - Österreichring, Spielberg, Austria
Dutch Grand Prix - Zandvoort (1967), Netherlands
Italian Grand Prix - Imola (1972), Bologna, Italy
Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (1988), Montreal, Quebec
United States (East) Grand Prix - Watkins Glen, NY, USA
Rules and Regulations
Rules and Regulations
Points System
Points System
Using the Formula 1 1979 format - 1st: 9, 2nd: 6, 3rd: 4, 4th: 3, 5th: 2, 6th: 1
AI Strength
AI Strength
100% (minimum), strength would only be increased if it was too weak. Also an increase depending on a charity donation milestone,
Blue Flags
Blue Flags
Not shown or penalised as the I didn't think they were used in 1979. Also the AI in rFactor 2 wouldn't necessarily adhere to them anyway.
Qualifying Format
Qualifying Format
Broadcast on a Saturday for 30 to 45 minutes with no maximum lap count.
Depending on charity donation milestones, there may have been grid penalties to apply.
Race Format
Race Format
Broadcast on a Sunday at 100% distance based on the track location and layout. If the track was never used in Formula 1 then the distance was judged on the track length and laptime so that races were between 1 hr 30 mins and 2 hours in total duration.
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