rfactor2 things - New to the sim? Things you need to know. beginner guide and many helpful tips.

I have over 500hrs in the sim so sharing what we call rfactor 2 things, many tips and tricks to get you going and up to speed.
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PC SPECS
AMD 5600x
MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk motherboard
MSI Geforce Ventus V3 3080 10gb OC
32GB Corsair Vengance RGB 3200mhz RAM
1tb Crucial M.2 SSD
2tb Crucial M.2 SSD
Fractal Compact 2 case
Cosair 750w fully modular PSU
Oculus CV1
Fanatec CSL elite PS4
Fanatec Mclaren GT3 V2 Wheel
Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals with Load Cell
Pro Sim - PSR1 racing rig

[@gunja1st]

Since everything rf2 related is new to me, this video is just what I needed. Many people, me included are rediscovering rf2 due to the successful attempt by the developers to revive it. Literally every tip in the video was valuable. 🏆 Thanks a lot!

[@closetsimracer]

No problem at all, I thought someone would find it useful. I did forget a couple of things. You can flat spot your tyres and you will feel it in FFB, also you can blow your engine if you overheat with a setup change (radiator) or forget to up shift. Glad it helped. Thanks for watching. I'm racing RF2 online now its fantastic!

[@RickBeacham]

thanks for this guide! Helped me alot. I really like rFactor 2 force feed back and tire models.

[@closetsimracer]

no problem at all, thank you for watching

[@paulrichardson1444]

Excellent. Thank you so much. A really worth while and informative watch. Cheers.

[@closetsimracer]

Thank you for watching, I'm glad it was helpful.

[@andybaker7954]

Thanks for this guide. I had been thinking of trying Rfactor2 for a long time but had been put off on hearing it wasn’t easy to set up. I bought it on Steam as it was less than £6 and your guide was a great help. I just tried a BTCC AI race at Donington and it was very enjoyable. Thanks again.

[@closetsimracer]

Welcome to the club! Once you are setup it's straight forward most of the time after that. I love the BTCC cars (see my previous videos). Thanks for watching

[@DavyJonesSimRacing]

This was excellent thank you! I must try the tyre and brake force things 😉

[@closetsimracer]

Glad I could help, Just lowered the brake force until you get where you want to be. Thank you for watching.

[@solidious3399]

I've just got back into this sim but can't get my Fanatec csl dd pro feeling any good got any tips

[@closetsimracer]

@solidious3399 use fanatec recommended as a starting point, then in game feedback strength 100% and the car multiplier start around 70/80% adjust for feel per car.

[@craigeboy70]

Thanks for the vids , a great help to a new Rf2 player . Got yourself a Sub.

[@closetsimracer]

Appricate that thank you

[@las10plagas]

I love how detailed the FFB in rf2 is! I didn't even know my wheel could do the things it does in this game/sim

[@closetsimracer]

I cannot disagree with you, I love a bit of RF2 and always will just wish I could race more people more often.

[@weswheel4834]

Thanks. The part about not starting everything up before going into rFactor 2 has got me a few times. I forget to turn my wheel on and find that it helpfully has mapped the steering to an axis on my flight sim throttle quadrant :D

[@closetsimracer]

Thanks for watching and I'm pleased it has helped. Anything I've missed or you'd like to know just shout up always looking for video ideas.

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

FYI I redownloaded it this week and it installed all the tracks and cars just from installing the base game.

[@closetsimracer]

I'd assume you were still subscribed to the workshop items, so it downloaded all that would be my guess. Thanks for watching

[@emabia72]

Great video !!! I'm trying with no success to have physical mirrors working properly. I cannot see anything. Can you tell me how did you get them to work fine?

[@closetsimracer]

Mirrors are a bit lucky dip in RF2 you can adjust pitch/zoom something like SHIFT+CTRL+ (try a Google search) side mirrors are mostly useless. It's not easiest thing to sort. Rfactor2 things! Thanks for watching

[@danielfowler899]

You cam also, as I have done, write a basic batch file to start up all the necessary programs you need for each sim. That way, you can't forget to open any!

[@closetsimracer]

A batch file is a good solution for this. I've used them before but don't currently. Thanks for watching

[@bernl178]

I’ve got 4000 hours invested in this title and frankly yes it needs a little tweaking, but if you’ve got it dialled in right I have yet to have any other game give me the same car feel. I have most all other titles for PC but this is my go to because of the driving feel more than anything else

[@closetsimracer]

I 100% agree once you find the sweep spot it is an incredible experience. Thanks for watching.

[@bernl178]

I definitely agree. It should default to all cars all tracks that should be default. As far as the loading time goes I got a very strong computer. And yes it does take a while to load but the trade-off I believe is a superior handling but just my opinion.

[@closetsimracer]

I think you are right, minor issue but one that could confuse someone new to the sim. Thanks for watching 👍

[@ayoaina_fpv]

Great stuff! Can anyone recommend a specify laptop model for this please?

[@closetsimracer]

Most modern laptops will work fine with this, however if you want VR you will need higher end of graphics card.

[@hellomihai]

Ugh the mirrors. They’re such a pain to adjust. Any tips on that? Especially ones with center monitor.

[@closetsimracer]

I only ever adjust the rear one, side ones are as you say a pain. Google RF2 mirror adjustment you will get all the button combos. Thanks for watching

[@AmericanSimracing]

Saw ur logo and was sold

[@closetsimracer]

I'll take that, first time anyone has mentioned it. Thanks for watching.

[@AmericanSimracing]

It’s hilarious! 😅

[@chrissyboy7047]

I just bought this game and it actually asked if i wanted to install all of the official stuff when i launched it. They must be listening. Lol

[@closetsimracer]

We will take that as a win, at least they give you the option been a long time since I actually installed the game

[@FEERON62]

hello! I was wondering: can I subscribe to the content before downloading the game to drive the cars when I run rFactor?

[@closetsimracer]

I can't say I've tried it, but I would think you will need to buy the game before you can subscribe to workshop content. However no harm in trying it. Tha ks for watching

[@CharlesK441]

Can you show your in game graphics settings please? 😊

[@closetsimracer]

Take a look at my latest video, I show all my graphic settings.

[@viperion_nz]

Is there any way, in game, to map "return to pits" to a wheel button? I race in VR as well and my keyboard isn't very accessible. I've got most other things figured out but I can't find anywhere that I can (essentially) map the "escape" key to a wheel button without using a third piece of software

[@closetsimracer]

I've been on RF2 this morning and I've had a look at assigning a button "back to pit" it appears you cannot. I would be scared of that button on my wheel.

[@atoysruskid]

you can map an alternate ESC key under assign controls>gameplay

[@viperion_nz]

@@atoysruskid can you tell me exactly the name of the option that does this? I may be an idiot but I couldn't find it.

[@atoysruskid]

@@viperion_nz sorry - just saw this. i believe it's called alternate ESC. in the far right column under gameplay.

[@viperion_nz]

@@atoysruskid Yes! Thank you

[@pickle4474]

Do you turn anti aliasing off for VR?

[@closetsimracer]

Yes I run x4 I think. Depends if things like fences flicker. I normally turn it up a bit more. Yes but minimal. I only set this per game it's disabled in nvidia settings

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

I have to go in and re do my wheel settings every time I load into a race. Just click the profile but still what the fuck

[@closetsimracer]

That's a very odd issue are you selecting the same paint? Head to RF2 discord if problem continues they may be able to help.

[@doot6516]

im on the fence of trying it. im a regular ac iracing guy but everyones telling me rf2 is going to become the next big thing

[@closetsimracer]

100% try it, wait until steam sale and pick it up. Once the FFB is dialled in nothing comes close.

[@doot6516]

@@closetsimracer i gave it a shot. its pretty damn good lol as of now i only own the tcr and 1 gt3. the ffb and road feel plus tire model is SO GOOD! but.... i cant rotate any car on brake for whatever reason. on throttle rotation is there. brake rotation and trail braking seems super odd. now i only have a few days with it so i cant be so quick to say anything but as of now it feels pretty damn good.

[@closetsimracer]

@doot6516 honestly it's just practice with it, depends what you drove before too. Move brake bias rearward and increase brake pressure may help. Most detach rear anti roll bar too seems to help.

[@Werferharfer]

I would spend time with this game if it had custom champioship

[@closetsimracer]

I'm sure there is probably a mod somewhere. It's never something I've used, never been a deal breaker for me. Thanks for watching

[@DQTanya]

google it, because it does - i just cant remember how i did it

[@sam3d]

Bro who has the ability to do fkn setups for every single fkn car! A good sim should have presets for every car available.

[@DJeb86]

Rfactor 2 devs must stupidest ones of the whole industry !! They make an easy game to install but you got a useless empty app. I thought i had to buy all the content and they re pretty expensive, thanks to you, you saved my experience…but there so many other things that confuse me, online session for instance, and particularly vr settings, unlike what you said, when i change the display resolution, it changes the actual resolution within the headset !!! Rfactor 2 is the only vr game that does that ! If i put the res at 4k, i got a big menu screen standing in front of me like a building, and if i lower the res the menu become smaller but everything else is blurry, even in game session ! Is it better to launch the game with openxr from steam, or with vrtoolkit from rfactor setting app, in this cass do i need to install vrtoolkit or does it come with the app ? On quest3 does not look as good as other games…even at high res.

[@closetsimracer]

I'm glad I could help in one way! Not sure on your resolution issue, I use oculus tray tool to sort my supersampling in the headset. I would advise going to RF2 discord they are very helpful in sorting these things out. Thanks for watching.

[@seandrage9229]

Soooooooo many rFactor2 things, could be such a good sim. Just needs simplifying by the devs. Absolute ball ache of a game

[@closetsimracer]

It can be a right pain, but once you nail it and understand its flaws, it really is a great sim. Also, part of the reason I made this video.