The public first became aware that the development of rFactor 2 was underway when Gjon Camaj of Image Space Incorporated posted WIP in-game screenshots on Twitter in early March 2009. Development From announcement to open beta (2009-2012)

At the same time, rFpro continues to use the developments made by ISI to the rFactor codebase. rFactor 2 also incorporated code that was developed for rFpro.

From this point on, the software engine would be referred to as isiMotor2.5. Image Space Incorporated took the experience from isiMotor2 and rFactor Pro and began the development of rFactor 2. isiMotor2 also laid the foundation for rFactor Pro, a software simulation engine used by real-life racing teams and car manufacturers, including most of the current Formula One grid and NASCAR manufacturers. IsiMotor2 was further licensed to companies such as Slightly Mad Studios, Reiza Studios, and 2Pez Games. This title became rFactor, released in 2005, which was the first ISI title using the software engine referred to as isiMotor2. Image Space Incorporated then made a racing simulator with open architecture and provided tools for the modding community to create third-party content. After the release of F1 Challenge '99-'02, isiMotor was licensed to another company for the first time, SimBin, who went on to produce popular retail sim racing titles GTR and GTR 2. iMotor is an umbrella term that covers every component of the software engine, including the graphics engine gMotor and the physics engine Motor. Background Īfter the initial success of Sports Car GT (1999), Image Space Incorporated used its self-developed software engine Motor1 for several racing titles, including the Formula One simulators F1 2002 and F1 Challenge '99-'02. It features advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.

RFactor 2 is designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, including four-wheeled and six-wheeled vehicles with either two or four steered wheels. Much of its source code is derived from rFactor Pro, which is also used by professional racers and most of the Formula One teams and NASCAR manufacturers. Like its predecessor rFactor, rFactor2 is designed to be modified and used by professional racing teams for driver training and race car development. RFactor 2 is a computer racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (renamed Studio 397 in 2016, acquired by Motorsport Games in 2021) and released for Windows in 2012.

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