Seems like the models might be scratch made (as claimed) but big chunks of the data might be recycled from Rollovers' 2018 TCR mod.
The plot thickens.
Or not.
Its impossible for them to not be, considering how much theyve tried to sweep their 2020 tcr europe e-series into the dustbin
Lots of modders says this, don't they. Given how much data is involved and how you only need one missing, poorly guessed, or wrongly implemented figure to make a complete mess of a car, I tend not to take them at their word. I don't have great faith either in rl driver feedback either. I'm sure it can provide some limited guidance but seems highly subjective to me.
Fewer modders republish the real data, calculations, and telemetry comparisons they work from as you see IER for example do semi-regularly. If you can point us to any of this sort of thing Tommy has published, I'd be happy to see it.
No disrespect to what he is able to produce as a one man band by comparing it with the big teams who have different people for 3d modelling, sound, physics, etc. Just stating a personal preference.
well when tommy has said hes spoken to a driver who you would well recognize their name as being from wtcr along with an as of 2021, former wtcr engineer i think that says all you need to know regarding how important getting the right feeling & information/data into his mod. if you dont believe, go and join his discord, hes posted within the last 24hrs. as for your point regarding republishing real data etc etc, he would be liable legally if he did that considering he hasnt gone through correct and proper channels ie being an "official mod".
The above makes your point invalid/mute from my point of view.
you could say the same thing about a similar thing. Group i used to race with years back on rF1, RSM. They wanted to create their own COTF V8s mod as they felt that the V8Factor version wasnt very representative of the real cars. So the various admins went through processes of talking to drivers & teams at race events here in australia, gathering information and data that could be put back into their creation, same way tommy has done his.
now you could apply your statement to that above example, and say "i tend not to take them at their word/i dont have great faith in irl driver feedback" etc etc. that is your opinion, however doesnt mean that that the creator is wrong and hasnt created something great just because they cant release the reference information theyve gained access to.
Hopefully you can see where im coming from with this. Just because you cant see all the background info and nitty-gritty detail, doesnt mean that it hasnt come from official sources.
However my point still stands regarding WSC & their supposed official mod. Just to mention aswell, we havent seen anyone rep from the involved manufacturers come out and say "congrats on the mod, yes we supplied data/info etc etc, laser scanned our car etc etc". Lack of noise from so called 'involved' manufacturers is quite telling at this point. You would also think that those teams would want people to be racing in their liveries in their cars, which we can see is also non-existent as they all have been given a default competition skin
