Brendon Pywell has released Bob’s Track Builder Evo, bringing the comfort of creating tracks with BTB to Simbin simulations.
Bob’s Track Builder Evo is an easy-to-use track creation tool that enables users to build their own tracks for GTR2, GT Legends as well as RACE07/GTR Evolution.
BTB has already earned quite a reputation in the rFactor community, being responsible for several popular tracks, including the two only laser-scanned tracks for the simulation.
Features:
- Click and drag track creation uses splines to form all polygons.
- Support for circuits or lengthy winding rally track.
- Export to game by clicking one button.
- Add/edit terrain in 3d.
- Use GPS or Google Earth data to import kilometers worth of track with just a few clicks.
- Advanced support for in-game Bump, Specular, Additive and Multiply maps.
- Add camber (tilt) to your whole track or to individual sections using a simple camber tool.
- Control the track cross section to add variable camber, change the width or add bumps.
- Add Walls and Fences to your track by clicking and dragging them in the 3d window.
- Add Objects from libraries of Expansion Packs (XPacks), or create your own libraries using the new XPacker utility.
- Add complex shaped strings of objects to create 3d ripple strip, tyre walls or other interesting objects.
Bob’s Track Builder Evo is free to try by visiting the link below, a full version license is available for purchase if you find the tool to be useful.
UncleChuckle
May 10th, 2009 at 06:02
The only problem with BTB is it’s lowered the entry bar for track design, meaning that more and more poor quality tracks are appearing. Sure, you can do great stuff in it. Sadly a lot of people who lack the ability to make decent tracks use BTB. Some of the rFactor ones made with BTB I’ve seen lately have been truly terrible.
Yes, I realize we’re not supposed to criticize and give anyone who contributes to the community a big warm hug regardless of how crap or useless their contribution is… Therein lays the path to mediocrity and disappointment.
Floptickle
May 10th, 2009 at 12:30
Thats true… But then again. Learning by doing?
trebor901
May 10th, 2009 at 13:31
I didnt realise the Simbin version of BTB would need to be bought completely seperate, i would much rather have the Simbin one than the one for rFactor that ive got at the moment.
kill4f00d
May 10th, 2009 at 17:46
The the crappy tracks are coming from people that don’t put enough time into their work. I’m sure if you try really hard, you can make your track look pretty decent.
Jos
May 10th, 2009 at 19:07
well the same counts for everything in rfactor.
samanthaUK
May 10th, 2009 at 19:15
Agreed, looking at the most recent releases, on RFC says it all, not suppose to criticize? criticism is good, if you dont, they think they are doing it right, rfc should have a sub section for BTB tracks.
@ Jos what planet are you on.
Firefox
May 10th, 2009 at 22:53
Well you can criticise in two ways: Negative or Constructive.
Criticism is good but only in the constructive way. negative criticism never gets anyone anywhere.
Special section for BTB tracks? Don’t make me laugh nearly all tracks in rFactor are made with BTB these days. I say better have those tracks than not.
And Jos what are you saying? You can’t honestly say everything in rFactor is crap can you?
If you still think so i would suggest you to fire up CTDP06 on Bahrain 2006 and then honestly say it sucks.
Jos
May 11th, 2009 at 01:50
no I didnt mean that lol, I mean everything in rfactor requires skills to make, not only tracks but also carmods.
Piddy
May 11th, 2009 at 03:07
I would not like to see all BTB tracks put in the same basket. Sure crap tracks are very easy to make, but for the few guys that are doing great work it would be a shame for them not to get the exposure they deserve.
rFC allows you to sort tracks by ranking which works pretty well if you’re after only the best.
If the ranking system was locked for two days after any new track release, it would reduce the amount of knee-jerk voting and making sorting by ranking even better.
Although having said that, sometimes there are tracks that don’t look so good, but are still great fun to drive. Then there are some that look great, but are boring to drive. It’s good to have choice.
Also BTB is great for private use; it’s fun to bring your own ideas to life no matter how whacky they might be.