@rileyroo1997 Join our discord (and message a mod admin on discord when you do so they can give you a role so you can see and post stuffer in the channels) and feel free to ask. The main guys that are really good at making boats Matt Johnson, Craig Montgomery, and Chris Porten, though there are others who know how as well. Discord is where most of the community is rather than the forums these days.
We sort of had the 2014 one, it was made for the old rFactor mod and didn't fit the version of the hydroplane model used in HydroSim. The cockpit texture would be all messed up. It's one of a number of old rFactor schemes no one has gone back and re-done, though a new version would probably be doable by one of the multiple boat-painters we have in the community if you request it, especially if it's a scheme you wanted to race.
Fun fact: the scheme did win the first ever organized race on HydroSim, before we ever did a season on the game.
You can race in VR, but I wouldn't recommend it in a league unless you have a spotter. As for future VR stuff, the new GP boat model has a really well-made cockpit model thanks to Kallen Washburn, so that'll look really nice in VR once its finished.
With water effects, we used to have some splashes on the screen but they never worked in VR and I believe were tied to the old water system. Details like that are probably lower priority than other things, like GP boats and race courses for them.
Best place is to join our discord server, usually you can use the voice chat there to hang out and race with people. There is usually some one there online to play with, and lots of experienced people to show you the ropes. Our next big league season starts in late September and has sign ups open.
I don't have much experience with Xbox controllers on this game but from what I know they can be pretty finicky. Generally PS4 controllers seem to work better. I have a made-for-PC controller based off a PS controller. This one: https://www.amazon.com/Controller-Gamepad-Computer-Windows-Android/dp/B00OAYHIRA
Welcome back! That was before my time, but it's cool to see more of the old rFactor guys come out of the woodwork. Be sure to check out or discord, that's where most of the chatter is these days. There is usually some one around who will run with you on the server.
We have a non-season race tomorrow night. You can join our discord to channel, which is generally where announcements are made, plus it's where everyone hangs out during races.
What kind of controller are you using? Also be sure the input is just "Rudder" and "Canard", not "Rudder(+)" or "Rudder(-)".
I use a controller, specifically a made-for-PC controller, but PS4 controllers work with the game just fine in my experience. Xbox controllers can be finicky. You have to put the input for the joysticks yourself. Go to the input tab and bind "rudder" to a joystick axis. Same with "canard" with the 2nd joystick.
I removed most of my early poorly made boats from the dropbox a while ago. I like having the Banshee boats around as fantasy boats for anyone to use, same with the Doom and Ecco boats. Everything else I made (Serious Sam, Wolfenstein, Whitetip, and lol I forgot I made a T-mobile boat) probably aren't gonna be used even when messing around any time soon.
Most of Cei's boats probably aren't going to be used since he isn't as active these days.
The cockpit requires it's own view model, something we don't have yet. There's an unfinished version in the old rFactor mod. It's lower on the to-do list as far as I know.
Replays are stored in a folder that is automatically C:/Users/AppData/LocalLow/HydroSim/HydroSim/Replays. If you can't find it, just search your C:/ drive for "Replays".
Replays automatically name themselves after the date and time they started. You can rename them when you look at them in their folder. You can also delete them here if you think they are taking up too much space.
It'd be nice to remove the black on the canard wing...in general the scheme is probably worth re-doing at some point entirely.
The scheme exists in the old HydroMod. It'd probably need the cockpit re-done if it was ported over to HydroSim.
@Neil-Marvin There's a web browser version or a downloadable desktop/mobile app. The server name is UHL HydroSim. If you made an account I could send you a friend request and invite you. There should be a discord side bar on this website where you can see who is online and be able to connect, but it doesn't show up all the time for some reason.
Hi there! Feel free to join our discord channel as that's the easiest way to chat/coordinate with other people. You have to be given a role by a mod/admin to be able to stuff in our discord, so when you do join you can just shoot me a message and I can do that as a moderator.
Welcome to HydroSim, hope you have fun!
@aidyj88 You can participate in as many races as you want. If you just want to/only have time to make one or two races that's totally fine. You'll still be awarded points based on where you finish since those go into (potentially) making the final heat.