Whether you are familiar with the D2-Spec car system or not, anyone can use this Car Development Kit to tool around on your own projects or become a Second Life vehicle seller if you happen to have some car model assets without a functional script to make them run.
D2 0.6 is the Latest, Free, Transferrable car script by Eightland Racing, who has been developing automotive scripts in SL since 2010.
ELR helps build communities of builders and modders in SL's car culture with a tested platform of 'simulator-realism' vehicles, styled on Drift and Track Racing capabilities for consistent, addictive precision action.
http://www.slformulad2.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2YXsdcIozo - Promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzsO5evepOM - Drifting
Visit the ELR/PM store inworld @ http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Seventh%20Avenue/126/27/2036
Be sure to check out britty's stuff in the same building for updated D2 scripts for Driving Animation, Wheels, and more!
There's no turning back after enjoying this car engine script pack.
After months of using this car engine script pack, it's safe to say I enjoyed it a bit too much even makes me forgot to play other racing games. It emulates a true physics system which involves gravity, friction, mass, engine power, transmission, turbo, wheel configuration, and control sensitivities (steering, gas, brake) to affect car handling. These make me love to trying out how my car does in practice in drift and grip situations, inside or outside racing tracks.
It even supports add-on modifications that involves its core engine script, so any cars with this engine script can have full potential to be whatever the owner wishes.
In usage wise, it uses less than 500 KB of script memory usage if only using the required scripts to make the car works and supports 2 control type; mouse steering and key steering. Regardless, I managed to drive with this engine script in mainland using mouse steering. And I got very low chance of falling off the road after crossing sim border.
The only drawback I noticed is its tendency to slide sideways when idling on a slope, such as on oval circuit arena. It can be mitigated by utilizing parking script system provided in this kit to prevent it for now.
Solid 9.6 / 10
Easy to set up and get running, all you create with it drifts the way you want it to be
If you're looking to make a true drift car in SL, this script is basically a must. Easy to set up, easy to get a car with it running (if you don't mind reading instructions - very easy to understand) and if you have any idea with how a loose grip high power car should drive, this'll be just all natural. I'd say key-steer is better for the ease of it, but if you're someone who likes smooth inputs, mouse-steer is not hard to get into either.
What Driving is About
You have to experience it to understand.
LOVE THIS, contributed to my love of drifting/racing! Ran out of space!!!! Contact me if you're curious about a more in depth review!
I've been using assorted car scripts for many years. Of course you always have your average forward, back, shift up, shift down, decent steering execution upon pressing steering keys scripts.
Many times people argue that because a script speeds up slowly and the steering feels slow and heavy it's somehow more realistic than other scripts.
This script, ELR/PM D2, (I like to call it fizix and pretend I'm oldschool.) is innovative and amazing in just about every way, and here's why. As a driving obsessed enthusiast in the real world, I crave a certain feeling when driving in games. Even before I started stunting in real life I could feel something special in the earlier stages of d2's development. I might even say it helped to set me on the path I'm on now, and I am grateful for that contribution. Once you figure out the little silly bits in your car like parking brake, or hud stuff (which is very simple don't worry.) you shift your car into first gear. I hear there's even an obtainable clutch add-on script? Anywho, as soon as you press the throttle you start moving. It's just like real life. You start pulling away and then that torque kicks in and you start movin'! Keep in mind it is secondlife, which you notice again upon using keyboard steering. It's not a lack of scripting, it's a lack of capability when using TWO BUTTONS to steer. So I recommend the mouse steer feature! Mouse steer drivers tend to have a slight advantage in tight technical areas, due to the fact that you're steering with the mouse and are 500% more in control. Hehe! It's okay though, even if you HATE mouse steering, you can still totally enjoy the key steer in this script. Every corner you can feel the difference in RPM and the way speed affects steering is pretty great too! Especially when you floor it and let the rear slip out. I recommend messaging eight and asking him if you can purchase one of his own builds so you can feel a perfectly tuned well ballanced SL drift vehicle. I♥D2
