Peer to Peer server hosting

[Fliimsy]

Hello all, I noticed there is a button now for hosting servers, but wants to pay for sever time. I'm assuming this is to make hosting e-sports type events a lot easier. I was wondering if there are any plans to expand to easy to use/set up peer to peer type hosting, like what Pcars2 and AMS2 do. I think something like that would be huge for this Sim.

[Jason Cooper]

you can hire a server & use any official content to set up a server for you and anyone you want to join with PW, or leave it open for everyone.

[Fliimsy]

Originally posted by Jason Cooper:

you can hire a server & use any official content to set up a server for you and anyone you want to join with PW, or leave it open for everyone.

Yes but I was more so meaning setting it all up in-game. I rented an assetto corsa server just out of curiosity and felt like I needed a college degree just to set up a single quick race. I'm computer-literate to a certain extent but that experience made me feel overwhelmed. Pcars2 and AMS2 its so simple even a lizard-brain idiot like me can do it.

[Gogol69]

Originally posted by Fliimsy:

Originally posted by Jason Cooper:

you can hire a server & use any official content to set up a server for you and anyone you want to join with PW, or leave it open for everyone.

Yes but I was more so meaning setting it all up in-game. I rented an assetto corsa server just out of curiosity and felt like I needed a college degree just to set up a single quick race. I'm computer-literate to a certain extent but that experience made me feel overwhelmed. Pcars2 and AMS2 its so simple even a lizard-brain idiot like me can do it.

@ Fliimsy: I understand your problem. It´s a pain in the ass to host a LAN-Game in rFactor 2. In PCars 2, AMS 2 and even rFactor 1 it´s total simple.
But i have absolutly no hope that this function will come to rFactor 2...

[Rav]

That's disappointing to hear, though, I think it is very possible if they wanted to make it happen. I used to be on rF2 a lot thanks to the customisability and mods. However, it was such a pain hosting dedicated servers that I gave up and went to AMS2 since I don't often have much time to race anyways.

If they really do bring a multiplayer hosting option like AMS2 one day, along with easy mod downloads for peers from the host, I'd definitely give this another go. Same thing goes for Sims like AC which have really good content, but just too troublesome to host a dedicated server.

In my mind, I'm always thinking how our old school Counter-strike could be so user friendly for adding maps and sharing with peers that simply join the server.

[BadWallFlower]

Hello,

The release candidate moved to the live environment today. A server can now be setup from within rfactor 2.

Currently doesn't support 3rd party content, due to licencing issues.

It is a paid service, as it uses Amazon AWS as the Dedicated Server.

[GUN]

1 euro per hour, lol. That's me done with this game. My friends who I race with have decided to ditch it and move to AMS2, they seem to adding better features all the time and is a solid race sim.