Multiplayer Video


Hi Folks, Here is a video showing a full race between Ash and Gregor.  It was a close one, only 0.03secs separated them at the line. We are racing between Northern Ireland and Slovenia, so ...

Multiplayer Progress


 Hi Folks, We have been doing some multiplayer tweaking recently and have greatly improved the network smoothing quality.  We have had some great races, even with a bit of latency between ...

Hands-on First Drive at ravsim.com


 The guys at Ravsim.com has put an alpha version of ORC through it's paces. They seemed to rather like it! You might want to make a cup of tea first, it's quite a read! Here it is!

Developer Interview at ravsim.com


 Hi Folks, I (Ash) have been interviewed by an exciting new racing simulator website that aims to get more "behind the scenes" views on racing sims and the technical side of making s ...

Developer Interview On Indiegames.com


 Hi Folks, I (Ash), have been interviewed for a feature on IndieGames.com Feel free to heckle over there :) By the way, my son Jake is doing fantastically now, the 2 batches of me ...

No Updates


Hi Folks, Sorry there hasn't been much update on ORC recently, my 11 week old son has been in and out of hospital twice with meningitis so very little has been done.  I hope to get back to ...

Developer Diary 25th February


Tyre and Brake Temperature Gregor has done some great work with the Tyre and Brake temperature.  The temperature of the tyre is dependent on quite a number of factors.  Air Temperatu ...

New ORC website + a few more wallpapers


We have made some updates to the website.   We have also added a few more wallpapers to the screenshots page. As always if you would like to contact us, please use email, twitter ...

New Screenshots / Wallpapers / Progress


A lot of progress has been made since the last update.  Hundreds of bugs have been tracked down and squashed. Installation We have also been working on making installation and the first run as ...

New Car In Progress Renders


Nick has been hard at work creating the first purpose built car for ORC.  It is a work in progress, but it is coming along very nicely.  Nick will write a full developers report showing the ...




What is ORC?

ORC is a realistic racing simulator that is based on real world cars using a physics engine that was developed in partnership with a formula 1 team. This means that the simulator has been tried by a team of formula 1 engineers and tested by a formula 1 driver to ensure maximum realism.

It is currently under development, for development news, please click the news button

What are the important features of ORC?

Physics

The absolutely most important feature is the accurate, constraint-based Vehicle Dynamics Engine that has been developed by Dr. Gregor Veble.

Networking

The network engine has been developed to reduce the effects of lag in order to ensure close and fun racing

Graphics

An advanced shader based lighting model will bring Tony West's and Nick Ovey's amazing models to life, helping you feel part of the action

Rankings / Achievements

There are a number of goals for your to achieve in your racing career, you will able to view your achievements and how you rank against your friends and rivals.  It will all be available without leaving the game!

When will ORC be available?

Unfortunately due to the way we are funded (i.e. not at all) our lead developer has had to get a full time job to pay the bills, this means that progress on ORC will be slow for a while.  We hope we can find a way to work on ORC and still pay the bills :).  This means that the completion date is not known at this time.

Contacting Us

Please feel free to contact us by either email or twitter or facebook