Latest News > 9/6/2009

9/6/2009 > PayPal payment method available!

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We have received many requests from our customers to support other payment methods than credit/debit cards. We are glad to tell you that we are now accepting payments through your PayPal account!

PayPal is a system designed from the ground up to be a safer way to send money online. You can pay without revealing your credit card or bank information.

To purchase or renew a VGP3 account, simply log in and follow the purchase (or renew) link; you'll be redirected to the Banca Sella bank secure website (SSL encrypted) from where you can select your preferred payment method!

31/3/2009 > ObjectConverter Released!

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The first beta of ObjectConverter is now available from the Download section for VGP3!

The ObjectConverter utility can be used to convert 3d objects and models from popular 3d formats (currently 3ds and lwo objects supported) to the VGP3 internal format.
ObjectConverter is the natural companion of TrackDesigner3, enabling the track editor tool to import external objects allowing for rich content creation in the development of new tracks, but it can be used as a standalone application to change any existing VGP3 3d shape such as cars or helmets.

To install ObjectConverter, download the archive and follow the included instructions.

The ObjectConverter manual is already online, to find it click the VGPedia link in the Navigation Bar.

12/2/2009 > VGP3 Goes Universal Binary!

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Virtual Grand Prix 3 is now available as Universal Binary under the OS X environment (Tiger and Leopard only)!

Users running OS X on Intel architectures can now run VGP3 at full speed, without any need to emulate PowerPC code anymore.

The UB version of VGP3 has been recompiled using the latest gcc compiler, so the new code may deliver a slightly better framerate on PowerPC Macs, too.

The V0.78 UB version of VGP3 is available from the download section.

21/12/2008 > Monza Track Released!

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Monza, the famous italian speedway, is now available from the Download section for VGP3!

Originally built in 1922 and completed in under half a year, Monza, after Brooklands and Indianapolis, was the third permanent automobile racing track in existence.
Monza has been hosting Formula One races for decades.

A banked oval track was incorporated in 1955 into the design, but it was abandoned in 1970 because of increasing cars power and oversized tyres.

Nowadays, Monza is a very fast track that combines speed with skill. It's one of the most famous tracks all over the world.

To install the track, download the archive and follow the included instructions.

30/11/2008 > TrackDesigner3 Released!

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The first beta of TrackDesigner3, the VGP3 track editing tool, is now available from the Download section for VGP3!

TrackDesigner3 is a powerful tool especially designed to build new, fully working tracks for VGP3 without any need of external 3d editors or modelers; combined with the next-to-be-released ObjectConverter utility, however, TrackDesigner3 can import 3ds or lwo 3d objects, allowing for the creation of highly detailed brand new tracks for VGP3!

To install TrackDesigner3, download the archive and follow the included instructions.
The TrackDesigner3 manual is already online, to find it click the VGPedia link in the Navigation Bar.

Next tool to be released: ObjectConverter utility.

09/08/2008 > Hungarian Track Released!

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The Hungarian Grand Prix track is now available from the Download section for VGP3!

Narrow and twisty, this track requires a lot of downforce and quick reflexes!

To install the track, download the archive and follow the included instructions.

Next track to be released: Monza (Italy).

15/06/2008 > VGPedia now online!

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VGPedia, the official source of documentation for Virtual Grand Prix 3, is now online!

VGPedia, the VGP3 wiki, will document every aspect of VGP3:
you'll find user's manuals, additional tools guides and information about the various VGP3 file formats.

We plan to continuously update and add new content to VGPedia, so that whether you are an end user or a modder you'll find plenty of useful information to improve your VGP3 experience!

The first entry, the VGP3 User's Manual, is already online! Use the Navigation Bar to link directly to the VGPedia Homepage!

25/05/2008 > Updates and Upgrades!

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We have been quiet in the last months, but we are continuously working hard on the VGP3 engine, that now has reached V0.50.

There are many improvements "under the hood" of the new engine, including:

- an advanced tyre contact patch-soil interaction model for offroad terrains, using real terramechanics simulation of cohesive and frictional properties
- improvements and refinements in the open wheeled cars parameters
- better, faster and more compatible OpenGL 3d shaders in the 3d engine
- optimizations in the whole code

We are also working on additional tools that we plan to release very soon, including the VGP3 gui-less server, the Object Converter (a tool useful to import 3ds or lwo objects in VGP3) and the TrackDesigner utility.

The new version of VGP3 is currently available from the Download section.

Pay attention to the fact that the new file formats are incompatible with the old ones, so you need to download both the new executables and the new archives - Don't mix the old and new files!

20/12/2007 > Silverstone Track Released!

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Silverstone, one of the most famous tracks in the world, is now available from the Download section for VGP3!

The UK track is famous as being the first track to host the very first Formula One Championship race back in 1950.

To install the track, download the archive and follow the included instructions.