Happy New Year to you from OZNZ Sim Racing.
It is long past time for a News post and an update for OZNZ Sim Racing's intentions for 2025.
Kicking off the year
To start the year we are running (not the) Toyota FR Oceania Championship, taking the Tatuus FA01 to five iconic New Zealand racing circuits.
Information for the series can be found HERE
Assetto Corsa
We intend to continue racing in Assetto Corsa in 2025.
Although new titles are on the horizon, Assetto Corsa is a reliable title that has served us well and will continue to do so for a while yet.
Assetto Corsa EVO
In two weeks time, Assetto Corsa EVO will release into early access.
Our anticipation for this title is that it likely will not be feature ready for us to use as the primary title for the Sunday racing league.
That being said, OZNZ Admins will be picking the the game at release to begin assessment.
We hope to do some 'Potato' testing to see if the title runs well on older hardware as a consideration for members who do not have the latest PC hardware.
With the announced Free Roam feature in AC EVO, we hope to deploy an OZNZ dedicated server for members to jointly roam and explore the Eiffel region (assuming the free roam has dedicated server functionality).
We will keep everyone informed of progress and are crossing our fingers that AC EVO is a title with the potential to enjoy a long shelf life like Assetto Corsa.
Discord
We will be working on updating the Discord server to improve the onboarding process for new members. The current arrangement seems to be a contributing factor in the slow down on new membership for OZNZ and that comes with a reduction of grid sizes. Discord now has built in onboarding and it should be an easier process for new members to join the group.
Some roles may be adjusted, but the overall channel structure is likely to remain the same, so existing members shouldn't expect to see much change.
Final Thoughts
We are looking forward to 2025 and spending time racing with you all. As always, we welcome input from the community, so please do not hesitate to provide suggestions, whether it be for series ideas, website or discord update suggestions, or anything else that might come to mind. Happy New Year everyone. May you enjoy much success on and off the track!
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