NASCAR 26 damage is still limited by the computational cost of soft-body physics on a 40-car console field. Lead developer Matt Lewis gave the most detailed explanation anyone on this franchise has offered.
NASCAR 26 career mode adds custom car use in Championship Mode. Silly season, team ownership, and driver hiring are confirmed for the roadmap but not in this release.
iRacing Studios developers Mike Bergh and Steve Reis walk through NASCAR 26 controller settings and car handling in the second developer diary, out today ahead of the September 18 launch.
NASCAR 26 AI improvements fix the driver rating variance that made ARCA fields unrealistic and address pit road entry logic that gave AI an unfair edge.
NASCAR 26 Peak Performance mode evaluates how you drive and recommends an AI difficulty level, solving the cold boot problem that has existed in NASCAR games for years.
iRacing Studios’ Director of Production Matt Lewis sat down with Traxion and shared five things the team wants to build into future NASCAR releases, from split-screen to terminal damage. Here is where the game stands and where it is headed.
NASCAR 26 paint booth jumps from 7-8 layers per panel to 50, with left-right mirroring now supported. Here’s what that means for building custom paint schemes.
NASCAR 26 graphics include volumetric clouds, dynamic lighting, motion blur, and a new particle system. Lead developer Matt Lewis called it his proudest achievement in the game.
NASCAR 26 physics changes center on the tire model, making brake lockup easier to trigger and the car harder to drive overall. Dynamic track surface is also in for the first time.
NASCAR 26 force feedback got a proper overhaul: adjustable centering spring, more hardware testing, and iRacing sim team input. Here’s what’s different from N25.