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((Infobox software
|screenshot=Vdrift-logo.png
|title=VDrift
|developer=Joe Venzon, Chris Guirl, Dick Maurer, Matthew Nicholson
|platform=[[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows]]
|programming language = unknown rendering engine, with Vamos physics engine
|released=((Start date and age|2005|03|29))
|latest release date = ((Start date and age|2012|07|22))
|latest release version =vdrift-2012-07-22
|genre=[[Single player]] [[Racing simulator]]
|license = [[GPLv3]]<ref>[https://github.com/VDrift/vdrift/blob/master/LICENSE license] on [[github.com]]</ref> (originally [[GPLv2]])
|website = https://vdrift.net/
|repo = https://github.com/VDrift/
))
[[File:Vdrift-screenshot_2_(2015).jpg|thumb|Screenshot of Vdrift (version from 2015).]]
[[File:Stunt_Rally_23.jpg|thumb|Screenshot of Stunt Rally, a derivative of Vdrift.]]
'''VDrift''' is a [[cross-platform]], [[free software|free]]/[[open source software|open source]] driving simulation made with [[drift racing]] in mind. It is released under the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) v3. It is currently available for [[Linux]], [[FreeBSD]], [[Mac OS X]] and [[Microsoft Windows]].

==Goals==
The goals of the VDrift project are:
* to be a high-quality, open source racing simulation featuring enjoyable and challenging gameplay;
* to take advantage of modern computing hardware to accurately simulate vehicle physics in rich and immersive racing environments; and
* to provide a platform for creative experimentation to a community of developers and artists.

==History==
VDrift was created by Joe Venzon in early 2005. A fan of [[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]], Joe had a lot of fun trying to drift in [[Gran Turismo 4|GT4]], though he was disappointed with GT4's physics after loss of traction. Looking around online, the open source Vamos Automotive Simulator performed much better, although the graphics and features were minimal. Building around Vamos, using code adapted from his earlier 3D engine experiments, Joe created the first version of VDrift.

So far, every release has been a testing/development quality release. For this and other reasons, dates are used instead of version numbers.

The driving physics engine was recently((when|date=September 2016)) re-written from scratch but was inspired by and owes much to the Vamos physics engine.

Originally developed on a [[SourceForge]] repository, the project seems to have shifted around 2011 to a [[GitHub]] one.

==Features==
This game is in the early stages of development but is already very playable. Currently the game features:
* 45 tracks based on famous real-world tracks
* 39 cars based on real-world vehicles
* Very realistic, simulation-grade driving physics
* Mouse/joystick/gamepad/wheel/keyboard support
* Fully modeled tracks, scenery and terrain
* Several different camera modes
* Basic replay system with Skip Forward/Skip Backward
* Fully customizable controls
* Joystick, mouse and keyboard input filtering
* Brake and reverse lights
* Driver aids: automatic shifting, traction control, anti-lock braking
* Experimental [[Haptic technology|force feedback]]
* Race against up to 3 AI with variable difficulty
* Engine and road sounds

== Reception and impact ==
The game was reviewed between 2006 and 2009 by multiple websites.<ref>Chris Barylick (July 25, 2006) ''[http://www.macobserver.com/columns/slackersguide/2006/20060725.shtml The Slacker's Guide - VDrift: Open Source Racing on the Mac]'', macobserver.com</ref><ref>John Knight (November 1, 2008) ''[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10214 VDrift—Open-Source Drift Racing Simulator] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008201139/http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10214 |date=2012-10-08 ))'', [[Linux Journal]] New Projects - Fresh from the Labs</ref><ref>Marcel Gagné (November 1, 2007) ''[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9872 Cooking with Linux - Because Nothing Says High Performance Like a Good Race]'', [[Linux Journal]]</ref><ref>Jon Riggall, ''[http://vdrift.en.softonic.com/ A free racing simulator]'', [[Softonic]] review of 2009-06-15 version</ref>

The game became a quite popular downloadable freeware title and was downloaded between 2005 and May 2017 alone via [[SourceForge]] over 2.3 million times,<ref>[https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdrift/files/stats/timeline?dates=2000-05-19+to+2017-05-25 stats 2000-05-19+to+2017-05-25] on [[sourceforge.net]]</ref> [[Softpedia]] counted 58,000 downloads,<ref>[http://linux.softpedia.com/get/GAMES-ENTERTAINMENT/Simulation/VDrift-5116.shtml Vdrift - Editor pick] on [[softpedia.com]] (May 2017)</ref> and [[Softonic]] another 175,000 downloads in May 2017.<ref>[https://vdrift.en.softonic.com/ vdrift en] on [[softonic.com]] (May 2017)</ref><ref>[https://vdrift.softonic.com/ vdrift es] on [[softonic.com]] (May 2017)</ref><ref>[https://vdrift.de.softonic.com/ vdrift de] on [[softonic.com]] (May 2017)</ref><ref>[https://vdrift.fr.softonic.com/ vdrift fr] on [[softonic.com]] (May 2017)</ref>

=== Derivatives ===
Due to the [[Free and open source]] [[Open source license|license]] of Vdrift [[Fork (software)|forks]] and derivatives are possible and encouraged. ''Stunt Rally'' is an example which is based on VDrift and uses [[OGRE]].<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/projects/stuntrally/ stuntrally] on [[sourceforge.net]]</ref>

==See also==
((Portal|Video games|Free and open-source software))
*[[List of open source games]]
* [[TORCS]], another open source 3D car racing simulator.

==References==
((Reflist|30em))

==External links==
((Commonscat))
* [https://vdrift.net/ Official site]
* [https://vamos.sourceforge.net/ Vamos Physics Engine]

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