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Details: Published: 04 April 2026

Well, time for another update. This time I have quite a few new things to share that I think keep improving the game. As usual, some are related to driving, others to the menu screens, and of course there are internal improvements and bug fixes. As a preview of the rest of the article, I'll say that I think the main one is being able to drive with a steering wheel. Using a gamepad works fine but, even though it's an arcade game in terms of gameplay, the steering wheel makes it more fun and a bit more realistic. At least that's how it feels when I try it.

Details: Published: 13 March 2026

Time again to share how the game is coming along, and what I've been doing to make it feel more realistic, fluid and, above all, fun. For starters, I'm finishing a new circuit: the legendary Spa-Francorchamps, one of the most challenging in the world, and it already has enough detail to make it feel quite authentic. But that's not all: I've also been improving the physics, the AI, the graphics and the player controls configuration. I hope the details are interesting.

New versions of some of the featured cars.

Details: Published: 19 January 2026

When I first started developing the idea for the game, I knew that the player should have a wide variety of different cars available and that they should be real. In fact, in the first videos I published, you can see a Koenigsegg and a Renault Clio.

I soon set a goal of having about 20 different cars, at a rate of 4 or 5 for each racing category. With that in mind, I started looking for fan-made models under CC-BY licenses on 3D modeling sites (which is where the two models mentioned above came from, and where I found a few more candidates for SoER)

Details: Published: 15 November 2025

I've spent all my free time this week making a circuit as realistic as possible with the resources of the Spirit or Eternal Racer game engine. Actually, I've also invested some time in expanding those capabilities to be able to achieve a greater likeness.

I'm telling this whole story because, in the end, a doubt arises for me: to what extent is it worth it? This isn't a simulator, it's not a 3D game, there's no physics engine as such. But, on the other hand, I've always wanted it to be an arcade game including some simulator similarities. So, having tracks where a car with certain characteristics corners and reaches speeds similar to its real-world counterpart is something I wanted to have, no matter what.

Details: Published: 26 October 2025

Since I launched the first playable demo of Spirit of Eternal Racer, I've been busy with several things. My main headache has been improving the gameplay experience with rivals, in other words, the game's AI. As is often the case, it took longer than expected, and in parallel, I introduced some other cars to take a breather. Aside from that, I've also been creating a menu screen, specifically the game mode selection screen.

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It's a retro arcade but... why not use a steering wheel?

Spa-Francorchamps, physics improvements and in-game configuration

Rebuilding the Spirit of Eternal Racer Garage: New Models and More Detail Than Ever

To what extent can a game like Spirit of Eternal Racer be realistic?

Smarter Opponents and New Menu Screens in Spirit of Eternal Racer"

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