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Tim McArthur · Published by Monkey Face Software LLC · Official site ↗
8 user reviews — 50% positive (8 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Beginner setup tuning - SDT2021 steps the user through the major areas of race car setup creation and tuning, asking simple questions about the behavior of the car and the user’s feel.
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Indie, Simulation, Racing · 2021 · More £15 - £30 games
Explore the intricacies of race car setup in Setup Developer Tool 2021. This indie simulation takes you step-by-step, offering a hands-on experience in tuning and customization.
About this game
Beginner level race car setup tuning software
So you know nothing about setting up a race car? Want to build your own setups but don't know where to start or what anything means? The Setup Developer Tool is for you. SDT will walk you through a step by step process of creating and customizing your very own personalized baseline race setup. It does so by asking simple questions about the car type, track type, and behavior of the car on track. Choosing from a menu of possible responses to the questions, the user describes the car and SDT offers valid setup changes for each step in the process, ultimately resulting in a user-created baseline setup personalized to your own needs.Product features
- Easy to use tablet style interface
- Choose car type, track type, and track traits to generate a starting setup
- Lap logging and reporting including new graph for easier reading
- Fuel calculator; full race, race remaining, & number of stops required
- Uses driver feedback to create setup to your personal needs
- Works with all modern sim-racing games, and real world cars
- Supports open wheel, sports cars, touring cars, and stock cars
- Both road course and oval style race tracks supported
- English, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, and Italian translations (more to come)
SDT covers the following areas of race car setup and tuning:
- Springs
- Anti-roll bars
- Tire pressures
- Camber
- Caster
- Toe
- Gearing
- Differential
- Weight distribution
- Dampers
- Aerodynamics
- Cross weight (Stock car only)
- Trackbar (Stock car only)
The Setup Developer Tool is the product of more than two decades of research in auto racing and race car setup mechanics. The information offered therein is relevant not only to all racing games, but real world applications as well. It can be used with any realistic auto racing software that allows the users to adjust the car setup, including the following: Assetto Corsa, Automobilista, Codemaster F1 series, iRacing, Project Cars, RaceRoom, rFactor, rFactor 2, Stock Car Extreme, Forza, Gran Turismo, and more.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: 1.3 GHz Intel Pentium III or 100% compatible
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 8.1 compatible graphics card with 64 MB memory
- DirectX: Version 8.1
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Supported Languages
English, Italian, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Dutch
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Announcing onRails — the next chapter
Announcing onRails — the next chapter If you're reading this, you've used one of our setup tools at some point — and we want you to be among the first to hear what's coming next. onRails — Setup Creation and Engineering Suite is the new flagship app from Monkey Face Software. It combines and replaces both VRCE and SDT into a single, redesigned app — rebuilt from the ground up around everything we've learned over the past 17 years. What's NewTransparent overlay — onRails runs on top of your sim. No alt-tabbing, no second monitor required. Two tools, one package — the Setup Developer builds your baseline setup from scratch, the Setup Engineer tunes it lap by lap. In-Race Engineer — a new keyboard-only assistant that gives you setup recommendations while you're driving, answered with the numpad. Direct sim integration — auto-detects your simulator and reads tire temps and lap times live from six supported sims. Supported sims: Assetto Corsa, ACC, Automobilista 2, iRacing, Le Mans Ultimate, and rFactor 2. Themes, languages, hotkeys — four F1-inspired accent themes, four languages with auto-detect, fully rebindable hotkeys (keyboard and wheel buttons). Launching July 2026 on Steam The single most useful thing you can do right now is wishlist onRails. Steam's algorithm rewards wishlists at launch, and every one helps onRails reach more sim racers on day one. Wishlist onRails on Steam You can also see the full first look on our website: www.virtualracecarengineer.com A note to long-time users Your existing app will continue to work — nothing changes there. But onRails is where every bit of future development is going. If you've been waiting for the next step, this is it. Thanks for sticking with us. See you on track. — Tim McArthur, Monkey Face SoftwareRead full article on Community Announcements (Monkey Face Software LLC)Patch NotesOfficial
August 2021 Update
Added percentages to each of the starting setup sliders - thanks to Malik Martin Added a simple background to pretty it up a bitRead full article on Community Announcements (TMcArthur)Patch NotesOfficial
July 2021 Update
Lap logger popup frequency reduced Fixed inability to select some tire temperature cells - thanks to Robert NesterRead full article on Community Announcements (contact)Patch NotesOfficial
Dutch translation added
Besides the English, Portuguese, Italian, and Turkish translations, the release of SDT21 will also include a Dutch language translation. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40427346/639a43bc5df2b5f8846986b26b7bc7790f5875eb.pngRead full article on Community Announcements (contact)
