rFactor 2 Purchased Content Will Not Show in Game?

Discussion in 'rFactor 2 General Discussion' started by Andrew Harper, Aug 1, 2026 at 1:39 PM.

  1. Andrew Harper

    Andrew Harper Pro Driver

    Hiya,

    I'm sure I've had this issue before but I can't remember what I did to resolve it.

    I bought the Nords via the Store Page whilst in the game (rather than in the Store page as part of Steam itself which is what I usually do).

    Steam downloaded it and it's in my content folder but it's not appearing in the game for some reason, is there anything I can try to resolve it?

    Or shall I just request a refund and re-purchase via the Store Page on Steam?
     
  2. Ken Jagger

    Ken Jagger Administrator Staff Member Donator

    You generally need to close rF2 and restart for it to DL new content. Did you do that?
     
  3. Andrew Harper

    Andrew Harper Pro Driver

    Hiya, thanks for the reply.

    Yeah, I restarted RF2 and Steam, then the PC.

    interestingly, I found out what folder the DLC content should live in and there’s no sign of the track having been downloaded.

    although steam downloaded a massive file when I bought the track (took about ten minutes). So either the purchase hasn’t properly worked or something has gone wrong.

    I followed a guide to try and get Steam to redownload (similar to Unsubscribe, Subscribe which we’ve all done at some point) but that failed.

    As mentioned, my own fault, I’ve never normally purchased DLC from within the game. Now I know why! lol.

    I have a really horrible feeling I experienced this issue when we had an Endurance league some years back (I was missing a GT3 car to get in the server) and in the end I had to buy the content again via the Steam DLC Shop as purchasing from within the game didn’t work. Even though I was charged for it and the game showed I’d bought it.

    I’ll keep trying anyway.
     
    Last edited: Aug 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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  4. Andrew Harper

    Andrew Harper Pro Driver

    Ok, all sorted.

    Really bizarre, I left my computer on overnight as I needed to update my Adobe Creative Suite Applications and would you believe it, Steam downloaded the track at about 3am.

    It's now in the game, thank heavens I wasn't in the middle of a league as I think that would've driven me nuts. lol.

    Maybe it's a server timing issue? Not sure but anyway all good to go.
     
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  5. Neil Wood

    Neil Wood Pro Driver

    that is odd!
     

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