Honestly, I don't know. Had to have been 2009 or thereabouts, back when my main PC was an out-of-date 2001 HP, and my laptop the cheapest Dell on offer at that time. ROR ran, but on very low settings.
How did I rediscover it? One, I always found the BeamNG community immature and full of drama to begin with--plus they were more concerned about copyright infringement over some pretty inappropriate behavior both on the repository and in the forums. Also, things like people selling their mods left a sour taste in my mouth. Also--want to make a car, but lack Blender experience--then you'll have to spend $30 on top of the already pricey BeamNG for Automation.
Thus, it's back to ROR for the car-related stuff--plus American Truck Simulator, FlightGear, Microsoft Flight Simulator (FSX and 2020), and occasionally Farm Simulator. Also, I'm planning on messing around in the editor to make my own vehicles.
How did I rediscover it? One, I always found the BeamNG community immature and full of drama to begin with--plus they were more concerned about copyright infringement over some pretty inappropriate behavior both on the repository and in the forums. Also, things like people selling their mods left a sour taste in my mouth. Also--want to make a car, but lack Blender experience--then you'll have to spend $30 on top of the already pricey BeamNG for Automation.
Thus, it's back to ROR for the car-related stuff--plus American Truck Simulator, FlightGear, Microsoft Flight Simulator (FSX and 2020), and occasionally Farm Simulator. Also, I'm planning on messing around in the editor to make my own vehicles.