Game Update (Patch Notes Beta 1.11.0)

New Content

• Added Crest Da Cauras track
• Added Aston Martin Vantage GT3 car
• Added Hockenheim night mode

New features

• Added possibility to disable / enable volumetric clouds to adjust performance
• Players in pit garage are now hidden from other players so they don't disturb other player’s gameplay
• Added possibility to launch the game with integrated GPUs when they are selected as preferred device in Windows settings
• Added drag and downforce modifiers to balance of performance settings
• We have enabled this to get more analytics from the game and the performance of cars
• Added possibility to update profile picture in the game

Performance

• Reduced CPU frame time to improve experience with multiple cars on a track (especially on older CPUs)

Physics

• More physics changes for Praga R1 to improve car’s drivability

Tools

• Upgraded Unreal Engine to v5.4.4
• Added support for AMD FSR 3.1 and integrated custom engine changes from AMD to improve quality of image displayed when FSR is used
• Updated XeSS to v1.4.8
• Integrated Cammus API which sends some game telemetry data to Cammus-produced hardware

Sounds

• Improved tire sounds

Replays

• Added time dilation buttons to Replay Controls
• Added car crash, gameplay stage start, corner cut and lap event generation when recording demo
• Added event markers on Replay Controls timeline when viewing replay
• Added replay event table to Spectator Overlay
• Added lap and non-lap event buttons to Replay Controls
• Added recording start and end buttons to Replay Controls
• Overhauled the overall Replay Controls module look

UI

• Reworked options menu for upscalers (Nvidia DLSS / AMD FSR / Intel XeSS) so all the settings which are depending on other settings selection are handled properly
• Improved replay selection menu experience and added possibility to refresh the list of replays displayed
• Added more detailed network performance stats to in-game HUD
• Improved logic of time delta display to fix some issues with it on starting new laps
• Added a popup which informs player about problems with accessing Founder’s store instead of displaying broken menu
• Added button to reset HUD Layout to default value
• Added clickable links to the game
• Disabled radars in time trial mode
• Added option to disable ghost car in time trial

Tracks improvements

• Hockenheimring - visual improvements, added vista, fixes textures' bugs, night cycle added
• Fuji International Speedway- Night system improvements
• Daytona, Monza, Spa - outside tarmac improvements
• All tracks - small foliage improvements

Bugfixes

• Fixed issue with live replays hanging after ~1h of recording
• Fixed issue with automatic gearbox not working properly with e-motor bumpstart in LMDh cars
• Fixed issue that electric vehicles were unable to shift to drive using automatic gearbox.
• Fixed issue with electric cars being able to restore energy during pit stop
• Fixed some issues with player’s car being able to move when player leaves it and enters spectator mode
• Fixed problems with penalties for broken / disabled headlights sometimes not being received correctly by players
• Fixed problems with some parts of maps sometimes not being loaded correctly when watching replays
• Fixed issue with car headlights not being rendered correctly in mirrors
• Fixed problems with safety car behavior when leaving to pits on Fuji
• Fixed problem with DNFed / DNSed players sometimes being able to start gameplay
• Fixed problems with shaky behavior sometimes happening when switching between cameras in spectator mode
• Fixed bug with ghostcar reappearing after restarting time trials
• Fixed problem with helicam sometimes starting from below the ground
• Fixed problem with pit jack pistons being misaligned
• Fixed issue with safety car not disabling lights when going back to pits
• Fixed issue where player’s friends nationality was not displayed correctly in some cases
• Fixed Contestants Table's Gap/Interval column not changing its name when switching between gap / interval modes
• Fix for default livery being displayed in garage by default instead of the one selected by player
• Fix for tower showing incorrect column names in spectator
• Fixed issue with player short name sometimes not being clamped to 3 characters length
• Fixed some issues with changing widget modes in HUD editor
• Fixed a problem with pressing two buttons at the same time in credits locking player in loading screen
• Fixed issue with scroll lists being activated by right mouse button
• Fixed issue with game allowing too many characters in player’s name text box

Known Issues

VR

• No default settings
• Flickering when loading into level
• Some menus don’t work in VR
• No mouse support
• UI colour is offset in-game
• Camera position slightly offset

General

• Spectator engine audio can be missing
• Rank can still be affected if the server/client crashes
• Going back to pits on Orchard Road can trigger a pit stop
• Using Vulkan can cause the game to crash
• Nvidia Reflex can cause stuttering. Recommendation is to disable it for now
• Replays can crash when loading into them
• Time Trial delta is only shown when personal best time is set
• Time Trial delta stops showing after you reset the Time Trial run
• Time Trial ghost car doesn’t update after getting beaten
• In online races, if a car crashes at very high speeds into a wall, it can cause a mini-freeze for all connected clients and possibly crash the physics engine. Restart your client if this happens.
• Getting a black flag in Time Trial will soft lock the player. You have to leave the Time Trial and go back to the Main Menu
• Porsche Mission R has the wrong TC sound, fix in future patch
• Porsche Mission R has a refuel section during the pit stop even though the battery charge doesn't increase
• Constant tire audio when performing a pitstop