RaceRoom Racing Experience News

[h3]Update details:[/h3]
Download size = 530MB
Client version = 0.9.3.012
Client BuildID = 7009920


[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

• VR - Disabled fly-by cameras as background of menus to prevent motion sickness
  
• Prevented the Pause keybind from being available initially on garage menu
  
• DTM 2020 - Fixed DRS / Aero issues, smoother gearchanges, improvements to default car setup
  
• Tatuus F4 - Tweaks to default car setup for increased stability
  
• Nordschleife 24H - AI improvements
  
• Zandvoort - Extended the pitwall at the exit of the pitlane to prevent an exploit
  

[h3]Update details:[/h3]
Download size = 200MB
Client version = 0.9.3.010
Client BuildID = 6937443


[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

• FFB - tied engine vibration effect to engine inertia, so electric cars get almost zero while a big V8 gets more
  
• Menu - Added a cockpit camera pitch control in the FOV section
  
• Menu - Added possibility to also unpause by pressing the Pause control again
  
• Menu - Hidden the Gamepad rumble toggle if current controller is not a gamepad
  
• Menu - Hidden the Triple Screen setup menu while in VR
  
• Menu - The Options menu now remembers the last used tab
  
• Menu - Add background to garage menu in VR as the panning cameras were reported as inducing motion sickness. We will make those intro cameras static in a future update
  
• Menu - Added FFB Meter and FFB Multipliers binds to FFB options page
  
• Menu - Re-enabled "jump to bind" feature when a button is pressed but we now ignore most common axis binds to prevent sudden jumps reported on some controllers
  
• Possible fix for some AI's seen jumping in certain occasions
  
• Localization - Fixed german localization for "Geist anzeigen"
  
• Hockenheim - Fixed the outside curb of the stadium entrance that had a lost polygon of surface material shooting cars into space
  
• Sparks - Made sparks coming from AI's more likely to occur for FR90, DTM 2020, P1, P2, Group 5, Group C, FR-J, FR-2, FR-3
  

[h3]Update details:[/h3]
Download size = 100MB
Client version = 0.9.3.008
Client BuildID = 6925412


[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

• FFB - Stationary friction effect now fully turns off when it is set to 0%
  
• FFB - Fixed reports of "no FFB" for some wheelbases. Users experiencing no FFB should try to reset to the default profile for their wheelbase after this update.
  
• Possible fix for an issue spotted at the end of race session where cars could be seen shooting into the air.
  
• Menus - Added icon helpers to garage menu buttons
  
• Menus - Disabled jumping to keys when pressed in keybinds as a temporary fix for pedal signal jitters registered sometimes at the same time as buttons
  
• Menus - Fixed a typo in German localization for "Geist anzeigen"
  
• DTM 2020 - Tweaks to differential
  
• Group C - Tweaks to differential
  
• Porsche 911 RSR GTE - Fixed a decal on the seat that would still be rendered while the seat itself was disabled in visual settings.
  

[h3]Update details:[/h3]
Download size = 3.7 GB
Client version = 0.9.3.007
Client BuildID = 6916738
Dedi version = 76.0.1312
Dedi BuildID = 6916920




[h2]Changelog:[/h2]

• New Force Feedback system ( click here for details )
  
• Options menu interface has been redone, with FOV tools, Triple Screen setup, Search field.
  
• Replays interface has been redone, with added keyframes feature and 100% unlimited free camera movements
  
• Gameplay menus interface has been redone with Timing Screen comparison tools, Multiplayer chat box, new Race Monitor controls.
  
• Test Drive feature in the store page now allows to select any of the free track layouts
  
• Particles - Smoke and dirt puffs improvements
  
• Particles - Sparks added on applicable cars. Sparks will be emitted with varying amounts depending on the type of material that hits the ground and the force of impact
  
• Particles - Added exhaust fumes. Cars will emit varying types of fumes depending on engine type, exhaust types, engine temperature.
  
• Sounds - Improved on how drivetrain oscillations at gearshifts are coming through for a selection of cars (Formula cars, DTM, Group C, GTE). All the cars will eventually receive this change in subsequent updates.
  
• Sounds - Updated sound from riding on curbs
  
• Controllers - Updated to latest Thrustmaster SDK, adding full support for their new SF1000 wheel.
  
• Added support for 16:5 aspect ratio with 3840x1200 resolution
  

[h2]Content:[/h2]

• BMW M235i Racing - Physics review
  
• Formula RaceRoom 2 - Physics review
  
• Formula RaceRoom 3 - Physics review + New Sounds
  
• Audi TT RS VLN - Improved sharpness of turn-in
  
• BMW M3 E30 - New sounds
  
• BMW Z4 GT3 - Resized wheels
  
• Ford GT GT3 - Resized wheels
  
• Formula RaceRoom 90 - Improved differential settings, less engine braking reduction
  
• Formula RaceRoom Junior, 2, 3, 4 and 90 - Tweaked rear tyre slip curves to give more progressive grip drop off beyond the limit
  
• Group 4 - Tweaked rear tyre slip curves to give more progressive grip drop off beyond the limit
  
• Group 5 - Tweaked rear tyre slip curves to give more progressive grip drop off beyond the limit
  
• Mercedes AMG GT3 EVO - Fixed a hole spotted in the dashboard
  
• P1 and P2 car classes - Updated brake heating/cooling behaviour. Cures some inconsistant brake performance issues.
  
• Pagani Zonda R - Switched to tyres GT3-spec
  
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019) - Fixed a decal on the seat that would still be rendered while the seat itself was disabled in visual settings.
  
• Brno - Fixed starting grid issues with maximum amount of AI opponents
  
• Vålerbanen - Fixed a strict cut detection
  

[h3]Update details:[/h3]
Download size = 1.7 GB
Client version = 0.9.2.43
Client BuildID = 6785299
Dedi version = 75.0.1299
Dedi BuildID = 6785264




[h2]GT4 Base BOP rework:[/h2]
(all GT4 leaderboards were cleared)

• All cars - Reduced differences in fuel usage / Fuel tank capacities
  
• All cars - Slight reduction of torque and tyre grip
  
• All cars - Default tyre pressure changes to improve consistency on longer runs.
  
• BMW M4 GT4 - Reduced downforce
  
• KTM - Slightly less downforce on the front, slightly more drag
  
• Lotus Evora - Power increase
  
• Porsche 718 - Increased downforce, increased drag, increased torque, reduced weight
  
• Porsche 981 MR - Reduced torque, reduced downforce, increased weight
  

[h2]Other changes:[/h2]

• Added content for upcoming ADAC GT3 and GT4 esport series
  
• Added content for upcoming store releases
  
• Fixed dark cars on Road America when real time reflections were disabled.
  
• Spectator - Fixed Qualifying results disappearing from broadcast overlays as soon as the session timer hits zero.
  
• Spectator - Made the steering animations smooth while looking at cockpit onboard cameras
  
• Rolling Starts - Fixed an issue with H-shifting where the car would make unnecessary gearshifts while under AI control if shifter was not in 1st or Neutral.
  
• Rolling Starts - Fixed the last reported issues with regards to players disconnecting from the starting grid, causing some traffic jams.
  
• Dedicated Server - Fixed an issue with results from race 1 being duplicated.
  
• Dedicated Server - Fixed pitstops not always registering in results files
  
• Pitlane speed limiter - Helped with some players still getting caught going above 60kph limits after accelerating a lot and overshooting the limit by making throttle fade out when approaching the speed limit.
  
• Single Player Championships - Fixed an issue where an “Invalid lap” would be presented at the start of a race.