Game Update – 2023-08-28 (Patch Notes Beta 1.3.4)

General

  • Introduced fix for game freezing (and crashing) due to potential deadlocks encountered by the RenderThread
  • Fixed issue with vehicles sometimes becoming invisible for the owning players for modes with players being hidden from each other
  • Fixed problem with car wheels picking color from objects nearby
  • Increased max allowed connection bandwidth between server and clients

Liveries

  • Updated R1 liveries’ thumbnails
  • Fixed problem with Team Redline liveries not using correct IDs

Tracks

General

  • Updated banners on all available tracks

Nürburgring

  • Fixed problems with culling when using non-epic video settings

UI

  • In-game leaderboards can now show 15 players before switching to “compressed” mode
  • Incident points for followed player are not displayed to spectators
  • Fixed problem with yellow flag warning sometimes not displaying text correctly

Game Update – 2023-08–17 (Patch Notes)

Game

Physics

  • Reduced lag effect felt by players caused by recent changes in vehicle movement algorithm
  • Disabled anti-stall for Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II, BMW M4 GT3 2022, Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020 and Porsche 992 GT3R
  • Reduced rear wing drag for BMW M4 GT3 2022
  • Updated default setups for BMW M4 GT3 and Mercedes-AMG GT3
  • Fixed problems with misfunctioning auto clutch
  • Introduced 3 km/h minimum speed threshold to activate antilock brake system
  • Forced automatic clutch to be always enabled when automatic engine starter is enabled
  • Added engine autostarter selector to auto clutch step of pedals calibration popup. Moved engine autostarter selector close to auto clutch selector on driving aids module of gameplay options

Input

  • Added possibility to define 2 input axes for clutch, throttle and brake inputs (NOTE: You need to reset your input settings for input axes scaling to work properly)

Tracks

Hockenheimring
  • Updated track bounds (T1 exit to old system, finetuning all corridors to avoid false positives)
Monza
  • Updated track bounds (finetuning all corridors to avoid false positives)
Nürburgring
  • Updated track bounds (T8/T9 kerb counts as track, T11 exit kerb counts as track, finetuning all corridors to avoid false positives)
  • Fixed some problems with banners
Spa
  • Fixed problems with culling for some objects

Liveries

  • Updated team liveries for R1 fall season (note: this is still work in progress, so there might be small errors for now, like R1 logo on Apex’ car or spelling Nikodem’s name and liveries may appear twice. Another update will follow before the season.)

Sounds

  • Lowered and adjusted curb volume , Porsche 992 GT3R Gear whine adjusted and lowered in overall Volume

Game Update – 2023-08–08 (Patch Notes)

Game

  • Physics
    • Implemented Praga R1 physics
    • Implemented V1 damage system for all available cars
    • Changed upshift time for Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
    • Equalised fuel consumption for all GT3 cars
    • Updated default setup files for all Beta-included GT3 cars
    • Adjusted default BoP for BMW M4 GT3 2022, Mercedes-AMG_GT3 2020 and Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R
  • Multiplayer
    • Reworked remote cars movement algorithm for better online multiplayer experience
    • Fixed problem with cars sometimes being spawned in the air and moved down to spawn point at gameplay stage start

  • Gameplay
    • Improved checkpoint times accuracy
    • Reworked corner cut detection systems for better flexibilities when giving penalties
    • Fixed bugs related to corner cutting

  • Input
    • Added predefined input profiles for some devices
    • Added possibility to turn car with mouse input

  • Spectator / replays
    • Improved replay and spectator functionalities for better visual experience

  • Animations
    • Improved driver animations

  • Audio
    • Fixed some issues with some sounds disappearing in certain conditions
    • Updated BMW M4 GT3 car sounds
    • Updated Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) sounds
    • Updated curb sounds
    • Added UI button sounds
    • Fixed some problems with Porsche 911 (992) GT3 R sounds
    • Fixed some problems with curb sounds
    • Fixed some problems with UI sounds
  • UI
    • Added timer showing how much time player has left to be ready before being disqualified from the race
    • Changed tire temperature display UI to show more accurate tire temps
    • Fixed some problems with player history menu
    • Fixed problem with clipping lists in lobbies
    • Loading screen should no longer stop animating in final stage of loading
    • Fixed displaying information about damage in contest preview
    • Fixed problem with damage multiplier in singleplayer being cleared for milestone builds

Art / Tracks / Car Visuals

  • Updated wheel rotation blur effect

Game Update – 2023-06-21 – (Patch Notes)

General
– Added possibility to join scheduled multiplayer races from the game
– Added race history screen to player profile
– Fixed problems with driver’s animations
– Fixed problems with loading screen disapperaring too quickly
– Added animation when new penalty is given to player
– Fixed some problems with displaying car mileage in game

Racetracks
– Optimisation and visual improvements