Hi everyone,

We wanted to share a quick follow up with you all since our last update and specifically online racing and the network changes we’ve been making recently.

As you know, since V1.4 we have already rolled back some initial changes to our network protocol and have been busy monitoring the performance and response from the community, while also investigating deeper into some issues we saw.

We are on track to deploy a fix next week (Tuesday 15th) which we believe will make an immediate improvement in the online performance for all players. Unrelated to the network protocol itself, this one line of code should make a huge change in behaviour to the “netcode” effect that some have described with phantom collision over the recent weeks. We think this maybe the cause of the collision issues reported even with RUDP.

Looking ahead and the special event online calendar – we are making some changes to the schedule to include public open beta network tests.

Taking place on Friday’s, the programme will begin next Friday with a 6 Hour enduro at Silverstone, followed by a 12 hour Le Mans test the following week.

Testing on a live environment can be fluid, and with rapid deployment of fixes we cannot commit to dates too much into the future, but we will keep you updated on progress.

As we prepare and build up to the 24 Hours Le Mans in October, we are choosing to run a live test program in the hope to gather as much real-world data as possible while running various network changes, as well as being able to monitor real-time. We understand your time is precious but maximum participation in as many as possible really will help us deploy reliable fixes faster.

UPDATED CALENDAR

TEST(s) – w/c 14th September – Single Driver Weekly (Tues & Thurs) / 90 mins Le Mans / Hypercar, WEC LMP2, LMGT3

TEST – 18th September – 08:00 UTC ONLY / Team Race / 6 Hours Silverstone / ELMS LMP2, LMP3, LMGT3

19th – 20th September – Team Race / 4 Hours Silverstone / ELMS LMP2, LMP3, LMGT3

TEST – 25th September – 08:00 UTC ONLY / Team Race / 12 Hours Le Mans / 62 Cars / Hypercar, WEC LMP2, LMGT3

26th – 27th September – Team Race / 2.4 Hours TBA / Hypercar, LMGT3 Classes

Not all special events moving will be categorised as tests however – there are still weekend slots to race in and exciting events with un-announced tracks on the horizon too!

As always, stay up to date on our Discord server for all the current information on test schedules and how to participate

Thank you

Studio 397