General and Code Updates

• Integrate crash reporting software to automatically collect crash reports
• Fix crashes when no sound devices is available
• Fixed an issue that would cause cars to collide if one of them teleported close to the other in an online session – disabled collision for teleporting cars if they end up in other cars
• Fix for FFB oscillating during game freezes or change state
• Fixed a bug to ensure the game is running at normal speed when exiting the pause menu
• Quality of life changes for virtual fuel information display in the MFD and speedometer overlays (See UI for more details)
• Fixed issues around fuel estimates at the start of a fast rolling race
• Various fixes to AI fuel consumption
• Fixed virtual energy usage – MGU deployment and higher gears will no longer drain energy faster
• Fix for virtual fuel reporting as 100x the actual value when measured in KW in the pit menu.
• AI toggle removed as not performing as this is not currently supported
• Fixed some talent files failing to load
• Reviewed Driving Aid Penalties implementation
• Fixed Blue Flag in cockpit stating LMP incorrectly
• Removed some unused cockpit LED options which were causing some crashes

AI

• Improved AI ability to avoid other cars by both braking and turn in
• AI are more careful in unclear situations (slow, unpredictable cars ahead)
• Fixed an error in strategy causing fuel logging to fail along with wrong conditions being used for strategy calculations. This fixes various situations in which AI would behave incorrectly.
• Improved AI full grid turn 1 situations – less contact, cars no longer occasionally come to a full stop
• AI can predict better whether it is safe to lift before corners in order to carry more momentum for lapping another car on exit
• AI can now pick closing gaps on flat out sections of the circuit and predicts whether the car ahead leaves space or not – should help in not-quite-straight situations that otherwise never have enough space in one go to overtake around a specific side
• Lapped cars no longer immediately attempt to re-overtake when they get the chance
• Much less aggressive overtaking attempts, so AI don’t get out of shape as much anymore
• AI no longer brake at the last possible moment when there is a car ahead, instead in situations that require it they’ll be more careful
• AI now try to carry a little bit more speed into braking zones when overtaking and lapping
• Improved lift and brake logic to avoid getting too close to other cars
• AI tyre wear is now hidden from player on HUD

UI

• Boot sequence and registration
  • Video is now skippable
  • First time user difficulty select now better matches in-game settings
  • Email validation is now less strict allowing “+” and other similar valid email characters
  • Temporarily removed names being registered with symbols as it was causing backend issues. This will be returned when we have made the required changed
• Race weekend
  • Any session length can now be set
  • Updated available class UI to be more clear
  • Changing grid position option now loops from max to low again.
• Virtual Energy and Fuel
  • Garage
    • Fuel capacity changed to fuel ratio
    • Fuel carried shows the amount of fuel you will have when leaving the pit
  • HUD
    • Virtual energy shows the number of laps you will have with it
    • Replaced Fuel Capacity with Fuel Ratio for Hypercars
    • The strategy section now shows the amount of fuel you will have after the next pit stop
    • Speedo shows Fuel and NRG more clearly
    • Updated fuel and energy usage on HUD to show to two decimal points.
    • Removed option for relative refuelling and added fuel units (l or gal) to Pit Menu
• Online
  • “Special Event” cards show correct countdowns
  • Added a notification for when your race results are ready
  • Added a notification for when there is a server problem and the event is canceled
  • Weather forecast should now be correct
  • Updated available class UI to be clearer
  • Loading into the race no longer has the standings on the screen until everything is loaded
• Race
  • AI-only cars now show their manufacturer logo in standing
• General
  • Added localisation and descriptions to more setting options
  • Changing difficulty settings no longer changes your preset name in graphics preset name to custom

Circuits

• Bahrain International Circuit
  • Fixed fast rolling starts reporting left lane as right and vice versa
  • Minor adjustments to road surface grip properties
  • Updated rolex gantry fixing some minor issues
  • Updated camera files fixing some switch issues over the start finish and other updates
• Fuji Raceway
  • Minor adjustments to road surface grip properties
  • Updated rolex gantry fixing some minor issues
  • Minor ambient occlusion fixes on some assets
• Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)
  • Minor adjustments to road surface grip properties
  • Adjusted AI block path into turn 1
• Autodromo Nazionale Monza
  • Minor adjustments to road surface grip properties
  • AI adjustments to improve multi class racing
  • Track limits – minor fix on main straight
• Algarve International Circuit (Portimāo)
  • Minor adjustments to road surface grip properties
  • Minor grandstand fix
  • Updated rolex gantry fixing some minor issues
  • Fixed floating pit props
• Sebring International Raceway
  • Improved paddock area night lighting
  • Updated paddock tents and pit props
  • Updated pit lane entry with entry used in 2023 race
  • Fixed timing to work on first lap out of the pitlane
  • Tweaked grip levels, including increased grip at Sunset Bend
• Spa Francorchamps
  • Updated camera file
  • Improved fix for AI avoiding clipping wall on pit entry
  • Increased separation for left and right AI paths so cars are less close together on fast rolling starts

Vehicles

GTE

• General
  • Updated weight penalties for using ABS assist: 18kg for Low level and 30kg for High level
  • Changed pitstop restrictions, so that driver change and refuelling are concurrent, tyre change, repairs and brakes are not
  • Minor correction to fuel density
  • Updated LODs
  • Fixed some cameras
  • Set view pitch to 0.0
  • Changed setup default engine mixture to Race (was Race lean before)
• Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE
  • BoP: 10kg reduction in weight penalty to both Le Mans and non-LM specification
  • Added emissive on the wheel
  • Added LEDs to cockpit
  • Added rain light
  • Small tweak to random delay for tyre change
• Corvette C8R GTE
  • BoP: 7.5kg increase in weight penalty to non-Le Mans and 20kg for Le Mans specification
  • Added rain light
  • Fixed windows so they clear water
  • Headlights now reflect in puddles
  • Fixed hole around rear wing
  • Fixed issues with seat belt
• Ferrari 488 GTE
  • Fixes to stop AI from track cutting
  • BoP: 7.5kg increase in weight penalty to non-Le Mans and 20kg to Le Mans specification.
• Porsche 911 RSR GTE
  • Headlights now reflect in puddles

LMP2

• Oreca 07 LMP2
  • Added weight penalties for using ABS assist: 14kg for Low level and 23kg for High level
  • Changed pitstop restrictions, so that driver change and refuelling are concurrent, tyre change, repairs and brakes are not. Small tweak to random delay for tyre change
  • Tweak to how much time it takes to adjust/replace front splitter body part
  • Minor correction to fuel density
  • Fixed some cameras
  • Updated rim textures
  • Updated LODs
  • Fixed issues with LOD textures
  • Increased wiper effect texture resolution
  • Lowered AI grip on wet tires by ~4%

Hypercar

• General
  • Added weight penalties for using ABS assist: 15kg for Low level and 25kg for High level
  • Tweaked wet tires to give more cooling on damp tracks, and made them degrade more when they’re overheated
  • Changed pitstop restrictions, so that driver change and refuelling are concurrent, tyre change, repairs and brakes are not. Small tweak to random delay for tyre change
  • Tweak to how much time it takes to adjust/replace front splitter body part
  • Corrections to virtual energy estimates
  • Minor correction to fuel density
  • Fixed some cameras
  • Updated LODs
• Cadillac V.Series R LMDh
  • Set view pitch to 0.0
  • Reduced AI cutting
  • Minor correction to fuel density
• Ferrari 499P LMH
  • BoP: 40kg increase in weight penalty
  • Fixed window distortion in rain
  • Fixed gaps in cockpit when using onboard cameras
  • Fixed available range of settings for rear differential preload
  • Fixed available range of settings for rear differential preload
  • Reduced AI cutting
• Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH
  • Set view pitch to 0.0
  • Reduced AI cutting
  • Fixed available range of settings for rear differential preload
• Peugeot 9X8 LMH
  • BoP: 10kg increase in weight penalty
  • Fixed missing LEDs in cockpit
  • Fixed available range of settings for rear differential preload
• Porsche 963 LMDh
  • Made #75 pit light a bit darker
  • Fixed windscreen static wear texture
• Toyota GR010 LMH
  • BoP: 30kg increase in weight penalty
  • Fixed rain drops on body and windows
  • Fixed available range of settings for rear differential preload
• Vanwall Vandervell 680 LMH
  • Fixed smoothing issues on body
  • Fixed mirrors in cockpit view
  • Removed wing adjust from pit menu
  • Added replace brakes to pit menu
  • Removed brake map from pit menu
  • Fixed error in talent file