General, Code and UI/UX

UI

• Improved UI rendering performance

• Changed the video driver setting label to “Monitor“

• Available resolutions now update based on the selected monitor

• Private qualify now displays correctly in race weekend event creation

• Removed Coach Dave from the possible save locations for car setups

• Stopped the first time account creation from being skipped causing a player to have no account

• Added new background images to the main menu

• Improved car select to not show loading animations twice

• All the unavailable symbols are showcased in account name creation

Replay

• Added the ability to access the full replay while on track via the pause menu

• Added the ability to skip to a specific lap in a replay

• Added more information to the driver panel in the bottom right

  • Added class, manufacturer and team number

• Updated icons in the camera select

• Show the camera group selected when changing camera groups

• Fixed a replay-related crash when leaving online races.

• Replays work with the HUD correctly

• Fixed replay un-pause in the replay pause menu

• Fixed large replays crashing the game

• Fixed replay flickering

Driver labels

• Added country flags to driver labels online and single player

• Fixed a scaling issue happening on some larger resolutions

• Added manufacturer logos to the driver labels

• Fixed centre-alignment of driver labels for certain cars.

• Fixed black artefacts on the edge of driver labels.

• Fixed a driver labels-related crash when exiting a session and loading a replay immediately after

• Fixed a driver label-related crash when moving to the next session

Online

• Fixed timezone selection to show the correct timezones accounting for daylight saving

• Fixed that some longer event names would push elements off the screen

• During fixed setup Multiplayer events, vehicle changes are now saved on session change

• Fixed a connection lost issue when qualifying ends in a Multiplayer race

• Fixed an issue where the rear view camera would change when a player joins a race in multiplayer.

HUD

• The pit indicator will now show on HUD elements when a car is anywhere in the pit lane and not just the pit box.

• Multi-stint specific HUD information now only shows in race sessions.

• Onboard menus like the HUD MFD can now be cycled by holding controls.

• Fixed the track map visibility not respecting the player settings

• Fixed the full-view track map being cut off on certain tracks (namely Le Mans).

• Various optimisations to the driver labels and driver overlay HUD elements

Controllers

• Disconnecting a gamepad now shows the pause menu, pausing in single player.

AI and Driving

• Added Lamborghini and Porsche 99 car to “Fill Grid” option

• Remapped AI difficulty from 75 to 105% and added categories to indicate the difficulty of each setting

• Limited Tyre and Fuel wear to a maximum rate of x3 due to the impact of higher fuel values at Le Mans and the extremeness of flat spots

• Fixed an issue where AI cars on track would fail to react to cars leaving the pitlane

• Added the ability for two cars to share the same physical garage whilst having unique pit spots.

Race Starts

• Fixed slow AI in chicanes during formation laps at low difficulty

• Improved formation lap guidance to avoid pileups caused by concertina issues

• Various small fixes to formation lap warnings and penalties

• Fixed formation lap occasionally counting drivers as 10km ahead of the leader, leading to disqualification

• Improved formation lap behaviour when held up by other cars, with better UX and improved scoring

• Fixed a condition where getting a penalty during the formation lap, then crossing the finish line before the lights go green, would result in an extra lap being added to the lap counter

• Improved erratic driving warning to restrict weaving and rapid acceleration/deceleration during formation laps in double file

• Fixed an issue where it would take around 2 minutes at Le Mans for pit exit light to go green if a driver taking the start fails to pass the pit exit. It should now take around 30 seconds

Visuals

• Improved the visual progression from dry to damp track

• Fixed Safety Car lodding out very quickly when it is in the pitlane

• Improved cockpit displays with expanded options for aligning text

Miscellaneous Bug Fixes

• Fixed a tyre temperature information-related crash

• Fixed the leading “:” character on chat messages

• Fix damage appearing on the wrong end of the car in car vs car collisions

• Fix electric motor (MGU) and shift sounds not playing back in replay and online

• Fix disallowed xml characters being able to end up in the results.xml meaning results not being able to be processed online

• Fixed an issue where the game would crash if there was no race leader

• Fix for temp car freezing in online sessions

Circuits

Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola)

• Initial release

Bahrain International Circuit

• Minor common texture optimisation

Fuji Raceway

• Improved AI block path to improve overall speed when racing

• Minor common texture optimisation

Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)

• Moved back fast rolling start position to just before Esses du Karting.

• Updated left / right lines for fast rolling start

• Complete circuit track limits review

• Adjusted AI fuel estimates

• Adjusted default weather for Qualifying

• Minor common texture optimisation

Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Monza)

• Adjusted AI fuel estimates

• Minor common texture optimisation

Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Portimao)

• New AI Block Path and minor ai tweaks.

• Adjusted AI fuel estimates

• Minor common texture optimisation

Sebring International Raceway

• Fixed flickering (especially at night) tree outside T4

• Fixed roadline material error after Tower bend.

• Adjusted AI fuel estimates

• Minor common texture optimisation

Spa Francorchamps

• Adjusted AI fuel estimates

• Minor common texture optimisation

Vehicles

General

• Optimised driver model

• Updated HUD to fix alignment issues

• Corrected fuel and energy estimates

• Updated default setups

• Tweaked AI at all tracks

Hypercar

BMW M-Hybrid LMDH

• Fixed texture naming issue causing conflicts with 499P

• Made art car livery slightly brighter

• Fixed engine rpm downshift protection threshold being too high

• Updated external sounds

• Updated frontal sounds

• Fixed bug in sound json

Cadillac V-LMDH

• Fixed mesh error on flag display

Ferrari 499P LMH

• Fixed hybrid deploy light being too large

• Fixed 2024 tire textures not appearing

• Fixed #83 windshield texture

• Better engine sample for high RPM on throttle onboard sound

Glickenhaus SGC 007 LMH

• Restricted rear seat movement to stop clipping with driver

• Fixed RPM LED colour

Lamborghini SC63 LMDH

• Initial release

Peugeot 9X8 LMH

• Updated HUD to use new features

• Added correct Qatar numbers

• Restricted rear seat movement to stop clipping with driver

Peugeot 9X8 2024 LMH

• Initial release

Porsche 963 LMDH

• Updated Proton driver suit

• Updated HUD to use new settings and made text larger

• Fixed holes in shadow mesh

• Fixed talent file not recognizing driver names

Toyota GR010 LMH

• Adjusted external sound volumes

LMP2

Oreca 07 LMP2 v1.25

• Optimised driver model

• Fixed brake lights and rain lights not showing correctly

• Updated HUD to fix alignment issues

• Updated default setups

• Tweaked AI at all tracks

• Adjusted overall aero balance

GTE

General

• Optimised driver models

• Updated HUD to fix alignment issues

• Updated default setups

• Tweaked AI at all tracks

Corvette C8.R GTE v1.25

• Updated RPM LEDs

Ferrari 488 GTE v1.25

• Updated RPM LEDs