RaceRoom Racing Experience

Update 30-06-2016


Highlights:

Added garage phase to Multiplayer. This is a 60 second phase before race to allow players to change their car setup and fuel.

Changed login flow and integrated with Steam Web API. New players will no longer have to register an account with e-mail. The game will create accounts with the Steam ID and existing users will automatically authenticate with Steam details.


Game:

Added support for Fanatec pedal vibration. Players who have a Fanatec pedalset with vibration can tweak these via the controller file.
FFB pedal throttle vibe zero magnitude = 0.01 // Throttle pedal vibration at 0rpm (reference point) can be set between 0 and 1.0

FFB pedal throttle vibe slope = 0.15 // can be set between -99999999.0, 99999999.0

FFB pedal throttle slip vibe= 1.0 // Throttle pedal vibration on tire slip. can be set between 0 and 1.0

FFB pedal brake slip vibe= 1.0 //Brake pedal vibration on front tire slip. can be set between 0 and 1.0

FFB pedal brake vibe slope= 5.0 // Slope for brake pedal vibration based on speed and braking %. can be set between -99999999.0, 99999999.0

Fixed an issue where the game could crash while loading a replay.

Fixed an issue where game was adding fuel in liters instead gallons while refueling during pitstop.

Increased controller axis movement threshold used when detecting input (so that the player has to press the axis 90% down before it gets bound in options).

Removed the now obsolete manual login screen, modified error screen and added retry button so the player can retry login instead of having to exit the game completely to retry.

Added potential fixes for freezes that were occurring when game was trying to save replays.

Removed fuel multipliers from DTM 2015 as they were causing issues in Championship.

Fixed an issue where cars started without brakes if player skips the first race session in a 2 race format race.

Fixed speed of background music changing after watching a replay.


Multiplayer:

Added garage phase to Multiplayer. This is a 60 second phase before race to allow players to change their car setup and fuel. The garage phase ends either at 60 seconds or when all players have readied up by pressing Race.

Added a new setting to dedicated server called “Non Ready Pitlane Start Delay”. If set to 0, players that failed to press race before garage phase ends, gets put on the grid as normal. If set to any other value, the player starts from the pits as penalty and cannot drive until that value in seconds has passed.

Fixed an issue related to slow responses from/to servers that fixes cars continually remaining at ping 0.

Added potential fixes for connection issues that were causing some players to get disconnected.

Fixed issue with session timer being off by 10-16 seconds sometimes, and not counting laps done within that time.

Fixed an issue with drivetrain oscillation calculation that was causing inaccurate torque values in Multiplayer, causing cars to flip and float around unnaturally when elapsed time was reset to synchronize time.

Fixed issue with being unable to change gear after walkthrough phase in Multiplayer.

Fixed issue with "Waiting for Server Response" popup sometimes showing up and remaining on screen, after joining a multiplayer server.


Sounds, Cameras, Physics & AI:

Fixed handbrake pressure being null on cars with recently updated physics.

Fixed Honda Civic rear view camera.

Added new TV Cameras for Nurburgring, Mid Ohio, Zandvoort, Sonoma Raceway.

Fixed a case where player was given a cut track warning when entering the pitlane at Bathurst.

Fixed a couple of garage spots at Salzburgring that were outside of the pitlane limit.

Fixed a congestion issue when all AI’s would pit in simultaneously at some of the Nordschleife layouts.

Increased fuel use estimations for most of the track layouts to a safer level, addressing all issues where AI’s wouldn’t embark enough fuel to complete a 15 minutes race session.

Nurburgring: Merged cut rules between difficulty levels.

Monza: Fixed issue with AI not pitting.

Laguna Seca: Fixed issue with AI not pitting.

Zolder - Fixed AI hitting pit exit sign when leaving pits in practice and qualifying sessions,

Mid Ohio Turn 1 - Made the cut track rule less strict.

Added bigger grids for Suzuka, Hockenheim, Hungaroring, Slovakiaring, Monza, Laguna Seca, Norisring, Nurburgring, Oschersleben, Lausitzring and Raceroom Raceway, Mid Ohio, Moscow Raceway, Shanghai, Zolder.


Art:

RaceRoom Raceway: updated the tarmac, mapped the groove better, and various small fixes

Tatuus F4: made brake disks visually bigger to better match the real car.

Brands Hatch - Various art fixes and visual improvements.

Chang - Various art fixes and visual improvements.

Hockenheim - Fixed DTM pit stall being behind wall.

Indianapolis - Fixed missing collisions on some road surfaces, improved collision walls placement so they match concrete walls properly, closed some gaps between fences, added some tirewalls.

Monza - Fixed trees clipping through sign and the flickering Hyflex banner after 1st chicane

Nurburgring - Fixed an issue with some of the curbs.


Portal & Backend:

Changed login flow and integrated with Steam API. New players will no longer have to register an account with e-mail. The game will create accounts with the Steam ID and existing users will automatically authenticate with Steam details.

Removed Switch Accounts option from Account Settings.

Removed Password change section in account settings as it’s no longer relevant.

Removed change email button. Email can be changed on the field itself and will be highlighted if it’s not verified.

Added email validation to competition launch. We no longer require e-mail for a player account but a valid e-mail is required for competitions.

Fixed an issue where hidden content used for a competition was appearing in regular car selection menu.

Added a check on login for owned DLC’s so the refunded DLC’s will no longer remain owned.

Fixed an issue where an error would appear after purchasing a track through the Multiplayer browser.

Fixed so the purple server entry in Multiplayer browser refreshes immediately after purchasing the needed item, instead of player having to back out and re-enter the browser to refresh.

05-04-2017


What’s New (Summary)

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WTCC 2016

Game:

Changed so upon finishing a race with a slowdown penalty still active, the player will receive a penalty of 30 seconds added to his final result.

Fixed issue with video options breaking when switching monitors with same resolution but different refresh rates.

Changed so the slowdown time penalty you receive now factors in the actual track distance you have skipped to fix issue with finishing without receiving a penalty for cutting.

Changed so if the accumulated slowdown time penalty exceeds the set post-race time penalty for finishing a race with a slow down on your head, you are now disqualified from the race. Current limit is set to 30 seconds.

Fixed refueling sound continuing when refueling and returning back to garage in practice.

Fixed issue where "Pit timer" from previous event was showing when player was in a new session after completing an event with mandatory pitstop with a minimum pitstop duration.

Fixed an issue where player was sometimes able to change fuel when fuel usage was off. Player car will now always use default fuel amount if fuel usage is off.

Fixed issue with time of day setting not applying for race 2 and 3.

Fixed so slowdown cannot reach more seconds than post race penaltytime.

Xbox One controller profile: Swapped shift down and drs buttons so they match the 360 controller button layout.

Fixed Xbox One controller vibration issue.

Changed automatic DNF logic to allow players to stand still with their engine off if they're close to their pit box. So players can take breaks during long races without getting retired.

Changed so replay is no longer saved when crossing the finish line but only paused. It is now saved and closed when player finishes the race.

Fixed so headlights now strobe for 2 sec when button is clicked, or continuously if held.

Shadow splits are now always enabled.

Tweaked rumble pad/xinput ffb by disabling high speed constant rumble (steer force), rumble on grass and gravel (covered by slip effects) and engine vibrations.

Added missing return so now players get returned to menu if the pit window range is invalid for single race or championships.

Added session length format to shared memory. (if the session is time based, lap based or time+lap based).

Increased shared memory minor version to 5.

Various tweaks and fixes to data displays


VR:

Support for displaying VR sessions on a monitor. (New control to map : “VR Toggle Monitor view”)
Note: What's displayed on the monitor is a cropped copy of the left eye render for the VR headset. The crop avoids including the eye's hidden area mask and maintains the monitor window's aspect ratio. The overlays (menus, etc.) are rendered flatly on top of the cropped VR eye render.

The mouse cursor is no longer shown on the monitor window unless the game is set to show the VR session on the monitor.



Sounds, Cameras, Physics & AI:

Various AI tweaks and improvements

AI: spread out their pitstops more also in shorter races

AI: moved what they consider middle of race in lapped races back one lap

Idle engine sounds no longer include a slight presence of on-throttle samples

Fixed a case where brake sounds could be heard when standing still and steering

Brake sounds: ramp/fade/blend speeds/pressure settings improved for all cars except FRX, FR2 and FRUS

Audi TT RS VLN: AI speed tweaks

Aquila : AI speed tweaks

BMW M1 Procar : Chase camera tweaks

BMW M6 GT3 - Engine Throttle volume increased in cockpit

Formula Raceroom US : new sounds, AI speed tweaks

WTCC 14 and WTCC 13 : tweaks to fuel burn and fuel estimates

WTCC TC1 : tweaked action cameras

Karlskoga : lap not counting when passing through pitlane

Hungaroring : tightened cut track detection

Macau : Added TV camera sets

Monza : cut track detection tweaks

Moscow: Added helicopter sound sample to aerial TV cameras, cut track detection fixed on FIM layout

Paul Ricard 2A: TV camera to see the starting grid properly

RaceRoom Raceway: Added TV cameras sets

Sonoma IRL layout: Tweak AI lines

Zandvoort : Tweaked AI lines

Art:

WTCC TC1 cars : New driver animation

Switched Macau light setting to same as Paul Ricard.

Bathurst - removed tirewall blocker in mountain chicane

Zolder - Fixed weird bushes and smoothed track bumps a bit further

Portal & Backend:

Changed Leaderboard divisions to work on a percentage based system.
Division 1 0.00% 2.00% of best laptime.
Division 2 2.00% 4.00%,
Division 3 4.00% 6.00%
Division 4 6.00% 8.00%,
Division 5 8.00% 10.00%,
Division 6 10.00% 12.00%
Division 7 12.00%+​
Fixed so when a content is set to be free e.g. for a weekend it is not excluded from packs (essential and class packs) and still gets added as owned upon purchase.