Project CARS 2 Update 3.01

Project CARS 2 Update 3.01

Online / Multiplayer

• New game mode - The Online Championship game mode is now available, allowing players to compete online in full championships, spanning multiple rounds.
• Fixed an exploit where some players could load custom setups in Community Events when Default Setups are enabled.
• Improved logging and syncing when joining online games already in progress.
• Fix for an online issue where players would be shown an incorrect error message when attempting to join a game session which was full.
• Online Reputation: When being kicked from a race, the system now checks your recent history to help decide if points should be deducted from your ranking score.
• Online Reputation: Fixed a bug where remaining players would not score for a win against disconnected players.
• Resolved a problem where a previously kicked player, joining back into a game after accepting an invite, would be auto-kicked.
• For players joining an active qualifying or practice session, there is now a 3-minute cut-off as the session approaches completion, after which it will no longer be possible to join the session.
• An error message is now displayed when an incorrect password is entered when joining a password-protected lobby.

Career

• New Invitational Event - McLaren 720S VIP Challenge.
• Fix for career multi-class races, so that the finish position within the class is used for series progression, rather than the overall race position.
• Nissan Skyline Silhouette, Nissan Skyline BNR32, Nissan R89C, and Porsche 961 can now be used in Career mode.
• Fix for an issue where pop-ups for unlocking Invitational events were displayed in the wrong location.

Controllers

• Logitech - Fix for G29 and G920 lock stops.
• Fanatec - improved anti-jolt and high-frequency anti-vibe on the CSWB series.
• Thrustmaster - Improvements for the 458 Italia.
• Improvements to various controller’s vibration effects.

GUI and HUD improvements

• Session information such as race duration is now displayed on the pre-race menu.
• Changed the HUD colouring scale for race rain tyres.
• Added a dialog to show replay saving progress.
• Change to the way the Start Type is displayed on the Round dialog so that it matches the Race Settings dialog.
• Fix for an issue where a menu would become disabled when moving 'down' from the bottom of the menu.
• Updates to various buttons to better indicate when a button is selected/highlighted.
• Fix for buttons on online post-race results screen so that they only show when they can be pressed.
• Fixed cases where the RPM Gauge on the HUD was not matching the actual RPM of the car.
• Fixed loading bar to become invisible when local loading is complete.
• Added new Help Text for Menu Spring Strength in FFB settings.
• Added fuel estimation to Tuning Setup screen and ICM.
• Added auto-scroll to a number of info feeds to prevent overlapping text.
• Added the name of the car setup currently in use to the 'Setup' button on the Pre-Race screen.
• Fix for fuel being displayed incorrectly as mass, not volume.
• Improvements to the lap timing and visual-split timing HUD widgets.
• Fix for incorrect number of records being counted on Community Event screen.
• Fixed an issue in Time Trial where Loaded Ghosts and Options on the Pre-Race menu were highlighted at the same time if the player added multiple ghosts in Time Trial.
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect weather forecast icon is displayed for the client in the lobby details screen.

Handling/Damage

• Various tyre behaviour tweaks and improvements to the different tyre compounds.
• Altered the pre-heating temperatures of various tyres to prevent them from being outside optimum temp range at race starts.
• New rain tyre compound improvements for Group C, GTP, all Formula cars, GT1, and LMP900.
• Driveline improvements with increased synchro effect for Hewland-type gearbox
• Lowered the time to jam gears together after a missed shift for all gearboxes.
• Changes to Vintage Lotus treaded tyres to improve wet speed balance.
• Altered radiator damage to make it more progressive, and not accumulate damage from minor impacts.
• Fix for issues with radiator settings on the Toyota GT86 GT4, and Rocket Bunny versions, which under some conditions were causing engine overheating.
• Changes to downshift protection based on vehicle speed.
• Lowered minimum shift time for cars with H-pattern racing gearboxes.
• Improved physics setup and damage for Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 AMG.
• Fixed missing radiator damage for Ford Escorts, and Ford Mustangs.
• Improvements to Formula Renault 3.5 default stable setup.
• Performance balancing changes to the LMP1, GT3 and GT4 Classes.
• Refinements to Vintage Low Grip tyre.
• Balanced performance for BMW M3 GT4, and Ford Mustang Boss 302 R1.
• Improved Modern Touring Car tyre compound.
• Road car tyres: Tuned the aquaplaning and more sensible behaviour in very deep water.
• Increased threshold for detaching front wings of Formula cars.
• Adjusted various default setups:

– Aston DB11: Loose

– Aston Vulcan: Loose, and Stable

– BMW 320 TC: Stable

– BMW M3 E30: Loose, and Stable

– Chevy Camaro ZL1: Loose, and OEM

– Ferrari 330 P4: Loose, and Stable

– Ford Fusion Stockcar: Loose.

• BMW 2002 StanceWorks: Fixed tyre texture, better strut geometry for kingpin angle and scrub radius, improved drag centre of forces in the aero model.

AI

• Improved AI in low- and high-speed cornering.
• Improved balance between player and AI in wet conditions.
• Improvements to general AI behaviour and racecraft across all tracks.
• Tweaks to how AI are affected by snow and ice.
• Improvements to the AI driving on slick tyres in wet weather.
• AI Practice and Qualifying grip levels rebalanced to better match expected behaviour.
• Better balanced AI speed on corner exit.
• Generally improved the AI racing balance and ability across many tracks.

Audio

• Update to various AI car sounds.
• Added new sounds for lower pitch skidding.
• Improved AI audio levels in replays.
• Improvements to Lamborghini Huracán engine audio.
• Reduced the skid sounds for the McLaren 720S.
• Modified falloff curves for surface and skid sounds.
• Updated sound mix for replays, with improved reverb settings for tunnels and bridges.
• New tyre skid sound effects for treaded tyres.
• Fix for an issue with audio not panning to all speakers in 7.1 under certain conditions.

Tracks

• California Highway Stage 3 - Added an alternate start line to clean up occasional start line issues.
• DirtFish (all) - Fixed an issue with render flickering on main building.
• DirtFish Mill Run - Fix for an exploit to prevent unrealistic lap times (This includes a leaderboard reset for Time Trial and Community Events on DirtFish Mill Run to remove bogus lap times).
• Fuji - Fixed an issue with some render flickering on the front of the pit buildings.
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval - Updated dynamic marks, updated AI alternate start line for better cleaner starts.
• Circuit de 24 Heures du Mans - Fix for render flickering issue on the fence left of start straight, and in the curve entering the long straight.
• Lohéac - Fix for an issue on one kerb where the physics would didn’t behave correctly.
• Oulton Park - Fixed floating white lines near entry to pit lane.
• Red Bull Ring—National: Changed some dynamic barriers and fixed LODs.
• Red Bull Ring GP and National layouts - Fixes for various Replay and Pre-Race camera issues.
• Sakitto - Fixed various render popup issues.
• Fixed issues with the race start at various tracks.
• Adjusted the pit lane placement of Pit Limiter Entry and Exit boards at several tracks.
• Improvements to track cut settings at various tracks.

Vehicles

• Audi A1 Quattro - Rebalanced the AI in rain vs. dry.
• BAC Mono - New wet tyre compound.
• BMW 320 TC - Fixes for gaps in the rear of cockpit, and fixed cockpit display clipping.
• Caterham Seven 620 R - Improved wet tyre.
• Chevrolet Camaro 1969 - New suspension geometry to better match the Hotchkiss design at the rear and SLA up front.
• Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 - OEM setup differential opened up.
• Dallara DW12 Road - New player rain compound, and new AI wet grip adjustments.
• Formula X & Dallara IR-12 - Adjusted engine lifetime model.
• Ferrari 488 GT3 - Reduced extra slip allowance at low speeds for better stability.
• Ferrari F40 LM - Fixed various cockpit detail issues that were visible in VR.
• Ford Escort RS1600 - Adjusted dry and wet speeds for AI to match latest physics changes.
• Ford Falcon V8 Supercar - New rain compound.
• Ford Falcon V8 Superca -  Added a new tyre carcass and made some minor improvements to car handling.
• Formula Renault 3.5 - Increased rolling drag and friction torque to AI to balance their speed on straights.
• Ginetta G40 - Improved AI tyre stiffness, grip and rolling resistance, to better match player, added new Junior tyre.
• KTM X-Bow GT4 - Changed spring and damper data, and added optional final drive ratio.
• Ligier JS P - Fixed exhaust positions.
• Ligier LMP3 - Fixed rear 3rd bump stop having no range adjustment.
• Lotus Type 51 - Increased players wet grip to better match the AI.
• Mazda MX-5 Radbul - Engine cooling and durability adjustment to prevent engine from blowing after one lap. New drift setup added.
• McLaren P1 GTR - Updated the differentials for Stable, and Loose default setups, for more stability and ease of driving.
• Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 - Improved default setup to improve stability.
• Nissan Fairlady Z GTS - Various fixes enabling radiator damage, texture fixes, better drag balance, and bigger set of gear ratios.
• Nissan Fairlady Z GTS-II - Raised shift light RPM-trigger to 8,000 RPM.
• Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette - Boost adjustment for default setup to make the car more competitive with other Group 5 cars.
• Porsche 936/77 - Added a wider set of gear ratios.
• RWD P20 LMP2 - Changed shift lights to better match engine peak-power.
• Toyota GT86 - Altered aero positioning, and fixed an aero-lose problem without changing the setup.
• GT4 cars - Change to the tyre carcass model.
• LMP1 Cars - Fixed an issue where the AI weren't using the hybrid system, causing an imbalance with the player.
• LMP2 cars - Reduced aero drag by 35lbf @ 150mph.
• Various road cars - Changed OEM tyres to the correct ones.
• Kart - Disabled differential setup adjustments, new tyre carcass construction.
• Improved dirt texture on various cars.
• Fixed mud and snow textures on various cars.

Other Improvements

• Added a Graphics Bias option
• Fixed an issue in Time Trial where the player could load a ghost’s setup for a different car from the player’s car if the selected ghost was in the same class as the player’s car.
• Improved the rendering of the edges of LiveTrack puddles for off-road/off-track areas.
• Fixed an issue with mud and dust particles being visible inside cockpits.
• Improvements to the wet track darkening render effect.
• Much-improved motion blur and bokeh effects.
• Fix for an issue where, in certain cases, LiveTrack conditions could be carried over from one game type to another.
• Improved the synchronisation of clouds and rainfall, and the effects on cars.
• Fix for a red/yellow graphical glitch sometimes appearing on track surface.
• Fix for an occasional crash when switching shadow detail level.
• Fixed an intermittent crash when entering text for a new pit strategy.
• Fixed an issue where occasionally some AI cars would not move on the first viewing of a replay.
• Fix for an issue that would reset the player’s tuning setup to default when Pausing and choosing to return to pits.
• ...and many other small tweaks, improvements and performance enhancements.