Project CARS 2 - Patch 1.3.0.0

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.

VR

• Improvements to the VR-specific replay camera system.

• Fix for screen dirt and rain drops not rendering correctly in VR.

• Fix for an issue when VR combined with NVIDIA Surround caused the game to attempt display of ultra-widescreen content in the VR headset.

• Changed the VR Gaze pointer behaviour to also hide when the UI is disabled in Photo Mode and Replays.

• Fix for VR Photo Mode initial FOV settings when switching camera mode.

• Fix for screenshots taken in VR Photo Mode not saving correctly to the <Documents\Project CARS 2\screenshots> folder.

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

• 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.