Auto Club Revolution

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It’s our final update before the Easter weekend and we have some cracking new features to get excited about! So scramble online now to try them out![/size]

Wet Road Conditions: Are you ready for a new challenge? You can now race all of your favourite tracks in wet road conditions! Experience all of the tracks in the dark foreboding conditions of wet roads and see how you deal with less grip and extra slippery curbs!

New Penalty System: The new penalty system replaces the “Penalty Zone” based system used until now. Rather than utilising penalty zones it considers any time spent with 3 or more wheels off the track as a potential penalty. Upon returning to the road the system calculates if an advantage has been gained and adds this to the user's total race time in the form of a "penalty time". At the end of a race a user's final finishing position is calculated by adding their race time to their penalty time for a Total Time. Users are arranged in order by their Total Time to establish final finishing positions. This process means that at the end of a race players enter a Pending status while other players finish and Total Times can be calculated. Payouts are not awarded until the pending status is finished therefore they will be slower to reach the player than they are currently.

New End to Multiplayer Races: Multiplayer races will now end in a different way. When the winner of the race crosses the finishing line a 30 second count down will begin. The position that racers are in at the end of the 30 second count down will determine finishing positions, and a player’s total Race Time will be calculated using time at the end of the race plus ahead-behind times (this race time is then added to any Penalty Times as described above to generate a Total time). This feature paves the way for other exciting multiplayer race features in the future.

Updated race results screen: The race results screen has been updated for a new visual style and to accommodate updates from the new penalty system.

New Track Select Menu: The new graphical menu replaces the drop down list for selecting which track to race on when setting up single, multiplayer or Eliminator races.

Track Payout Update: The following tracks have had payouts increased: Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Hockenheimring Grand Prix, Hockenheimring Short A, Hockenheimring Short B, Hockenheimring Touring, Indianapolis Bike, Indianapolis Oval, Indianapolis Road, Kolmården Test Circuit, Lakeside Italia East, Lakeside Italia Main Route, Lakeside Italia Mountain Drive, Silverstone.

Improved car view and detail in Unity: Cars are visually improved when viewing them in the 3D with the Unity player.

Network Connectivity Improvements: Updates and improvements to network code to make multiplayer races more stable.

Retro-rewarding of Car Mastery achievements: Users who completed the conditions for car mastery challenges before the launch of the Car Mastery feature will have them retro-completed on their account and any rewards automatically given. NOTE: Total Distance Driven challenges are not retro-fitted onto the player account.

Payout Fix: Fix to the issue which causes sequential gear box to appear as "mixed" in the race results, meaning players will now receive the appropriate bonus for racing with a sequential gearbox.

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Auto Club Revolution Beta vs Gran Turismo 5 - Wet Spa Comparison

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[delpinsky]

Accidenti, sembra quasi che SPA non abbia un minimo di pendenza in Auto Club Revolution, come se fosse piatta. Boh, sarà il tempo atmosferico e la nebbia a findo pista.

Poi l'effetto specchio che è identico sia sulle pozze d'acqua che sui cordoli... sembra quasi un layer unico per l'effetto specchio, assolutamente sgradevole da vedere.

Sono superfici diverse e quindi dovrebbero avere una riflettanza diversa.

Edited April 3, 2013 by delpinsky

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[enzocarbone]

Auto Club Revolution Beta vs Gran Turismo 5 - Wet Spa Comparison

Il sistema di illuminazione di GT5 è eccezionale, sembra un video reale. Non c'è paragone.

[delpinsky]

Esatto. E se poi pensiamo a quanto è datato l'hardware della PS3... gli sviluppatori hanno fatto qualcosa che nessuno, ad oggi, è riuscito ad eguagliare. Fenomeni!

pCARS è quello che in teoria ha la possibilità di avvicinarsi maggiormente. Spero che quando arriveranno le build finali, il motore di illuminazione offra la medesima fedeltà.

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BMW Z4 in pre ordine

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Auto Club Revolution® Debuts 2013 BMW Z4 sDrive35is with pre-ordering system

April 11th 2013, Gateshead, UK. Free-to-play online racing game, Auto Club Revolution, continues their relationship with BMW to debut the brand new 2013 BMW Z4 sDrive35is. Offering an exclusive pre-order for the stylish BMW, this is the only place racers can drive the new Z4 model in a video game.

For the first time ever, players can use a new pre-order mechanic to gain access to the new BMW Z4 ahead of everyone else. Coinciding with the car coming to the real world, the lucky first 200 racers who opt in to the offer will be able to start working on car specific challenges, have access to a unique livery, and use the car in a special leaderboard a full week before anyone else.

“Auto Club Revolution has reached an unprecedented level of game and manufacturer collaboration, pioneering real and virtual car launches. We are the partner of choice for BMW and many other manufacturers because they know Auto Club Revolution is ‘the place’ for car and racing fans alike.” Christoph Vietzke, Executive Producer, Auto Club Revolution

Pre-orders will be live from April 11th, with the first 200 players having their new Z4 delivered on April 17th, ready to race with an exclusive Golden livery. General release of the car will be on the April 24th, giving players who pre-ordered a full week’s exclusive use ahead of other players. Watch the teaser trailer then pre-order your 2013 BMW Z4 sDrive35is here: http://go2acr.com/z4

Making the most of having the slick new addition to the Auto Club Revolution garage, the Showroom has had a makeover. Keeping in tune with the recently redesigned homepage, the Showroom showcases all the available models in a stylish new and easy to use way.

To celebrate the new look showroom, Auto Club Revolution will be holding a 5 day ‘Flash Sale’ event. Starting Thursday April 11th at 6pm and running through to Tuesday April 16th, the price of different cars will be reduced by as much as 50% for one hour only each day. This limited time sale will give players the opportunity to add top tier cars such as the 2005 Bugatti Veyron 16-4 EB and the 2010 Koenigsegg Agera to their virtual car collection for up to half price. Players should follow @AutoClubRev on Twitter for exclusive sale updates and information.

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Patch notes 17/04/13

We've got a bumper batch of improvements and updates hitting Auto Club Revolution today! From a brand new AI quick race feature being introduced to updated and improved car-to-car penalties, there's bound to be something for you to get excited about!

Without further ado, here's a list of what's changed today:

• AI Quick Race

That's right - you'll now have access to a brand new single player mode that'll allow you to race against AI/computer controlled opponents!

• Updated car-to-car penalty system

We've made improvements to our aggressive driving system! If a player gathers 3 aggressive driving penalties in a race, they'll be removed from that race. Each aggressive driving penalty will decay after 2 minutes, eventually resetting back to 0.

• Improvements to the assist menu

We've simplified our assist menu! To ensure minimal confusion, all assists will be global and you'll no longer be able to set a specific assist setting for each car. You'll also now be able to adjust your assists via the Pause menu in game.

Please be aware that this may result in your assists being reset!

• Game pause menu improvements

The pause menu will now include HUD, assist and Audio options!

• Practice analysis

Racing in Practice Mode will give you access to a series of stats about that Practice session on the website while you're in the race.

• New practice mode results screen

Following a race in Practice mode you'll now see an updated results screen, including your leaderboard position plus your closest competitors with the same car/track combination!