Patch #3 News - 02/10/12

Today sees patch #3 available on Steam for PC versions of F1 2012. This update addresses a number of issues, including:

• Fixed an issue with frame rates that was introduced in patch #2
  
• Fixed an issue where using a flashback could result in an engine blowout effect. This would also result in the player doing an unnecessary pit stop if they were trying to serve a drive through penalty.
  
• Fixed the achievement The Equipment May Be The Same to unlock in Career as per the description
  
• Reduced the amount of starting fuel that the user is given for races Austin as it was previously too high
  
• Fixed some issues in Co-op Qualifying when only one user progresses to the next session
  
• Fixed a number of camera and graphical issues
  
• Fixed several issues which would display the incorrect number of players in a lobby or a race
  

Nuova vettura disponibile per SimRaceWay: si tratta questa volta della mitica Renault Alpine A110, che possiamo acquistare per il nostro garage a meno di 50 centesimi di Euro.

New car release at simraceway! For just $0.60 you can get the Renault Alpine A110. With its lightweight construction and rear-engine layout, the Renault Alpine A110 became the de facto rally vehicle for enthusiasts during the 60s. This 1970s example that has been faithfully reproduced is powered by a 1.6L inline-four that put outs 140hp, propelling the lightweight A110 to 60 miles per hour in 6 seconds flat. Though its reign was short lived, it did spawn some of the most exciting racing ever seen in Group 4 rally, such as Lancia Stratos HF and its protégé, the Renault Turbo 5.

Amche questo venerdi è possibile scaricare una nuova release aggiornata dell'ottimo Project CARS: la nuova Build 311, per tutti gli utenti Team Member+, porta con sè vari bugfix e migliorie, soprattutto per quanto riguarda auto e tracciati. L'implementazione del multiplayer, attesissima dagli appassionati, si fa ancora attendere invece...

Build 311 (28/9/12, Team Member+)

Online session:

* Increased auto-disconnect timer to ten minutes

* Moved debug functions to separate files

* MP races can not be paused

* When leaving an online race, the app will disconnect from the session. This is a temporary measure until proper return-to-menu flow is finished

* Added new empty files

* Removed obsolete files

* Each node periodically sends update about participants to other nodes. Other nodes process these updates to move the participants

* Session race handler creates data structure for each online participant, that holds information about some of the low-level online properties of the participant, e.g. update message timing

* App protocol version attribute is set to protocol version when creating a session

* Browsing ignores sessions create with a different protocol version. Only compatible builds will see each other's sessions. This filtering is disabled for now

* When outside of a game session and when not bound to an active UI, an existing connection to a server will be disconnected after a short period of inactivity. This doesn't fully work yet, and will disconnect after some time spent in the sub-menus, like track select

Fix for dx11 crash

Quick fix for GUIList crash, better selection change coming soon

360 Reliable UDP Mesh Messaging for internal mesh messages, internal attributes and sessionstate changes updated to clients, App messages now sent across network so can enter game and race with 2 players Host and 1 Client

Physics: Added consts to Decompress and Compress methods of network packets

Changed the "search for session" to work with the updated API. Added example code for session filtering and requesting attributes back

Extended the game browsing interface:

* Added session attribute filter descriptor class. On PC and PS3 this contains attribute comparison rules, on 360 it's just the index of a preconfigured matchmaking query

*Added filtering by session attributes to session browsing API

* Session browsing can now return attributes of each session if requested

* Implemented all above features for PC. PS3 to follow shortly

Derby - tweak 2 textures for pitbuilding

Wisconsin raceway - add new txt for ToiletBlock

Derby - add new textures for new pitbuilding and garages

Northampton. Added missing texture files

BAC Mono: driver height lowered from third person view

Changed default logging level of TimeSync from Debug to Info

Wisconsin Raceway - add new textures for entrance

Northampton. Removed/reduced textures to one singlemap

New Derby exports

New Eifelwald export

New Northampton export

Well, here's some info for you... No idea when it'll get built, but I was lucky enough to meet with AJ Watson and get his signature. I can pretty much guarantee you that 90% of what the community might want to be in rF2, I do, too... It's all about making it happen. Some are impossible due to their fees, some aren't. But I appreciate my history and the Roadster seemed like a no-brainer with that banking built.