iRacing build Season 4 - settembre 2020

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2020 Season 4 Patch 4 Release Notes [2020.10.21.02]

 

This Patch contains some updates and fixes for the 2020 Season 4 Release.

iRACING UI:

Loading Screen

• - Fixed a gap in the text spacing that appeared on the right side when loading into Test Drive.

Track Maps

- A new set of track maps have been added, including the following:

• - - Centripetal Circuit
• - - Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
• - - Myrtle Beach Speedway
• - - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
• - - New Jersey Motorsports Park
• - - New Smyrna Speedway
• - - North Wilkesboro Speedway
• - - Road America
• - - Sonoma Raceway
• - - Suzuka International Racing Course
• - - Tsukuba Circuit

SIMULATION:

AI Racing

• - AI Racing is now available with the following additional vehicles:

1. - - NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
2. - - NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
3. - - NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra

• - AI Racing is now available at Rockingham Speedway - Oval!
• - AI Drivers have improved their brake bias settings for the VW Jetta TDI Cup.

Environmental Audio

• - Small crowd cheers have been improved.

Audio

• - XAudio2 support has been added for Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) engine sounds.

1. - - This enables engine sounds in TrueForce when using XAudio2.

Telemetry

• - Fixed an issue that was causing some users to fail to enable telemetry.

1. - - This was being caused by limiting the frequency telemetry logging could be enabled and disabled. The cooldown limiter has been removed.

Replays

• - Attempting to use the "+" character in the filename when saving a Replay to disk will now correctly provide an error.

CARS:

Audi R8 LMS

• - 2020 Season GT3 Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly.

Audi RS 3 LMS

• - The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

BMW M4 GT4

• - The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

BMW M8 GTE

• - 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly.

Dallara F3

• - Fixed an issue with the missing rain switch toggle.

Dallara IR18

• - Fixed an issue with the ambient occlusion for the cockpit model.
• - The iRacing setup for [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009 - Oval has been updated.

Ferrari 488 GT3

• - Update the engine sound of the rev limiter range.

Ferrari 488 GTE

• - 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

Ford GTE

• - 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

Formula Renault 3.5

• - The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

Indy Pro 2000 PM-18

• - The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

Mercedes-AMG GT3

• - Down-shift parameters have been adjusted to improve downshift quality and reduce tendency to lock rear wheels during down-shifts.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors

• - Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.

Porsche 911 RSR

• - 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

TRACKS:

Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans

• - Pit alarm environmental sounds have been added.

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

• - Gain-time checkpoints have been adjusted to prevent course cutting at the Bus Stop.

Homestead Miami Speedway

• - (Oval & Indy Oval) - Chase camera sets have been updated.

Road America

• - Fixed some bumps located on pit entry road

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iRACING UI:

Account

• A new tab has been added the the Account window, Connection.
• This tab allows you to select your desired connection type, as you may from the iRacing Membersite. For example, you may select "DSL, Cable, Fiber, 1Mbit/sec or faster".
• A link has been added to the Account page where you can redeem Gift and Promotional Codes.
• This area also now displays your current balance of iRacing Dollars.

Store

• A new button has been added to the Store: iRacing Dollars!
• You can find this button in the Store section on the sidebar.
• This button takes you to a page where you may purchase iRacing Dollars for yourself or others.

Price List

• An informative banner has been added at the top of the window, informing users how many more pieces of content they need in order to begin receiving the "20% off - 40+ Piece Club" discount, or if they are already benefiting.
• A progress bar has been added to the top of the window, informing users of how many pieces of content they own, and how many are available.
• The Car / Track tab buttons have been updated.
• Each item's Owned/Unowned status has been put in a single column. Any unowned items feature a "Purchase" button.
• Each item in the list now always features an "Info" button that takes the user to the item's information page.

Up Next

• The visible fields have been adjusted and improved for narrow screen sizes.

Current Series

• For table view, the visible fields have been adjusted and improved for narrow screen sizes.

Search

• Search functionality for international characters has been added.
• Search boxes now correctly recognize the following international characters: å, é, ó, and ü.

Join a Race

• For the Entries List, fixed an issue where text could appear for a user's Selected Car instead of a small thumbnail image of their livery.

Create a Race

• Fixed an issue with the "Back" button having an incorrect behavior.

Tracks

• The night lighting status on each track's information page has been made more clear.

Track Maps

New track maps have been added for the following tracks:

• Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
• Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya
• Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
• Circuit Park Zandvoort
• Circuit Zolder
• Okayama International Circuit
• Oran Park Raceway
• Oulton Park Circuit
• Oxford Plains Speedway
• Phillip Island Circuit
• [Legacy] Michigan International Speedway - 2009
• [Legacy] Phoenix Raceway - 2008
• [Legacy] Pocono Raceway - 2009
• [Legacy] Silverstone Circuit - 2008
• [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway - 2009

Loading Screen

• Fixed a gap in the text spacing that appeared on the right side when loading into the Simulator.

Teams

• Fixed an issue where a multi-car Team Session would incorrectly show a green Register button when a user owned at least one of the cars used by the session, but not the car selected for use by their Team.
• Now, a yellow Purchase button correctly displays. If the user purchases the needed car, then the button changes to the green Register button.

Declare Drivers

• Fixed an issue where a previously Declared Driver was seeing a "Watch" button to join the Team Session in progress instead of a "Register as Driver" button.
• Documents and Tools
• A link to our Membersite Documents and Tools page has been added.

MEMBERSITE:

Purchasing

• The user preference for applying your iRacing Dollars and Credits to your subscription has been expanded to include car and track purchases.
• When enabled (checked), transactions for subscription renewals, car purchases, and track purchases will all utilize your available iRacing Dollars and Credits first. This is the default behavior, and is not a change.
• When disabled (not checked), transactions for subscription renewals, car purchases, and track purchases will NOT utilize your available iRacing Dollars and Credits. This is an expanded behavior, as it now includes car and track purchases.
• You can find this option under: Account --> Preferences.

SIMULATION:

Race Control

• The code that computes the pit exit delay at the start of a race has been updated to allow for a variety of new cases, including the Crandon International Raceway land-rush.
• Crandon's pit exit delay should now work as one would expect using either configuration.

Visual Effects

• Adjusted dirt racing particles for improved frame-rates.

CARS:

ARCA Menards Chevrolet Impala

• For the New Damage Model, collision parameters have been adjusted to prevent front-end damage to the fenders, hood, and bumper from rubbing on the wheels and giving an unintended speed boost.

TRACKS:

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

• Track check points have been updated slightly.

Five Flags Speedway

• Additional merge check points have been added for pit exit.

Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park

• A Jersey barrier has been added to prevent cutting the tabletop jump.