What changed in RaceRoom Racing Experience in 2020

Added a missing brake marker and a bump in the road.

Cars featuring engine maps will have special settings in the car setup menu.

Available at a 50% discount until December 25th.

Specific to each car, not tweakable in car setup.

Improved realism of spool/throttle management.

Currently AI controlled, human control planned for 2021.

Adjustable for electric & hybrid engines in the car setup menu.

Affected leaderboards.

Server fetches leaderboard laptimes for starting grid.

Players can jump the start and receive a penalty.

Includes BMW M4 DTM 2020, Peugeot 308 TCR, and others.

Includes four layouts.

Better simulation of diffuser stalls when too close to the ground.

ALS sound effects added.

Countless improvements made.

Fixed west layout pitlane that triggered invalid laps.

AI behaviour tweaks to South layout.

Improvements to the initial grip of fresh tyres and help reduce the tyre pressure increase over longer stints.

Note: Sepang North layout appears to crash on load, this is being investigated.

Improved standing start performance through a clutch adjustment.

Pitlane speed limit tolerance has been adjusted when the limiter is enabled.

Slowdown penalty multiplier from repeated cuts is now properly displayed on the HUD notification.

Fixed some issues with the differential where the preload could be set very high.

Added default gearbox ratios for Daytona, some AI behaviour tweaks.

Increased rear suspension travel by 10mm, dampers tuned for better handling over bumps.

Adjusted idle revs to prevent occasional stalling.

Best valid lap in the session is now used as reference for estimating time gained and given up.

Moved the leaderboard spawn location further back.

Moved the leaderboard spawn location closer to the racing line.

Adjusted tolerance to prevent exploit of pit lane speed limit, resulting in harsher penalties.

Fixed art material that could trigger lap invalidation at turn 8.

Maps were no longer centered, this has been corrected.

Maps were no longer centered, this has been corrected.

Certain replay files could fail to load, this has been fixed.

Resolved conflict with a prototype for a new interface in development.

Resolved issue where gearbox could fail to downshift under 4th gear.

Server could get stuck in a session when 'Stay in Practice if empty' option was disabled.

Enhanced visuals of cockpit data display and LEDs.

Resolved issue where control was not handed over to player.

Adjusted settings to ensure similar slip ratios while TC & ABS are active.

Resolved an issue where one-time events could sometimes not spawn.

Adjustments made at Spa-Francorchamps, Lausitzring, Mid-Ohio, and Red Bull Ring. Leaderboards cleared where necessary.

To prevent issues with flat spots acting up.

Adjusted AI behaviour and corridors at Spa-Francorchamps, Lausitzring, Mid-Ohio, and Red Bull Ring. Leaderboards cleared where necessary.

Resolved an issue where one-time events could sometimes not spawn.

Default controller profile for Thrustmaster wheels now has FFB effects for flat spots disabled to prevent issues.

Tweaks made to improve the position of the Bonnet camera.

Tweaks made to a couple of TV cameras that had a blocked view due to esport advertisement boards.

Resolved issue where the Incident Point value was always 0 for player's current incident points.

Updated physics for the Aquila CR1 Sports GT and added rev lights on the steering wheel.

Further preparations for an esport series starting tonight.

Updated physics to latest tyre model v4.1 - Leaderboards were cleared.

Livery updates to match the Zolder and Nurburgring real rounds.

Updated physics to latest tyre model v4.1 - Leaderboards were cleared.

Revision to some cut detections, making it more lenient in some areas.

Improved AI behaviour on the MotoGP layout.

Revision of some cut detections, making it more strict - Leaderboards were cleared.

Updated physics to latest tyre model v4.1 - Leaderboards were cleared.

Updated DRS activation limits regulation for DTM 2020, affecting how activations are managed during races.

Updated some in-game advertising banners and liveries in preparation for upcoming events.

Fixed an issue with importing result files on dedicated servers caused by a change in timestamp formatting.

Resolved an issue with a TV camera above the bridge at Suzuka not triggering properly.

Corrected the flipped image issue in the side mirror of the Audi RS 5 DTM 2020.

AI in DTM 2020 will now attempt to use all 3 DRS activations in the same lap if it chooses to use DRS once.

Launch Control will no longer automatically upshift for the player.

3 activations per lap for a maximum number of activations set to half the expected amount of race laps, not available in the first lap or to the race leader.

Drivers now have real helmet designs and racing suits.

Some track limit adjustments made more strict, cleared leaderboard laptimes.

Added some backfires that were missing.

Reduced volume of sound effects from underbody scraping the tarmac and improved their variety.

Simulation of Anti-Lag System added for DTM 2020 with specific sound samples.

Options menu now includes a toggle for TV Camera tracking lag.

Moved the time attack spawn location further back to better allow reaching maximum speed.

Player’s Incident points suffer from a known issue where it’s not updating properly.

Added Pit Stop Minimum Duration and Incident Point limit before DQ.

One activation per lap for a maximum of 24 race laps, not available in the first lap or to the race leader.

Fixed DRS regulation that affected other cars equipped with the system.

Physics evolution based on driver feedback.

Renamed Mazda Laguna Seca to Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca.

New lot of samples for backfires with richer patterns, car dependent diversity.

Added new gravel sound samples.

Changed graphics_options.xml to contain variable names for easier editing.

Improvements to handling of different time zones between browser and host machine.

New sound recordings for the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

Tweaks to improve AI handling of slow turns for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.

Lada Vesta is now free to play with 2 liveries, playable against WTCR car classes.

Prepared content for upcoming DTM 2020 competitions.

Brake disk whine samples volume is now affected by the brake disk temperature.

Added a key binding for FFB Multiplier, allowing adjustment from inside the car.

Fixed broken waypoint causing AI to stop driving.

Fixed sudden disappearance of certain track objects while in gravel in turns 8 and 10.

Fixed AI braking later than the pit lane entrance gate.

Cockpit cameras now feature backfire samples specific to the interior of the car.

Introduced new fuel pump sound samples.

Updates to bring Spa-Francorchamps to 2020 visuals.

Drag Reduction System and Push to Pass are now split into two unique control bindings.

Disabled the in-game screenshot capture system due to conflicts with Steam’s screenshot capturing.

Calmed down some AI around the Adenauer forest.

Moved some old HUD overlays (Traction Control, Brake Bias) to the butterHUD system.

Updates to bring Sachsenring to 2020 visuals.

Includes refinements to curbs and runoffs.

Includes 3D curbs, textures, and assets updates.

Improvements made for Bathurst, Bilster Berg, Dubai, Imola, Indianapolis, Macau, Moscow Raceway, Nordschleife layouts, Sachsenring, Sepang, Shanghai, and Formula RaceRoom X-17.

Renamed to 'DEKRA Lausitzring' with a new DTM Grand Prix Course layout available for free.

Changed from 5.0 to 2.0.

Provides more accurate values in the car setup menu.

Includes moved walls, updated curbs, runoffs, and environment assets.

No longer locks the game up during single race sessions with a web gameplay overlay.

Allows automated spawns on specified dates and times with a repeating pattern.

Features a newly resurfaced track and updated paddock building.

Displays the player’s ranked history and statistics.

Fixed an issue where a penalty received by a player in the first race session would still be applied in the second race session.

AI behaviour improvements and updates to fuel predictions for DTM 13/14/15/16, GTR1, GTR3, GTR4, and Porsche 934 Turbo RSR.

Fixed the last occurrences of hearing sudden high revs from other cars while watching replays or spectating.

Onboard cameras added for BMW M1 (Procar & Group 4), accessible through Home key or broadcast overlay.

Improved default car setups for Porsche 911 Carrera Cup (964) and Porsche 911 RSR 2019.

Tuned high-speed damping for AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM 1995, Audi TT RS VLN, Formula RaceRoom Junior, and Group C.

Potential fix for some users getting kicked for high latency after a session switch.

Added UI elements to API controls for restarting current session and sending out penalties to players.

Road noise volume slider now properly offers a 0-100% range.

Tweaks to brake cooling and tyre heating for Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport and GTR4.

Updated shared memory with incident points data, minor version updated to 7.

Temporarily disabled the 'Position Bar Relative' setting due to issues in multiplayer.

Fixed an issue with friction heat calculations causing unexpected tire temperature rises at low speeds.

New additions to Hungaroring track including new pit building, updated runoff areas, and new curbs.

Tweaked initial fuel consumption estimates to improve AI strategic decisions.

Changed logic so that Starter button must be pressed and maintained until the engine is fully started.

Old generation GT3 cars now more closely BOP’d with recent models.

Potential fix for users getting kicked for high latency after a session switch.

Resolved occurrences of hearing sudden high revs from other cars while spectating.

Further BOP adjustments and improvements to default car setups.

AI behavior improvements in fast turns.

Accessible through Home key or broadcast overlay controls.

Increased differential locking and drivetrain oscillations.

Slider now properly offers a 0-100% range.

Fixed issue where the same name would repeat in multiplayer position bars.

Resolved issue with tire temperatures rising unexpectedly at low speeds.

Flatspot effects turned off due to recent firmware issues.

Updated minor version to 7, retrocompatible.

Starter button must be pressed and maintained until the engine is fully started.

Softer overall balance of performance adjustments and AI behavior improvements.

Improved AI strategic decisions.

Equalised front/rear tyre heating.

Reduced tyre heating and adjusted AI behavior.

New pit building, updated runoff areas, new curbs, pitwall paint, medical building.

Penalty received in the first race session no longer applies in the second race session.

Adjustments made for AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse DTM 1995, Audi TT RS VLN, Formula RaceRoom Junior, and Group C.

Estimates replaced with actual recorded values after a lap.

Corrected to use specific damage values instead of default.

Reduced tyre heating and rear tyre now requires less camber.

New elements for restarting sessions and sending penalties to players, with known issues.

Balanced dampers, reduced front/rear damping speed split, adjusted torque curve at low RPM.

Updated drivetrain oscillations, gearchange timings and differential.

Slightly reduced tyre heating. Fixed Lotus' rear suspension bump steer.

Slightly reduced tyre heating.

The original Porsche 911 Carrera Cup (964) from 1990 is now present in RaceRoom for a classic racing experience.

Tracks from the 2019 Porsche Carrera Cup calendar including Hockenheim, Autodrome Most, Red Bull Ring, Norisring, Zandvoort, Nürburgring, and Sachsenring are now available.

The Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2019 season is now available, featuring a one-make series with no ABS and limited car setup adjustments.

Improved AI behaviour at Nürburgring Sprint.

Fixed bad front brake temperatures for the Fabcar in Group 5.

Updated tyre model and modified baseline setups for all GT3 cars to improve performance.

Updated track-specific gear ratios and equalized damper stiffnesses across Group 5 cars.

Improved baseline setup for the Aquila.

Improved AI behaviour at Norisring.

Dumpvalve sounds on gearshifts in cockpit cameras have been restored after popular request.

All cars now have reduced differences regarding damage and detachable parts falling off.

AI tendency to sometimes hit the tyres in turn 1 of the first lap has been limited.

Added default gear ratios for Daytona and fixed AI handling of Audi 90 gear ratios.

A wrong cut track penalty triggered while entering the pitlane has been fixed.

Cockpit cameras that were off center have been fixed.

Default gear ratios have been added for the Daytona track.

Endurance spec version now has a wider range of spring settings, dampers, and ride height adjustments.

The final drive for Knutstorp was way too long; this has been corrected.

Note: leaderboards have been wiped.

Resolved sound issues with the revlimiter introduced in a previous update.

Updated differential behaviour and baulktorque values.

Tweaks to unpublished content that is awaiting release and/or events.

Improvements made for Autodrome Most, Laguna Seca, Ningbo, Red Bull Ring, Road America, Suzuka, and Zolder.

Updated default FFB profiles to use 'sine' curve types for controllers that were reported as problematic.

Fixed parsing errors for BMW Z4 GT3 (AI), Ford GT 1, Ford GT 3 (AI), Gumpert Apollo, Mercedes SLS GT3 (AI), Mercedes AMG GT3 (AI), Nissan GT1 (AI + Player), Ruf CTR3, Saleen S7R, Volvo 240, Zonda, Carlsson (German Nationals).

Updated right on time for RRLeagues.

Improvements made for Autodrome Most, Laguna Seca (turn 6), Ningbo, Red Bull Ring, Road America, Suzuka, and Zolder.

Updated right on time for RRLeagues.

Tweaks made to unpublished content that is awaiting release and/or events.

Fixed errors for BMW Z4 GT3 (AI), Ford GT 1, Ford GT 3 (AI), Gumpert Apollo, Mercedes SLS GT3 (AI), Mercedes AMG GT3 (AI), Nissan GT1 (AI + Player), Ruf CTR3, Saleen S7R, Volvo 240, Zonda, Carlsson (German Nationals).

Updated default FFB profiles to use 'sine' curve types for controllers that were reported as problematic.

Includes Dubai, Nordschleife, Norisring, Nuerburgring Sprint, Sachsenring, Shanghai, Spa-Francorchamps, and Suzuka.

Players can now crawl to the finish line as long as their car moves.

Less in lower gears and more in high gears.

Now proper dry grass when driving on it.

Tweak to terrain textures.

Less in lower gears and more in high gears.

A streaming event featuring motorsport and simracing personalities scheduled for Saturday.

All content in RaceRoom is freely accessible for a minimum of five days.

The event will consist of 3 races: WTCR @ Hungaroring, GTR4 @ Laguna Seca, and GTR3 @ Silverstone.

Details on server settings including flags, cut rules, damage, and driver assist settings.

Total prize pool of 3500 VRP, with 2000 VRP for 1st place, 1000 VRP for 2nd, and 500 VRP for 3rd.

An exclusive race night for the top-ranked players in RaceRoom, taking place on 24th March 2020.

Improvements to AI handling of traffic in multiclass racing.

Fixed an issue where watching an instant replay that featured a pitstop would result in receiving fresh tyres a second time.

Updated physics according to the Nuerburgring lap record sessions telemetry for Volkswagen ID.R.

Fixed an issue where the ideal raceline would feature oddly positioned brake warnings.

Fixed excessive suspension damage over curbs for DTM 14/15/16.

Moved the huge Disqualification notifications to the 'butterHUD™' system.

Longer default final drive for Audi TT RS VLN at Zandvoort.

New skid and locked brake tyre sounds for more realistic sound during long slides.

Adjustments to behavior of the tyres once they've been covered in dirt, grass, gravel.

Added controls to Export and Import settings for dedicated servers.

Fixed an issue with some in-game web links that would wrongly open in a Steam overlay.

Longer final drive for McLaren 650s in GTR 3.

Fixed steering wheel not being exactly positioned on the steering column in Audi R18.

Fixed a bug where gearshift backfires would not make sounds in replays.

Added default profile for Simagic wheelbase.

Tweak to AI's understanding of gravity and forces to improve their behavior on slopes and banked corners.

Modifications to forces involved in car to car collisions to improve realism.

Now offers three different tyre compounds in Formula Raceroom 90.

Adjusted tyre pressures in baseline setup for Aquila.

Known issue with Ningbo main layout having a wrong cut detection.

Fixed baseline setup that had an asymmetrical damper setting for CUPRA TCR.

New transmission whine recordings for most cars, especially modern GT, prototypes and touring cars.

Reduced Minimum force for all Logitech wheels and added a 10% slip effect.

Fixed a bug where pitstop sounds wouldn't work in replays.

Fixed a bug where a multiplayer server in a closed qualifying session would still be displayed as 'joinable'.

Updated baseline setup and tweaks to tyres for better handling in Formula RaceRoom 2.

Improved AI pace spread for GTR 1.

Added an option to set minimum requirements in rating and safety for a player to be allowed in a ranked session.

Fixed a wrong tyre file for WTCC Chevrolet Cruze.

Tuning adjustments made to Audi TT Cup AI.

Updated image for Red Bull liveries in menu and website.

Further incidents for track object collisions are ignored until the car has rejoined the track after a 4 seconds cooldown.

Incident points cooldown has been increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.

Fixed free flight camera that wouldn't work under certain conditions in the race monitor.

Player now receives one incident point for invalidating a lap.

Blinking of high latency opponent cars in multiplayer fixed; rendering ceases if latency is consistently above 1 second.

Added an option to toggle the rendering of the driver seat for VR users.

Fixed Car Setup menu not hiding differential settings for cars that do not allow changes.

The Zhejiang International Circuit is now available in RaceRoom.

Fixed swapped renders for two esport liveries in BMW M6 GT3.

Fixed Car Setup menu not saving differential setting for frontwheel driven cars.

Added a profile for the Xbox gamepad when connected through bluetooth.

Added more gear ratio options for Porsche 934 RSR.

Tweaked force exponent, max output and front wheel grip exponents to increase FFB feel.

Fixed AI control in pitlane that could accelerate above the speed limit.

Smoothing logics for revlimiter and pit speed limiters for a selection of cars.

Fixed detection issues for Bodnar cable and Fanatec CSW 2.5 controller profiles.

Tuning adjustments made to GT4 cars AI.

Fixed missing lines for Flatspot effects in Thrustmaster T500 controller profile.

Tweaks to damage and clutch for better standing starts in KTM GT4.

Fixed puffs of smoke and brake marks left by players with high latency.

Added more gear ratio options for Audi TT VLN.

Fixed wrongly available Launch Control for Canhard R52.

Fixed asymmetrical rear camber in default setup for BMW M3 GT2.

Updated suspension to improve toe control for WTCC 15/16/17.

Modified cut corridors to address wrong cut detection on the start/finish area at Imola.

New 'RANKED' multiplayer sessions available in the lobby for competitive racing.

Ranking list updated every 15 minutes for players to track their performance.

Implementation of an ELO rating system to calculate player ratings based on race performance.

Introduction of a reputation score that reflects player behavior during races.