What changed in RaceRoom Racing Experience in 2021

Fixed some strange rev bar behaviour that was occurring when giving fast throttle inputs.

Fixed the menus not rendering properly on triple screen resolutions.

Resolved the issue that prevented old replay and ghost files from loading correctly.

Resolved an issue causing a game crash when joining a multiplayer session as a spectator.

Allowed 3 more degrees of steerlock to go around Macau’s hairpin.

Fixed undertray feelers and added spark emitters between the axles.

This update deploys the changes to most popular cars.

Improved AI at low speed and fine tuning of their braking for BMW and Mercedes.

Reworked the base setup to be a bit less edgy.

Fixed a cut detection that was a bit too harsh on the outside.

Track updates to 2021, added the Ayrton Senna wall painting, updated curbs and runoffs.

Further reduce potential gaps between cars.

Optimized browser textures to be between 20% and 50% faster.

Fixed camera not always resetting the camera state when disabled.

Spark emitters between the front wheels and between the rear wheels.

Fixed AI selecting the wrong engine power map when switching race sessions.

Fixed position bar setting not being applied properly.

BOP adjustments to close up differences in aero and power to weight ratios across all cars.

To enable hardware acceleration of web menus, the game can be started with -cefEnableGPU.

Reconfigured spark emitters so that rocker panels and side sills no longer generate sparks.

Improved automatic gearbox/AI gearbox behaviour so car remains in higher gears in slow turns for multiple car classes.

Ironed out some issues with braking and locking brakes.

Tweaks to AI to sort their tendency to mix the apex at turn 4.

Fixed front axis breaking at highest steerlock angles.

Disallowed mixed tyre compounds, tweaked friction and wear rates.

Fixed AI thinking they were running out of battery when driving electric engines.

Moved some waypoints to reduce AI sway during rolling starts for Daytona and Nuerburgring Spring Chicane.

Reduced to 2 spark emitters between front wheels and 2 more between the rear wheels.

Reviewed and updated spark emitters.

Reduced to 2 spark emitters between front wheels and 2 more between the rear wheels.

Allowed access to display settings also while in VR (except true fullscreen mode).

Fixed a bad spark emitter on the Volvo 240.

Complete physics overhaul.

Disallowed mixed tyre compounds.

Tweaks to AI cornering at Ascari and Lesmo 2 where they were seen running wide.

Fixed a case where AI could get a valid laptime without doing any lap on Tourist layout of the Nuerburgring.

Fixed Free Camera losing ability to zoom in/out when enabled while inside the cockpit.

Allowed 3 more degrees of steerlock to go around Macau’s hairpin.

Fixed caster that was giving 0.1 degree too much by default.

Tweaks to AI cornering for Brands Hatch, Dubai, Suzuka, Zandvoort, and others.

This update deploys the changes to most popular cars. The same improvement to the rest of our cars will be deployed in future updates.

Added a setting to define the maximum resolution of web UI elements.

Track updates to 2021, added the Ayrton Senna wall painting, updated curbs and runoffs.

Fixed AI thinking they were running out of battery when driving electric engines.

Fixed a case where AI could get a valid laptime without doing any lap on Tourist layout of the Nuerburgring.

Improved AI at low speed and fine tuning of their braking for BMW and Mercedes.

Tweaks to AI to sort their tendency to mix the apex at turn 4.

Allowed 3 more degrees of steerlock to go around Macau’s hairpin, Reviewed and updated spark emitters.

Improved automatic gearbox/AI gearbox behaviour so car remains in higher gears in slow turns for various classes.

Reworked the base setup to be a bit less edgy, Reviewed and updated spark emitters.

Allowed 3 more degrees of steerlock to go around Macau’s hairpin. Moved to a single central spark skid block/spark emitter.

To enable hardware acceleration of web menus, the game can be started with -cefEnableGPU.

BOP adjustments to close up differences in aero and power to weight ratios across all cars.

Fixed Free Camera losing ability to zoom in/out when enabled while inside the cockpit.

Fixed AI selecting the wrong engine power map when switching race sessions.

Disallowed mixed tyre compounds, tweaked friction and wear rates to give slightly bigger differences between compounds.

Fixed AI wobbling at the start/finish line.

Fixed caster that was giving 0.1 degree too much by default. Tweaks to AI in slower turns, Reviewed and updated spark emitters.

Tweaks to AI cornering for Brands Hatch, Dubai, Suzuka, Zandvoort, and more.

Reduced to 2 spark emitters between front wheels and 2 more between the rear wheels.

Fixed undertray feelers and added spark emitters between the axles.

Reduced to 2 spark emitters between front wheels and 2 more between the rear wheels.

Moved the time attack spawn locations to straighter parts of the track for Hockenheimring and Nuerburgring.

Fixed position bar setting not being applied properly.

Improvements to AI controlled rolling starts to further reduce potential gaps between cars.

If resolution is higher than 1080, the in-game browser is restrained to 1080. Web textures are scaled up to fit the screen.

Fixed a bad spark emitter on the Volvo 240.

Reviewed cut detections.

Removed ability to switch to other cars via numpad + and numpad -.

Allowed access to display settings also while in VR (except true fullscreen mode).

Fixed front axis breaking at highest steerlock angles.

Made VR restart with new resolution if altered in menus.

Fixed camera not always resetting the camera state when disabled.

Fixed a cut detection that was a bit too harsh on the outside.

Ironed out some issues with braking and locking brakes.

Fixed front axis breaking at highest steerlock angles.

Allowed access to display settings also while in VR (except true fullscreen mode).

Reworked the base setup to be a bit less edgy.

Fixed position bar setting not being applied properly.

Fixed AI selecting the wrong engine power map when switching race sessions.

Rocker panels and side sills no longer generate sparks.

Reviewed and updated spark emitters.

Optimized browser textures to be between 20% and 50% faster.

TV camera and pit sounds.

Tweaked friction and wear rates to give slightly bigger differences between compounds.

BOP adjustments to close up differences in aero and power to weight ratios across all cars.

This update deploys the changes to most popular cars.

Moved the time attack spawn location to a part where the track is straighter.

Improved automatic gearbox/AI gearbox behaviour so car remains in higher gears in slow turns.

Fixed a case where AI could get a valid laptime without doing any lap.

Reduced to 2 spark emitters between front wheels and 2 more between the rear wheels.

Spark emitters between the front wheels and between the rear wheels.

Tweaks to AI cornering at Ascari and Lesmo 2 where they were seen running wide and having trouble.

Fixed AI thinking they were running out of battery when driving electric engines.

Track updates to 2021, added the Ayrton Senna wall painting, updated curbs and runoffs.

To enable hardware acceleration of web menus, the game can be started with -cefEnableGPU.

Tweaks to AI cornering for Brands Hatch, Dubai, Hungaroring, Suzuka, Zandvoort.

Allowed 3 more degrees of steerlock to go around Macau’s hairpin.

Added spark emitters between the axles.

Reduced to 2 spark emitters between front wheels and 2 more between the rear wheels.

Moved to a single central spark skid block/spark emitter.

Fixed caster that was giving 0.1 degree too much by default.

Fixed camera not always resetting the camera state when disabled.

Tweaks to fuel estimates.

Made VR restart with new resolution if altered in menus.

Fixed a bad spark emitter on the Volvo 240.

Fixed Free Camera losing ability to zoom in/out when enabled while inside the cockpit.

Improved AI at low speed and fine tuning of their braking for BMW and Mercedes.

Further reduce potential gaps between cars.

Tweaks to AI to sort their tendency to mix the apex at turn 4.

Added a setting to define the maximum resolution of web UI elements.

Reworked the AI lines and fuel use values.

Removed ability to switch to other cars via numpad + and numpad -.

Adjusted to make it less edgy.

Free upgrade to all owners of Nuerburgring.

Resolved a game crash that could occur when switching the game from one monitor to another.

Known issue: HUD trackmaps are misaligned and will be fixed in an upcoming hotfix.

Added logging to further investigate reports of crashes at the end of Multiplayer race sessions.

Red and Blue runoff material properties are now simulated.

Now uses the deviceID for the wheelbase while it’s set to PC mode instead of CSW Compatible mode.

Adjusted to make it less edgy.

Known issue: HUD trackmaps are misaligned and will be fixed in an upcoming hotfix.

Free upgrade to all owners of Nuerburgring.

Logging added to further investigate reports of crashes at the end of Multiplayer race sessions.

Red and Blue runoff material properties are now simulated.

Resolved an issue that could cause a crash when switching the game from one monitor to another.

Now uses the deviceID for the wheelbase while it’s set to PC mode instead of CSW Compatible mode.

+5mm front ride height, adjusted default tyre pressures

Fixed an engine sound issue that was triggered by activating Instant Replay while refuelling with engine off during a pitstop

AI improvements in pitlane on the Nordschleife-only layout

Leaderboards are cleared

Banked turn 1 as raced in DTM 2021

Changed wheelrps and speed to more accurate values regarding wheel speed differences in 3rd party applications

Fixed a broken options menu that could occur while using certain controlsets

Increased power consumption in all engine modes

Leaderboards are cleared

Fixed pitlane exit detection that was still not perpendicular to the track and led to small advantage when driving close to pitwall

WTCR

Fixed an occasional micro-freeze at the end of a single player race caused by large aiadaptation.xml files

Fixed FFB going wild when wheels were lifted in the air during a pitstop

Fixed some loud gearshift sound sample that was still playing even though the car is electrically powered

Fixed a collision box issue that could see the car hit very low objects and curbs with its undertray

Adjusted base BOP for Silhouette cars.

Improved support for Simagic controllers.

Updated Macau with many art fixes; construction site at Solitude Esses is completed.

Added default profile for the Fanatec CSL DD controller.

Fixed an issue where loading a replay could sometimes result in a weird TV camera.

More realistic zoom curve with a slower zoom in and a faster zoom out.

Fixed virtual mirror being enabled when loading a replay right after a race.

Adjusted orientation of the first 15 grid positions on Daytona for standing starts.

Adjusted front and rear track widths for Ford Mustang GT3, Nissan GT R GT3, Alpina B6 GT3.

Rolled back on cut detection changes on Bilster Berg that had been made stricter.

Reduced mouse movement sensitivity when zooming in.

Fixed an occasional crash upon loading replay files.

Removed a cut track detection that would not always be handed when going too wide before the last turn of Autodrom Most.

Added spark emitters for Touring Classics, Porsche GT3 Cup Sprint & Enduro, IMSA GTO, DTM 2013-2016, VW Scirocco, Tatuus F4, Aquila CR 1, Audi TT cup, Audi TT RS VLN.

Fixed an audio glitch when on throttle with the Tatuus F4.

Fixed an issue in spectator mode where switching from one camera group to another would fail and switch focus to the car that first joined the server.

Fixed a case where the client side could sometimes fail to transition to next session.

Fixed battery consumption issues as well as some negative torque outputs in certain situations.

Fixed a curb at the exit of turn 1 that could damage suspensions.

Fixed a hole spotted in a remote location that could see cars falling through the world.

Fixed a hole spotted near a rescue vehicle that could see cars falling through the world.

Removed a high tolerance to vehicle movement prior to a standing start that would result in no penalty handed to players jumping the start by a couple meters.

Improvement on projection of nametags above opponent cars, their flickering and their relative position when using non default field of view settings.

Cures some inconsistent brake performance issues.

Smoke and dirt puffs improved.

Enhanced for a selection of cars including Formula cars, DTM, Group C, GTE.

Gives more progressive grip drop off beyond the limit.

Full support added for the new SF1000 wheel.

Added keyframes feature and 100% unlimited free camera movements.

Includes FOV tools, Triple Screen setup, and Search field.

Less engine braking reduction.

Now allows selection of any of the free track layouts.

Gives more progressive grip drop off beyond the limit.

Cars emit varying types of fumes based on engine type, exhaust types, and engine temperature.

Includes Timing Screen comparison tools, Multiplayer chat box, new Race Monitor controls.

Decal rendered while the seat itself was disabled in visual settings.

Resolved issues with maximum amount of AI opponents.

Added support for 3840x1200 resolution.

Gives more progressive grip drop off beyond the limit.

Sparks emitted vary based on material and force of impact.

Hidden the Triple Screen setup menu while in VR.

Re-enabled 'jump to bind' feature while ignoring most common axis binds to prevent sudden jumps.

Made sparks coming from AI's more likely to occur for specific car models.

Fixed the outside curb of the stadium entrance that had a lost polygon of surface material shooting cars into space.

Fixed german localization for 'Geist anzeigen'.

Hidden the Gamepad rumble toggle if current controller is not a gamepad.

Tied engine vibration effect to engine inertia, affecting electric cars and V8 engines differently.

Possible fix for some AI's seen jumping in certain occasions.

Added background to garage menu in VR to prevent motion sickness from panning cameras.

The Options menu now remembers the last used tab.

Added FFB Meter and FFB Multipliers binds to FFB options page.

Added possibility to unpause by pressing the Pause control again.

Added a cockpit camera pitch control in the FOV section.

Possible fix for an issue spotted at the end of race session where cars could be seen shooting into the air.

Disabled jumping to keys when pressed in keybinds as a temporary fix for pedal signal jitters registered sometimes at the same time as buttons.

Fixed a decal on the seat that would still be rendered while the seat itself was disabled in visual settings.

Fixed reports of 'no FFB' for some wheelbases. Users experiencing no FFB should try to reset to the default profile for their wheelbase after this update.

Fixed a typo in German localization for 'Geist anzeigen'.

FFB - Stationary friction effect now fully turns off when it is set to 0%.

Added lap_valid_state for player; -1 = N/A, 0 = this and next lap valid, 1 = this lap invalid, 2 = this and next lap invalid

When starting a Hillclimb run, the tyres will now always be pre-heated

Added traction_control_percent for player; -1.0 unavailable, 0.0 -> 100.0 percent

Added engineState int for all drivers; -1 unavailable, 0 = ign off, 1 = ign on but not running, 2 = ign on and running

Fixed an issue where the checkered flag could sometimes show up one lap early in multiclass races

Fixed an issue where the wrong car is shown upon switching to another type of TV cameras

Fixed that now so that if a player is kicked, the dedicated server will also prevent it from immediately rejoining the server

Upon serving a slowdown penalty, the lift of throttle coming with the sequential shifting is no longer counted as slowing down

Upped minor version to 10 in Shared Memory block

Attempt at improving Lap distance calculations where values could sometimes be seen jumping and going backwards

Added CUPRA esport liveries for the upcoming CUPRA series

Fixed cars falling through the ground at the very end of races

Fixed an issue where the checkered flag could sometimes show up one lap early in multiclass races

Upon serving a slowdown penalty, the lift of throttle coming with the sequential shifting is no longer counted as slowing down

Added lap_valid_state for player; -1 = N/A, 0 = this and next lap valid, 1 = this lap invalid, 2 = this and next lap invalid

Fixed cars falling through the ground at the very end of races

Banning a user no longer requires a server restart to take effect; players kicked will be prevented from immediately rejoining

Added engineState int for all drivers; -1 unavailable, 0 = ign off, 1 = ign on but not running, 2 = ign on and running

When starting a Hillclimb run, the tyres will now always be pre-heated

Fixed an issue where the wrong car is shown upon switching to another type of TV cameras

Added traction_control_percent for player; -1.0 unavailable, 0.0 -> 100.0 percent

Added CUPRA esport liveries for the upcoming CUPRA series

Upped minor version to 10 in Shared Memory block

Attempt at improving Lap distance calculations where values could sometimes be seen jumping and going backwards

Fixed an issue where the wrong car is shown upon switching to another type of TV cameras

Fixed cars falling through the ground at the very end of races

When starting a Hillclimb run, the tyres will now always be pre-heated

Upped minor version to 10 in Shared Memory Block

Upon serving a slowdown penalty, the lift of throttle coming with the sequential shifting is no longer counted as slowing down

Added CUPRA esport liveries for the upcoming CUPRA series

Added traction_control_percent for player; -1.0 unavailable, 0.0 -> 100.0 percent

Added engineState int for all drivers; -1 unavailable, 0 = ign off, 1 = ign on but not running, 2 = ign on and running

Attempt at improving Lap distance calculations where values could sometimes be seen jumping and going backwards

Fixed an issue where the checkered flag could sometimes show up one lap early in multiclass races

Added lap_valid_state for player; -1 = N/A, 0 = this and next lap valid, 1 = this lap invalid, 2 = this and next lap invalid

Fixed that now so that if a player is kicked, the dedicated server will also prevent it from immediately rejoining the server

Banning a user still required a server restart to take effect. Fixed that now so that if a player is kicked, the dedicated server will also prevent it from immediately rejoining the server

Upped minor version to 10

Added traction_control_percent for player; -1.0 unavailable, 0.0 -> 100.0 percent

Attempt at improving Lap distance calculations where values could sometimes be seen jumping and going backwards

Fixed an issue where the checkered flag could sometimes show up one lap early in multiclass races

Added lap_valid_state for player; -1 = N/A, 0 = this and next lap valid, 1 = this lap invalid, 2 = this and next lap invalid

Added CUPRA esport liveries for the upcoming CUPRA series

When starting a Hillclimb run, the tyres will now always be pre-heated

Fixed cars falling through the ground at the very end of races

Fixed an issue where the wrong car is shown upon switching to another type of TV cameras

Upon serving a slowdown penalty, the lift of throttle coming with the sequential shifting is no longer counted as slowing down

Added engineState int for all drivers; -1 unavailable, 0 = ign off, 1 = ign on but not running, 2 = ign on and running

Corrected a bad path in the Triple Screen camera file for the Renault Mégane RS TCR.

Downforce reduction, drag increase, power & torque reduction, softer damping.

Fixed track lacking 3D curbs and various art bugs.

Downforce increase, drag reduction, increased power, and stiffer damping.

Increased drag and reduced downforce.

Tweaks to reduce pace drop off during longer runs.

All liveries for the upcoming E1 series have been added.

Equalised tyre degradation behaviour for all cars; specific adjustments made to various models.

Tweaks to reduce pace drop off during longer runs.

Fixed setup no longer allows Tyre Pressure modifications.

Various improvements made to rolling starts for a smoother experience.

Longer final drive ratio for RedBull Ring Short (Suedschleife).

Fixed damage sensitivity of this car that was a bit wild.

High speed damper fine tune and adjusted some mechanical trail values to reduce excessive steering forces.

Fixed rolling starts that were starting too close to Start line.

Rebalanced high speed damping, increased mechanical trail and reduced rear bump steer.

Decreased pneumatic trail, increased mechanical trail, equalised damper zero nodes and rebalanced dampers.

Tyres V4.1 (2 compounds available), reduced brake power, reduced fuel consumption and general handling polish.

BOP adjusted, some default setup tweaks for the Honda (leaderboards were wiped).

Attempt at improving on AI traffic jams noticed in the GP pitlane entrance.

Added BOP values to the car selection screen upon joining a multiplayer session.

New AI raceline, pitlane AI path and improved hotlap spawn location.

Longer default final drive ratio for Nuerburgring.

All cars received high speed damper tuning.

Fixed rolling starts that were starting too close to Start line.

Physics updates and new sounds introduced for Tatuus F4.

Fixed AI using way too much curb.

Updated slip angle and camber calculations to align with GT3’s.

Added a Spectator Whitelist to allow blocking of undesired spectator clients.

Calmed down the rear as it was a bit too tail-happy.

Increased mechanical trail, updated fuel use estimates, rebalanced high speed damping thresholds and rates, increased radiator cooling.

Added Power Restrictor as a BOP tool for the car model selection tree, with a range of 90.0% to 100.0%.

Resized wheels so the car is now looking correct, adjusted physics to match.

High speed damper tuning and AI slowed down in fast corners.

Equalised front/rear use splits.

Added a profile for another variant of the Logitech G923.

Fixed bad cut corridor detection in turn 3 and resolved overly strict T14 cut corridor.

Made the game more lenient towards the speed of a player car under AI control in the pitlane.

Reduced AI speed in the apex of turn 2, prevented veering during rolling starts.

Added 1 extra tooth to final drive ratio.

Increased mechanical trail to 30mm, increased scrub radii, rebalanced dampers.

Resolved a case where players could end up blocked when trying to leave a server after finishing a race.

5 engine maps added for both classes.

Volume of ground scraping effects reduced by 4 dB.

Increased mechanical trail, raised roll centres, increased anti-squat, increased rear geometric camber gain, re-balanced dampers.

Adjusted spawn locations in Twin-Ring Motegi and Zolder.

Dampers tuned to improve handling over bumps for various cars including Aquila, Audi TT cup, BMW M6 GT3, Nissan Skyline Group A, and Volvo 240T Group A.

Fixed a bug where pressing 'R' for instant replay during race start would skip the first lap.

Fixed inconsistent cut corridor detections and missing HUD maps.

All three seasons are now on the same hard compound base.

Reduced engine heating and increased radiator cooling.

Reduced tendency to abuse track limits.

Increased adjustment range for camber angles and spring selection.

Adjusted to prevent running wide before the last turn.

Increased radiator cooling for all cars.

Raised front damper high-speed threshold, lowered rear, better bump absorption, tweaks to tyres.

Resolved issue that wouldn’t report incident points for disconnected clients.

Balanced dampers high/low & front/rear.

Resolved issue where AI controlled cars would try to avoid disconnected players ahead.

Dampers tuned to improve handling over bumps for Porsche 911 GT3 R (2019), 934 RSR, and 964 Carrera.

Featuring all the cars and teams of the 2020 Season, including the Renault Mégane RS TCR and CUPRA Leon Competición.