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GENERAL:

• Fixed a potential crash when resuming career and championship.
• Added first implementation of blue flags during qualifications.
• Tweaked MP highlights to avoid unnecessary out-of-track highlights.

GAMEPLAY:

• Sprint Race driver assignment now matches real-life rules. (Drivers are designated to Q1, Q2, R1, and R2 based on license).

UI:

• Added chat window on Multiplayer menu screens.
• Fixed a bug where the player could remain stuck in the podium animation sequence when using VR.
• Fixed wrong default tyre set when opening MFD pitstop page without going to setup before the session.
• Fixed MFD not updating in non-interactive phases.
• Removed engine repair option from MFD.
• Relocated “lock to horizon” setting from video settings to view/camera settings page.
• Now possible to save driver profile with a blank nickname.
• All setup strategies start from 0 litres of fuel instead of 2.
• MFD now correctly shows 0 fuel to add from pit strategy.
• Player now receives alert of pitlane speeding in real time, not at the end of the pitlane.
• Disabled an obsolete PP effect that resulted in heavy GPU load in the user interface with ultra-high resolutions.
• Pit window message now includes a timer with time left until it closes.

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GENERAL:

• Potential fix for failure to start the game with a particular combination of characters in the username.
• Added logs for autosave replay issue.

RATING & MULTIPLAYER:

• Minor changes to the server ping system.
• Fixed CP servers memorizing disconnected users in certain situations.
• Added 2nd results json file (via dumpLeaderboards) that contains more information.
• Enabled Lumirank display in Multiplayer.
• (Slightly) reduced amount of necessary netcode packets, especially while other cars are changing setups.
• Fixed server trying to connect to the secondary lobby backend first.
• Race weekend resets now reset the track grip as intended again.
• Added configuration option “randomizeTrackWhenEmpty”.
• Added “forceEntryList” option for non-public servers.
• Fixed “maxClientsOverride” not working as indented, including the calculation for spectator slots left on busy servers.
• Improved “/next” admin command, which now always forces the end of the session instead of skipping to the next one.
• Race weekend simulation now allows to chain sessions, so the weather and track condition will just carry over.
• CP Servers will now chain the Qualifying session into the Race session, so the starting conditions are well known.
• Teleports of own car will now re-focus it in the last drivable camera.
• The initial CP Rating (until a certain amount of races/positions have been completed) changed. Winning points will move the CP Rating more directly to the target, while losing only gives a comparably tiny progress.
• Improved backend stability, moved one in-memory cache layer to hard disk.
• Server now creates the required folders if necessary.
• The Pitstop MFD can now be used in FP and Q while driving in a team, allowing swaps in all session types.
• Updated Server Admin Handbook v2 to cover: “Custom cars”, “overrideCarModelForCustomCar”, “customCar”; “forceEntryList”; “randomizeTrackWhenEmpty”
• Fixed setup and timing serialization in driver swap situations. The car taking over should now be able to use the Pitstop MFD as intended.

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RATING & MULTIPLAYER:

• Minor changes to the server ping system.
• Fixed CP servers memorizing disconnected users in certain situations.
• Added 2nd results json file (via dumpLeaderboards) that contains more information.
• Enabled Lumirank display in Multiplayer
• (Slightly) reduced amount of necessary netcode pakets especially while other cars are changing setups.
• Fixed server trying to connect to the secondary lobby backend first.
• Race weekend resets now reset the track grip as intended again.
• Added configuration option “randomizeTrackWhenEmpty”.
• Added “forceEntryList” option for non-public servers.
• Fixed “maxClientsOverride” not working as indented, including the calculation for specator slots left on busy servers.
• Improved “/next” admin command, which now always forces the end of the session instead of skipping to the next one.
• Race weekend simulation now allows to chain sessions, so the weather and track condition will just carry over.
• CP Servers will now chain the Qualifying session into the Race session, so the starting conditions are well known.
• Teleports of the own car will now re-focus it in the last drivable camera.
• Improved backend stability, moved one in-memory cache layer to hard disk.
• Server now creates the required folders if necessary.
• The Pitstop MFD can now be used in FP and Q while driving in a team, allowing swaps in all session types.
• Updated Server Admin Handbook v2 to cover: “Custom cars”, “overrideCarModelForCustomCar”, “customCar”; “forceEntryList”; “randomizeTrackWhenEmpty”

RATING & MULTIPLAYER:

• Minor changes to the server ping system.

AUDIO:

• Audio scale improvements.

GENERAL:

• Fixed gameplay freezes.

GENERAL:

• Fixed gameplay freezes.

GENERAL:

• Audio optimizations to lower the memory footprint.
• Fixes to overall game stability and added logging.

GAMEPLAY:

• Fixed a rare bug that failed to turn on the ignition in AI cars.
• Fixed driver swap missing in Race 2 of career race weekends.
• Fixed autosave not storing tyre set wear data.
• Fixed random weather not randomizing ambient temperature.
• Fixed potential issue not auto saving replays

GRAPHICS:

• Fixed disabled driver foot animations in the Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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GENERAL:

• The .exe now starts in “-nohmd” mode if “-vr” is not specified.
  This now allows direct shortcuts with “-vr” command and reduces the number of required launch modes in Steam.
• Fixed a crash when pausing the game from the helicam.

GAMEPLAY:

• Added savegame system in Career and Championship modes.
• Savegame feature is not available in Hotlap and Hotstint mode
• Improved general .json encoding system.
• Added structure to manage multiple savegames (Single Player).
  NOTE: not yet enabled in the public build.
• Added auto-saving after complete sessions in Career and Championship.
• Fixed driver stint status in savegame.
• Fixed incorrectly forced 10-minute driver stint length in championship and career.
• Fixed inaccurate session results in some savegames.
• Fixed Fanatec LEDs building in reverse order (due to a change in the Fanatec SDK).
• Updated controller presets.
• Fixes to MP replays (e.g. flickering spawned cars when the replay was shorter than the session).
• Fixes to game stability.
• Tweaks to accident/yellow-flag highlights.
• Fixed a bug of ‘ghost cars’ appearing in some cases in multiplayer highlights.
• Added option to customize weather for championship rounds.
  NOTE: selecting “Custom” weather allows the player to customize the weather for every championship round before each event.
• Fixed end-race cameras and car positions (e.g. back from replay after end-race highlights).
• Fixed HUD disappearing after trying to play an invalid replay.
• Revised AI skill levels in Career in various difficulty settings.
• More straightforward session-end:
  Added status message at the end of sessions informing the player to wait for all opponents to cross the finish line before proceeding to the next session.
• Fixed ignition turning off when killing the engine during pit stops.
• Fixed championship points not getting assigned in Custom mode.

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GENERAL:

• Added savegame system in Career and Championship modes.
  NOTE: save file is currently limited to uint8, so player names with special characters might not save correctly.
• Added multiple savegames system.
• Tweaked pit location message for accuracy.
• Fixed wrong dynamic weather appearance during replays.
• Enabled reverse button for the replay HUD.
• Fixed a crash with a specific TV camera at Silverstone.
• Fixed controller issues in Q2 and R2 sessions of Career events.
• Fixed crash on Championship grid generation when circuit had too few pit boxes.
• Fixed wrong audio message when the current penalty is worsen.
• Added cut warning and drive through penality audio messages.
• Fixed points not loading right away in Main Career page.
• BAT shortcuts added for Oculus and SteamVR launch modes for external game start.
• Fixed wrong physical pit entry zone at Silverstone that lead to confusing penalties.
  MULTIPLAYER:
• Fixed crash when drivers join under certain circumstances.
• Fixed spectator mode slot assignment.
• Fixed Silverstone short formation lap not triggering correctly.
  RATINGS:
• Fixed “too slow” (TR+CC) for tricky corners like Eau Rouge.

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