Hello Screamers! This big patch is meant to address many community reported issues and prepare for the Ranked Mode release.
Important - Score Challenge Leaderboards Reset
We fixed various exploits that allowed players to inflate points through unintended means in the Score Challenge. We've fixed the issue and performed a Leadboards reset to ensure that everyone has a fair chance at competing in this game mode.
Wheel Support
Many bugs have been fixed to unlock support of multiple racing wheels and pedal sets. Following is a list of confirmed supported peripherals:
Wheels:
Logitech - Pro Racing Wheel
Logitech - G923
Logitech - G920/29
Thrustmaster - T248
Thrustmaster - T128
Fanatec - Gran Turismo DD Pro Wheel Base (8nm and 5nm)
Fanatec - CSL DD (8nm and 5nm)
Pedal Sets:
Thrustmaster - T-LCM Pedals
Thrustmaster - T3PA
Thrustmaster - T3PA
Fanatec - ClubSport Pedals V3
Fanatec - CSL Elite Pedals V2
Fanatec - CSL Pedals LC
Fanatec - CSL Pedals
Team Races
Points rewarded for reaching a certain Position have been changed as follows:
Position
Old 2p-Teams Score
New 2p-Teams Score
Old 3p-Teams Score
New 3p-Teams Score
1
150
150
150
200
2
110
120
110
160
3
100
100
100
130
4
95
90
95
90
5
90
85
90
80
6
85
80
60
50
7
80
50
55
45
8
75
45
50
40
9
45
40
45
35
10
45
35
45
30
11
40
30
40
25
12
35
25
35
20
13
35
20
35
15
14
30
15
30
10
15
30
10
30
5
16
25
5
n/a
n/a
When playing an Online Team Race, Position points will not be awarded to players that don't reach the finish line before the end of the timer that signals that a race is over (the player will still receive KO points).
Gage's Workshop
Fixed the ! simple remaining visible even if there are no new items to check.
The Tournament
Lowered the difficulty of all events when playing on the Story Focus difficulty settings.
Fixed an issue where Fermi continued burning in the final shots of the in game cutscene of Episode 3.
Characters
Akemi:
improved the performance of the engine in the first 4 gears.
improved the max steering angle.
Lavinia:
improved the speed preserved by the car after a Strike.
lowered speed requirement to enter SGU.
increased base Sync generation.
Cars
Fixed an issue where pressing the Boost and Shield buttons at the same time could give players two charges of Entropy in addition to activating Shield.
Fixed an issue where Akane could gain multiple Entropy bars when using her skill.
Fixed Fermi set Color 02 - No Sponsors having the wrong luggage cart color.
Fixed Aisha flaps not working on the non-default spoilers.
Score Challenge
Fixed a crash that could happen in the bonus Overdrive event after the player KO's an opponent.
Online
Fixed an issue where, in some cases, the game wasn't correctly receiving the ping from the servers. This could cause players to be sent to servers with a higher ping than what was necessary.
Fixed an issue in the handling of high speed collision that could cause unpredictable car behaviors. In general, the experience will feel more stable.
Fixed an issue where, in Character Selection, deselecting the character just before the race started could cause the player to spawn with an invalid character.
Fixed an issue where charging the Strike up to around 70% and then releasing it could improve the wheel's grip.
Tracks
Fixed an issue in the Gate to the Sky track where, under specific circumstances related to the shortcut, you could remain permanently stuck in a state of respawn.
General
Fixed the Dolly and Dolly and Pan functions being inverted in the Photo Mode.
Fixed an issue where the game could not be set to a 4k resolution on a secondary monitor.
Fixed an issue where cutscenes where not using Traditional Chinese subtitles even if that was the selected language.
Fixed the Overdrive engaged effect when playing in HDR not showing the car.
Numerous other bug fixes and improvements.