Following the most recent Le Mans Ultimate update, the co-op mode may not be to everyone's liking. But local mid-race saves may provide the perfect workaround and even greater potential.
Image credit: Studio-397
Earlier this week, Le Mans Ultimate received its second major update since launching back in February. Sure, content like the Circuit of the Americas and Hypercar pairing headline additions in DLC form. But the nifty Asynchronous Co-op mode is one feature fans have been eagerly awaiting.
The mode launched this week offering everything players hoped for. Or did it? At present, Le Mans Ultimate developers organise official co-op events with a choice of three currently available to complete. As a result, you and your friends cannot load the game, select 24 Hours of Fuji - not that you would want to - and run it as an asynchronous threesome.
However, another new addition to the game in the form of mid-race saving may be the relief those looking for a custom co-op model need. Those save games are stored locally, on your PC, and as we have found out, are transferrable.
Best of all however is that sharing files with your friends or even here on the OverTake Downloads listings is easy. Here is where you need to go to find your game saves. Access your Le Mans Ultimate install folder and follow the below path:
LMU save games are in: Le Mans Ultimate/UserData/Saves/Race Weekend
Small files, these are easy to transfer either via email, Discord or any other file-sharing platform you choose to use. Once you have downloaded a mid-race save game file sent to you, simply place it in the same folder as above.
Whilst playing around with the idea, we noticed that the driver's name will not change as a new player installs the file and jumps aboard the car. The original file creator's name will remain on the UI until the end of the race.
Not only will the game give you the original save game creator's name, it will also adopt their session settings. This includes AI Difficulty, Limiter and Aggression as well as time progression, tyre wear and fuel usage multipliers. Often, these changes also occur across the entire game. As a result, we advise you to save your settings as a preset before loading someone else's save game.
In addition, getting to the end of a race will automatically delete the save file from your PC. Therefore, if you want to repeat a certain scenario, make sure to keep a copy elsewhere on your computer.
However, the ability to transfer mid-race saves also has great potential in other regards. The idea of sportscar and endurance racing games aiming to take on the likes of EA's F1 Race Replay and WRC's Moments modes is not new. There is a column all about the subject right here on OverTake.
But now, thanks to this secret ability, Le Mans Ultimate players can set up their own FIA WEC scenarios and challenge other fans of the game.
Take on Toyota in the mighty Isotta Fraschini. Image credit: Studio-397
Your challenge for the final half-stint of the race is to keep the Toyota of Sebastien Buemi behind with his new set of medium tyres. Can you do it or will the Swiss ace get through making it a Toyota 1-2 at COTA?
Be it simply immersive mid-race stints at your favourite track in your favourite car or intense challenges for other players to overcome. There is a lot of potential for mid-race save sharing to grow. As a result, we suggest getting creative and sharing your very own mid-race saves right here on OverTake.
Will you share your Le Mans Ultimate mid-race save games? Are scenarios something you would be interested in? Let us know in the comments.
Image credit: Studio-397
Earlier this week, Le Mans Ultimate received its second major update since launching back in February. Sure, content like the Circuit of the Americas and Hypercar pairing headline additions in DLC form. But the nifty Asynchronous Co-op mode is one feature fans have been eagerly awaiting.
The mode launched this week offering everything players hoped for. Or did it? At present, Le Mans Ultimate developers organise official co-op events with a choice of three currently available to complete. As a result, you and your friends cannot load the game, select 24 Hours of Fuji - not that you would want to - and run it as an asynchronous threesome.
However, another new addition to the game in the form of mid-race saving may be the relief those looking for a custom co-op model need. Those save games are stored locally, on your PC, and as we have found out, are transferrable.
How to Share Le Mans Ultimate Mid-Race Saves
Thanks to Le Mans Ultimate's roots in the rFactor series of games, the title's files are easy to navigate. From altering settings for as-yet unofficial features to extracting files, the game is open to all.Best of all however is that sharing files with your friends or even here on the OverTake Downloads listings is easy. Here is where you need to go to find your game saves. Access your Le Mans Ultimate install folder and follow the below path:
Le Mans Ultimate/UserData/Saves/Race Weekend
Here, you will find all your mid-race saves, easy to find with files perfectly matching the name with which you saved each one. However the title will still add the combination of numbers you get in the in-game save menu.LMU save games are in: Le Mans Ultimate/UserData/Saves/Race Weekend
Small files, these are easy to transfer either via email, Discord or any other file-sharing platform you choose to use. Once you have downloaded a mid-race save game file sent to you, simply place it in the same folder as above.
LMU Save Sharing Disclaimer
Obviously, sharing mid-race saves across the internet is not something Motorsport Games or Studio-397 intended as far as we know. As a result, the 'feature' does not work perfectly.Whilst playing around with the idea, we noticed that the driver's name will not change as a new player installs the file and jumps aboard the car. The original file creator's name will remain on the UI until the end of the race.
Not only will the game give you the original save game creator's name, it will also adopt their session settings. This includes AI Difficulty, Limiter and Aggression as well as time progression, tyre wear and fuel usage multipliers. Often, these changes also occur across the entire game. As a result, we advise you to save your settings as a preset before loading someone else's save game.
In addition, getting to the end of a race will automatically delete the save file from your PC. Therefore, if you want to repeat a certain scenario, make sure to keep a copy elsewhere on your computer.
Further Potential
No doubt, sharing your single-player mid-race saves is a workaround for the somewhat restricted nature of LMU's Co-op mode in its current form. No doubt, much like the online racing situation, private events and custom races will come at a later date.However, the ability to transfer mid-race saves also has great potential in other regards. The idea of sportscar and endurance racing games aiming to take on the likes of EA's F1 Race Replay and WRC's Moments modes is not new. There is a column all about the subject right here on OverTake.
But now, thanks to this secret ability, Le Mans Ultimate players can set up their own FIA WEC scenarios and challenge other fans of the game.
Le Mans Ultimate Scenario Mode
As an example, I have uploaded my very own challenge to the Le Mans Ultimate downloads page. Here, you load in aboard the Isotta Fraschini at Circuit of the Americas. Coming into the pit with 20 minutes to go from third place, you choose not to take fresh tyres and as a result, jump the second place Buemi.Take on Toyota in the mighty Isotta Fraschini. Image credit: Studio-397
Your challenge for the final half-stint of the race is to keep the Toyota of Sebastien Buemi behind with his new set of medium tyres. Can you do it or will the Swiss ace get through making it a Toyota 1-2 at COTA?
Be it simply immersive mid-race stints at your favourite track in your favourite car or intense challenges for other players to overcome. There is a lot of potential for mid-race save sharing to grow. As a result, we suggest getting creative and sharing your very own mid-race saves right here on OverTake.
Will you share your Le Mans Ultimate mid-race save games? Are scenarios something you would be interested in? Let us know in the comments.
