iRacing | 2020 Season 1 Patch 2 Released - GT4 BMW Confirmed

[Paul Jeffrey]

iRacing recently updated for the second time during the current 2020 Season 1 build - adding a number of fixes, updates and improvements to the online (and now somewhat offline) racing simulation.

The new build released on January 14th and is available to download the next time you start up the simulation.

In content news, the American developers have also confirmed a new car is on the way, in the form of the BMW M4 GT4 - set to be made available for the simulation later this year.

iRacing 2020 Season 1, Patch 2 Update Notes;

iRacing BETA Interface

• Users may now set their preferred system of measurement (Metric or English) in the Settings section of the iRacing BETA Interface. This setting persists between the iRacing BETA Interface and the iRacing Simulator garage.
• Recent Results are now sorted by “Most Recent” by default.
• Additional details have been added to the Update interface.
• A failure status will now be displayed if the iRacing BETA Interface loses its connection.
• Fixed a few issues with the Series interface including:
  – – The Test Drive button is now functional if the track is unowned; however, the user must still own the track to launch the Test Drive Session.
  – – The Watch button now correctly launches the Simulator.
• Fixed a few issues with Leagues including:
  – – Users may no longer Favorite Leagues of which they are not a member.
  – – The sorting and filtering of Leagues have been updated.
• The iRating of Rookie License drivers is now correctly hidden in the iRacing BETA Interface.
• Fixed an issue where some Profile fields were not being properly displayed.
• Addressed several issues with Notifications including:
  – – The correct time is now displayed on notifications.
  – – The “Close” button is no longer drawn over notifications.
  – – Notifications are now properly cleared when dismissed.

AI Races

• The Skip Barber Formula 2000 has been enabled for AI Races!
• The following track configurations have been enabled for AI Races!
  – – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Full Course
  – – Road Atlanta – Full Course
• AI Drivers have received additional training with the following vehicles:
  – – Global Mazda MX-5 Cup
  – – Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car (991)
• AI Drivers have received additional training at the following tracks:
  – – Barber Motorsports Park – Full Course
• AI Driver behavior for a variety of activities has been upgraded, including:
  – – Throttle control
  – – Drafting
  – – Braking in braking zones
  – – Brake locking
  – – Passing behaviors
  – – Three-wide strategies
  – – Low fuel driving
  – – Low-speed hazard assessment
  – – Hazard avoidance driving
  – – Caution lap spacing
  – – Pit lane driving
  – – Pit stall entry
• Fixed a variety of issues with AI Driver behavior, including:
  – – AI Drivers could sometimes drive through the pace car when a lap down.
  – – AI Drivers who got physically stuck failed to reset themselves.
  – – AI Drivers should no longer forget to pit on the first Caution lap if needed.
  – – AI Drivers should no longer attempt to continue racing with severe engine damage.

V7 Tires

• Adjustments to tire heat and tread effectiveness have been made to opponent vehicles for greater accuracy.

Dynamic Track

• The effect of the atmosphere on the amount of solar energy hitting the surface of the earth has been adjusted. This change reduces track temperatures, especially when the sun is at a moderate angle.
  – – On average, track surfaces are about 2-3° Celsius cooler. This varies depending on the season, time of day, and latitude.

Pit Stop

• Fixed a temporary bouncing issue that could occur when a vehicle enters a pit stall.

VR

• A new option, “TwoStageAA” has been added to both the “[Oculus Rift]” and “[OpenVR]” sections of the “RendererDX11.ini” file.
  – – When enabled (default), anti-aliasing is run on the user interface elements (and runs the second pass of anti-aliasing on the scene after all of the post-processing effects are run).
  – – – This option can be taxing on performance; disable this option if you are low on resources for VR.

CARS
BMW M8 GTE

• For custom paint schemes, the windshield banners and rear wing logos are now always visible per BMW’s request.

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 2018

• Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Ford Mustang

• Season setups have been updated.

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Toyota Camry

• Season setups have been updated.

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car (911)

• Camber adjustment minimums have been set to -5.0 degrees and -4.0 degrees in the front and rear respectively.

Skip Barber Formula 2000

• Fixed an issue where rear wing damage was affecting aero offsets too greatly.

Supercars Ford Mustang GT

• Tire sound levels have been improved.
• Damage to the rear wing now has a much greater effect on the rear downforce of this vehicle.
• Damage to the sides and fenders now has a reduced effect on the aero drag of this vehicle.

Supercars Holden ZB Commodore

• Tire sound levels have been improved.
• Damage to the rear wing now has a much greater effect on the rear downforce of this vehicle.
• Damage to the sides and fenders now has a reduced effect on the aero drag of this vehicle.

(Archive) NASCAR Cup Chevrolet SS

• Season setups have been updated.

(Archive) NASCAR Cup Ford Fusion

• Season setups have been updated.

TRACKS
Charlotte Motor Speedway

• (ALL 2018) – Filled a hole in the track near the apron exiting Turn 4 that was eating wheels.
• Fixed an issue with crowds clipping through the infield Armco at Turn 2.

Charlotte Motor Speedway - 2016

• Fixed an issue with crowds clipping through the infield Armco at Turn 2.

Daytona International Speedway

• (Oval) – Camera set has been updated.

Original Source: iRacing.com



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[Typ190]

Seems that the BMWM4 and the caymanGT4 are the cheapest (or the easiest) car to licenced^^ Very curious about the next GT4, wich one will it be ? maybe the mustang...maybe the audi and mercedes(wich are the most represented irl)...wait and see

we are probably not going to see many more GT4s. iracing just upped their car limit from 7 to 8, there is a little endurance series introduced for this year which goes 4 races each 12 hours and for the first time ever 4 classes. gte, gt3, gt4, tcr. a similar plan will follow the VLN series, without the GTE of course. you already have the case that not every GTE/GT3 can drive every series but only a few select ones. IMSA for example only allows the merc and the audi, none of the other GT3s. VLN last year only allowed merc, audi and the ferrari. so you were never going to drive the 05 ford gt, the mp4-12c or the z4 outside vrs. so i think iracing is not gonna spend ressources anytime soon on a 3rd GT4 car that cannot race every series that involves GT4 cars.
would make more sense to work on a 2nd TCR car

 

[Deleted member 205301]

iracing had licenced IMSA Michelin Pilot as an official serie...this serie runs with GT4 and TCR, not more not less...
VLN or the league race you talk about are something totally different
So i'm 100% conviced that we'll see more GT4'coming (at least 2 others) and one more tcr (Hyundai probably) ....we'll see in the future if i'm right or wrong, not important, i'm happy with GT4'coming, that's a thing I would since 3 years
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[Ricardo Rey]

I have stated before; race what you like and be happy with that. But also allow others to be happy with what they choose. You don't have to buy all of iRacing content. The money I spend on other sims with DLC I could have purchased all of the iRacing content without having to spend another upgrade/New DLC content when version 1,2,3 comes out. At some point iRacing becomes less expensive over time; at least for me. I concentrate on one or two cars anyway rather than be mediocre on twenty.
Just be happy and have fun. There is no right or wrong.
But for those of us who do like iRacing....great news on the upgrades and new cars!!!

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

yep, I tend to buy/rent less and less stuff as well. done more than 250 events in the Skip barber, so that's 15€ well spent, never done an event in the old Aussie V8.

 

[randMracer]

Put down another $13 to test out the AI and updates last night. VR looked awesome and I spent 4 hours racing the Skippy at Mid-Ohio. Had a blast. Got my money's worth in one night. Coming from an iRacing hater like myself that's really saying something.

 

[snyperal]

we are probably not going to see many more GT4s. iracing just upped their car limit from 7 to 8, there is a little endurance series introduced for this year which goes 4 races each 12 hours and for the first time ever 4 classes. gte, gt3, gt4, tcr. a similar plan will follow the VLN series, without the GTE of course. you already have the case that not every GTE/GT3 can drive every series but only a few select ones. IMSA for example only allows the merc and the audi, none of the other GT3s. VLN last year only allowed merc, audi and the ferrari. so you were never going to drive the 05 ford gt, the mp4-12c or the z4 outside vrs. so i think iracing is not gonna spend ressources anytime soon on a 3rd GT4 car that cannot race every series that involves GT4 cars.
would make more sense to work on a 2nd TCR car

When did they go to 8 cars? That's great

 

[Tony 93]

I racing is and will always be my number one sim its so good

 

[Deleted member 205301]

It's official : next update (tomorrow 04 february) will bring us oval AI racing ....okok, it's only daytona and talladega (superspeedway, so not really interesting, a bit boring, but it's a first step, and that is with the cup serie : omg) ...it will also bring for road driver Okayama and sebring AI .... feels good
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[Eckhart von Glan]

Sebring, yummie. But I do not have the current NASCAR A-series car, so that'll have to wait. Ah, well, Rome wasn`t built in a day, here's hoping for trucks being next