Major Changes and New Features
- New Car Pack 2 DLC.
This pack adds 4 new cars including the new and improved 2012 R35 GT-R, Mini MINI COOPER S, Volkswagen Golf VI R, and the Volkswagen Scirocco R.
- Wheels can now be changed on Standard cars.
Select the desired wheels for your car in GT Auto, to make your car lighter and improve the styling.
- Downloadable content can now be used by multiple users with the Family Upgrade.
This Family Upgrade will allow the the Course Pack and Racing Car Pack (including those purchased as a part of the Complete Pack) DLC's released in October 2011 to be used by all acounts on the same PS3™ system. (Planned Release Date: December 21, 2011)
- The cars purchased in the DLC will now appear in the Car Dealerships.
Once you have purchased the Car Pack DLC's, you can purchase additional DLC cars in-game using game credits.
- A copy feature has been added to the setting sheets.
Please use this feature when you wish to slightly modify settings you have already made.
Gifts
- Toyota 86 GT 12.
We will be giving out the Toyota 86 GT '12 as a holiday season gift to all players that have installed the 2.02 update.
- Free tickets for GT Auto.
Free tickets have been added that allow you to wash cars, change oil, overhaul your engine, or refresh the car body in GT Auto. 10 coupons will be distributed for free to each of those who have downloaded the 2.02 update.
- A gift to those purchasing the DLC's.
We will be giving out an additional car; the Gran Turismo Racing Kart 125 SPL. and five New Car Refresh cards to customers purchasing any of the DLC packs released in October 2011. The New Car Refresh can be used from the Special Tickets option in the items list, and will return a car to a brand new condition (to a condition even before breaking in the car's engine). Equipped parts and current paint on the car will not be affected by this ticket.
Other Improvements
- Pressing the □ button in the car ticket selection screen of the Car Delivery, will now allow you to exchange all car tickets at once. (The limit of the number of tickets you can receive all at once is 100.)
- Tyre wear has been substantially increased.
- In GT Auto you can now see how the oil changes, aerodynamic parts, engine overhauls, and racing modifications will affect performance points and engine power, before and after their application.
- In screens where the [Garage] and [Driver List] buttons are displayed in the A/B Spec events and Seasonal Events, pressing the □ button will now show the [Garage], and pressing the △ button will show the drivers list.
- An option has now been added for 'Max. number of participants - this is featured in the room settings of My Lounge.
- Added ☆ marks which show the number of Gold Trophies attained in each event, in the event selection screen of seasonal events.
- Racing sound effects adjustment.
- Elements of the steering assist controls (used when using certain controllers on Racing Karts) has been adjusted. This applies to steering wheels with a 200 degree turning radius including the GT Force®、Driving Force™、GT Force®RX、Driving Force Wireless™ steering wheel controllers. The [Steering Type] (Amateur/Professional) settings in the Game Options will be ignored, and the controller's steering angle will now directly affect the tyre turning angle of the car.
Correction of Known Issues
- An issue has been corrected where you would overrun without resetting if the pit lane is entered at low speed on some tracks.
- Corrected an issue with performance point calculations for the Red Bull X2010 and the X2011.
- Corrected an issue where the rear wing/aerodynamic settings was being reset when switching between setting sheets.
- An issue was corrected where the car would become stuck in autopilot from the pit lane if a certain condition is met in an endurance race on the Tsukuba Circuit. Also revised the entry route during pit stops and speed judgement.
- Improved multi-monitor stability.
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