Further closed beta keys for embryonic simulator Rennsport are said to be on the way to recipients today, meanwhile a new platform update adds fresh features.
After a period of relative silence, nascent sim racing platform Rennsport has started its 2024 roadmap with a new update.
Released today, 27th March 2024, it adds new features and content ahead of what could be more significant changes later in the year.
Both were previewed, in a playable state, at Rennsport’s first summit event way back in 2022, so it is perhaps surprising that (from the outside looking in) it has taken this long before their appearance.
The Mission R is seen in titles such as iRacing and Forza Motorsport and sends 1,088 PS to the road via all-wheel drive.
Fitting with the hillclimb theme, the ability to compete in time trial events, with ghosts and online leaderboards, has been added – although it is not restricted to the British venue.
Cloud formations are said to move across the sky, seemingly affecting shadows on the track. Night races at Spa will be the first test sessions for the new feature.
Rennsport claims that it will launch 2,500 keys every Thursday onwards, starting from 4th April 2024.
Just like it was for existing users, this is redeemed via the Epic Games Store.
When the Competition Company announced its 2024 roadmap last week, it broke the year down into four quarters. Today’s ‘Time Trial’ update marks the beginning of this programme, with Q1 complete for now.
The next major update is set for some time within Q2 and will see GT4 cars and McLaren for the first time amongst other features, with the updates across the year said to be building up to ‘endurance racing’.
In theory, it’s not too unreasonable to expect pitstops, tyre wear, multiple compounds, changeable weather conditions and fuel management within a longer race – let’s see.
The new additions are listed below, plus the full changelog is published soon.
Have you received a key this week? Or are you still waiting? Let us know in the comments or on X, @OverTake_GG.
New Content
New Features
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After a period of relative silence, nascent sim racing platform Rennsport has started its 2024 roadmap with a new update.
Released today, 27th March 2024, it adds new features and content ahead of what could be more significant changes later in the year.
New Car, Track and Game Mode
The Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb and the electric Porsche Mission R are now in the closed beta.Both were previewed, in a playable state, at Rennsport’s first summit event way back in 2022, so it is perhaps surprising that (from the outside looking in) it has taken this long before their appearance.
The Mission R is seen in titles such as iRacing and Forza Motorsport and sends 1,088 PS to the road via all-wheel drive.
Fitting with the hillclimb theme, the ability to compete in time trial events, with ghosts and online leaderboards, has been added – although it is not restricted to the British venue.
Day/Night Cycles
While rain, or dynamic weather, remains an omission, being able to race in the dark is now possible – albeit only at one venue for now, Spa-Francorchamps.Cloud formations are said to move across the sky, seemingly affecting shadows on the track. Night races at Spa will be the first test sessions for the new feature.
Key Drops
For those still on the Rennsport Closed Beta key request list, this week may be your lucky week, as a new batch is set to be released.Rennsport claims that it will launch 2,500 keys every Thursday onwards, starting from 4th April 2024.
Just like it was for existing users, this is redeemed via the Epic Games Store.
The Year Ahead
The ability to lock the horizon is now also possible and the full changelog is below.When the Competition Company announced its 2024 roadmap last week, it broke the year down into four quarters. Today’s ‘Time Trial’ update marks the beginning of this programme, with Q1 complete for now.
The next major update is set for some time within Q2 and will see GT4 cars and McLaren for the first time amongst other features, with the updates across the year said to be building up to ‘endurance racing’.
In theory, it’s not too unreasonable to expect pitstops, tyre wear, multiple compounds, changeable weather conditions and fuel management within a longer race – let’s see.
The new additions are listed below, plus the full changelog is published soon.
Have you received a key this week? Or are you still waiting? Let us know in the comments or on X, @OverTake_GG.
Rennsport 1.8.0 Additions
- Porsche Mission R
- Goodwood Hillclimb
- Time Trials
- Night and Day Cycle
- Lock to Horizon
Rennsport 1.8.0 Changelog
New Content
- Added Track: Goodwood Hillclimb
- Added Car: Porsche Mission R
New Features
- Implemented Time Trial mode
- Added day-night cycle system for Spa-Francorchamps track. (More tracks featuring full night time coming with future updates)
- Implemented proper car lights for all available cars
- Implemented car brakes heating visuals on brake discs
- Implemented tire deformation and wear visuals
- Implemented lock to horizon feature
- Integrated Intel XeSS upscaling technology
- Integrated Nvidia Reflex technology
- Integrated Nvidia Frame Generation technology
- Upgraded Unreal Engine from v.5.1.0 to v.5.3.2
- Updated Nvidia DLSS to v.3.5
- Improved overall game CPU performance and scaling with increasing number of cars on track
- Improved frame rate stability for smoother experience
- Improved server performance
- Removed an option to set mirrors FPS
- Added a possibility to change an email address assigned to account in the player profile page
- Added Sharpness setting in Video Settings
- All cars have had their shift lights corrected
- All cars now have more drag
- Corrected aero balance
- Corrected top end torque
- Using telemetry output will no longer affect CPU performance
- Improved GT3 tires behavior
- Added possibility to perform actions during a locked-input countdown procedure
- Implemented in-game pause when player enters in-game menu in single player mode
- Implemented pit lane lights
- Improved wheel blur visual quality
- Implemented tire lock up sounds for all cars
- Added a system to detect your hardware and match it with an existing default preset
- Updated provided wheel presets
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- Added possibility to select favorite cameras in spectator mode
- Added a possibility to set transparency for some modules in HUD layout editor
- Added device-based button display on game UI
- Updated splash screen
- Fixed some problems with game servers sometimes not starting because of timeouts
- Fixed problem with direct input wheel presets detection not working on game boot
- Fixed some problems with car dashboards displaying invalid values in some cases
- Fixed some problems occurring when using scrubbing functionality while in replays or live spectator mode
- Fixed problems with replays not being saved correctly if contest name contains Windows-prohibited characters in its name
- Fixed problem with on-track marshals sometimes not waving flags correctly
- Fixed a problem with steering wheel rotation not being correctly replicated while spectating in certain scenarios
- Fixed some problems with players being penalized for no reason during a rolling start procedure
- Fixed some penalties-related bugs occurring when player enters or exits pit lane
- Fixed some problems with ghost visibility when spectating ESL R1-like qualifications
- Fixed problems with caching filters in quick session settings which led to new cars being hidden after a game update
- Fixed some problems with holding buttons in menus leading to unexpected behavior
- Fixed problem with cars in garage sometimes being flipped on their roofs
- Fixed problem with losing UI focus in some cases
- Fixed problem with “choppy” impression when looking at credits screen scroll animation
- Added missing default controller bindings for garage view
- Fixed a problem with car not being spawned for DNF:ed / DSQ:ed players if they disconnect and reconnect a server
- Fixed a few typos in the UI
- Fixed grass being too slippery
- Disabling the pit limiter as soon as the Pit Lane message disappears will result in a penalty due to a desync between the message and the detection point. Wait 1-2s after the UI message disappears to disable the pit limiter
- Ghost car does not move in Time Trial Replays
- Shadow textures in Time Trial occasionally do not load correctly. Resetting Time Trial resolves the issue
- “End on Crossing Finish Line” message will trigger when anyone goes back to pit during Race or Quali. This is only a UI issue, the race stage won’t actually end on crossing the finish line until all cars on track are finished
- In online races, if a car crashes at very high speeds into a wall, it can cause a mini-freeze for all connected clients
- Reversing with the Porsche Mission R will recharge the battery
- Getting a black flag in Time Trial will soft lock the player. You have to leave the Time Trial and go back to the Main Menu
- Updating your profile name will not update your name in any Time Trial leaderboards unless a faster time is set with the new name
- EV has wrong TC sound, fix in future patch
