NLRv3 users - a quick heads up if you have just updated to 2.81

Steve D · Dec 6, 2018

Have just updated my NLRv3 to the latest 2.81 driver and firmware. This resulted in none of my existing custom profiles being registered in game, i.e there was no motion. I have no idea if this is simply an issue on my side but I thought I'd give a quick 'heads up' in case other users are experiencing the same and wondering 'what the chuff' is going on.

It is recommended in the update release notes (Changes) that "due to changes in profiles internal structure," custom profiles are re-created but there was no choice in my case and I had to clone all of them again from the default game profile. (Don't use a previous clone). For info, if you do have to do this, make sure Shallow Copy is ticked, which it should be by default.

Also, when I tried to then 'clone from the new clone,' to reduce set up time when creating multiple new profiles per sim, I appeared to have an issue where the values would reset to default after use. I'm not sure if I was doing something wrong but to overcome this I had to create each clone I required from the default profile only each time.

Bit of a ball ache and hopefully other users won't be affected and the problem is local to me but I thought I would share anyway.

TroyC2 · Dec 7, 2018

Thanks for the heads up Steve. You´re not the only one, I´m having Problems too.
Since the 2.81 update yesterday my iracing profile isn´t working. Tried PC2 and DCS and they both work ok. In the iracing profile the Shallow Copy option is greyed out and can´t be ticked

Any one got a workaround apart from re-installing the old driver and firmware maybe (haven´t tried it yet)?

Steve D · Dec 7, 2018

TroyC2 said:
Thanks for the heads up Steve. You´re not the only one, I´m having Problems too.
Since the 2.81 update yesterday my iracing profile isn´t working. Tried PC2 and DCS and they both work ok. In the iracing profile the Shallow Copy option is greyed out and can´t be ticked
Any one got a workaround apart from re-installing the old driver and firmware maybe (haven´t tried it yet)?

If 'Shallow Copy' is greyed out it's probably because you're looking at a cloned profile and trying to clone from that. I made that mistake first time around. So create a new clone from the default iRacing profile and you should be good.

Good luck.

Stevie_007 · Dec 7, 2018

does tactile not work in assetto corsa since this update. i never noticed it before so not sure if it ever did but i dont have the tab in ac , all other games have.

Steve D · Dec 7, 2018

sdubbin said:
does tactile not work in assetto corsa since this update. i never noticed it before so not sure if it ever did but i dont have the tab in ac , all other games have.

I'm not at my PC but is there anything in the new SFX tab? (Within the profile)

Stevie_007 · Dec 7, 2018

rfactor2 and RRE have the sfx tab , PC2 has tactile but no sfx. so i suppose ac doesnt have either.

TroyC2 · Dec 7, 2018

Steve D said:
If 'Shallow Copy' is greyed out it's probably because you're looking at a cloned profile and trying to clone from that. I made that mistake first time around. So create a new clone from the default iRacing profile and you should be good.

Good luck.

Awesome, that makes sense. I did make a clone a while back so, as you say, I was probably trying to use that. Thing is, I think I may have deleted my default iracing profile or maybe I didn´t favourite it and that´s why I didn´t see it yesterday. If I did delete it, is there a way to get the default profile back (I´m at work so I can´t check)?

Stevie_007 · Dec 7, 2018

change the profiles view to ALL, you will then see the default profiles you cant delete the default profile as far as i know

RobertR1 · Dec 7, 2018

This update has the rev limiter intensity slider now that i've had for some time as a beta update. Keep it around 30% and it's nice when you're jumping between cars to get that physical nudge to shift.

TroyC2 · Dec 7, 2018

sdubbin said:
change the profiles view to ALL, you will then see the default profiles you cant delete the default profile as far as i know

The idea crossed my mind a few minutes ago too. Makes perfect sense, cheers for the tip... looks like my weekend has been saved

Stevie_007 · Dec 7, 2018

my problem with no tactile was to do with my cloned profile, i looked at the default and it had tactile and sfx tabs. just in case anyone is missing theirs

Fauves · Dec 7, 2018

Anyone use the VR compensation software ? It now causes me to have small jitters when looking around when using in Iracing. As soon as I turn off the compensation software it goes back to being smooth.

BrainsBush · Dec 7, 2018

Fauves said:
Anyone use the VR compensation software ? It now causes me to have small jitters when looking around when using in Iracing. As soon as I turn off the compensation software it goes back to being smooth.

I will do some more testing but since updating to 2.81 I experienced micro stuttering when turning my head in VR. Have not tested without VR headway yet.

Fauves · Dec 8, 2018

Well if you turn the actual l platform off mid race it shuts off the motion software and you can feel the difference immediately.
There is also a hotkey which just shuts off the software only.

anton_Chez · Dec 9, 2018

So I have been super busy and used the weekend to just relax and not be in the rig at all. What do I need to do now that I've seen this before seeing the update? Do I need to manually input all the settings for my custom profiles after the update? I have screenshots of everything in case something goes balls up but if there's a better way I'd rather use it.

anton_Chez · Dec 10, 2018

Well I've just updated it and the Shallow Copy is greyed for me as well. Yet to test them in sim but I gather it will be the same as everyone else here with it not working. Bit of a pain since we have so many customised profiles but anyway. Hopefully there is a benefit to doing it.

Mascot · Dec 10, 2018

Thanks for the heads up @Steve D. I'd updated in the middle of last week so just missed 2.81.
I'll be avoiding it like the plague.
No word about a fix yet?

Steve D · Dec 10, 2018

Mascot said:
Thanks for the heads up @Steve D. I'd updated in the middle of last week so just missed 2.81.
I'll be avoiding it like the plague.
No word about a fix yet?

Not sure if there will be mate. In the patch notes it does mention that it's 'recommended' to re-create any custom profiles, which would indicate that Next Level were aware that those created pre- 2.81 were going to cause issue, due to the new 'shallow copy' functionality.

However, in my mind it was essential and creating replica custom profiles from the Default profile, (and not an existing clone), resolved things immediately.

anton_Chez · Dec 10, 2018

I spent half hour at least fixing them all up again manually. Like I said if there is a good reason for it and we can expect an improvement then yeah I can understand. But what a waste of time if it was just for a little housekeeping. Hopefully that won't happen again. Easily the worst update from them since I've owned the platform.

I also now have all my profiles everywhere and not as organised as they were before. Hopefully the fix for that comes sooner rather than later. OCD person here, too.