R3E news and rumors

[Case_]

So we have a general discount thread (though it's often missed), but as far as I know, there isn't a general news thread to post various small-ish pieces of information that have come up, so I thought it might be a good idea to start one?

So information about the upcoming December patch are starting to appear, and we now have a confirmation that three Porsche cars will indeed be coming with it, with first one being...

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 2017

The latest incarnation of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is based on the seventh generation of this sports car icon, and it lives up to its calling: uncompromising performance on the race track.
The four-liter six-cylinder boxer unit delivers up to 485 hp.
The drive force is transmitted to the rear axle by six-speed sequential dog-type transmission.
The fate of the 911 GT3 Cup is played out in the Porsche one-make championships, where the only thing that counts is the performance of the individual driver.
While carrying "GT3" in its name, the car has quite different driving characteristics compared to its bigger brother, the GT3 R.
The lack of ABS & Traction control makes it quite a challenge to drive and will put your skills on track to a test.
A special feature of this car are the purple LED lights on the data display, that will warn you about traction loss & locking brakes.

https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/porsche-911-gt3-cup-2017.9881/#post-137245

The other two cars should be announced in the coming days according to S3, but it's fairly obvious one of them will be the GT3 R, aka the "proper" GT3

 

[Yetch]

God I hope it drives better than it as well.

Well the Cayman is still the Cayman, just not quite as much as before, did think I was going to hate it but shock horror, enjoyed it as much as the other two, all three are great but feel so different it is hard to believe they are in the same class, until of course you race them, surprisingly well balanced but again in a different way. They all have their own strengths but it's their weaknesses that kinda balance them up, KTM loses in top speed, Cayman loses it on the brakes and the Lotus struggles on corner exit. Really do hate to say it but could do with a couple more cars in the class to fill the gaps, perhaps the Jag and the Aston for starters!

 

[Trebor901]

So when did they add Tiago Monteiros Honda to the WTCR stable? because its a good addition but an absolute joke that we are being made to pay for it if we've already got the whole WTCR pack!! Even if it is 26p its still a con.

 

[Kenny Paton]

So when did they add Tiago Monteiros Honda to the WTCR stable? because its a good addition but an absolute joke that we are being made to pay for it if we've already got the whole WTCR pack!! Even if it is 26p its still a con.

He wasn't in the series until October this year after his crash in Barcelona last year, so wouldn't be included in the pack.

 

[Case_]

So when did they add Tiago Monteiros Honda to the WTCR stable? because its a good addition but an absolute joke that we are being made to pay for it if we've already got the whole WTCR pack!! Even if it is 26p its still a con.

Must be terrible to be so broke so you call 26p "an absolute joke" and "a con". And I thought *I* was broke...

 

[Case_]

BTW, Sepang and Formula Raceroom Jr. are now part of the free content for Raceroom.

(So, in other words, more people are whining about money and about "feeling robbed"...)

 

[Trebor901]

He wasn't in the series until October this year after his crash in Barcelona last year, so wouldn't be included in the pack.

So? surely a pack that is meant to be an officially licenced pack for the WTCR 2018 should have these liveries added without charge.

 

[Kenny Paton]

So? surely a pack that is meant to be an officially licenced pack for the WTCR 2018 should have these liveries added without charge.

Sorry I just can't get worked up about 26p, no one is forcing you to buy it and to call it a con is just ridiculous.

 

[Case_]

We just enabled a new feature in RaceRoom: Time Attack Ranking

We have replaced our old percentage-based Division model in leaderboards and competitions, with a new TA Rating which defines your TA Rank.

To get your rank, you need to enter any of the RaceRoom TA Competitions: http://game.raceroom.com/competitions/

This rating is calculated from your performances in Time Attack competitions over the last 12 months.
You improve your Rating by standing higher up in any of the active competitions.
Ranks will be updated after every major series of competitions, for example the end of a championship or just before a new esport series begins.

There are 4 divisions, splitting the ranked players as follows:

• A ( top 10% of ranked players )
• B ( from top 10% to top 30% of ranked players )
• C ( from top 30% to top 60% of ranked players )
• D ( from 60% to 100% of ranked players )

Your rank is visible on your profile page and on the leaderboards.
You can filter the leaderboards to only show drivers of a certain rank.

In future championships & events it will help us match drivers of similar skill levels to race together.

This is a first step towards further ranking and online career features in RaceRoom.
Stay tuned for more in the future!

https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/time-attack-ranking.12130/

 

[Case_]

Raceroom seems to be teasing the new Porsche content for tomorrow on FB. It's just a lingering shot of pit crew with a car being heard (but not shown) driving by, but I believe it's the shot that was used in their previous Porsche teasers last year around this time.

 

[Case_]

New


Our December update is here, and we're very excited to be sharing this one with you.

The first of our 3 Porsche releases of this winter: Porsche 934 Turbo RSR

The introduction of the AI Selector for single player
Every patch, we have had the same question in the comments: "When will the AI Selector come?". Well this time we're glad to finally bring it to you!
You are now able to select of your opponents down to the livery they use. We've also worked on the AI behavior to allow them to manage the slower traffic in multiclass conditions.


Here are the full details of this update:

Update details:
Download size = 313.5 MB
Client version = 0.3.0.6526
Client BuildID = 3411532
Dedi version = 48.0.779
Dedi BuildID = 3411541


Game

• Added AI Selector to Single Player event menus. Allows to pick and choose what AI's will drive, down to the livery. You can save and load AI selections.
• AI - Various improvements to AI behavior when navigating through slower traffic in a multiclass event.
• Test Drive from the store now allow free choice of driving assists, and also allow access to the car setup.
• Default driving assist preset is now Amateur instead of Novice.
• Improved the Challenge Ghost download procedure to reduce download failure errors.
  
• Fixed a mis-alignement of the text in the position bar after cycling through the position bar styles.
• Fixed the multiplayer server list that wasn't always updating even though new server information was available.
• Fixed a Driving Asssist issue where disabling the factory traction control in car setup had the result of enabling the artificial traction control.
• Fixed the wear / fuel multiplier 'X4' icon in the MP server list that was showing greyed out.
• Fixed a motion blur issue with triple screen when vehicle was moving backwards.
• Fixed a crash on startup when the servers were in maintenance mode
• Fixed a crash occuring while browsing through trackside cameras
• Fixed a crash occuring upon multiple track loading sequences

Physics / Sounds / AI / Cameras

• Porsche Cayman CS and MR : default car setup modified for better stability. Reduced the drop of downforce occuring when airflow isn't directed straight on the rearwing (ie: when going sideways, rearwings are less efficient). / Smoothed out the upshifts to closer replicate the PDK gearbox. / Improved AI behavior all around.
• Callaway C7 R : Car was bottoming out a lot at turns like Eau Rouge, so moved the splitter feeler up a bit, increased high speed bumping, allowed another 5mm of ride height adjustment on the front.
• Modified tyre change times for GT1, GT2, GT3 and GT4 classes
• Added specific pitstop timers for GTO, Touring Classics, Group 4 and Group 5.
• Formula RaceRoom X-17 : Added track specific gear ratios
• GT2 : Improved AI behavior all around
• Ruf RT12R GT2 : BOP adjustment (leaderboard entries were cleared for this car)
• GT4 : added functional handbrake (because sometimes it's useful)
• Mercedes DTM 1995, 2003 and 2005 : Improved AI behavior all around
• BMW M235i Racing : Fixed AI sometimes struggling to leave the pitbox
• Group 5 cars : Fixed AI sometimes struggling to leave the pitbox
• GTO : Fixed AI sometimes struggling to leave the pitbox
  
  https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/19th-december-2018-update.12251/

 

[The Walker]

I was looking at the AVIA competition, and just to get things clear, in the rookie class multiplayer championship races are invited the best 32 driver among ranks B, C and D or the best 32 drivers from each rank?

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

just figured out you get a timeslot for updates on steam these days, which means i have to let the pc run for 24 hours, not very green-minded that is will it be ok to have the screen off and the machine in standby or does the machine have to run on normal with at least screen off?

 

[Kenny Paton]

just figured out you get a timeslot for updates on steam these days, which means i have to let the pc run for 24 hours, not very green-minded that is will it be ok to have the screen off and the machine in standby or does the machine have to run on normal with at least screen off?

You can force the update, just go to download and click the arrow and it'll start.

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

thx, will can do

 

[Majuh]

I was looking at the AVIA competition, and just to get things clear, in the rookie class multiplayer championship races are invited the best 32 driver among ranks B, C and D or the best 32 drivers from each rank?

The best 32 drivers between B, C, D and no rank.

 

[Case_]

We are excited to introduce another Porsche car soon to be released in RaceRoom.

The Porsche 911 Carrera Cup (964)
aka "The Growler"

The Porsche 911 Carrera Cup (964) was manufactured between 1990 and 1994.

It was used in the Carrera Cup series during those years.

The car is equipped with a 5 speed gearbox and a 3.6l flat-six engine producing 260 HP.

The timeless design of the 911 sillhouette, its playfull driving properties and the unique engine note make the 964 an all-time Porsche classic.

The 964-based Carrera Cup series replaced the 944 Cup in 1990 and was staged nationally and internationally as support to the big Formula and Touring Car events such as the DTM.

Many racing legends such as Walter Röhrl, Olaf Manthey & Alex Zanardi have competed in this class and their fights live on to this day.

We've included a full grid of iconic liveries for you to choose from.

The Porsche 911 Carrera Cup (964) will become available with the next update!

https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/porsche-911-carrera-cup-964.12808/

 

[balage06]

There are rumours about this alleged "big update", are there any hints about that somewhere? The only thing I saw is a comprehensive update to the Shared Memory API, which will provide more info to 3rd party devs (physics enhancements maybe?)

 

[balage06]

physics enhancements maybe?

Indeed
https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?threads/the-developer-notes-thread.12862/#post-173398

 

[The Walker]

Unannounced formula car...

 

[David Peres]

Unannounced formula car...

A couple months ago they posted a picture on twitter that looked a lot like a 90's Formula 1 car, so I guess that would be the one.

Or it might also be their take on a Formula E car considering they talk about adding support for electric vehicles on that post.