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- Version ID: 2144
- Size: 80.74 MB
- Published: 2022-10-20
- ExtraFX update:
- SSLR: various fixes and tweaks, lower resolution tracing improved, new quality levels including Hi-Z tracing (expensive, but produces best results);
- SSAO (poor implementation) removed until further improvement;
- SSGI removed for good;
- Instead, added a new view-independent effect for cars to reflect intense light on the ground around them;
- Emissive meshes can cast light on surrounding geometry (currently needs a car or track config);
- Brake Disc FX:
- Rim silhouette is used for more accurate reflection and occlusion;
- Few fixes to improve compatibility with various cars;
- New system for adding hundreds of thousands of trees and smaller bushes to tracks:
- So far it’s not procedural and requires track creators to provide tree models in a new format (docs are coming soon);
- Trees can be 3D or billboards;
- With heavy use of instancing and other optimization techniques tens or hundreds of trees can be added without an issue;
- VAO integration is fully supported: new trees both cast shadows and receive ambient shadows from scene and other trees;
- Original AC heat shimmer updated (optional):
- Taking into account wind and temperature;
- Spawning more with flames and overheated brakes;
- Configurable per car;
- Tracks can add similar effect to bonfires and such (already included in
particles_track.ini);
- New AI behaviour: optional rubberbanding (makes cars in front of you slower and cars behind faster);
- Scenery lighting hack for old shaders: now sunsets should keep the track brighter, with more PBR-like look (set by WeatherFX script);
- Reflections in car rims are occluded using shadowed wheels module;
- Default weather: improved lighting, adjustments for fog;
- Option to stop Escape button from exiting replays;
- Experimental option to improve loading speed;
- Improved shaders loading (should reduce microstutters);
- New controls button for pausing the race compatible with steering wheels and gamepads (uses Start button by default if nothing else has been selected);
- PS5 DualSense support (light bar, LEDs, pad, new API for Gamepad FX allowing to access acceleration, gyroscope and apply resistance to triggers);
- Control Tweaks app can change gamepad buttons live (useful with DualSense controllers);
- Car Mirrors Configurator app now allows for a more precise adjustment;
- New CSP apps now store their position and size across different desktops;
- Real Mirrors:
VR lock option is compatible with Alter FOV now;
- Option for adding MIPs to rear view mirrors to reduce aliasing (enabled by default);
- Small Tweaks: option to turn driver head with free and orbit cameras;
- Some protection from cheating online;
- Improved errors handling.
- Fake Shadows FX making wheel shadows offset from the wheels fixed;
- Neck FX: better behaviour for large drifting angles;
- New spectators causing shadows flickering in distance fixed;
- A few issues with AC Pro compatibility fixed;
- A lot of fixes for wind speed and direction (now properly aligned in the world, correct speed shown in session details, etc.);
- Chat shortcuts no longer stop working in some conditions;
- Android Auto: radio app fixed;
- Advanced culling braking blurred rims should be fixed now;
- CSP render stats remain opened across sessions;
- AC would no longer crash if
cameras.ini in car data is missing or malformed;
- Few bugs causing issues with Paintshop app fixed;
- Skidmarks FX unload properly when disabled;
- Exhaust flames are much more shortlived for most part now;
- A couple of fixes for custom physics related to AI and overall stability;
- Better support for custom online servers;
- AC motion blur is better compatible with FSR now;
- Mesh splitting crashes fixed;
- Optimized reflections rendering fixed;
- Slight freezes related to Skidmarks FX at the start of the race fixed;
- Live conditions online now wouldn’t break physics despite values given by server;
- Smaller fixes and improvements.
- New server options:
- A Mumble link for an optional automatic connection (also, optionally closing Mumble when exiting AC);
- Slipstream effectiveness multiplier;
- Car configs now can override position and orientation of car audio sources as well;
- Car data can have alternative entries for CSP;
- Update for the new PBR shader: UV1 scaling, option to use unscaled UV1 as UV2, micro shadow and AO fresnel, multilayer version acting the same as classic shader;
- WeatherFX: option for setting distant ambient lighting shift;
- Car configs: wobbling nodes now can affect several objects with a single section, especially helpful with LODs;
- Car skins now can include extra UV2 patches;
- New headless mode for only running AC physics part with few extra tweaks;
- Override the name of AC data folder in documents or name of race configuration file (
race.ini) with environment variables;
- Skidmarks FX: option to dump skidmarks in a OBJ file;
- New
AABB_RANGE parameter for track lights for a small performance improvement;
- Car data: override grip multiplier for AI;
- Track meshes split with
[SPLIT_MESHES_...] are selectable now;
- Some crashes happening with configs like mesh splitting fixed;
- Car and track lights, if configured for this, can be disabled if Extra FX bounced light is active properly;
- CSP looks for car config in car data as well (
data/csp_config.ini);
CAR_ACTIVE_… track conditions and garage doors work online properly now;- Custom AI: access to data if car wheels are on the valid track surface or not, teleportation direction fixed.
- Access car headlights color and turning lights active phase in car state, sky, sun and fog color in sim state;
- String splitting function fixed for a case where delimiter is longer than a single symbol;
- Use TTS with a shared library;
- New shared UI library for simplified creation of large virtualized lists;
- Lua modes and online scripts can change audio reverb value;
- Lua apps: add notification counter, check if window is collapsed, control mouse position, simulate clicks and mouse wheel, alter timezone and geo coordinates live;
- Physics API (for example, available to online scripts): limit use of DRS, toggle DRS, disable car collisions, changing driver name fixed;
- Custom physics scripts: change final gear ratio, change or replace turbos with custom implementation, access dynamic controllers, create custom setup menu items and more;
- Standard library: load and use regular LUTs with optional cubic interpolation;
- Extended car state: access to gear ratios and values shown by default developer Wings app;
- Audio: play regular files (WAV, MP3, FLAC, etc.) in 3D space with FMOD (also, now you can start audio events not waiting for audio engine to load);
- Refresh state of
sim.isAdmin flag;
- Bug with lua apps getting unloaded without
LAZY = FULL option fixed;
- Online servers now have an option to require Lua scripts to load, shutting down AC if for some reason they aren’t available;
- Optional periodic live refresh for online servers (clients would re-download scripts every N seconds and refresh their state if scripts have changed);
- API function for changing driver names live fixed;
- Crash with several online scripts drawing HUD at once fixed;
- Bug with extra car audio sources lagging behind car fixed;
- ERS/KERS values fixed, also a new shared library for accessing config tyre values more easily;
- Loading LUT from INI config is now working for AC packed data.