xREL.v3

Update 3:
GUI
Fix for Photo Mode vignette effect
Fix for pressing the “Hide HUD” button during the post-race spectating sequence
Fix for when you hit “0 attempts left” in Rivals Mode and the Race button wasn’t greyed-out
Fixed button to toggle between loaner and owned cars being labelled as "0" in vehicle select
Fix for decals being replaced while applying decals in certain slots and scrolling through decal placement options
Fix for highlighting the GT Open tab causing the Road E class picture to appear
Disabled the “Resume” button when Photo button pressed
Changed sort order of proximity arrows
Added number of attempts left in Rivals to pre-race menu and pause menu
Fixed the track loading screen background flashing at the beginning of the “Welcome to” screen
Improved framerate during video playback
Fixed a crash exiting replays
Updated to the latest Nissan logo
Missing skip tutorial label in Brazilian Portuguese and Neutral Spanish added

Career
Fix for cars not unlocking when user levelled up without leaving post-race screen, interrupting Career progression (this fix retroactively corrects any profiles which were affected by this issue).

Physics
TrueForce initial implementation. Implementation uses haptic thread to provide high-frequency procedural waves for the rumble effects
Modulated TruForce slip rumble based on surface wetness
Fine tuned slide threshold for TrueForce
Fixed TrueForce curb rumble at speed
Fixed rolling start discrepancy when TC is enabled.

Characters
Fixed female character 1

Environments
Willow Springs Horse Thief Mile: Removed “rallycross” tag that was making cars pick the dirt tyre option in all-weather conditions
Mojave: Fixed various holes in the terrain
Fuji: Sponsor updates for the track
Azure Coast Full: Fixed the AI turning abruptly after the finish line in the post-race screen
Knockhill National: Adjusted corridors further out onto the track surface
Knockhill National: Fixed the AI contacting the edge of the barrier when attempting to squeeze past slow or stopped cars
Sakitto National: Slowed AI lap times 2-3 seconds at Legendary
Zolder: Fixed a flickering glass window issue
Monument Canyon B: Fixed the 32nd grid spot being slightly in front of the 31st
Yas Marina: Fixed various LOD popping on track
Zhuhai: Fixed some tree rendering on the track
Hockenheimring GP Classic: Fixed some trees popping
Added Bahrain to the track list

Vehicles
Fixed crash when user applied a racing conversion kit to the last car in their garage
2015 Ford Mustang GT Racing: Made interior dark grey instead of white
Honda Civic Racing: Made interior dark grey instead of white
Mercedes A45 TCR: Made interior dark grey instead of white
Caterham 620R + Racing: Tyre update to stop colour popping when selecting factory livery
BMW M6 GT3: Tyre fix to stop logo popping at distance
Removed exceptions for McLaren P1 GTR, now all custom rims can be chosen
Honda 2&4: Fixed missing animation for accelerating and braking
Audi R8 LMP900: Edited front suspension to avoid clipping with bonnet

Update 2:
Rendering
The replay of the player’s vehicle continuously in ghost form after the user re-spawns and appears in ghost form to view a replay, resolved
Water-spray headlight, opacity, and colour tweaked
Fixed various corruption on console issues after prolonged play
Fixed corrupt-looking start lights when racing

GUI
Fixed players no longer being registered for any Scheduled Event if they choose to play a replay
Game returning to splash screen when accessing EULA after Invite resolved
Added widget to access store in-game to allow acquisition of additional content
Fixed crash when simultaneously pressing “Delete” and “Back” keys on a saved Style before selecting “Yes” to the dialogue box
Added the garage button in Career screens
Players prevented from selling cars while game is generating Thumbnails to avoid a crash and UI disappearing
Fixed crashes when setting passwords in the lobby screen
Fixed various crashes when saving replays on consoles
PS4: Fixed username to show when not online/signed in

Career
Fixed the Jerez Clock Watcher Event difficulty

Vehicles
KTM X-Bow R: Adjusted callipers and suspension to avoid clipping with upgrade rims
Ford GTLM: Re-enabled LODA chassis damage
BMW 2002 Racing: made the driver seat wider to avoid clipping with character
Fixed various broken wheel rim blurs
The boost “200 HP Hybrid Boost” still remaining equipped to the 2016 Ford Fiesta OMSE Supercar Lites in race, even if player has set Boost back to “No Hybrid Boost” within Upgrades resolved
Fixed rain drops not appearing on certain custom liveries
More accurate vehicle windscreen reflections enabled

Wheels
Default wheel deadzones across all platforms now matched.
Steering deadzone removed from consoles to reduce vagueness around centre

Tracks
Added Yas Marina
Nurburgring sponsor updates
Adjusted various pre-race cams to resolve flickering

VR
Numerous tweaks and fixes
Disabled depth of field in main menu when in VR and triple screen
Fixed the in-game special effect audio that vanishes when waking the Oculus Rift after leaving it to enter standby mode during a race
Fixed user being able to access Photo Mode in the garage in VR mode while using a gamepad
Various Additional Miscellaneous Fixes

Update 1:
Audio
Fixed double audio when quitting during the 3-2-1 pre-race countdown

Rendering
Toned down red crash vignette
Fixed clouds popping-in during races
Fixed shiny vinyls when using gloss base
Fixed random shadow flickering in-game

GUI
Fixed Player Label corruption upon restarting a race
Improvements to Replay Mode UI
Fixed inability to select anyone below P12 in Spectator Mode
Tuning button in Pre-Race Menu now shows the name of currently-selected tuning setup
Tuning button disabled in Rivals
Fixed screens not showing "Blizzard" weather type
Weather info made consistent throughout all screens in-game
Enabled Photo Mode in replay
Default colours to be used by patterns (black, white, grey) assigned
Added on-screen hint for how to take a photo in Photo Mode
Improved player label visuals for online / offline experience.
Background now scales with text.
Fixed fonts on Player labels on restarting a race
Lap counter on point-to-point tracks hidden
Subtitles stuck in races fixed

Career
Increased Difficulty for Road E
Increased Road D Hot Lap 3 target time
Increased Road D Pace Setter 2 target time
Increased Difficulty for GT C & GT B
Adjusted Race Length for GT C Race 5
Adjusted Race Length for GT B Race 5
Adjusted difficulty for Challenges Championships to match other changes
Adjusted number of corners to master in GT A Majors Long Beach from 10 to 9
Fixed invalid lap-time during rolling starts at Havana Capitolio
Fixed issue where the car lost all its customisation and appeared red in the 2nd round of the championships in Career

Online
Always use player’s choice for gearing when in Quick Play and Scheduled Events assigned
Player now returns to lobby when quitting out of Spectator Mode
Rivals event participation rewards increased

Crash Fixes
Fixed a crash when tuning the Jaguar XJ220 and the McLaren F1
Fixed crash when user selected replay from a customisation screen on re-entering from a replay
Fixed crash when last "My Style" was removed
Fixed customisation rims size crashing if moving between vehicles with different number of available sizes
Fixed crash when entering "Deal of the Day" via the career

Vehicles
Formula E:
GUI logo, vehicle name, and country flag updated
DS Techeetah team livery updated
Championship livery added, set as new default livery

Peripherals
Logitech wheels issues on PS4 fixed
Support added for Thrustmaster T-GT

PC Only
Profanity filter for system messages removed
Improved performance on high "super sampling"
Triplescreen settings UI improvements
Fixed triplescreen configuration issues on frontend