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Patch update #30: Abundant AI traffic and a new motorbike
AI Traffic
- Increased traffic density around the player
- Increased the maximum number of AI vehicles and pedestrians
- Increased AI vehicle controller speed and improved steering trajectory
- Improved pedestrian behaviour and reduced getting stuck
- Smoothed AI paths
- Added an autopilot controller (experimental)
Vehicles
- Added a naked bike inspired by the Honda CB 750
- Reduced headlight intensity and added shadows
- Fixed the visibility of the front and rear lights
- Improved rear-view mirrors
- Adjusted interior dashboard emission
- Added a gearbox sound when shifting without the clutch
Vehicle Physics
- Improved ABS (reduced brake distance)
- Improved ASR (reduced wheel acceleration slip)
- Improved automatic transmission logic
- Improved throttle controller and adjusted engine torque curves
- Fixed wheel contact angle calculation
- Increased the tyre grip of vintage cars
- Tuned vehicle suspension stiffness
- Adjusted steering ratio curves
- Improved steering wheel force feedback
- Tuned power steering intensity
Maps
- Rounded the intersection corners on the Windridge City map
- Added more AI paths to the Windridge City map
- Improved visibility of traffic lights
- Changed traffic light timing
Performance
- Reduced AI traffic overhead
- Optimised building materials and textures
- Slightly improved the performance of replay recording
Input
- Added default bindings for Thrustmaster T818 Direct Drive
- Added speed-based turn limit for the keyboard and gamepad steering
Widgets
- Added gear change thresholds to the dashboard
- Added brake distance widget
- Fixed traffic offence marker jittering
UI
- Reorganised welcome screen shortcut format and added weather information
- Improved location tab containers
- Updated spawn point preview images
Other
- Improved Sim Racing Studio telemetry integration
- Smoothed motion platform telemetry between vehicle respawns
- Updated Elgato Stream Deck integration plugin