🌟 Star Feature: Inclusivity & Diversity
Female Drivers Added: You can now recruit and race with talented female drivers across all series!
New Gender Categories: Complete freedom to structure your world. Create specific Male, Female, or Mixed racing categories. The choice is yours.
🛠️ Critical Fixes & Optimization (Stability Focus)
Race Launch Fix: Resolved the critical issue that prevented some races from starting. You are ready to go green!
Major Bug Fixes: A ton of remaining bugs have been hunted down to ensure a stable experience.
Editor & ID Fix: Fixed a major bug in the editor related to driver IDs and data.
General Optimization: Various performance tweaks for a smoother gameplay experience.
🏁 Gameplay & On-Track Realism
Revised Dirty Air Formula: Overhauled aerodynamics mechanics for more realistic following and thrilling overtaking.
Improved Race AI: Enhanced decision-making logic for drivers during active sessions.
New Incident System: Track incidents can now block trailing drivers—watch out for the blockage, or dodge the wreckage!
Pit Stop Ban: New option to disable pit stops entirely for sprint-style racing.
Energy Management: Introduced mid-race electric battery recharging (similar to the fuel system).
Wet Tyres Fix: Fixed the bug affecting custom wet weather tires.
📊 Simulation & Team Management
Team Size Customization: Customize the number of drivers per specific team for bespoke grids. Want a 3rd driver? Now you can.
Form Variation Fix: Precise control over annual form variation, fixing the -9.0 drop bug.
Custom Multipliers: Tune your simulation with new Incident and Reliability multipliers.
Transfer Logic Tuning: Adjust the weight of Driver Loyalty versus Randomness in the transfer market.
Post-Race Inspection: Fully revamped the technical control system after each race finish.
🎨 Personalization & Mod Editor
Scenario Scheduling: Plan temporary rebranding, entries, or exits to force specific historical or fictional scenarios.
Improved Mod Editor: Direct file selection (logos, faces, etc.) is now possible within the editor.
Refactored Rebranding: Entry and exit of teams is now much more intuitive.
🖥️ Interface & Connectivity
Steam Remote Play: You can now play with your friends via Steam Remote Play! Manage together!
New Recap Tab: Track driver positions lap-by-lap in the post-race summary via a brand-new tab.
Notification Control: Added an option to disable "Crash Test" email notifications.
Author's Note: As always, there are plenty of other small tweaks and changes that I probably forgot to list! 🍎 Mac Note: The MacOS update will be deployed at a later date.