iRacing – 2022 Season 2 Patch 1 Deployed

iRacing has deployed the 2022 Season 2 Patch 2, containing a healthy list of fixes and improvements. Check out the full changelog for more details.

Credit: Included screenshot by Elliot Roberts.

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Changelog:

iT-Racing UI:

Series Racing

• Added an entry to “Series Details” to indicate if the use of multiple tire compounds is required while participating in the series.

Create a Race

• The validation flow for the option to enforce the use of multiple tire compounds when creating a race has been updated.

AI Racing

• For creating AI Races, the option to require racers to begin the race with the tire compound used to set their best Qualifying lap has been added.

Time Attack

• Fixed an issue with Time Attack modal windows erroring out if a retired car was previously preselected but had been replaced with a newer version.

Paint Shop

• A new sponsor, CarQuest, has been added to the Paint Shop!

Simulation:

AI Racing

• AI Racing is now available with the iRacing Formula iR-04.
• AI Drivers have improved their racing skills at Winton Motor Raceway, particularly in the Esses.
• Fixed an issue where some AI Drivers would attempt to leave the grid before the car ahead of them had begun to move.
• Reduced the CPU demand of AI Drivers when running with Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance.

Display Mode

• A confirmation dialog box will now display when a user chooses to auto-config their graphics if they already have a “renderer.ini” file and do not have a display mode .ini file.

Spotter

• The low fuel warning message upon gridding is now disabled if you haven’t generated any fuel data.

Interface

• Fixed an issue where if the Dash Box was open, mouse-inputs for other Black Boxes were being ignored.
• Fixed an issue where the Dash Box would not keybind correctly.

Cars:

<Car Class> NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Trucks

• Updated some older contingency decals to their 2022 versions.

<Car Class> NASCAR Classic 1987 Cars

• External drivetrain audio levels have been reduced.
• Fixed an issue where opponent cars could appear to be scraping at high banked tracks.
• Fixed a slight off-center issue with the art for wheel hubs and pivots. This issue had no effect on car physics or performance.

<Car Class> NASCAR Next Gen Cars

• Updated the windshield braces.
• Several texture files have been updated.
• Fixed a cyclic modulation in the upper RPM engine sound for in-car mics.

<Car Class> Stock Car Pro Series Cars

• Information for the Extra Power System (status and uses remaining) has been added to the Black Box for these vehicles.
• Fixed an issue where the windshield lights for the Extra Power System were not working correctly on opponent vehicles.

Aston Martin Vantage GT4

• Fixed some issues with the rear wing, including the pivot angle, a texture issue, and having it visually disappear at certain camera distances.
• Fixed an issue with the steering wheel shift LEDs.
• The IMSA leaderboard is now present in the interface model of this car.

Audi RS 3 LMS

• Fixed an issue with the Dash Box for this vehicle where the RPM range did not match the shift lights.

Ford GTE

• Fixed an issue where the steering wheel was being incorrectly removed when the option to only show a steering wheel if it has a display was enabled.

Hyundai Elantra N TC

• Fixed some ambient occlusion issues with the trunk area.

Hyundai Veloster N TC

• Dashboard specular texture has been improved.

iRacing Formula iR-04

• Paint textures have been updated and some details have been moved into the decal stamp layer so they may be customized.

Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO

• Closed a visible gap above the driver’s side door.

McLaren MP4-12C GT3

• Fixed an issue with a rear vent visually disappearing at certain camera distances.

Mercedes-AMG GT3

• iRacing setups have been updated.

NASCAR Buick LeSabre – 1987

• Fixed an issue where custom driver helmet textures were not displaying properly.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado

• Removed a duplicate set of pedals.
• Stamped decals have been updated.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford F150

• Rear license plate decal has been updated.
• Fixed an issue where a side logo was mirrored.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra TRD Pro

• Fixed a texture mapping issue on the vehicle body texture.

Pontiac Solstice

• The roll bar camera view is no longer blocked.

Stock Car Pro Series Chevrolet Cruze

• iRacing setups have been updated.

Stock Car Pro Series Toyota Corolla

• Fixed an issue with a rear hose.
• Fixed an issue where a paint pattern was not rendering correctly for this car.

Tracks:

Circuit Zolder

• The threat level of the turtles in this environment has been reduced.
• – – A geometry error was causing curbs here to be nearly lethal in some cases for cars using the New Damage Model.

Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

• Pit speed limit has been reduced.
• Fuel tanks have been grounded.
• Updated the grandstands specular texture map.

Winton Motor Raceway

• Some missing trees have been planted.
• Fixed an issue where some brake markers would disappear at certain graphics settings.