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KW Studios released a new update for RaceRoom Racing Experience and added the new BMW Pack 2024 DLC to the car portfolio.
The BMW Pack brings us the BMW M2 CS Racing, BMW M4 GT4 (G82), and the somewhat older BMW M8 GTE. Furthermore, the deployed update also includes a free full rebuild of the already available Portimao Circuit. The track is revised from the ground up, featuring big improvements on the circuit layout and the visual fidelity of the track.
The BMW Pack 2024 pack, including the BMW M2 CS, BMW M4 GT4 (G82), the BMW M8 GTE, and 56 liveries is available via the RaceRoom Store for €10.79.
BMW M2 CS Racing
The BMW M2 CS Racing is a track-focused car purpose-built for various racing series around the world, including the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux and the one-make BMW M2 Cup that runs alongside the German DTM Series. The Clubsport variant caters to privateer racing teams with new and experienced drivers.
The M2 CS (Competition Sport) is powered by a Front, longitudinally mounted S55 inline-six-cylinder engine with BMW M TwinPower Turbo technology that delivers up to 450 horsepower to the rear wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission.
BMW M4 GT4 (G82)
The lightweight (1400Kg) BMW M4 GT4 (G82) is a track-focused race car built for the GT4 category of motorsport. It’s the latest iteration of the M4 GT4 series, based on the G82 generation of the M4 car.
The M4 GT4 is powered by a six-cylinder inline engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology, which is able to deploy up to 550 horsepower and 650 Nm of torque.
BMW M8 GTE
The BMW M8 GTE is an endurance grand tourer (GT) car developed in late 2016. The car made its debut in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship for the 2018 season. The M8 GTE replaced the BMW M6 GTLM and marked BMW Motorsport’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a six-year hiatus. The car is based on the road-going BMW M8.
The M8 GTE is powered by a front-mid mounted BMW n63/1 turbocharged V8 engine, the motorsport variant of the S63 motor found in roadgoing BMW models such as the F90 M5 and the BMW 8 Series (G15). The engine’s capacity was reduced from 4.4 liters to 4 liters to comply with regulations for the GTE class.
The car competed until the end of the 2021 season and BMW retired it from competition. BMW North America sold two of the five chassis owned for display and historical racing purposes.
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (Portimão)
The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, better known as Portimao, is a 4.653 km (2.891 mi) race circuit located in Portimão, Algarve region, of Portugal. The track has been in use since 2008. It features a good mix of corners, including fast-flowing ones and tight hairpins, that provide a thrilling experience for both drivers and spectators.
The track returned to the Formula 1 calendar for the 2020 and 2021 seasons as part of the revised F1 schedule. Besides the Portuguese GP, the MotoGP, World SBK, ELMS, DTM, TCR Europe, and the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals were part of the Portimao event calendar. Alongside the main circuit, the venue boasts modern facilities designed to cater to various motorsport needs, including a karting track, an off-road track, and a technology park.
Update Changelog:
Update details: Download size = 4.6 GB
- Client version = 0.9.5.52
- Client BuildID = 14451399
- Dedicated server version = 97.0.1484
- Dedicated server BuildID = 14451669
- New content: BMW M2 CS Racing
- New content: BMW M4 GT4 (G82)
- New content: BMW M8 GTE
- Physics – Added ABS Level settings. ( Car setup as well as new key bindings )
- Physics – Traction Control settings now offer both Slip (reacts to longitudinal loss of traction) and Lateral (reacts to lateral slip)
- Physics – Driving assist for artificial Traction Control (when a car does not have factory traction control) now uses the same logic as the factory TC.
- Physics – Driving assist for countersteering has been reworked to be smoother and never exceed the maximum steering lock of the car
- Driving assists and preferred default levels for ABS and TC are now saved in the controller profile, making it possible to assign different default settings for wheel users and gamepad users
- Dedicated server – setting the qualifying session to 0 minutes will actually skip it instead of adding a default 5-minute
- Fixed a memory leak that was related to using esport liveries
- GTR4 car class – BoP rework to better bring all cars together
- Autódromo Internacional do Algarve ( Portimao ) – Free update of the track, completely redone with the latest tech and precise references
- Bathurst – Updated to 2024 specs, new viewing platform, grandstand in turn 1, new tent stands on s/f straight, updated some on-track sponsors
- Circuit de Pau-Ville – updated collision walls and added some collision to the bridge
- Imola – Updated to 2024 specs, new curbs, modified gravel traps, and more tweaks
- RaceRoom Raceway – Red and blue stripes now use different materials, similar to Paul Ricard, various tweaks, and a wip “drift area”.
- Sachsenring – Updated to 2024 specs with new runoffs, penalty lap area, various tweaks and fixes
- Shanghai – Added terrain normal maps, various tweaks and fixes
- Zhejiang – Added terrain normal maps, various tweaks and fixes, and another pass at optimizing performance
- AI improvements all around (content listed further below with “AI improvements” received increased attention to fix certain bad trends the AI was having)
- Aquila CR1 – Polished baseline setup
- Crossle 9s – Tweaked base setup to improve traction and reduce turn-in understeer
- Formula RaceRoom Junior – Stiffer ARBs at both ends, Reduced anti-dive, Increased anti-squat, Reduced rear FVSAL, Damper tweaks
- Formula RaceRoom X-22 – AI improvements
- Mazda MX-5 – AI improvements, Updated ride height/pitch drag and lift sensitivity (less sensitive now), Increased mechanical trail so lower FFB multi is used, baseline setup tweaks
- Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (991.2 and 992) – AI improvements, Updated aero pitch/ride height behavior, Nudged CoG 1% back
- Tatuus F4 – Polished baseline setup
- VW Scirocco Gr.2 – Increased drag, slight increase of mechanical trail, AI improvements
- WTCR cars – AI improvements
Hotfix
- Update details: Download size = 100MB
- Client version = 0.9.5.53
- Client BuildID = 14464393
- Rolled back the memleak fix for now as it caused an issue where cars would show up chrome in some multiplayer cases.
- GTR 4 car class – further damper tuning tweaks, slightly increased the mechanical trail for the KTM
- Mazda RT24 DPi – AI improvements, tweaks to baseline car setup
- Indianapolis 21 – Fixed some pathing issues around the pit lane entrance
- TT Assen – Fixed some pathing issues around the pit lane entrance
First released back in February 2013, out of the ashes of a well-regarded racing game developer, SimBin Studios, the core RaceRoom Racing Experience racing simulator is Free-To-Play and can be installed from this Steam link, with commercial add-ons available via the RaceRoom Store.
Official Webpages – game.raceroom.com – sector3studios.com
