The official "NEWS FROM THE SOCIAL NETWORKS" thread

dont people rate the 1.6 for being the more lively engine? similar power IIRC about 10bhp less.
I used to catch a lift to work in a 1.8 NA and I have to say it sounded awesome when the guy put a straight through exhaust on it, it growled a bit like a Renault 5 and sounded great off throttle. He stuck an Impreza turbo on it shortly after and it didnt sound quite as good.

 

Its overall a bit slower than the numbers show, mainly due to torque... Both cars have too long gearings for the track so being in the power band can be tricky sometimes (hence the popular 4.77 final drive swap, on my list). You spend forever in 3rd gear.

The reason people think the 1.6 is livelier is due to two things: 4.3 final drive instead of 4.1, and an 18lbs flywheel vs 21lbs (both still way too bloody heavy, also on the list of improvements, <10lbs). Both of these things help the 1.6 not be "that" much slower overall.

 

As an example, on rFactor there's a Spec Miata mod and I tested final drives on Calabogie. Couldnt mod a 4.77 in (no idea what Im doing) but a 4.1 vs 4.5 yielded around 1.25s faster laptimes for the latter, 2:30 laps or so. 4.77 would probably see 0.25 more improvement. On a shorter track thats still over 0.5 a lap, quite significant.

 

Because PRC = Pretentious Rabid Corrupt

 

Fingers crossed for some S1/2/3 versions of the MX5. Nordschleife is booked for the evening.

I'm curious about the changelog. From what has been posted on forums it should be a nice update.

 

Yes, Stefano knows the tradition. Makes the day a bit more bearable having something to read/speculate/analyse before getting home to actuall try it!

Looking forward to reading it @Lord Kunos

 

Should I guess what you do for a living?

 

A V8 Miata would be nice .

 

k this is the changelog for now.. as you know stuff might get added/removed on the finish line:

1.13
- New Porsche 911 RSR 2017 for Porsche Pack 3
- New Mazda MX-5 Miata NA
- New Mazda 787B: mod skins made for the original 787B mod will need to be updated using the new template

- Added OpenVR/Vive support (beta)
- Fixed Mazda MX-5 ND setup ride height false indication
- Fixed Alfa Romeo Giulietta QV gearbox damage
- Adjusted Lotus 72D and Ferrari 312T tyre compound wear and heat ranges
- Fixed Flag rendering for VR
- Fixed colour balance for emissive items (lights+digital) when Post Processing is turned off
- Added downshift protection alert (can be disabled through the launcher options)
- All GT2/GTE cars default to Medium tyres now (also for AI)
- Fixed broken rendering when OCULUS mode is selected but no Oculus is actually connected
- Added Pitstop arrows to DirectInput Dpad: bind to the wheel dPad: can be overidden by controls.ini [ADVANCED]DPAD_INDEX_OVERRIDE=0
- Added Pitstop quickmenu + Setup pitstop strategy: this can be custumized and disabled by system/cfg/pitstop.ini [SETTINGS]USE_MOUSE_PITSTOP=0
- Updated Fanatec library to support new wheel bases.
- Fixed possible CPU warning when player gets retired.
- Multiplayer features:
- Added reversed grid races: the race session will be restarted in reversed grid order based on the standings of the previous race. Players disqualified in the first race will start from the back of the grid in the second race, regardless of their position being within the reversed grid range.
- Added locked entry list in pickup mode: same as in booking mode, only players already included in the entry list can join the server (password not needed).
- Added car Steam ID sharing in entry list: each car in the entry list can feature multiple GUIDs. Players can share that car (one at once). The name inserted in the entry list is used as driver name.
- Fixed server result log not displaying invalid laps.
- Fixed end-of-race session status for lapped players in lap races.
- Added Mandatory Pit: a pit window can be added to the race session. As a design choice, players need to stop at their pit box within the pit window to have a valid pit stop. Players with pit boxes further down the pitlane need to take this into account before deciding on their strategy. Players may make additional pit stops before and after the pit window, but only making a mandatory stop in the indicated pit window will validate their race. Server admins must decide on a pit window that allows all players, regardless of their pit box position, to comfortably make a pit stop under normal racing conditions.
- Updated Shared Memory

 

Oh yeah!

Especially like the reversed grid option. I think we'll try that this evening.

 

WOW
Mandatory pist stops + reversed grid races.

many thanks (again) Kunos

 

whats this one?
- Added car Steam ID sharing in entry list: each car in the entry list can feature multiple GUIDs. Players can share that car (one at once). The name inserted in the entry list is used as driver name.

 

Driver swaps (for endurance racing).

 

My D-Pad will finally/actually have a use in AC now?

 

Time to remake and update my 787 and miata skins.

 

Oh, thoght i can finally go to steam profile of players when racing.

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Do real cars have that? Should I turn it ON for "realism"?

 

Nice if so; does it mean anyone who signs into that car continues the race from the position it's currently at (laps already run)

 

most cars don't have.. missing the gearshift should be enough of a feedback. But we keep getting reports from people that don't understand about this feature because it's quite unique to AC so we made it more obvious to understand you did something wrong with a sound+screen message.