iRacing 2024 Season 1 Patch 2 Released

Christmas offers a chance for many of us to indulge our sim racing during some time off, and there are some new tweaks and improvements to download with iRacing 2024 Season 1 Patch 2 released.

It’s a fairly small update, coming in around 364MB, with the most notable changces being a tuning pass for the New Damage Model across the GTP, LMP2 and LMP3 classes. And some slightly GT3 balance of performance changes for the Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3 and Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO which both get a slight reduction in engine torque.

iRacing 2024 Season 1 Patch 2 Release Notes:

SIMULATION:

Graphics

• A sweeping change has been made to the processing of tree textures. SpeedTree textures have been added to the texture tossing algorithm. Whenever the application is running with low video memory, the SpeedTree textures are now downgraded in addition to other objects. This should improve the framerate for users with lower video memory.
• – – The SpeedTree system is used at all of our new tracks.
• For SSR, fixed a Simulation crash issue that could occur when enabling SSR on Low, after loading into a Session with SSR disabled (and while also having SSAO enabled).

Audio

• Sounds for sawtooth and rumble strips as well as rumble curbs have been improved.

CARS:

<Car Class> GT3 Class Cars

• Traction Control (TC) tooltips have been updated in the garage.

<Car Class> GTP Class Cars

• For the New Damage Model, a small tuning pass has been completed to improve balance across the vehicle class, including lowering break limits for wheels and noses.

<Car Class> LMP2 Class Cars

• For the New Damage Model, a small tuning pass has been completed to improve balance across the vehicle class, including lowering break limits for wheels and noses.

<Car Class> LMP3 Class Cars

• For the New Damage Model, a small tuning pass has been completed to improve balance across the vehicle class, including lowering break limits for wheels and noses.

ARCA Menards Chevy / Gen 4 Cup

• (Gen 4 Cup) – iRacing setups have been updated.

Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3

• GT3 Class BoP: Engine torque has been reduced slightly.
• A tuning pass for the New Damage Model has been completed for this car which now correctly allows the nose of the car to detach.

Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO

• GT3 Class BoP: Engine torque has been reduced slightly.
• Fixed an issue where the steering wheel was not being correctly hidden when its display was disabled in the graphics options.

Lotus 79

• iRacing setup for Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello has been added.

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2 Lite

• For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where some removable parts appeared to detach and float nearby at certain camera distances.

Lucas Oil Off Road Pro Trucks

• (Pro 2 Truck) – For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue where some removable parts appeared to detach and float nearby at certain camera distances.

Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020

• Fixed an issue where the Traction Control (TC) light was not illuminating correctly.

Modified – SK / NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified

• (Modified – SK) – For the New Damage Model, improved the bumper shape and stiffness. The bumpers are now perfect for bumping.

Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)

• For the New Damage Model, fixed an issue with vehicle suspension at certain camera distances.

Sprint Car

• iRacing setups have been updated.

[Legacy] Pro Mazda

• iRacing setup for Nürburgring Nordschleife has been added.

TRACKS:

Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 

• Tirewalls have been adjusted for improved rendering performance.
• Fixed an issue where some tirewalls were not two-sided objects, and were invisible when viewed from the back.
• Several additional optimizations for tree models have been completed.

Chicago Street Course

• (2023 Cup) – DRS Zones have been added.

Okayama International Circuit

• Tire wall textures have been updated.

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