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RSC contains a database of 153 developers, 468 software titles, 374 cars, 42 bikes, 242 tracks and more...Originally working in military simulator design, this Michigan-based studio developed Zone Raiders for Virgin Interactive before moving to Electronic Arts for publishing their second PC title, Sports Car GT, when Westwood Studios (their SCGT development partner) was acquired by the software giant.
Known primarily for their mod-friendly SCGT and rFactor racing platforms, ISI also developed Formula One and NASCAR titles on PC for Electronic Arts, but perhaps their lasting contribution to the genre was the licensing of the isiMotor engine that allowed studios such as 2Pez, Blimey! Games, KW Studios, Motorsport Games, Reiza Studios, SIMBIN Studios, Slightly Mad Studios, The Sim Factory, Tiburon and rFactor 2‘s ongoing developer Studio 397 to begin with or release on an evolution of their software.
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Codemasters have today deployed an update for DiRT 4 that fixes most of the issues we’d all had with the software.
Patch notes:
Hi all,
Please see below for the patch notes for our latest update – version 1.04:
– Rain effect on the car windscreen (which is observed using the head camera) will no longer stop functioning when proceeding into a heavy rain event after completing specific weather stages.
– Grade E car parts should no longer cause a crash.
– Fixes to Flavour of the Week Trophy/Achievement
– Incorrect rep earned in multiplayer due to an issue with host migration is now addressed.
– Leaderboard improvements when they are heavily populated or finding your own times.
– Tuning differentials now functions correctly.
– Corrected unlock conditions in the “What’s This” dialogues in Career.
– PC Only – Terminally damaging your vehicle and then changing Windows focus should no longer hang.
– PC Only – Fixed issues with resizing or de-focusing the game window.
– PC Only – R9 graphics cards crash when competing in rainy conditions is now resolved.
– PC Only – Switching from Ultra to High graphics mid-stage will no longer cause an issue with the stage shadowing.
