Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
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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.