iRacing 2020 Season 4 Patch 4 Now Available

iRacing yesterday deployed an update for their online racing service. Highlights include AI for the Xfinity Series cars along with a series of aero adjustments to various cars.

iRACING UI:

Loading Screen

– Fixed a gap in the text spacing that appeared on the right side when loading into Test Drive.

Track Maps

– A new set of track maps have been added, including the following:
– – Centripetal Circuit
– – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
– – Myrtle Beach Speedway
– – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
– – New Jersey Motorsports Park
– – New Smyrna Speedway
– – North Wilkesboro Speedway
– – Road America
– – Sonoma Raceway
– – Suzuka International Racing Course
– – Tsukuba Circuit

SIMULATION:

AI Racing

– AI Racing is now available with the following additional vehicles:
– – NASCAR Xfinity Chevrolet Camaro
– – NASCAR Xfinity Ford Mustang
– – NASCAR Xfinity Toyota Supra

– AI Racing is now available at Rockingham Speedway – Oval!

– AI Drivers have improved their brake bias settings for the VW Jetta TDI Cup.

Environmental Audio

– Small crowd cheers have been improved.

Audio

– XAudio2 support has been added for Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) engine sounds.
– – This enables engine sounds in TrueForce when using XAudio2.

Telemetry

– Fixed an issue that was causing some users to fail to enable telemetry.
– – This was being caused by limiting the frequency telemetry logging could be enabled and disabled. The cooldown limiter has been removed.

Replays

– Attempting to use the “+” character in the filename when saving a Replay to disk will now correctly provide an error.

CARS:

Audi R8 LMS

– 2020 Season GT3 Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly.

Audi RS 3 LMS

– The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

BMW M4 GT4

– The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

BMW M8 GTE

– 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been reduced slightly.

Dallara F3

– Fixed an issue with the missing rain switch toggle.

Dallara IR18

– Fixed an issue with the ambient occlusion for the cockpit model.

– The iRacing setup for [Legacy] Texas Motor Speedway – 2009 – Oval has been updated.

Ferrari 488 GT3

– Update the engine sound of the rev limiter range.

Ferrari 488 GTE

– 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

Ford GTE

– 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

Formula Renault 3.5

– The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

Indy Pro 2000 PM-18

– The rev limiter maximum RPM audio has been improved.

Mercedes-AMG GT3

– Down-shift parameters have been adjusted to improve downshift quality and reduce tendency to lock rear wheels during down-shifts.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Chevrolet Silverado

– Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Ford F150

– Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Toyota Tundra

– Draft strength has been reduced slightly when running at non-Super Speedway tracks.

Porsche 911 RSR

– 2020 Season GTE Balance of Power Adjustment: Aerodynamic downforce has been increased slightly.

TRACKS:

Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans

– Pit alarm environmental sounds have been added.

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

– Gain-time checkpoints have been adjusted to prevent course cutting at the Bus Stop.

Homestead Miami Speedway

– (Oval & Indy Oval) – Chase camera sets have been updated.

Road America

– Fixed some bumps located on pit entry road.