NASCAR 21: Ignition Patch v2.3 Released

I missed this earlier in the week when I posted about the livery pack, but NASCAR 21 got another update to the core game at the same time. You can see quite a decent list of fixes in the build notes below.

Build notes:

UI

– Fixed an issue that could cause certain 2022 cars appear blurry for brief moment when cycling through paint schemes
– Fixed an issue that caused text in multiple languages to not wrap correctly inside of the Data Pad
– Fixed an issue that caused the track logo in the Data Pad to be displayed as the Homestead-Miami Speedway logo briefly in the top left
– Fixed an issue that caused pit options did not reset back to default after a user restarted a session
– Fixed an issue that caused Data Pad D-Pad controls not to work in the General submenu
– Fixed an issue that caused a “Controller Not Connected” error message to remain displayed after switching controllers for some users on Xbox Series S|X
– Fixed an issue that could cause some Xbox Series S|X controllers to lack functionality in the main menu when newly added
– Fixed an issue that caused the Black Flag text to be missing on the UI when the user is driving the wrong direction in Practice

Gameplay / AI

– Fixed an issue in which colliding with the Side Barrier on Homestead-Miami caused the User to become stuck in an infinite “Yellow Flag” loop
– Fixed an issue at Pocono Raceway that caused the AI to slow at the exit of Turn 1, which caused issues when multiple cars entered the track from pit road
– Fixed an issue at Dover Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway that caused the AI to slow too much in the corners
– Fixed an issue that caused some AI cars to miss pit road when pitting, which led to that AI car receiving a DNF
– Fixed an issue at Auto Club Speedway that caused the AI to slow at the start/finish line and slow too much on the entry to the corners
– Fixed an issue that caused AI cars to be stuck on pit road and in the garage during a Practice session
– Fixed an issue at Martinsville Speedway that cause the Green and Yellow Flag UI element to not appear before the start/finish line

Cutscenes

– Fixed an issue that caused a user’s car to appear backward during repair cutscene if the user replaced no tires
– Fixed an issue that caused a user’s car to have broken textures on wheels
– Fixed an issue that caused the driver’s hand to disappear in pit stop cutscene from the second pitstop onward

Online

– Fixed an issue that caused players to being ghosted at the start of the race

Audio

– Fixed an issue that caused Spotter audio to be heard when proceeding from Qualifying results screen to Race session if the race field size is set to 20
– Fixed an issue that caused Engine Audio to be played in Exit Loading Screens