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A new patch has been deployed for TT Isle of Man 3 that fixes and tweaks a number of things as can be seen in the changelogs below.
PC:
– Advanced slipstream tuning.
– Fixed AI Rider’s pit stop during the official TT event.
– Improved calculation of AI times during qualifications.
– Leaderboards scrolling fix (“Show Top” function now works as expected).
– New TT-specific leaderboard added, now including two leaderboards, one for best times and one for total session times.
– Added TT option for custom race and lobby creation.
– New checks added to prevent the upload of fake times.
– Fix on some track collisions.
– Fix on some occasional crashes.
– Fix on crashes connected to Fanatec wheels.
– Life cycle update for tyres at Level 5 (SBK and SSP).
PS5/PS4:
– Advanced slipstream tuning
– Fixed AI Rider’s pit stop during the official TT event
– Improved calculation of AI times during qualifications
– Leaderboards scrolling fix (“Show Top” function now works as expected)
– New TT-specific leaderboard added, including two sections, one for best times and one for total session times
– Added TT option for custom race and lobby creation
– New checks added to prevent the upload of fake times
– Fix on some track collisions
– Fix on some occasional crashes
– Fix on crashes connected to Fanatec wheels
– Life cycle update for tyres at Level 5 (SBK and SSP)
– Replay camera fix
– Fix on rare crashes affecting tutorial, POI events, replay and leaderboards
– Limbo rotation fix
– Honda pit stop animation fix
– Kw to Hp conversion fix
– Manual transmission fix
XONE/XSeries:
– Advanced slipstream tuning
– Fixed AI Rider’s pit stop during the official TT event
– Improved calculation of AI times during qualifications
– Leaderboards scrolling fix (“Show Top” function now works as expected)
– New TT-specific leaderboard added, including two sections, one for best times and one for total session times
– Added TT option for custom race and lobby creation
– New checks added to prevent the upload of fake times
– Fix on some track collisions
– Fix on some occasional crashes
– Fix on crashes connected to Fanatec wheels
– Life cycle update for tyres at Level 5 (SBK and SSP)
– Replay camera fix
– Fix on rare crashes affecting tutorial, POI events, replay and leaderboards
– Limbo rotation fix
– Honda pit stop animation fix
– Kw to Hp conversion fix
– Manual transmission fix
– Map zoom and navigation are now locked, when message boxes are displayed
– Photo mode free camera settings reset fix
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