Le Mans Ultimate – Update 2 – Patch 1 Deployed

Le Mans Ultimate Alpine A424

Motorsport Games and Studio 397 deployed Update 2 – Patch 1 for the September Update release of Le Mans Ultimate, the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This new update contains a substantial number of fixes and refinements for various game aspects. Check out the full changelog below.

Changelog Build ID: 16054424:

Code

AI:

  • Fixed various AI aggression issues
  • Various updates to AI drop-back decision logic
  • Updated skating animation to occur if any of the two boxes ahead are occupied
  • Fixes for AI approaching pit boxes
  • Fixes for AI drafting behavior
  • Fixes for some situations when AI cars are too conservative.
  • Improved detection of overtakeable braking zones
  • Small tweaks to AI behavior in safety situations.
  • Fixed formation lap skips causing AI to go off track
  • Fixed AI that cancels lift and coast failing to pit in time and running out of fuel

Track Limits:

  • Updated track limits to finalize quicker when you are not at risk of penalization
  • Updated track limits to log more information with regard to illegal passes
  • Fixed speed leaving the track always affects end-of-lap cuts regardless of time lost in non-race sessions.

Other

  • Fixed double input when VR is enabled
  • Fixed Crash on GetTyreInventory (bug splat reported)
  • Fixed Crash on Penalty Translation (bug splat reported)
  • Fixed Crash restarting a race-weekend race after handing over a stint
  • Fix for sparks sometimes rendering ahead far ahead of cars
  • Fixed penalty threshold not being reset when skipping formation laps

UI:

  • Co-op
    • Fix for score updates not being displayed after receiving a handover
    • Fix for fastest laps showing as not a number.
    • Fix for drive time not showing correctly under your name in the pit menu.
  • Prevented HUD from appearing behind pit stop screen.
  • Fix for the season banner not being centred correctly
  • Updated car images

Content

Vehicles:

  • General
    • Fixed some trace file errors caused by cars using the wrong default materials
    • Tweaked AI files to reduce chances of AI trying to undertake cars entering the pitlane at Bahrain, Monza, Fuji, Portimao
  • Alpine A424 LMDh
    • Updated Alpine rev ranges with updated information from the manufacturer
    • Flipped traction control readouts on Alpine HUD
    • Fixed LOD issue
  • Isotta Fraschini Tipo-6 LMH-C
    • Corrected RPM bar
  • Ferrari 488 GTE
    • Corrected incorrect recommended tyre temperatures
  • Oreca 07 LMP2
    • Corrected incorrect recommended tyre temperatures
    • Updated some LMP2 liveries
    • Fixed LOD issue

Circuits:

  • Circuit of the Americas
    • Updated AI lines to reduce the chance of first place getting ahead on a rolling start
    • Updated night lighting colors on the tower
    • Updated AI line through T7 and regenerated grip
    • Fixed some minor bumps near the unused DRS line on the back straight
    • Reviewed grip levels and increased by around 1%

Official Webpages – www.studio-397.comwww.lemansultimate.com