Free-to-play online racing game Auto Club Revolution has a new update, and one of the major additions is a new racing dynamic, wet conditions.
Wet condition brings limited visibility and reduced grip, which forces players to focus on the road, as wet curbs and grass present a hazard to the driver.
Other tweaks that are or have been added to Auto Club Revolution includes:
· Updated the wall-to-car friction for fairer racing
· New host migration process improving connections in multiplayer races
· New HUD maps for Hockenheim Short A and Short B for easier track navigation
· Handling updates to ensure a more accurate top speed of cars through optimisation of car’s aerodynamics
· Fixed an issue causing settings not to save when set in the client
· Fixed an issue which caused cars to ‘bottom out’ and slow down on corners on Daytona
· Optimised racing line on Circuit de Spa
· Camera shake effect introduced to increase sense of speed when racing
· Racers will now have 30 seconds to finish the race once the winner crosses the line
· Issue which caused players to stick at 100% loaded when in a race lobby, instead of becoming ‘ready’ has been fixed
· Brand new Homepage style and layout, providing easier navigation when switching between single and multiplayer options
· New tutorial style - tutorial shown as part of home page
· Improved car view on the Homepage
· New car challenges, every car now has its own set of challenges
· New Daily challenges replacing the Beta challenges
· Achievement pop-ups will now display one at a time
· Track Payout Update
· New Track Select - replacement to the current drop down menu
· Gearbox settings (manual, automatic etc) can now be specified in your profile settings
· Network connectivity fixes and client updates to improve stability and reduce crashes
· A new penalty system replaces the Penalty Zone based system used until now. Time spent with 3 or more wheels off the track is a potential penalty, upon returning to the track the system calculates any advantage gained and adds this to the total race time in the form of a “penalty time”. Upon race completion, finishing position are calculated by adding race times to penalty times for a Total Time and racers are then arranged in order by their Total Time to establish finishing positions. Once finsihing, players enter a Pending status while all players finish and Total Times can be calculated. Payouts are awarded once the pending status has finished
· Retro-rewarding of Car Mastery achievements. Users who completed the conditions for car mastery challenges before the launch of car mastery will have them retro-completed on their account and any rewards automatically given.Note: Total Distance Driven challenges are not retro-fitted onto the player account
· Retro accepting of German T&Cs. German users will be asked to view and agree to updated terms and conditions
Gamers can check out Auto Club Revolution at the official site here.
