AC EVO v0.8: Full Changelog
CONTENT
KTM X-Bow GT2
KTM X-Bow GT4
Volkswagen Golf 8 R
Kyalami
 
GENERAL
external livery creation support
fix for crash when player is changing car setup while the session changes or restarts
added protection for controls listening while the session changes or restarts
fixed a crash when starting the game from a mapped network drive
fixed empty showroom showing briefly after launch before the splash screens
added numberplate selector in the paintshop for relevant cars
 
MP
possible crash fix when joining an MP server
server/MP chat: feedback after using admin commands
fix for a startup crash
fix for crash when failing to connect a server
fixed a crash when session switching while player is still loading the previous session
updated Ferrari SP3 gearbox sounds
MP: entrylist to allow defining starting order
MP: server launcher support for modded car content
MP: reject modified cars or incorrect mod version with sha check
fix for players being able to call the pause menu in MP while driving
fixed car receiving damage when spawning on shared box in MP
fixed freeze and crash when the player is spamming input during session join
 
GAMEPLAY
fixed hotstint game mode bugs with timing and results
fixed hotstint lap counter
fixed fuel still influencing pitstop time even if refuel amount exceeded tank capacity
fixed popup headlights not being synced with the gameplay logic
 
PHYSICS/HANDLING
removed rev limiter choking
telemetry laps enabled in Datsun default setup
DCT - added min filter throttle cut
Ferrari Daytona SP3 - restored launch control
rebaked dynamic track maps using revised logic
 
RENDERER
add projection correction
introduced supersampling
dynamic resizable texture pool and mesh streaming pool with real-time budget (this is used to keep vram within the available vram budget)
mesh streamer new logic
particles vram optimization
instanced skeleton optimization
enhanced vram reporting
add new vram usage category to keep track of the resources of the cars that are not streamed
clouds vram optimization
material aggregate heap vram optimization
readback passes vram optimization
esm vram optimization
buddy allocator peak stats
enhanced windshield rendering
update wipers refraction effect
added windshield raindrop splash effect
improved f+ tiled culling algorithm
hiz occlusion now uses reprojected view - this should mitigate flickering of trees and other objects that were cull-glitching
fix for early culling in mirrors when ultra setting is selected
fix tree popping in cockpit view on certain camera conditions
fix 9070xt and rx7600 recurring crashes
 
VR
hidden mask optimization
single pass stereo vr rendering
foveated rendering
pixel density slider (50% up to 150%)
custom vr resolve for msaa (reduced aliasing with spatial resolve with depth reprojection - do not use velocity or flags buffers)
world scale option
spectator window off by default and add an option to turn it on
prefer fps over latency option (similar to turbo mode of the openxr toolkit)
dedicated video settings file from vr - split video settings: vr uses vr.videosettings while the rest of the game uses video.videosettings
optimized vr pass by skipping passes if upscalers are not used
renderer draws straight into the OpenXR swapchain image (avoid copy opt)
added VR settings in the UI - the other non-VR settings are yet to be added
more aggressive foveating presets
eye tracked foveated rendering
fixed a few IQ problem
VR sunglasses option
 
GRAPHICS
race cars with plain liveries and material setup for external liveries
remapped cloud levels and aligned the graphics to the new physics ranges
aligned tarmac wet shader to new physics ranges
 
AUDIO
added timestamp comparison to collision event filter (fixes bottoming sound)
 
UI
fixed freecam widget not showing data when having the scene selector active in the showroom
numberplates - number type now includes cap to max digits
localization updates

Many of you have recently faced a "Content unavailable" message when trying to join an MP server. While initially it was a bug, now this is working as expected.
 
In essence, we have added a content validation check to prevent people from joining with altered original content.
 
Due to this change, any change to the content.kspkg such as unpacking it, repacking it, changing physics of a particular car or changing liveries through that route will lead to you not being able to join Multiplayer servers.
 
Please only use the officially supported routes for modding and liveries through the saved games folder.

Please only use the officially supported routes for modding and liveries through the saved games folder.