A few weeks ago, Atari announced that Simbin would be working on a patch for their recently released RACE Pro Xbox360 title, fixing various issues mainly with the multiplayer mode.
Simbin has now released the changelog of the upcoming patch, giving a list of all problems that have been addressed. The patch will be available in a few weeks once it’s properly tested and approved.
The full changelog can be found below, you might have to click “Read More”.
MULTIPLAYER UPDATE
- Fixed bug causing the game to crash when 12 players have joined and left a multiplayer game
- Disallow connections to host if they are not waiting for players.
- Fixed the ”fast forward” / speed bug currently generating some unrealistic race times in leaderboards.
- Fixed problem with lap times being reported to the wrong leaderboard when moving on to the next track in multiplayer.
- Fixed problem of a player joining during session activation causing the client to get stuck in the loading screen.
- Fixed issue when creating a session with downloaded car and inviting a player that doesn’t have the car
- Fixed name of tracks on servers list when players do several sessions in a row
- Fixed incorrect race length value seen in game list screen
- Fixed transparent car that appears after un-pausing in multiplayer qualification
- Fixed the incorrect message that appears when attempting to access multiplayer without a gamer profile signed–in and if selecting Multiplayer with an offline gamer profile
- Set default host option of qualification to NO in multiplayer for players that have never hosted a game in Race Pro before
- New messages: Display some session info in-game so players can recognize where in the game they are
- New messages: Add a specific multiplayer loading tip showing 50% of loading time in player match only.
GENERAL UPDATE
- Fixed performance drop while driving over curb
- Improved deformation of cars
- Fixed hot seat start position problems
- Removed dangerous driving dialogues when entering loading screen
- Fixed crash when the player tries to enter the end pit driving backwards and wants to restart the race after the losing message
- Fixed some localization bugs
- Locked F3000 car #12 and unlocked the Corvette C5R since there is no contract for it in Career mode
- Fixed validation for replay files to allow replay files saved between year 2000 and 2099
- Fixed sound bug making Doppler effect of other cars sound corrupt in swing cam
- Fixed force feedback detection for wheels and slightly improved strength of force
- Adjusted the Seat Leon Extreme Tryout time
- Fixed sound bug making the rev sounds on some cars not transition smoothly (including Mini Cooper and BMW M3 GTR)
- Fixed sound bug with the force calculation of picking the correct collision sound
Siggs
March 19th, 2009 at 17:55
Seems like this is seriously needed
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Pugamall
March 19th, 2009 at 18:48
I havn’t re played it since it locked up saving a replay,so I had to restart console which in turn lost all my saved profile data in single player,meaning I lost all the cars I had unlocked(and I had completed all classes so it was a fair few)
Sort of cant be a**ed to do it all again,which means I am limited in the games I can join in multiplayer
AeroMechanical
March 19th, 2009 at 19:33
I heard the FFB was pretty borked. You guys experiencing this? No mention of it in the change log.
I’ve only heard the one account of it though.
Manddrakke
March 19th, 2009 at 20:17
And please clean BAD leadboards!!!!
Mr. A
March 19th, 2009 at 22:09
- Improved deformation of cars
I wonder if this might make the “realistic” damage-setting to actually behave realistic. As it is right now, you can ram your car into walls and stuff over and over again and there’s pretty much no performance penalty at all. And if you manage to lose your front wheels the car will still drive and turn as if they were still there…
There also seems to be very little, if any, difference driving in dry or wet weather.
Ugh.. The game is a joke in its current condition. I hope they’ll sort it out eventually.
xilix
March 20th, 2009 at 02:22
Are you kidding me? Just look at that list, and you KNOW there is more where that came from. Doesn’t matter to me cause I don’t own a console, but this title was *supposed* to be important. To be honest, I believe that Simbin is now in deep over their head.
They used to be a modding group, and now they’re in demand to hit nightmare deadlines; it’s evident that they need way more time to polish their products before they ship. The amount of bugs in their releases are increasing, and their physics development is also going down the tubes as well. They need to stop cranking out mod’s (sorry.. “expansion packs”), and really just put a ton of time into something very special.
asicshot
April 7th, 2009 at 05:05
I was hesitant to buy this game after looking at the reviews which overall gave it a solid C. After reading through a few forums which were mostly negative I still wondered if maybe people were being a bit too harsh. I went out and bought the game after reading a racing sim fan’s review in which he said, about racing games, it is the feel that matters and Race Pro feels great. They were right. I think some of the negativity stems from starting out with sub par cars. Just stick with it for a little while… once you get into the BMW’s and Vipers you’ll see. I have just about every racing game on the 360, and so far Forza 2, Grid, and Race Pro have been the most impressive. Dirt is not far behind. I played Forza and Race Pro tonight to compare the two and I thoroughly enjoyed both. I can say without a doubt Race Pro is a more than descent game. The driving modifications in Race Pro dwarf Forza 2 although Froza is a little prettier. Even with the bugs, most of which, if not all, are going to be addressed, Race Pro is still a very satisfying racing game. The in car view is fantastic BTW. My only complaint would be the collision with other cars, a bit glitchy, if they fix that the game is a solid B. I highly recommend it for any racing fan, especially with all the fixes in store. The way the wheels grip the pavement in this game will make you smile. Keep up the good work Simbin, just test a little more in the future. :-P Thanks for a great racing game. Only $39 bucks too. Awesome.