Released Q3 2025 Update - Ranked UI, Graphics Upgrade, LMDh, Renault Laguna

It just depends on your hardware to be honest, some will get a bette framerate, some will have a framerate loss, same thing with the DX9 mode.

 

Not just hardware, I think software side of things can also affect it. For example, I didn't work fine for me on i7-13700 and 3070 RTX, FPS was lower than in DX9 and the GPU only draw 100W of power while reporting that it's on 100% load.

 

Don't know the best place to report it, but I'm leaving it here as only noticed it since last update on a track I don't drive often.
In Red Bull Ring National, inside T2 (the corner that abandons the GP layout), there's a piece of flashing tarmac on a closed access that goes bright and dark as you approach it (like z-fighting or culling issue):

Happens both on dx9 and dxvk; track detail and shadows were both set to High. Screenshots taken in Afteroon+Few clouds, but also saw it w/ Morning.

Oh, and regarding 964 Cup cars, there's another detail that could be a livery issue combined with recent pbr shader tweaking. Many liveries with a red "PORSCHE" lens between rear lights are nearly missing the tint over the reverse/rear fog lights. Left (green) and middle (white) cars have it OK in red, the one on the right looks almost fully transparent with inner reflectors showing:

It's not camera position/reflection dependent, but related to livery applied


Under lower light conditions, that red plastic porsche cover seems almost gone on affected liveries, as reflections show more strongly on the parts under, rather than its surface. Compare the blue car to the left (affected livery) vs the green on the picture above (not affected livery). Thanks for having a look!

 

Hello!
I've been enjoying the new ranked multiplayer update and I really want it to go further but atm there's a big problem with the amount and frequency of series being ran.
This are the most popular series currently in the sim, with the exception of the GT3s which are also popular:



And as you can see just the F4 is overlapping with the rest of the series, this is sadly splitting participation and making the races less interesting than they can be, I believe the best option here would be to separate the most popular series at least by 15 min each so you can easily jump to another series after finishing the race, Kinda like this

- 00:00 - F4
- 00:15 - Mazda MX5
- 00:30 - Super Touring
- 00:45 - TCR

This way everybody who runs the F4 can easily jump to the ST after his race, and if you leave early you can jump to the Mazda and likewise with Mazda to TCR.
I believe this would be a far better order than what we currently have.

 

I think you need more than just 15 minutes if the sprint race itself is already 15 minutes, not counting qualifying via leaderboard, warm-up and the extra lap after the time has finished. Not everyone is keen to jump into a race without any preparation.

 

Thats not what I'm saying, 15 minutes between series and 2 blocks of series separated by 30 min each. F4 -> ST and Mazda -> TCR.
If you want to practice for a race, do it. You can register and drive for any race atm.

 

Not just not everybody, nobody should be (keen on) doing that

 

@RoBoCop now you have me curious why youre disagreeing with that . In what way would it be a good idea to jump in without any preparation? Youre not gonna perform well for yourself while at the same time being a hazard to everybody around you. Dont see how anybody benefits from that

 

The guy often wander around on the forums, displaying likes and dislikes without ever answering (or rarely)
There have been topics where I could have been interested in his opinion, but he rarely gives it.
Too sad since it's the main goal of a forum to have debates and expose arguments.

Both sides can be right too, I understand pilots who could want to hope in really fast without preparation on a race.
It's not my thing, but I get the idea of just racing, learning the track in race to race more than practice.
For people with few time avalaible, it makes sense.

 

The point I was making wasnt about jumping without practising, again, if you want to practise just do it, just because a race is open doesn't mean you have to jump in right away, you can still skip one and practise for another. The problem is that after a while you'll have practised every combination for that week, and then you'd be sitting there waiting 20 minutes for the next race with nothing to do.

 

Good to know

I mean i get being time constrained and wanting to race but then id still rather do it against the ai out of respect for the other real drivers. If you punt the ai or they get caught out by you braking way too early etc they dont care, if it happens against humans they get incident points and potentially damage as well as losing positions and ranking. Quite a big prize to pay imo

Even once you know your braking points etc id say 5-10 minutes of practice before every race (unless you do the same combo back to back of course) are still pretty beneficial. Depending on how long practice is set on the server that might be enough but last thing i heard was 5 minutes and then with join time included youll be lucky to get 2 laps in (another reason id much rather see a 10 minute quali session instead of the current way but thats another discussion and looking at the number of leaderboard entries for ranked combos one where it now looks like im in the minority).

But regarding your original point id tend to agree but would have to have a proper look at the current schedule first

 

I am old and do not always remember things correctly but have the trees ever looked that way? Looks like some sort of dithering.

 

I am happy that the updated Ranked Race seems to be more popular than before. Well done! I don't really know the underlying magic. For me, I only see the updated UI, and the new UI attracts me to play more in Ranked Race (although I am a slow racer).

For graphics, my PC needs DXVK to keep 60fps gameplay at 4K in local & online race, after having 2025Q3 update. Thanks for explaining the limitation of DXVK, but for me, I accept the compromise unless I have to run the game in 2K.

In 2025Q3 update, 2K looks less sharp (easily observed in car livery during playback) but this "unsharpen mask" makes the video looks more life-like.

Btw, I am a hobbyist to share gameplay video on YouTube. Is it possible to allow customizable keyboard shortcut for every on-screen control during playback? e.g. show/hide positions table, switch to each of the cameras (switch to specific camera, not loop through the camera on list).

 

Yes, you should be able to bind keys to pretty much every function.

 

Another small visual issue to mention, particularly noticeable with 944s on Noon+Overcast+Macau as set in the following screenshot. There seems to be no fake/contact shadows to support the tyre patches where they touch the ground, so under lower light + a small shadow underneath, rear tyres can look as if they're floating above the track while you are closely following a car:

(shadows are set to High)
Thanks

 

F1 shows you all available controls and lets you rebind them. But there are no positions table in replay or anything like that.

 

I just tried Ver.0.9.7.20 (released on Oct 16) and the race line guide is too bright. Please revert the brightness to Ver.0.9.7.17, or let us change between the old and the new brightness level.

Before 2025Q3 Update: Proper brightness in DX9
Ver.0.9.7.17: Not bright enough but acceptable in DXVK
Ver.0.9.7.20: Too bright in DXVK

I understand why this change was made. The sunshine reflection on road surface made the old race line difficult to be seen. But, this new brightness is too strong ... and I can say it is obstructive. I know turning off the race line is the best, but, as an amateur, the line helps me a lot.

Perhaps, with R3E's PBR (Physically Based Rendering), it is difficult or computing resource intensive to dynamically adjust the race line brightness for different regions of the track. However, single level of brightness is not suitable for every section of the track, e.g. inside forest with tree shadow, under direct sunshine, etc.

Please help.

Before 2025Q3 Update (DX9)


After 2025Q3 Update (Ver.0.9.7.17, in DXVK)


After 2025Q3 Update (Ver.0.9.7.20, in DXVK; I did not try the versions between Ver.0.9.7.17 and Ver.0.9.7.20)

 

Hehe, the person registered in July and after barely two months is already making categorical assessments of a forum veteran like me about when and how they should participate in the forum and why. Take it easy, colleague. You haven't even given me 24 hours to respond to that other person who's curious about something... if we even accept that your post is related to the specific correspondence, which is not the case, but let's pretend we don't understand this. You judge very strictly. Well, maybe I'm on Bora Bora on vacation for 3 weeks with my family without a computer or phone. Or maybe I just decided to touch grass in front of the house in the neighborhood. Or I just decided to sleep in on Sunday. How many times personally have I not answered you? How much time are you giving me from now on to respond?
The whole world today revolves around likes and dislikes and thumbs up, and so on... how on earth did the idea occur to you that I somehow don't have the right to express an opinion or solidarity with certain content in this way?
I'll reveal a secret to you, but don't tell anyone - people went to the trouble of implementing this feature in the forum not for decoration. When someone says something smart, useful, or just something you agree/disagree with, you don't need to spam "yes" "agree" "I am of the same opinion" "you are right" , you just click the icon and get on with your work. It saves you time and allows responsible people to easily see which ideas, suggestions, and complaints get the most attention, so that ideally they can take it into account in the further development of the game. Use it well, no need to thank me.
And if a self-absorbed narcissist, who acts like an institution and likes to occupy others with himself , catches your eye, you can discreetly give him a dislike and avoid getting into personal quarrels ... Any resemblance to real persons or events is purely coincidental
Now, you have me curious about wich are the topics where you could have been interested in my opinion? I am very flattered by your attention to my own opinion, I am ready to express it and I hope I will not disappoint you again.
Regarding preparation, I’m afraid I cannot agree with your opinion that both sides could be right. I would even allow myself to note that I do not find a second side, as far as I understand, everyone is in favor of preparation. When you cannot perform a combination at maximum, you are not doing yourself a favor, especially if you are focused on rating and reputation.