Automobilista v1.5.0 RELEASED

Automobilista v1.5.0 is now out - includes new official multiplayer ranking system, a beautiful new kart track, new realism features and more ! V1.5 is the culmination of years of simulation development, and the definitive version of Automobilista. Introducing Race Rank: Race Rank is the first step in an online ranking system for Automobilista. The scope of it’s release for Automobilista is to rate players as they race online and produce a leaderboard of all entrants. The aim for the leaderboard is not only to drivers from the fastest downwards, but also give prominence to those who race recently to keep people actively racing. A full weekly schedule will begin on 1/1/2018 and will be posted both here on the forums as well as virtualxperience.net. Below is the Changelog for v1.4.93 -> v1.5.0:

NEW CONTENT

• Added Buskerud Kart track (2 layouts)

• Added Mendig Langschliefe layout

GENERAL

• AddedAdded support for Ranked ServersLobby shows Ranked Servers average entrants ranking. Added player's server rank in monitor view (Only Reiza Official Servers will be ranked at this stage)

• Added "TIRE SETS" option to limit number of available tire sets over the race weekend (range 1-10 or unlimited as before)

• Added "RETURN TO PITS" option to RULES settings (options are Instant, Car must be stopped and Car towed to garage with semi realistic or realistic timings)

• Fixed various issues with Steam Achievements

• Disabled Pause While Zero Players server setting, as it is required for servers to announce on Steam

• Added Game tag to results file with property "Automobilista"

• Added Steam ID and Race Rank to player entries in Results files

• Added Game Version and Profile in use to title bar on Dedicated Server

• Increased frequency to smooth player´s steering wheel animation during replays (should no longer look jerky)

• Fixed Spotter announcing last lap one lap too early if you were a leader in a timed race

• Fixed Steam info not being parsed correctly when dedi is hosting without steam client logged in

USER INTERFACE

• Redesigned Monitor UI screen

• Added Escape Menu Confirmation option to Display settings

• Fixed multi join screen sometimes showing wrong track map

• Added RaceRank leaderboard to Profile page

• Auto select users time on TT Leaderboards

• Refactored internet connection type settings

• Garage UI now shows fuel by decimal point when step is less than 1.0

• Optimized UI files, removing unused files and entries

AI

• Tweaked AI suspension rates to smooth ride over curbs a bit

• New AI code which uses actual car width to calculate road width

AUDIO

• Enhanced surface sounds positioning

• Fixed various little sound replay bugs

• Lowered spotter default volume to 75%

• Replay surface sounds are now positioned (both pre 1.49 and new replays)

• Remote vehicles now also have tire sounds (although highly approximated)

• Tweaked dirt residue sound calculation (should hear it more often)

• Audio now is smoothly faded in / out when pausing / resuming game

• Added additional audio output configurations: Surround Headphones 5.1, Surround Headphones 7.1, Surround Speakers 7.1

• Added "Trackside Camera Audio Directionality" into PLR file for stereo configurations (with it non-zero, sounds in the back will be less loud then ones in front of camera)

• Fixed RPM limiter sound not being played

• Added new crowd samples (club, national in addtion to old grandprix type)

CONTENT FIXES & UPDATES

• New TV helicopter camera sample

• Removed helicopter sound from ambient audio sample

• Added audio environment settings to all circuits

• Updated TV cameras for F-Ultimate, F-Extreme, F-Reiza

• Updated Headlight textures in various cars

• Fixed