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DiRT 4 Rallycross Gameplay If there is one motorsport that is fun to watch every time it is on then it is Rallycross. Combining typical versus racing with rallying is just something that works and DiRT 4 showcases this with its newest trailer. Being the official game of the World Rallycross Championship, it would be easy to discount DiRT 4 and see their push of this form of racing as an attempt at getting people into something they are heavily involved with. But this would be unfair, as rallycross is just such an immense display of control and skill, coupled with fierce rivalry, culminating into an incredible spectacle for those who are watching. And because of this, it is of no wonder that its popularity continues to grow. As when you have famous World Rally drivers such as Petter Solberg, Sebastian Loeb and Ken Block taking part, you just know that it has to be something special. Solberg himself is helping make the whole experience in the game even more authentic, providing feedback to the team at Codies into shaping it into as close as possible to the real thing. Whereas in rallying it is the surroundings you need to watch out for, in these races it is the other drivers that will be the ones to cause a spin, crash or even flip. It’s not an all out destruction derby or anything but there is certainly plenty scraped paint, dented bumpers, bent side panels and more, seen often at the end of races. Featuring multiple classes including Group B classics, Rallycross is sure to one mode that gains a lot of attention from players and probably gives the real championship some extra supporters. DiRT 4 is out for PC, PS4 and Xbox One in early June 2017.

Assetto Corsa – Are You ‘Ready To Race’ The new Assetto Corsa ‘Ready To Race’ car pack is now available to purchase on Steam for the PC. As you might expect with a title like that, this newest ten car DLC has a strong focus on those that have taken part in, and even won, their respective championships. Taking up their grid positions within the list are multiple entries from Audi, McLaren and Toyota, together with single contributions from Lotus and Maserati. The team at Kunos have shown that they know their stuff when it comes to stacking automotive content into these packs and it is clear from what's included that ‘RTR’ is no different. With the stand outs of this pack in my view being the the rally Toyota Celica ST185 Turbo, which sports that unmistakable Castrol livery, and the Maserati MC12 GT1, which in my opinion is a better looking Enzo. However I do expect a large majority of players to gravitate towards the more modern Le Mans racecars and the road-going McLaren 570S. I certainly would say to players though to have a wee go around 'Highlands' in the Lotus 3-Eleven, as if ever there was a car and track made for each other, that would be it. (no need to worry about the rain either!) Assetto Corsa – Ready To Race Car List Audi R8 LMS 2016 Audi R18 e-tron quattro 2014 Audi TT Cup 2016 Audi TT RS VLN Lotus 3-Eleven Maserati MC12 GT1 McLaren 570S McLaren P1 GTR Toyota Celica ST185 Turbo Toyota TS040 Hybrid Console owners of the game will also see ‘RTR’ come to them but with no time specified except for “in the near future”, it’s almost a given that a decent wait will be required. Thankfully this should be made much more tolerable due to the recent release of the v1.14 update that also brought along with it, a nice amount of free bonus content. [gallery type=rectangular" link="file" columns="5" size="small-post-image" ids="6967,6968,6969,6970,6971,6972,6973,6974,6975,6976,6977,6978,6979,6980,6981,6982,6983,6984,6985] An accompanying update with this pack’s release brings the PC version of the game up to this version too, with v1.14 for PC deploying a large amount of fixes and advances to further improve the title. [bg_collapse view="button-blue" color="#ffffff" icon="eye" expand_text="Show Changelog" collapse_text="Hide Chagelog" ] Assetto Corsa – v1.14 Changelog (PC) New autosaved replay options and UI added to launcher main theme New Audi TT Cup New Audi TT RS (VLN) New Audi R8 GT3 2016 New Audi R18 LMP1 2014 New Lotus 3-Eleven (race) New McLaren 570S New McLaren P1 GTR New Maserati MC12 GT1 New Toyota Celica ST185 Group A New Toyota TS040 Hybrid 2014 Mandatory pitstop window is now related to pit entry timing (replacing old system) Pitstop animation enabled with oculus or STAY_IN_CAR enabled (system/cfg/pitstop.ini) Added Position set digital script Added ballast and restrictor option offline for championships and multiplayer. Work in Progress for offline quick race and race weekend UI Added wind algorithm If controller is keyboard then Pitstop app is replaced by mouse pitstop Mouse pitstop with Mouse Steering enabled is now working correctly Tweaked backfire flash flames in many cars Realtime app: qualify/practice colors are based on leaderboard position, race color on current position Added DIGITAL_PANEL script to display current position and P2P on car's external panels (Audi TT Cup) Added FUEL_PERC script to show fuel quantity as percentage (McLaren 570S) Fixed broken UI interaction due to session switching when pitstop was not finished Fixed rare automatic pitstop activation at car spawning in the pit Fixed deadzone for gamepads Fixed Tyre App thermal value for exploded tyres Minimum for automatic reset tyre on track is now 2 Fixed flag rendering in VR with PP off (again, hopefully for real this time) Fixed Achievements from unlocking when car is blackflagged Pitstop app: new tyre pressure can only differ from the current one by 4psi (because of minimal height rule) Added Push To Pass system (Audi TT Cup), P2P amount depends on grid position, enabled in Practice and Race sessions only Added physics option for different fuel weight/density (optional section in car.ini [FUEL_EXT] KG_PER_LITER=value) Adjusted Lotus 98T tyre wear Fixed old pitstop UI from allowing more fuel when setup is fixed Added Black Flag description Added Online time of day multiplier (x1 to x10) Added track animated starting lights Added blink feature to RPM SERIES script (updated all relevant cars) Added acServerManager 1.14.0 Added Time multiplier Added Wind Added Restrictor (BoP) Fixed BoP server message to client Fixed bug on client fixed setup 2nd reloading Added resolution string on splash screen Added "safe mode" initialization when first DX11 init fails, it will try again with desktop resolution and AA/Fullscreen off Added AI Aggression selection More AI differences within a single lap to generate more battles Added AI wing setup variations Added new Random camera mode algorithm Fixed driver model visibility bug in Random camera mode Removed AI slowdown hack for cars with spool differentials Improved Downshift Protection algorithm Fixed AI giving away green light by flooring gas 500ms in advance New AI algorithms for understeer detection and downshifting Fixed Car Engineering app sometimes reporting wrong total and sprung weights Added Fuel x Time on Setup Fuel tab and pitapp Added best splits at the end of the race on leaderboard timetable Tweaked leaderboard to show player name/position even if that player has disconnected Updated Steam statistic reader to synchronize steam achievement Added "virtual desktops" functionality to in-game GUI (cyclable through ctrl+u key combination) Fixed session synchronization issue when session switches while a new player is joining AI is now using kers Fixed Nissan Skyline R34 having downshift protection when it should not Added "variation" slider for AI. It will randomize the AI level in the range selected. Fixed Nissan GT3 texture map on lod B Added player's nation flag support (not valid flag will be rendered as AC logo) Added new Driver Label GUI (customizable in \system\cfg\name_displayer.ini) Added nation flags on leaderboard GUI Tweaked opponents list to include nationality Update special events to include nationality Added Mandatory Pit warning message at the start of the race Added minisectors to overlay leaderboard and performance delta app, this can be disabled through [Documents]/Assetto Corsa/cfg/gameplay.ini Some template updates to existing content Porsche 911 RSR 2017 template added Templates added for Lotus 3-Eleven, Audi TT Cup, Audi TT VLN, McLaren 570S, Mclaren P1 GTR, Toyota Celica ST185, Maserati MC12 GT1, Minor graphical updates on the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and Lotus Exige V6 Cup Digital display script tweaks across the board Fixed a bug on Nissan GTR GT3 LOD B Minor livery fix on Glickenhoue SGC003 Python new functions: getWindSpeed getWindDirection getDriverNationCode(CAR_ID) getCarSkin(CAR_ID) Added deactivation on lateral G on McLaren P1 and P1 Gtr (optional [DEACTIVATION] LIMIT_G=[x] in drs.ini) Porsche 911 RSR 2017 official WEC liveries added [/bg_collapse] [via Assetto Corsa Facebook]