Project CARS 2 Patch and Update Discussion

[Donnced]

Standard PS4

Still a lot of cars jagged, tearing,popup and fps drops and no AA improved.... Pcars 1 Still looking better than Pcars 2.

And,nooo,don't gonna buy an iPhone PS4 Pro S console..

Track limits and penalties are a true joke and game breaker for me.

AI is just stupid when you use multiple whether choices...They enter and exit pit with no sense.

The Lag when people enters and exit the online lobbies is still there and still whorse than in Pcars 1... The server stability also... Netcode need quite some work done!

What they did with the GT3 cars...?
Men....They have now more grip than the GT3 cars of Gran Turismo Sport


At least the intro doesn't seem washed out any more...


Game back to the box and will keep playing assetto, Project C.A.R.S 1 and other games for a while...

Last game i buy day one from SMS...The next one i will wait the "complete edition" ..

 

[fireball R18]

Must agree I regret. Patched it and played fee minutes.
I'm annoyed to bought the season pass. Momentum is totally lost, DLC strategy is bad. Actually I could forego the game. Will also keep on playing GTS and AC. One for the online-multiplayer experiences the other for the driving experiences.

 

[kartman21]

Are you serious ?! I play on a PS4 pro, there is some major improvement on physics, FFB and sounds (and graphics in detailed mode)
I've just spent a hour testing various cars, this patch is a game changer for me !
The game is finally on par with the demo :-) and I've just spent 1 hour of pure bliss
Thanks Ian and your team for your hard work !

 

[HammyMansell]

As some of you may know, i'm in between moving continent, and haven't had my PS4 out for weeks......But i've just whipped it out of it's "journey suit" (It'll travel in hand luggage) to download patch 3.01................Now i just have to wait til god knows when to try it out!

Have fun fellas, and Merry Xmas!

 

[AghastVenus1]

PRAISE THE SUN! It's downloading on my Xbox now!

 

[1Lambofan]

Whens everyone predictions for US release?

 

[Double Ayyys]

Whens everyone predictions for US release?

5-7PM CST (since I'm midwest). I think last time I had to go to the game and kick it off myself (haven't had an update that auto-downloaded; I have the digital copy if that makes a difference).

 

[gladbecker82]

They have now more grip than the GT3 cars of Gran Turismo Sport

WAT?
Nah not for me. Im now 2 secs slower on all tracks with this update.

This just blew my chances on a GT3 championship i race in since it was a brilliant setup but apparently no more.

 

[bleeder]

Just been tuning the Formula A and whilst watching the replay i noticed a plume of smoke coming from the front left tyre round the whole track, whether straights or corners. It's like my car is leaking cotton wool! Great to drive though.

 

[diesel97]

Must agree I regret. Patched it and played fee minutes.
I'm annoyed to bought the season pass. Momentum is totally lost, DLC strategy is bad. Actually I could forego the game. Will also keep on playing GTS and AC. One for the online-multiplayer experiences the other for the driving experiences.

Had to be the worst 2 minutes of your life I'm sorry you're 2 minutes of life was lost

 

[ozwheels]

I’ve had the patch for hours now on the US east coast.

@gladbecker82 You can’t use GT3 softs at all if the conditions don’t suit them, they overheat very easily now. Not even for one qualifying lap, they overheat before the end of sector 1 on most tracks. Hards have a lot more grip now. Not as much as the old softs, but way more than the old hards.

The hards are much more ‘race able’ now. It’s fantastic.

I’ve only been playing a little while, but the tire pressures constantly resetting and changing in the pit setup is still there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chikane_GTR]

Standard PS4

Still a lot of cars jagged, tearing,popup and fps drops and no AA improved.... Pcars 1 Still looking better than Pcars 2.

And,nooo,don't gonna buy an iPhone PS4 Pro S console..

Track limits and penalties are a true joke and game breaker for me.

AI is just stupid when you use multiple whether choices...They enter and exit pit with no sense.

The Lag when people enters and exit the online lobbies is still there and still whorse than in Pcars 1... The server stability also... Netcode need quite some work done!

What they did with the GT3 cars...?
Men....They have now more grip than the GT3 cars of Gran Turismo Sport


At least the intro doesn't seem washed out any more...


Game back to the box and will keep playing assetto, Project C.A.R.S 1 and other games for a while...

Last game i buy day one from SMS...The next one i will wait the "complete edition" ..

Sad to hear

Same with me i just don't have money for a pro so og ps4 is all i have.

 

[TexasTyme214]

Just been tuning the Formula A and whilst watching the replay i noticed a plume of smoke coming from the front left tyre round the whole track, whether straights or corners. It's like my car is leaking cotton wool! Great to drive though.

I've gotten this. At least in Patch 2.0, pausing the game and starting the replay while the car was spinning out, locking brakes, going over the limit of grip will recreate this bug. If you start the replay while the car was still or at least not sliding in any way, you wouldn't see the constant smoke.

 

[Scuderia Paul]

There are several nice improvements and additions with v3.01 but Tracking Speed in Photo Mode isn't one of them. Unless I'm not using it properly, which is possible, it is now near impossible to get a picture with the car fully in focus. The effect brings very poor looking distortion.

Has anybody noticed any improvements to car sounds?

@TexasTyme214 Have you never seen the near constant smoke while driving? Tonight I have had it with the Ford GT LM GTE, Audi R8 LMS, Toyota TS020 GT-one '99 and TS040-HYBRID. The rear-view mirror is seeing smoke trails like a stunt plane.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Standard PS4
The Lag when people enters and exit the online lobbies is still there and still whorse than in Pcars 1... The server stability also... Netcode need quite some work done!

One of the guys I play with seems to dismiss this. He says it's my copy of the game that's having these issues...

 

[McKiernan]

WAT?
Nah not for me. Im now 2 secs slower on all tracks with this update.

This just blew my chances on a GT3 championship i race in since it was a brilliant setup but apparently no more.

After the patch you will have to delete your old set ups as the won't work with the patch anymoŕe. On the plus side saving set ups works much better now.

 

[davidt33]

Fired up the Playstation just to see if the update reached for North/South America and kept checking. Eventually got tired waiting.

 

[BIG CAROLINA]

I’ve had the patch for hours now on the US east coast.

@gladbecker82 You can’t use GT3 softs at all if the conditions don’t suit them, they overheat very easily now. Not even for one qualifying lap, they overheat before the end of sector 1 on most tracks. Hards have a lot more grip now. Not as much as the old softs, but way more than the old hards.

The hards are much more ‘race able’ now. It’s fantastic.

I’ve only been playing a little while, but the tire pressures constantly resetting and changing in the pit setup is still there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you have the EU version? I am not doubting you, just that I don't have the patch yet and I am in Florida.

 

[TexasTyme214]

@TexasTyme214 Have you never seen the near constant smoke while driving? Tonight I have had it with the Ford GT LM GTE, Audi R8 LMS, Toyota TS020 GT-one '99 and TS040-HYBRID. The rear-view mirror is seeing smoke trails like a stunt plane.

I have seen this in rear view mirrors, but that same smoke doesn't seem to appear in chase mode or replay (unless the car was sliding when the replay was initiated).

 

[Donnced]

Sad to hear

Same with me i just don't have money for a pro so og ps4 is all i have.

It's funny cause sony said that the games will stay made for the base console model and the pro only would get "extras"

Here we see the results, more work done on the "pro" version than on the "amateur" version..

I have the money to upgrade, but i just don't want to....i liked consoles a time ago because it was the same hardware during 6-7 years before a new generation.
The revised consoles until now where only smaller..

If i want upgrading hardware, i go to PC directly..

Project C.A.R.S 2 has huge potential, but for me it was released quite to soon..and badly tested.
Hopefuly in a couple of months it begins to be the game we expected to be at launch.

One of the guys I play with seems to dismiss this. He says it's my copy of the game that's having these issues...

Well, those guys are quite lucky then!
Because between the lag and disconnecting problems...for me the game is whorse than the first game..

In the first game it was strange (and still is) that i get disconnected from the servers.... The Lag produced due other people entry or exit from the lobby wasn't also so heavy and long as it's in Project C.A.R.S 2...

Can they really don't move onto a dedicated server just like Assetto or GT Sport? Sure it would improve a lot the online..

We are paying 60 bucks a year to be able playing online....
At least i expect a good service from sony and good netcodes from the game developers

 

[diesel97]

Did I miss something that the physics on the OG PS4 are different than the PS4 pro? I know the Xbox had troubles with too many cars on the track but the PS4 doesn't.

 

[bleeder]

After the patch you will have to delete your old set ups as the won't work with the patch anymoŕe. On the plus side saving set ups works much better now.

Mine are all fine. I heard this before but I swear the cars I've driven handle the same as before, setup wise.

And if it is necessary to delete, you'd think SMS would let us all know this?

 

[davidt33]

Mine are all fine. I heard this before but I swear the cars I've driven handle the same as before, setup wise.

And if it is necessary to delete, you'd think SMS would let us all know this?

Actually Ian said to delete old setups in the Project Cars forum. (See below quote)

Originally Posted by Ian Bell
Also remember to delete old setups. We've made changes to a lot of cars making old setups redundant. As in, dysfunction on occasion.

 

[ozwheels]

Do you have the EU version? I am not doubting you, just that I don't have the patch yet and I am in Florida.

Whoops, yea I do have the EU version. I didn’t even think about that.

 

[stucar17]

It's funny cause sony said that the games will stay made for the base console model and the pro only would get "extras"

Here we see the results, more work done on the "pro" version than on the "amateur" version..

I have the money to upgrade, but i just don't want to....i liked consoles a time ago because it was the same hardware during 6-7 years before a new generation.
The revised consoles until now where only smaller..

If i want upgrading hardware, i go to PC directly..

Project C.A.R.S 2 has huge potential, but for me it was released quite to soon..and badly tested.
Hopefuly in a couple of months it begins to be the game we expected to be at launch.



Well, those guys are quite lucky then!
Because between the lag and disconnecting problems...for me the game is whorse than the first game..

In the first game it was strange (and still is) that i get disconnected from the servers.... The Lag produced due other people entry or exit from the lobby wasn't also so heavy and long as it's in Project C.A.R.S 2...

Can they really don't move onto a dedicated server just like Assetto or GT Sport? Sure it would improve a lot the online..

We are paying 60 bucks a year to be able playing online....
At least i expect a good service from sony and good netcodes from the game developers

What internet are you running. ? Fixed, wireless, phone hotspot??? I am guessing it’s an issue at your end rather than there’s. If you want bad internet come
And try Australia, we have players here with all sorts of issues, even worse on GT sport.

 

[PocketZeven]

Are you serious ?! I play on a PS4 pro, there is some major improvement on physics, FFB and sounds (and graphics in detailed mode)
I've just spent a hour testing various cars, this patch is a game changer for me !
The game is finally on par with the demo :-) and I've just spent 1 hour of pure bliss
Thanks Ian and your team for your hard work !

Me too! It’s like I just got Pcars3.. like whole new game the graphics are much crisper in detailed mode. Maybe it’s an pro exclusive?

 

[Donnced]

What internet are you running. ? Fixed, wireless, phone hotspot??? I am guessing it’s an issue at your end rather than there’s. If you want bad internet come
And try Australia, we have players here with all sorts of issues, even worse on GT sport.

Im running a fixed optical fibre router..
So Internet connection is not my problem.
For example GT Sport, Project C.A.R.S 1, assetto corsa and other games i don't have the problems that project C.A.R.S 2 give me..

 

[ozwheels]

It would be much appreciated if SMS could tell us which cars they changed the BoP for in different classes. Testing 15 GT3 cars after each patch is not practical.

 

[Georgeagea]

Sad to hear

Same with me i just don't have money for a pro so og ps4 is all i have.

I have a pro and the game still looked ugly before patch. So don't worry too much about that. I still have to see the game after this patch.

 

[stucar17]

Im running a fixed optical fibre router..
So Internet connection is not my problem.
For example GT Sport, Project C.A.R.S 1, assetto corsa and other games i don't have the problems that project C.A.R.S 2 give me..

Strange for it to happen on 1 game only.....i havent had any issues at all in PCARS 1 or 2, but GT use to kick me till i was black and blue....maybe try a different router and see if that helps.....take it back for a refund if it doesnt help....