NASCAR Heat Evolution Patch #3 Available For PC & PS4, Soon For Xbox One

[Steve_OS]

NASCAR Heat Evolution patch #3 is available now for PC and PlayStation 4 and should be released soon for Xbox One. Check out the full details below.

Online

• Cars ghost out and are not collidable when driving backwards or parked in Normal Lobbies
• Cars ghost out and are not collidable and then are kicked mid-race when driving backwards or parked in Hosted Lobbies
• User can create simulation only lobbies with custom setups in Hosted Lobbies
• In Private Lobbies, users can modify race length and wear factor (Console-only)

Tracks

• Track surface improvements at Las Vegas
• Fence improvements at New Hampshire, Michigan, and Texas
• Fixed crazy bump at Chicagoland
• AI Improvements at Dover and Homestead
• Corrected the qualification rules at Indy, Michigan, and Pocono
• Superspeedway engine/car tuning (improved the RPM engine curve at superspeedways)

Visuals/Options

• Show position/lap in replay
• Added a screen adjustment feature in Options->Visuals
• Movie volume is now connected to SFX volume slider
• User can specify to Always Use Custom Setups in advanced options

Bugs Fixes

• Improved Yellow Flag sensitivity
• Fixed ordering of cars when pitting under yellow
• Fixed tire pressure labels in pitting options (LR and RF were swapped)
• Fixed bug where you could see “Custom AI level” when closing track settings, even if AI wasn’t set to Custom
• Fixed rare situation where user could get stuck at race day in multiplayer, without ever entering race
• Fixed issue that could cause performance hitches when playing spotter sounds
• Fixed issue where DLC wasn’t loaded if it was installed while the game was suspended
• The correct pit animation is displayed, taking into account how much fuel was remaining in the car
• Corrected scaling of damage (improved engine damage)

Miscellaneous

• Added 2016 NASCAR Next drivers (only playable in Quick Race mode)
• Performance enhancements when viewing season standings in UI and post-race
• Season standings only show the first 40 drivers
• Clarified that clutch only works with stick shift
• Speed points count up faster when earning a large number of points
• Players only get speed points for laps completed

System Specific

• PS4: Thrustmaster TH8A shifter and clutch pedals now work correctly (shifter must be plugged into wheel to work)
• PS4: Fixed challenge videos so that they play the correct video
• Xbox: Added Duel mode with voice chat. (Duel mode is an online two-player quick-race mode. We have no plans to release this feature on other systems.)

[dodger1010]

Oh hell ya if they fix all that all they need is online chat and this will be a great first build to work off of. Online is where its at nothing beats a good race room.

[mbergh22]

Man with all these fixes is the game worth getting yet?

[goillini03]

I am hoping that it will be by Christmas!

[benton32]

but yet they couldnt add simple stuff like a track map... or maybe show whos leading the race if u are not up in the top 5-7

or maybe at least show who won the race when they cross the line.. geez come one guys,

i like that they are doing more updates then past games.. but wow..

nascar 11 had a good running order layout they could show all drivers.. top 5 or top 10 something like that...

ohh how about when we do career mode or anymode we can use our own name.. like creating a driver allow us to type in a name...

how about show what caused the cautions,

[bravesfan1984]

Won't be able to try the new patch out until the weekend, but curious to see what others are seeing so far. Any improvement?

[JMD]

I'm curious why you need a track map for a game that is 98% oval tracks?

[BurghFan]

Quote: Originally Posted by JMD

I'm curious why you need a track map for a game that is 98% oval tracks?

Gives you a better sense of where you are in relation to other drivers.