NASCAR Heat 2 Patch #1 Available Now, Here Are The Patch Notes

As mentioned last week, the first NASCAR Heat 2 patch is available now. Check out the patch notes below, which include quite a few fixes, additions and improvements coming to the game.

• Added remaining NASCAR NEXT drivers (Harrison Burton, Chase Cabre, Hailie Deegan, Riley Herbst, Cayden Lapcevich, Chase Purdy, Zane Smith)
• Added new “Strict” Yellow Flags option for single-player
• Added a Stats page to Career
• Rivals’ anger now has the potential to slowly decay over time
• Added an alternate controller configuration (Options -> Controls -> Default/Alternate)
• Added new Victory Anthems
• Added separate volume control for Spotter
• Fixed potential frame rate stutter during race
• Fixed Trophies/Achievements that were not awarding properly
• Fixed red-lining engine issues at Iowa Speedway
• Made top-end AI more challenging at some tracks
• Better calculation of race results for cars finishing behind the player
• Fixed issue where players in some regions would not see the correct cars in multiplayer races
• Added gear/speed overlays in the cockpit view
• Altered qualifying logic for the AI
• Display purse on race card in Career
• You can hold down left or right to change values at pits/in garage
• Changed pre-race animation in multiplayer
• Implemented some missing UI sounds
• Quieter Victory Anthems
• Fixed rare Career mode crash
• Added functionality to switch between Global Leaderboards and Favorite Driver Leaderboards
• Fixed doppler effect to prevent unusual pitch shifting during some events
• Set Furniture Row Racing to a 5-star team in Career
• Fixed Elliot Sadler’s Road America Challenge
• Fixed some crash bugs
• Adjusted some driver ratings
• Altered character models for some drivers
• Fixed some issues with AI pitting logic
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements