The first NASCAR Heat 2 patch is currently in the approval process and scheduled to release sometime next week, if all goes according to plan. Check out the patch notes below, which include quite a few fixes, additions and improvements coming to the game.
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- 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
