Wreckfest 2 Content Update #4 Adds Buggy, Crash Canyon 2.0 and New Customization Tools

Wreckfest 2 has received Content Update #04 bringing several new additions and gameplay improvements.

The update introduces the Crap-it customization tool, which lets players modify their cars with rust, dirt, damaged paint, decals and other details, all visible in multiplayer. A new European folk racing car, the Buggy, joins the roster and the classic track Crash Canyon has been fully reimagined as Crash Canyon 2.0.

Gameplay also sees a number of enhancements, including smarter AI, improved car handling and suspension, more realistic tire simulation and collisions and reduced twitchiness in lighter cars. Loading times have been improved and multi-monitor support has been added, along with other improvements to overall performance.

Content Update #4 also includes more fixes for gameplay, AI, audio, online features and more. The full patch notes are listed below.

SYSTEM

• Crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Improved shadows.
• Car loading optimizations.
• Improved input handling.
• Support for extreme resolutions (multi-monitor setups).
• Reduced VRAM usage on low resolutions.
• Added GPU crash reporting on Nvidia for better crash analysis.

ONLINE

• Improved multiplayer input handling precision with server jitter buffer and better network time synchronization.
• Improved matchmaking QoS measurement to reduce chance of players getting matchmaked into wrong region.
• Cars are no longer unnecessarily reloaded between switching tracks in multiplayer.
• Quitting a server while track is loading no longer results in incorrect track loading screen being shown.
• Implemented tire and engine temperature network synchronization for telemetry use.
• Added dedicated server telemetry support – server can send specified player ID’s car data in main packet as well as participant packets.
• Added sector times to multiplayer telemetry (was already supported in single player).
• Event rotation config is now saved to the server save folder and is both changeable and configurable at runtime.

GAMEPLAY

• Increased simulated tire resolution.
• More precise tire collision, improved deflection and better surface normals.
• Revised all cars’ suspensions for more realistic response and better handling.
• Increased tire behavior consistency between cars, with light cars in particular now being less twitchy.
• Fixed a bug which caused stability control to be partially enabled even when fully disabled by user.
• Reduced throttle sensitivity at low RPMs to make throttle application more fine-grained and less on/off.
• Improved engine startup in high gear, greatly reducing time it takes.
• More realistic engine behavior below idle RPMs so it’s easier to stall with manual clutch.
• Fixed player car AI control not using automatic shifting.
• Improved front shock animation for visual suspension.
• Increased visual damage (deform) precision, should yield less glitchy results.
• Fixed a bug which caused lingering damage to the car after restarting an event.
• Improved driver deformation to keep it inside the cabin.

AI

• AI now better matches the selected difficulty level so Novice and Amateur AI is easier.
• AI starts the races more naturally and does not dive into the racing line right away.
• Various improvements to AI turning and jump preparation.

AUDIO

• All cars: Exhaust limiter one-shot sounds now become increasingly muffled, the more the pipe exit is pointing away from camera.
• All cars: Reconfigured response of exhaust sound models against physics throttle pressure (IMEP) for slower rate of change through mid-range throttle. Effectively offsetting sound transitions between partial and full throttle to require slightly more throttle input than previously.
• All cars: Re-designed all starter motor sounds to track physics simulation throughout the start sequence, to add more dynamic behavior to sound.
• All cars & manual clutch: Fixed issue on all car sound models where engine idle would go silent while engine is stalling.
• Bravion & Gizmo: Implemented dynamic effect to car exhaust sound that is applied during partial throttling (constant speed), to more precisely replicate tonal changes that are present in the original source car recordings.
• Crusader: Fixed pitch tuning issue between engine & exhaust objects which occurred during over-revving (money-shifting).
• Rammer: Versioned motor start assets for slightly longer duration.
• Switchback: Fixed minor pitch calibration mismatch between engine & exhaust sound objects.
• Added a bunch of new starter motor models to pool of shared engine objects.
• Mixdown, cockpit view: Adjusted track-object-to-car collision mixdown for more dry sound (less cockpit reverb).
• Mixdown, driver view: Fixed configuration issue that caused car engine sounds to play at a very low volume compared to other camera angles.
• Target car tire: Added tire roll & slide sounds for Offroad_Foliage and Offroad_Rocks materials.
• Target car tire, rim (damaged tire): Adjusted lateral slide screech intensity and response on asphalt surface and overall mix levels.

UI

• Minor UI improvements.