Released RC Update 6 Released

Paul Jeffrey

Paul Jeffrey

Hello sim racers,

A new Release Candidate build of rFactor 2 has been released:

Build: 10577086
Dedi: 10577097

Known issues:
  • Driver labels are sometimes out of position on screen or sort incorrectly with certain transparent objects
UI
  • Corrected various camera control help tips
Cinematics
  • Added auto calculation of spectator camera directions to the nearest waypoint to the first activation location.
Track Limits
  • Scale certain factors of scoring down when we go less than a third of the car width off track.
  • Fixed a rare possibility of cuts not being scored.
  • Added extra data to logging & ModDev Debug mode
General
  • Server keys are now machine independent and can be shared between any machines
RC Fixes
  • Fixed onboard boost changes not applying properly to the engine
  • Photo Mode: Added viewed vehicle spinner
  • Photo Mode: Improved user experience and shortcut key consistency when enabling replays/live.
  • Photo Mode: Minor ui improvements, added reset button for settings and shortcut button on live view monitor
  • Photo Mode: Fixed Vehicle Focus not working correctly on onboard cameras
  • Photo Mode: Added fade to black animation when taking picture
  • Fixed an issue where car cameras would get the wrong far clip planes
  • Fixed incorrect users lists in content management
  • Fixed old versions of content not installing
  • Fixed local content sometimes uninstalling itself
  • Fixed motion blur stuttering in certain cases
  • Fixed driver labels rendering behind stuff it shouldn’t
  • Fixed motion blur blurring too much when switching cameras

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Thanks for that ...

Server keys = ServerLock.bin ? The file we needed to "unlock" when using paid content ?

What was wrong with the previous behavior ?
 
I'm not sure if I had the new RC v6 yet, but at the Test Server I had the Hyundai BTCC car and the driver names were not visible from inside the car. Exterior views showed the labels, just not inside.
Reading the Known Issues again that would indicate I was indeed using the latest RC.
 
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Bit of a cheat on the issue of uninstalling old versions of content. You go into the Content Mgr UI, it now shows for example only 2 versions of the Aston Martin GT3 (3.52/3.53) and it did do a bit of apparent uninstalling on startup of the game. However, you go into the actual folders, then there exist still folders for 1.87 and 3.51, with 50Mb car-upgrade.MAS files in them. So it doesn't really clean up. ModMgr only shows the 3.53 car-upgrade.MAS file.
 
Local content is not getting uninstalled on start anymore, good.
Content packs are no longer listed in the store content, good.
The UI freeze on start is not there anymore, good.

Still can't see my own content that is not available in the store, e.g. core Kart Sim content and Monaco track, which means I cannot reinstall it after uninstalling.
 
I have now lees content manager issues, but there are still mods in pending update status while there are no updates to install. Before they were maybe 15-20 mods.

They are:
I've tried:
  1. unsubscribe these mods
  2. restart rF2
  3. check that no mods pending updates
  4. stop rF2
  5. subscribe again
  6. start rF2

These two mods are pending update again. Clicking "Finish pending updates" shows "Checking pending updates..." but leaves these mods unchanged. They're in the pending updates tab with an orange V.

The tracks are available in the game, the car isn't.
 
burgesjl said:
Bit of a cheat on the issue of uninstalling old versions of content. You go into the Content Mgr UI, it now shows for example only 2 versions of the Aston Martin GT3 (3.52/3.53) and it did do a bit of apparent uninstalling on startup of the game. However, you go into the actual folders, then there exist still folders for 1.87 and 3.51, with 50Mb car-upgrade.MAS files in them. So it doesn't really clean up. ModMgr only shows the 3.53 car-upgrade.MAS file.
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I experienced similar behavior from rf2 when trying to uninstall content yesterday. I wanted to install the necessary content to try RC5, but my SSD was full:) Hence I unsubscribed from many items not needed, but they all remained, folders and files, within the installed folder. I had to remove them manually via the explorer.
 
Rony1984 said:
The Modmgr has disappeared from my bin64 folder. It also isn't in any other folder. Is this part of the RC update?
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As Bernat sort of implied, no, definitely not part of the RC. Maybe you have antivirus or similar that decided to quarantine it. Verifying rF2 files in steam should restore it - still in the Bin64 folder.
 
Rony1984 said:
The Modmgr has disappeared from my bin64 folder. It also isn't in any other folder. Is this part of the RC update?
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Mine stopped werking about a 3 weeks ago, so I deleted all the rcd files (lots that just take up space never getting used) and did verify files, fixed my problem. Just as Lazza suggested, simples.

SS
 
Is the plan still to move into Production on the 21st?

I’ve got a tough choice with a league starting later today - we went with the RC path on the basis that Production would switch this week anyway but at the ‘last minute’ (ok, I took my eye off the ball this weekend and didn’t spot RC6 coming out on Friday) I’ve either got to update the dedi and hope it works or mandate a rollback or RC5 for our clients…
 
Supplementary question: I've just connected an RC6 client successfully to our server without updating it. Reading through the changes, on the server side is it just the Keys change - and so I don't really need to update it today?
 
MileSeven said:
Supplementary question: I've just connected an RC6 client successfully to our server without updating it. Reading through the changes, on the server side is it just the Keys change - and so I don't really need to update it today?
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The rF2 build reflects compatibility. The RC is build 1132, I think it would be updated if they actually changed something that affected online compatibility. So all these RC updates don't actually indicate a change in how the server and client communicate, it's about bug fixes (mainly client). You don't need to update the server in this case, and you don't need new keys unless the DLC changes.
 
Lazza said:
As Bernat sort of implied, no, definitely not part of the RC. Maybe you have antivirus or similar that decided to quarantine it. Verifying rF2 files in steam should restore it - still in the Bin64 folder.
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Thanks, that did it. It also re-installed some other files from the Bin64 folder that were missing too, and which I didn't even realize untill I saw them re-installed.
 
I had problem with workshop content list items missing their names. There 5 items, two of them can be installed from workshop and three was deleted, but still available in game. I tried to uninstall content that not available anymore from workshop but two available tracks still without name in content list. I also tried to unsubscribe and subscribe again with no luck.

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Nashville
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2852232625
Borovaya
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891993905

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Silverstone
id=917387157
Palm Springs
id=576242535
Autopolis
id=1559152337
 
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