Patch 11 is now live
Thanks to our Discord members we discovered there were some issues with online connectivity that had got much worse recently – so we have been investigating that.
We have identified the cause of a multiplayer crash occurring during the loading of online challenges. The root cause was challenges launching before they had been fully received by all players. This issue can be exacerbated by bandwidth, latency, player count and challenge size.
Patch 11 therefore includes the following changes:
* Waiting longer before a challenge starts, ensuring all players have received the data (note you will therefore notice a longer load if the challenge is large or players have low bandwidth/high latency)
* Fixing an issue where a default engine cap meant large challenges were not being broadcast to players
* Displaying challenge size as a percentage in the map popup, so players can see when they are near or over the limit
* Preventing hosts from launching challenges over 100% of the allowed size in multiplayer (these can still be played offline)
As a result of these we are hoping to see a significant improvement in the amount of Online crashes and disconnects !
Note there is still one disconnect issue remaining due to latency issues which we are still investigating. It is closely tied to how races are scored, so we want to avoid rushing a fix that could introduce unintended side effects, especially for offline races. Obviously this isn’t always something within your control – it can stem from general internet instability. Players who are geographically closer to one another are less likely to encounter these issues.
We have some more fixes in the works and will update on those soon. In the meantime do let us know how you get on with the new patch.
p.s Don’t forget we have also recently added the ability to Turn off Physical Parking Lots and instead choose your cars from the DJ menu. You can find this option in the DJ menu > Settings > Vehicles > Untick ‘Parking Lots Enabled’. This will make it quicker to find your vehicles and will also improve performance on lower end setups.
