Crashy Christmas: RaceLeague update rebuilds Cup car

The entertainingly chaotic driving game RaceLeague has received its latest major update, adding a ton of fixes alongside a major overhaul of the game’s Cup car.

Overtseer Studios’ RaceLeague was released into Early Access in 2022, boasting a soft-body damage model and realistic physics, all powered by Unity’s proprietary game engine. The game is boosted by the presence of a powerful track editor, allowing players to download new circuits from the in-game repository, as well as add their own.

Through multiple updates – including June 2024’s huge v0.4 build, which added two new cars, replays and an improved tyre model – the game has been fettled into an engaging racing sim, albeit one with a few rough edges.

The game’s Porsche-like Cup car is the standout feature of v0.5, however, receiving a complete ground-up rebuild, with new physics, sounds and a refreshed car model. All this adds up to make it the most attractive-looking car in the game, with a stack of colourful new liveries also debuting.

Other improvements include user interface tweaks, improved AI behaviour and the introduction of an anti-stall clutch assist to aid standing starts.

For anyone who likes the sound of RaceLeague, it’s available now on Steam with a 20% discount as part of Steam’s Winter Sale, priced at £15.59 / $19.99 /16,79€.

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RaceLeague v0.5 changelog

• Fixed loud wind audio when driving with AI
• Added replacement for Cup car:
• Completely new model & physics
• New liveries by @Kinichie
• All new audio
• Added new track selection screen
• Ability to favorite database tracks
• Ability to search by author
• Added new driving line visuals
• Added anti-stall clutch to assist starting from standstill
• Added support for car selection in drive settings/setup menu
• Added distance audio filters for engine audio
• Added community names for AI
• Improved heightmap tools in the track builder
• Minor UI improvements for track builder
• Improved AI
• Tweaked lighting and post processing
• Tweaked slipstream for GG900
• Adjusted wet grip levels
• Adjusted headlights
• Game time of day is now set to lat 50.3323, lon 6.9405, on 26.7.2022
• Improved rain and wind visuals
• Fixed kerb colliders
• Fixed cars spawning poorly on uneven surfaces
• Fixed prop curve node duplication issue
• Fixed damage indicators staying on after reset
• Fixed spectate player selection not working properly after reset in AI races
• Fixed paint not getting dirty fast enough
• Fixed player assignment to pit boxes
• Fixed jagged terrain on road edges
• Disabled inputs when typing in chat
• Fixed poor performance when using many single guardrail props in multiplayer
• Fixed radiators not being repaired in pits
• Fixed engine not getting repaired at pits
• Fixed heightmap shading when using heightmap tool
• Fixed lights occasionally not working
• Fixed time of day not always syncing in multiplayer
• Fixed depth of field slider not working in photo mode
• Fixed photo mode adjustments initially displaying incorrect values
• Reduced volume of other cars’ engine audio