F1 24 receives further visual improvements in update 1.14

Following last week’s PS5 Pro patch, F1 24 has received another graphics update. The good news is that you don’t need to own a PS5 Pro because the latest update (update 1.14) improves the visuals on all platforms ahead of Season 4 launching this week.

Available to download on all platforms, F1 24’s 1.14 patch updates the visual quality of track-side elements, such as sponsor boards, fences, panels, concrete barriers, and lights, along with additional tweaks to shaders.

This results in “better quality reflections” and a “more realistic appearance” according to Codemasters, which are “especially noticeable” on metallic textures and wet surfaces.

Ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, the patch also updates the Las Vegas circuit, replacing fictional hotels and casinos with real-world brands such as Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand. Additionally, the Las Vegas Sphere is now fully animated in the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S versions.

There are also improvements to the ray-tracing on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, resulting in “cleaner images from the simulated light in real-time,” along with improved tyre spray effects, car textures, and F2 liveries and suits.

F1 24’s latest patch arrives after last week’s PS5 Pro patch, which adds on-track ray-tracing effects in 4K and 60fps in quality mode.

In performance mode, F1 24 runs at a higher 4K resolution and 120fps, while a new resolution mode increases the resolution and frame rate to 8K and 60fps, respectively, on supported displays.

Bug fixes

Furthermore, update 1.14 fixes several bugs relating to the career, audio and tracks, as listed below:

Career

• Fixed an issue where there would sometimes be a long pause before the Engineer tutorial played in the first session of a My Team Career

Audio

• Fixed an issue which was causing some F2™ 2024 drivers to not be read out during the Grid Rundown sequence

Tracks

• Track Acclimatisation Practice Programme at Las Vegas now has DRS Activation points in the correct positions
• At Brazil, AI vehicles will now position themselves closer to the front of their grid slots after a formation lap

Miscellaneous

• Option added to create a badge with just an Emblem and no background
• Fixed an issue where retrying a Practice Programme would cause the UDP data to become corrupted
• Added support for AMD FSR 3 on PC
• Various UI Improvements

F1 24 Season 4 starts 13^th November

Alongside the latest patch, Codemasters has announced what to expect in F1 24 Season 4, dubbed ‘Champions Legacy, later this week.

• Pro Challenge:
  • Oscar Piastri (Nov 13 – Jan 6)
• Challenge Career:
  • Lewis Hamilton (Nov 13 – Jan 6
• Race Scenarios
  • 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Dec 2 – Jan 6)
  • 2022 Belgian Grand Prix (Dec 10 – Jan 6)
  • 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix (Dec 10 – Jan 6)