RaceRoom updates some tracks to 2024 spec, adds dynamic surfaces and touring car DLC

The 1990s were a halcyon time for touring car racing, and RaceRoom has not forgotten. Hot on the heels of its evocative 1995 DTM content comes the Super Touring Car Pack, released today, December 10th, 2024.

“If you’re a fan of Super Tourers then just go and buy RaceRoom’s Super Touring Car Pack now, you won’t be disappointed,” we said in our review.

The pack includes five cars (details below) and is currently priced at £13.18/€15.96 or £4.94/€5.98 per car.

A matching ‘classic’ Silverstone (with three layouts) and Estoril have also been released today, priced at £5.76/€6.98 each.

However, alongside the DLC, the full game update changelog has been published, and even for those not picking up the new content will have something fresh to drive.

Both Monza and Watkins Glen tracks have been updated to ‘2024-spec’, while the French venue of Nogaro now has an additional Moto layout.

Hockenheimring, meanwhile, has received updated kerbs, white lines, camera placements and buildings.

The AI performance at the Lausitzring and Zandvoort has been tweaked, alongside a key feature – Dynamic Surface Interaction.

In what is the flavour of the month, with some other simulations also releasing a similar feature on the same day, this will see the transfer of grass, dirt and gravel onto the track (if driven on), leaving a trail that evolves throughout the race.

The next significant content for RaceRoom is drift-related and expected in the new year.

RaceRoom Racing Experience December 2024 update changelog

Features

• Dynamic Surface Interaction: Vehicles now interact more dynamically with surfaces, transferring materials like grass, dirt, and gravel as they drive, leaving a trail that evolves the track environment.
• Tyre Mark Improvements: Enhanced rendering of tyre marks across various materials.
• Spectator Client: Improved stability when rejoining a server during an ongoing race session.

Tracks

• Bathurst: Increased details on pit exit drain, added more audience in T1 blue grandstand.
• Diepholz: Fixed floating overlays and improved performance slightly.
• Falkenberg: Removed distant mountains, various art tweaks.
• Hockenheimring: Performance improvements, updated groove on white lines, updated Porsche Experience Center, updated TV cameras to 2024, and refreshed curb colours.
• Lausitzring: A.I. improvements.
• Monza: Free update to 2024 specs.
• Nogaro: Free additional layout: Moto.
• Nürburgring: Fixed excessive slowdown penalties when crossing the pit lane entrance path twice; A.I. improvements.
• Watkins Glen: Free update to 2024 specs.
• Zandvoort 2022: A.I. improvements.

Vehicles

• All Cars: Added default gear ratios for all tracks.
• Alfa 155 DTM 1995: Art tweaks to liveries.
• Audi 90 GTO: Tweaked timing of rev limit light indication.
• Audi TT RS VLN: Updated gear ratios and default gear ratios for each track; A.I. improvements.
• Audi V8 DTM 92: Art tweaks to liveries.
• Bentley Continental GT3 evo: Art fix to UVs on the wheel nuts.
• BMW M2 CS: Dampers tuned; A.I. improvements; art tweak to the BMW logos on the wheel nuts.
• BMW M4 DTM 2020: Fixed a piece of bodywork clipping through the left door into the cockpit.
• BMW M4 GT4 G82: Art tweaks to liveries.
• BMW M8 GTE: Additional liveries; art tweaks to liveries.
• BMW M3 E30: Art tweaks to liveries.
• Cadillac CTS: Art tweaks to liveries.
• Callaway C7 GT3: Improved accuracy of suspension kinematics; updated baseline setup.
• DTM 2020: Improved accuracy of suspension kinematics and spring/damper setup.
• Fabcar 935: Fixed window damage meshes warping.
• Ferrari 488 GT3: Improved accuracy of suspension kinematics; updated baseline setup.
• Ford Mustang IMSA GTO: Tweaked timing of rev limit light indication.
• Ford Mustang Gr.A: Art tweaks to liveries.
• GTR 4 Cars: A.I. improvements.
• Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO II: Fixed normals on windshield damage mesh.
• Mercedes 190e evo II: Art tweaks to liveries and generic textures.
• Mercedes AMG GT3 evo: Fixed stains on rear light casings.
• Mercedes C-Klasse DTM 1995: Art tweaks to liveries.
• Nissan 300zx GTO: Tweaked timing of rev limit light indication.
• Opel Calibra DTM 1995: Art tweaks to liveries.
• Opel Omega evo 500: Art tweaks to liveries.
• P4/5 Competizione: Art tweak to headlights and liveries.
• Porsche 911 GT3 R (992): Fixed white splash on SimRacing Expo livery.
• Porsche Cayman GT4 MR: Tweaked livery #38’s silver.
• RaceRoom Truck: Tweaked steering wheel and rev lights.
• Tatuus F4: Tuned dampers.
• VW ID.R: Tweaked suspension physics; improved A.I.

New DLC

Super Touring Car Pack

• Volvo S40
• Audi A4
• BMW 3-Series E36
• Honda Accord
• Volvo 850

Silverstone Classic

Estoril