Rennsport update adds Aston GT3 and Swiss Alps community mod track

Rennsport is continuing its push into community-made, modded, content, with the free release of a new fictional Swiss Alps track – Crest Da Cauras.

Created by prolific Assetto Corsa modder Tyrone Hesbrook, aka Nukedrop – who currently has over 10,000 Patreon members for his AC creations – it includes rolling hills, mountainous vista, banked corners and a tunnel.

It follows the Orchard Road Street Circuit, which was created in collaboration with the Legion of Racers.

The car list has expanded too, this time with an entry into the ubiquitous GT3 category in the form of the Aston Martin Vantage. This is a free car for all players – those who purchase the Founder’s Packs will not need to use their purchase token on this.

Powered by a twin-turbo 4-litre V8 engine, it received a significant ‘Evo’ upgrade earlier in 2024. This was used to great effect to win this season’s 24 Hours of Spa race.

This update also adds some smaller tweaks too, such as being able to race around the Hockenheimring at night and a huge list of bug removals.

The latest patch is available now, across both Epic Games and Steam storefronts for PC. It proceeds what is being touted as a significant update expected in December.

Rennsport Beta 1.11.0 update changelog

New content

• Added Crest Da Cauras track
• Added Aston Martin Vantage GT3 car
• Added Hockenheim night mode

New features

• Added possibility to disable / enable volumetric clouds to adjust performance
• Players in pit garage are now hidden from other players so they don’t disturb other player’s gameplay
• Added possibility to launch the game with integrated GPUs when they are selected as preferred device in Windows settings
• Added drag and downforce modifiers to balance of performance settings
• Added possibility to update profile picture in the game

Performance

• Reduced CPU frame time to improve experience with multiple cars on a track (especially on older CPUs)

Physics

• More physics changes for Praga R1 to improve car’s drivability

Tools

• Upgraded Unreal Engine to v5.4.4
• Added support for AMD FSR 3.1 and integrated custom engine changes from AMD to improve quality of image displayed when FSR is used
• Update XeSS to v1.4.8
• Integrated Cammus API which sends some game telemetry data to Cammus-produced hardware

Sounds

• Improved tire sounds

Replays

• Added time dilation buttons to Replay Controls
• Added car crash, gameplay stage start, corner cut and lap event generation when recording demo
• Added event markers on Replay Controls timeline when viewing replay
• Added replay event table to Spectator Overlay
• Added lap and non-lap event buttons to Replay Controls
• Added recording start and end buttons to Replay Controls
• Overhauled the overall Replay Controls module look

UI

• Reworked options menu for upscalers (Nvidia DLSS / AMD FSR / Intel XeSS) so all the settings which are depending on other settings selection are handled properly
• Improved replay selection menu experience and added possibility to refresh the list of replays displayed
• Added more detailed network performance stats to in-game HUD
• Improved logic of time delta display to fix some issues with it on starting new laps
• Added a popup which informs player about problems with accessing Founder’s store instead of displaying broken menu
• Added button to reset HUD Layout to default value
• Added clickable links to the game
• Disabled radars in time trial mode
• Added option to disable ghost car in time trial

Bugfixes

• Fixed issue with live replays hanging after ~1h of recording
• Fixed issue with automatic gearbox not working properly with e-motor bumpstart in LMDh cars
• Fixed issue that electric vehicles were unable to shift to drive using automatic gearbox.
• Fixed issue with electric cars being able to restore energy during pit stop
• Fixed some issues with player’s car being able to move when player leaves it and enters spectator mode
• Fixed problems with penalties for broken / disabled headlights sometimes not being received correctly by players
• Fixed problems with some parts of maps sometimes not being loaded correctly when watching replays
• Fixed issue with car headlights not being rendered correctly in mirrors
• Fixed problems with safety car behavior when leaving to pits on Fuji
• Fixed problem with DNFed / DNSed players sometimes being able to start gameplay
• Fixed problems with shaky behavior sometimes happening when switching between cameras in spectator mode
• Fixed bug with ghostcar reappearing after restarting time trials
• Fixed problem with helicam sometimes starting from below the ground
• Fixed problem with pit jack pistons being misaligned
• Fixed issue with safety car not disabling lights when going back to pits
• Fixed issue where player’s friends nationality was not displayed correctly in some cases
• Fixed Contestants Table’s Gap/Interval column not changing its name when switching between gap / interval modes
• Fix for default livery showing when entering livery being displayed in garage by default instead of the one selected by player
• Fix for tower showing incorrect column names in spectator
• Fixed issue with player short name sometimes not being clamped to 3 characters length
• Fixed some issues with changing widget modes in HUD editor
• Fixed a problem with pressing two buttons at the same time in credits locking player in loading screen
• Fixed issue with scroll lists being activated by right mouse button
• Fixed issue with game allowing too many characters in player’s name text box

Tracks improvements

• Hockenheimring – visual improvements, added vista, fixes textures’ bugs, night cycle added
• Fuji International Speedway- Night system improvements
• Daytona, Monza, Spa – outside tarmac improvements
• All tracks – small foliage improvements