Massive Updates in Roadclub

An update to Roadclub is available (v 0.86b).

Changes include:

Enhancements

  • made trial race much easier
  • opponents now make roadclub highscore times as well as the player
  • ghostcar can now be disabled
  • balanced challenge bets
  • car engine now starts automatically when it has died in simulation mode too
  • you can now increase garagespace to infinity (but you have to pay for it)
  • some leagues no longer disappear once they're beaten. it was a bad "feature".
  • lowered amount of messages sent to player
  • the track records screen now shows up after every race instead of forcing the player to press "view highscores" to see what happened
  • you're no longer sent to the top of the messages list when you click a new message

Usability

  • transmissions and rearend ratio is now explained better
  • in-game dialogs are now slightly easier to read
  • it's now more clear when and if its possible to make records on tracks
  • tutorial text was cleaned up a bit

Fixes

  • ghostcar and timereport removed from tutorial and testdrive
  • fixed some direct3d issues. does this improve compatibility with low-end video cards?
  • fixed opponents not getting new cars when they've lost them in challenges
  • fixed "The challenge could not be found" bug
  • fixed handbrake having barely any effect
  • fixed record messages being shown in tutorial and test
  • fixed deltatiming to give a smoother framerate