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Forza Motorsport Update 2 Brings In Yas Marina And Over 200 Bug Fixes

Forza Motorsport will soon be getting its second major update in mid-November which will be introducing the first “new” track to the game alongside over 200 bug fixes that are sorely needed.

Forza Motorsport Update 2

I haven’t played much of Forza Motorsport since my initial review as I ended up distracted by ETS 2 again and now Cities Skylines 2, but if a new update is on the table I’m ready to get back in for a few races. The second major update for the game is due for release in mid-november and most notably brings in Yas Marina Circuit, the location of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix. The track was previously in Motorsport 7 and is among several missing tracks including the Nürburgring Nordschleife which fans are desperately waiting for.

Alongside Yas Marina is over 200 bug fixes and considering the issues that many fans have been facing, that still seems like a small number. Some of the fixes include general stability, fixes for crashes on AMD chipsets and a patch for an exploit that involved changing your car tune mid-race leading to extreme speed and lots of XP and money.

More details will be revealed closer to the release date.

Some of The Bug Fixes

Stability

Many fixes to improve overall game stability and reduce crashes across all platforms.

Livery Editor

Fixed issue where players can view and unlock tunes and vinyls shared by other players.
Fixed issue causing black paint shade to show up as grey instead of black.
Fixed issue where only the inner barrel on factory rims is paintable.

Fixed issue requiring shaders to recompile every time Forza Motorsport is started on AMD chipsets.
Fixed specific game crash that occurs if headphones are plugged into the front panel.

Note – PC players using AMD 7900 XTX who encounter a crash at the end of races should download the latest AMD graphics driver to resolve this issue.

Multiplayer

Fixes to matchmaking as a group, party management, and invites and joins across multiplayer.
Fixes to ensure custom liveries show up more consistently across multiplayer game modes.
Fixes to address cases where Intermission/Launch Countdown would take much longer than expected before the start of multiplayer races.
Fixes to automatic wet tire selection when entering an event, and fixes to fuel estimation logic.
Fixes to title stability when resuming from a suspended state on console.

Gameplay

Resolved an exploit related to changing car tune mid-race.
Fixed issue where the game becomes stuck in the “new content update” loop when entering the main menu.
Fixes to Replays in scenarios where Replays do not start playing, the cars do not move, or they float.
Fixed issue with a forced camera change at the start of a race.

Cars

Fixed issue with the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS Sport Roll Cage visual upgrade option, which removes the roof of the car when viewed in first-person.

Wheels