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Race Pro title update now live!

by: Adam -
More On: RACE Pro

A title update for Atari's racing sim, Race Pro is now available on XBox Live, what follows is the list of changes/big fixes included in the update:

MULTIPLAYER UPDATE

 - Fixed bug causing the game to crash when 12 players have joined and left a multiplayer game
 - Disallow connections to host if they are not waiting for players.
 - Fixed the ”fast forward” / speed bug currently generating some unrealistic race times in leaderboards.
 - Fixed problem with lap times being reported to the wrong leaderboard when moving on to the next track in multiplayer.
 - Fixed problem of a player joining during session activation causing the client to get stuck in the loading screen.
 - Fixed issue when creating a session with downloaded car and inviting a player that doesn’t have the car
 - Fixed name of tracks on servers list when players do several sessions in a row
 - Fixed incorrect race length value seen in game list screen
 - Fixed transparent car that appears after un-pausing in multiplayer qualification
 - Fixed the incorrect message that appears when attempting to access multiplayer without a gamer profile signed–in and if selecting Multiplayer with an offline gamer profile
 - Set default host option of qualification to NO in multiplayer for players that have never hosted a game in Race Pro before
 - New messages: Display some session info in-game so players can recognize where in the game they are
 - New messages: Add a specific multiplayer loading tip showing 50% of loading time in player match only.

GENERAL UPDATE

 - Fixed performance drop while driving over curb
 - Improved deformation of cars
 - Fixed hot seat start position problems
 - Removed dangerous driving dialogues when entering loading screen
 - Fixed crash when the player tries to enter the end pit driving backwards and wants to restart the race after the losing message
 - Fixed some localization bugs
 - Locked F3000 car #12 and unlocked the Corvette C5R since there is no contract for it in Career mode
 - Fixed validation for replay files to allow replay files saved between year 2000 and 2099
 - Fixed sound bug making Doppler effect of other cars sound corrupt in swing cam
 - Fixed force feedback detection for wheels and slightly improved strength of force
 - Adjusted the Seat Leon Extreme Tryout time
 - Fixed sound bug making the rev sounds on some cars not transition smoothly (including Mini Cooper and BMW M3 GTR)
 - Fixed sound bug with the force calculation of picking the correct collision sound