LMU Patch Notes

BuildID: 21223978  

• Fixed some situations where driver badges would not display in Driver Swap events

• Fixed various issues with engineer mode

Known issues and common fixes -

https://guide.lemansultimate.com/hc/en-gb/articles/13240843908623-Known-Issues-and-Advice

Game Updates

AI

• Fixed AI vs. player performance on wet rubbered line

Co-op

• Fixed a driver swap causing the AI to then swap to wet tyres in clear weather

Driver Badges

• Added Driver badges with tooltip into results screens

Driver Swaps - Engineer

• Fixed being unable to cancel or reject an engineer invite

Engine & Tech

• Fixed a game crash on parsing server information

• Fixed a game crash when launching the game directly

• Signed PluginAdapter.exe to prevent Anti Virus issues

HUD

• Updated the pit menu to only enable auto repair when receiving red damage in the HUD

Online

• Fixed time penalties applying too much time at the end of a race session if they are not served in a pit stop

RaceControl

• Configured Team Event Practice Servers to be the same length as the Race session

• Fixed missing spacing between rank cards on the profile page

Race Weekend

• Fixed occasional issue when pressing escape does not return you to the results screen at the end of a race

• Fixed skipping the formation lap making the race instantly go green

Teams - RaceControl

• Fixed unnecessary scrollbar in team post-race results

Telemetry

• Fixed broken timestamps on telemetry events

Track Limits

• Fixed various issues around going off track near pit entries. This was particularly prevalent at Paul Ricard.

User Interface

• Added Event Notification Animation to the top bar for events that are about to start

• Fixed events with long names causing race results to clip off the screen.

• Fixed name abbreviations in the car select driver panel

• Implemented player position highlight on Champ standings

Track Updates

Paul Ricard  

• Comprehensive review of curbs fixing various inaccuracies (thanks Jardier!)

• Added Goodyear fan zone arch

• Added missing trees in front of outer wall near T5/T6

• Added terrain islands on some trees that are planted in the middle of concrete areas

• Added various small buildings

• Desaturated magenta colour on rumble strips

• Fixed tyres intersecting with armco outside T11

• Minor terrain adjustments near bridges near the final turn.

• Updated terrain ambient occlusion from latest trees

Car Updates

Ford Mustang LMGT3  

• Small BOP adjustment

Ginetta G61-LT-P325-Evo LMP3  

• Updated Spa default setup

Lamborghini Huracan EVO2 LMGT3  

• Small BOP adjustment

Lexus RCF LMGT3  

• Made correct per-track default setups load (previously loaded Paul Ricard setup for all tracks)

Porsche 911 LMGT3 R  

• Small BOP adjustment

Known issues and common fixes -

https://guide.lemansultimate.com/hc/en-gb/articles/13240843908623-Known-Issues-and-Advice

BuildID: 21120276

• Fixed crash relating to Seagull01 loading Paul Ricard mesh which has missing animation 🐦

• Fixed missing Spanish user interface translations

• Fixed intermittent UI error popup on practice server

Headlines - Game

• New Texture Streaming technology to help improve fidelity on lower end systems. Full detail vehicle textures now more commonly available with reduced memory requirements.

• Added Driver Badges to give an indication of other players recent conduct and experience online

• Added Easy Anti Cheat Integration

• Added Japanese localisation

• Added Online Team Endurance Championships

• Added support for Time Penalties which are served during a pit stop or at the end of the race.

• Revised end of race behaviour allowing players to return to the pit lane of their own accord.

Headlines - Content

• Added Ginetta G61-LT-P325-Evo LMP3 as part of ELMS Pack 2 DLC

• Added Paul Ricard circuit as part of ELMS DLC Pack 2

• Updated tyre model for LMP2, LMP3 and GT3 classes

Game Updates

• Added an active championships page to the championship select screens.

• Fixed usernames that contain a # and numbers at the end of their in-game name receiving NO VEHICLE.

• Fixed AI teams with only 2 drivers having "Driver 2" in the car rather than just using the defined two drivers.

• Added Material Presets feature

• Fixed a rare crash when updating the texture preview icon in the Livery Showroom

• Fixed any custom livery for the 2023 Peugeot 9X8 not showing in online car select.

• Improved Metallic Flake configuration user interface

• Updated car select to display custom liveries before default liveries

• Updated the team panel in car select to have the same sizing for default and custom teams

• Fixed battery for hypercars being refilled when handing over to a teammate in team based events

• Fixed the "Exit Vehicle" button appearing during a driver swap

• Added batch files to install and uninstall EAC for support use

• Disabled online access if Easy Anti-Cheat is not enabled

• Added SharedMemory Header file to support folder for new shared memory implementation

• Fixed an issue where some plugins would trigger brake replacement in the Pit Menu on MFD

• Added automatic return to menus for inappropriate behaviour post race such as driving the wrong way or not returning to the pits

• Added logic to combine Time Penalties in to existing Stop and Go when receiving multiple penalties.

• Added new engineer messages at the end of race

• Added online driving standards metrics ahead of their use in safety rankings and live stewarding

• Added support for Time Penalties which are served during a pit stop or at the end of the race.

• Fixed real road grip levels in online events not progressing correctly

• Removed automatic end of race allowing drivers to return to the garage of their own accord

• Fixed car setup page showing the name of the assigned setup rather than loaded setup after returning to the garage.

• Added new Texture Streaming technology to help improve fidelity on lower end systems. Full detail vehicle textures now more commonly available with reduced memory requirements

• Improved graphics optimization when cars are retired in race sessions and in the garage.

• Increased car dirt build up rates in rain

• Increased windscreen cleaning rate at pit stops

• Reduced amount of rain by spray from cars ahead and improved drops clearing rates when at speed and when rain is heavy

• Reviewed Cloud Material settings

• Slightly reduced opacity of spray

• Tweaked atmospheric balance when overcast/raining

• Updated auto windscreen wipers to enabled when the windscreen wets from spray

• Updated damage options on car shaders

• Updated sun glare to work more naturally with sun occlusion and dawn/dusk colour changes

• Added connected players component for team events

• Added telemetry recording icon to HUD in the tachometer

• Fixed being unable to reselect Repair All after switching to Do Not Repair or Repair Body.

• Fixed options that cannot be changed on Fixed Setup servers being configurable in the Pitstop tab on the MFD

• Increased Radar overlap lateral detection by 2m

• Fixed race results showing drivers who finished a race on wet tyres showing the user on medium tyres.

• Added Japanese localisation

• Various minor localisation updates

• Fixed being unable to select 2025 Sao Paulo livery in the #31 BMW M4

• Fixed player car not loading in at correct detail online

• Prevent users from driving before they are synchronized with the server.

• Implemented rim thermals

• Improved accuracy of initial road temperatures at the start of a session

• Improved wet road racing line implementation

• Updates to tyre physics correcting rubber temperature not affecting static grip

• Added option to create event splits by prioritizing driver badge categories over driver rank.

• Added Race Engineer invitations for solo (weekly, special, championship) events

• Fixed inappropriate class splits for Endurance Events

• Fixed driving before race timer hits 0:00 causing the user to start from pitlane (after already gridding) and then being disqualified

• Increased race starts class gap to two rows

• Fixed AI tyre selection carrying over from previous race

• Placed "Default" session times correctly in the sequence of settings.

• Race Weekend - Pitstop Menu - Selecting repair displays Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'text').

• Removed automatic return to screens after completing single player events

• Fixed the replay jumping to the beginning when toggling live mode off

• Replay - The car damage indicator on the car status does not show any damage to the car.

• Replays not uploading at the end of long endurance events

• Disabled view next/view previous vehicle keys when driving to prevent user accidentally changing viewed car

• Fixed a game crash relating to incorrect video configurations

• Fixed a game crash on audio device restart

• Fixed ambient sounds not loading (Rain/Screenshot)

• Added a scrollbar in Post-Race Team Events driver stats for more than three drivers

• Fixed lineups from the same team receiving the same DR+/- despite the qualifying and race finish positions being different.

• Added a scrollbar in Post-Race Team Events driver stats for more than three drivers

• Added a UI option for texture streaming in the graphics settings

• Added navigation to the profile page when clicking on the top bar profile icon

• Added setup notes back into setup manager modal

• Linked Intro music volume to Sound > Menu Music level

• Updated in-game exit button icon

• Updated return to menu button in online and single player when the event has finished

• Updated Silverstone Background Image

• Added Telemetry Recording to DuckDB

• Allow binding of Telemetry Recording hotkey

• Add option to enable Automatic Telemetry Recording to Gameplay settings

• Change Telemetry File Naming Format

• Added disqualifications for excessive track limits incidents which earn 15 or more points

• Added Time Penalties for Illegal Passes

• Improved Track Limits pass monitoring so it more robustly tracks cars around you and only tracks cars that are clearly ahead of you.

Track Updates

• Updated all tracks real road profiles

• Fixed some minor assets from lodding in noticeably late

• Revised apron and runoff road grip levels and bumpiness

• Corrected Track Limits at Lesmo Corners

• General AI updates. Track limits corrections (prevents possible false positive into Lesmo 1, and down main straight), also more aggressive on some exits. Slightly faster AI path into Variante chicane.

• General AI updates. Slightly later braking and higher apex speed into T1. Fix potential cut track issues (false positives, and one errand cut corridor on outside curb). Minor corridor tweaks.

• Fixed a single AI car that keeps driving at the end of sessions.

• Fixed rain appearing inside the first 3 garages

• Reviewed curb camber and added anti cut curb at no name corner

• Revised chicane apex 1 curb profile

Car Updates

• Adjusted template regions to be easier to use

• Updated LMP3 Tyre Sidewall Textures

• Fixed brake failures on Mercedes GT3 and Aston Martin Valkyrie Hypercar

• Revised rear wing damage thresholds

• Corrected button and knob issues on steering wheel

• Corrected rev lights not showing correctly, Corrected lift and coast lights showing on both sides

• Darker pit lights, Fixed light bar on front being hidden by headlight glass, corrected brake lights

• Corrected custom team suit, helmet, gloves and dashboard texture

• Corrected headlight issues

• Corrected mirrors not looking backwards enough

• Fixed MIG button being backwards

• Fixed RPM lights and gear number font

• Corrected UV issue on main body LODs

• Fixed custom teams missing dashboard logo

• Added RSL COTA US flag livery

• Adjusted tyre temperature backgrounds on HUD

• Corrected Evo headlights and brake lights

• Corrected headlights and brake lights on non-evo

• Corrected RPM lights

• Fix a gap on the right side of body

• Fixed 2025 teams using wrong dirt texture

• Fixed rear internal camera seeing through car

• Adjusted brake bias and brake migration hud readouts

• Corrected 2024 pre-LM steering wheel issues

• Fixed brake and rain lights not showing correct amount of LEDs

• Fixed texture issue on marshalling display

• Corrected brake and rain lights

• Corrected button glows, Added missing labels

• Corrected rev range for shift lights, Added red shift lights once you're close to redline

• Updated interior windshield banner.

• Added white rims to AWA

• Corrected RPM lights, Corrected low energy warning, Added pit limiter warning

• Improved LODs

• Corrected issues with headlights, Made rear running lights brighter

• Corrected rpm lights not showing last red light

• Corrected vehicle description of GR Racing ELMS

• Corrected all 2025 teams having all liveries set as default

• Corrected brake lights, Fixed middle headlight on 2024+ versions being offset

• Added lit up Mustang detail to Le Mans car

• Added red RPM lights to warn you that you are near redline

• Revised physics from latest data

• Corrected brake and rain lights

• Corrected HUD issues

• Added pit lights

• Corrected brake and rain lights

• Fixed steering wheel specular issues

• Removed Iron Lynx logo from custom team grill

• Corrected issues with the steering wheel textures

• Fixed solid colour on windows when dirty

• Fixed side "grills" lodding out and leaving a gap in the car shell

• Fixed wiper blade disappearing on side screens or if you looked too far left or right

• Fixed brake disc glow not showing

• Fixed cockpit displays being see through on external cameras

• Made windshield wiper a little bigger to improve visibility in the rain

• Fixed driver swaps taking 33sec extra in a pit stop compared to a normal refueling pit stop

• Tyre physics updates to improve consistency of tyre performance, revised thermals and updated cold tyre behaviour.

• Updated default setups for new tyres

• Updated TC maps for tyre updates

• External sound adjustments to pops and shift sounds as well as fix for glitch in wind sample

• Added #17 CLX Portimão Gold livery

• Corrected headlight and brake light issues

• Updated RPM lights to smooth out distances between them

• Corrected brake lights

• Corrected issues with numbers on HUD clipping with boxes

• Added Iron Lynx #61 and #60 post LM liveries

• Corrected wiper blade not conforming to windshield

• Revised diffuser strakes upgrade for new tyres

• Updated default setups for new tyres

• Updated tyre physics to latest specifications

• Added IDEC #28 Portimão Special Livery (ELMS)

• Corrected headlight issues

• Corrected RPM lights, Added flashing lights for shift point, Added extra pit speed lights

• Fixed missing windshield banners on the inside

• Added flashing rpm lights at shift point

• Added flashing rpm lights at shift point

• Added missing light bar to headlights, corrected headlights and pit light

• Adjusted dashboard material to not be black at night

• Corrected livery materials to be shinier

• Corrected steering wheel button glows, Added missing labels to steering wheel

• Fixed gaps on rear body work

• Corrected brake light issues

• Corrected RPM light position

• Fixed dynamic wear not being applied to interior windows

• Added missing piece to brake lights, corrected the brake lights, added missing LED strip to headlights

• Adjusted per-track aero packages for Spa, Fuji, Bahrain (now all high downforce) & Monza (now medium downforce)

• Revised aerodynamics

• Updated default setups for new tyres

Game Updates

Custom Liveries

• Fixed custom livery cars that join after player displaying as black liveries

Driver Swaps

• Applied a potential fix and added extra logging for those experiencing the rare issue of being unable to drive after a driver swap.

Graphics

• Added broadcast visible vehicles setting to graphics options to allow for easier control over performance in replays or on the race monitor page. Note you may wish to increase this value.

RaceControl

• Added extra logging to help diagnose weekly event issues

Virtual Reality

• Increased exposure levels on driving cameras in VR at night

Car Updates

• Updated Le Mans BOP for Aston Martin Valkyrie, BMW M Hybrid V8, Mercedes AMG LMGT3

BuildID: 20461908

• Fixed timing being inconsistent when joining a team event when someone is already driving your car

• Further fixes for jumps in lighting during overcast weather conditions

• Added further logging in relation to an issue some users are experiencing where they are unable to drive after a driver swap.

BuildID: 20324942

Game Updates

Input

• Fixed a crash relating to assigning key inputs

• Fixed removing key bindings causing input to stop working

Online

• Fixed a crash when joining servers

• Fixed a server crash when loading team data

Replay

• Fixed a crash when loading replays

BuildID: 20291544

• Added extra logging when people are unable to drive after a driver swap. If you are unable to drive after a driver swap please wait at least 60 seconds and send us your trace log.

• Adjusted team split algorithm

BuildID: 20274102

Game Updates

Broadcast

• Fixed no drivers being displayed with ELMS classes

Custom Liveries

• Added buttons to change preset camera views.

• Fixed 2024 and 2023 custom liveries not appearing in online event car selection

• Fixed a crash due to handling of custom liveries

• Fixed materials settings not carrying over on auto-reload

• Fixed no car being displayed on the Race history, Rank breakdown and Race results when using a custom livery in online races

DLC Support

• Fixed Multiple DLC cars have a coming soon banner that should be available

Driver Swaps

• Prevented users from seeing pit stop requests of other cars

Graphics

• Fixed jumps in lighting during overcast weather conditions

• Fixed pit lights being rendered when looking backwards

Hosted Servers

• Added information to Hosted Server pages regarding lack of protests on Hosted Servers

• Fixed an error when trying to join a non-public server through a lobby code.

• Fixed Silverstone circuit name not being shown when viewing hosted servers

HUD

• Fixed MFD pit menu lap estimate inaccuracies for Non-VE cars

Input

• Fixed input calibration screen sometimes showing incorrect data

• Fixed pedal input causing buttons to be repeated when binding inputs when using pedals attached to wheel

Localisation

• Minor updates to Italian and Chinese translations

Online

• Fixed online client crash in spectator mode

• Fixed server crash in debris removal

• Fixed SR progress bar formatting issues

Race Watch Screen

• Fixed displaying of pit stops in the watch screen standings panel

• Fixed replay mode standings being incorrect

• Fixed timings panel and driver label displaying the user in the wrong position.

Replay

• Fixed timings panel and driver label displaying the user in the wrong position.

• Corrected lap back button behaviour when pressed from live

• Fixed an occasional crash when watching replay at the end of the race

• Fixed replay of a driver swap event displays the wrong driver and team name.

• Fixed replaying standings showing incorrect statuses

Race Weekend

• Fixed custom WEC Liveries being available in ELMS Race Weekend

Settings & Profiles

• Fixed setups class filters issues which would mean setups would not show up for the same car available in different championships

Sound

• Fixed a rare issue that caused ingame sound to be missing

TrackIR

• Ensured TrackIR is fully disabled when it's disabled from options

• Fixed TrackIR roll axis inversion

User Interface

• Added 'Guide' option to the dropdown menu

• Added Mercedes-AMG LMGT3 & Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH Menu Background Images

• Corrected class badges on daily race cards sizing

• Fixed a minor formatting issue around new track content highlighting

• Fixed being unable to change nationality when a driver name contains numbers

• Fixed the last LMP2 car in the list being selected when entering car select for the ELMS Championship

• Removed brackets from Car Class selector in RaceWeekend and Co-Op to improve spacing

Virtual Reality

• Fixed replay UI duplicated & grey filter in replay mode

• Fixed RESET VIEW button in graphics settings not functioning

Track Updates

Silverstone  

• Added and use garages under Race Control building

• Correct spelling of 'Cofee' to 'Coffee' on coffee box

• Corrected cut track concrete barriers and fences around National/International layout cut throughs

• Fixed a collision issue on a concrete wall on Hanger straight

• Fixed a floating fence inside the pit lane exit

• Fixed terrain fall through in pit lane

• Increased curb grip and reduced wear on grass and gravel

• Investigate and address barrier waviness reports

• Updated pit box placement to new on track visuals

Car Updates

• Various car livery UI images updated

Oreca 07  

• Corrected custom team number plate position

• Raised collision mesh to help stop damage from curbs

Oreca 07 LMP2 (ELMS Spec)  

• Added updated Duqueine livery

• Reviewed tyre performance in wet conditions

Ferrari 296 LMGT3  

• Corrected 86 ELMS livery to have black wheel rims

BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh  

• Corrected errors on the body and template around the front wheel vents

Porsche 963 LMDh  

• Fixed headrest texture issue

• Fixed wrong default & CDA setup loading for Silverstone

Ligier JS P325 LMP3   

• Fixed issue where flashing RPM lights appeared too early

• Corrected overly fast refuelling rate

• Reviewed LMP3 Damage Settings

• Slightly faster player tyre warm-up

• Slower AI tyre warm-up

Alpine A424 LMDh  

• Fixed wrong default & CDA setup loading for Silverstone

Build ID: 20127164

• Fix for TrackIR software return to functionality following hotfix 1