[img]https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30354624/ea7c2c1f4052141d77c17e5caa522e0e7e67ab88.gif[/img] [b] Hi, everyone! [/b] Welcome to Update 0.4! As we are getting closer to leaving the Early Access, we prioritize finding solutions for issues that have been bothering you and us for some time. We are planning to make some technical in-between updates for the Free-to-Play stage, and this is just one of them. On top of that, we’ve studied and analyzed a lot of ranked races data and made several necessary tweaks. Plus, we’ve somewhat improved game stability and will keep improving it in the next few patches. We want to make sure that everything runs smoothly and works perfectly fine. Get your hands on this update, GLHF! Below you’ll find a detailed list of changes for update 0.4: [h1] Ranked Races changes [/h1] As a part of pre-F2P preparations, we want to make the Ranked system more friendly to newcomers and more forgiving to players who deal with consecutive losses. Plus, we want to encourage players who reach certain leagues to move forward without worrying about a possible demotion. [list] [*] Ranked Races are now available for queueing 24/7 [*] Numbers of gained and lost ranked points changed from -20/-10/10/20 to -100/-50/50/100 respectively. [*] League caps increased from 1000 points necessary to promote to 2000 points. [*] Negative points multiplier for taking 3d or 4th place for several times in a row removed. [*] Positive points multiplier is now limited to x2 and is applied after taking 1st or 2d place for two times in a row. [*] All Titan Leagues, Platinum 3 League, Diamond 3 League, and Master League are now “safe”. Players can no longer be demoted to the lower League. [*] Network code algorithms for the Ranked matchmaking updated. [/list] [h1] Player’s Profile [/h1] A profile page is something we wanted to implement for a long time. Tracking your stats and being able to affect them is something that helps players to raise their driving skills and set and achieve goals during gameplay. We’ll keep our attention on this feature, and will certainly add some new stats based on your suggestions and our observations. [list] [*] Profile page added to the garage. You can click on the Avatar to open it. [*] You may observe other players profiles by clicking on their names in the Leaderboards. [*] New fancy avatars added as possible crate drops. [*] Avatars are now changeable. You may select any other obtained avatar from your profile page. [/list] [h1] Other stuff [/h1] [list] [*] [i] Gain X Drift points [/i] objectives for FWD cars removed. [*] New item type, that can be used for any tier but only once added. Upon equipping this item will be bound to the selected tier. [*] Buyable Pro Crate and Pro Crate bundles added to the Crates menu. [*] A number of fixes and tweaks performed to increase the client’s stability. The work’s not over, though, we are planning to push some more fixes in upcoming patches. [/list] Stay tuned for more news!