RENNSPORT 1.1.7 patch updates AI, contests, and crash fixes

We’ve logged RENNSPORT’s 1.1.7 patch, which focuses on stability, AI behavior, online contest flow, and a small car update. The official notes are in the 1.1.7 patch post.

What changed

Cars

Praga R1 gets new tires and a tweaked setup.

Crashes

Fixed multiple game crashes related to the pit crew.

AI

Fixed a Porsche Mission R issue where AI would not go full throttle on banked sections.
Fixed edge cases where AI cars marked DNF or DNS could still set lap times after a session ended.
Fixed AI sometimes receiving a valid finishing lap time while still mid-lap when a stage ended.
Smoothed AI target points so they follow the racing line better when alone.
Adjusted AI behavior so they do not insistently return to the racing line during the first part of grid starts.

Championships

Fixed championship progress not updating if “Finish Round” was clicked and the reward screen was skipped too quickly.

Consoles / Controls

Fixed a disconnect pop-up when a sleeping gamepad was paired with a plugged-in wheel.
Updated default bindings to reduce accidental ignition activation.

MFD

Added forward and backward navigation.

Pit Stops

Fixed the Ford Mustang GT3 fuel cap being on the wrong side, which caused odd pit-crew snapping.

Settings

Fixed Anti-Aliasing settings not always saving.

Official Contests

Added a rejoin button for contests still in Practice or Qualification.
Rejoining during Qualification sends drivers to the pits to spectate, with normal race participation resuming once the Race stage starts.
Rejoining is not possible during the Race stage.

Spectator / Replay

Restored the Free Camera tilt button.
Added a “Live” button for live replays to jump to the latest replay point.
Fixed spectator visibility bindings for overlay management.

Safety Car

The safety car is temporarily disabled in online contests.

For league ops, we should update event comms around pre-race rejoins, remove any expectation of online safety car deployment for now, and revalidate AI sessions and Praga R1 balance/setup baselines.

From the changelog

Structured change list parsed from the official notes.

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Hey everyone! We're back with another patch. We've been on a cadence of one patch per week (kind of) since release, and as the winter holiday period is approaching, the team will be taking a much needed break so that we can come back in January ready to bring more updates. During this time we will continue to monitor and work on critical issues. Now for today's patch notes though! [h2]Changelog - Update 1.1.7 [/h2][h2]Cars[/h2] [*] Praga R1 has new tires and a tweaked set-up [/*] [h2]Crashes[/h2] [*] Fixed multiple game crashes related to the pit crew [/*] [h2]AI[/h2] [*] Fixed an issue with the Porsche Mission R where the AI did not go full throttle on parts of tracks with banking [/*][*] Fixed an edge case that allowed AI cars that are DNF & DNS to set lap times when the session is already over [/*][*] Fixed an issue where AI drivers sometimes received a valid finishing lap time when the stage ended even if they were still in the middle of their lap [/*][*] Smoothed the target point for AI drivers, allowing them to follow the drive line better when no other cars are around [/*][*] Adjusted AI behaviour to prevent them from insistently approaching the drive line during the first part of grid starts [/*] [h2]Championships[/h2] [*] Fixed a bug where championship progress failed to update when clicking “Finish Round” and skips the reward screen too quickly [/*] [h2]Consoles[/h2] [*] Fixed an issue where if you have both a gamepad and a steering wheel plugged in, when the gamepad went to sleep, it would show a pop-up message that your gamepad disconnected (Sometimes in very unfortunate moments during a race) [/*][*] Updated default bindings to address feedback from the community that the ignition input was being activated by mistake [/*] [h2]MFD[/h2] [*] Updated the MFD to have both forward and backward navigation
[/*] [h2]Pit Stops[/h2] [*] Fixed an issue with the Ford Mustang GT3 that the fuel cap was on the wrong side resulting in weird snapping from the pit crew [/*] [h2]Settings[/h2] [*] Fixed an issue where Anti-Aliasing settings were not always saved [/*] [h2]Official Contests[/h2] [*] Added a rejoin button which will allow you to rejoin the contest if it’s still in the Practice or Qualification stage. If you rejoin while the contest is in Qualification stage, you’ll be sent to the pits and able to spectate the remaining session but you’ll be able to race as normal once the Race stage starts. Rejoining is not possible during the Race stage. [/*] [h2]Spectator/Replay[/h2] [*] Readded a button that was missing to allow you to tilt the camera when in Free Camera mode [/*][*] Added a “Live” button for live replays which will jump to the latest point in the replay [/*][*] Fixed an issue where spectator visibility bindings for managing the spectator overlay were not working [/*] [h2]Safety Car[/h2] [*] The safety car has been temporarily disabled in online contests until it learns how to behave

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[/*] We really appreciate all your feedback which helps us continue to improve the game. And with that said, I will see you guys on the tracks! ~Lucas