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rFactor 2 adds free Formula E 2024/2025 content update
rFactor 2 has announced a free Formula E 2024/2025 content update, adding current team liveries plus new and refreshed Formula E circuit content for existing Formula E owners.
rFactor 2 store update: Ferrari and Circuit de la Sarthe delisted Jan 1, 2025
Studio 397 announced that Circuit de la Sarthe and the Ferrari 488 GTE/GT3 will be removed from the Steam store on January 1, 2025 due to expiring licensing agreements. Existing owners keep access online and offline, but the content will no longer be sold or included in new bundles after that date.
rFactor 2 update: new Online Experience goes live in public build
rFactor 2 has moved its new Online Experience from release candidate to the public build, adding ranking, scheduled races, in-game server hosting, account-linked rewards, and several gameplay/client fixes.
rFactor 2: August 2023 content update
The August 2023 rFactor 2 update focuses on legacy content refinements, with visual and lighting updates, AI and brake adjustments across several cars, track-limit and atmosphere fixes on multiple circuits, and a handful of specific bug fixes including KERS and HUD/dashboard items.
rFactor 2 hotfix released with major AI updates
This unversioned rFactor 2 hotfix updates builds 11731633/11731638 and focuses mainly on AI behavior, including racecraft, pit logic, blue flags, obstacle avoidance, and session flow fixes.
rFactor 2 announces BTCC 2023 and Cupra content drop
rFactor 2 has announced the Team HARD Cupra Leon and official 2023 BTCC liveries, completing the full 2023 BTCC grid in-game.
rFactor 2 Q2 hotfix released
A hotfix resolves a first-start black screen issue for new players and updates the client and dedicated server build IDs.
rFactor 2 Q2 2023 update lands with Formula E Gen3 DLC and AI, UI, VR, and EV-system changes
We’ve got an early Q2 2023 rFactor 2 drop covering the ABB FIA Formula E Gen3 release alongside platform work in electric motor systems, multiplayer-related behavior, AI driving, UI/showroom tools, VR/config handling, and several crash and resolution fixes.
rFactor 2 hotfix updates join flow, competition signup, and pit/track-limit logic
This hotfix adds missing-content install and store-basket shortcuts, relaxes Competition System signup requirements, and fixes pit access, track-limit detection, graphics, and audio issues.
rFactor 2 announces Q1 2023 update and content drop
The official announcement says the Q1 2023 update and content drop are now available for rFactor 2, including Honda and Long Beach.
rFactor 2 announces GT Challenge 2023 qualification opening
Qualification for the returning GT Challenge series is now open, with further event details provided in the official announcement.
rFactor 2 announces Photo Mode and Cinematics updates
Studio 397 has announced upcoming Photo Mode and Cinematics upgrades for rFactor 2 as part of its final Q1 2023 announcement.
rFactor 2 announces BTCC Hybrid Boost for February 21
rFactor 2 has announced a new BTCC-specific Hybrid Boost feature, with full details published ahead of its February 21 release.
rFactor 2 announces Honda Civic Type R BTCC content
rFactor 2 has announced the Honda Civic Type R BTCC as part of its 2023 Q1 update and DLC release plans.
rFactor 2 announces Race Against Unowned Content for February 21
rFactor 2 says its Q1 2023 update will add Race Against Unowned Content on February 21, letting players race against content they do not own.
rFactor 2 announces Long Beach Grand Prix Street Circuit
rFactor 2 has announced new track content: the Long Beach Grand Prix Street Circuit, described as a laser-scanned circuit.
rFactor 2 RC adds Race Against Unowned Content
A new Release Candidate update introduces the Race Against Unowned Content feature.
rFactor 2 patch update: GT3 Hotfix Release
An unversioned rFactor 2 hotfix updates the GT3 car pack to v3.53 across multiple models, with fixes for wet-tire crashes, brake light visibility, showroom loading, and a throttle-on-downshift change.
rFactor 2 announces GT3 update and v1 BoP release
rFactor 2 has released a GT3 category update plus version 1 Balance of Performance, applying the latest tech and physics improvements across all 14 GT3 cars.
rFactor 2 release candidate update 2 deployed
A new unversioned rFactor 2 release candidate build has been deployed, with the official announcement directing players to Studio 397 for details.