EA Sports announces the availability of the fifth update for its F1 24 game, and you will be able to download this patch on all platforms starting Monday, July 22, 2024, starting at 12:00 PM EST.
After the release of patch V1.6 in early July which made the game more punishing, especially when it comes to taking shakers and sweets, this new update brings some improvements and fixes some bugs.
According to the developers, the V1.7 patch, available from Monday, July 22, focuses on balance that will provide a better sense of vehicle control, while the game's benchmark times have been updated.
The main improvements and fixes brought by this patch are as follows:
- The controller settings have been updated to make handling more consistent and predictable.
- Partial values and DRS have been modified to make overtaking easier and reduce AI “trains”.
- All Formula 1 leaderboards have been reset after recent handling changes made it difficult to compete with the old days.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash when loading a save mid-session.
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the game to crash after quickly exiting the Quick Experiences menu.
- The Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car has been updated for the 2024 model year.
- Updated character models for team managers Laurent Mekies, Ayao Komatsu and Bruno Famin.
- Fixed ray tracing quality issue when rendering races.
- Increased diversity of commentators' introductions to race sessions.
- When commentators discuss the championship winner, points from future sprint races will now be taken into account.
This update also fixes bugs on the Japan, Abu Dhabi, China and Singapore tracks. Driver rating inconsistencies in Career Mode have been adjusted.
As usual, other minor issues have also been fixed, and you'll find the full list of improvements below. Official website of the game.
