GRID Legends - v6.0 Patch Notes

Hey folks, we’re delighted to share the latest patch notes for GRID Legends, now available across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.

GRID Legends - v6.0 Patch Notes

New Features

This patch coincides with the release of the fourth and final premium DLC pack - Winter Bash. You can read more about that and some other updates here.

General

• A chosen Custom Team Name now displays correctly in the race introduction screen
• Players now have the ability to rotate the camera left or right using a keyboard/wheel in Photo Mode
• A resolution glitch in Photo Mode no longer occurs where a certain number of drivers are in a race
• The aspect ratio of the screen no longer changes while panning the camera in Photo Mode
• Flashback no longer causes black bars to remain if using an ultrawide screen (PC)
• Several sponsor/objective progression bugs have been fixed
• Track limit violations now apply correctly in Elimination races
• The BMW 320 Turbo Group 5 RPM tachometer now displays correctly
• Retiring from Endurance races no longer registers the player finishing in that position
• Rubber deposits on Sepang/Brands Hatch no longer phase in/out

Online

• Creating an Online session no longer causes your Offline difficulty setting to change to that off the Online lobby
• Re-joining a session no longer can have the player take control of a vehicle out of world
• Using ‘Previous Grid Order’ or ‘Previous Grid Order Reversed’ no longer scrambles the grid order
• If a user DNFs in a Circuit Race, the event will now conclude correctly
• After a host leaves a session during a race countdown, the next session no longer starts immediately after being created
• Race invites from EA App now work correctly between Origin and EA App
• Loading out of session no longer causes the Player Lobby to display an empty session
• Friends no longer appear Offline when they are Online
• Livery and Clean & Respray options are now available when in an Online Career lobby
• Several event rewards have been adjusted to give out correct items
• Gaining control of a vehicle before the host in a Multi-Class race will no longer cause the user to see themselves as the host
• Lobby countdown no longer stop when the host leaves and rejoins the same session
• Players can now progress past selecting a vehicle if the lobby countdown is cancelled when changing a vehicle

Driven to Glory

• Excessive corner cutting in Episode 1 now correctly applies penalties
• The ‘Story Events Completed’ indicator now counts those from the DLC
• Objective ‘3rd or Higher in your Class’ for an event in Enduring Spirit is now correctly unlocked
• The camera is no longer blocked in ‘Expensive Elimination’ & ‘McKane vs. McKane’

Performance/System/AI

• AI Nemesis states should no longer be permanent across different races
  • Nemesis state now correctly deteriorates as races progress. If a Nemesis is not antagonised during the closing stages of the race, there is a good (60%) chance they will not be Nemesis in the next race
• Nemesis states no longer apply during Dynamic Events
• AI no longer drive slower once the time is up in Endurance races
• Rival and Nemesis states now show correctly both in-game and post-race
• Drift smoke now shows correctly (PS5) 
• 'Profile level' now shows as completed when reaching max level
• Actual results are now matched with what is shown on the leaderboard
• Several tweaks to camera behaviour during and outside of races have been made
• Several UI fixes and improvements have been made throughout the game
• Several stability adjustments have been made, reducing the frequency of game crashes
• Several visual improvements have been made throughout the game to tracks and environments

Achievements/Trophies

• The trophy “For the Time Extended Crew” now unlocks correctly
• The trophy “Need for Speed” now unlocks consistently
• The trophies “Ace Driving” and “Misty-Eyed” now unlock correctly

Text/Audio

• Fixed an issue that caused audio stuttering when using USB audio devices
• Scripted audio events now take flashbacks into account
• “Your teammate has crashed” line no longer triggers incorrectly
• “Keep climbing places” line no longer triggers incorrectly
• Monologues of Ryan and the commentator no longer overlap during DLC 2’s ‘Brotherly Battle’
• The soundtrack is no longer boosted at the moment it loops
• Voiceover for car disqualifications now triggers correctly
• The player is no longer congratulated on the voiceover for failing Event 4 in DLC 2
• Undamaged cars no longer have a damaged engine rattle sound
• Several text and translation errors have been resolved

A discussion thread about these patch notes can be found here.

See you on the GRID!