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Project CARS – New Rain Effects Come Close To Those Of Driveclub

Driveclub has undeniable some of the best rain effects we’ve ever seen in a racing game. And while Project CARS looks amazing, its rain effects did not come close to those found in its big console rival. But that may change as Slightly Mad Studios is working on improving Project CARS’ rain effects. YouTube’s member ‘Darren White’ has released a video from a new version of Project CARS – that is not live yet – showing the improved rain effects. Do note that these effects are still WIP and are not final yet. Enjoy! Continue reading Project CARS – New Rain Effects Come Close To Those Of Driveclub

Project CARS – Patch 1.4 Changelog Revealed, Will Improve Force Feedback Strength & Steering Feeling

Slightly Mad Studios has revealed the changelog for Project CARS; upcoming patch. This patch will improve force feedback strength, and will bring enhancements to the steering feeling. Unfortunately, though, there won’t be any performance improvements for the PC version. There is no ETA yet for this patch, however we’ll be sure to keep you posted. You can view its complete changelog below. Continue reading Project CARS – Patch 1.4 Changelog Revealed, Will Improve Force Feedback Strength & Steering Feeling

Project CARS Dev Clarifies On 30-40% Performance Boost – Only For DX12 On PC

A couple of days ago, Ian Bell – Slightly Mad Studios’ boss – claimed that DX12 would bring a 30-40% performance boost in Project CARS. Ian Bell wrote this on an Xbox One thread, suggesting that this boost was for Microsoft’s current-gen console. Well, it appears this is not the case as Ian Bell clarified the performance boost PC and console players can expect from this new API. Continue reading Project CARS Dev Clarifies On 30-40% Performance Boost – Only For DX12 On PC

AMD Catalyst 15.5 Beta Driver Now Available, Improves Performance In Project CARS & The Witcher 3

AMD has finally released a new driver that focuses mainly on Project CARS and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. According to its changelog, this driver adds a Crossfire profile for The Witcher 3 and offers up to 10% performance increase on single GPU Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics products, as well as up to 17% performance increase on Radeon R9 and R7 Series graphics products. Continue reading AMD Catalyst 15.5 Beta Driver Now Available, Improves Performance In Project CARS & The Witcher 3

Slightly Mad Studios Issues Official Statement About Project CARS on AMD’s Graphics Cards

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the performance of Project CARS on AMD’s graphics cards. And this whole thing forced Slightly Mad Studios to issue an official statement about it. As the statement reads, for the past few days, erroneous information posted on Reddit and other websites has spread misinformation with regards to Project CARS’ performance on systems using AMD GPUs. Continue reading Slightly Mad Studios Issues Official Statement About Project CARS on AMD’s Graphics Cards

Project CARS – PC Performance Analysis

Project CARS has finally been released on the PC, and GreenManGaming has provided us with a key for this highly anticipated racer. Project CARS has been described by a lot of gamers as the ‘Crysis’ of racing games. And while the game looks amazing, it comes with some really high GPU requirements and some serious CPU issues. Continue reading Project CARS – PC Performance Analysis

Slightly Mad Studios’ Boss: “NVIDIA have not paid us a penny”, AMD Working To Fix Performance Issues

Project CARS has just been released, and a lot of AMD owners have reported performance issues, even when using red team’s high-end GPUs. Naturally, some may have thought that this is may be caused by NVIDIA, however Ian Bell, head of Slightly Mad Studios, claimed that NVIDIA has not paid Slightly Mad Studios a penny in order to intentionally cripple the game’s performance on AMD’s graphics cards. In short, this underwhelming performance is not due to NVIDIA’s “grand scheme.” Continue reading Slightly Mad Studios’ Boss: “NVIDIA have not paid us a penny”, AMD Working To Fix Performance Issues