Driveclub's latest patch adds Japan DLC, new online mode, improves AI and more

News by Sherif Saed Contributor

Published on Jan. 19, 2015

The latest patch to Driveclub has arrived right on schedule bringing with it all kinds of improvements and additions along with the Japan DLC.

The 1.10 patch for Driveclub is out now and it's 3.33GB in size. Other than the new Japanese tracks, the patch improves the weather visuals and adds a new online game mode.

Evolution has posted the full thing on Facebook, and we've got it for you below.

New Features

Adds a new online game mode: Multiplayer Time Trial
Adds five new tracks in Japan, offering 11 variants in total
Nakasendo, Japan (2 variants)
Lake Shoji, Japan (2 variants)
Asagiri Hills Racetrack (3 variants)
Takahagi Hills (2 variants)
Goshodaira (2 variants)

Gameplay Improvements

Improvements to the weather visuals, including rainbows and heat haze
Makes changes to Drift Mode, to prevent backing up to score more points.
Makes changes to AI drafting behaviour
Makes changes to the impact of world collisions whilst driving on a straight, to reduce the amount of drag and speed lost from impact
Adds a new option to Event Settings to race without crowd, track infrastructure and corner flags
Adds the option to browse and register for Multiplayer events via the Social Hub
Windscreen wiper speeds have been changed
A bug causing AI car wing mirrors to show a flase reflection has now been fixed
Disables overscan compensation when playing via Remote Play
Adds a link to the PlayStation®Store to the DRIVECLUB Home menu
Also includes a number of minor bug fixes, performance improvements and usability tweaks

Photomode Improvements

Adds the option to reset damage and remove dirt when taking a photo
Adds the option to permanently hide camera movement controls when accessing Photo Mode
Players can now access Photo Mode while using a steering wheel via R3
Players can now move the camera while OSD is disabled in photo mode

Add-ons

Adds support for the Icona Vulcano, coming to PlayStation®Store as a free download later in January
Adds support for the Apex Expansion Pack, coming to PlayStation®Store as a premium download later in January
The Apex Car Pack includes 5 new cars: Enzo Ferrari, Caterham R500 Superlight, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Centennial Edition, McLaren 650S Coupe, and Jaguar C-X75 Prototype Edition
he Apex Tour Pack includes 11 new Events and 5 new Trophies
Adds support for the Sakura Tour Pack, coming to PlayStation®Store as a premium download later in January
The Sakura Tour Pack includes 11 new Events and 5 new Trophies
Adds support for 2 new livery packs, coming to PlayStation®Store as a premium download later in January. Each Livery Pack contains 5 new livery patterns to customise your cars with