DriveClub’s Japan update arrives alongside a new game mode & tweaks

A new title update for DriveClub is available to download now containing the game’s free Japan DLC and a host of bug fixes and tweaks.

Coming in at 3.33GB, title update 1.10 introduces five new tracks set within Japan plus a new Multiplayer Time Trial online game mode, which presumably lets players compete for the fastest time in a simultaneous multiplayer match.

Various gameplay improvements are included in the patch as well, including changes made to the AI’s drafting behaviour that should reduce the occasional ‘rubber-banding’ effect of CPU cars, along with a tweak to collisions that reduces the amount of speed lost from an impact while driving on a straight.

A new option to remove the crowd, track infrastructure and corner flags has been introduced, too.

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 with AI car wing mirrors not showing a reflecltion 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.

The patch also introduces support for a range of add-ons due to arrive next week.

Add-ons (coming January 27-29):

• 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. This Expansion Pack includes the Apex Car Pack and Apex Tour Pack.
• 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.
• The 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.

I went back and re-reviewed DriveClub last week and found that, if you were one of the players who gave up on it at launch, now might be a good time to go back and give it another go.

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