The 1.3 update patch notes have just arrived for F1 Manager 23. The update brings changes in many areas, such as game stability, balance, and team management. Not only these, but it also addresses numerous issues that negatively impact the gameplay. These include fixing a rare game crash occurring after a red flag. That said, let’s review the F1 Manager 23 1.3 update patch notes below.
Patch Notes for the F1 Manager 23 1.3 Update
Game Stability
- Fixed issue preventing user from sending out reconfigured car in qualifying
- Fixed soft lock after multiple viewings of the qualification data screen
- Fixed rare game crash occurring after a red flag
- Fixed soft lock after race left on pause for a significant length of time
- Fixed rare crash on NVIDIA GPU
- Fixed rare crash after resuming Race Replay save
- Fixed soft lock scrolling driver standings panel when running reserve driver in P1
Game Balance
- Rebalanced rating decline rate for elite, older drivers
- Rebalanced rating decline impact for drivers that DNF
- Rebalanced progression rate of F2/F3 drivers
Team Management
- Fixed inaccurate ‘Grid Average’ data in Car Analysis
- Improved DHL Fastest Pit Stop Competition end-of-season flow
- Updated compound performance report for Qatar
Race Sim
- Fixed data discrepancies occurring from a mid-session save
- Fixed weather from changing when loading mid-session save
- Fixed “x Laps To Go” notification appearing too early
- Fixed Events in Data View showing as ‘undefined.’
- Improved garage lighting
- Improved pit exit battle team radio messages
- Reduced frequency of ‘overheating tires’ team radio messages
- Reduced frequency of pit stop error replays (for minor pit stop delays)
Race Sim
- Fixed some unequal car performance attributes in ‘Equal Performance’ Exclusive Scenarios
- Fixed tire compounds showing incorrectly on the tire wear graph in Race Moments
- Improved clarity of Exclusive Scenario Starting Grid objectives
Console / Controller
- Improved analog stick sensitivity
Presentation
- Fixed long pause before selected team appears on screen in team selection and title screen backgrounds
- Fixed gender tag displaying on pit crew screen in German localization
- Fixed text truncation on the pit crew screen for all non-English localization
F1 Manager 23 and the 1.3 update are available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.
If you’re looking for more comprehensive patch notes, you can check out the 1.12 patch for the previous game here. Finally, stay tuned to The Nerd Stash for comprehensive guides.
