Motorsport Games and Studio 397 have been doing a pretty good job with Le Mans Ultimate past the release day, and to complete the addition of the second series in the sim racing title, the final ELMS DLC arrived, but there is more than just the final LMP3 car and the circuit included in the pack, with a new Hypercar coming for free, along with refinements in the core of the simulator.
The ELMS Pack 3 brings the two pieces left to complete the grid and calendar of the 2025 season, with the Duqueine D09 being Duqueine Engineering’s alternative to the Ginetta G61 LT-P3 Evo, which got a center of gravity revision, and the popular Ligier JS P325. The final circuit to be brought was Barcelona, with the Spanish circuit being not only a common place for endurance racing, but a good testing facility, which is generally in the route of manufacturers and constructors wanting to prepare new machinery.
Outside the DLC, other ELMS circuits received extra layouts to add some variety, like Paul Ricard, which has four extra layouts to the regular ELMS one, and Silverstone, that got three extra layouts, including the WEC one that uses the Wing building section for the pitlane and start line.
Going back to FIA WEC content, it was the day to unveil the livery of the new Genesis GMR-001 LMDh, but along with the livery reveal, the virtual rendition of the car, which has a curious V8 turbo engine with two WRC inline 4s merged together, was included for free in LMU, taking part of the 2025 FIA WEC grid until the UI and other elements of the simulator are adapted to welcome the 2026 season entries.
The GMR-001 has been under extensive testing for two years, with some circuits present in LMU being used to test the new machine, so if you’re a regular follower of Genesis Magma Racing’s YouTube channel, you might have the circuit list in your head to do the tests yourself. As the case with new releases, the GMR-001 still doesn’t have the CoachDave setup preset, with the options being either the LMU preset or your own tinkering.
Below the surface, some things also changed, as TRUEFORCE and haptic feedback was included in LMU, with some options open even for non-TRUEFORCE Logitech wheels. The UI was changed from CEF to Coherent, which along with other improvements, allows better navigation and improved loading times in general, preparing the terrain for the console release.
Balance of Performance was heavy in the 1.3 version, with practically every car being reviewed and adjusted, which might make things more evenly matched. If you want to check out the list and other things, the changelog is in LMU’s Steam page.
IMAGES: Studio 397, Le Mans Ultimate in-game screenshots
Comments
Post a Comment
Do you have an opinion? Feel free to comment.