Gran Turismo 7 Undocumented Changes Thread (Update 1.40)

[RACECAR]

Based on the original thread format by @Johnnypenso


For every update released, there is the potential for changes not listed in the initial patch notes. Please report any undocumented changes you find in the current update and I'll update the OP as much as possible to reflect those changes found.


1. It is encouraged that you make an effort in verifying these changes as much as possible, either through videos or images.
2. If you need help from the community to verify something, don't be afraid to ask.
3. It is strongly advised that you be as specific and detailed as possible with the information including a brief description of the bug or improvement before it was fixed/changed (if applicable) and how. If English is not your first language that's ok, just do it to the best of your ability.


THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD ABOUT THE OFFICIAL CHANGES Only any changes not listed on the official site are discussed here
THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE UPDATE or anything else other than undocumented changes in the update. Keep those strictly to the appropriate threads:

Update (1.40)​

Documented Changes




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1. Opening Movie
　- The opening cinematic that plays when starting up the game has been updated. After the update, the 'Play Opening Movie' option will be set to 'On' when the game will be started the next time.
　
2. Cars
　- The following seven new cars have been added:
　　・Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi '68 (Sold at the 'Legend Cars' dealership)
　　・Dodge Challenger SRT Demon '18
　　・Lexus LFA '10
　　・Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II '91 (Sold at the 'Legend Cars' dealership)
　　・NISMO 400R '95 (Sold at the 'Legend Cars' dealership)
　　・Porsche 911 GT3 RS (992) '22
　　・Tesla Model 3 Performance '23
　
3. Tracks
　- The 'Lake Louise' race track has been added in six different layouts:
　　・Lake Louise Long Track
　　・Lake Louise Long Track Reverse
　　・Lake Louise Short Track
　　・Lake Louise Short Track Reverse
　　・Lake Louise Tri-Oval
　　・Lake Louise Tri-Oval Reverse

The new track will be unlocked at Collector Level 22.

4. World Circuits
　- 'Meeting Place' has been replaced with the 'Paddock.' This mode can be accessed from the 'World Circuits' or 'Multiplayer' pavilions and enables players to communicate with one another through text chat and emoticons;
　- 'Arcade Race' has been replaced with 'Quick Race.' Also, in addition to the existing AI, players can select to race a prototype of the AI racing agent 'Gran Turismo Sophy.' (Only available on the PS5 version in specific tracks and cars);
　- The prizes for Quick Race and Custom Race have been increased. Credits awarded for these races increase based on the player's Collector Level and Circuit Experience progress;
　- 'Weekly Challenges' have been added, where players can face events that change every week. This mode becomes available after clearing Menu Book No. 39 ('Championship: World GT Series') and having watched the ending;
　- An 'Event Directory' button has been added to make it easy to find all the race events currently available;
　- A 'Change Car' button has been added;
　- 'Circuit Experience' has been added to 'Lake Louise' track in the 'Americas' section;
　- The following new events have been added to 'World Circuits':
　　・World Touring Car 900
　　　- Trial Mountain Circuit
　　　- Nürburgring
　　　- Suzuka Circuit
　　　- Autopolis
　　・X2019 Nations Cup
　　　- Interlagos Circuit
　　　- Trial Mountain Circuit
　　　- Dragon Trail
　　　- Lago Maggiore Circuit
　　・World Rally Challenge Gr.B
　　　- Lake Louise
　　・Japanese 4WD Challenge 600
　　　- Lake Louise
　　・Pickup Truck Race
　　　- Lake Louise
　　・Clubman Cup+
　　　- Special Stage RouteＸ
　　　- Watkins Glen International
　　　- Monza Circuit
　　　- Fuji Speedway
　　・GT Cup Gr.3
　　　- Daytona International Speedway
　　　- Deep forest Raceway
　　　- Red bull Ring
　　　- Mount Panorama

5. Licence Center
　- 'Master Licences' have been added to License. This license is unlocked after completing the 'Normal License.'

6. Brand Central
　- New Museum section for 'Abarth' has been added for Europe (Italy);

7. Café
　- The following Menu Books have been added:
　　・Menu Book No.48: 'World Touring Car 900' (Collector Level 39 and above);
　　・Menu Book No.49: 'Nations Cup' (Collector Level 50 and above);

　- The following Extra Menus have been added:
　　・ Extra Menu No.31: 'Collection: Road-Going Racers' (Collector Level 30 and above);
　　・Extra Menu No.32: 'Collection: Lexus' (Collector Level 34 and above);
　　・Extra Menu No.33: 'Collection: Red Bull X Series' (Collector Level 50 and above);

- Added new sets of conversations with the Car Designers and Characters appearing in the Café. These new conversations can be accessed by changing to the following cars in 'Garage' and speaking with the Characters in the Café:
　
　CAR DESIGNERS
　　- Ed Welburn
　　　・Dodge Challenger SRT Demon '18
　　　・Ferrari FXX K '14

　　- Fabio Filippini
　　　・DS DS3 Racing
　　　・Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
　　　・Ferrari F430

　　- Freeman Thomas
　　　・Volkswagen 1200
　　　・Volkswagen Samba Bus

　　- Hideo Kodama
　　　・Jaguar XJ13 '66

　　- Shiro Nakamura
　　　・Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4
　　　・NISMO 400R

8. GT Auto
　- Car Maintenance & Service
　　Engine Swaps have been added for the following cars (Unlocked at Collector Level 50):
　　・Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 Road Car
　　・Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C6) '09
　　・Dodge Viper GTS '13
　　・Ford Mustang Gr.3 Road Car
　　・Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 '15
　　・Lexus RC F '14
　　・Mazda Atenza Gr.3 Road Car
　　・Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.B Road Car
　　・Nissan GT-R Nismo '17
　　・Subaru WRX Gr.B Road Car

　- Car Customization
　　The following brands have been added to the pre-set decals in the Livery Editor:
　　・Spoon

9. Tuning Shop
　- 'Snow Tyres' have been added to the Tuning Shop.

10. Scapes
　- The 'Player's Favourites' collection has been added as a featured Curation in Scapes;
　- The 'Polyphony Digital Tokyo Office' has been added as a new Spot under 'Japan' > 'Tokyo';
　- A 'Rendering Quality' option has been added in the 'Detailed Settings' section of the 'Camera' tab: 'Standard,' 'Fine.' and 'Extra Fine' can now be selected to increase the number of subframes when rendering and increase the quality of photos with movement.

11. Race Photos
　- Changed the height limit of Walk Mode for certain tracks so that it is now possible to take photos from a higher position;
　- New 'Shutter Speed' values have been added. It is now possible to select a speed between 1s and 1/30s;
　- A 'Rendering Quality' option has been added in the 'Detailed Settings' section of the 'Camera' tab: 'Standard,' 'Fine.' and 'Extra Fine' can now be selected to increase the number of subframes when rendering and increase the quality of photos with movement.

12. Replay
　- A 'Replay Loop' option has been added in the Replay Options. (Only available for regular replays.)

13. GT Menu
　- A new dashboard, which shows completion rates for each of the various World Map pavilions, have been added.

14. Multiplayer
　- 'Paddock' and 'Split Screen Race' have been added. In 'Split Screen Race', up to 4 players, each with their own controller, can now race together. (PS5 version only.)

15. Sport
　- Indicators have been added to the Driver List in the post-race screen to show the variations in the Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR).

Other Improvements and Adjustments​

1. Cars
　- Fixed an issue with the 'Garage RCR Civic' wherein the anti-roll bar setting could not be changed after a fully customized suspension had been fitted;
　- Increased the viewable range of the interior of the 'Toyota Ambulance Himedic '21' in the VR Showroom.

2. Localization
　- Fixed various text localization issues.

Undocumented Changes
​

• Controller vibration can now be set to 150.
• A new warning has been added when setting the FFB torque to 7 and above.
• PP restrictions for all GT Cup Gr.3 & GT Cup Gr.4 events have been removed.
• All Japanese 4WD Challenge events have been changed to now include Road Cars & Professionally Tuned cars.
• Christmas Music has been added.
• Messages will now appear in Photo mode regarding shutter speed and resolution, informing the player of the length taken to render.
• Various races have been updated to use appropriate DLC cars.*
• Dirt accumulation speed has been increased.
• A countdown has been added for “auto return to track” when a player goes off.
• Several cars now feature live working cluster panels showing real-time information for various functions.
• TC settings are now saved in Sport mode without having to reset them in qualifying or warm-up.
• "Sternberg", "Lim" and "Labouteley" have now been added as new AI opponents.*
• The NISMO dealer has been added in the selection filter of the home garage. The newly added Nismo 400R is listed under "NISMO"
• The rendering resolution of smoke on the base PS4 version has been reduced.
• A player that has been tagged by another will now have their name displayed in Yellow.
• An issue with the tail lights on the Honda Civic Type R (FL5) has been fixed.
• Player 1-4 configuration options have been added in controller settings.
• An issue where flash high beams in controller remap appears as "GHI0" in the US and Asian English versions of the game has been fixed.
• In the online multiplayer lobby, the "Initial Fuel" setting is now applied to all cars in the practice session in addition to the actual race.

*-To be confirmed

​

 

[RACECAR]

Well damn, Spec II has arrived. As per usual, time to see what else lies underneith this massive chonk of an update. You know the drill by now, post only changes not already posted here or in the official patch notes.

Likewise, Other changes including any issues, physics or engine swaps belong in these threads listed in the OP:

Now you may post.

 

[hyperspeed980]

Apparently Suzuka still doesn't have its new branding.

 

[RACECAR]

Apparently Suzuka still doesn't have its new branding.

So no change then.

 

[bduddy]

You can argue whether it was documented or undocumented, but part of the Weekly Challenges seems to be, limited-time Special Events that are separate from the events already in the game that were shown before.

 

[NJ72]

You can argue whether it was documented or undocumented, but part of the Weekly Challenges seems to be, limited-time Special Events that are separate from the events already in the game that were shown before.

The weekly challenge events are documented and nowhere does it say they wouldn't be separate from the other events in the game... 🤔

 

[Con85]

- You can now set 150 as max in controller vibration. (if you want to drain your battery even faster..)

 

[Parenji]

Any news about bop?

 

[bduddy]

I see a progress bar under my S SR, I don't believe that was there before?

 

[Nuschel01]

Any news about bop?

 

[RACECAR]

You can argue whether it was documented or undocumented, but part of the Weekly Challenges seems to be, limited-time Special Events that are separate from the events already in the game that were shown before.

This was literally documented both in the official patch notes AND the update announcement so its a documented change.

 

[MroczMR]

Driving against a full field of Sophy drivers is quite fun. (although I wish I could turn off the emojis) It's going to be hard to go back to regular AI events after this. I really hope they open it up to more race options and tracks. Quick Races are pretty limited.

There was way to turn off emojis last time so maybe there is this time. Try in hud menu.

 

[newmedia_dev]

New FFB torque warning for 7 and above.

 

[con360]

PP restrictions for all GT Cup Gr.3 & GT Cup Gr.4 events is now gone, it used to be max 730PP & 630PP. Also all Japanese 4WD Challenge events include 'Road Cars & Professionally Tuned' cars now rather than just 'Road Cars' as it was previously.

And just in case anyone asks, no new paints were added in this update.

 

[Nakano219]

PP restrictions for all GT Cup Gr.3 & GT Cup Gr.4 events is now gone, it used to be max 730PP & 630PP.

In addition to this, BoP is now turned on for these events (brake balance is allowed to be changed, so they're effectively daily races from before they started added the suspension tuning).

 

[P-Courty]

Did I miss the bit about new music 🤔 including some lovely christmas songs 🎶🎄

 

[Skeletor_13]

Anyone notice that the patch notes refer to "Level 50 and above"?

 

[Rossell2]

There are now popup messages in Photo mode regarding shutter speed and resolution when taking photos informing you of the length taken to render. For shutter speed it appears 1/30 and below. Using Extra Fine for the resolution.

 

[Lord Protector]

In addition to this, BoP is now turned on for these events (brake balance is allowed to be changed, so they're effectively daily races from before they started added the suspension tuning).

So, no more tuning

 

[Skeletor_13]

There are now popup messages in Photo mode regarding shutter speed and resolution when taking photos informing you of the length taken to render. For shutter speed it appears 1/30 and below. Using Extra Fine for the resolut

Oh wow. Yeah! Quality improvement there.

 

[GlamFM]

Not really a bug, but certainly an oversight: The RB X2019 Anniversary Edition does not count towards Red Bull X menu book completion.

 

[Skeletor_13]

It really seems like they've modified the lighting or HDR.

LGC1, PS5, HGIG, Limited - it doesn't feel as dark overall.

Placebo effect or change...?

 

[Nakano219]

I think some races have had the opponents updated to use appropriate DLC cars.

One example is that the Sunday Cup Classic race at Maggiore that's been in the game since launch now has Gallo using the 60s Alfa we got a few months ago.

 

[RobertHammer]

It really seems like they've modified the lighting.

LGC1, HGIG, Limited - it doesn't feel as dark overall.

Placebo effect or change...?

dont you need to enable full HDMI instead of limited?

 

[Skeletor_13]

dont you need to enable full HDMI instead of limited?

I dunno. I've read a lot of conjecture on the topic.
I've settled with Limited on TV, auto from PS5.

At this point, I think it's subjective...

 

[The Derdebian]

I can't wait to get home after work to check out the new update!

 

[NJ72]

New feature: "return to the map" is now located in the top left menu under the GT logo allowing you to return to the main screen from practically anywhere in one click. HALLELUJAH

 

[djolliea]

- You can now set 150 as max in controller vibration. (if you want to drain your battery even faster..)

You've been able to do that for quite some time already. I remember noticing this when I got my current wheel in April.

 

[anxiety24]

Haven't touched the game for some time, but recognized that in the world circuits races "setup page" (before starting the race), there is now a weather radar present where you can see the conditions development up until 60mins before the race - great addition to at least get an impression / rough forecast about the race weather conditions!

 

[NJ72]

Haven't touched the game for some time, but recognized that in the world circuits races "setup page" (before starting the race), there is now a weather radar present where you can see the conditions development up until 60mins before the race - great addition to at least get an impression / rough forecast about the race weather conditions!

That was a documented change in the previous update.