Release notes

0.7.2-dev · Restore XR gameplay pacing up to 120 FPS

Replacement for the withdrawn 0.7.1-dev / dev-2026-11-10-r2 release.
Windows PCVR and Quest standalone are rebuilt from the same source revision.

Cause and correction

The 0.7.1 PCVR preset stopped requesting a fixed 72 Hz display rate. The game
also used that refresh-rate option to decide whether to bypass its retail
60 Hz presentation wait. Keeping the runtime's rate therefore disabled the
XR timing path and restored the cap. This coupling was missed by the earlier
helper-only timing tests.

XR race pacing now depends on XR being active and the game being in a race,
independently of any refresh-rate request. Both the immediate presentation
path and the elapsed-time simulation path remain enabled at automatic,
72, 80, 90 and 120 Hz. Frontend/intro timing and the guest vblank clock remain
unchanged. This correction applies to both platforms.

For 120 FPS on PCVR, select 120 Hz in Virtual Desktop before launch.
The shipped NFSU2_VR_REFRESH_HZ=0 preserves that rate. Sustained rendered FPS
still depends on scene, PC performance and runtime behavior; the final build
has not undergone a sustained 120 FPS gameplay measurement.

All 0.7.1 control, camera, lowercase keyboard, shifter pickup, menu scrollbar,
screen-opacity and default screen-grab changes are retained.

Downloads and validation

• Existing PCVR installation: extract NFSU2VR-PCVR-Update-0.7.2-dev.zip, close the game, run Update-PCVR.cmd and choose the folder containing nfsu2-pcvr.exe. Replaced files are backed up; game data, saves, music and preferences are preserved.
• Full PCVR package: extract the PCVR ZIP and run Start-PCVR.cmd.
• Quest: install the new APK over the existing app. Package org.nfsu2.quest, version code 12, retains the previous signing certificate.

The new regression harness compiles the actual guest presentation hook with
a synthetic runtime. The withdrawn source fails with the shipped preset;
the fix passes eight option combinations, command payload preservation,
XR disabled, and repeated menu/race transitions. Simulation checks pass at
72/80/90/120 Hz on Windows and directly on Quest 3 ARM64. Nine additional
Windows control/camera/cockpit regression executables pass.

Builds, package inventories, signatures and checksums are verified. Exact
checks are recorded in BUILD-INFO.json. This remains a development prerelease;
the existing unsupported CopChase limitation remains. No retail game data,
saves or optional community asset packs are included.