Anyone tried the latest version yet? Looks promising..
Changes from 1.44 to 1.45: 
- Improved collisions on multiplayer 
- Added packet optimization 
- Improved work with TCP and UDP 
- Improved algorithm for multiplayer 
- Improved ping display 
- Improved steering wheel on replay 
- Improved multiplayer chat 
- Added pop-up for the multiplayer chat 
- Added chat logging to a file 
- Added list of players from the lobby 
- Added allowing all cars to the servers 
- Added FFB smoothing methods 1 and 2 
- Added additional options to the Force Feed Back Strength and Friction 
- Added FFB2 method
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