Zwift Release 1.50 & October Events

With us beginning a release/patch cadence of every two weeks, here is what you can expect in the upcoming release and what events are on the horizon. The release is expected to go live Wednesday, October 11th at approximately 15:00 UTC. This release will be a rolling release, meaning we will scale up the percentage of people with the release over a few days to minimize bugs or crashes. Below you will find the updates included in this release.

- Virtual Shifting will be supported on Zwift Hub with the Zwift Play or Zwift Click controllers through firmware updates when they are released. Ensure that your Hub is updated to firmware 5.2 to check it out! 

Improved bike movement behavior in worlds with left-hand traffic.

- Zwift Play: Fixed an issue which could cause reconnection issues or game crashes on the Pairing screen.

Fixed an issue that could potentially cause Zwifter’s bikes to sway left or right in a pack and lose draft in Pack Dynamics 4.1.

- Fixed a crash that could potentially occur when starting a Coffee Stop via the Zwift Companion app.

- Fixed an issue which caused the roadway and water to flicker in the cave on the Jungle Circuit route in Watopia.

- Fixed an issue which caused water to be missing on some routes in Makuri Islands.

- General game stability improvements.

Windows

- Fixed a crash that could occur on the pairing screen

- Fixed a crash that could occur when saving a video screenshot

Android, iOS

- Fixed an issue where password reset emails were not sent if the account's email address contained a "+".

Check out the details for events that are coming up in the next month. All events are available to be covered in marketing promotions beginning the date of registration or first in-market date.

Climb Portal

Details: We have the new schedule available for October. You will continue to find the climbs that will be available for two week in the image below. We will now have one portal with a 'Climb of the Month' and one portal with a rotating number of climbs to choose from.

Climb Portal Free Ride Schedule:

Website: https://www.zwift.com/events/series/zwift-climb-portal

Tour of Watopia

Dates: October 2 - November 12

Details: The Tour of Watopia is back! Charge towards your next level during the five on-demand stages. Double XP galore, tons of swag to unlock, and endless fitness gains. Check off stages by knocking out a ride on-demand or joining a Tour of Watopia, ZRacing, or club event to get double XP on your schedule.

URL: zwift.com/tour-of-watopia

Monthly Mission

Theme: Wander Watopia

Mission Type: Complete any 3 unique Watopia routes to earn the badge

Registration Launch: September 25 @ 8AM PT | 4PM BST

Campaign Launch: October 2 @ 8AM PT | 4PM BST

Registration End: November 4 @ 4:59pm PT | November 5 @ 12:59AM BST

Campaign End: November 5 @ 4:59pm PT | November 6 @ 12:59AM BST

Recommended Activity: Check out Tour of Watopia or ZRacing events. To learn more about the mission, click here.

ZRacing Monthly Series - October

Theme: Race Watopia

Time to fly through Watopia—October's ZRacing Monthly Series. Sign up to crush routes on Zwift’s most popular world and up those fitness gains.

Event Types: Open to all

Race Details:

Website: zwift.com/racing