Tracks:
• New sandpit race track featuring both normal and reverse layouts, work-in-progress.
• New mudpit derby stadium, work-in-progress.
• New small derby stadium, work-in-progress.
Environment Art:
• Smoothed out track-sides and improved gravel race track readability.
• New work-in-progress spectator models – some previous ones remain.
• New concrete barriers, used in various derby stadiums.
Weathers:
• Two new weathers: stormy evening and misty evening.
• Weather can be now specified in the event setup.

Vehicles and Handling:
• New driver model, as of now simply static.
• Improved suspension and tire physics.
• More responsive handling with a game pad.
• Improved player vs. AI collision physics.
Damage:
• Improved deformation physics so that visual car damage is more accurate.
• Improved gameplay damage to prevent cars from getting too torn up and still going.
• Fixed a case where cars would get damaged and eventually destroyed from rubbing against a static barrier.
Replay:
• New replay mode with slow motion and fast forward time controls (-16.0x … 4.0x), a number of different cameras, target locking & switching, depth-of-field and field-of-view settings.

User Interface:
• Race timer now correctly displays hundredths as well instead of random numbers.
• Game is no longer unpaused when exiting Steam overlay if the game was paused.

Input:
• Implemented multicontroller support (e.g. wheel and pedals in separate USB ports).
• Sensitivity & deadzone adjustments now take effect without a restart.
• Added saturation, sensitivity and dead zone settings for XInput controllers.
• Game now defaults to DirectInput for wheels, hopefully making some wheels behave better.
• The game now detects more than one XInput controllers that are connected simultaneously.
• Force feedback is disabled for Microsoft Sidewinder FF wheel in an attempt to work around buggy driver causing lag.
Audio:
• Increased AI engine volume.
• General improvements.

A new update containing a number of hot fixes and other improvements is now available!
Changelog:
• Added support for one additional DirectInput device.
• Input bindings are reset for all users to avoid weird issues.
• Reset and reverse camera can be now mapped to different inputs.
• Handling no longer gets locked to right with certain gamepads.
• Replay no longer exhibits black screen in some cases.
• Steering wheel input is now disabled in photo mode.
• Force feedback is now disabled in replay mode.
• Gravel track lap counter now works as designed.
• Various improvements to the sandpit track.
• Fixed an issue with car controls.

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Engine:

* Physics improvements, more realistic geometry dynamics.
* Implemented joint-based steering rack implementation.
* Improved visual damage accuracy and realism, cars now deform more like they're made of sheet metal instead of paper or plastic.
* Implemented ambient occlusion maps for vehicles.
* Resurrected ambient shadow for vehicles, now affected by visual damage.
* Resurrected low frequency ambient occlusion for scenes.
* Running Steam client is no longer needed for dedicated servers.
* Again reduced dedicated server CPU load on empty servers.
* Improved tire adhesion audio, now reacts to different tyre conditions.
* Implemented basic anti-hacking measures: The game now detects in case there are modified or additional files in sensitive data folders, excluding art. In case modded content is is detected leaderboards are disabled. Multiplayer requires that the server and clients have the same modified files.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you're persistently receiving an error message about data mismatch and can't pinpoint the culprit, please delete the whole 'data' folder and verify data integrity via Steam.

Gameplay:

* Added a new game mode: Sprint Cup, consisting of 3 heats of 2 lap races.
* Added basic part durability mechanic: parts now wear with use, lowering performance.
* AI opponents are now picked based on player's car class.
* Added a set of new AI opponents with different cars.
* Enabled ABS & TCS helpers in multiplayer.
* Fixed team race lap position points awarding.
* Improve lost tire and damage tracking in replay.
* Improved gamepad controls.

Upgrading:

* Implemented a new (placeholder) upgrading menu.
* Added a whole host of new vehicle parts.
* Implemented a placeholder marketplace.

User Interface:

* Improved chat functionality.
* Added an alert when a multiplayer event is about to start.
* Implemented more accurate option sliders when using a controller.

Tracks:

* Added a new race track: Mixed 1.
* Added a new race track: Tarmac 2.
* Added a new derby track: Lawn Mower Derby.
* Improved replay cameras on all tracks.
* Improved AI behaviour on all tracks.
* Added sunset weather.

Vehicles:

* Added a new vehicle: Lawn Mower with rag doll driver.
* Updated tyre model.
* Improved vehicle setups.