Hyperwheel Overdrive: groundbreaking VR car combat featuring FPS mechanics, arena battles, racing & stunts!

Hyperwheel Overdrive: Changelog

Hyperwheel Overdrive has an active update schedule and is improving all the time!

v0.12.5 (Build 568): August 11, 2022

fixed grenade bug where swapping hands didn't change activation trigger hand
made grenade timer activation sound play for grenades loaded into launcher
prevented new power-up from overwriting disable state power-up (Plane Kit / Boat Kit)
reduced index trigger activation threshold to 0.25 from 0.5 when Oculus SDK used
implemented ability to control grenade launch force based on max index trigger press
changed Valve Index to use a partial index trigger squeeze for down state instead of click
added "Use Index Trigger Secondary Action" setting for Valve Index to use with launcher
increased grenade blast radius from 60 to 90 meters
increased rocket blast radius from 50 to 75 meters
adjusted explosion force system and slightly increased max explosion forces
increased wheel spinning drag when wheel is airborne and torque is negligible
changed tire squeal audio to dirt skid when wheels are on terrain
fixed bot boat respawn loop bug for beginning of Boat Training Track

v0.12.4 (Build 567): July 29, 2022

fixed bug that auto-armed recycled grenades when taken from pool
restored missing laser rifle launcher attachment geometry
resolved intro menu closing bug when player opened menu quickly enough
fixed tutorial flag position in Vector Stadiums
fixed formatting issue with health text when using infinite health

v0.12.3 (Build 564): July 19, 2022

revised tutorial system:
- added voice instructions
- changed "Stunt" section to "Aerial" and provided instructions for Thruster Controls
- added floating marker UI for highlighting things
- fixed reference controller button highlighting
fixed controller haptics bug where wheel damage caused both controllers to vibrate
revised auto-braking system to decrease jitter and slow down more smoothly
set auto-braking system to engage when throttles are zero and vehicle is moving slowly
tweaked tire traction for vert ramps
made vehicle velocity add up to 20% additional grenade launch force
increased message time from 7.5 seconds to 9 seconds in message feed
fixed bug that prevented unlockable panels from displaying when content was unlocked
fixed bug in calculating number of landed stunt gaps for current stage

v0.12.3 (Build 564): July 19, 2022

revised tutorial system:
- added voice instructions
- added floating marker UI for highlighting things
- changed "Stunt" section to "Aerial" and provided instructions for Thruster Controls
- fixed reference controller button highlighting
fixed controller haptics bug where wheel damage caused both controllers to vibrate
revised auto-braking system to decrease jitter and slow down more smoothly
set auto-braking system to engage when throttles are zero and vehicle is moving slowly
tweaked tire traction for vert ramps
made vehicle velocity add up to 20% additional grenade launch force
increased message time from 7.5 seconds to 9 seconds in message feed
fixed bug that prevented unlockable panels from displaying when content was unlocked
fixed bug in calculating number of landed stunt gaps for current stage

v0.12.2 (Build 558): June 28, 2022

implemented system for subtly guiding car within lip range of vert ramps
major modifications to multiple areas of Xenodome
prevented plane end causing vehicle body gyro system to orient towards last ground angle
massive reductions in lightmap sizes in all stages

v0.12.1 (Build 553): June 10, 2022

corrected issue where not all laser blasts originated from current rifle barrel position
refined tire traction variables to improve terrain & non-terrain driving
updated Xenodome skybox & dome materials
made minor updates to Xenodome geometry
expanded The Flats race track in Xenodome
disabled mesh vertex position compression as it was distorting some big pipe meshes
fixed bug that prevented Seeker Balls from exploding
fixed issue with explosion fireballs not always showing up for explosions
added setting to disable viewing angle checks for deciding whether rearview camera runs

v0.12.0 (Build 548): May 31, 2022

upgraded from Unity 2019.4 to 2021.3
- upgraded to new Unity XR system
- upgraded to new Unity input system
- upgraded rendering from Single Pass to Single Pass Instanced (big performance gains)
- upgraded voice chat system to latest version & added positional audio
- upgraded various other packages to latest versions
- upgraded SteamVR and re-implemented SteamVR input for OpenVR
- added default SteamVR input bindings for Oculus Touch, Index, Vive, & WMR
improved ability to keep wheels on ground while driving on terrain
added wheel collision damping forces based on wheels pointing forward at impact
improved ability to drive straight off ramps further by adding angular damping forces
decreased wheel gyro forces when boat initially becomes airborne
significant Volcanica terrain changes
upgraded terrain shader to MicroSplat for better performance & graphics
doubled grass & vegetation in Volcanica & HyperCorp Complex
added objective position indicator when not facing towards objective target
implemented object pooling for plane wings & projectiles
fixed multiple power-up interaction bugs and cleaned up logic
set other players & bots to use single audio source for engine & paddle wheel sounds
increased volume of tire collision sounds
disabled hand interactor collisions with most colliders to improve efficiency
added launcher power meter to rifle for Spiked Balls and Seeker Balls
improved glow / bloom effects
improved menu memory usage and performance
fixed multiple menu interactivity bugs (buttons & scrollbars)
fixed UI pointer hand swapping bug when hands touch menu object
added trophies to Races & Challenges menu panel
added unlocking conditions to Races & Challenges panel & various Match Setup fields
made Vector Stadium locked by default and adjusted some other unlockables
improved hyperwheel particle effects
updated look of boosts to help players determine boost orientation
overhauled layers to decrease unnecessary physics interactions
set CTF short respawn time 2 player limit to disregard bots
fixed power-up question mark icon display over water
made the new sign posts rigidbodies that can be knocked over
changed spectator follow camera to physics-based movement
adjusted spectator controls to use average of head & hands positions for forward
added stick input movement to follow cam to adjust follow offset position
made players hitting speeds that should be unreachable trigger a respawn
smoothed out networked vehicle body rotation
added real velocity to speedometer when difference is 20% or greater
fixed speedometer bug that resulted in slightly inaccurate speeds
fixed bug where boat grounded in water couldn't accelerate from either traction or paddles
improved boat forces to always ride along surface even if boat is pointed down into water
improved plane pitch stability
improved efficiency of boundary damage application
improved thruster controls interaction efficiency & added sound to grab/ungrab
fixed bug where B button release after manual respawn was still triggering "recover"
added sound & animation to positional boosts & made them apply forces to projectiles
fixed bug with upside-down plane grounded gyro not rotating in correct direction
added checkered flags to all race finish line checkpoints
regenerated fonts to improve text sharpness
added new "Stones" unlockable vehicle decal
fixed audio distortion bug when using smaller than regular World Scale settings

v0.11.11 (Build 452): November 26, 2021

combined meshes to optimize all stages resulting in substantially fewer CPU draw calls
combined meshes on vehicle where possible & added LOD levels to limit detail at a distance
fixed harsh red lighting around Volcanica Bridge in Volcanica
added new tunnel under Trident Falls in Volcanica that exits the North hills
added new warning & speed suggestion signs to various places in Xenodome & Volcanica
fixed plane / boat removal bug at match start for races & regions that start with car mod
improved ability to drive straight off ramps
made paddle wheel splash audio louder and increased particle system intensity
updated water shader
added new tunnel under Trident Falls in Volcanica that exits the North hills
fixed harsh red lighting around Volcanica Bridge in Volcanica
mesh combining in all stages resulting in big CPU draw call reductions
added new warning & speed suggestion signs to various places in Xenodome & Volcanica
made paddle wheel splash audio louder and increased particle system intensity

v0.11.10 (Build 446): November 17, 2021

fixed multiple potential errors with player connects / disconnects
fixed bug that incorrectly linked 3rd-person power-ups with vehicle power-ups
updated 3rd-person power-ups to use custom item positions if they are set
upgraded grass / foliage package to latest version to correct error

v0.11.9 (Build 443): November 11, 2021

made bots shoot worse and less frequently
various audio volume tweaks
fixed bug that made Seeker Ball challenges end early
fixed bug that removed name markers for cube cams after stage change

v0.11.8 (Build 440): November 4, 2021

updated bot player driver targeting to use last visible position of player
set players & bots to be initialized for match if they join / get created during match
set high point stunts to show up in message feed for other players in Free Play
fixed bug that sometimes prevented stage networked objects from spawning for clients

v0.11.7 (Build 433): October 29, 2021

major bot upgrades:
- AI steering overhaul; much better dodging of walls & obstacles
- added scans for ground drops ahead of wheels
- major revisions to risk analysis system
- added player detection to sphere scan that was previously used just to detect items
- implemented waypoint system to allow bots to race effectively on many tracks
- added target searching behaviour when getting shot by a laser
- many details added to decision-making about driving instructions & power-ups
- multiple power-ups fixed including Spring & Boat
- fixed Smasher time limit (it was not being applied to bots)
- bots now use thruster controls to straighten out airborne maneuvers
- added "Repaint Bot" button to randomize the colors & decal
Yellow Team added: new teams number setting (2 or 3) for all team-based match types
adjusted regions with vehicle mods to automatically give new Boat Kits & Plane Kits
limited custom vehicle mods to a single checkpoint during races
set vehicle mod checkpoints to automatically give new vehicle mods if needed
improved stability of respawns
improved spawn point positions in "Stadium Sky" & "Trident Mountain Range" regions
fixed bug where grounded gyro forces were being applied to vehicles when on their side
added 6 new car colors:
- Faded Yellow
- Bright Green
- Faded Green
- Sky Blue
- Faded Blue
- Light Brown
added 2 new car decals: "V Lines" & "Tiles"
tweaked some existing car colors
fixed bug that prevented Smasher collisions from making sounds
fixed bug with lasers appearing to go through walls and slowed down laser animation
fixed UI bug with object markers displaying in front of menu
fixed additional bug with object markers with display ranges set
fixed bug where match countdown text would sometimes not display
fixed bug where lasers could hit rifle when moving at high speeds
added rocket to launcher end when rocket is the next loaded projectile
moved next projectile icon to top of rifle HUD and placed projectiles 2 & 3 below
added Measuring Units setting with Metric & Imperial options for speeds & distances
removed auto-gyro pitch stabilization setting (supplanted by thruster controls)
fixed power-up bug where a full power boost could break hand interactivity
made "Recover" orient vehicle with ground plane instead of just straight up

v0.11.6 (Build 411): August 25, 2021

implemented auto-thrust secondary function to thruster controls
- easy switching between auto & manual thrust; just grab controls for manual
- will point in velocity direction according to up direction until vehicle starts falling
- when vehicle is falling, it will level out rather than point towards ground
- will attempt to align with the ground plane as the ground approaches
adjusted thrusters to kick in gradually over the course of 0.75 seconds
adjusted thrusters to deplete less charge for really small adjustments
improved rotational damping for thrusters
made body gyro system smoother on ramps
improved "Recover" function behaviour (car orientation is now properly maintained)
fixed bug that caused laser grid boundary to get stuck in visible state
updated Vector Stadium stage graphic

v0.11.5 (Build 400): August 6, 2021

intro sequence tweaks
fixed third-person camera bugs (UI & follow behaviour)
fixed "Hybrid" perspective setting third-person camera activation
implemented custom inventory item positions including rifle & thruster controls
fixed bug where spectator collider was sometimes disabled in "Free" mode
enforced time limits for server rejoin if player kicked for serious reason
added low-pass audio filter for when player is submerged

v0.11.4 (Build 390): August 1, 2021

more CPU optimizations
fixed bug that caused networked car body to drift from correct orientation

v0.11.3 (Build 374): July 6, 2021

fixed match initialization bug
fixed bug that breaks hand power-up interactivity
fixed issue with SteamVR center position resetting
increased thruster force by 15%

v0.11.2 (Build 373): July 1, 2021

added new thruster system for correcting & stabilizing car rotation in the air
- thruster charge is used up and must be recharged by driving or boating
- holographic sphere can be grabbed and rotated to control thrusters
- thrusters control pitch / yaw / roll car rotation only; they don't adjust trajectory
- added 2 yaw thrusters to car & 4 roll / pitch thrusters underneath
- new "Thrusters" match modifier controls the availability of thrusters
- added "Thrust Penalty" to stunt system
big performance improvements: optimized many scripts including UI & hand interactions
added new "Island Triathlon Course" race track to Volcanica that features all 3 vehicle types
Volcano Pass race track terrain changes
adjusted recover interactable position and fixed flickering bug
fixed bug that prevented Boost Penalty from being updated based on boost time
fixed bug that caused stunt modifiers to get overwritten as stunt HUD is displayed
improved tire traction on terrain
replaced "Flames" car decal and added new "Dots" decal
adjusted Chase matches to allow damage & death from stage hazards
updated Oculus SDK

v0.11.1 (Build 353): June 1, 2021

adjusted trigger throttle input settings to use B button for toggling reverse throttle
adjusted trigger throttle input settings to apply brakes when throttle input is zero
added control setting to toggle the plane's pitch auto-leveling system
fixed bug where player's center position gets moved over time

v0.11.0 (Build 351): May 25, 2021

added stage 6: "Sky Fortress"
changed default forward-facing driving control mode from "Regular" to "Dual"
updated driver IK system (VRIK 2.0) and set IK to be reset on respawn
adjusted suspension to be tighter when car is slow to prevent vibration
increased physics framerate to improve suspension stability on ramps at high speeds
decreased bounce from suspension system on landings
added "Solid Overlay" option to Comfort Cage setting and made it default
made non-3D Comfort Cage options fade between states
excluded plane flying from "Airborne Only" Comfort Cage option
reduced over-correction in point steering by taking current turning velocity into account
adjusted hand pointing flight input to use hand rotation for roll rather than point direction
fixed player naming bug where Steam names were not always being applied
fixed haptics setting not being enabled by default
added power meter UI to wrists for power-ups that use it
fixed multiple power-up reset interactivity bugs
improved haptics for power-up power meter
made boost use power meter for boost force as well as duration
swapped out rifle HUD charge percentage text with meter
implemented feature locking and adjusted some processes for upcoming demo
fixed issue with planes falling out of sky during countdown
improvements to tutorial system
increased Seeker Ball scan radius from 90m to 120m
increased Spy Rocket scan radius from 120m to 260m
increased Homing Rocket scan radius from 220m to 260m
made Spy Rocket player scans show the player marker for the whole team and notify target player
added custom boundaries to various regions and challenges
made continued contact with boundaries do damage
made boundaries do damage to projectiles
allowed spectators to trigger boundary visibility
added particle effect when players die
added sounds to menu interactions
added additional sounds for message feed messages
adjusted "360 Body Rotation" play style to hide wheels when menu is visible
fixed bug with client match stats not being reset properly (kills & deaths)
added "Recover Vehicle" interactable when vehicle is stuck on side
minor updates to Xenodome (cutout through ramp to North outer area)
minor updates to HyperCorp Complex (new spotlights and docks, bridge adjustment)
changed some fonts to Arial to improve readability (message feed & tutorial instructions)

v0.10.5 (Build 328): February 9, 2021

tweaked recent car / boat acceleration adjustments
fixed bug that could prevent power-ups from working
added to Southeast area of HyperCorp Complex
made 2 sections of Southern Sea Loop track easier

v0.10.4 (Build 326): February 6, 2021

implemented experimental "rail grinding" feature:
- uses lean system using head & hand positions
- added grind time & distance to stunt system
- added grinding stunt modifiers
- added grind stunt gaps
- made Spring work while grinding (but much weaker)
- added grind rails to Vector Stadium, Xenodome, and HyperCorp Complex
fixed bug with stunt modifiers not always being triggered
adjusted fences and ramps in lower level of Xenodome
fixed energy shield collision bug with newly created projectiless
fixed bug where underwater status wasn't being reset on respawn
adjusted boat turning to drift more and retain speed again
adjusted HyperCorp River and Lake Hopper Route race tracks
adjusted top speed torque cut-off for car & boat for more consistent top speeds
made local boosts take over more velocity direction for boats (like planes)
set wheel brakes when menu is open
fixed bug where driving boat into water from land sometimes resulted in extreme speeds
decreased max boost time from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
tweaked HyperCorp River and Lake Hopper Route race tracks

v0.10.3 (Build 324): January 26, 2021

made significant changes & additions to Vector Stadium
added new "Outer Zone" region to Vector Stadium
added 3 rings to Vector Stadium
increased head height offset range from +/- 20cm to +/- 40cm
[] fixed bug that prevented remote players' boats from staying upright
fixed bug with podium not being activated at the end of a race
fixed audio crackling issues
fixed menu bug with scrollbar not being automatically enabled when menu reopened
disabled power-up interactivity when menu is open

v0.10.2 (Build 315): January 22, 2021

implemented Steam achievements (added initial 5)
killed off boost forces on respawn
fixed issue with multiple audio clips playing at app start
added icons for vehicle mod transitional race checkpoints
decreased likelihood of wheels catching transitions to new surfaces
adjusted beginning of Plane Training Track in Flatland (forward & reverse)

v0.10.1 (Build 313): January 17, 2021

fixed bug where rifle sometimes stopped firing after changing stages
fixed bug where audio sometimes doubled up after changing stages
adjusted Races & Challenges panel to update when unlockables are unlocked
corrected challenge start error when starting online play during a challenge
added additional fences to Xenodome and adjusted some others
adjusted Spiked Ball collision audio to not fall off in such a short range
adjusted match intro text to always show stage name
fixed bug that made remote players' driver suit selections overwrite local saved selection
adjusted one-handed rifle grab yaw rotation 3 degrees for OpenVR to make aiming easier
fixed head height inconsistencies between Oculus SDK and OpenVR
fixed bot scanner materials

v0.10.0 (Build 308): January 7, 2021

set default regions for each stage to smaller ones (not "All")
upgraded hand interaction system from VRTK 4 to Tilia
fixed bug that sometimes prevented power-up activation
reduced wait time between power-ups to improve launcher loading behaviour
fixed rifle angle third-person aiming bug for Oculus SDK
fixed potential issue that permanently prevents rifle from firing
fixed bug where starting in third-person put driver's head & hand positions too high
made inventory follow average direction of head & hands for rotation-locked play
made HUD follow player direction rather than car direction for rotation-locked play
added Grab Mode control setting to enable toggle grab
added Draw Distance graphics setting
fixed bug where comfort cage could show up when airborne even if it was turned off
fixed menu bug that allowed buttons on inactive pages to be active
adjusted sliders to hide min / max values until being dragged / adjusted
fixed bug where car wheels continued to spin with previous torque after respawning
adjusted tutorial system to not continue auto-starting if a player manually exits
adjusted tutorial system to automatically end if non-Free Play match is started
adjusted tutorial system to not show flag markers for other players
temporarily disabled app pausing
added haptics to grenade / rocket launching
added smoke effect to launcher

v0.9.10 (Build 303): December 22, 2020

tweaked car suspension
added green room to Xenodome to connect Southwest corner to South outer wall area

v0.9.9 (Build 301): December 19, 2020

switched off tonemapper and made colors warmer and brighter
adjusted bloom due to new tone settings
rebaked lightmaps in multiple stages
fixed near field clipping for helmet vignette for wider FOV headsets
fixed point steering sphere position for OpenVR
fixed bug where boat could get stuck upside-down
set grounded gyro to disable when car is on its side (on one wheel)
reduced lateral velocity damping in boat
fixed bug where "Reset VR Position" in third-person breaks driver head & hand positions
fixed bug where third-person power-up interactions didn't always work
fixed third-person one-handed rifle direction pointing
adjusted water fog algorithm and fixed bug that prevented it from showing
raised player markers so they don't cover cars
turned off auto-gyro pitch stabilization setting by default
removed step from menu section of tutorial system
fixed potential errors caused by tutorial system
fixed car bumper UV mapping
increased unlockable driver suits from 6 to 13 ("Camo Green" removed, 8 new ones added)
streamlined online play process (auto-creating session, showing session list on disconnect)
fixed auto-join session checkbox to uncheck after player has joined a session
fixed race & match position display in players list
raised menu in first-person view

v0.9.8 (Build 298): December 9, 2020

fixed point steering sharp turn reverse throttle resulting in more responsive steering
adjusted regular stick steering to use reverse wheel throttle at the horizontal extremes
adjusted "360째 Body Rotation" play style to make inventory and holstered rifle stationary
fixed bug where remote car wheels weren't spinning on the ground

v0.9.7 (Build 296): December 2, 2020

implemented yaw controls into plane for all control modes & steering input configurations
modified Plane Training Track, Vector Sky Course, and Trident Mountain Tour race tracks
added new "Races & Challenges" panel for quick launching any race or challenge
fixed water trigger bug leading to slow cars and boats that don't float in water
implemented elimination challenge time bonuses if all targets are eliminated
added new "Hunting Grounds" challenge to Volcanica where Seeker Balls run from players
renamed "Rings on the Roof" challenge to "Rooftop Ring Rampage"

v0.9.6 (Build 289): November 23, 2020

implemented Challenge system (new match type / game mode) with 7 initial challenges
Challenge system integrated with online leaderboards like Race and Stunt
implemented Match Modifier system with various new match settings:
- Armor & Health: adjust car armor and driver health
- Power-Up Generator: have power-ups auto-generated for players at a set rate
added descriptions to race tracks (in the message feed as well as the Track selection field)
fixed projectile dropping at speed (was getting high forward velocity from car)
increased Grenade bounciness
forced Spiked Ball & Seeker Ball ungrab if activated and they begin expanding expanding
increased Spy Rocket fuel time (5.5 to 8 seconds) and fixed its empty fuel falling angle
increased Homing Rocket speed (100 m/s to 110 m/s)
prevented headset removal game pause at game start which fixes audio issues
increased checkpoint spawn point variation
added "Abort" menu button that causes the player to die
added "Start New Match" button in place of "Respawn" & "Abort" buttons after matches
increased match auto-launch time (12 seconds to 45 seconds) & disabled it for single player
set Deployable Spawn Point to hide when no longer in Free Play
renamed Vector Boat Track to Vector Channel
renamed Vector Plane Track to Vector Sky Course
made Vector Channel track easier on West side
eliminated some unnecessary message feed messages and improved others
moved message feed closer to cockpit to prevent boat paddles from interfering with display
made message feed messages smaller
prevented player damage at the start of a race until players hit their first checkpoint
improved boat handling (fixed velocity damping issue)
improved boat boosting behaviour
restored increased drag and angular drag for boat on land
put torque matching and torque biasing systems on curves to improve steering
decreased default torque matching threshold from 25% to 15%
decreased default torque biasing threshold from 22% to 12%
increased default torque biasing redistributable torque from 22% to 60%
increased torque biasing max redistributable torque from 35% to 100%
added "Reset Advanced to Defaults" button to reset torque, deadzone, and sensitivity sliders
fixed input bug where "Regular" stick steering was being reversed when airborne
fixed bug with match type not changing when changing stage at the same time
increased size of Capture The Flag team zones
added giant flags to Capture The Flag team zones

v0.9.5 (Build 280): November 9, 2020

implemented online leaderboard data loading in Stats panels
fixed recording of best lap times
added menu page for deleting stored game data
made point steering relative to head if car rotating too fast for meaningful input
added UI sphere to show hand pointing direction for hand pointing input (with setting)
corrected third-person camera twitchiness when driving
minor tweaks to Xenodome and Volcanica stages

v0.9.4 (Build 270): October 31, 2020

fixed issue with activating 2 power-ups at the same time
made it easier to activate power-up by allowing it to be activated after hand exits
revised launch forces for all non-rocket projectiles
adjusted thrown projectiles to not collide with player's vehicle for a time
improved projectile throwing
fixed issue with starting grenade fuse while holding grenade
increased plane pitch torque
removed right trigger as input for cycling through spectator follow cams
implemented analog input deadzone setting ranging from 0% to 10%
fixed menu toggle position for spectator when using OpenVR

v0.9.3 (Build 267): October 27, 2020

added new "Play Style" selector at start-up; 2 options adjust multiple underlying settings
"360째 Body Rotation" play style improvements
changed menu to update orientation when player rotates head with rotation locking on
tweaked Hand Point steering
adjusted Free Play respawns to always give a plane kit if the player doesn't have one
added new dashboard instrument that identifies the up direction at all times
added contextual label to menu toggle
modified Intro stage to last until player chooses to exit
added Intro-specific main menu page with limited options
made tutorial work in Intro stage
improved tutorial (removed unnecessary text, fixed display bugs)
fixed online session list page layout
decreased size of message feed messages
disabled ability to "Recover" when airborne
adjusted plane not to stall underwater
tweaked bot AI
fixed bot flight input
fixed bug where lasers were sometimes not visible over sky
improved object marker positioning (especially for spectator view)
fixed bug where bots could pick up flags in tutorial (making it impossible to complete)
fixed bug where HUD marker wasn't showing up for first checkpoints of races
adjusted race record system to submit all lap times rather than just the best

v0.9.2 (Build 262): October 18, 2020

increased angular drag of car to slow down spins faster
increased airborne gyro pitch and yaw forces to balance with higher angular drag
additional car suspension refinements
improved car's ability to right itself quickly after bouncing
decreased stunt landing evaluation time back to 3 seconds
improved plane's lift / thrust flight model
put plane thrust of a force curve for slower ramp up to top speed
added auto-leveling feature to plane to help players fly level
fixed bug where boundary wasn't showing up in some stages

v0.9.1 (Build 259): October 6, 2020

decreased menu size & moved it closer to player
various menu page layout changes
added inline option selector form field type to improve settings input
simplified "View & Comfort" and "Controls" settings pages
implemented UI pointer tooltip system & added tooltip messages to various UI targets
added tooltip descriptions to all unlockables
made UI pointers turn red when highlighting some targets
renamed "Classic" control mode to "Regular" as it is used for many varying control styles
added menu toggle hand interactable for third-person view
adjusted Motion Lines to work in third-person view
eliminated third-person camera height jitter
improved third-person view offsets for all World Scale / Follow Distance combinations
adjusting extrapolation settings to slightly smooth networked car position updates
fixed bug where deployable spawn point changed to wrong color after being recalled
fixed bug with third-person gun interfering with grounded gyro system raycasts
fixed bug that made engine audio too quiet for remote players
fixed bug where held projectiles were colliding with car
tweaked Seeker Ball remote collisions & explosion triggering
slowed down Seeker Ball in water
brightened Seeker Ball material
fixed issue with projectile markers showing up after creation even when out of range
changed explosion damage / force calculations to use a curve rather than fall off linearly
fixed bug where explosions weren't destroying Energy Shields
tweaked car physics / suspension for performance
doubled Energy Shield hit points (100 to 200)
fixed bug that prevented "Checker" decal from being unlocked
exempted Spring and Boost power-ups from being disabled after match is over
improved boat driving stability
improved boat stability while floating up after using Boat Kit underwater
corrected plane's tendency to turn the nose up when not adjusting pitch
increased airborne gyro easing time (1 to 1.5 seconds)
fixed airborne gyro easing for coming out of water
hid seat back for rotation-locked play (Horizon and Full)
made laser blasts bigger and more visible from a distance
increased laser "bullet hole" decal size
added sound to important messages in message feed & changed color of match messages
added additional messages to message feed for power-up failures
increased mileage requirements for unlocking locked stages
reversed default stick driving controls (right stick = throttle, left stick = steering)
made scroll bars work with stick without needing to select them or highlight them
standardized stick scroll rate across pages or panels regardless of content size
fixed bug causing max projectile power-up limit to be enforced unnecessarily
increased stunt landing evaluation time from 3 to 3.5 seconds

v0.9.0 (Build 252): August 21, 2020

optimized various startup activities (delaying loading of menu and other things)
optimized instantiating players & bots
added main theme music during game intro and implemented Music Volume setting
updated various third-party packages
increased FOV for rearview camera
adjusted car physics on terrain
resolved issue with boat not driving at full speed
fixed third-person camera behaviour when car is aerial (was rotating to face forward like in reverse)
fixed explosion line of sight checking bug (explosions through walls)
significantly increased explosion forces
increased explosion damage delay time
decreased grenade blast radius from 80m to 60m
increased boost force for boat
fixed bug where remote players' rifle positions and rotations were wrong
fixed bug where new power-up was sometimes not overwriting an existing one
fixed stunt HUD modifiers layout bug
fixed stunt gap bug where reversible gaps weren't working in the reverse direction
fixed issue with Seeker Balls not going up steep inclines like quarterpipe ramps
fixed point steering issue with rotating wrists affecting steering direction
fixed bug that allowed used up power-ups to be used again infinitely
increased screenshot resolution to 2560x1440 & made screenshots use full FOV rather than a single VR eye
added FOV setting for screenshot camera
hid third-person UI elements like transparent sphere hands & rifle aiming tube for screenshots
brightened match start info text and included stage name when region is set to "All"
set up Oculus usernames to be stored for new players when on Oculus platform
fixed bug where bots couldn't use directional boosts
added billboard with new cover art to HyperCorp Complex along with associated stunt gaps & ring
updated app icon

v0.8.17 (Build 238): July 25, 2020

changed "Left Hand" / "Right Hand" input options to "Left Hand Position" / "Right Hand Position"
added "Left Hand Point" / "Right Hand Point" steering input options (works well for rotation-locked play)
adjusted VR position resetting to reset rotation to vehicle's for rotation-locked players
fixed bug where cockpit power-ups sometimes shrink and never grow back to normal size
adjusted head camera position to improve helmet vignette (and defaulted it to on)
lowered Comfort Cage a bit so that middle line isn't covering important space
decreased angular velocity threshold for Comfort Cage angular velocity-based limiter
changed 3D Comfort Cage material not to emit light
fixed bug where closing & opening menu hid Stats & Progress page content
changed projectile power-up creation sound
smoothed out ground in various places in Volcanica
major geometry updates to HyperCorp Complex

v0.8.16 (Build 233): July 17, 2020

replaced splash screen with an intro scene featuring Neon Engine logo and bots
changed startup to load the last played stage after the intro new scene has finished
fixed bug in bots where they wouldn't use Seeker Balls or Homing Rockets
made match start info text white and fixed layering so it appears behind menu
adjusted spectator message feed to rotate with player
adjusted poll system to only auto-open on initial stage load if player has not provided a response
fixed bug with cube cams not getting reconnected to spectator entities after stage changes
added "Show player markers" and "Show color trails for your Cube Cam" to General Settings
increased cube cam trail time from 2 seconds to 5 seconds
decreased laser blast volume
added a Gun Sight setting with 7 different sight graphics and increased resolution of default sight graphic
improved aimer to position itself on top of close targets better and to properly show its targeting car wheels
optimized inventory system power-up creation and destruction
prevented 2 power-ups from being activated at the same time
added sound effect when a projectile item is created from a power-up
fixed bug that prevented deployable spawn point from showing up on initial match start
fixed bug where grabbed items were momentarily disappearing when driving at high speeds
increased size of launcher load target
adjusted some setting labels and increased some panel sizes to better cover menu pages underneath panels
tweaked follow cam distances
adjusted default seated height upward slightly
added third-person "rifle" object that lets player aim effectively from third-person view
added mirrored set of the player's power-ups for direct interaction in third-person view
adjusted Red Team / Blue Team car customization slots to always be available
prevented issue where poll option collider were being activated even when poll panel was hidden
when using first-person or third-person world locking, made menu always open facing player
fixed bug where aerial auto-gyro was enabled at launch regardless of current setting
increased car angular drag, dampened aerial gyro forces, and made aerial spinning wheels slow down faster
adjusted plane flight model

v0.8.15 (Build 225): July 7, 2020

added in-game changelog and made it show up on version updates
implemented poll system to gather player feedback more effectively
overhauled Neon Engine server API for future expansion
adjusted Deployable Spawn Point to spawn players raised up a bit to ensure wheel doesn't start in the ground

v0.8.14 (Build 223): June 25, 2020

added Homing Rocket power-up
updated Flatland geometry (new platform over the water in the pool for car vs. boat combat) and changed out wall and ceiling textures
added 3 more rings to Flatland and changed the position of an existing ring (all 5 stages = 100 now)
fixed bug where boundary kills were happening when player wasn't out of bounds

v0.8.13 (Build 220): June 20, 2020

implemented new regions system that contains sets of spawn points within the stages
- regions defined in all 5 stages
- some regions start players with a boat or a plane
fixed additional menu bugs (more inactive UI elements being selectable and interfering with active page)
fixed bug with invisible ring and stunt gap ramp icons for default active slide on the Progress page
fixed bug where number of rings was not updated after loading a new stage
set Deathmatch points limit to 10 and Team Deathmatch points limit to 25
increased size of ring collider
added 2 rings to Flatland

v0.8.12 (Build 219): June 18, 2020

upgraded to Unity 2019.4
added hand position (left & right) as input control options, with new calibration system for setting boundaries
added steering UI for all control modes and steering input options
fixed UI bug where some percentage sliders were displaying values 100 times too high
fixed flight controls for Classic control mode (significantly improved pitch & roll blending)
added match type (and race track) display in front of car during countdown / match start
fixed issues with damaging Spiked Balls and Seeker Balls owned by other players
fixed regression preventing previous client stage loading sequence improvements (notifying before transitioning, not shutting down player camera)
fixed "Push To Talk" voice broadcast mode setting
minor tweaks to new Motion Lines feature
added first-person vignette ("Show helmet") comfort setting
added "3D" comfort cage type
smoothed out car suspension & physics for low speeds and sharp turns
improved traction on quarterpipe walls
adjusted plane thrust formula (increased diving speed)
increased plane boost force slightly

v0.8.11 (Build 215): June 9, 2020

added sounds for networked smasher hits
fixed networked smasher damage delay on kills
doubled blast radius for grenades and rockets (40m to 80m) and increased the blast forces applied to objects
allowed blast forces to apply in Chase matches even when damage isn't
added "Seeker Ball" power-up:
- if you launch it, it keeps driving at it's current velocity and will scan for players to run into and explode
- if you just throw it, it stays put until it spots a player to chase and run into
- if there is just one player and no bots, it will chase the player who launched it
fixed networked smasher damage delay on kills and added sounds for smasher hits
adjusted no-throttle input steering auto-throttle system to work more consistently

v0.8.10 (Build 213): June 5, 2020

disabled torque matching system for "Classic" control mode (was creating deadzone)
renamed "Pro" control mode to "Dual"
reduced turning sensitivity in boat for "Classic" control mode
set default to Left Stick / Trackpad for both flight inputs instead of defaulting to separate sticks
adjusted default Torque Matching
fixed quarterpipe ramp in Flatland and some other geometry
fixed bug where activating third-person camera made golden rings disappear
eliminated the taking of damage when player the shoots their own wheel with the rifle
fixed additional bug that prevented damage to cars
fixed display bug where shooting a really close object showed the laser going through the object
fixed bug where menu wasn't opening on start-up
added shortcut menu button to toggle between Match page and the previous page
moved Comfort Cage inside player object rather than car
omitted Comfort Cage from dashboard panel screen and third-person cameras
added Comfort Cage setting to lock its rotation to the world rotation
implemented "Motion Lines" comfort setting
split up "Lock Horizon" setting into "First-Person Rotation Lock" with options of:
- None
- Horizon (Pitch & Roll)
- Pitch, Roll, & Yaw
made the same change for the third-person camera setting and set its default to "Horizon Pitch & Roll)"
fixed UI pointer highlighting / button selecting bugs
fixed UI bug where closing and re-opening menu scrolled page further down
fixed UI bug where sliders that used whole numbers weren't populating values on start-up
improved core UI functionality around showing and hiding sections of button / form elements on pages
made big changes to Controls settings page
moved view / camera settings from "General" to "Comfort" and renamed the page to "View & Comfort"
added a Follow Camera Type setting for Rigid / Smooth
fixed HUD scale and positioning for third-person camera for all world scales
improved follow camera behaviour when driving in reverse or camera is caught up (facing forward instead of pointing at car)
made Recover / Race Respawn work while menu is open

v0.8.9 (Build 210): May 27, 2020

added new "Flatland" stage for learning the basics without so much ramp inteference and made it the starting stage
moved Vector Stadium ahead of Xenodome which makes Xenodome stage 3 now instead of stage 1
fixed menu bug where Match page buttons were sometimes being activated when on another menu page
fixed bug where potency for all stunt modifiers was being decreased in Stunt matches rather than just the active ones
fixed bug where stunt modifiers become increasingly powerful
fixed sparks particle system bug that over time results in the inability to cause damage to players
reduced jitter in car physics
reduced cases where wheel colliders catch the surface of an incline and upset the car
dampened boat buoyant forces based on vertical velocity to make bounces out from the water less extreme
fixed stunt bug where air time could be longer than the total stunt time (when ending a boat)
increased underwater plane speed slightly
significantly reduced boat rocking
added control setting to "Use auto-gyro pitch stabilization when airborne" (just like on the ground and enabled by default)
fixed Torque Biasing Threshold and Torque Biasing Percentage control settings and added Torque Matching Threshold setting
increased "Boing!" stunt bonus from 15% to 20%
decreased Spiked Ball launch force
adjusted Spiked Ball collision sounds (range, volume, sound effects)
changed Smasher collision sounds to be heavier (the same as Spiked Ball rather than the wing collision sound)
made Smasher collision sounds play when colliding with environment (rather than just other cars)
networked vehicle "grounded" status to control plane wing contrails and wing engine audio for remote players
increased plane wing engine audio volume for remote players
added additional reflection probes to Vector Stadium
adjusted Spy Rocket to not detect owner player
implemented new Comfort Setting: "Use forward camera on cockpit screen"
slightly increased cockpit camera screen resolution (and fixed aspect ratio)
moved rearview camera away slightly to show more of wheels
reduced Smasher time from 30 seconds to 8 seconds for races
increased Deathmatch winning points number from 6 to 10
adjusted wheel engine audio volumes and pitches and added a unique slight pitch bias for each other player
changed audio clip for tire squeal (and added multiple new ones)

v0.8.8 (Build 201): May 13, 2020

added graphics settings to new menu page at Settings > Graphics:
- Supersampling (VR Only)
- Anti-Aliasing (MSAA)
- Texture Resolution
- Shadow Resolution
- Shadow Distance
optimized various scripts (such as power-ups and player) to reduce CPU overhead
smoothed out terrain in Northeast Volcanica (section of "Trident Falls" race track)
adjusted conditions for many Unlockables
fixed UI bug where some buttons from inactive pages were interactable
fixed UI bug where buttons and sliders stayed highlighted after use, resulting in accidental use
flipped power-up icosphere model normals to put them behind power-up icons
adjusted terrain material and increased sunlight intensity in Volcanica to compensate
increased grab area for rifle so picking it up with both hands works better at speed
moved Smasher forward a bit so it doesn't hit wheels while flying plane
added spotlights to HyperCorp Complex and re-baked lightmaps

v0.8.7 (Build 196): May 6, 2020

fixed bug where changing stages in third-person ruined first-person camera position
improved stage change transitions for hosting server
fixed bug where aimer wasn't disappearing when going back to first-person perspective
fixed bug where player leaving session breaks host's ability to start new matches
fixed bug where golden rings weren't being activated when switching back to Free Play
added a golden ring to Vector Stadium
fixed race spawn height in water for "Vector Boat Track" race track
increased boat motor force and turning torque when boat is used with a Smasher
fixed Vector Stadium water triggers
added underwater tunnel to Vector Stadium
made tutorial work in Vector Stadium
added a button for advancing the tutorial step on the Match page
split up Xenodome floor into 4 meshes to improve shadows
increased the size of the big red ramp in Xenodome to get into the Xenobowl easier
removed water caustics projectors from vehicles, players, and power-ups
added delay before turning off active checkpoint light
decreased car material metallic quality to make car paint brighter again
increased Spiked Ball launch force
disabled vehicle collisions for held Grenades and Spiked Balls
added water resistance forces for floating Spiked Balls
made wing jet sound more audible at a distance
fixed Survival & Team Survival match completion evaluation
fixed underwater fog prevention bug when a player spawns directly underwater
brightened Smasher and Spiked Ball materials
increased networked car position error tolerance for smoother remote player animation
decreased mileage requirements for unlocking Deployable Spawn Point
made wheel / Smasher collisions not prevent plane flight

v0.8.6 (Build 190): April 29, 2020

added new "Vector Stadium" stage with 3 simple race tracks (1 for each vehicle type)
implemented object pooling for particle effects to improve performance
improvements to submersible for more complex water volumes (to support Vector Stadium water layout)
implemented third-person view in Settings > General, with 3 different Camera Follow Distance options
added "Use third-person view when airborne" comfort setting
added aimer for rifle for third-person view
made Comfort Cage "Airborne Only" and "High Angular Velocity Only" settings work
reduced spectator movement speed and adjusted spectator movement input curve
ignored collisions between spectator and local player vehicle
adjusted vehicle wheel raycast layer mask to ignore more layers
made Spring work in boat (with alternate sound effect)
adjusted power-ups disabled message to only run once every 3 seconds
adjusted power-ups to ignore hands that are already holding an object
adjusted instant-start power-ups like Springs to not get triggered if both menu buttons are active

v0.8.5 (Build 184): April 22, 2020

adjusted location-based boosts not to disable rings for 5 seconds like power-up boosts do
grass optimizations
rearview camera optimizations
added Springs to sea floor of "Trident Mountain Tour" race track and adjusted spawn points for checkpoint 9
trophy time adjustments on "Southern Sea Loop", "Trident Falls", and "Sunset Bay" race tracks
added 2 Golden Rings to HyperCorp Complex

v0.8.4 (Build 181): April 17, 2020

fixed quantity numbers in power-up pick up messages when picking up additional units of a power-up type
fixed display issue with tall dry grass in Volcanica (was showing up as large bright white glow)
fixed bug where losing wings one at a time did not reset vehicle drag after losing both wings
fixed bug where selected microphone resets when stage changes
added new "Trident Mountain Tour" plane race track to Volcanica
switched race start grid back to 2 column setup (from 3) and staggered them so plane wings don't clash
doubled plane checkpoint size for all tracks
adjusted hill near starting point of Trident Falls race track
moved checkpoint off bridge in "Storm the Gates" race track to allow for Spring channel jump shortcut
added new "Trident Mountain Tour" plane race track
adjusted trophy times for "Rocky Ruins Raceway" and "Sunset Bay" race tracks
re-ordered Volcanica race tracks
adjusted unlockables to make room for new race track and made some tracks easier to unlock
fixed stages listed in sessions list (was always showing Xenodome regardless of selected stage)
renamed "Tag" match type to "Chase" and modified it so special status player earns points instead
adjusted player markers for "Hunt" matches
added boosts by Volcanica bridge
decreased Boost Penalty from -60% to -45%
fixed power-ups disabled message (was being triggered by hands touching power-ups)
added "Reset VR Position" button to menu (because there's no button for it on Vive controllers)
fixed various bugs with plane wing attachment statuses
prevented plane thrust force before match starts
adjusted plane creation to re-use (and restore health of) existing, still-attached wings
set plane mod to be destroyed after race is done
reduced detached wing lifetime from 2 minutes to 1 minute
fixed flight respawn for match start prior to first checkpoint (prevent spawning at checkpoint and instead spawn at race start grid)
fixed flight respawn vehicle body rotation
fixed initial spawn and increased starting Free Play power-up quantities to maximums (6 Springs, 4 Rockets)
adjusted power-ups so that wing contact also allows for pick up
decreased boost force for plane
increased plane and boat thrust forces for Smasher
made bots able to end their plane after losing a wing and also made them race respawn for flight tracks when they lose their planes
fixed bug where bots were losing objective targets after respawning (checkpoints, flags, zones, special players)
fixed issue with power-ups leaving game objects behind after being destroyed, eventually affecting performance over some time
fixed projectile marker label issue for bots projectiles where they were being misattributed to player ("My Grenade" / "My Spiked Ball")
increased size of car colliders for picking up items
added a 1 minute time limit for unloaded / unexploded rockets (which get removed after they expire)
adjusted boost point light on rockets to be disabled by default
added additional quarterpipe to HyperCorp Complex roof halfpipe area
widened 2 big HyperCorp Complex roof ramps
added Golden Rings to all 3 stages
added Stunt Gaps to HyperCorp Complex
decreased stunt trophy scores for all 3 stages
improved stage and network mode transitions
enhanced networked player smoothness
fixed bug where match type wasn't changing back to "Free Play" for clients because of Free Play's non-use of a countdown
upgraded Oculus SDK to 1.47
upgraded Photon Bolt to 1.2.12

v0.8.3 (Build 169): April 9, 2020

fixed bug where Springs and other action power-ups were being triggered after hands left power-up
fixed various race trophy times; relaxed bronze trophy times on many tracks
adjusted some Golden Ring positions in Xenodome
fixed dropped flag rotation when player carrying flag dies

v0.8.2 (Build 166): April 7, 2020

fixed bug where picking up a power-up sometimes overwrote a power-up in a "disable" action state (to remove car mods)
fixed bug where "Current Game" button disappeared and so "Match" page became unavailable
fixed issue with non-VR game session selection
fixed various issues with player and projectile markers
fixed bug where current stage wasn't being updated for clients
fixed potential error in stage changes that break match control logic
fixed bug where projectiles weren't always removed from the scene after being loaded into launcher
removed confirmation window for "Deactivate Bot"
fixed player list scroll bars
fixed bug where selected stage wasn't being changed for clients after new stage loaded
staggered player marker timers by setting random timer start delays
fixed bug where switching team wasn't updating player marker for other players
removed code that set voice channel to the team channel when a team-based match started
set "V" key on keyboard to toggle the active voice channel
set "Spectators" voice channel not to be used if player count is 3 or less
added messages when voice channel changes to notify player
increased race time limit after first player finishes from 2 minutes to 3.5 minutes
relaxed some mileage unlocking conditions
fixed some race trophy times
power-ups that trigger on release, such as the Spring, now work even if player's hand has left the power-up on release
added haptics for the 0.6 second charge phase of power-ups such as the Spring
adjusted power-up pickup message to include the quantity of power-ups received
adjusted Free Play to start all players with power-ups including "Plane Kit"
fixed bug where touching lava and surviving ruined ability to recover until respawn
made Xenobowl exit ramp longer for smoother transitions
added various boosts to Xenodome
enlarged ramps on the ends of Xenodome tunnel box to make it easier to get on top of it

v0.8.1 (Build 161): March 30, 2020

relaxed stage and race track unlocking requirements
adjusted trophy times in Xenobowl Cycle, Outer Wall Trek, and Southern Sea Loop race tracks
fixed issue with new Volcanica wheel prop
decreased log level for voice chat system

v0.8.0 (Build 158): March 26, 2020

launch build! (Steam Early Access)

v0.0.1a (Build 1): March 18, 2019

The initial build. Contained just the "Citadel" stage, shortly after the vehicle physics and driving mechanics were brought to a passable level.