Build 1.0.13 (8729fee)

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Changes

• feat(graphics): add screen space ambient occlusion and transparent menu options
• feat(cars): fold 2049 car hood damage
• feat(controls): drop rumble balance and effects; haptics per controller
• fix(cheats): correct cheat descriptions to match actual behavior
• feat(controls): add per-profile steering and rumble modes, Steam and dualsense haptics
• feat(textures): derive car paints, stripes and SF Rush decals upscales. speeds up and improves upscaled texture dispaly
• feat(textures): add half-body sheets and paint-preview car colors to improve upscaling.
• fix(input): harden Rumble Motors and default to both motors
• Merge branch 'master' into rumble-enhancements
• feat(input): add Rumble Motors setting with Right Only, Both and Directional
• feat(mods): add mesh replacer support to mods, including cars
• fix(slider): keep left/right keys from moving focus off sliders
• feat(textures): fix upscaled car textures
• feat(assets): add model dump and greatly improve texture dumps with real names and structure with instant finds instead of requiring them to be found first
• feat(circuit): tile circuit background properly above 4:3
• feat(pause): add SKIP TRACK and song box to race pause menu
• perf(cache): skip reading assets for decal and bar-range cache keys

Build 1.0.12 (24c1549)

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Changes

• feat(sound): lay out Sound tab in columns with setting descriptions
• fix(graphics): correct FORMULA wishbones and STALLION spoiler placement
• fix(draw): drop COLLISION placements from 2049 track conversion
• fix(graphics): apply graphics settings on change instead of on Apply
• feat(launcher): new logo!
• feat(draw): fix close draw distance clipping
• fix(hud): keep stunt score panel centered while bonus time banner shows
• fix: keep finish place when a finished car runs out of deaths. Add "stay in 1st gear" setting on death in stunt and added drone cheating disabler
• feat(cheats): add no out-of-bounds wreck and no subways or buses

Build 1.0.11 (ff6e808)

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Changes

• feat(collectibles): add coin glow to 2049' coins
• feat(music): keep race music playing through pause option, fixes rocket windshield vanilla coloring bug
• feat(draw): fixed teal box in new york downtown, white accent on white not being white, 2049 floor button sounds
• refactor: move battle and wing settings
• feat(banner): redraw banner font from real SF Rush and Rush 2049 letters
• feat(battle): add BATTLE row to race select with pickups on checkpoints
• feat(battle): add win conditions for battle arenas on the BATTLE select
• fix(sfrush): restore car palette after wing draw so body keeps colors

Build 1.0.10 (7d363bb)

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Changes

• fix(upscale): block install while dumping and run install in background
• feat(sfrush): recolor white car stripes
• feat(dc): add Bugatti to Rush 1 car decal matching
• fix(dc): restore Mountain Dew paint rows and engines after time out
• feat(battle): add power-up managers and ram collision for battle arenas
• fix(data): various minor fixes
• feat(battle): spread computer opponents; respawn at far route point
• feat(upscale): add Dump New Textures to skip already-upscaled images
• feat(battle): add computer opponents for battle arenas. very wip
• feat(hud): add Rush 2049 odometer under each player's race time
• feat(dc): add Dreamcast Textures option for N64 Rush 2049 matching
• feat(battle): billboard explosion frames and start shots at the muzzle
• feat(menu): show weapon buttons in controls menu for battle tracks
• feat(menu): show DRONES option on battle track select
• fix(hud): keep high-score screen widgets out of race HUD layout
• refactor(src): move src file movement
• refactor(src): move source files into rush1, rush2049, rush2049dc dirs
• feat(dc): big improvedments to dc compatibility
• feat(menu): give 2049 tracks their original track select previews
• feat(cars): scale 2049 car wheels by their own tire size
• feat(banners): draw track select banners from exact images
• feat(dc): Better DC 2049 support
• feat(cache): cache converted Rush 2049 cars and parts

Build 1.0.9 (e5dd5d5)

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Changes

• docs: update readme
• feat(dc): load Rush 2049 from a Dreamcast disc image. very experimental and not yet complete
• feat(track1): cache converted SF Rush and 2049 tracks on disk
• feat(wings): set each player's wings on the car select's WINGS row, cleaned up ui
• feat(car1stripes): build Rush 1 car decals from the ROM and cache them
• feat(car1stripes): paint Rush 1's own decals in their colors
• feat(players): add AI Opponents section for computer car choices
• fix(interp): pair split screen views by projection ID. fixes shakey 2player intro cam
• Merge branch 'master' into car-stripes
• feat(players4): better 3-4 player support
• feat(battle): add SF Rush track 6 traffic buses and track 5 gate
• fix(battle): sink weapon mount above roof instead of into it
• feat(battle): fix weapon colors and mounts on the weapons cheat
• feat(battle): add weapons to arena races as cheat
• feat(framerate): add Variable refresh rate mode for interpolation
• feat(battle): add arrows pointing to other cars and pickup sounds
• fix: 3-4 player engine noise and rumble
• feat: more battle arena code
• Merge branch 'master' into battle-tracks
• feat(battle): add Rush 2049 battle arena mode with weapons and pickups. wip
• feat(car1stripes): add Rush 1 car decals as stripe option. wip

Build 1.0.8 (eca144f)

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Changes

• Merge branch 'smooth-replacements'
• fix: build
• Make Distant Textures: Smooth apply to texture pack replacements
• Merge branch 'texture-upscale'
• Remove ESRGAN and make button rows scroll into view for controllers
• Fix the upscaling freeze and noise, reuse one upscale per car paint, add HQ2x/HQ4x
• Add AI texture upscaling with Real-ESRGAN and a dump/install flow for other upscalers
• Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/test'
• Name every Rush 2 function and global variable
• feat(music): add main menu music option
• Use registry names for 111 identified Rush 2 functions
• Add per-game function registries and ROM verification tooling
• refactor: rearrange some menu items

Build 1.0.7 (52c961b)

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Changes

• feat(rt64): add generated mipmaps for distant textures and 16x anisotropic filtering options
• feat(track1): add Rush 1 checkpoint radii and respawn zones to 2049
• feat(car2049): precompute accurate bars on main loop to avoid stalls
• feat(car2049): add tire customization and unlocks
• feat(car2049): add accurate car stats and torque rebalance options
• fix(unlocks_shop): fix tracks and parts sometimes being invisible
• refactor: consolidate save and config

Build 1.0.6 (8617279)

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Changes

• feat(ghost): prevent ghost cars from hitting props and breakables
• feat(ghost): add ghost race mode with recording and playback
• feat(unlocks): add unlock system for cars, tracks and engines

Build 1.0.5 (ea23585)

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Changes

• feat(track2049): add obstacle course
• feat(interpolation): clip sky dome polygons at near plane. fixes sky flickering
• fix(pak): move other player cursor to just play when no more saved profiles are available
• feat(car2049): draw rocket zx flames after world-space polygons to fix rendering under shadow
• feat(draw_distance): use float matrices for distant nodes. fixes distance setting

Build 1.0.4 (618a243)

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Changes

• feat(track2049_menu): add stunt mode selection to start game menu
• fix(track1): convert rush 1 lane speeds from ft/s to mph
• fix(car2049): 2049 tracks not have accurate ai speeds
• feat(hud): add tachometer and gear display for manual transmission in new screen layouts
• feat(draw_distance): add configurable draw distance scaling