Support for encrypted Aussie Drift Co cars

• Custom Showroom: support for encrypted Aussie Drift Co cars.

A few fixes

• Sorting fixed, now it works with hyphens as it should (as long as hyphen is not at the end, but that’s the way filtering works; use quotes in that case);
• Delay for caching proxy server online went from 10 minutes to a minute or two;
• Option to disable windows transparency for slightly better performance or to fix possible crashes with Wine;
• Smoothing issue for 3D models fixed.

Caching proxy server online

• Appearance: slideshow for background, blur background images;
• Online: option to use alternate caching server to speed things up (recommended to use with “load server information directly”), possible to change both from context menu in online section;
• Few small fixes.

Few more fixes

• Now can load stuff from ShareMods.com without browser;
• Loading stuff from YouTube descriptions is fixed;
• When packing cars, CSP will include extension folder;
• Support for cars and tracks configs for installing things (needs to have full “extension/config/cars” or “extension/config/tracks” path in archive);
• AC apps grid is back in a separate section;
• Presets-per-mode now support CSP presets as well;
• Custom Showroom:
  • Wheel outlines fixed;
  • Live reload now updates suspension parameters like KPI and caster as well.

Few fixes and new features

• Custom Shaders Patch:
  • Settings presets with sharing;
  • Proper support for scripts (Weather FX, chase cameras, etc.) selectors, allowing to add new things without editing main config;
  • Pack scripts or view their folders from context menu;
  • Better support for installing scripts (Weather FX, chase cameras, etc.);
  • Progress and cancellation for data auto-loading before the race;
  • Ability to define notes for settings, or mark settings as new;
  • New keybindings now defined in CSP manifest, allowing them to change with CSP updates;
  • Keyboard bindings with modifiers fixed, allowing to use more complex shortcuts or Alt key;
  • Support for modifier buttons for joysticks (coming soon to CSP);
  • Date selector in Quick Drive fixed;
  • Initial installation fixed;
  • Support for forced throttle option;
  • Screenshot format selection fixed;
• SRS: app now tries to collect race combinations for you to quickly train with AIs or test it in Quick Drive;
• System button bindings: use modifier button;
• AC settings/Apps section:
  • Useless table removed;
  • Grid instead of list, fitting more items;
  • Option to enable/disable Python apps in general (check it if apps are gone);
• Some of encrypted cars now show properly (contact me if you want your cars to be supported as well);
• Total distance and estimate of duration in Quick Drive for laps slider;
• Pin tabs in car and track selection dialogs;
• Recalculate power and torque from car data without changing curves;
• Colored border for challenges, progress display, new tabs to simplify progressing, filtering fixed;
• Filtering for tracks based on driven distance fixed;
• Context menus for title links;
• Other new options:
  • Switch between orbit and other F5 camera in AC system settings;
  • Show time in 12-hour format;
  • Disable ghost car recording in hotlap mode (might be useful to train pair drifting with a ghost);
  • Arrange varying level AIs according to P/W ratio rather than grid position;
  • Show car preview in tooltips;
  • Launch Steam automatically with CM;
  • Make a noise if race is cancelled (for people with VR headsets to know something is wrong), either system beep or custom sound;
  • 3072×3072 for shadow resolution;
  • Options for Fanatec LEDs, with an extra thing allowing to disable LEDs or change their mode per-car level (thanks to Brandon Powell for the idea);
• Downloads from Google Drive fixed;
• Make your private notes for cars or tracks, then search by those notes;
• Disabling/enabling objects in content section, like cars, won’t make selection in the list follow;
• Server manager:
  • Context menus for cars in entry list;
  • Click on cars preview to go to entry list editing;
  • Change directory with presets;
  • Pit window open/close options fixed;
• Custom Showroom:
  • Normal orbit camera instead of crazy one;
  • Moving things with accumulation AA/DOF works properly (it’ll be disabled and replaced with FXAA for period of moving);
  • Move suspension points, flames, fuel tank or wings, to make positioning easier;
• New car analyzer detect for missing or misplaced sound;
• In CM/General settings, buttons to quickly open CM data and logs folders;
• App origin icons for settings section;
• If CM would move itself outside of AC root folder for Oculus to work, it’ll show the new location now;
• AC crash detection now supports most stack traces to show a more informative message (also, now you can select and copy that message);
• Reload button for built-in web browsers;
• Upper limit for steering wheel lock in controls raised to 9000° (enter it in text field next to slider if needed);
• Making a new track, arrange track layouts manually with layout priority;
• Support for hardware steering lock for Thrustmaster T-GT and other SimuCube devices;
• Custom Previews: use blurred rims or force seatbelts on, just in case;
• The Setup Market now uses new faster caching server, forcefully;
• Browser engine CefSharp updated to v79;
• Browser auto-download rules now automatically switch to suggested ones if those are working and existing one doesn’t;
• Button to reset occasional hints;
• More accented download mark in main menu button;
• New CUP system for auto-updating mods (requires mod makes to join and use it);
• Few mode lines are translatable, more coming soon;
• Other smaller fixes and improvements.

Another fix

0.8.1976.36095

• Another bugfix, for CM not being able to start properly.

Fix

0.8.1975.36092

• Custom Shaders Patch: bug with VAO patches is fixed.

Proper Custom Shaders Patch support

0.8.1973.36090

• Proper Custom Shaders Patch support now enabled;
  • That means CM is now able to install and update patch automatically. If you want to be absolutely sure it works as intended, remove dwrite.dll and extension folder from AC root folder, and then go to “Settings/Custom Shaders Patch” and agree to install recommended version of shaders patch. You can quickly change installed version to latest in there afterwards.
• User Championships now save time multiplier properly;
• Mesh colliders positioning fixed;
• Support for additional buttons for Custom Shaders Patch;
• Set values outside of allowed range for Python apps and patch configs if needed;
• Option for four digit year postfix for cars;
• Option for narrow scroll bars for people with mouse wheel;
• Paint Shop stability improved;
• Fully transparent AO now is not transparent at all if saved in PNG format (not sure what you expected there, to be honest, but that should help);
• Car weight fix in data now works;
• Few even smaller changes and fixes.

Fixes

0.8.1959.36002

• A couple of small fixes.

An update

0.8.1958.35995

Due to reasons, this update wouldn’t work properly with Custom Shaders Patch older than v0.1.25-preview48 (that’s when I added data_manifest.ini). With older versions, specific date in Quick Drive, as well as new features like 24 hours in User Championships, won’t be available.

• Warning for Oculus Rift users, helping to solve that problem of VR not working properly if CM is launched from AC folder;
• Customize pits menu in AC system settings;
• Controls settings: support for different devices with the same name and product ID (thanks to Alex for his patience in helping me debug it);
• Set time multiplier in User Championships;
• Improved patch support:
  • With Weather FX, pick time from full 24 hour range in User Championships;
  • Also, pick time from full 24 hour range for default weathers;
  • Bind POV buttons to original AC inputs;
  • Other cases, like shadows disabling or screenshots format, now sync properly with installed patch as well;
• Audio settings:
  • Proper device loading;
  • Quick Switch for selecting a preset;
• Option to disable CM hiding during the race now works;
• CefSharp plugin updated, so:
  • Remembering of signing in works again;
  • Websites are displayed properly again;
  • Please make sure to update;
• “Pick sequential skins” option won’t get rid of cars without numbered skins anymore;
  • But there is a new option to switch it back to old behavior;
• Custom Showroom:
  • Occasional ignoring of all inputs now should be fixed, hopefully;
  • Baked AO map opening behind dialog should be fixed too;
  • Bake AO maps fully transparent;
  • Option to save AO maps in DXT5 format rather than in LA88 format;
  • Paint Shop textures auto-detection improved;
• Image viewer is less subtle now, with an option to return it back to how it was;
• Improved patch installation;
  There is more, but it needs to be tested first and fixed a bit, so it’s disabled for now.
• Monitoring FPS during the race is enabled by default (now that it seems to work properly);
• Servers Manager:
  • Disabling extended mode fixed;
  • Time multiplier doesn’t get rounded;
• Loading mods from websites redirecting to other websites, like sharemods.com, is fixed;
• Context menu for settings title link for faster navigation;
• Stability fixes.