Project CARS: Build 489 mit neuer Strecke und vielen Audio- und Physik-Updates

F�nf Pre-Alpha-Builds zu Project CARS wurden in dieser Woche f�r die WMD-Mitglieder bereitgestellt. Hier gibt es alle Details zu den �nderungen.

Project CARS: Build 489 mit neuer Strecke und vielen Audio- und Physik-Updates ZoomF�r World of Mass Development-Mitglieder die �ber den Status "Junior Member+" oder h�her verf�gen steht nun das Build 489 zu Project CARS bereit das mit "Fort Felix" auch eine neue Strecke enth�lt.

Ein Blick auf das Changelog zeigt au�erdem, dass die Entwickler in dieser Woche viele Verbesserungen im Audiobereich, diverse �berarbeitungen im Bereich Physik, Strecken und Fahrzeuge vorgenommen haben und an der Wii U-Version gearbeitet wurde. Ebenfalls Bestandteil der Optimierungen ist das modifizierte Ansprechverhalten des Gaspedals das nun gezielter reagiert, ein �berarbeitetes Verhalten der Kupplung und die von Strecke zu Strecke leicht unterschiedliche Fahrzeugleistung die abh�ngig vom Luftdruck, der H�henlage und dem Wetter variiert.

Build 489 (7/6/13, Junior Member+)
Base:
-Updated BXmlNode to provide access to arbitrary user data
-Added BDbgFatalNoReturn. Which is a version of BDbgFatal with the platform no return specifier

Console:
-WiiU CParticleMeshPrimitive/Type stubs/WIP
-WiiU RenderContext stubs
-WiiU COcclusionQuery stubs
-WiiU CMaterial implementation.
-WiiU CInstancedMeshPrimitive/Type stubs/WIP
-WiiU CLightweightMeshPrimitive/Type stubs/WIP
-WiiU implemented full primitive utility function set
-WiiU CSharedDynamicVertex and Index Buffer stubs
-WiiU CShadowControl implemented
-WiiU misc Renderer classes compile/stubs (CScreenShot/CTracker/CVideo)
-WiiU CRenderer/RenderThread base headers (stripped down from DX11)
-WiiU CGenInstancingPlatformHelper added
-WiiU CDebugProvider/CDebugMetrics added
-WiiU CDebugBatch Line/Quad/Text added. (probably should make this cross-platform at some point since the code is the same on all targets)
-WiiU Viewport class implementation
-WiiU add MEM1 allocator (derived from 360 Write Combining/PS3 VRAM allocator class)
-WIIU CCamera Class implementation (derived from PS3 version which was a good match)
-WiiU Base Renderer Abstraction Compilation Fixes/ShadowControlBase implementation
-WiiU Debug Lines/Quads/Text Primitive/PrimitiveType stubs

Race weekend:
-Session saving & restoring
-Debug menu:
-Enabled extra controls in debug menu for displaying average luminance value

Physics:
-Pass dynamic live air pressure values to physics systems
-Vehicle dynamics updates:
-Volumetric throttle modelling
-Tweakers for throttle response
-Non-gold csv export of brakemapping and torque volumetric data
-New algorithm for engine load used by audio systems
-Adjustable brake mapping and restrictor plates
-Ambient pressure considered as part of throttle response
-Per vehicle EDF updates to use new systems
-Updated switch from loading state to race to proceed physics sync immediately

Environment:
-Added controls to allow us to be able to scale the lighting on vehicles
-Added 15 percent saturation to clear 3 with new colour cube
-Clear 03 yellow sun tint reduced a touch
-Clear 02 emap boost/ambient reduced so that it can be compared to higher value in clear 05
-Clear 3 sun colour test, has more yellow hued sun in the day
-WTC updates so that sunny and medium cloud conditions have brighter sun, more tone mapping adjustment, more blue sheen at midday and several other tweaks for daytime lighting

Replays:
-Updated participant snapshot version number. Should fix EOR replays

Shaders:
-Shader changes to take into account new scalers for vehicle lighting

Audio:
-Got a lot further with the distant echo, amplitude rolloff and LPF occlusion for the the external engines, backfires, splutters and gearshift sounds of the 4 testbed cars (Caterham R500, Zonda R, Formula A and Capri Group 5). I've also done a quick pass on the engine dynamics in an attempt to create a more realistic ramp in volume and engine loads. The Capri Group 5 engine no longer has the weird popping sound like its misfiring

GUI:
-New icon for Edit HUD

Tracks:
-Northampton Classic: New road and runoff materials, reworked pit buildings and stands, added grass tufts to runoff area
-Azure Circuit: Moved first garage position to fixed damaging the car on load, added more road patches, seams, improved road textures a bit, back to high rez version of the main road texture and fixed alpha channel, darkened a bit whitelines, created new diving board+added slide and stair/rails to it
-All Track TRDs: Added Altitude data for all track TRDs
-Added new track.... Fort Felix

Vehicles:
-Mercedes SLS GT3: Added placeholder lights and mirrors
-Ford Mustang Boss: Added placeholder lights and mirrors
-Lotus 98T: New modal carcass and Flash tread. Enabled some wear and heating for public testing. Not sure amounts as I'm doing it mostly by feel. Lotus 78 - same caracass and flash changes as the 98T. also has wear and heating enabled

Build 488 (6/6/13, Senior Manager)
Common:
-Old profiling and stat systems now working again
-These are Track profiling, vehicle profiling and track stats
-Switch GraphicsEngine,RenderBridge and Renderer to use SSE2 code generation

Physics:
-64 bit waypoint pointer updates
-Updated groove debug waypoint ptrs to support 64 bit

WiiU:
-BCritical
-Platform API SysMalloc
-Platform API DateTime
-Platform API Printf

Shared Memory:
-Changed mOrientation to use pre-modified values in hydraulic space
-Removed unused mTyreSpeed variable

GUI:
-Pause menu updated to FE style
-Logos and photos for every location in the game, new sliders on the Gameplay screen

Audio:
-More refining the mix and distance rolloff for the external backfires, splutters and gearshift sounds. I found the "inverse logarithmic scale" to be best as it's more natural sounding curve. I tested and applied these changes to the following cars: Caterham R500, Zonda R, Formula A and Capri Group 5. The Zonda R & Formula A are the best so far. I've toned down the gear wobble in the R500

Vehicles:
-Lotus 49: New Flash tread added along with an update to the Modal caracass. Ford GT40 - made changes to the flash tread and carcas based on what i just learned form the Lotus 49

Build 487 (5/6/13, Senior Manager)
Common:
-Fixed some logging tracing typos in the environment anim files
-Moved common game mode functions from Global.script into the Common.script game mode script file
-Added Common game mode script

Physics:
-Cache new drivermode changes from App based on events and process after driver mode state machine
-Update effects requires some vehicle velocity to trigger logic
-Ford GT40: New Madal carcass with a first attempt Flash tread
-Lotus 49: Updated yesterday Modal carcass with what I've learned

Race Weekend:
-Enabled & hooked in Autopilot option (for practice & warmup sessions)
-Enabled & hooked in Skip Lap option (for warmup sessions)
-Bug fix for first Race Overview Screen being inadvertenly closed

Base:
-Updates for testing and additions of async tests
-Re-enable debug visuals
-Added support to BCritical for recursive critical section
-Fixed memory block critical being unlocked twice
-Updated legacy Debug module calls to new format
-Extended HUD Scribe / Script interface to allow more control over the in game HUD via script
-Added vehicle helper methods to identify vehicles requiring servicing and current vehicle

GUI:
-Improved handling of weather and time of day icons

Audio:
-Fixed environment animation sounds (full path now required because of audio asset changes)

Tracks:
-Azure Circuit: Added some stuff from Tobac corner to rascasse, skids armco ends, diff armco colours, added missing emm to arch assets+ doors inside the swimming pool area, fixed some gaps
-Bathurst: Adding in track Altitude settings

Build 486 (4/6/13, Manager+)
Environment:
-Fix for conditions not fully cleaning up their anim pools when connected to tweakit

Graphics Engine:
-Disabling mesh locator logging
-Fix for mesh locators giving out the incorrect texcoord v value

Replays:
-Reduced compression levels for position and quaternion in _CompressedVehiclePacket used in replay systems (increases overall packet by 8 bytes from 48 to 56 bytes

Physics:
-Tires: added exaggerated wear to FB test tire
-Lotus 49: New modal carcass added, but still using older scrub tread. No luck getting this car to handle properly with the flash tread yet
-Lotus 78: First pass on new Modal Carcass/Flash tread tire for public testing

Audio:
-External gear sounds now positioned properly. Gear change logic altered to fix GearUp sound not being triggered correctly, seemingly due to a change in how neutral is passed in via metrics. Removed a gear change glitch on Reset due to stale metrics appearing after an audio reset
-New F1 incar and external backfires, splutters and gearshift sounds. Events are tagged as "Formula" for use with
all high powered high revving engines and open wheelers
-New incar and external GT and General backfires, splutters and gearshift sounds for high powered race cars
-Added gear wobble to the Caterham R500

Base:
-Destroy physics manager on exit before Base is destroyed

Build 485 (3/6/13, Senior Manager)
GUI:
-Added some ctrl-D tire info
-Add GUI volumetric throttle sliders (brakemapping & restrictor) to global tuning tab

Renderer:
-Fix for DX11 track loading crashes at Eifelwald, Sakitto, and Test Track

Base:
-Added optional inclusion of LiveEdit using preprocessor define MWL_BASE_LIVEEDIT_ENABLED
-Fix for live edit component access in BaseTest

Console:
-Now fully compiles and links with stubs in all WiiU config
-Tweaked default settings for various WiiU configs

Physics:
-Add HRDF versioning to driver files and downgrade to warnings when mismatched load
Shaders:
- Modified basic windows shader to prevent negative emissive control values causing visual bugs

Tracks:
-Azure Circuit: Added latest James asset and patches manholes crack seams from tobac to rascass

Vehicles:
-Mercedes SLS: New wheel textures