Release Notes for art of rally deluxe edition

added group videos that have been unlocked by the player to extras menu.
added new class unlock sequence in career mode for more hype!
damage is added to the car after every stage according to the damage setting and stage distance.
cars on wet stages are shinier and wetter looking. dirt will also look muddier and a bit more diffuse on dry stages.

crowd system should now respond correctly to change in settings.
reorganized extras menu
increased car livery texture size from 1024x1024 to 2048x2048 which makes them much clearer
made the new group 4 heritage cars smaller.
on car chooser menu, keep car rotation between car selections
ai gets more damage after every stage according to the player's damage setting
baked water material to be more performant

added missing side mirrors and wind wipers to the original
fix bug where replay ui could remain on screen after exiting replay
fix bug where button mashing 'submit' after restarting race from pause menu would result in continuously restarting
fix bug where the hidden photomode hud would display after taking a screenshot when it should remain hidden
fix grass visible through prop car on villacidro
fix sign always knocked on vestpollen
fix explosive pole on nasu highland
fix incorrect fence colliders on nikko
fix bug where simulator achievement could be awarded without the player finishing in first place
fix ghosts not functioning correctly on haapajarvi
fix issues with removing files from screenshot folder
fixed a Finland road having weird bumps
mac case-sensitive save fixes
ghost corruption fix
volumetric lighting fix for mac
photo mode effects fix
fixed a floating jump arch on normarkku

odometer stats now include driving in freeroam, terminal damage finishes and restarted stages
changed the method of recording odometer stats
add link to screenshot folder from 'extras' menu

fix a bug where the song playlist order could get mixed up
fix a bug where the game hitching could trigger a waypoint reset
fix a bug where skidmarks could behave weirdly when reseting stage midway through a skid
fix a bug where the stage progress bar wasn't cleared immediately on stage reset
fix a bug where the car could roll forward after a stage restart
fix a ghost toggle bug where ghost would be disabled after exiting photomode
fix a ghost toggle bug where ghost would be disabled after exiting photomode and then resetting / quick reset
fix a bug where the fade to black screen after the stage intro cinematic could be extended indefinitely through button mashing
fix some explosive road markers in franzenheim
fix a bug where stage restart could be called multiple times
fix low hanging powerlines in mertesdorf
fix powerlines not being visible when viewed against the sky
fix flags in rocks on tsumagoi
fix a bug where your displayed time could be rounded differently to your leaderboard time
fix to Das Uberwhip and Esky v2 livery templates

optimize vegetation system to do less combining, faster rendering and deallocation of vegetation. this could range from no noticeable difference to quite a significant boost in fps and lower jitter.
lowered the collider of the t22 so the wheels don't clip on harsh jump landings
some code optimizations
enable running the application in background when not in focus

fix bug where 'barely keeping it together' achievement was being awarded even on terminal damage stage completes
parking lot achievement no longer awarded before all cars are unlocked
fix bug where the car would keep some momentum after resetting.
fix typos in credits
fixed: when a xbox one controller disconnects abruptly there was a massive lagspike in the game, we have improved upon that so it happens less likely, but our hands are tied to an issue in xinput.
potential fix for a bug that prevents players from finishing a stage by resetting them to the last waypoint when they cross the finish line
fix bug where screenshake would happen after a stage restart or offroad reset
fix bug where the car would keep some momentum after resetting.
fix incorrect reporting of stages won in custom mode
fix incorrect reporting of stages won in career mode
"groundhog day" bug
fix bug where loading a season in progress would place you in the wrong rally and stage

skip song and previous song buttons changed to comma and period on keyboard
Players can now skip the keybinding overlay after the introduction
headlight shadows are darker now and use less sampling so they're better on performance too.