What changed in Wreckfest in 2016

Cars no longer fall through the terrain on Tarmac 1.

Dedicated server no longer crashes when a track is being changed.

Fixed Rammer's frame's missing ambient occlusion map.

Cars no longer fall through the terrain on Tarmac 1.

The short Tarmac 3 route is now Tarmac 3 - Mixed.

Spectator mode now works correctly.

Wheels do not get released so easily after taking damage.

Spectator mode now works correctly.

White concrete barrier no longer loses its collision mesh after a contact.

The short Tarmac 3 route is now Tarmac 3 - Mixed.

Dedicated server no longer crashes when a track is being changed.

Fixed Rammer's frame's missing ambient occlusion map.

White concrete barrier no longer loses its collision mesh after a contact.

Wheels do not get released so easily after taking damage.

Rammer's wheels no longer get glitched after a collision.

Rammer's wheels no longer get glitched after a collision.

Resolved crashes when no bend is detected for AI logic on certain custom tracks.

Improved art on Speedway 2, Sandpit 2, and Mixed 1, along with added trackside objects and animated spectators.

Fixed server crashes occurring when a race event follows a derby.

Optimized foliage and clutter shaders, improving overall performance.

Improved surface dynamics for more violent rollovers and reduced bottoming out on heavy landings.

Tweaked gameplay damage to encourage more tactical gameplay based on armor sector.

Optimized foliage and clutter shaders, as well as culling, improving overall performance.

Improved gamepad and keyboard controller responsiveness, recommended to reset advanced settings.

Improved art on Speedway 2, Sandpit 2, and Mixed 1, added more trackside objects and implemented animated spectators.

Replaced the main route of Tarmac 3 with a shorter, rallycross inspired route.

AI now reacts more appropriately to impacts, is less harmful in light contacts, and dynamically adjusts challenge levels.

Replaced Gravel track with a new, improved version featuring cleaner geometry and more rolling terrain.

Improved gamepad controller responsiveness and tweaked keyboard controller for better performance.

Fixed server crashes when a race event follows a derby.

Gameplay damage adjusted to encourage more tactical gameplay based on armor sector.

Replaced Gravel track with a new, improved version featuring cleaner geometry and more rolling terrain.

Added a new American 2 banger variant, nicknamed Rammer, featuring an alternative handling model.

Added a new American 2 banger variant with an alternative handling model.

AI now reacts more appropriately to player interactions and offers a more dynamic challenge.

Replaced the main route of Tarmac 3 with a shorter, rallycross inspired route.

A second route and its reverse have been added to the Mixed 3 track.

A new work-in-progress mixed-surface racing track has been introduced.

Speed sensitivity for keyboard controllers has been set to approximately 85.

A new banger racing inspired variant of the American 4 track has been introduced.

Improvements have been made to the visual representation of damage.

Improved visual damage.

Tweaked keyboard controller (set Speed Sensitivity to ~85).

Added Route 2 and Route 2 Reverse for Mixed 3.

Spectators have been added around selected tracks to enhance the environment.

Added a banger racing variant of American 4.

Added new spectators to a few selected tracks.

Added a new work-in-progress track, Mixed 4.

Enhancing track environments with proper starting areas, crowds, and props for a more authentic racing experience.

Introducing new cars and race-ready folk-racing versions of existing cars with improved performance.

Enhancing car details with realistic rust decals and other visual improvements.

Enhancing track environments with proper starting areas, crowds, and props for a more authentic racing experience.

Working on a traditional career mode where players start from the bottom and progress through various cups.

Working on a proper career mode where players start from the bottom and progress through various cups.

Introducing new cars and race-ready folk-racing versions of existing cars with improved performance.

Evaluating and potentially improving car handling based on player feedback.

Replacing the temporary user interface with a modern, streamlined design for better usability.

Testing photogrammetry-sourced assets to improve visual quality of environments.

Replacing the temporary user interface with a modern, streamlined version for better usability.

Resolved issue causing cars to flip.

Heavy hits are now required to cause damage to the chassis if body panels are intact.

Includes trackside camera visualization and racing line adjust tool.

Chassis health is not affected on landing unless in critical condition.

Use the tilde key ~ to access the developer menu and F11 for free camera.

Not yet used for official cars.

Includes trackside camera visualization and racing line adjust tool.

Health bars now display correct readings during replays.

Not yet used for official cars.

No damage to chassis health on landing unless chassis is in critical condition.

Tuned to be more usable.

Players can now skip gears when downshifting.

This was causing cars to flip.

A low-tier beater version of the European 3 car.

Heavy hits are now required to cause damage to the chassis if body panels are intact.

Now allows skipping gears when downshifting.

This is a low-tier beater version of the European 3 car.

These assists are now more usable.

Use the tilde key ~ to access the developer menu and F11 for free camera.

Health bars now show correct readings during replays.

Fixed a bug with the game being unable to start if more than ten mods have been enabled at some point.

Fixed a bug with the game being unable to start if more than ten mods have been enabled at some point.

The vehicle with more speed and mass now has more advantage in collisions, paving way for a more tactical gameplay.

Added a new Figure 8 layout for Speedway 2.

Added a new track Sandpit 3 with two layouts (short and long) in both normal and reverse variants.

BagEditor now shows files under Art folder too.

Implemented the basics of the new damage system where vehicles have chassis health and armor.

Improved clutter loading speed.

Fixed Sandpit 2 checkpoints.

Improved AI start/racing logic.

Improved Sandpit 2 and Mixed 1 level art.

Reduced AI aggression towards the player.

Weathers are now scanned similar to tracks, vehicles and parts, so multiple weather mods can co-exist.

Added a new Figure 8 layout for Speedway 2.

The vehicle with more speed and mass now has more advantage in collisions, paving way for a more tactical gameplay.

Improved AI racing line in a number of tracks.

It's now slightly more difficult to bump the AI off the track.

Reduced AI aggression towards the player.

Improved reflection and vehicle paint shader.

Weathers are now scanned similar to tracks, vehicles and parts, so multiple weather mods can co-exist.

Improved Sandpit 2 and Mixed 1 level art.

Added a new track Sandpit 3 with two layouts (short and long) in both normal and reverse variants.

BagEditor now shows files under Art folder too.

Improved clutter loading speed.

It's now slightly more difficult to bump the AI off the track.

Health bars are now displayed next to the player name in HUD.

Improved AI start/racing logic.

Improved AI racing line in a number of tracks.

Health bars are now displayed next to the player name in HUD.

Fixed Sandpit 2 checkpoints.

Implemented the basics of the new damage system where vehicles have chassis health and armor.

Improved gamepad controller.

Improved gamepad controller.

Improved reflection and vehicle paint shader.

Added PSD templates for menu assets under mod example folders.

Added command line option '-disable_mods' to assist in troubleshooting mod-related launch issues.

Added command line option '-disable_mods' to assist with troubleshooting mod-related launch issues.

Car-to-car collisions are now more weighty and dynamic, with major crashes resulting in cars taking air or flipping over.

Fixed see-through track geometry and improperly placed props on Mixed 2 Reverse.

Added the 3Ds Max AI Geom Gen tool which was missing from previous update.

Resolved see-through track geometry and improperly placed props on Mixed 2 Reverse.

AI is now quicker, more aggressive, and reacts to being bumped by swerving and potentially losing control.

Improved car-to-car collisions to make them more weighty and dynamic, resulting in more cars taking air or flipping over during major crashes.

Added missing track cameras to Mixed 1 Reverse.

Racing AI is now faster and drives more loosely for a more natural edge.

Racing AI now reacts to being bumped or rammed, possibly losing control or spinning out.

AI now reacts to being bumped, potentially losing control or spinning out.

Added graphics setting presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra.

Added graphics setting presets: Low, Medium, High, and Ultra.

The missing 3Ds Max AI Geom Gen tool has been added back.

Racing AI is now faster and drives more loosely for a more natural edge.

AI is now quicker and more aggressive, inclined to ram players and other AI drivers.

Added PSD templates for menu assets under mod example folders.

AI is now more inclined to ram the player or other AI drivers.

Minor enhancements made to the Bag Editor.

All custom track data is stored in the mod's data/track folder with example tracks provided.

Subscribed mods will appear in the in-game mod manager after they've been downloaded.

AI names can now be customized by editing data/property/career/ai_names.txt (UTF-8).

Enhanced geometry and added more gameplay props.

Track art for Mixed 1 has been improved and a reverse variant added.

Subscribed mods will appear in the in-game mod manager after they've been downloaded.

AI names can now be customized by editing data/property/career/ai_names.txt (UTF-8).

Geometry for Sandpit 2 has been improved and more gameplay props added.

Improved visuals and added a reverse variant.

Minor improvements made to the Bag Editor.

All custom track data is stored in the mod's data/track folder with example tracks provided.

Added error messages and fixed crashes related to improperly set vehicle mods.

References to other bag files are now handled more intelligently and cleaned up old unused properties from some file formats.

Server moderators can now change event settings and display active bans in dedicated server console.

Added commands for banning and unbanning players using Steam IDs.

Server moderators can now change event settings, and admins can start events in dedicated server lobbies.

Added commands for displaying active bans and modifying the ban list in dedicated servers.

Added error messages and fixed crashes related to improperly set vehicle mods.

Implemented a better file duplication tool, rename tool, autosave option, reset option, and more.

Implemented a better file duplication tool, rename tool with reference patching, autosave, reset option, and more.

Added an undo stack for some attributes and sliders for more parameters.

Added an undo stack to some attribute types and sliders for more parameters, with user-defined limits.

References to other bag files are now handled more intelligently and old unused properties cleaned up.

Players can use rental cars that cost nothing but provide no rewards.

In multiplayer, vehicle parts will no longer wear out, resulting in no crew experience and reduced money rewards.

Multiplayer mode will not have parts wear, resulting in no crew experience and reduced money rewards.

A tool for texture modding is included, allowing for conversion of textures.

Included editor allows modification of car parts and creation of new parts like custom engines.

Introduced tools for exporting vehicle models from Autodesk 3ds Max and setting them up for the game.

Players can bring their favorite car to the front of the list by clicking the star icon.

Tools to export vehicle models from Autodesk 3ds Max and a TGA to BMAP texture compiler are now available.

An example Wwise project and guide for creating vehicle sounds is provided.

New options to show Steam profile page and open Steam chat for selected players in the lobby.

Added options to show Steam profile page and open Steam chat for selected players in the lobby context menu.

Players can bring their favorite car to the front of the list by clicking the star icon.

Players can now view a server's welcome message in the server browser before joining.

Players can now see the server's welcome message in the server browser.

Multiplayer now features rental cars that cost nothing but do not provide rewards.

Introduced official modding support for vehicles in both single and multiplayer modes.

Improved Asian 1.

It's now possible to click a button even if fast-forwarding in replay kills the frame rate.

Added a button to quickly buy and install a replacement part for a given part slot.

A purchased part can be now automatically installed if it's compatible with the current car.

Added a confirmation popups when purchasing a part and recruiting a crew.

Race time is now calculated correctly for the elimination race winner.

A purchased part can be now automatically installed if it's compatible with the current car.

Updated some loading screen pictures.

Improved Asian 1.

Cars now automatically drive to the pits after finishing the race instead of doing infinite laps (not yet on all tracks, though).

Race time is now calculated correctly for the elimination race winner.

Sandpit no longer crashes the dedicated server.

Added a button to quickly buy and install a replacement part for a given part slot.

Improved HUD player list team icon placement.

Sandpit no longer crashes the dedicated server.

Updated some loading screen pictures.

Improved HUD player list team icon placement.

It's now possible to click a button even if fast-forwarding in replay kills the frame rate.

Added confirmation popups when purchasing a part and recruiting a crew.

Cars now automatically drive to the pits after finishing the race instead of doing infinite laps (not yet on all tracks, though).

Bots that are manually added now remain on the dedicated server after track rotation.

Implemented a probable fix for the 64-bit version sometimes crashing when a large amount of (dynamic) tires activated.

Added a button to automatically distribute all available repair points to parts that are in worst condition.

Multiplayer race start should no longer get stuck if someone joins or timeouts during the last seconds.

Added a button to automatically distribute all available repair points to parts that are in worst condition.

Multiplayer race start should no longer get stuck if someone joins or timeouts during the last seconds.

Bots that are manually added now remain on the dedicated server after track rotation.

Implemented a probable fix for the 64-bit version sometimes crashing when a large amount of (dynamic) tires activated.

Off-road surfaces are now more slippery or slow down vehicles.

Improved the speed of changing vehicle paint jobs.

Dedicated server configuration is now read from server_config.cfg file, which is not clobbered by Steam updates.

Alpha-to-coverage multisampling for foliage is now always enabled.

New tyre options added alongside Standard ones.

Removed festive stuff from the game.

Fixed graphics settings resetting after system boot.

Added basic event rotation functionality for dedicated server.

Fixed frequent crashing when joining servers with lawn mowers.

Implemented an experimental version of part repairing and crew mechanics. Players must recruit a crew to enable repairs.

Improved clutch logic for easier car movement after spinning out.

Easier to get the car moving again after spinning out.

New grass visuals implemented in the game.

Improved game start-up time after system boot.

Added Racing and Rally tyres in addition to Standard ones.

Improved all suspension setups for better handling.

Improved gamepad controller responsiveness.

Added a new work-in-progress tarmac track.

Players can now recruit a crew and assign them to cars for repairs.

Added an ability to log dedicated server's messages to a file.

Configuration file is not clobbered by Steam updates.

Further reduced idle dedicated server CPU usage.

Off-road surfaces are now either more slippery or slow down.