Project CARS – Build 272 Released.

Project CARS – Build 272 Released.

A new weekly build of Slightly Mad Studios’ WMD-powered Project CARS title is out.
Build 272 for all members to enjoy.

Build 272 (3/8/12, Junior Member+)

• Adding trd properties to allow use to be able to specify the center of the track
• Now able to set the center of the tracks for clouds and skyring
• Added logging to session message manager
• Online:
• – HttpApi now has a Unicode interface
• – Changed services using HTTPAPI so that they use the Unicode http api, instead of each service doing its own conversions
• Launcher:
• – The error message in case of invalid username/password will be much clearer
• – Added compile-time defines to point the launcher to the dev server
• – Added configurations that define these defines
• Belgian Forest – updated trees for paddock area
• Eifelwald. Tweaked textures/PSD files
• Badenring – add viewer lights and fix positions few static assets for new marshal huts
• Tweaked lights around pitbuilding to avoid dark areas
• Adding spotlights to Badenrings
• Launcher: new executables
• Integration to handle new speech data format
• BFC Kerb texture updates
• Badenring – add new and imrpove textures
• Added new temp textures for Eifelwald, first revision
• Bathurst 3D eucalyptus instances, statics and instances
• Billboard bush instances for bathurst
• Lotus 49: drag adjustment. top speed now back up around 190mph
• BAC Mono: fix for tabs and spacing in the CDF (readability issue)
• BAC Mono: re-balanced aero to factor in drag torque effects. Shift from 120% rear to ~85%. Small other setup tweaks to fit with this change. Wider tuning ranges
• Eifelwald textures improvement
• Connecticut Hill – Added Track Centre Data to all TRDs for Cloud rendering
• Pagani Huayra: Added support for custom liveries
• Caterham Classic: Fixed overlapping front fender UVs + custom livery support
• New Badenring exports
• New Belgian Forest export
• New Eifelwald export
• New Memphis export
• New Test Track export

Build 271 (2/8/12, Senior Manager)

• Online logging cleanup:
• – Removed Sabre’s implementation of LiveLog (conflicting with OneSock’s, missing features)
• – Added category support to LiveLog. Logging levels (verbosity) can now be specified per-category in DevModeConfig
• – Exposed OneSock’s LiveLog singleton to Sabre, which defines its own log categories
• – Switched Awards code to use the global OneSock log
• – Fixed potential buffer overwrite when logging long strings
• – Non-Info logging levels now use the correct BLog call, they will now be correctly logged as [Warning] and [Error]
• Storage: Implementation tweaks, const corrections.
• Moved Storage module into Base namespace.
• Moved Storage system from SaveGame to Base.
• Added few OneSock lock safety checks.
• Bathurst/Bologna – Track Centre data test for Kevin (To help with Cloud and Skyring development)
• Pagani Huayra cockpit glow. Gauge reflection polishing.
• pass3 3D eucalyptus trees (set shadow cast and shadow receive for 3D LODA)
• mip and coloradjust for tree texturemap
• Cameras: set up on-car cameras with new feature to ignore world movement
• pass2 3D eucalyptus static instances
• Eifelwald-Texture
• Eifelwald – improved kerb texture
• Changed default DevModeConfig settings to enable OneSock logging.
• Updated DevModeConfig with new OneSock+Sabre logging categories.
• Caterham classic: new expoprt

Build 270 (1/8/12, Senior Manager)

• Added debug-only function to check if the OneSock lock is locked
• Added online interface for session messaging
• Hooked session networking’s callbacks when session members are joining/leaving and when a new game packet is received
• Camera: Added new property that allows a certain camera to ignore the profile setting of world movement dampening, and use the full value
• HttpApi:
• – Moved construction of extra HTTP header fields from the downloader to each connection setup, to potentially allow each connection to use different headers.
• – HTTP download parses and remembers the content-type and charset of the reply.
• – Added getter to retrieve server response in an Unicode string.
• Launcher: Fixed case-sensitive comparison of Content-Type charset header
• Parameter type fix for stream close calls
• Implemented handling of incoming packets:
• – Send back ACKs when Guranteed message or Sequenced message part is received
• – Store incoming Sequenced message parts and reassemble them once all parts are received ; ignore duplicate parts and parts of a sequence received after the sequence is finalized
• – Turn incoming Event messages into App Events and send them to App for processing
• Minor fixes/additions after testing with GamerProfile integration
• Launcher:* Usernames and passwords are set correctly to the server, regardless of characters used
• Updated Eifelwald textures
• Memphis: New AIW for new geometry changes. New main and race path with corridors. Still needs pit lane path
• Checking in WIP FDP for integration. Still needs lots of tweaks and balancing. Will probably require separate set for Formula A and 1 cars
• WIP AI for Formula A based on new player car audio
• Pagani Huayra cockpit glow texture. Gauge reflections minor fix
• New Pagani Huayra export

Build 269 (31/7/12, Manager+)

• Setup default BDbgMetrics module configuration in BaseConfigure
• Added Timer Test Manager with basic timer metrics
• Added hybrid timer test
• Enabled BDbgMetrics module in all configs
• PC Session CPU Info now also contains strings for the Architecture, Processor Type and CPU Status, instead of just the OS int value
• Updated BDbgMetrics macro so that objects can be Broadcast via either the default byte array method, a member function or a custom callback
• Metrics file saving is now disabled by default
• Added App title and build version to metrics session info
• Metrics session platform now includes CPU details
• Launcher: OK button will be disabled in the login dialog if username or password is empty
• Launcher: Application now uses Unicode API
• Ghost system:
• – Added API for accessing save game ghosts to the ghost and cache manager.
• – Implemented save and load ghost from/to saved game.
• Implemented Storage system
• Change to how we render the sky rings so that they can allow the clouds and moon to go behind them
• Tweaks to audio levels
• Further changes – new rumble layer, levels, dsp and pitch changes
• Adding exhaust rumbles to Formula A engine set to test
• Low and high pass filtering added for in car onloads

Build 268 (30/7/12, Senior Manager)

• Session message manager WIP. Subtasks implemented:
• – Management of free message pool, outgoing message queue and guaranteed message queue.
• – Message sending – standard, guaranteed and sequenced
• – Guaranteed message resending and handling or received ACK messages
• – Outgoing queue throttling
• Tweaked viewer lights to avoid dark areas on pit building
• Tracks, Eifelwald. Tweaked textures – PSD files, 1st commit
• Tracks, Eifelwald. Tweaked textures
• New engine set for Formula A
• Level and dsp tweaks
• Switched to new engine based on the 98T with extensive dsp and car specific tweaks
• Updates to levels
• Formula A engine update new version (samples)
• Adding updated FA interior sounds – more towards TV style interior shots
• Fix for instance billboard trees
• Eucalyptus statics 1st pass
• Various cars: engine idle adjustment so they don’t drop too many rpm simply from dropping the clutch in neutral
• Eifelwald: Logo Changed to Yirotires

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