v0.8.9 Released: Flatland

v0.8.9 (Build 210): May 27, 2020

• added new "Flatland" stage for learning the basics without so much ramp inteference and made it the starting stage

• moved Vector Stadium ahead of Xenodome which makes Xenodome stage 3 now instead of stage 1

• fixed menu bug where Match page buttons were sometimes being activated when on another menu page

• fixed bug where potency for all stunt modifiers was being decreased in Stunt matches rather than just the active ones

• fixed bug where stunt modifiers become increasingly powerful

• fixed sparks particle system bug that over time results in the inability to cause damage to players

• reduced jitter in car physics

• reduced cases where wheel colliders catch the surface of an incline and upset the car

• dampened boat buoyant forces based on vertical velocity to make bounces out from the water less extreme

• fixed stunt bug where air time could be longer than the total stunt time (when ending a boat)

• increased underwater plane speed slightly

• significantly reduced boat rocking

• added control setting to "Use auto-gyro pitch stabilization when airborne" (just like on the ground and enabled by default)

• fixed Torque Biasing Threshold and Torque Biasing Percentage control settings and added Torque Matching Threshold setting

• increased "Boing!" stunt bonus from 15% to 20%

• decreased Spiked Ball launch force

• adjusted Spiked Ball collision sounds (range, volume, sound effects)

• changed Smasher collision sounds to be heavier (the same as Spiked Ball rather than the wing collision sound)

• made Smasher collision sounds play when colliding with environment (rather than just other cars)

• networked vehicle "grounded" status to control plane wing contrails and wing engine audio for remote players

• increased plane wing engine audio volume for remote players

• added additional reflection probes to Vector Stadium

• adjusted Spy Rocket to not detect owner player

• implemented new Comfort Setting: "Use forward camera on cockpit screen"

• slightly increased cockpit camera screen resolution (and fixed aspect ratio)

• moved rearview camera away slightly to show more of wheels

• reduced Smasher time from 30 seconds to 8 seconds for races

• increased Deathmatch winning points number from 6 to 10

• adjusted wheel engine audio volumes and pitches and added a unique slight pitch bias for each other player

• changed audio clip for tire squeal (and added multiple new ones)

View full Hyperwheel Overdrive Changelog at NeonEngine.net