Rally update: Update and changelog

Feb 27, 2024

Update

Added

  • Added the brand new Rally car.
  • Added 220 new blocks and 21 new items with the Rally theme, see the complete list below.
  • Added Skinnable arrows for square and round pillars.
  • Added RallyTheme signs for sign blocks.
  • Added new item snapping points added to many previously existing blocks.
  • Added Winter 2024 tracks for the offline mode.
  • Added a delay before being allowed to skip the prestige celebration screen.
  • Added Rally Car in the control settings menu.
  • Added Rally materials in MaterialLibs for mesh modeler and NadeoImporter.
  • Added verified club badge on the club page.
  • Added a preview image on the arcade button.
  • Added macroblocks for the gamepad editor.
  • Added subtitles on HotSeat and SplitScreen buttons.
  • Added CarRally the possible transformations of the SetPlayer_Delayed_VehicleTransform() function.
  • Added advice pop-up for inexperienced players in Ranked mode.
  • Added “Off” skin for stands screens.

Changed

  • Changed the action keys for the Rally and Snow car, it’s now a re-range instead of a clamp.
    • If you use the AK 2, it will make your sensitivity range from 0% to 40% instead of clamping it.
    • This is an experimentation until the end of the season and with the release of Rally.
    • We might roll back this new change.
  • Changed the description of the assets in the Club creation to reflect the correct DDS format to use (BC3 for decals).
  • Changed the maximum embedded size in tracks from 4MB to 5MB (7 336 960 bytes total size, including 5 000 000 bytes for items).
  • Changed the minimum sensitivity from 1.0 to 0.1 to improve the precision.
  • Changed the order of settings in the “controls” tab to better highlight the selected vehicle.
  • Improved the Snow car hitbox. Records made with collisions or press forward using the snow car will be broken.
  • Updated the welcome pop-up in the COTD Knockout mode.
  • Updated medal images with higher resolution.
  • Improved HotSeat UI.
  • Displayed not only the best ghost in HotSeat mode but also the second to last alive.
  • Clarified error message when uploading a file too large in club creation or edition.
  • Prevented the password pop-up from appearing when no password is required to join a dedicated server as a spectator.
  • Changed GateGameplay colors (Decal & Light) to improve readability (Snow = Red, Rally = Orange, Stadium/Reset = Grey).
  • Road clips are no longer exclusive.

Fixed

  • Fixed bots using Rally/Snow car.
  • Fixed passing through multiple slow motion effects would only count once.
  • Fixed thumbnails of old gates in items.
  • Fixed bug where we were unable to retrieve an ongoing royal match if the player selected the super royal tab in the lobby after exiting a match in progress.
  • Fixed Super Royal score displayed for squad members instead of Royal score in the matchmaking menu.
  • Fixed the position of the Snow Car on the podium of the home menu.
  • Fixed artifacts in the Rabbids 64×41 club asset.
  • Fixed the keyboard and controller navigation when opening a player’s profile from the COTD ranking UI.
  • Fixed “updating access” message in offline mode.
  • Fixed previous years not available in filters in the garage.
  • Fixed segment progression UI in Royal not resetting after a track change.
  • Fixed cropped text in vertical buttons for long translations.
  • Fixed displayed rank on checkpoints in HotSeat.
  • Fixed orientation inconsistency between many blocks and their pillar icons.
  • Fixed misleading “server is offline” error message on the room pop-up.
  • Fixed SnowRoadTilt Clips being wrongly removed by other blocks.
  • Fixed visibility of ghosts in Mediatrack in tracks (GPS and other ghosts of this kind).
  • Fixed Royal skins not appearing sometimes.
  • Fixed the visibility of the cam 3 when transforming into another car.
  • Fixed visibility of the PB ghost when transforming into another car.
  • Fixed Sponsor decals rendering on RoadIce (will only apply on new tracks).
  • Fixed missing grass from DiagSwitch Curve2Out.
  • Fixed cursor of DecoPlatformDiags.
  • Fixed tree placement filtering by surface on the latest DecoPlatform blocks (ice, dirt).
  • Fixed display of some club assets in the club creation.
  • Fixed the contour of the image gallery in the item collection pop-up.
  • Fixed car visuals not resetting correctly when restarting the race (for example the spoiler would stay open).
  • Fixed obstacle item placements not using the full width of open roads.
  • Fixed missing part of screens LODs.
  • Fixed decals in Gate Expandable LODs.
  • Fixed Royal skins 2024 self illumination.
  • Fixed Lightmap UVs and normals of item ThemeSnowGateGameplay.
  • Fixed Podium screen stretching.
  • Fixed Terrain filtering for tree placements of DecoCliffGrass blocks.
  • Fixed an issue preventing to spawn on multi-laps start blocks in the gamepad editor.
  • Fixed test map button in the gamepad editor.
  • Fixed DecalCurbs texture alignment.

Complete block list (thanks eyebo)

220 Blocks

  • Rally Castle Roads (32)
    • 14 Rally Castle Roads
    • 6 Rally Castle Diag Roads
    • 6 Rally Castle Road to Diag Transitions
    • 4 Rally Castle Road Transitions
    • 1 Rally Castle Wall Arch
    • 1 Rally Castle Road with built-in Arch
  • Rally Dirt Roads (34)
    • 5 Rally Dirt Low Roads
    • 5 Rally Dirt High Roads
    • 9 Rally Dirt High To Low Transitions
    • 4 Rally Dirt to Road Dirt Transitions
    • 6 Rally Dirt To Open Road Transitions
    • 4 Rally Dirt To Platform Transitions
    • 1 Rally Dirt Road with built-in Rally Castle Road Arch
  • Transformation Gates into the Rally car (2)
    • 1 Ring Transformation Gate
    • 1 Extendable Transformation Gate
  • Deco (93)
    • 9 Deco Cliffs
    • 3 Deco Cliffs to Platform Transitions
    • 12 Deco 4×4 Platforms
    • 27 Deco 2×2 Platforms
    • 6 Deco 1×2 Platform Transitions
    • 12 Deco 1×1 Platforms
    • 6 Deco Platform Slopes
    • 3 Deco Platform 4×4 Curves
    • 3 Deco Platform 5×5 Curves
    • 6 Deco Platform Slope Curves
    • 6 Deco Hills
  • Open Roads (11)
    • 8 Open Road Slopes
    • 3 Open Dirt Road Deco Transitions
  • Platforms (26)
    • 10 Platform Slopes
    • 16 Open Zone Slopes
  • Wood Roads (2)
    • 2 Wood Road Slopes Deco Wall (16)
    • 2 Deco Wall Slopes
    • 8 Deco Wall Slope Curves
    • 6 Deco Wall Arches
  • Signs (4)
    • 1 Small skinnable 2×1 screen
    • 3 Ad screens

21 Items

  • 5 Transformation gates into the Rally car
  • 1 Castle Transformation gate into the Rally car
  • 2 Show Torches
  • 5 Castle Towers
  • 3 Rally Barriers
  • 4 Square Pillars
  • 1 Screen2x3Big

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