Week of December 29

Added event "Companion" (to chat on mobile device while riding)
Events - removed limit on number of reconnect attempts
Consolidated some dashboard lookups (faster loading)
Lots of internal code cleanup

Week of December 22

Added Elite Sterzo support (steering device)

Week of December 15

Fixed rider freeze issue (ironically caused by debug logging)
Added lap counts to network packets - spectators can see proper laps
Rider list - fixed ordering for crits and other multi-lap races
Rider list - only use the group name "Stragglers" for the overflow group
Greatly reduced multiplayer packet size, less bandwidth
Working on club / team improvements...

Week of December 8

Rider list - bump max groups from 6 to 8
Rider list - when spectating in group view, allow riders to be selected
Added confirm when disabling Calendar Sync
Removed target="_blank" from most links for better app compatibility
Better jersey image caching
Applied fix for resistance lag when drafting (most apparent on Elite trainers)
Added full start date (in user's local time) to event pages
Added FESTIVE 2025 event

Week of December 1

DB Migration for better event support
TTs (both ITT and TTT) now support multiple retries
Bluetooth - automatically use "Virtual Gear" control mode when available
Race results - only auto-refresh while the menu is open
Rider list - added toggle between "Individual" and "Group" views
Rider list - added automatic groups based on rider proximity
Rider list - added auto-scroll so the current rider name stays visible
Rider list - when spectating, click a group name to spectate the lead rider
Rider list - cleaned up styling
Preparing for the holiday challenge...

Week of November 24

Minimap - stripped some feature layers to improve performance
Reduced camera mouse drag sensitivity proportional to zoom distance
Fixed grass spawning inside tunnel entrances
Fixed bridge pylons sometimes still spawning inside roads
Editor - fixed map view crash when selecting points
Editor - fixed issue of not being able to select individual points with CTRL
Editor - fixed lag when adding new points to a route

Week of November 17

Added pager next/back button support
Fixed the pager (again)
Fixed responsive issue w/ profile page activities table
Fixed black pixels dancing in the fog
Fixed roadside cliff edges poking into the road
Added new "Foliage style" setting in the route editor
Reduced tree density at distance to improve performance
Improved shadow casting, fixed missing shadows
Fixed disappearing trees in low detail settings
Set a reasonable limit (100km) for free user route uploads

Week of November 10

Improved visuals!
Improved visual detail at range (trees, water, etc)
Improved mountain, rock, and cliff detail
Improved road textures
Improved building appearance
Added ground color variation that adjusts based on elevation
Added new "Lighting style" Route setting (Morning, Evening, etc)
Added groundwork for supporting urban surfaces
Improved colors, increased detail and vibrance
Fixed issue causing crinkled square artifacts on the ground
Fixed sizing of roadside shrubbery
Fixed crop spawning issue on desert biome
Fixed bug that occasionally crashed spectate mode on pageload
Fixed server crashing bug (whoops) 🙃
W/S keys can now be used to contextually (a) change virtual gears, (b) adjust workout intensity, or (c) adjust ERG free-ride power
Events styling tweaks
Minor optimizations
Fixed rare crash on pageload
Improved shrubbery detail and performance
Fixed issue with trees sometimes not spawning around the road
Fixed hemisphere lighting issue casting improper shadows
Tweaked lighting styles to reduce harshness and improve colours
Enabled "Lighting style" setting in timed races
Fixed road geometry jutting upwards after the first lap
Fixed tunnel de-spawning issue

Week of November 3

Added new "Draft feel" setting (reduces trainer resistance while drafting)
Display the "Results" tab for spectators
Physics code cleanup
Removed the "Draft stickiness" setting for now
Working on adding environmental details...

Week of October 27

More accurate "has_ended" for event API endpoint
Improved activity backups + admin backup restore
Added "Signed up" filter on events page
Fixed bots getting removed for casual events
Adding environmental details...

Week of October 20

BikeTERROR - final spellcasting & axe sharpening
BikeTERROR launch! 🎃
Added Fall theme for temperate routes
Added some experimental road surface types
Increased steering responsiveness
Fixed conifer colors in the autumn biome
Fixed floating gravestones (and other lifecycle bugs)
Added a first-person look back during sprints
Fixed dark pumpkins in spectator mode
Added more BikeTERROR details
Improved grass/crop placement
Fixed infinite loop bug w/ event rider starting positions
Auto-remove completed workout on the following ride
Auto-start timed events (excluding TTTs)
Added "Start pedaling to begin" for casual events
Added modal (and sound) when approaching the next workout interval
Fixed workout graph tooltip (it now stays within bounds)
Fixed camera getting stuck when dragging over UI elements
Fixed sudden spike in camera motion when clicking off chat box
Fixed cursor hiding after a few seconds of inactivity
Fixed first-person camera initialising in the wrong direction
Fixed rider models being visible when spectating in first-person
Fixed look-behind button showing the wrong camera view on first press
Added extra logging for error handling
Added more texture to autumn leaves
Fixed disappearing roads
Renamed "Rankings" to "Results" for clarity
Added ITT (individual time trial) race type
Fixed camera shaking bug
Reduced aggressiveness of the "Low FPS" warning
Added more descriptive error messages to route editor
Added and updated BikeTERROR details

Week of October 13

Updated logic for ERG-based virtual shifting
Additional refinements for ERG-based virtual shifting
Throttle trainer commands for power and gear changes
Minimap performance tweaks
Fixed resistance for older Wahoo smart trainers
Added "Calendar sync" setting to send the events you're attending to your favorite calendar app
Fixed houdini jersey textures when saving settings
Show the "Spectate" button whenever an event has active riders
Improved smoothness of in-ride drag and drop
Working on BikeTERROR...

Week of October 6

Added in-ride freecam (drag/pinch in any camera mode)
Added freecam touch support
Zooming all the way in transitions into first-person mode
Added camera terrain detection and avoidance
Tweaked rider models to better align jersey textures
Tweaked animations for smoother mounts / dismounts
Fixed power2 not saving correctly
Fixed balanced pacer bots riding too far ahead
Fixed minimap wobbling when in "always up" mode
Fixed roamer bots spawning in low-detail mode momentarily
Added slight randomness to the hoods-to-drops animation
Fixed a styling issue in the spectate mode wait screen
Added raglan sleeve outline to the jersey template file
Added support for Tymewear VitalPro (breathing + HR sensor strap)
Fixed activity chart mis-alignment (props Steven E)

Week of September 29

Added Zwift Play controller support (props matjaz & trco)
Added "HR to Power" feature to ride with only a HRM (non-racing)
Settings - added 3D avatar live preview
Added support for custom jerseys
Added jersey template (base for jersey designs)
Fixed text color for TTT event signups
Fixed jersey texture caching issue

Week of September 22

Added a forward-leaning animation that increases with speed/grade
Added a dropped posture at high speeds
Animation performance optimizations
Tweaked lean animation and rider meshes
Sanitized rider colours to avoid super-saturation or full-black
Fixed antsy rider animations when waiting in the start pen
Fixed rare animation head angle glitches
Fixed crazy-cadence bots
Fixed crash involving very long bridges
Fixed crash when trying to access non-indexed tiles
Fixed scale labels in the route editor elevation graph
Refactored bluetooth logic with a focus on simplicity

Week of September 15

Added in-ride error icon
Added initial support for the Zwift Click 2
Zwift Click 1 requires firmware 1.1.0+ (update via the Zwift Companion app)
Added firmware version check
Improved error handling upon failed bluetooth connect
Workouts - stay in ERG mode after the workout ends
Display the grade in 0.1% increments
Throttle grade commands (to prevent overloading some trainers)
Added support for power meter L/R balance (props Jim & Wouter)
Force a whole number for L/R balance
Updated race results API to support TTT
Added new rider models and animations
Added a variety of rider LODs
Added leaning, steering, leg openers on tight turns
Added support for custom jerseys (UI coming soon)
Optimized rider models for a ~40% size reduction
Improved mount/dismount animations

Week of September 8

Considerably faster processing for uploaded routes
Fixed TICKR X improperly overriding cadence
Improved elevation data
Fixed stats drag-and-drop ordering (in-ride, Windows)
Dynamic activity detail stats (Full activity vs Race vs Cooldown)

Week of September 1

Fixed grass poking through bridge edges
Fixed issue causing trees to grow through buildings
Fixed world coordinate transformation issue (noticeable on longer routes)
Fixed sudden speed drops for some users on lower-end machines

Week of August 25

Tons of fixes to smooth out bad Vuelta livedata
TTT - prevent drafting/flocking of non-team members
Replaced minimap "path" view with a Near/Far toggle

Week of August 18

Released 1st iteration of TTT events
Allow riders to create a new TTT team
Allow riders to join an existing TTT team (via an invite code)
TTT assumes teams of 3-6 riders, with the 3rd rider counted
TTT team leaders can start / abort a countdown timer
TTT races start once the countdown timer hits 0
Updated race results to account for TTTs
Adding support for Vuelta LIVE events
API - Include event ID with activity data
Updated "Follower" area on athlete profile pages

Week of August 11

Added heart rate data to spectate mode
Preserve the mini-map rotation setting (i.e. clicking the compass)
Improved page SEO
Faster 3D route loading
Added support for displaying Wattbike gear
Refactored CORE temp sensor support
Replaced range slider
Planning TTT mode...

Week of August 4

Added experimental "Draft stickiness" setting
Added visual indicator of "ideal" draft placement to help modulate
Slightly improve flocking to reduce collisions / ghosting
Prevent rider list from showing for solo rides
Fixed avatar steering issue at low cadence
Prevent larger trees from intersecting bridges
Route editor - fixed issue preventing re-uploading same filename
Users can now delete their own events
Routes listing - ability to sort by distance/climb ASC
Tweaked the /events and /clubs pages
Rebuilt in-ride minimap - including compass w/ auto-rotation toggle

Week of July 28

Added TDF LIVE: Femmes series
Added "View distance" setting to spectator mode
Subscribers can now spectate with maximum view distance
Improved camera rotation in medium/far chase views
Improved tunnel entrances by caulking holes around the edges
Improved the appearance of trees and forests
Improved the appearance of water and croplands (smoother edges)
Fixed camera glitch when transitioning in/out of tunnels
Fixed flickering buildings
Route editor: Added a strict mode for the editor warnings
Route editor: improved spline view
Route editor: persist state for advanced settings
Route editors can now unpublish their own routes

Week of July 21

TDF LIVE: fixed issue with desync / rider speeds getting stuck
TDF LIVE: automatic rider teleporting if they deviate too far
TDF LIVE: reset livedata if the page loses focus for 10+ seconds
TDF LIVE: prevent spectate mode from switching to human riders when there are pros available
TDF LIVE: numerous minor QoL (and behind the scenes) fixes
TDF LIVE: spectate pros by default
TDF LIVE: jersey holders now appear at the top of their group(s)
TDF LIVE: fixed end-of-route teleport bug
TDF LIVE: fixed skin color for some pro riders
TDF LIVE: spectate Pogi by default on pageload
Support virtual shifting for the Tacx Neo 2, 2T, 3M
Fixed virtual shifting lag

Week of July 14

TDF LIVE test run completed
Added groupings to rider list
Fixed occasionally crazy-high bot cadence
Increased spectator view distance for subscribers
Improved physics performance (pre-calculated lookups)

Week of July 7

Added Tour de France Challenge 🚴 🇫🇷
Investigating TDF LIVE events, stay tuned...
Fixed issue with "fake" virtual shifting

Week of June 30

We're taking a breather, back to full speed on July 7th!

Week of June 23

Spectator mode - prevent mouse wheel zoom when hovering on the rider list or chat
In-ride stats edit panel - touch support
Added view distance setting
Added detail quality setting
Refactored the environment generation system
Refactored the tileset system to reduce overhead and prevent visible seams in the environment
More intelligent scene loading
Fixed disappearing bridges, better pylon spacing and placement
Prevent bridge pylons from intersecting the road below
Fixed missing snow in the ice biome
Fixed low-hanging clouds in spectator mode
Fixed trees growing on bridges
Display lap count (when relevant)
Reduced braking aggressiveness for race events
Added new "caution" logic to decrease a rider's maximum speed slightly when beside or behind others
Fixed some rare 3D lifecycle issues
Added extra handling to prevent impossibly high acceleration
Improved Route Editor scoring to better reflect route quality
Bots now use a spawn queue, instead of all at once (to greatly reduce stutters when loading new environment tiles)
General improvements to the tile loading queue
Cleaned up in-ride Menu

Week of June 16

Revamped the Route Editor:
Replaced the chart-js graph with a custom SVG implementation
Added direct line manipulation to the elevation graph
Added gradient colouring to the graph, and fill
Allowed for region selection in the graph, and application of tools to regions (smooth, reconcile, delete, annotate)
Added a "flatten region" tool which averages the gradient over a selected region
Visualize brunnel annotations in the graph with editable regions
Improved gradient smoothing with a smooth average window (props Dan C)
Added distance-weighting to smoothing function to avoid skewed results
Increased minimum altitude range of the elevation graph to better represent flat routes
Fixed an issue with the elevation graph toggle styles
Added automatic map zooming to the route editor
Fixed a handful of route editor bugs
Re-introduced warnings for sharp gradient changes
Added sanity check to avoid trusting elevations below -200m
Added sanity check when calculating elevation graph altitude bounds
Prevented the map from moving to focus unnecessarily
Re-added the de-kink button as an advanced option
Improved the in-ride UI
UI: Added a configurable stats panel
UI: Various UI elements can now be toggled on/off
UI: The rider list is now scrollable, and shows all riders
UI: "Draft" and "Grade" have been redesigned
UI: You can now view "Grade" during workouts
UI: You can now change the virtual shifting "Gear" on-screen
UI: The "Fullscreen" text in the Menu is now clickable
UI: Added text size options
UI: Re-added workout timer
UI: Drag-and-drop stats ordering
UI: Enabled spectator chat

Week of June 9

Prevent three.js from loading unnecessarily
Only auto-start within 10 seconds of event start time
Moved in-ride errors to the "Help" menu tab
Better SEO detection of static pages
Support auto-start for casual (not timed) events

Week of June 2

Minor tweaks to event tiles
Increased size of the drafting stat
Clarified the "Quit without saving" confirmation labels

Week of May 26

Making progress on View Distance, Quality settings
Prevent caching of the /ride page
Slightly faster terrain data lookups
Event edit - set a default title
Event edit - prevent saving without a route selected
Fixed issue preventing spectator mode stats (and map) updates
Fixed riderController issue (causing occasional freezing)
Fixed workout chart performance issue
Fullscreen exits automatically when a ride ends
Fixed avatar circling when a road path ends suddenly

Week of May 19

Rider list - show full proximity distance if < 1km
Improved website & multiplayer servers
Fixed minor issues related to the Svelte 5 upgrade
Released Windows app, again 🎉
Updated Bluetooth UI for better native app support
Native apps - show loading animation while devices connect
Windows app (0.2.2) - Better bluetooth write() support
Fixed chat auto-scrolling
Fixed activity timer drift

Week of May 12

Improved water!
Switched to a better data source for water
Added shorelines, waves, smoothed rough edges
Added DNF riders to race results
Simplified the in-ride menu
Upgraded to Svelte 5, updated all dependencies
Added country flags to athlete detail pages

Week of May 5

Added spectator mode
Made Dashboard popular links easier to access
Added social call-outs to Dashboard
Fixed numerous minor issues with spectator mode
Fixed issue preventing draft percent from going negative
Made filtering more prominent on listing pages

Week of April 28

Released early access Windows app
Disabled debug panel
Settings - prevent browsers from autofilling the wrong fields
Show lap count for online rides (e.g. Lap 1/3)
Added API endpoint: athlete/search
Activity pages now include drafting stats (for rides from now onward)
Route listing - Map view now shows route paths
Route listing - Map view styling updates

Week of April 21

Finishing up Windows app...
Working on spectator mode...
Fixed issue with the Wahoo TICKR X
Added "Birth year" profile setting for race categorization
Added "age_category" field to race results API
Replaced some homepage assets
Event listing - fixed incorrect distance / climb when multiple laps

Week of April 14

Fixed crazy power swings when using "fake" virtual shifting
Workout names are appended to activity titles, even for cleared workouts
Route editor - added new toggle to visualize the route splines
Route editor - fixed (lack of) error messages
Multiplayer - rider list now shows riders heading in opposite direction
3D - much better sensation of speed (dynamic camera FoV and pitch)
3D - the "look-behind" button (B) is now a button-hold
3D - the first-person camera will raise slightly when the rider stands
3D - fixed camera jitter when leaning in first-person
3D - disabled micro-steer wobbles in first-person
3D - fixed floating bridge pylons
3D - mouse cursor now auto-hides after a few seconds
3D - fixed issue with some lazy-ass bots refusing to pedal
3D - changed road center line to dashed
Route editor - fixed spline calculation
Route editor - increased spline point density for better curvature
Route editor - fixed error upon cancelled file upload
Multiplayer - disable power simulation (dev tool) for timed events
Fixed Android bluetooth issue
Fixed issue preventing rider movement during races 😬

Week of April 7

New start/finish lines
Improved cloud visibility
Fixed rider jitteriness on long routes
Buildings are now subtly two-toned
Riders now have micro-steering to avoid having them be perfectly static; a small sway in sync with their cadence. The intensity will reduce at higher speeds, and increase when standing to pedal
Rider cadence is reduced (visually) when auto-braking. Bot cadence will increase when in a breakaway
When leaning for corners, riders will spin their outside pedal to the bottom and hold there until upright
Updated camera logic to avoid wobbling due to micro-steering
Bots will no longer try to brake or overtake while standing
Press the down arrow to gently brake (no more emergency braking)
Added logic to support upcoming native apps
Fixed issue preventing bluetooth writing
Added confirmation to prevent accidentally closing active ride
Workout chart now adheres to "ftpOverride" if present
Revamped iOS app - now supports device saving (auto-connect), better dropout support, and more

Week of March 31

Continuing on native apps (will take a few weeks)...
Speed metric turns red when auto-braking

Week of March 24

Working on native apps (ongoing, will take a few weeks)...

Week of March 17

Fixed issue with virtual shifting when in the starting pen
Fixed dashboard dropdown CSS issue on Windows
Increased chat box font size
Cleaned up in-ride Menu / Chat / Camera buttons
Chat - when minimized, show an alert icon when there's new messages
Zwift Click can now be used to adjust intensity (workouts) or target resistance (ERG free-ride)
Experimenting with "wind reduction" icon
Adjusted minimap placement, other minor styling tweaks

Week of March 10

New: Group Workouts!
Fixed issue where a certain hotkey enabled supersonic speeds
New: choose between black and tan tire sidewall
Fixed brunnel positioning issues
Improved brunnel overlaps (e.g. avoids ground intersecting the road beneath a bridge)
Route editor - exclude brunnels from the "elevation alignment" score
Improved the appearance of brunnels
Reduced the likelihood of grass poking through tunnel walls
Reduced ground poking through the road on tight, steep sections
Smoother rider movements when on steep gradients
Improved road curvature
Rebuilt the Dashboard page
Fixed grade calculation for non-firmware virtual shifting

Week of March 3

Fixed many cases of buildings overlapping the road
Fixed latlng projection issue causing minimap and activity mis-alignment
Improved minimap heading
Improved pacer "Balanced" mode to better accompany the rider
Added conifers!
Refactored tree generation system
Improved styling of shrubbery (Ni!)
Improved cropland density
Minor color adjustments to the "Temperate" biome
Fixed arch & finish line coloring

Week of February 24

New: added brake lights (auto-brake indicators)
Anonymous users can now view the /events listing
Camera button (C) now cycles, even when lookbehind (B) is active
Visuals V2 - improved aesthetics
Fixed braking issues
Fixed bug causing crashes when spawning roamer bots
Adjusted desert grass density
Working on Visuals V2...

Week of February 17

New: added real map to the in-ride minimap
New: Motion Planning V2!
New: auto-braking!
New: intelligent draft-seeking! Riders will now automatically steer towards optimal slipstream positioning
Improved: revamped rider "flow" (pack dynamics)
Improved: smoother rider motions, less jitteriness
Fixed some route coarseness issues
Fixed issue with Zwift Hub virtual shifting
Fixed issue preventing the avatar from stopping on ride pause
Fixed timer issue when the browser window is inactive
Adjusted 1st person camera view
Tweaked auto-braking parameters (it was a bit too cautious)
Added Route Collections

Week of February 10

Getting close to finishing Motion Planning V2...
Added support for ERG mode free rides
Cleaned up Debug Mode styling
Workouts - increase bias range to +/- 25%
Workouts - charts are color-coded based on zone
Race - fix users not auto-starting if joining late

Week of February 3

Fixed speed issue for users on low-end machines
Added FPS counter (appears when FPS drops below 20)
Website design tweaks
Fixed desync / teleport bug (likely caused recent crashes)
Added a handful of preloaded workouts
Tweaked the workout menu UI
Workouts - support .ZWO cadenceLow and cadenceHigh
Races - ability to export Race or Cooldown separately

Week of January 27

Roamer bots have more sensible power ranges (props Aku)
Improved route processor, much better handling of subtle terrain changes
Fixed bug preventing ability to re-upload certain routes
Added rider threshold_wkg to event (race) API results
Added CORE temp data to the FIT file

Week of January 20

Added better debug logging
Added a "Download log" button in the /ride menu ("Riders" tab)
Added "Race results" sidebar to the event listing page

Week of January 13

New drafting model
Added "Teleport to distance" UI setting
Added "Teleport to rider" UI setting (for online casual events)
Instant U-turns (no page reloads)
Route Editor - fixed loop routes not being connected correctly
Route Editor - fixed "NaN%" gradient for finish line point
Minor drafting model tweaks (i.e. support negative drag)
Fixed some Bluetooth issues w/ Zwift Click and virtual shifting
Workouts - interval cadence will display if available
Added support for Core Body Temp sensors (will display readings)
Fixed Core Body Temp data reading issue
Logged-out users can now view (public) route and event detail pages
Fixed minimap progress disappearing when toggling the ride UI

Week of January 6 (2025)

Routes listing - "Keywords" filter accepts a route ID
Added support for route collections (more details soon)
Added "Add to calendar" button to event pages
Fixed Zwift Click support (set Control Mode to "GEAR" after pairing)
First pass at supporting CORE Body Temperature Sensors (awaiting test device to finish implementation)

Week of December 30

Rebuilt FIT encoding / decoding (95% less code than before!)
Added dual-power recording to FIT files (power2)

Week of December 23

Added support for native (hardware) virtual shifting for devices that support it

Week of December 16

Rolled out Festive 2024 challenge
Added Power Match feature
Added Virtual Shifting V2
Winterized the website design 🥶

Week of December 9

Added Route editor V2!
Route editor - better elevation handling
Route editor - shift+click to select point ranges
Route editor - fixed brunnel creation issue
Route editor - various smoothing fixes
Smoothing tweaks to reduce slaloming
Performance tweaks to reduce stuttering on slower devices
Locked down the "free ride" hotkey
Prevent bots for race events
Renamed "World bots" to "Roamers"
Fixed performance issue when saving huge (24+ hour) activities

Week of December 2

Finishing up the Route Editor
Added annual pricing option
Fixed finish line freezing bug for timed events
Added error handling (retry and direct activity download) in case activities fail to upload

Week of November 25

Multiplayer - added rider list stats toggle (Watts, W/kg, and Speed)
Multiplayer - fixed the race results list height
Profile - display the rider's routes count (clickable)
Profile - styled the follows page
Routes - added ability to filter routes by author
Activity detail - prevent error when activity data is missing
Multiplayer - fixed rider list ordering (again) 😅
Fix - exclude heart rate "0" values from the average
Fix - allow for text selection
Workouts - added support for ftpOverride tag (.ZWO files)
Routes listing - show only public routes by default

Week of November 18

Multiplayer - refactored code for much better performance
Multiplayer - fixed latency detection & correction
Multiplayer - smoother rider movements
Multiplayer - removed gradient to improve chat readability
Workout - improved in-ride workout graph
Workout - clicking the interval list toggles between Watts and %FTP
Events - show event type (and # laps) on detail pages
Fixed blank activity page when activity file is missing
Multiplayer - fixed rider list ordering

Week of November 11

Added rider locations to the minimap
Added a "Low FPS" check when first loading the app
Fixed the "turnback" error on the BikeTERROR challenge
Prevent camera cycling when in "look-behind" mode
Miscellaneous motion planning / jostling fixes
Multiplayer fixes
Updated homepage text and images

Week of November 4

Added facets to the Challenges page
Added ability to filter events by ones you've created
Added ability to approve/reject follow requests (in the Dashboard)
Added "Hotkeys" tab to the in-ride menu
Added "U" hotkey to toggle the UI
Multiplayer - fixed activity resuming
Multiplayer - fixed issue with improper disconnects
Multiplayer - prevent duplicate riders
Multiplayer - adjust socket reconnect attempts
Improved activity resuming to support tracking multiple rides
Dynamic activity title based on route, event, and workout
Multiplayer - fixed slaloming issue
Multiplayer - fixed issue where a user who teleports (due to desync) leaves behind a "ghost" affecting other riders
Multiplayer - reduced jostling

Week of October 28

Added timed events! (i.e. "not-race races")
Added in-ride event results
Added event detail page results
Added "Description" and "Event type" fields
Revamped the events listing page, added facets
Better handling of events w/ private routes
Switch a route from "private" to "unlisted" when submitted for publication
Fixed issue when connecting to TrainerDay oauth
Fixed ERG issue when first starting a workout

October 2024

2-directional travel!
Refactored in-ride UI
New gradient graph, can be toggled between full and zoomed-in view
Laid the groundwork for arbitrary u-turns
Laid the groundwork for routes with multiple paths
Added roundabouts to the ends of point-to-point routes
Added ability to toggle between portals & u-turns
Automatically use the correct country-based lane side
Numerous minor fixes and improvements
Multiplayer UI revamp (chat, rider list, etc)
Improved camera pitch to better indicate gradients
Fixed disappearing grass
Fixed rider avatars showing the wrong gender
Fixed tank slapping issue
Improved water coloring
Added BikeTERROR challenge (with custom environment)
Online events - prevent rider movement until event starts
Added "Advanced settings" to route editor
Added Intervals.icu activity uploads

September 2024

Added Route Finder!
Added custom multiplayer!
Refactored the events feature
Factored grade into rollingResistance (props GCUser99)
Added support for login redirects
Fixed camera modes
Fixed event rider list ordering
Fixed event crash for users missing design data
Fixed workout issues: rate limiting, and SIM->ERG switching
Tweaked the ride UI
Added multiplayer chat
Added intervals.icu integration
Fixed browser Wake Lock
Fixed issue preventing terrain from loading
Implemented free tier quotas (early birds excluded)
In-ride event countdown now uses server time
Fixed Bluetooth HR bridging

August 2024

Added Tunnels!
Added Events (for scheduling online group rides)
Improved environment blending for bridges and tunnels
Fixed issue with buildings disappearing on loop routes
More performant route editing
Sorted online rider list by distance ahead/behind
Added "Power Bias" UI setting for adjusting workout power
Activities now include device names (for debugging)
Events - send reminder emails to participants 15m before start
Fixed scaling issue with Activity detail page chart
Fixed in-ride elevation chart (scaling issue)
Added progress arrow to in-ride elevation chart
Switched skin tone to 12-option color palette
Switched to using dynamic CdA (improved physics)
Updated "Subscription" page comparison table
Added birds and guardrails
Added support for workout FreeRide intervals
Added support for "gear" control mode (W: up, S: down)

July 2024

Improved route processing (much less bandwidth needed for users)
Reduced page size for route detail pages
Fixed elevation profile progress (in-ride)
Route editor - automatic route loop detection
Route editing
Multiplayer v1 (!)
Display multiplayer-enabled route at top of /routes listing
Bridges are now appearing again
Fixed buildings overlapping the road and trees
Added building textures
Improved 3D scene lighting
Revamped pacer bots, their power is now automatic and you can choose between "Balanced" and "Aggressive" pacer modes
Added "Duration" (estimated time to completion) to all routes
Added "FTP" user setting
Fixed Bluetooth FE-C issues (props Wouter and wizbit)

June 2024

This month, we'll be focusing mostly on under-the-hood updates, as well as the first pass at multiplayer.
Fixed screen timeout (Wake Lock)
Club leaderboards now reset on Monday (UTC +0)
Re-built the ground cover dataset
Lots of website design tweaks
Added page titles (to better distinguish browser tabs)
Ride page - open Devices menu on pageload
Added challenge leaderboards
Added tooltips / helptext
Added new "Energy" metric to replace "Difficulty"
Added author name to activity + route detail pages
Fixed the dreaded NaN radius issue
Fixed duplicated pacer bots
Fixed stopped worldbots
Fixed activity reporting bug (for routes w/ portals) that was improperly adding the difference between the Start & Finish lines to the total elevation
The app runs better now, even with many worldbots
Fixed graphics issue when users navigate away + return to the ride screen
Added in-ride elevation profile graph
Improved virtual shifting logic

May 2024

Added buildings v1!
Added 2nd biome (desert)
Replaced activity detail charts
Increased smoothing to 3s (power, cadence) and 5s (HR)
Refactored codebase to make adding new biomes easier
Switched filters to a mobile-friendly flyout
Added permalink support for filters
Support multiple daily TrainerDay workouts
Fixed resistance on older Wahoo trainers
Fixed bug where old tilesets weren't being recycled
Fixed issue with Bluetooth FE-C (Neo 2T, etc)
SEO optimizations

March 2024

New logo
New homepage design
Added "Connect to Strava" button to /settings
Revamped challenges UI
Fixed uint24 issue in FTMS protocol
Much better dropout auto-reconnect support
Fixes for older Wahoo trainers
Better route preprocessing to smooth out kinks
Improvements to virtual shifting (more to come)
Added TrainerDay integration
Re-styled the routes listing page
Colorized the /routes elevation graphs
Revamped web-bluetooth (new UI)
Refactored workout functionality
Improved stage-based challenges, fixed errors
Fixed date issues with saved FIT files
Added website feedback form + live chat
Homepage text edits

February 2024

Added clouds
Fixed timing issue preventing rider models from loading
Fixed blank screen on activity detail page
Fixed color picker alignment issue
Fixed issue with ocean water seams
Added Discord link to dashboard
Added support for Athletica FTP detection (waiting on an API endpoint)
Fixed issue preventing the FTP input box from being editable
The topnav is now mobile-friendly
Added Cinecam
Fixed issue of world bots remaining as ghosts when de-spawned
Adds slight lateral variation to world bots for more natural distribution across the road
Adds dynamic rho to the physics calculation (based on a route's average elevation)
Removes now-deprecated brunnel code and elevation handling from the client-side
Fixes issue where foliage isn't rendered below sea level, even if there is no sea
Fixes issue in bridge annotation where bridges should be ignored when the route itself is below sea level
Fixes issue in bridge annotation where the route crop offset was ignored, putting bridges in completely incorrect places
Fixes an infinite while loop bug in the rider loading code, which would often trigger after hotloading the dev server
Adds a top-level error page to prevent unstyled 404
Adds key to the route tile listing so that "clicked" state does not persist through page changes

January 2024

Site optimizations
First pass at Zwift Click integration
Fixed bot spawning issues
The system remembers the last active in-ride Menu tab
Workouts - added persistance across browser refreshes
Workouts - added viz chart with tooltips
Improved - more consistent time formatting
Improved - better route validation
Fixed ERG mode for iOS
Improvements to Athletica.ai integration
Portals! Point-to-point routes now automatically loop!
Fixed accuracy issue with "Climb remaining" stat
Refactored to use native crypto
Set Featured routes to appear ahead of normal routes
Added onboarding text for new users
Drafting setting - apply only to Ego and Pacer bots (worldbots always have drafting enabled)
Added a pacer "Power Mode" setting to toggle between realistic vs constant power
Simplified the ride menu
Fix: use default rider design for new users
Fix: force cadence reading as an integer
Switched to monospace font for /ride stats
Improved the FIT parser
Minor topnav and layout adjustments
Added ZWO parser
Added workouts v1
Added ability to start a workout using any ZWO file
Added Athletica.ai integration for workouts
Added workout ERG mode support
Added ability to toggle between SIM / ERG for workouts

December 2023

Added privacy features
Added route publication requests
Added /approvals page - users can review "follow" and "club join" requests
Split privacy settings into "Profile" and "Activity Details"
Added "total_calories" into activity FIT files
Changed from 10w to 5w power increments
Fixed low cadence pedaling animation
More realistic physics & momentum (props Mike)
Clear power / cadence / HR data on iOS device dropout
Added route moderation (submit routes for publication)
Route processing - improved elevation accuracy
Route processing - improved bridge auto-detection
Route processing - adding basic smoothing
Route processing - added warnings when uploaded route contains issues
Display route "version" on listing and detail pages
Fixed route thumbnail edge-case issue
Renamed "Trainer Difficulty" to "Gradient Feel"
Avatar cadence now matches sensor input, if present
Fixed issue of a map crashing close to the end of the route
Handled issues of steep cliffs in the route
Slightly improved "save settings" button visibility
Rider colours corrected
Fixes/improvements to ground and foliage shaders
Fixes/improvements to tree rendering
Water body experiments with seams yet to be resolved
Initial work for supporting different biomes
Reworking road map layout
Added web-ble connection dropout handling
Added self-hosted ground cover tiles
Added two-tone fog
Set correct sun angle based on latitude
Improved sky shader
Use route title as the default activity title
Use activity title as the "Download FIT File" filename
Fixed activity timer issue when saving before the avatar fully stops

November 2023

More accurate ground cover
Allow all users to upload routes (during the beta period)
Work-in-progress: lakes, rivers, other non-ocean water bodies
Released the iOS connector app on the App Store 🎉
Fixed Wahoo (WCPS) protocol issues
Improved route parsing and distance calculation
Added the ocean
Added beach/sand texture
Improved bridges over water
Improved grass textures
Moved hosting to Cloudflare
Fixed reactivity when navigating between pages
Fixed various FE-C over BLE issues
Improved route editor's "Closed loop" detection
Improved error handling for FTMS timeouts
Support HR readings from controllable devices
Refactored trees, will be easy to add future variants
Improved support for WCPS protocol
Added proper login and signup functionality
Added password reset
Added minimap to route page
Added 1-click route reprocessing
Automatically trim out minor flaws in uploaded routes
Improved rider / peloton motion planning
Fixed route editor bugs, added "undo" feature
Added basic homepage text and styling

Roadmap

Ideas (in no particular order)