Changelog

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

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