Update 1.3.0

A new update for No Downforce has dropped, overhauling UI and improving sound design!

Demos

• Added a new demo, about 800 milliseconds faster than the previous developer time

Graphics

• Cars now use a custom shader instead of Godot's default toon one. I was going for a bit of a mid-2000s early-7th-gen look with this one, with an extra bright sky reflection at the top. Let me know what you think in the comments!
• Improved the track's rough texture
• Ghost car now has proximity fading in the web build and OpenGL mode as well
• Improved the wheels' AO texture
• Disabled FXAA by default, as it made the image too blurry on lower resolutions
• Made the game run in windowed mode by default

Physics

• Improved handbrake turning

Audio

• Added a new landing sound. Now it sounds less cartoony, and it has a satisfying tire skid sound when you fall from a big enough height!
• Added options to turn off specific sound effects for the ghost car or both cars. This should help with performance on weaker computers and the web build
• Added more volume options in accessibility settings, allowing you to turn down volumes for high-pitch and harsh noises, as well as the hurricane sound in the lower parts of the map
• Increased the reverb SFX

UI

• Made the HUD more compact, replacing labels with icons
• Settings are now categorized
• The web version now shows a percentage when loading instead of a megabyte ratio
• Added an option to replace the matrix font with a regular font. It makes the timer panel jitter a lot, but it can be more readable if you're having a hard time reading the matrix font

Bug Fixes

• Fixed camera recentering not working when the car is still

Technical

• Updated engine to Godot 4.4 RC1

See you next update!