Vehicle Prototyping changelog

🎁 Added

• D-pad up cycles the drive mode (Casual → Sport → Sim) — on keyboard it's the new B key
• The bottom-right hotkey legend is controller-aware: gamepad buttons when you're on a pad, keyboard keys otherwise
• While the gearbox is in manual, the legend shows the shift binds (E / Q on keyboard, R1 / L1 on pad) — they disappear again in auto

🧼 Improved

• The auto/manual gearbox toggle moved to d-pad down, and both toggles now visibly flash on the HUD when pressed
• The gear display always shows whether you're in AUTO or MANUAL

🪛 Fixed

• Your drive mode no longer resets to the car's default when you switch cars or respawn
• The "invisible wall" at speed on town streets — streetlight poles stood too close to the lane and the widest car could clip them; they've moved back from the road
• Crosswalks now sit on the approaches to junctions instead of across the middle, and lane dashes no longer draw through them
• The park footpath stays inside the park on every layout
• The inn's awning now hangs over its front door instead of a side wall
• Sealed the gaps at all four corners of the town perimeter wall

⚠️ Known Issues

• Reverse coasts as far as forward does — press W to brake while reversing; a stronger lift-off slowdown is under consideration
• The kart can pin the rev limiter in Sport/Sim from wheelspin (no traction control in those modes by design); a mild kart-only traction aid is under consideration

🎁 Added

• Sound slider — set the game volume from the Tab menu (new installs start at a polite 25%)

🧼 Improved

• Full controller navigation — Start opens the menu, d-pad left/right swaps cars, and analog triggers still give you variable throttle and brake
• The hotkey legend moved to the bottom-right corner, stacked vertically so it's easier to scan
• You can see your game version at a glance in the menu (v0.2.0)

🪛 Fixed

• Sport mode shifts properly now — no more screaming on the rev limiter in 1st gear waiting for 2nd, and no bouncing back down after the shift