Updates (Dangerous Driving 1)

The updates for Dangerous Driving mainly consist of bug/crash fixes and improvements. These were to make up for the game's reception and to make it better. After the game's release, Three Fields Entertainment has received numerous bug reports for them to look at and fix them. The current update for the game is Minimum Liability, and it is currently known that TFE will release more updates to the game to fix more stuff that happens.

NOTE: a few of the subsections shown here are from the PlayStation 4 version of the game.

## Update Summary

There are currently 10 updates to the game, with 7 of them being major.

### Ver. 1.02

* Better looking Takedown cameras
* More spark, dust, and explosion effects
* Better lighting in Point 2 Point tunnel
* Alternative Danger Time button added
* Improved shadows in all tracks
* Landscape LOD popping fixed
* Double Takedowns now correctly awarded
* Changed cop siren controls
* Fixed a bug where the game occasionally gets stuck on a black screen
* Visual improvement to health bar in Pursuit events
* Flagged newly unlocked vehicle classes as 'new'
* Auto highlight newly unlocked vehicle class
* Improved loading screens
* Performance improvements
* Updated physics

### Ver. 1.03 (No Claims Bonus)

Released on April 30th, 2019

* Disallow unfeasibly short leaderboard scores
* Bug fix: game crash when signing out on Xbox version
* Crash fix: exiting an event during Danger Time
* Prevent AI from speeding past the player at lightning speeds
* Prevent AI speed not being capped during Takedown Cameras (reason why they have such speeds)
* Ensure Aftertouch Takedowns give the advantage (not resetting at back)
* Ensure lap counter is fixed when completing a lap in Hypercar Class Shakedown on Dead Rock Canyon (Marathon)
* Stop AI from crashing instantly at the start of Surf Side Island (Lighthouse)
* Respawn rates in front of Persistent Wrecks reduced
* Ensure Platinum Medal threshold is achievable in Formula DD Class Survival

### Ver. 1.04 (3rd Party, Fire & Theft)

Released on June 11th, 2019

* 6 player online Multiplayer version 1
* Camera can be raised on the right stick during gameplay
* Last paint choice saved per car
* Increased boost gained when in the air
* Can now change paint colors on Prototype vehicles

### Ver. 1.05

* Online games can no longer be launched with only a single player in the lobby
* VoIP icons are more accurate when loading
* Bug fix: second part Point 2 Point tracks failing to load

### Ver 1.06 (Fully Comp)

Released on June 19th, 2019

* Reduced frequency of the player's car experiencing bad collisions
* Improved respawn points on tracks after a wreck
* Right stick camera movement now only resets after wrecking/restarting and no longer after 10 seconds
* Bug fix: missing ticker in the garage
* Bug fix: Pursuit vehicles taking each other down, ending the event early
* Bug fix: wrecks not getting cleared up online
* Better loading times
* Bug fix: crossing the lap counter would count up two laps
* Bug fix: crashing before the Start/Finish gate would have a possibility of pausing the lap counter
* Bug fix: occasional crashes when restarting events
* Bug fix: not crashing against traffic
* Improved crash reactions against traffic vehicles
* Progression balance
* Bug fix: Trading Paint near the Start/Finish gate would instantaneously turn the car around in the opposite direction
* Bug fix: getting stuck in a crash loop at hairpin turn on Dead Rock Canyon (Marathon)

### Ver. 1.07 (Voluntary Excess)

Released on July 4th, 2019

* Host can now choose vehicles, tracks, and number of laps online
* Ensure players are invulnerable when respawning from a wreck to avoid wrecking again
* Player distances added to HUD in online games
* Default boost amount is now two chunks when starting an online game
* Ability to find/join games online, added a "Browse Games" option, can now see games in progress
* Landings from jumps improved to reduce the chances of the player's vehicle facing the wrong way
* Bug fix: players not regaining control of their vehicle after a wreck in online games
* Lots of game crash fixes
* Grid order is now randomized at the start of online games
* Lobby design updated
* Formula DD Class Eliminator leaderboard fixed
* Fastest times removed from leaderboards in Face Off events
* Bug fix: incorrect messaging at the end of Pursuit events

### Ver. 1.08 (High Stakes)

Released on July 18th, 2019

* New ELO ranking system for online multiplayer
* Vertical Takedowns added
* Twin Ferry Lakes added to track selection online
* Ability to scroll up and down the Leaderboards
* Leaderboard row display increased, from 7 to 10
* Display player stats in online lobbies, such as races won, crashes, and total races completed
* Formula DD wheels now spin at the correct speed
* Track logos added in loading screens
* Bug fix: frame pacing which leads to smoother 30hz gameplay and reduced input latency
* Bug fix: priorities on HUD messages such as Traffic Takedowns and Takedowns online
* Bug fix: background menu movie pausing

### Ver. 1.09 (Road Rage)

Released on August 15th, 2019

* Road Rage is now playable online
* HDR support
* Option to enable/disable Radial Blur in the Settings menu, is automatically off when first booting up the game
* Bug fix: rank not saving occasionally at the end of an online race
* Stopped online events being counted as a loss when host quits the session
* Animation improvements for the menus and gameplay HUD
* Reduced number of messages during gameplay and re-prioritized them to show the more mandatory ones
* Bug fix: lap counter not counting when crossing the Start/Finish gate in a wreck but then respawns before it
* Oncoming traffic lights being no longer clamped and are now seeable from a far distance

### Ver. 1.10 (Minimum Liability)

Released on March 5th, 2020

* Difficulty adjustment based on player feedback
* Yellow arrows on turns are now double sided to point in the correct direction of each track
* PC: Cloud saves
* Renamed some Takedowns
* Menu and HUD styling updated
* Other small bug fixes, such as the unlock description for the Prototype Hypercar being misleading
* New loading screen messages, including an advertisement about Dangerous Driving 2