v0.1.6 test: damage

----- Damage ----

Remember the original mode of the Genesis version of Super Hang-On? It had a pretty in-depth damage model, didn't it? Well, I went a step further and made an even more in-depth damage and wear model. It includes the following:

• Engine wear, affected by temperature, oil condition, load, rpm, ...
• Engine stutter, caused by crashing
• Gear failure, caused by crashing (the gear you're in will get damaged and eventually unavailable, except your highest gear, because that would make the game unfair. And it only works with a manual transmission.)
• Front and rear tire wear, caused by spinning the wheels and braking too hard
• Brake fade and wear, affected by temperature and how hard you're braking
• Radiator leakage, caused by crashing and it will make your engine overheat which will cause excessive wear
• And there's more to come...

You can already test the game with the damage, although you probably won't notice a lot, except for the stuttering engine and the smoking radiator if it gets leaking. Time limit is disabled so you can crash as much as you like. At this point only crashing against roadside objects will damage your car.
I'll add telemetry later and the opportunity to reuse the same car after a race.

Eventually I'm probably going to make the races shorter so you can repair your car between races and choose 2 upgraded parts, like semi-slick tires or a better engine. And if I have the time and the courage I'd like to recreate the original mode of Super Hang-On.

-- Update: --

Your car will now be saved after completing a race. Time limit is reactivated, passwords are disabled for now. (I'm about to work on a save system.)

--- Update 2 (20/06/2023) ---

After the race you get the opportunity to repair your car. My father -rest his soul- will tell you which parts are still OK and which aren't.

When you choose a part to repair, it will be put in the queue. Your team has 120 minutes to do the repairs you've chosen. If you've chosen too many repairs, my father will tell you and they won't proceed with the repairs.

You can also choose upgraded parts. You have a maximum of 2 upgrades after each race.

If you can't finish the race, you also have the chance to repair your car, but you only get 60 minutes and no upgrades are allowed.

Be careful which part you upgrade! For instance, when you upgrade your turbo, but you leave your OEM radiator in place, the engine will get hot very fast, which will render your turbo useless and will ruin your oil. Also, the tires will lose traction faster which will wear them more quickly.

At this moment only the DX40 has some upgrades. And the Countach will probably give errors when you change the tires.

-- Controls --

• Left and right to choose a category
• Up and down to choose a part
• Return to add a part to the queue
• Backspace to cancel a part
• Space to proceed with the repairs