Changelog

Last Change: April 11, 2026
v1.0 December 25, 2025 Beta
  • Weekend event dashboard banner, nav link, notifications, car class display
  • Fix claim-cars buttons not working on mobile and Chrome
  • Unlimited race entries during weekend events, fix season calendar eligible cars, event scheduling
  • Weekend Events system, Tycoon Pass daily cap, claim-cars scrap, rarity diversity
  • Sub-track variants, event eligibility validation, dealer eligible on season calendar, quick race UI fixes
  • Wire driver gear bonuses into all game systems, gear UI improvements
  • Driver Gear system, Tycoon Pass gear rewards, rarity cost caps
  • Fix daily quests not tracking for batch endpoints, remove rarity score tooltip
  • Rarity rebalance, Tycoon Pass nav badge, quest fix, UI polish
  • Fix season calendar table horizontal scroll on mobile
  • Tycoon Pass frontend, gameplay hooks, engine fixes, mobile responsive
  • Body type performance penalties for trucks/SUVs in race engine
  • Balanced car stat display, weight-based handling, UI improvements
  • GT/RSG: Tycoon Pass system, game pass image generation, seasonal AI imagery
  • Continent system, 10 new daily quests, race sim rebalance, track splash variety
  • Fix season class display, scrap formula overhaul, remove level-up parts, unranked filter
  • Season event eligibility checks — prevent 0-car races
  • iOS fullscreen fix for race viewer — CSS pseudo-fullscreen fallback
  • Inline start for side activities, quick races stay on page, driver side activities section
  • Exclude unranked players from Top 10 season standings
  • Enriched AI race recaps, 3-day season rotation, AI event naming, Midnight Motors wear fix
  • Race highlights collection, AI recaps, ladder LP normalization, mastery tree locked tier UX
  • Fix race result detail 500 - memory limit for large simulations, null-safe deleted cars/drivers
  • Dynamic weather intensity, forecast modal, wind/cloud/rain scaling
  • Moon phase tracking, dynamic night lighting, weather effects, quick race fixes
  • Fix DNF racers getting wrong positions, improve DNF notifications
  • Quick race weather conditions, 5-race limit, history fix
  • Weather impact system, hourly forecasts, daily quests for new activities
  • Apex Academy mastery reset — reset all topics and grant 1,000 XP bonus when driver masters everything
  • Pole position notifications, season UX improvements, garage analysis enhancements, MM new badge fix
  • Fix Midnight Motors listed cars still usable — NULL userId on listing
  • Midnight Motors player-to-player car marketplace, Neon Lounge full morale fix, RSG CSRF fix
  • Race podium overlay, Neon Lounge efficiency bonus, Apex Academy XP bars, misc fixes
  • Add garage stats columns, fix Auto Equip slot bug, 1-decimal stat precision, track balance command
  • Fix public events not spawning on tracks with season events, RSG: add beta forums link to homepage
  • Remove Neon Lounge parting gift, move Latest News below car rotations, fix benchmark timeout
  • Fix Grid Dash stuck shifts, add performance stats to car buy table
  • Add rankings explainer to payouts page, fix dashboard button layout
  • Season payouts system, scrap-to-parts, recyclable parts slider, Grid Dash Lucky skill
  • All Apps: Fix Flare error reporting, fix GT drivers route parameter
  • Upgrade Laravel 10→12, Flare v2 perf monitoring, Carbon 3 fixes
  • Fix undefined bonuses.index route in Apex Academy class view
  • Restrict gifting to Driver Gift items only, update inventory UI
  • Fix globe eligible cars bug, weight public race car selection by rarity
  • Academy stat tracking, market listing confirmation, quick race breadcrumb, gift eligibility fix
  • Driver gifts in races/lounge, busy gift block, car-first race entry
  • Driver gift system, morale activity blocking, login streak cash bonus
  • Track modifiers, dashboard next race, morale history; TFO2: marketplace sort & profile message
  • Neon Lounge activity, inventory sorting fix, Lucky tooltip
  • Fix isRetired query errors in morale features
  • Driver morale system with gift mechanic
  • Midnight Market player auction system, Grid Dash stats fix
  • Duration formatting for race time stats, Date column reorder in results
  • Fix null user error in active racers page
  • Fix undefined route sso.login -> auth.login
  • Auto Equip modal priority-based part selection
  • Fix auth redirects, DST datetime issue, null user checks
  • Inventory enhancements - country flags, recyclable parts image, type legend
  • Trophy images, car photo rarity, mobile inventory fixes
  • Inventory system improvements, race item tracking, Grid Dash updates
  • Fix null user error on events page
  • Tunnel track pieces for figure-8 layouts
  • Decimal money support, inventory shelf fixes, Apex Academy buffer bonus
  • Player inventory system with trophy shelf, Grid Dash unicorn tippers
  • Auto season transition, Grid Dash bfcache fix, anime car delete fix, unicorn stats
  • 12-hour cooldowns, prize pool bonus indicators, entry fee adjustments
  • Version history and changelog system
  • Revert mobile GPU changes that caused visual issues
  • Apex Academy training system, Grid Dash sponsorship tracking, low performance GPU fixes
  • Grid Dash mini-game, car claiming, interactive map tooltips, mobile driver fixes
  • Track performance demands display, mobile button fix, benchmark improvements
  • Performance Character, driver aging, starting car improvements, notification fixes
  • Add null check for user in race results methods
  • Fix career stage rewards to use correct systems
  • Fix events API SQL error when fetching all records
  • Show manufacturer in car rotation, RSG: Fix announcement image URLs
  • Career Goals system, Limited Edition management, bug fixes
  • Latest News section, mobile fixes, race history links, part drop rate
  • Fix Route [login] not defined error in Authenticate middleware
  • Mute button in race viewer, event entry car-first flow, mobile nav fixes
  • Driver race history, timezone fixes, mobile responsive drivers page, IP column in results
  • Payment plan fixes, garage analysis, emoji picker, track conditions
  • Track stat modifiers, research UI improvements, active racers dashboard widget
  • Research page with class-based car selection, track records improvements, placement mode fixes
  • Fix hide message button styling and overflow
  • Profile cover photos, upcoming season alerts, payment plan APR, ladder rating DNF fix, new favicon
  • Add payment plan interest system with loan default mechanism
  • Add season ladder rating display, participation tracking, and race simulation improvements
  • Add ladder ranks to profile/players/friends, season event UI enhancements
  • Fix race simulation timeouts, messaging privacy, and ground texture zoom
  • Simplify CarOwned to use template PI/class, add timezone fixes and mobile styles
  • Add season image upload feature to Grid Tycoon
  • Add configurable season schedule system for Grid Tycoon
  • Add season status display to Grid Tycoon dashboard
  • Add season tracking system for Grid Tycoon
  • Add PostHog analytics to Grid Tycoon and enforce minimum rarity for older cars
  • Add car parts attachment system with staging UI and calendar event sources
  • Optimize Grid Tycoon race simulation performance
  • Add wear/maintenance system, race viewer enhancements, and dance game prototype
  • Add public/js to Grid Tycoon sync script documentation
  • Remove driver traits system from Grid Tycoon
  • Fix AI lure generation rarity distribution and naming issues
  • Remove engine startup logging, add auto-cleanup for pending car names
  • Add dual engine system, player activity tracking, and online indicators
  • Add car ownership features and clarify Flash Sale text
  • Add Player List feature and UI improvements
  • Add timezone support to Grid Tycoon
  • Add messaging system and user profiles to Grid Tycoon
  • Add notification system and storage management to Grid Tycoon
  • Add Glide for on-demand image thumbnails and transforms
  • Add PlayerProperty model for Grid Tycoon user data
  • Add centralized email queue API for cross-app email sending
  • Add dark/light theme toggle, games page, and UI improvements
  • Implement SSO authentication between redshadegames.com and gridtycoon.com
  • Update Grid Tycoon branding and remove user auth tables
  • Initial Alpha Release
    Grid Tycoon racing management game launched in alpha.