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🌌 Six new layered parallax backgrounds: Iceberg, Ocean, Winter Night, Country Side, City Night and Destroyed City.
🎲 Added optional automatic background switching whenever a different track is selected.
🎨 Background artwork by Bongseng, adapted and integrated for Motor Trial.

🎨 Background selection now lives directly in the Select Track screen for faster setup.
🏔️ Every scene uses independently moving depth layers for smoother, more natural parallax.
🌊 Water, reflections, icebergs, city lights, smoke and fire were aligned more closely with their original scene compositions.
✨ Track outlines are brighter and easier to read against detailed scenery.

🧩 Fixed gaps at the screen edges, missing layers and backgrounds breaking after repeated switching.
🔁 Fixed infinite tiling so long tracks remain covered without reversing or exposing seams.
↔️ Fixed parallax direction when riding forward and in reverse.
🌑 Decorative backgrounds are now hidden correctly in Hard Dark mode.
🚩 Fixed flag and wheel-shadow visibility with the new scenery.

🎨 Reworked track visuals with a cleaner centered layout, a slightly wider 2.5D profile and clearer depth on slopes, jumps and landings.
🏍️ All bikes now sit consistently on the main ride line while preserving their individual models and rider setups.
🛞 Suspension movement is now more expressive: wheels compress more clearly on contact and extend naturally in the air.
⚙️ The suspension rework is visual only — handling and core gameplay physics remain unchanged.
🌙 Updated presentation is shared across Classic, Full Run, Hard Dark, editor tests and Workshop tracks.
🚩 Flags and wheel shadows now follow the updated visual rails correctly, including Hard Dark lighting.

🏔️ New Classic track: Summit Horizon — the 12th handcrafted challenge, complete with medals and online leaderboards.
🎮 Optional Arrow Keys control scheme for keyboard players.
⚙️ New Camera & Controls settings for camera shake, parallax and control layout.
👋 New first-ride welcome screen with a game overview, setup shortcut and “Don’t Show Again” option.
🏆 100 achievements worth 1,000 points, covering stunts, clean runs, progression and community goals.
⭐ Community track favourites and paginated Workshop browsing.
🎵 “Neon Ascent” added to the soundtrack.

🔓 Classic tracks now unlock sequentially, with separate progression for Classic, Full Run and Hard Dark.
🛞 Realistic wheel collision profiles are tuned for every bike and enabled by default for new players.
🏍️ Suspension movement is more visible while keeping gameplay physics unchanged.
📷 Camera comfort improved: shake is disabled by default, and backward camera movement follows the same setting.
🛒 The Shop is purchase-based again, with rebalanced prices and save compatibility preserved.
💰 Full Run and Hard Dark rewards increased by 20%; Experimental Mode no longer grants progression rewards.
🌐 Community publishing and downloading are more reliable, including compatibility paths for older public tracks.
📊 The rider profile has been redesigned with ride, death and total playtime statistics.
🏁 Rust Bike preview presentation improved and included in the release assets.

🔧 Achievement notifications now disappear correctly after five seconds.
🧑 Leaderboard podium avatars use a stable fallback, preventing head-colour flicker and missing-profile errors.
⏱️ Online records now refresh correctly after beating another player.
🖱️ UI windows no longer move when right-clicking empty areas, and editor map clicks work correctly on narrow resolutions.
🚩 Start flags now align correctly with the track surface.
🧾 Workshop track titles, embedded data and Community refresh results are handled more reliably.
📐 Profile and Community layouts received clipping, spacing and scrolling fixes.

⚠️ Some older Workshop tracks may remain unavailable if their creator did not accept the Steam Workshop legal agreement or published them without downloadable data.
🧪 Experimental Mode is still in development and may behave unpredictably.
🎯 Summit Horizon medal times may be adjusted after more community runs.