🎨 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.

🎨 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.

🔓 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.