🏁 Release Notes

🛠️ Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Post-Race Viewer

  • Fixed issue where driver position could incorrectly show as 255 in multiplayer. Now reads from the more reliable "track-position" field.
  • Skips displaying dummy or empty driver data to reduce clutter.
  • Fixed bug where tyre stint history would not appear if the user joined late as a spectator (applies to both live data and save file viewers).
  • Ensured DNF status is properly shown in tyre stint chart.
  • Corrected tyre stint chart visual glitch (stint bar length was off by one).

• Main UI / Driver Table

  • Fixed issue where some drivers would not show up in the UI, especially in multiplayer or after they disconnect mid-session.
  • Fixed bug where team names were not resolving in lap/sector records.

• Tyre Set / Stint UI

  • Green color now used to indicate a good/negative delta in tyre sets.

• Stability Enhancements

  • Fixed crash caused by a race condition when opening driver modal — content now updates only after modal is fully shown.
  • Prevented app crash during session transitions where session type may momentarily be missing.
  • Added null-checks and fallback logic for better handling of game-side inconsistencies.

✅ Quality-of-Life

• Log entry added whenever app internals are reset (SessionState clear).
• Lap time history now used to ensure disconnected drivers still appear in the UI during FP/quali.

Fixes Issue #74 (Thanks to Scurl97 for the detailed bug report)

🚀 Release notes

This update improves session handling, tyre tracking accuracy, and error visibility in the launcher.

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🆕 New Features

• Custom Autosave by Session Type
  Choose whether to autosave after Free Practice, Qualifying, or Race sessions — individually configurable.

• Smarter Error Handling During Launch
  The launcher now checks for port availability and monitors background services, showing clearer messages when things go wrong.

• Tyre Set Change Detection Improvements
  Better handling of delayed tyre set changes on tracks where the pit exit crosses the start/finish line.

• Telemetry Exports Now Include App Version
  Helpful for organizing and reviewing your saved data.

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🐞 Fixes

• Resolved an issue with incorrect tyre stint end laps.
• Fixed team name not displaying correctly in tyre stint charts.
• Corrected missing highlights for your car in post-race viewer.
• Reduced errors caused by port conflicts and improved launcher feedback when problems occur.

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💡 Improvements

• More accurate tyre wear predictions by excluding safety car laps and cleaning up non-racing data.
• Increased reliability and performance when processing lap and damage data.

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Enjoy the smoother experience, and thanks for using Pits n' Giggles!

🏁 Release Notes – v2.7.0

🔧 This release fixes the issues in v2.6.0 and adds more improvements.
v2.6.0 has been marked as broken and is no longer recommended.

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🚀 New Features

📊 Tyre Stint History Chart (Improved)

• New chart added to the Tyre Wear Prediction tab in driver modal (when data is available).
• Chart accounts for telemetry-restricted drivers and reflects compound, stint length, and performance visually.

🔧 Settings Fallback Handling

• If the app detects an invalid config .ini file:
  • It now gracefully falls back to default settings.
  • The invalid config is saved as .invalid for inspection.
  • Includes optional logging of invalid fields and defaults used.

🚗 Tyre Sets UI Overhaul

• Replaced old accordion view with a responsive, card-based layout.
• Displays tyre availability stats clearly and handles telemetry restrictions with warning banners.

📉 New Race Info Stats Charts

• Lap/Sector records and Tyre Stint charts added to the driver modal's race info stats section.
• Removed unnecessary classification-data from the backend response for better performance.

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🧼 Enhancements

• Updated telemetry-save viewer UI to:
  • Hide fuel column in save mode correctly.
  • Show correct packet format in metadata.
• Improved display and messaging for telemetry-restricted players across driver tabs.
• telemetry-settings are now handled safely in final dumps (to avoid crashes).
• Your custom team name now appears in tyre charts instead of MY_TEAM.
• Reverse layout tracks now show a ⇄ symbol instead of (REV) in track names.
• Column headers now include tooltip icons with helpful explanations.
• Table layout tweaked for better readability of DRIVER and ERS columns.

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🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed crash when dumping telemetry-settings in JSON (non-serializable object error).
• Fixed alignment in sector bar when comparing best vs last laps.
• Fixed incorrect team display in tyre charts for custom teams.
• Fixed stint chart data injection issue for restricted players in post-race viewer.
• Fixed config crash due to invalid INI files.

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🔖 Version Info

• 🔄 Replaces broken v2.6.0
• ✅ Stable upgrade from v2.5.1

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Enjoy the updates, and as always, feel free to report bugs or suggestions!

BROKEN RELEASE - PLEASE USE THE VERSION MARKED AS LATEST

🏁 Release Notes – v2.6.0

🚀 New Features

🟢 ERS Progress Bar (Driver View)

• Added a color-coded ERS bar next to each driver in the telemetry table.
• Displays current ERS percentage visually with updated column layout.

🛞 Tyre Stint History

• New Tyre Stint History tab in the race stats modal.
• Interactive chart showing tyre compound usage, stint lengths, lap markers, and more.
• Handles DNFs, grid positions, and deltas to leader for supported games.

⚙️ Redesigned Settings

• Settings panel now supports real-time validation and highlights invalid input.
• Automatically trims whitespace and detects unsaved changes.

🧼 Enhancements

• Column headers now include tooltip icons with helpful explanations.
• Table layout adjusted for better readability of DRIVER and ERS columns.
• Your custom team name now appears in tyre charts instead of MY_TEAM.
• Reverse layout tracks now display a ⇄ symbol instead of "(REV)" in track names.
• Improved stint chart visuals and accuracy for newer F1 games.

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed alignment issue in sector bar for best vs last laps.
• Fixed incorrect team display in tyre charts for custom teams.
• Removed clutter from flashback logs in the UI.

🛠 Patch Release Notes

This update includes a number of bug fixes and reliability improvements:

🐞 Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect lap time columns in the driver view. Best lap and last lap times now correctly show in absolute and relative formats.
• Resolved missing MyTeam name in F1 25. Custom team names now display correctly instead of showing as 255.
• Reverted to custom position tracking for all game years to fix broken race graphs caused by unreliable native data in F1 25.

🌐 Networking Improvements

• Improved Socket.IO reliability:
  • Smarter reconnection logic with shorter timeouts and delays.
  • Better fallback behavior for unstable network conditions.
  • Dynamic protocol detection for better compatibility.