Hey everyone!

This is by far the biggest EvoForge update so far.

Almost every part of the converter has been reworked from the ground up: physics, tyres, animations, materials, sounds, drivetrain, lighting, and more.

Cars converted with this version are no longer comparable to previous builds. The difference is huge — they now stay much closer to the original mod instead of being built around the donor car.

Please perform a clean installation.

🔥 What's New

🏎️ Physics — Rebuilt From The Ground Up

The physics skeleton is no longer just a modified donor car.

EvoForge now rebuilds the vehicle physics to match the original car:

• Suspension geometry

• Spring and damper rates

• Bump stops

• Anti-roll bars

• Weight distribution

• Damage model

• Steering behaviour

Each component is transferred individually, following the behaviour observed between Kunos' own AC1/EVO vehicle pairs.

The result: a car that behaves like the original mod, not like the car it was converted from.

⚡ Electronics & DRS

Electronic systems are now transferred much more accurately:

• Traction control

• ABS

• Electronic differential

• Single-step systems

DRS support has also been improved and is now correctly transferred.

⚠️ Some cars may have functional DRS logic but no visible wing animation yet. The system works, but the animation may still be missing.

🛞 Tyre Physics Improvements

Another major pass has been made on tyres:

• Grip behaviour

• Load sensitivity

• Temperature behaviour (warm-up & cooling)

• Reference pressures

Tyres are now matched to the closest EVO tyre range instead of being approximated.

🚗 Animations — Including Fully Working Wipers

Animations are now imported from the mod itself:

• Doors

• Bonnet

• Boot

• Pedals

• Gear lever

• Handbrake

• Pop-up headlights

• Windscreen wipers

No more fallback to donor car animations.

🌧️ Wipers deserve a special mention:

They now actually wipe the windscreen.

The wipe area follows the real blades from the mod, rain reacts naturally with gravity, and the glass genuinely clears.

Even some cars that never had functional wipers in AC1 can now have working wipers in EVO.

💡 Headlights & Lighting System

A huge amount of work went into the lighting system.

Lights are now classified based on:

• Mod declarations

• Mesh names

• Light colours

Including (This is highly experimental and doesn't work very well.):

• Low beam

• High beam

• Daytime running lights

• Tail lights

• Brake lights

• Reverse lights

• Indicators

Turn signals now work, including on mods that never had them in AC1.

Reflectors and chrome light bowls also react correctly with their corresponding lights, closer to how real factory vehicles behave.

⚠️ Lighting is still the most complex part of the converter. Results can vary depending on the car, and improvements are still ongoing.

🎨 Visual Import Quality

A major visual improvement:

✅ Interior materials recovered
✅ Exterior materials recovered
✅ Missing/generic-looking parts fixed

Ambient occlusion has also been improved through a custom workaround, since the factory method used by original cars could not reliably be applied to converted vehicles.

A huge thank you to DirtyAlien for his extensive testing, detailed feedback, and expert advice throughout the development of these improvements. His help has been extremely valuable in pushing EvoForge's visual quality further.

🔊 Sound System Overhaul

Sound conversion has been heavily improved.

EvoForge now remaps:

• Engine layers

• Turbo behaviour

• RPM ranges

onto the mod's original sound samples.

The result is much closer to the original AC1 experience.

Still not perfect, but a huge step forward compared to previous versions.

🔥 Exhaust Flames

Backfire flames are now transferred for cars that support them.

Positioning may still vary depending on the exhaust layout.

⚙️ Drivetrain Transfer

The real drivetrain is now preserved.

Examples:

• AWD cars remain AWD

• FWD cars remain FWD

• RWD cars remain RWD

The conversion no longer forces vehicles into the donor car's layout.

📏 Track Width Fix

Some cars previously ended up with unrealistic wheel spacing.

This has been fixed.

Wheel placement now follows the same rules used by the game itself.

🛠️ Turbo Tuning Fix

For some turbocharged vehicles, the boost controller curve was missing from the tuning menu.

This is now correctly imported and editable.

🔊 New Sound Information Tab

A new sound tab has been added.

It shows:

• Imported samples

• Their origin (AC1 or EVO)

• How they are connected

For now, this is information only. Editing will come later.

📦 Smaller Builds

Build packages were containing unnecessary unused files.

The packaging system has been cleaned up, resulting in significantly smaller .kspkg files.

📜 Updated Usage Rules

EvoForge now includes clearer usage rules.

Before every conversion, users must confirm that:

✅ They are the author of the mod
or
✅ They have permission from the author to convert it

Converted vehicles are intended for personal use.

Mods are creative works made by their authors. If a creator does not want their work converted, please respect their decision.

Thank you everyone for your support, feedback, testing, and patience.

This update represents a massive amount of work, and I can't wait to see what you create with it. ❤️