Track release V 0.80 (Big update & next gen features)

Waaassuuuppppp y'all
to everyone new here a warm welcome from my side and our community 🤠💜 (Ps.: dont forget to join our community discord! https://discord.gg/2PvtudAVX3)  

(Please do keep in mind this is WIP (Work In Progress) - Please do not share)

Oh boy oh boy where do I even start...
3 months its been since my last release huh? Just wait till you installed this bad boy your gonna see it was worth the wait 🤤  

Long story short: It was my 3d modelers first time working on vegetation meshes which I needed for the new TreeFX feature - so it took him unnormally long to finish. Then I simply decided that I also wasnt ready yet with my re-texturing journey so simply just took the time it needed to get it looking right. + the one or other bigger expansion took the update date even further back... soooo here I am with an absolute bangerrr which normally would've been 3 separate updates :)  

INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:

• (Delete old om_hometown folder)
  Open OMEGA's Hometown zip
• Find Zip password in EULA.pdf (if you have trouble seeing the file open it through your browser per drag and drop)
• Extract om_hometown folder into your Assetto Corsa Tracks folder (CM drag'n'drop does not work sometimes) Also do not use Windows explorer extractor - use 7zip or Winrar (or similar) instead.

I thank you very much for respecting my project and me!

CSP minimum: 0.1.79

For the best experience set these settings as shown:

• CSP Settings->Graphic Adjustments->Adaptive clip planes->Set far plane values to 30000, 40000

This version features:

- Complete rework of street textures (again)
- Added 3D vegetation partially, updates of it will be given out for free on my discord in quick fixes channel!!! I will try to make some asap.
- New Autobahn endless loops + tunnel meshes (non stop driving and cutting up now)
- New custom objects for the new parts
- New bitumen stripe objects with more realistic look
- Added deformable guardrails function partially (will update to all on the go) - Replaced most of "old" street textures also only partially
- Introduced 3 new types of road (1,5 lane, 1 lane and offroad gravel way)
- Added lights on parking spots and additional lights for Autobahn and Bundesstraße (3/2 lane - you can activate it in the extension config)
- Updated physical street meshes
- Replaced field texture with another one
- Deleted Track shadow helpers
- Included 3d vegetation in VAO patch
- Added more fields
- Prepared a few Farm areas for german styled farm objects which are upcoming/in preparation
- Tried to minimise file size by arranging textures more efficiently
- Added custom billboards
- Loooooootttsssssss of testing and back and forth with the new stuff
- Added bouncing back light for signs and reflector objects in tunnels
- Redone light setup for gas stations
- Around 13.000 vegetation objects have been set until now
+++ stuff I left out cuz I dont really keep track of changes that hard 😅

The new 3d vegetation will have an negative impact on performance.
No pain no gain... Thankfully you can "minimize" it a bit by switching either pre-made setups or setting up your own custom LOD (Level Of Detail) values.
(the "HowTo" will follow in a bit on my discord.)
This is the way.
Maybe your pc is good enough and you dont need to change much if anything 👍  

Also for the ones out there that like to drive in the dark theres light meshes included for 3 and 2 lane streets, you can activate them under track folder om_hometown->extension->ext_config.ini just follow the instructions written there.
Caution: Also has negative impact on performance. Since more light=more calculation happening, be aware of that...
(Normally deactivated because not there IRL - setup to your liking)  

Also if you have an really old pc that cant handle the 3d vegetation theres also an instruction to activate the old vegetation meshes again (also in the ext_config.ini file)

I will update the 3d vegetation bit by bit as it now got much complexer to setup everything also I had to start at 0 again so yea not much there yet - at least an start... then as said available on our community discords Quick Fixes channel.  

How it works with new 3d vegetation: pretty simple, the denser the forest and the nearer to view point the heavier on your system (vehicle speed also makes a marginal difference, faster less heavy - slow a bit heavier)   

Now that I have finished with the visual updates for now all my concentration is again on expanding the track + everything related to that and fixing/updating old roads!

This version also includes 2Real traffic files right out of the box (dont know what that is? search it on youtube!)

Thanks for supporting me! It really means a whole lot to me 🤠💜
See you at the next one :)