Update v0.1.4.23 - TK2 Competitive HUB (site), Race Fixes & More

Hello everyone!

In this update, we are launching TK2 Competitive HUB, our new community website, together with the option to connect your game profile to it. We also fixed a few smaller memory leaks, made some minor optimizations, and fixed a number of issues with online race positions, Time Trial ghosts, respawning, AI on modded tracks and the Tank.

TK2 HUB

TK2 HUB is the official The Karters 2 website, available at thekarters2.com. Connect your game profile to your TK2 HUB account to vote for the Track of the Day (Workshop tracks included), take part in Clan Time Trial Wars and show your clan tag in the rankings.

• Added a new ACCOUNTS tab in the game settings, where you can connect your game profile to TK2 HUB and check its connection status.
• To connect, select TK2 HUB, get a one-time code and enter it on your TK2 HUB profile page while signed in. Each code expires after 10 minutes.
• Added a reminder in the main menu for players whose profiles are not connected yet. Press SELECT to open the connection dialog right away.
• To disconnect your game profile, sign in to TK2 HUB and remove the connection there.

IMPORTANT: Never share your connection code or show it on stream.

LOBBY

• Fixed lobby controls becoming unresponsive after returning from a race that started while a player action window was open.

IN-GAME

• Fixed incorrect race positions in online races after instant teleports, including modded track portals and being pulled back to a missed checkpoint.
• Fixed races getting stuck after the countdown when replay recording or playback failed.
• Fixed respawn points being left behind after taking shortcuts onto unmapped or bouncy track sections.
• Fixed karts sometimes leaving spline teleports and dashes at the wrong angle after the recent spline movement changes.
• Fixed AI racers getting lost at the start of modded tracks that use a separate start section.

TIME TRIAL

• Fixed leaderboard ghosts not appearing after a previous No Ghost run.
• Fixed the record panel in No Ghost mode showing the wrong time, player or avatar after switching tracks or ghost modes.

TANK

• Fixed the Tank getting stuck on steep launch routes or losing its route beneath raised track sections.
• Fixed the Tank getting stuck beneath jump arcs when there was a floor below the track route.

PERFORMANCE

• Fixed several smaller memory leaks. We are still looking into memory usage.
• Made minor optimizations in a few areas of the game.
• Added a Limit Background FPS setting (on by default). While the game window is not focused, it caps the frame rate at 30 FPS in menus and 60 FPS in races.

MODS

• Various fixes and improvements for Workshop mods.

OTHER

• Expanded Community Logs to collect more information.
• Added current track information above the build version during races, including the version and author of Workshop tracks. It can be turned off with the new Show Track Info setting.
• Fixed button prompts not hiding and returning correctly around dialogs, the on-screen keyboard and controller remapping.