CUP/Roadmap

This is not an exhaustive list, but more of a rough outline of some ideas and key points.

✅ Done:

• Core of a safe, fast and reliable backend;
• CUPv2 reimplementation;
• Direct files upload;
• Documentation plugin (this one);
• Section allowing modders to easily upload and update their icons for Content Manager categories;
• Sub-platform for registering third-party lobbies online;
• Missing content search: online registry:
  • Online registry;
  • CM integration;
• CM support for showrooms, PP filters, Lua apps;
• Sub-platform for car driver model creators to share their work so it could be used online;
• For app creators, integration with App Shelf.

📃 Core features:

• Scanning uploaded content and filling out the data automatically;
• Extra types of content:
  • Extra layouts for existing tracks;
  • New skins for Kunos cars and other mods;
  • New track skins;
  • Other types of Lua scripts;
  • Generic mods;
  • Extras such as car fonts and crew suits, managed automatically by scanning;
• Authorship tracking;
• CM Workshop & online galleries:
  • Content quality assessment:
  • Model quality and level of detail;
  • Physics originality;
  • Extra page for modders allowing to upload extra screenshots and description for content found in uploaded archives:
  • By default, anything uploaded will be soon scanned and added to CM Workshop;
  • Once it happens, modders will be able to edit scanned entries by tacking on additional description and screenshots (original metadata will be taken from JSON files);
  • Optionally, modders will be able to change profile settings so content will only appear on CM Workshop after the details being checked and adjusted;
• Open API for others to implement their content websites using CUP database with custom filters?
• Patreon, Gumroad and itch.io integration to try and prevent content piracy?

💬 Additional QoL improvements:

• Tool to bake Vertex Ambient Occlusion (for modders without RTX GPUs).

📫 Something for later:

• A few shared soundbanks for simplified car mods (such as traffic cars);
• Download simplified content for remote cars online;
• Stream missing content directly into AC using CSP.