New features and improvements

• Added controller rumble support (needs to be enabled in the Options and might not work with all controllers)
• Added an in-game downloader for the remastered soundtrack, so the game download can be noticably smaller
• Experimental Ghost Sync mode is now available directly in the Options menu
• Added an option for how to draw other players in Ghost Sync, e.g. with full opacity
• Added a more Mania-accurate rotation implementation to "Character Rotation" in the options
• Added an option for different visual styles for gamepad button icons
• Made glitch fix setting for speedrunning more accessible, and split it into three options
• In mod options, you can now expand / collapse each mod
• Added faster navigation in Options and Mods menus by holding X (D on keyboard)
• Changed the background of the mod details window to a dark one, for better readability
• You can now dropdash in MGZ spin wheel triggers to activate them
• Knuckles' AIZ intro now uses the correct critters for AIZ
• With infinite lives option active, 1-up bubbles in bonus stages are replaced with rings now
• FBZ 2 mid-boss laser can now be destroyed
• Added missing badniks to Knuckles' path in CNZ 1 for the Sonic 3 level layout
• Added sound for CNZ cannon shooting
• Starposts now indicate the special stage type more clearly
• Improved software rendering blur effect to the same quality as OpenGL hardware
• Performance improvements for ZIP mod loading and script execution

Bug fixes

• Added a whole bunch of game fixes contributed by community members
• Fixed a rendering problem with OpenGL Hardware setting on latest AMD graphics card drivers on Windows
• Fix for an issue in frame timing that could lead to a random stuttering frame rate
• Fix for various rendering issues (with both OpenGL and software)
• Stability fixes for networking
• Fix for a crush bug that can occur when walking on ceilings
• Fixed glitch when dropdashing or bubble bouncing onto the HCZ hand launcher
• Set a proper level floor height for HCZ 2, so you can't fall into the glitchy abyss there any more
• Fix for camera / capsule position after HCZ 2 boss
• Fix for a possible softlock with the MGZ spinning tops
• Fixed a bug that occurred if dying at the end of ICZ 1 without touching any checkpoint before
• Fixed a possible softlock with LBZ 1's first cup elevator
• Removed unnecessary springs in the floor in FBZ 1
• Fixed sand dust position in SOZ 1 boss
• Removed duplicate rings in LRZ 2
• Fixed chunk tiling in HPZ
• Fixed that the "Keep Shield after Zone" option could give you a shield again after restarting at the last checkpoint
• Fixed that after level results tally, score numbers just disappeared instead of quickly moving out of the screen
• Fixed an original game bug that caused you to lose two lives if drowning and be killed by a pirhana at the same time
• Fix for wrong background colored pixels in Continue sprites for Sonic and Tails
• Fix for wrong final time in Time Attack if the game got paused in the run
• Fixes for competition mode items
• Competition Mode now uses the original game's viewport sizes, instead of having a too small lower viewport
• Fix for wrong positioning of the competition mode background
• Several fixes when playing in 4:3 (using dev mode or the classic mode sample mod)
• Added a security check if scripts cause an internal script stack overflow
• Additional minor fixes and touch-ups

Modding features & improvements

• Replaced "Debug.drawRect" with "Renderer.drawRect", introducing a few more parameters like render queue
• Using the same reset behavior for "Renderer.drawText" and "Renderer.drawRect" as for sprites, so they don't disappear during fades any more
• Added a new way of rendering sprites in script ("Renderer.addSpriteHandle" and the various SpriteHandle methods)
• Also for sprite rendering, added several blend modes and more flexible support for tint & added colors
• Support for L + R shoulder buttons, if the mod.json unlocks it
• Support for defining required mods and recommended order of mods (see "doc/Modding.pdf" for details)
• Added "UniqueID" mod.json property
• Lemonscript now supports types "float" and "double" for floating point numbers
• Extended the standard library of functions usable by scripts with more math and string functions
• Added function "getStringFromCharacter"
• Support for adding string + number (requires script feature level 2)
• Added script function "addressof" to query the address inside a memory access (like a define) or the address hook of a function
• Added support for alias names for script functions
• Experimental rewind using Numpad-9 (requires dev mode)
• Added support for changing the "DATA SELECT" text by adding a sprite with the key "dataselect_text"
• Including a lot of base game script improvements by Vinegar