[background]
---trees

[tracks]
-add tire skid marks
*dynamically load tracks
*generic scenery
better tree class: http://vdrift.net/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=2&showtopic=326&lastpost=true
add water:  http://vdrift.net/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=2&showtopic=379&lastpost=true
tree shadows
-totally redo track system: http://vdrift.net/forum/viewtopic.php?forum=5&showtopic=400&lastpost=true
make tree placement consider not placing trees on top of other trees
make tree density independent of treemap resolution
fix more ocassional bugs in the foliage texture coord generation
apply sam's NaN fix
*make tree shadows draw on sand
make the second terrain heightmap be a delta-map, perhaps even with a parametric surface, to allow for shoulders with mounds
optimize parametric surface as much as possible

[cars]
-add driver sprite or model
--headlights/moon-light at night
-improve gauges
-put gauges into the car's dash
--add driver
-better tire smoke (that doesn't intrude into the car and hangs around longer)
per-car engine sounds
---make car stay on its back when it flips over
--resetting at high speed causes odd behaviour
-tire wear
add sam's torque curve code
-better co-planar car shadows:  can see them through hills, and bug when viewing the shadow edge-on

[sounds]
improve sound files
add crash sound
add wind sound
add engine start sound
different sound/particles for spinning out grass/sand
add tire/road contact sound and make it sound different for different materials (including kerb)
add volume control

[general]
add a real racing start
---add autocross support, autocross level editor
-set up "make install": http://vdrift.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=11
racing stats such as max speed last lap
-more camera modes:  left, right, front, back.  also, view cycle button
make time trial reset bast time at start, and allow for a menu to end the time trial and check for a record time

[bugs]
-fix window resize bug in windows release
-fix make install
-fix crash on replay of windows version
fix shadow when driving on grass/kerb
-fix crash when playing a replay that is 100% long
*low framerate causes massive speedup of time? (fixed)

[controls]
even better keyboard control
store controls file in ~/.vdrift/ and appropriate windows location: http://vdrift.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=78
--handbrake
-mouse control

[replay]
-better yet fixed camera positioning
-add a way to embed car configuration and track into replay files... add versioning.
add replay slots, improve replay menu (don't allow play directly from record, don't allow stop if not playing/recording, etc etc)
make replay recording/play start from a trimmed state and with a real racing start
option to see replay lap time
stop the replay playback/recording if the game is reset:  http://vdrift.net/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=144

[menus]
improve menus further;  see sourceforge forum post (control screen back to main menu, detailed control config)
make control menu highlight duplicate key assignments for better readability
---way to set time/weather from the menus
car select menu enhancements:  http://vdrift.net/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=153
it would be really cool if the cars rotated off and back on the screen when they were being switched
make car select menu show HP, torque, etc