I would like to see a sticky thread in this section, viewable by all but updateable only by the devs and mods, listing the current priorities for S2/S3 feature development. It would make it much easier to see what's in the pipeline and would also make searching easier and hopefully reduce the number of "how about including [whatever] cool feature" threads.
It needn't be a time-consuming task for the devs or mods, just needing to be updated every now and then when there's a noteworthy change to the development schedule. I'd suggest listing the the priorities as "Definitely in", "Probably in", "Would like to be in if possible". Maybe a "Definitely out, this time round" section too, but I'm not sure if that's necessary.
For example...
High priority (definitely in):
Weather and track surface physics (rain, oil etc)
Server option for "no Shift+S back to pits".
Medium priority (probably in):
Engine temperature effects
Rewind facility on replay viewer
Low priority (possibly in):
Pit strategy saving/loading
Sparks from bottoming out
Zero priority (maybe one day, eventually, down the line):
Pit crew during pit stops
Motorcycles
It needn't be a time-consuming task for the devs or mods, just needing to be updated every now and then when there's a noteworthy change to the development schedule. I'd suggest listing the the priorities as "Definitely in", "Probably in", "Would like to be in if possible". Maybe a "Definitely out, this time round" section too, but I'm not sure if that's necessary.
For example...
High priority (definitely in):
Weather and track surface physics (rain, oil etc)
Server option for "no Shift+S back to pits".
Medium priority (probably in):
Engine temperature effects
Rewind facility on replay viewer
Low priority (possibly in):
Pit strategy saving/loading
Sparks from bottoming out
Zero priority (maybe one day, eventually, down the line):
Pit crew during pit stops
Motorcycles