Reposting mostly for my own reference, but also in case others find this list useful!

I was recently working on a flight-based game (physics / lift/drag based).
If this is at all similar to what you're looking for, lmk. I'd be happy to talk shop.
rithmgaming.itch.io/lob3d
password: flywithme

Why? Is it hard to tune?

Pbr = Physically based rendering

It's hard to answer without knowing more about core pillars.

Is this game largely about upgrading cars & the vehicles themselves? Or is it more about maneuvering & velocity control? Is the game largely about physics and making things explode?

The interaction will show players your pillars.

Thanks for sharing This inspired me to scratch the surface of Spherical Harmonics bsky.app/profile/othe...
My implementation is pretty janky, but I still learned a lot!

That rapidly moving orb at the beginning is a probe that measures lighting at each point.

The lighting information is compressed and stored in a 3D grid...

Objects like the sphere can then sample that grid to obtain indirect lighting info at runtime.