Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator News

[h2]Hello Drivers! [/h2]

It's been a long time coming. The community has been asking and we've been listening. We're very happy to finally announce that PC players for Taxi Life will be able to use all steering wheel models*** with the game starting from today's patch. We wanted to go into a bit more detail on some of the in's and outs of the new binding menu, so lets get into it:


[h3]Setting Up Controls[/h3]

First, we'd like to start off by mentioning that we would advise for players to have there steering wheels plugged into their computer, before launching the game so the game can detect your device. Keep this in mind with multiple devices as well.

After you connected your peripherals, and then launched your game you can access the binding menu from the pause menu.

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Click on ESC > Game Settings > Controls > Click on the right arrow to navigate to steering wheel binding menu

[h3]Custom Setup Options[/h3]
Once you’re in the Controls menu, you can select your preferred steering wheel. Here are the key steps:

• Choose your steering wheel/device from the list.
  
• Toggle the custom setup option to on
  

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Note: Setting the custom setup to on ensures full functionality, while off mode provides a simplified setup.

[h3]Troubleshooting Device Detection[/h3]

If your device isn’t recognized:

• Double-check all connections.
  
• Make sure all correct drivers are installed and updated
  
• Ensure that all devices are connected before launching the game.
  
• Reconnecting devices during gameplay may not always result in proper detection and might require restarting the game.
  

When correctly connected, your devices should appear in the game’s device list with their specific names (e.g., Thrustmaster T300). Here are some additional details:

• You can connect more than one device at a time.
  
• If your steering wheel does not work right out of the box, use the custom binding setup to bind all of the buttons.
  
• After plugging in your steering wheel and you do not get FFB (Forced Feedback), please try and restart the game.
  

[h3]Additional Tips[/h3]
For the best experience, use the custom setup for all connected peripherals. If you encounter any issues or need further assistance please ping us on our official Discord channel

[h3]Minor Bug Fixes
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We've also included in this patch some minor bug fixes that players should not be bothered by any more. If you encounter anything new, don't hesitate to let us know. We have 2 more patches to be released, but this does not mean we’re done! We’re going to be working on adding more content to the game within this year.

[h3]THANK YOU![/h3]
Shoutouts to the entire Simteract/Nacon teams for working hard on bringing this patch live as well as to the community for all of their constructive feedback since the games release. Without you guys, we couldn’t have made it this far. We have a lot more coming for Taxi Life, so stay tuned folks. We're not done by a long shot.

See you in Barcelona, drivers!

Mike
Simteract Community Manager

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APPROVED AND TESTED STEERING WHEELS + SHIFTERS***

Logitech G27
Logitech G29
Logitech G920   
Logitech G923
Logitech Driving Force GT
Thrustmaster T248
Thrustmaster T128   
Thrustmaster TMX
Thrustmaster T80
Thrustmaster T300 RS
Thrustmaster TX   
Fanatec GT DD PRO  
Fanatec CSL Elite
Fanatec CSL DD
Moza R5

Shifters:
Thrustmaster TH8A Add-On Shifter
Thrustmaster TH8S
Logitech Driving Force Shifter
Fanatec ClubSport Shifter SQ

Hello Drivers!

It’s been awhile since we released the second part of patch 3 and we really want to make sure that we bring the community a good update, so it's taking us a little longer than expected to fully flesh it out.

The next part of patch 3 will come later in the month of June. This also means that the remaining patches according to our roadmap, will be delayed until July/August (this includes steering wheels for consoles)

Thanks for being patient throughout this time and we hope all steering wheel players (and beyond) will enjoy what we have in store for Taxi Life.

Ens veiem a Barcelona!

[h2]Hello Drivers![/h2]

We know that our players have been waiting for awhile now for the next patch and we’re happy we could finally bring Patch #3 for Taxi Life to you. This is only part 1 of patch 3, as we’re going to be releasing the second half later in the month of May. Without further adieu, let's get into it.


[h3]Driving Experience Enhancements[/h3]

• Reduced Tire Screeching: A lot of players were letting us know that their ears were bleeding from the tire screeching of vehicles starting and stopping. Your ears can rest now.
  

[h3]Improved AI[/h3]

• Improved AI Behavior: The vehicle and pedestrian AI have been improved (again) and there should be less cause for headache. If you still notice issues within the game with AI or peds, please let us know.
  

[h3]Customization Options[/h3]

• Field of View (FOV) Settings: You can now adjust the FOV to your liking, improving visibility and immersion as you navigate through the city. We showcased this setting during our last livestream. If you missed it, check it out here.
• Inverted Axis Option: We’ve had a few requests to add inverted Y and X axes for controller players. Ask and you shall receive.
  Force Feedback Slider: There is a slider added into the settings of Taxi Life that will allow players to adjust the strength of the FBB while using a gamepad or steering wheel.
  

[h3]New Content[/h3]

• Player Avatars: Added some new avatars for you to choose from when creating a new save.
  
• Additional Radio Stations: Tune into three new radio stations, bringing more variety and entertainment to your drives around the city.
  

[h3]Taxi Life on sale[/h3]

Since Simteract is a Polish game developer, we’re putting Taxi Life on sale for Polish constitution day starting on May 3rd through May 10th. Catch Taxi Life up to 20% off!

Tell your friends about this link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1351240/Taxi_Life_A_City_Driving_Simulator/
Our work is not done yet! We have more patches to go, like part 2 of this one along with more steering wheel support improvements for all platforms. Thank you for your continued support and we’re looking forward to your feedback regarding the new patch.

Ens veiem a Barcelona,

Mike
Simteract Community Manager

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Welcome to our latest Dev Blog! It’s been a month now that Taxi Life was release. What a ride!
Of course, we've had our challenges, accomplishments and also some misfires.

We’re particularly satisfied by the positive feedback we’ve received since our first patches. From the moment our game launched, we’ve been committed to delivering an experience everyone can enjoy by fixing some issues and adding some of your ideas.




You can see that we’re adding more PC-compatible models of driving wheels. We have a solution to add the possibility to play with many models by adding custom binding menu, where you could set the controls on your device as you see fit.

We’re also continuing to improve AI and fix some bugs. And as you can see, we would like to add some of your requests. We’re going to add a good chunk of it in this patch. Many of you have asked to be able to change the FOV or have more radio stations. It will be possible in the next patch!



Patch 4 will be an interesting one. We're going to be giving the player options on customizing the world that they are playing in by allowing the player to adjust sliders to customize traffic and events spawning in the city. This could be useful for players that want to modify their experience when playing Taxi Life allowing them to play how they want. Which at the end of the day, that is up to the player.

We heard players also mention things about the positioning of the camera when in FPP. Sort of like when you are in an actual car, how can you adjust the seat to go back and forth or up and down? Yeah. That's something that we're going to be aiming for here with this one.

And of course, we can't forget the further improvements for steering wheel support regarding models and bug fixes as well.




Patch 5 will for sure be something that a lot of people will be happy about. Although, we did notice a lot of people saying on socials that Patch 5 should've been patch 1. And to be honest, we wish we were able to do that for the community. But adding the steering wheel support on console takes a lot of time, so it's no an easy task! It's going to take us a bit longer to implement this. That doesn't mean it's not a priority, just that it takes time.

As always, we're taking your feedback and looking for ways to implement them into Taxi Life. So no worries, your voices are being heard and we're working hard.

[h2]BONUS CONTENT[/h2]

We're doing a livestream on Monday April 15th, 2024 on our official Twitch channel. and we're going to be talking about these patch notes, taking in some Q&A from the community and maybe playing the game a little bit with the community and have a good time.



Thanks so much for being part of this amazing community, drivers. You can expect more from Simteract in the coming days/weeks. Stay tuned!

Ens veiem a Barcelona,

Mike
Simteract Community Manager

[h3]Hello Drivers,[/h3]

We heard the community wanted a roadmap. So we came here to announce that we heard you.

Check it out and see whats next for Taxi Life:



We encourage you to keep the feedback coming using our official channels that you can find below.

On behalf of all our teams, we want to thank the community for their continued support of Taxi Life.

See you in Barcelona!

Mike
Simteract Community Manager

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