Motor Town: Behind The Wheel News

Hello, fellow drivers!
We have another update!

[h3]Race Event[/h3]
You can now open a race event

1. Press 'i' key or open the event tab at the in-game menu
   
2. Edit route. The route can be exported/imported to/from the clipboard.
   
3. (Optional) You can set vehicle/engine restriction
   

Other players can join an event at the event menu
Once everyone is ready to start, press 'Start' button. The race countdown will start.
Race finishes when everyone is finished or, event owner can force finish.
The event owner can start the event again by pressing 'Ready' button

Race XP and money are rewarded for everyone. (No money for solo race)
Reward is increased as you have more players behind you
Event chat is available with shortcut "/e"

Share your route at ⁠the discord (https://discord.com/channels/784236681288220694/1280163090897440778)



[h3]Limestone Quarry[/h3]
Limestone Quarry is added at the North-West side of Oji
Limestone is now required to produce Concrete
It's a good place for a race event.


[h3]Drone[/h3]
You can buy drones at the Seo-Gui-Po Tech shop (Check the Vendor Icon on the world map)
3 Drones are available with different spec.
Drone can be lost if you fly it too far, fail to return it before it runs out of battery, or abandon it.
If you are lucky, you can pick it up at the last location

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[h3]Lobo[/h3]
New Unique Semi-Truck is added at the Truck Dealership


[h3]Lobo Van[/h3]
A special dry-van trailer for Lobo is added
It's located in a remote area.


[h3]Neo[/h3]
Small AWD hot-hatch is added at the Limestone Quarry


[h3]Mirror Control[/h3]
You can change the mirror angle from the Control Panel


[h3]Allow Player To Join With Company Vehicles[/h3]
Player hosts and dedi can allow players to spawn with their company vehicles, keeping buses running without spawning them again.
Default off for Dedi

[h3]Languages added[/h3]
Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Spanish(Latin America), Swedish, Ukrainian
Keep in mind that translation is not fully finished for most languages.
Anyone can help translation here: https://www.localizor.com/motor-town-behind-the-wheel
Thanks to everyone who helped with localizations!


[h3]Changes[/h3]
[Bank] Loan interest rate is lowered
[Company] Corporation's idle day(not used by any player) count is now visible to the server admin
[Dedi] Warning popup is added for Missing/Parse error of dedi config file
[Item] Quickbar slot is increased to 5 (Thanks to 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙤𝙣)
[Police] Police patrol is now spawned less on offroad (Thanks to Matyáš_Pilz)
[Taxi] NPC Taxi passengers now sit in a random seat
[Taxi] Taxi/Ambulance payment is increased by 30%
[UI] Key binding is added at the Join menu
[UI] Removed UI scroll padding
[UI] Workshop install button is renamed to Configure (Thanks to Skirakzalus)
[Vehicle] Brake pad heating speed rebalanced by curb weight
[Vehicle] The Semi-Tractor's brake is improved while the trailer is connected
[World] Mud surface lighting is improved (Thanks to Backy)
[World] Parking space is added to the Iseungag (Thanks to Guzyx)

[h3]Bug Fixed[/h3]
[Bus] Both Door open/close interaction show up at the bus stop (Thanks to Steem)
[Delivery] Garbage spawned with fresh session pays low (Thanks to Grumps)
[Delivery] The Offroad tag is missing in the multiplayer
[Delivery] Wood plank payment calculation error for large vehicles (Thanks to Skirakzalus)
[Garage] Part selection preview canceled while the rotating camera with the mouse (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Disabled/Hidden button's key binding works (Thanks to Nord)
[UI] Quest set destination button tooltip text error (Thanks to Steem)
[Vehicle] Muhan Police has a missing bullbar (Thanks to Pingu and Ἑκάτη)
[Vehicle] Muhan's side has a decal error (Thanks to TrasinTrain)
[Vehicle] Police Interceptor has a green side mirror (Thanks to Pingu)
[World] Breakable not break in highspeed-low-FPS (Thanks to Tehlikelierd)

Hello, fellow drivers!
We have another update!

[h3]Workshop[/h3]
You can now share/download paint jobs, decals, and parts settings by Workshop at the garage


[h3]Bus Job Improvement[/h3]
Passengers pay more based on the route to the nearest terminal
Bus schedule timer UI is improved (Thanks to RainbowStarMan)
Bus schedule timer pauses while at the bus stop (Thanks to RoadTrain)
Passengers prefer to spawn at a bus stop where buses are running
Population is increased
Route UI can be opened with an interaction key
You can stop the route from the route UI

[h3]Roadmaster[/h3]
A new coach bus has been added to the Namwon Bus Dealership


[h3]Migum to Gapa muddy shortcut road[/h3]
This shortcut road is covered with heavy mud and only for 4x4 vehicles


[h3]Aero Dynamics[/h3]
Small vehicles now have aero lift/downforce effect
Some cars have a small lift at high speed. And will flip over if going backward in highspeed.
Aero parts now have downforce/air resistance effects.


[h3]Prevew[/h3]
You can now see a preview before buying the building blueprint
You can now see a preview of the vehicle spawn list


[h3]Tuscan is now a starter car[/h3]
Goodby good old Stinger

[h3]New construction site - Ara Harbor City[/h3]
Betty started working on the new Harbor City at the bottom of Oji.
Let's help her out.


[h3]Nobong Landfill[/h3]
Another garbage dump site is added at the Oji


[h3]UE5.3[/h3]
Unreal Engine version is updated to 5.3

[h3]Changes[/h3]
[Bus] 'Stop' bell sign is added to HUD (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Bus] Bus route editor bus stop add/up/down is improved (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Bus] Bus stops added at Dasa Harbor, Gwaning Coal mine, Miguem Warehouse
[Bus] Bus stops merged at Ansan Speedway, Gwanjin Town
[Bus] Open door help message is added for the bus stop
[Bus] Standing seat is added to Liliput and Air City (Thanks to Cain)
[Controller] Gamepad stick dead zone setting is added (Thanks to Karbine)
[Decal] Key binding is added to decal layer order buttons
[Decal] Top/Bottom button is added to the decal layer editor (Thanks to Pingu)
[Leaderboard] Weekly Challenge vehicle list is updated (Thanks to Shazbotacus)
[Locale] Localization is updated
[Optimize] Optimized server performance
[Optimize] Cinematic Shadow option is optimized
[UI] 'Despawn Vehicle' key binding is added to vehicle spawn UI (Default 'Z' or gamepad 'X')
[UI] 'Recently Used' sort order is added to the vehicle spawn list (Thanks to NorthHopper)
[UI] Improved vehicle spawn list (Thanks to Tehlikelierd and Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Roadside towing to road service now lets the player to choose a location from the list (Thanks to MrM33seeks)
[UI] Vehicle info now shows seat count (Thanks to ĐoomGuy)
[UI] Vehicle spawn list now has preview and map for already spawned vehicles (Thanks to Tehlikelierd)
[Vehicle] Autopilot turns off after calling roadside towing service (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Vehicle] Chase view camera is raised with a high cargo stack (Thanks to Llama)
[Vehicle] Cheetah Mk1's 3rd axle is now single wheel
[Vehicle] Mid-duty vehicle's brake cooling is improved (Thanks to Raging413)
[Vehicle] Rattle sound is added to buses
[Vehicle] Rear engine vehicles now damage engine by rear-end collision (Thanks to Richeeze)
[World] Oji coastal road scenery is improved
[World] Removed some parking space from the warehouse
[World] Truck/Trailer spawner is added to Dasa Harbor, Sanho Refinery (Thanks to Llama)

[h3]Bug Fixed[/h3]
[AI] Autopilot loop around Jeju Airport (Thanks to Laytxn)
[Bus] Passenger-tossing-coin sound kept playing while the seat was full (Thanks to Tehlikelierd)
[Character] Character chase view camera stuck in an odd angle after getting into the passenger seat (Thanks to TrasinTrain)
[Company] Corporation not saved immediately in the dedicated server (Thanks to Raging413)
[Crash] Random crash, especially with a large savefile size (Thanks to TWL server)
[Decal] Decal doesn't update on aero parts in the layer editor (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Housing] Can pay rental over the limit in the laggy server (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Multi] Throttle not reset after player leaves the vehicle in multiplayer (Thanks to Steem)
[Multiplayer] Vehicle/Trailer location wrong place after leave in laggy server (Thanks to Temporal Wolf)
[Nav] Bad navigation at the Oji lumbermill entrance (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Savefile] Game does not save if the savefile size is over 10MB (Thanks to TWL server)
[UI] Cannot start single-player game with an empty session name (Thanks to Steem)
[UI] Delivery UI shows a longer route for selected delivery (Thanks to PD Plankton25)
[UI] Destination, Another Player map icon is off-centered (Thanks to skirakzalus)
[UI] Garbage map icon randomly hidden (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Map icon is not Z-ordered
[UI] Pinned announcement not wrapped with no-space texts (Thanks to Steem)
[UI] Seat counter for wreckers is wrong in vehicle info (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Vehicle] Cheetah Mk1's 3rd axle tire is DRW (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Vehicle] Compacty launch into the sky after loading trash dumpster in multiplayer (Thanks to downzy)
[Vehicle] Engine sounds and turbo compressor works while out of fuel (Thanks to Tehlikelierd)
[Vehicle] Lipiput doesn't have a compatible brake pad (Thanks to Shazbotacus)
[Vehicle] Muhan's rear window has a gap (Thanks to Raging413)
[Vehicle] Non-driven wheel not rolling in mud surface (Thanks to Llama)
[Vehicle] Repair all not applied if change parts in multiplayer (Thanks to Llama)
[Vehicle] Volume-type trailer launches into the sky after dumping (Thanks to Ghosty, Bob The Mad Man, Bitzer, Airwolf, TrasinTrain, MadMarky, Raging413, and TrasinTrain)
[Workshop] Player name is not updated after change name (Thanks to TrasinTrain)
[World] Rendering becomes darker while watching marker UI (Thanks to Laytxn)
[World] Toy factory entrance road rule removed (Thanks to Grumps)

Hello, fellow drivers!
We have another update!

[h3]Jemusi Semi and Dump/Logging Trailer[/h3]
You can buy these new Mid-Duty small trailers at the Miguem Warehouse
Mind that some heavy-duty tractors will not fit with Mid-Duty Trailers due to the length


[h3]Server Password[/h3]
You can now set the server password
The dedicated server also has a password setting in its config file

[h3]Taxi Control panel[/h3]
You can now open the taxi control panel by entering a taxi or using the Interaction Key while in the driver's seat
You can filter passengers and accept, or turn on 'Auto Accept' (Default On)


[h3]Improved Tire frictions on Overloading[/h3]
Fixed low tire friction bug on heavy load
Barrel Rolling with heavy vehicles is also fixed

[h3]Gwangjin Coal Mine[/h3]
A coal mine is opened at the Gwangjin
Use a Dump truck to deliver Coal to Harbor
It's going to be tough travel.


[h3]Gwaning Town Construction[/h3]
Gwaning Tow is added and you can help construction there.
It's a long way down the mountain, so prepare well before starting the journey


[h3]Multiplayer/Server Admin QoL (Thanks to Steem)[/h3]
Spectating Prev/Next key is added
Spectating Kick/Ban key is added
Pinned Announcement is added. Usage: /ap
Whisper(Direct message) is added. Usage: /w
Vehicle list is added to the Admin menu
You can browse all vehicles, filter abandoned or AI Company
You can despawn selected vehicle
You can see how long it was abandoned, who drove last time

[h3]Oji East side Coast Road[/h3]
Betty started Oji Ring road construction, from East-North Side!


[h3]Changes[/h3]
[Delivery] Fuel delivery to Construction sites added
[Delivery] Warehouse/Farm max delivery count is reduced for optimization and net-sync issue (Thanks to AussiePanda)
[Dump] You can lower the dump truck with the interaction key while there is no other interaction
[Dump] You can raise the dump truck with the interaction key at the destination
[Optimize] Random FPS drop with world loading is reduced (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Brake pad detailed option number is now colored, to show which one is better
[UI] Delivery pickup UI now shows the navigation route (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Dumping destination box is now highlighted when it's ready to dump (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Dumping message is added for right-place-dumping (Thanks to Llama)
[UI] Hide ban list from non-admin player (Thanks to Steem)
[UI] Offroad icon is added to a delivery and taxi job (Thanks to Raverness)
[Vehicle] 8ton Medium Duty winch is added
[Vehicle] Jemusi Semi and Golima's rear fender is now paintable
[Vehicle] Winch is added to the Jemusi series
[Vehicle] You can use the Vehicle Control panel of the trailer from the tractor
[World] Dasa Harbor now generates taxi jobs (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[World] Large vehicle dealership's garage interaction box size is increased (Thanks to Chris Goleador)


[h3]Bug Fixed[/h3]
[Cargo] Cannot stack 20ft logs in Eastwood (Thanks to Hoelleninferno)
[Cargo] Cannot strap loose cargo in Box type cargo space (Thanks to Skirakzalus)
[Cargo] Cargo damage not saved after rejoining with Corp vehicle (Thanks to Beeto)
[Housing] Housing boundary fence is not visible while placing the building
[Housing] Large garage blueprint is missing from the vendor (Thanks to CJDrifts420)
[Multi] Failed to register host message spam (Thanks to tras)
[Multi] Winch slow in a laggy server while the player is in the driver seat (Thanks to Alice M)
[Multiplayer] Cargo explodes on flatbed after load in multiplayer (Thanks to Raging413)
[Multiplayer] Trailer hooked to wrecker on low bed not following in multiplayer (Thanks to Raging413)
[Optimize] Random FPS drop while moving (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Police] Spike stip not working to suspect's trailer (Thanks to Grumps and MTXDownzyLPD)
[UI] Custom destination's navigation update tick is too slow (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Delivery contract list cannot scrolled by button or gamepad (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Delivery interaction point name bad color (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] HUD control UI shows the device key (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Part install text overlaps (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Police level down message is 'level up' (Thanks to B)
[UI] Typo in Cityhall company NPC dialogue (Thanks to Warviation)
[Vehicle] Campy doesn't have compatible wheels and tires (Thanks to Raging413)
[Vehicle] Compacty's compression randomly not working (Thanks to scailman, Herminator5000, and StoneyM)
[Vehicle] Diff Lock fails after roadside recovery (Thanks to Llama)
[Vehicle] Dumptray's door in the wrong position after rejoining (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Vehicle] Formula SCM's gauge needle is not at the right angle (Thanks to TcharliX)
[Vehicle] Fuel pump tanker can be filled with electricity (Thanks to Scudmuffino)
[Vehicle] Jemusi Barrel Roll while offroading (Thanks to kappa007)
[Vehicle] Jemusi Dump/Log/Tanker hitbox error fixed (Thanks to hitman_2)
[Vehicle] Missing trailer hitch for Townie (Thanks to Syrinx The Dragon)
[Vehicle] Mud surface traction is reduced (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Vehicle] Muhan's rear center brake light is lit with a headlight (Thanks to Alex)
[Vehicle] The Tow to the nearest road ends up too far with large semi-trailers (Thanks to delta450)
[Vehicle] Townie bus has parts from the bus category (Thanks to randomtrainboy)
[Vehicle] Trailer hooked to wrecker on low bed not loaded after restarting game
[World] Blurry textures when there are many vehicles with decals (Thanks to TRAS_TRL and Anders)
[World] FPS drop near Gangjung and Seo-gui-po (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[World] Missing track map icon at the Aweol (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[World] Modern dealership's garage door sensor is too small (Thanks to Raging413)
[World] Road LOD changes in close distance (Thanks to Llama and Temporal Wolf)

Hello, fellow drivers!
We have a little update!

[h3]Gwangjin Construction Site[/h3]
Betty is working on a new mountain area, south of the Miguem, and a construction site is added at the entrance.


[h3]Bongo[/h3]
You can buy this new minibus at the Gang-Jung dealership or Bus Dealership
Our good old Townie dealership is moved to Gapa Bus Terminal


[h3]Changes[/h3]
[Ambulance] Ambulance timer is increased in high-speed routes (Thanks to ekatn)
[Cargo] Wood Plank is now stackable (Minds total weight)
[UI] Chat background is added while chat input is activated
[World] Mud surface is added

[h3]Bug Fixed[/h3]
[AI] AI vehicle doesn't yield to the player when it's pushed from the side (Thanks to T0x1cZer0)
[Cargo] Overlap error message while strapping cargo (Thanks to Skirakzalus)
[Company] Player name of the last vehicle user is added to the company vehicle detail UI (Thanks to is_unavailable)
[Company] Cannot add or remove the vehicle from the Corporation (Thanks to Paulo Roberto and Lera)
[Company] Company member can drive the company owner's vehicle (Thanks to Paulo Roberto)
[Company] Company vehicle status wrong in multiplayer (Thanks to NiNjA)
[Delivery] Oak delivery cargo count reduced after pickup (Thanks to Archam)
[Police] Cannot hook trailer with a parking ticket (Thanks to Steem)
[Vehicle] Stock tire not supported with Small cage trailer (Thanks to Ghosty)
[World] Road mesh LOD pop up near camera (Thanks to Llama)
[World] Terrain collision error in Oji (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man and Llama)

Hello, fellow drivers!
We have a little update!

[h3]Savannah[/h3]
A small RR vehicle is added
You can buy this at the Dealership, east of Jeju downtown.


[h3]Jemusi Tanker and Dump[/h3]
You can buy these at the Gosan Truck Dealership
Our World builder Betty is working on another village, deep in the mountains, prepare your Jemusi to help her in the next update!


[h3]Bus Dealership[/h3]
Namwon Bus Dealership is added, east of Gang Jung


[h3]Noksan Fuel Storage[/h3]
Another fuel storage is added on Jeju Island


[h3]Auto shift-up hold (Thanks to Zeak82 and Bob The Mad Man)[/h3]
To avoid repeated shift up and down in up-hill,
Auto shift now holds shift up while
* Uphill
* Shift downed due to low rpm
* Slope and Throttle not changed

'HOLD' shows up in HUD(bottom of gear number) while this is activated
You can deactivate this by throttle change

Note that you can also Hold auto-shift by burn-out key (Default 'Shift')
This is especially useful in offroad climbing

[h3]Changes[/h3]
[Company] Server Vehicle spawn limit doesn't count company vehicles driven by non-owners (Thanks to Lera)
[Delivery] Plastic and Toy delivery payment now changes by demand and supply status
[UI] Payment is removed from the Priority delivery list
[Vehicle] Brutus Tanker's weight is reduced, tanker capacity is increased
[Vehicle] Improved auto shift to avoid down/up/down shift pattern in up-hill (Thanks to Zeak82 and Bob The Mad Man)
[World] Dealership map icon and vehicle sell box is removed from Gujwa Heavy Duty (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[World] Vehicle sell box is added to new dealerships
[Wrecker] Vehicle delivery is added to Dasa Harbor and more destinations are added in Oji (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)

[h3]Bug Fixed[/h3]
[AI] Bad navigation near Jeju airport (Thanks to Shazbotacus)
[Bus] Bus stop interaction is available for non-bus vehicles (Thanks to Luka1988 and Paulo Roberto)
[Character] Character stuck inside the trailer after spawning it (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Contract] Online Access and Fast Travel is available at the drop-only delivery point (Thanks to bobthemadman)
[UI] Control panel in Jemusi dump has buttons overlap (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Gamepad left stick changes windows focus in Decal Editor (Thanks to Skirakzalus)
[UI] Missing race track map icon at the Ansan (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[UI] Vehicles with long company name text too small in spawn list (Thanks to Raging413)
[Vehicle] Brutus Tanker left blink error (Thanks to luggage66 and Burger)
[Vehicle] Roadside tow to road ends up stuck in the bridge with wheel spacer (Thanks to NorthHopper)
[Vehicle] Tank axle stick out with Jemusi Wheel (Thanks to EricChen and T0x1cZer0)
[Vehicle] Tanker with fuel pump ignores collisions (Thanks to Bob The Mad Man)
[Vehicle] Tow to the nearest road mixed up after changing drivers (Thanks to NikK)