BeamNG.drive News

Presenting a new car that will be added in the upcoming BeamNG.drive update v0.17:

The 60's Gavril Bluebuck!

With tons of variants, including many regular street versions, stock car racing, low rider with working hydraulics, drag racer... you name it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JboQMg982Xk

Coming soon.

We're working hard to remaster several levels: our next update will feature massive improvements in "East Coast USA", "Hirochi Raceway" and "Derby" maps.

Here's a video preview of some of the changes you will find :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V_Rds7Mcjc

Coming soon to version 0.17!

With today's hotfix we are releasing a number of bugfixes and optimisations. We are continuing to work on resolving the UI issues encountered by a small subset of players. These are proving tricky to pin down and in some cases our analysis has revealed that the issues actually lie outside of BeamNG.drive, requiring third parties to deploy fixes. In such cases we are looking into workarounds as much as possible.

• Increased differential output speed limits and allowed override in jbeam
  
• Fixed jumpy behavior from torque converters when rock crawling or rolling backwards
  
• Fixed Covet having incorrectly named differential parts
  
• Fixed Barstow front wheels clipping into hub
  
• Fixed electric batteries being able to massively overcharge
  
• Fixed: Burnside front left door glass using "chopped" door node positions
  

• Added missing list to mod repository to not download missing mods on update all
  
• Added download all missing mods button to mod repository
  

• Fixed Semi hood camera moving around too much
  

• Fixed Engine Audio debug app breaking on cars with old V8 sounds
  

• Fixed wrong ordering during render of decal roads
  
• Fixed missing woodcrate and woodplanks
  

• Fixed UI process when run in software mode
  
• Improved logging of UI processes for better diagnostics
  
• Fixed outgauge coolant temperature using the wrong unit
  

An up to date list of known issues can be found in the dedicated Feedback & Bug Reporting Thread here. Instructions on how to update the game here.

With today's hotfix we are deploying fixes and enhancements to BeamNG.drive version 0.16. Building on the already released audio improvements we are releasing a tuning app for engine sounds as well as some additional adjustments to exhaust and impact sound effects. The Italy map is receiving some bug fixes which will result in fewer shredded tires and more pleasant terrain appearance in some areas. On the vehicle side various models have had fixes applied to correct deformation and camera placement errors as well as configuration and appearance issues.

Notice: In order to address an on-going issue with the game UI we have flagged GPU usage of the UI as experimental. This will now require manual toggling in the options screen. While the majority of users should not experience issues with this option enabled, a small subset of users may encounter issues when playing the game with this option active.

Notice: With this release we are deprecating the dropdown functionality of the UI. Any custom UI elements that use dropdown menus will need to be updated.

• '98 Pessima: Fixed mesh spike from subframe, fixed subframe easily "peeling" when driving over rocks, fixed hood corners clipping, strengthened middle fender attach
  
• Moonhawk: Fixed rear glass deformgroups, fixed trunk mesh spike, fixed default configuration spawning without differential, adjustments to fender deformation in response to feedback
  
• SBR4: Fixed unreliable tail light deformgroup, fixed rear subframe mesh spike, fixed steering jiggle on AWD models when skidding at high angles with throttle applied
  
• eSBR: Added a reversing speed limit. Added the ability to change the starting battery level in tuning menu. Fixed position of foglight flares, damaged taillight texture switching fixed, made tailllight and tailgate panels sub parts.
  
• Covet: Fixed positions of non-stock steering wheels, fixed incorrectly named final drive, adjust rear view mirror position
  
• Burnside: Corrected (A) in Leadsled configuration name to (M) to match the fitted transmission
  
• Autobello: Fixed open diff torsionreactor
  
• Miramar: Fixed node positions in rear roof area, strengthened middle fender attach
  
• Sunburst: Fixed the CVT gear ratio oscillating at low game FPS, changed shifting behavior to upshift more quickly after releasing throttle. Improved flexbody behaviour of front bumpers. Fixed typo in Sport S (M) config causing it to have the wrong fender
  
• Hopper: Fixed off road light housings becoming transparent when breaking, adjusted rear trackbar setting (default and offroad config)
  
• Pickup/Roamer: Fixed incorrectly named front final drive gears
  
• Semi: Improved the 5th wheel plates so that they dont clip through the frame when vehicle collision is disabled
  
• ETK K-series: reverted accidental orbit camera changes
  
• ETK 800: reverted mistaken camera changes
  
• Door flexbody spiking improved for: Pickup/Roamer/Van, LeGran, ETK I, Grand Marshal, Sunburst, '88 Pessima, '98 Pessima
  

• Italy: Fixed wood bench normal
  
• Italy: Deleted the petrol station in Città Vecchia
  
• Italy: Fixed low balconies
  
• Italy: Improved Fastello port colmesh to prevent tire popping
  
• Italy: Removed some grass on the road
  
• Italy: Removed duplcate sign
  
• Italy: Added AI roads to Portino and the Norte port
  
• Italy: Updated terrain to improve Portino
  
• Italy: Fixed floating decals on port
  
• Italy: Updated minimap to include the new village of Portino
  
• Italy: Fixed no texture on time trial starting line
  
• ECA: Fixed decal over mesh in ECA Street Course and Street Stage time trials
  

• Added a simple live tuning app for engine sound (Ctrl+F9)
  
• Added ECS/Tc apps (Ctrl+F9)
  
• Added option to enable experimental render of UI with GPU
  
• Fixed lua error when a coupled vehicle has been replaced
  
• Fixed DecalRoads not updating
  
• Fixed opening save/load window of Track Builder crashing the game
  
• Fixed Procedural Tracks not working
  
• Fixed multiseat camera not working properly when exiting multiseat
  
• Performance Graph: Metrics is recorded all the time, pause the physics to pause the recording
  
• Performance Graph: Fixed bugs for GPU graph, latest value would always be wrong (eg: PostFX time would be smaller on current frame)
  
• Performance Graph: Fixed displaying frequency of CPU twice (Intel already include stock frequency in the name)
  
• Launcher: You can now reset your userpath if the launcher or game is throwing error
  
• Tasti-Cola delivery scenario now uses default UI layout instead of custom single checkpoint scenario layout
  

• Added roll off adjustment curve to exhausts, adding 8db of gain over 100 metres
  
• Added additional roll off adjustment curve to unmuffled exhausts, adding 2db of gain over 100 metres
  
• Added roll off adjustment curve to main impacts
  
• Cabin filter is now more muffled
  

• Small optimizations of physics core
  

With the long weeks of winter coming to an end we're ready to release our update to bring BeamNG.drive to version 0.16. This release sees several improvements and additions to the game. We are releasing our first fully electric vehicle for BeamNG.drive, the eSBR. In addition to being fitted with an electric drivetrain and battery system it has also been given a major facelift, giving it an appropriately modern look and feel. Our team has had a lot of fun pushing this car to its limits and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Italy is also receiving some additions, as promised when we launched 0.15 in December 2018. We have completed the port area of the main city, added the small coastal village of Portino and improved the appearance of the airport, fortress and castle. Italy is now also dotted with petrol stations and electric charging facilities as well as having several new offroad trails for you to explore. The local residents are also happy to have access to a new hospital and the protection afforded by fire and police stations.

Under the hood the team has continued to optimise several areas of the game. We now have a UI that can render up to 60fps. Optimisations to our physics engine have resulted in performance gains of up to 10%. Combined with improvements to the rendering engine that have reduced stuttering, your driving experience should become a lot smoother.

On the audio side of things, we are releasing support for 5.1 surround sound. The team has also been hard at work to bring scrape effects, transmission whine and a new dynamic muffling parameter into the game to continue the work of making our cars sound as good as they handle. Work on tuning these new effects is still on-going so expect to hear improvements in the coming releases.

This release also includes new and tweaked game scenarios, enhancements to several vehicles and a bunch of bug fixes and quality of life improvements. The full changelog can be found below. We hope you enjoy the results of the team's hard work and as usual please let us know what you think on the forums!

• New vehicle: Hirochi eSBR
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTrTndxmpMg
  
  
• Italy improvements
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7rNYCtyj7Y
  
  
• Audio improvements
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZppWX_Oxh0
  

Full changelog (with lots more media) in our blog:
https://blog.beamng.com/electrifying-0-16/
(it's too big to put here completely)