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LIVERY SPOTLIGHT #2 - 90's JDM

[h2]Hey everyone![/h2][p]Welcome to our second Livery Competition! This time we're going to throw a theme into the mix! We'll start off easy this time with a theme of 90's JDM car, so get yourself one of those and get cracking!
Last time we received some awesome liveries! Can't wait to see what you all submit this time around. From now Friday 11th July at 12PM AEST to Friday 1st August at 12PM AEST we challenge you to create an awesome livery that stands out above the rest! [/p][h3]Entering[/h3][p]
To enter the competition all you have to do is:
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  1. [p] Submit a screenshot of your awesome Livery on your JDM car to our Steam Community Hub for Torque Drift 2 [/p]
  2. [p] Comment your Torque Motorsport Username and a name for your creation![/p]
[p]You can enter as many times as you like however you can only have one placement at the end of the competition. (highest liked post)

Each week we will post some of the awesome submissions we received that week! Once the 3 weeks are up, the 3 screenshot posts with the highest likes will become our winners for this month’s competition!

[/p][h3]Voting[/h3][p]
You can like any amount of posts!
1 Like = 1 vote for that Livery


[/p][h3]Winnings[/h3][p]1st place - Drift Games Bundle + 10,000 ToFu + 1 Steam Key for a friend
2nd place - Drift Games Bundle + 7,500 ToFu
3rd place - 7,500 ToFu
The winners' liveries will be posted the following week for all the community to bask in their glory! [/p][h3]
TD2 NEWS[/h3][p]Nothing of note yet to tease unfortunately! but we're working on some big things so stay posted [/p][p]

Happy Livery creating!
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Update 0.14.2 Hotfix Release Notes

[p]We hope you are enjoying all the new content in Torque Drift 2, and as always please don’t hesitate to engage with us on the Discord so we can continue making the game the best it can be![/p][p]
[/p][h2]Fixes[/h2]
  • [p]Speculative fix for VRAM crash[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Bundle purchases not showing up straight after purchase until re-booting the game[/p]
  • [p]Fixed cars sometime being thrown into the air in summary screen if player crashes into an object on finish line of an event [/p]
  • [p]Fixed Brand logos being squished in event summary screen[/p]
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[/p][h2]Improvements[/h2]
  • [p]Initial drift bonus now triggers on first clipping point or clipping zone instead of on first high angle drift, this is to encourage players to complete clean lead runs without Drift Majis at the start to trigger bonus[/p]
  • [p]Reduced door dive sensitivity to allow for better door dives and tandems without triggering the cancellation of your drift combo[/p]
  • [p]Time trial hero events now force slick tires onto vehicles[/p]

LIVERY SPOTLIGHT #1 - Winners!

[h2]Hey everyone![/h2][p]If you haven't seen my previous post, the competition has now ended! Thanks everyone for your submissions yet again! We look forward to seeing your submissions for the next one!
And now for what you're all here for, the winners are....![/p][h3]1st Place [/h3][h3]Ƥαȵ†ḩℯᶉα ✭ E36 Blackgold 2 [/h3][p][/p][h3]2nd Place [/h3][h3]Greg_Rgz Livery 00[/h3][p][/p][h3]3rd Place - 4 way tie! [/h3][h3]Pacio Nissan Sketchline r34[/h3][p][/p][h3]☆ yellowslides ☆ Cupid's arrow[/h3][p][/p][h3]saaa Cusco R34[/h3][p][/p][h3]Faithless Wolf Tyre Killer[/h3][p][/p][h3]DEV Favourite - Our pick![/h3][h3]Ƥαȵ†ḩℯᶉα ✭ Starfall[/h3][p][/p][h3]Winnings[/h3][p]We'll drop all of your winnings in your accounts soon, If you haven't received your winnings a day after this post please feel free to reach out to GMG-J on Discord. [/p][p]1st place - Adam LZ Bundle + 10,000 ToFu + 1 Steam Key for a friend [/p][p]2nd place - Adam LZ Bundle + 7,500 ToFu [/p][p]3rd place - 7,500 ToFu [/p][h3]
TD2 NEWS[/h3][p]Our 0.14.1 Hotfix released recently with a bunch of fixes for a few bugs that slipped through 0.14 testing. If you find any other bugs please let us know! [/p][p]As for our next update, not much to share yet but we're cooking as fast as we can so stay tuned for any news on that in the coming weeks![/p][p][/p][p]We'll be taking a break until 4th of July from our livery comp so you can all bask in our winners glory! Get ready though, next livery comp will have a theme so get that thinking cap on![/p][p]
See you all very soon!
- TM Team[/p]

Livery Spotlight Wrap Up!

[h2]Hey everyone! [/h2][p]If you're seeing this post it means that the competition has wrapped up and you can no longer enter or vote!
Thank you to everyone who joined in and had some fun creating awesome liveries! Look out for a post early next week with the winners!
[/p][p]Please note, these are not the winners of the competition.[/p][p]Highlight #1 - NOTT135Z - POST[/p][p][/p][p]Highlight #2 - NFS RECALL - POST[/p][p][/p][p]Highlight #3 - Ƥαȵ†ḩℯᶉα ✭ - POST[/p][p][/p][p]Thanks everyone for your submissions! Some of you have some crazy talent![/p]

Update 0.14.1 Hotfix Release Notes

[p]Hotfix 0.14.1 brings a number of improvements plus some extra content following feedback from our last major update 0.14.
We hope you are enjoying all the new content in Torque Drift 2, and as always please don’t hesitate to engage with us on the Discord so we can continue making the game the best it can be![/p][p]
[/p][p]Added[/p]
  • [p]Torque Motorsport brand decal logos [/p]
  • [p]New Font Decal Packs[/p]
  • [p]New Neo Tribal Decal Pack[/p]
  • [p]Added VRAM diagnostics button in visual settings[/p]
[p][/p][p][/p][p]Fixes[/p]
  • [p]Spoiler struts sometimes not being constructed properly resulting in odd spoiler look[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a number of track surface and collision issues on Ebisu, AdamLZ Compound, Daikoku, Irwindale [/p]
  • [p]Fixed Materials being broken on Irwindale drag strip[/p]
  • [p]Fixed STROM wheels from the Drift Games Bundle not appearing for users in the garage[/p]
  • [p]Fixed drone camera lock on feature not working properly for lobbies set to Collision OFF[/p]
  • [p]Fixed layers set to HIDDEN not appearing hidden when driving[/p]
  • [p]Fixed Uniform Scale also moving decal with keyboard[/p]
  • [p]Throttle not working sometimes when first entering a lobby[/p]
  • [p]Custom liveries appearing on newly purchased cars in the shop[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a crash when opening photo library in drone mode in lobby[/p]
  • [p]Fixed wheel size resetting when purchasing new items from tune menu[/p]
  • [p]Fixed issue with visual setting menu becoming glitched under certain conditions[/p]
  • [p]Decal icon image being squashed in paintshop layer UI[/p]
  • [p]Fixed several missing/incorrect button guide UI items in paintshop for controller and keyboard[/p]
  • [p]Added tune range for Enkie RPF1 wheels[/p]
  • [p]Fixed a bug in chase events where it would count as a tandem when not within proximity[/p]
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[/p][p]Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Race steering improved for low speed turning and overall control[/p]
  • [p]Added controller understeer assist slider and input sensitivity slider in settings[/p]
  • [p]Added Controller sensitivity slider within controls setting[/p]
  • [p]Shifted Hero events to the Singleplayer menu item instead of within Drift, we have also started including race events in the rotation[/p]
  • [p]Installing a part after purchase now installs on all available slots for that part, for example installing a new set of wheels installs front and back instead of just the side you purchased on.[/p]
  • [p]Third person camera #1 increased sense of braking force[/p]
  • [p]Third person camera #1 added vertical height while in tandem to allow for more fine control over tandem distance, this is also tunable in the camera settings under “Added Tandem Pitch”[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted smoke amount per tire and adjusted smoke quality setting to make more noticeable adjustments for finer control[/p]
  • [p]The Creators, Basic shapes and Curves decal bundles are now owned by default.[/p]
  • [p]Tutorial Dialog for events now only shows on first entry and not every retry[/p]
  • [p]Added failure panel with more information if accepting Mod.io terms and conditions fails[/p][p][/p]
[p][/p][p]We’ve made some adjustments to the car part customisation wireframe for a better user experience, including adding the tires node to the performance section.[/p]
  • [p]Moved tire node to also be included in the performance part wireframe[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted some of the view angles and distances for Wheel and lug nuts[/p]
  • [p]Adjusted some of the part wireframe connections so you don't get stuck[/p]
  • [p]Made the Engine node reference the bonnet so you can get from suspension to engine [/p]
  • [p]Adjusted the Rollcage camera angle so it’s not looking down when selected[/p]
  • [p]Fixed the 180sx TypeX, TypeX Aero, Sil80 and SR20 tire profiles not being able to be tuned[/p]