My Summer Car News

Today is 24th of October is My Summer Car one year release anniversary! It has been great ride and the game has been received much, much better we ever could thought of! Thanks to you :) Although we are still not out of Early Access, the game has progressed a lot during past year. So, let's just keep doing what we have done and hopefully finish this game some day :) For "birthday", here is a large update! Surprise included ːsteammockingː

24.10.2017
-Fixed bug with pikes not spawning correctly if trap was in hand
-Fixed issue with starter status not properly checked when starting the engine
-Changed min and max mixture setting limits for all the carburettors
-Adjusted Tractor and Flatbed weights, should perform better now
-Adjusted tractor physics and performance
-Satsuma clock now only works when installed with car battery
-Slowed down Alternator charging rate
-Fixed truck steering help setting issues
-Added detailed car battery condition simulation
-Car batteries can be bought from store (original battery now in bad condition)
-Traveling with a Bus does not trigger traffic offences any more
-Fixed bug with not being able to get out of Driving Mode if Racing Harness was removed while buckled up
-Added spots for catching pikes, best place around island, then average and bad place somewhere else at the lake
-Septic tank needs to be emptied at Water Facility with additional waste handling fee
-Dumping septic waste into ground is now a felony, any fines will be appear at home mail box
-Added a place to play cards with money, you can bet also cars and houses
-Decreased jumping height while inside vehicles
-Fixed bug with police not giving fines for non-inspected Satsuma
-Added car and house keys, except for tractor, moped and boat
-Added a new drivable car
-Added battery charger
-Changed Satsuma standard suspension and handling
-Added suspension upgrades
-Made smoking decrease hunger and fatigue a little
-Pitched up of Satsuma engine sample to make it sound like it is revving higher
-Added electricity bills, will spawn at home mail box
-Changed cigarette system; max 20 cigs in the inventory at any time, can be refilled from loose packages
-You can now drink from jail cell WC bowl
-Added odometer to Van and work hour meter to Tractor

WARNING:
// Be noted that your car battery will re-spawn back to garage, and your cigarette inventory will reset to 20.
// New key system includes encrypted keys, so by NO MEANS do not try to save edit keys or they are broken completely.

-Fixed issue with previous jail data not resetting properly when taking a new game
-Added another amis car to race around Peräjärvi roads
-Made amis cars speeds faster at highway
-Fixed fuel tank's fuel line nut being accessible with ratchet
-Fixed money owner from spawning at certain locations
-Changed the way how chasing police cars tailgate the player
-Fish can be now grilled in fire and eaten, unprepared fish goes rotten
-Added shower, sauna does not clean you any more but swimming does
-Added stress
-Added smoking
-Changed system how hand usage is checked to avoid visual mutation glitches
-Prevented pissing while driving a vehicle
-Fixed issue with engine not losing its oil in case of major Block or Oilpan damage
-Added three achievements
-Added high-performance Racing Carburettors
-Adjusted choke
-Added N2O kit (Nitrous system)
-Optimized Bolt materials, let us know if there are hidden or odd coloured bolts
-Changes in control assignments, you might need to RE-BIND YOUR CONTROLS
-Added engine shake animation
-Added symptom for badly worn Crankshaft, engine shakes a lot and power is lost
-Added symptom for badly worn Head gasket, engine will spit out some steam and lose coolant
-Infamous Stuck In Kitchen glitch should be fixed now
-Shortened the refueling distance from the pumps

Also remember this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/516750/discussions/2/1458455461497273517/

-Fixed repair shop not being open at Fridays and being open at Sundays
-Fixed issue with Block replacement being successful even when the engine was not disassembled
-Made a closure for the life story lines of "kilju guy"
-Player colliding with the car should not make any dents to it any more
-Optimized death screen magazine and added few more death screens
-Fixed issue with replacement parts getting stuck at the counter
-Added NPC tests
-Car inspection shop now follows opening hours
-Added Ratchet Tool set for faster bolt fastening, available from parts magazine
-Changed the system how Spark Plug fastening is handled, let us know if you experience issues
-Added working fireplace to cottage and house
-Improved Yellow car driving capabilities around the village, should not spin out so much now
-Smoothed out some bumpy dirt road sections
-Added footsteps sounds
-Added garbage disposal pit at landfill site to get rid of garbage (destroys items bought from store that are empty)
-Fixed issue where player could grab the car seat while in Driving Mode
-Cops now enforce 80km/h speed limit for Truck and Van
-Fixed bug with cops where some offences were not noted if player stopped for breath test
-Changed so that player is released from jail instantly when he has 0 days left

20.06.2017
-Added engine spare parts to Fleetari for instant purchase
-Fixed issue with some pistons not breaking off properly in case of failure
-Fixed issue with timing cover removal
-Fixed issue with radiator fan animation
-Made Headgasket wear little slower
-Added disclaimer and theme music to the main menu
-Increased the required force for suspension failure
-Fixed issue with hitch-hiking drunk kilju guy not triggering his life stories correctly
-Repair shop is now fully closed outside of working times
-Pistons will now lose their power when the condition goes under 10%, total breakdown at 0%
-Added music mute button to main menu
-Fixed Satsuma radio players getting stuck if car ACC was shut off

This update came much earlier it was supposed to because it has some important fixes considering upcoming Summer Sale. Again if there is a need for quick fixes, such will happen :)

-Fleetari does NOT fix the whole engine any more, ONLY broken individual parts (I forgot to add this to earlier changelog...)
-Made a fix for the moped an player scaling problems
-Fixed issue with "Rusting Fast" achievement where it was possible to trigger it with train crash
-Fixed parts order wait time not resetting properly
-Made changes to "starter helper" to prevent Van and Moped from exploding at certain situations
-Added wear and eventual failure simulation for some of the engine parts and gearbox, condition at game start is randomized
-Added possibility for total suspension failure, affects also the assembly phase
-Water Pump and Alternator operating friction is now calculated into total engine friction
-Added radiator fan sound
-Adjusted conditions of when Fleetari calls about the vandalism job
-Changed the logic how items are spawned after load, should help with the items getting all messed up
-Added Satsuma gear grinding for missed shifts (works only in H-shifter mode with manual clutch)
-Fixed Gifu reverse gear ratios
-Made it little less probable for exhaust pipes to fall of during game load
-Added fix for ForceFeedbackPlugin that should prevent application crash if FFB-compatible controller is not present
-Increased player grabbing force for ragdolls
-Roll cage removal service added to Fleetari repair shop
-Added replacement fiberglass hood
-Added Fire Extinguisher to put out car fire, also required to be installed for rally event
-Car fire will now break some engine components
-"Fleetari's revenge" has now more randomized spawn points
-Made Fleetari repair time longer
-Made postal order arrival time longer
-Hopefully fixed infamous issue with moped vanishing in thin air
-Fixed bug with Satsuma wheels having a memory leak if game was loaded when car was saved upside down
-Changed how physics steps are calculated, should increase calculations accuracy at sub 40-50fps situations
-Added "Feel Alive" achievement
-Drunk driver in little green car now takes the player all the way to home
-Kilju buyer keeps his money if you do not accept the payment and leave the house area