CarX Drift Racing Online — 8 Years of Drift History
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In November 2017, the game was released — since then CarX Drift Racing Online has grown from a small drifting project into a large platform for drivers, tuners and content creators. [/p][p]
We’ve gathered for you the key changes of this eight-year journey, and also launched a sale on Steam. [/p][hr][/hr][h2]2017[/h2][p]
First steps:— Release of CarX Drift Racing Online in Early Access
Visuals:— New paint materials: metallic, matte, chrome, chameleon
— Separate coloring for windows, smoke and wheels
Content:— 2 new cars
— New track: Castle Road[/p][hr][/hr][p]
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[/p][hr][/hr][h2]2018[/h2][p]
Gameplay:— Voting system in multiplayer: kick, ban, change track
— “Tandem Drift” mode in multiplayer — competition between two players. The goal of the leader is to score as many drift points as possible, and the chaser must match the leader’s run as closely as possible
— “XDS Competition” mode — competition for up to four players where you need to complete the designated section without corrections
— Free camera
— New steering wheel assistant
Content:— 22 new cars
— New track: L.A. Block
— Police cars from the CarX Police DLC
Interface:
— New main menu
— New garage and car dealership
— New paint and customization interface [/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]
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[/p][hr][/hr][h2]2019[/h2][p]
Gameplay:— Full-fledged vinyl editor
— “Tandem Drift” mode in singleplayer
— Support for custom body kits in the Steam Workshop (cars)
— Mouse steering
— Interior customization
Content:— 12 new cars
— New tracks: East Touge, St. Petersburg, Red Rock, Red Ring, West Coast Arena
Visuals:— New graphics
— New driver model
— New Year garage
— New paint materials: candy, gloss, satin
Interface:
— New dyno stand interface
— New HUD[/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]
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[/p][hr][/hr][h2]2020[/h2][p]
Gameplay:— Drone camera
— Cross-platform mode between PC, PlayStation and Xbox has appeared
Physics:— Several major physics updates: recalculated grip, updated car, tire and suspension behavior
— Fixed interactions with objects (barriers, cones, etc.)
Content:— Tracks: Atron, Winter Red Ring
— 4 new cars
— Night mode
Localization: — Support for new languages: Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese [/p][hr][/hr][h2]2021[/h2][p]
Content:— 17 new cars
— Tracks: Pacific Hills, NRing, Mondello Park
Gameplay:— New “TOP-32” mode
— AFK kick system in multiplayer
— Separate version of the game without mod support
—Crossplay on Nintendo Switch
Visuals:— Advanced smoke simulation
— Updated sticker material
Interface:— In-game patch notes
— New room list
Localization: — 2 new languages: Portuguese and Polish [/p][hr][/hr][h2]2022[/h2][p]
Physics:— Massive physics update: improved tires, suspension, steering response and engine response
— Updated Force Feedback and new wheel settings
— New differential types and extended front suspension geometry
— Numerous internal tweaks to car behavior in drift
Gameplay:— Engine swaps
— Differential swaps
— Replays in TOP-32
— Headlights on/off
— Time-of-day change
— Engine start/stop
— VR support
Content: — 10 new cars [/p][hr][/hr][h2]2023[/h2][p]
Gameplay:— Admin rights for the room creator
— Task system
— Reworked steering wheel support
— XDS slowdown zones
Community content:— Modifications workshop (mods workshop)
— Livery workshop
— Steam track workshop
Visuals:— Snapshots in the showroom
Content:— New track: Summer Castle Road
— 15 new cars
Interface: — New dyno stand [/p][hr][/hr][h2]2024[/h2][p]
Community content:— Support for track workshop on mod.io
Visuals:— New wheel category
— New material: carbon
— Improved graphics: SSR and SSGI
Gameplay:— Dyno stand right during the run
— New livery editor
— Setup carousel in TOP-32
Content: — 6 new cars [/p][hr][/hr][h2]2025[/h2][p]
Gameplay:— New photo mode
— Car presets
— Engine swaps for the Racing category
— Tire stretch adjustment
— Multiplayer optimization
— Teleports for fast travel around the map
Interface:— Global map
— Minimap in multimedia
— Steam statuses
Content: — 8 new cars [/p][hr][/hr][h2]Thank you for being with us[/h2][p]
Over 8 years together we:— Added 13 tracks and 96 cars
— Significantly improved the game’s physics
— Built an ecosystem of workshops: cars, liveries, mods, tracks
— Turned CarX Drift Racing Online into a place where everyone can be a driver, mechanic and content creator at the same time
We would like to thank everyone who has been with us all this time, as well as those who have just joined us.
These are only the first 8 years — it’s going to get even more exciting.[/p]