NEW SUSPENSION CUSTOMIZATION

Hi ! I hope you are all doing great ! This update changes how can you customize your truck suspension. Now you can choose between 6 different setups, both for front and rear - and mix them up!

Let me start with specifying what has changed. In the customization menu now you have the ability to choose different suspension types. This allows you to customize your truck in a whole new dimension. Let's say that you want 3 link in the front and leaf springs in the back - no problem ! One link setup ? Got you covered :) Each type is modeled with attention to every nut and bolt. Let me list every available option:

• One Link with Panhard bar - front/rear
  
• Two link with Panhard bar - front/rear
  
• Three link - front with Panhard rear triangulated
  
• Four link triangulated - front/rear
  
• Five link (4 with Panhard) - front/rear
  
• Leaf spring - front/rear
  

Every suspension has its own characteristic, eg. one link is very unstable but gives the most flex and on the other hand there are leaf springs, the most stable and predictable but the worst flex. Also Panhard bars push suspension to one side etc. Once I polish these values they will be exposed in the customization menu so it will be easier to compare them. Feel free to comment and give suggestions on how each type could be tweaked.

In addition to that, axles got a lifting too. Now you can see working axles shafts with exposed u-joints. New engine model etc. Whole new suspension to play with.
As for the overall look of customization, right now the UI is a mess and needs to be changed.

Suspension change don't require in-game currency, and from now on parts that affect gameplay won't require it. In the future I want to separate mechanical parts from cosmetic ones - but that will be a whole another update.



Other thing that was added is nvidia ansel. You can now use this tool to take in game screenshots having freedom to move the camera around to get the best angle possible ! Also this helped me to take pictures for today's update.

Also got a fixed a few bugs and improved some things:

• driver animation not working corectly when using controller
  
• fixed issue with car loosing power in certain situations
  
• changed acceleration curve, plus removed a bug where two methods of calculating load interfered
  
• camera center of rotation moved closer to center of car
  

So, this one took longer than expected... But I must say it was a ton of work and I have done a lot more than I had planned at the beginning of working on this update. Hope you will like it ! Can't wait to see your favorite setups ! And of course Happy Holidays !!!