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Fixed a crash when closing the application

Input and Force Feedback

Improved force feedback in several steering wheels by reducing the refresh rate
In recent releases the Automatic update rate was allowed to use up to 2000Hz, instead of the safer 400Hz that was used in the past. An excessive update rate will be detrimental for some steering wheels, resulting in poor force feedback. This hotfix reverts Automatic back to using 400Hz or lower.
Note: If you want to experiment with higher rates, you can select them manually as usual, and test the results. We advice that you retest after any update to steering wheel drivers and firmware, or that you switch back to Automatic.

v0.35.4

(April/9, 2025)

Hirochi Sunburst
- Fixed mismatched sideskirts on rally configs
- Fixed slightly misaligned trigger for hazard lights
- Added sport mode position on CVT transmission
- Added 2.5 badge
- Fixed mirrored paddles
Autobello Piccolina
- Fixed a typo in Corse steering wheel name
Bruckell Nine
- Fixed missing generator pulley on I4 adjustable rev limiter
Civetta Bolide
- Fixed incorrect names for rally configs
Ibishu BX-Series
- Fixed clutch pedal duplication with certain dashboard + shifter combinations
SP Dunekicker
- Fixed a typo in fire extinguisher slot name
Common
- Fixed incorrect model for 13x7 TIMS koidara rear wheels (bronze)
Simplified Traffic Vehicles
- Updated traffic version of Hirochi Sunburst with finalized trunk models to address license plates clipping

Johnson Valley
- Fixed an issue with floating rocks in the north-west
Italy
- Fixed bad placement of grass/dirt decals near gas station.
West Coast
- Fixed an issue with floating rocks in quarry
- Fixed missing roof in suburb area

Fixed a variety of game crashes that affected multiple mods

Audio

Reverted changes to the BX-Series audio (engine-only)
Fixed a crash caused by mod audio playback
- Playing loose audio files from within mods using the SourceGroup field of the sound emitter resulted in a crash

Early Preview: Career Mode

Radial Menu
- Removed unnecessary file read/write operations while using radial menu. This should improve performance when using low-end hard drives
Fixed an issue with UI apps disappearing after changing the layout then switching to Bigmap and back to Freeroam
Implemented a potential fix for the translation service showing broken labels in Main Menu and several other screens
Fixed UI apps not loading layout with a scenario in Freeroam
Fixed incorrect milliseconds display under certain conditions
Fixed non-functioning events in Vue UI apps that are running under Angular
Implemented a potential fix for navigator not loading in mods

Gameplay

Orbit Camera
- Dynamic orbit camera pitch transition is now paused when the camera is rotated manually by the player

General Fixes
- Fixed AI Race challenges not showing default objectives in some cases
- Added mileage to vehicle assessment results
- Performance Test is canceled if the engine is too damaged
- Fixed vehicles not requiring repairs for challenges if the performance index was not yet assessed

v0.35.3

(April/4, 2025)

Fixed an issue with the Radial Menu where the buttons could lose focus randomly when using a mouse while a controller is plugged in
Updated iconfont, added new icons for the Infobar and Radial Menu
Replaced the old Replay App with a new one, minor styling fix for the updated app — speed controls are now centered with the Play button
Fixed Hardware warnings that previously appeared on every Main Menu entrance
Several fixes for the Infobar: improved handling of long labels, and tweaked responsiveness on smaller screens
Fixed navigator mod support (e.g. GPS screens)

Fixed a crash happening when exiting the application
Fixed a rare crash during startup

Hirochi Sunburst
- Fixed wobbly race pedals
- Fixed tachometer showing wrong RPM
- Fixed wrong displayed type on some configurations
- Fixed trunk box instability
- Fixed missing ignition key prop
- Fixed wrong traction control on comfort configs
- Fixed wrong suspension on Sport S configs
- Fixed front skidplate instability
- Fixed wastegate typo in Tuning menu
- Fixed wrong pedals on some configs
- Fixed rear roof bar clipping with the roof
- Switched "Base Torque Split" variable from %Front to %Rear
- Fixed inability to edit the vehicle in Livery Editor
- Fixed wrong badges on some configurations
- Fixed carbon fiber hood not closing
- Fixed non lockable transfercase having lock button on interior
- Cleaned up config descriptions to better indicate which market the car is made for
Autobello Piccolina
- Fixed baja coilovers missing dampers
- Fixed instability with numerous front accessories, stock body, and front oilcooler
Bruckell Moonhawk
- Fixed indicator stalk rotating wrong way
Burnside Special
- Fixed missing headlight lids and taxi sign
Cherrier FCV
- Fixed outdated thumbnails of Rally configurations
ETK 800-Series
- Fixed wrong siren on Polizia config
- Fixed floating EU light bar
- Fixed rear seat instability issue
ETK I-Series
- Fixed floor spiking
Gavril Barstow
- Fixed headlight smoothers not working on RoadSport front fascia
Gavril D-Series
- Fixed signal glass emissives on base facelift headlights
Gavril H-Series
- Fixed misaligned rear differential on heavy duty axle
Hirochi SBR4
- Fixed missing performance data on rally configs
- Fixed one missing mudflap on rally configs
Ibishu BX-Series
- Removed option to equip mud flaps on cut rear bumper (they don't attach properly to it)
Ibishu Covet
- Fixed wrong description on Track config
Ibishu Miramar
- Made rear fascia non removable
Common
- Fixed various EU lightbar issues
- Cleaned up some displayed body styles in UI
Simple traffic vehicles
- Fixed mirror issue on the H-Series

Early Preview: Career Mode

West Coast USA
- Improved collision meshes on refinery units and island
- Fixed missing and badly rotated refinery units on island
- Fixed incorrect AI pathing at diner
- Fixed some misplaced vegetation clipping through objects or floating
- Fixed missing collisions in downtown rail station
- Adjusted guard rails and signage along highway underpasses
- Added missing guard rails on refinery pier
- Improved decal road readability at ticket booth on drag strip
- Fixed several AI paths
- Fixed vertex coloring on station_downtown.dae
- Fixed and simplified collision on sign_truss2.dae mesh
- Fixed multiple sunken bushes and oversized trees around the downtown train station
- Fixed lighting for station underpass
- Corrected mud decal on the gravel track
- Corrected asphalt, gravel, and beach sand depths and ground coverage in several areas

Linux

Fixed missing Vulkan extension for Monado VR platform
Fixed crash on start inside Flatpak Steam
Fixed a crash when Flatpak Steam is open, but binary is launched outside Flatpak

Vehicle AI & Traffic

Fixed behavior of traffic activation function
This returns the old behavior of allowing all spawned vehicles to be used as traffic.
Parking system optimization and bounding box fix

Fixed an issue where some parts kept their old color when repainting a vehicle
Fixed an issue where you could remove the body from a vehicle in the part inventory

World Editor

Fixed various errors and issues in the Traffic Manager
- Parked cars are now designated as not drivable
- Fixed a wrong index in the vehicle selector
- Fixed errors that could show up when loading a session
Building Architect: adjusting roof shape for base shape with concave angles
Building Architect: fixed issues with loading saved session from JSON

Audio

Reduced the volume of antilag on Vivace Rally by 4dB
Modified the EQ pass on i4p 2000 as it was too muffled

v0.35.2

(April/3, 2025)

Fixed a crash to desktop that could occur during startup (showing error 0xc0000139 STATUS_ENTRYPOINT_NOT_FOUND)
Fixed a crash in physics subsystem when using certain mods
Fixed a crash to desktop in audio subsystem
Fixed a potential drop in framerate when certain input devices were connected

v0.35.1

(April/2 2025)

Spring into Action in BeamNG.drive v0.35

Fixed an issue that caused the Radial Menu to remain active, preventing normal gameplay
Implemented a potential fix to address a number of issues with force feedback failing to activate or behaving inconsistently/unpredictably
Fixed a crash that happened when generating cache files to speed up loading of certain mods
Fixed a crash that could happen in some cases while processing textures

Apr 2

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_Leeloo

Greetings, drivers, and welcome to our first update of 2025!

Version 0.35 shifts into high gear and delivers a long-awaited vehicle remaster, several revamped user interface components, brand-new missions, expanded modding tools lineup, and countless other optimizations, fixes, and quality-of-life improvements.

REMASTERED VEHICLE: Hirochi Sunburst

First up on the vehicle side, we’ve fully remastered the Hirochi Sunburst!

The community has been requesting this one for a while, and we couldn’t be happier to unveil it at last. The makeover comes with a bunch of features, including a Flat-4 drivetrain, a wide variety of both factory and custom configurations, and, finally, that wagon body everyone's been craving for.

The vehicle model has now been revised with increased detail and all-new textures. And to top that off, the lineup also offers a good deal of new customization options, including body kits, interiors, as well as striking new liveries.

Beyond the Sunburst's remaster, we’ve also added new parts, configs, and liveries for a number of other vehicles!

The majority of our vehicles also got slight revisions on suspension, as well as fixes and upgrades to materials, textures, and handling.

3D Mesh Loading Optimizations

In this update, we’ve substantially improved vehicle loading speed by transitioning to a new, optimized .cdae file format. Leveraging cached data and compression to streamline the process, it drastically reduces vehicle loading times while also curbing performance hiccups when swapping parts. Please keep in mind that, as always, this is still ongoing work.

Level Upgrades

As part of the ongoing improvements for West Coast map, we're rolling out another set of updated areas. These include the drag strip and the dirt track area, and a brand new drift track. To complement these changes, a round of optimizations was done to collisions in the city area and the overall drivability around race tracks.

But improvements don't stop there, Hirochi Raceway has gotten a new drag strip area and foliage libraries were updated across several maps.

Gameplay

The Freeroam Drift Zones catalog was expanded with new additions that will put your drifting skills to the test – four in Italy, two in Utah, and one in Automation. We’ve also added a Freeroam Drag Mode to Hirochi Raceway.

Drift enthusiasts can now gain better insights into their performance from the newly implemented Drift Statistics, which can be found inside the Drift Challenge end screen. Additionally, two new Drift UI apps were added - one to show the total score, and another to show information about the current drift.

The scoring system has been revamped, and now features Tiers. The more points accumulated - the higher the Tier. A couple of multipliers received a balancing pass and we’ve improved the crash detection logic. Combos now have a soft cap at 10x and a hard cap at 25x.

Two new missions—Strut Brace Loop and Garage Gauntlet—round out the list of gameplay improvements.

User Interface

Meanwhile, the UI team has been hard at work to bring you a new Radial Menu! The new menu was built from the ground up, and will be replacing the legacy one. Tailored for seamless user experience, it comes equipped with full gamepad support and refined layouts.

Feel free to share your feedback in the dedicated forum thread, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

Vehicle Systems

As part of the development process for the new rally vehicle variants, we are introducing two long-awaited vehicle systems in v0.35.

Anti-lag system (ALS): in turbocharged applications, lifting the throttle pedal will lead to a loss of turbo pressure, and the engine will take longer to respond to later throttle inputs. To prevent this increase in response time under competitive conditions, turbocharged rally cars often feature an ALS. Our air bypass anti-lag system attempts to maintain a defined target turbocharger RPM utilizing delayed combustion events taking place in exhaust manifold combined with an intake bypass valve to further increase the efficiency and control of the system. Our current ALS simulates an automatic arm/disarm logic - it'll kick in when needed, and it will also disarm automatically when it detects that you're no longer pushing hard.

Active center differential: in all-wheel drive vehicles (such as those in our newly introduced top rally category NGRC1) a traditional, passive, center differential can leave a lot of time on the table. In comparison, an active center differential can raise the performance ceiling, while also improving drivability at the limit. This new system takes into account multiple sensors and parameters from the vehicle, and with the help of internal maps, will instantly and continuously tune the behavior of the differential. This allows the differential to adapt to the driver's requests and to the current car attitude. For example, the rear axle can now automatically disengage when pulling the handbrake, progressively lock the differential to extract grip when necessary, and so on.

Modding & Tools

And last, but certainly not least, we got several exciting changes for the modders among you!

Please welcome our new experimental Building Architect Tool. This procedural tool will be able to generate and modify buildings directly in the World Editor. Head over to this documentation article to learn more.

Further updates include several new features for the Biome Tool, a new Roof Crasher Tester prop, changes to the JBeam workflows, and much more.

To see the complete list of changes, check out the patch notes here!

Mar 12

Important update regarding support for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Ubuntu 20.04

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_FluffyPanda

Dear BeamNG.drive community,

We're committed to continuously improving BeamNG.drive and bringing you the best experience possible. As part of this commitment, we'll soon need to end support for some older operating systems. With BeamNG.drive version 0.35 arriving soon, support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 will be discontinued. This change affects less than 0.06% of our community.

Additionally, with the upcoming BeamNG.drive version 0.36 later this year, we will also discontinue support for Ubuntu 20.04.

What does this mean for you?

If you're already using Windows 10/11 or Ubuntu 22.04 or newer: there’s no action needed. Your experience will continue seamlessly.

If you're on an older operating system: BeamNG.drive may no longer function properly, and we strongly encourage you to upgrade your operating system as soon as possible.

Why is this necessary?

This change is driven by industry-wide decisions and software requirements beyond our control. Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 between 2020 and 2023. Steam similarly ended their support for these versions in January 2024.

Internally, our software relies on a library created by Google, which has also discontinued support for older Windows versions. Similarly, Canonical's end-of-life for Ubuntu 20.04 in May 2025 means we will follow suit shortly afterward.

We hope you understand that taking these steps is necessary for the future of our sim.

If upgrading to Windows 10 or newer isn't an option for you:

You could continue using an older version of BeamNG.drive. However, please note that you'll miss future updates and content, and Customer Support won't be available for outdated versions.

Select 0.34.2_win7_no_updates in the Betas section (alternatively, if eligible, consider requesting a refund from Steam).

Dec 12, 2024

Hotfixes for v0.34 Released

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_Leeloo

Greetings everyone,

We’ve released several hotfixes to tackle a number of reported issues with version 0.34. See all the details in the changelog below:

v0.34.2

(December/17, 2024)

Autobello Stambecco
- Fixed conflicting beacon light colors when different colored beacons were equipped at the same time
Bruckell Nine
- Added front hotrod license plate
- Fixed an issue with 3.27 diff ratio not being a 3.27 diff ratio
- Fixed painted front shocks not being painted
- Fixed several configurations having wrong traffic roles
- Fixed right base pickup turn signal not working correctly
- Tweaked strength of roof rack, luggage rack, and cargo box load
ETK 800-Series
- Fixed a mesh issue on sedan widebody doors
- Fixed the Rollcage clipping the headliner
Gavril MD-Series
- Fixed floating police light bar
Gavril T-Series
- Fixed air suspension not working
Gavril Roamer
- Fixed grille flashers not working
Ibishu BX-Series
- Fixed a mapping issue on tube front frames
Common
- Fixed broken Alder Vulcan wheels
- Minor consistency improvements in several info.json files
Simplified Traffic Vehicles
- Fixed several configs using incorrect horns

West Coast, USA
- Fixed many terrain spikes along the central freeway
- Rebuilt exit/merge ramp near Belasco City Garage - improved visibility and drivability around the corner
- Rebuilt exit ramp at West end of the highway - improved visibility and drivability around the corner
- Adjusted AI paths to better follow freeway
- Fixed and updated duplicated materials
- Adjusted audio filtering near tunnel exit, it no longer bleeds into the side road beside the tunnel
- Various forest and decal road tweaks and cleanup

Early Preview: Career Mode

Improved Main Menu scaling on small screens
Vehicle Configurator
- Improved the layout in the parts tree, now it’s more compact
- Adjusted colors and transparency
- Fixed the case when multiple dropdowns can be opened simultaneously
- More settings are now shown in popover, with a saved state for selected preferences
- Updated the options section for better responsiveness with different translations
- Improved the gamepad support
Added an option to limit input field’s decimals (used in Drag Race bracket mode)
Fixed some rally bindings being shown too high in the Controls menu
Tweaked message and fixed broken link shown on the repository menu when failing to connect to the Mod Repository

Gameplay

Fixed being able to use teleport to camera [F7] action during drift missions
Fixed bus stop assets clipping in Gridmap V2 drift missions
Drag Race AI opponents will now use 100% throttle (was some 98% before)

Fixed an issue where the vehicle would stay partly damaged when restarting a mission
Added a year range “1975-1987” to the Travel Trailer for minor Career Mode improvement

Virtual Reality

Improved support under Monado runtime on Linux

v0.34.1

(December/12, 2024)

Bruckell Nine
- Fixed right taillight turn signal wiring not working on some bodies
- Fixed roof tack cargo load box being under the car
- Fixed missing license plate slot on roadster body
- Removed window trim option from chopped pickup as it doesn't work
- Improved names for painted suspension components to make career parts menu less confusing
- Fixed several typos
- Adjusted range of flathead v8 rev limiter
- Lakebed Jalopy: changed final drive ratios
- Fixed incorrect production years
- Fixed ignition system being removeable on I4 engine
ETK I-Series
- Fixed broken headlights
- Fixed wrong colors of police flasher flares
ETK 800-Series
- Fixed positions of light bar accessories
Soliad Wendover
- Fixed deformation on spawn
Simplified Traffic Vehicles
- Fixed inverted normals on ETK 800 wagon interior

East Coast, USA
- Fixed floating trees in the east
West Coast, USA
- Fixed traffic spawning in track/drag area

Gameplay

Drag Race
- Fixed dial times not being set properly for bracket racing
- Fixed an edge-case for the bracket race win condition
- Fixed vehicles sometimes spawning the wrong way around before the race
- Added the dial time info to the timeslip
- Fixed the timeslip history screen not working when nothing has been recorded yet
Experimental early preview of the new Rally Mode
- Fixed an issue with rally pacenotes sometimes displaying a corner icon in straight segments that contain any warning
- Improved rally pacenotes in SS Fastello-Norte and SS Howler Pass
- Fixed an issue with rally pacenotes sometimes missing for users who had previously customized their UI apps while using the AI Pacenotes mod

Fixed issue where closing the mirror adjustment menu would always lead to the tuning menu, even in career
Fixed cargo box weights not showing up in the tuning menu

Input & Force Feedback

Fixed the Recovery key [Insert] not working from some menus, such as Parts selector, Career tutorial and others
Fixed vehicle specific actions and common vehicle actions triggering from the same button press
Fixed an issue where the map could activate the seat adjustment on exit

AI & Traffic

Fixed the awareness of traffic cars that are on two roads of different heights
Fixed spawning traffic after playing a replay file from main menu
Fixed flickering of AI vehicles during replay