Mar 15, 2016

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG

Containing lots of bugfixes for the last update :)

General Bugfixes / Misc

Greatly improved static collision performance in certain areas
Added warning to Controls > Hardware menu when G25, G27 or DFGT steering wheels drivers are not properly installed
Fixed incorrect time measurement reports during WMI devices detection
Fixed thermals behavior with greatly overheated coolant while the rest was still fairly cold
Coolant temperature now is being displayed as increasing even without a radiator
Tweaked ramp positions on "Big Air Vanster" scenario to make it playable again
Exposed thermal damage values to other parts of vehicle lua (including vehicle lua extensions)
Tweaked oil heating logic to heat up faster under high revs
Lowered threshold for heavy particulate emission
Fixed radiator fan potentially not turning off again
Fixed "Press TAB" message also appearing when replacing the current vehicle
Removed ability to modify game speed in scenarios (was affecting the scores in some of them)
Added lots of tooltips in the Controls menu, to help users set up their devices more easily

Vehicles

Sunburst: fixed strut bar flexbody, improved trunk stability
200BX: fixed wrong lettering on base model, accurized tachometer
Covet: fixed exhaust/rear bumper hitting each other and bending, fixed tachometer
'88 Pessima: fixed steering limit, drift steering should work properly now, fixed carbon fiber hood being just called "hood", improved trunk stability, fixed tachometer
'98 Pessima: fixed gas pedal clipping into floor, fixed speedometer limit
Grand Marshal: fixed gas pedal clipping into floor
T-Series: fixed hood not detaching properly, fixed Long Haul not having a sleeper cab
Roamer: deformation tweaks, strengthened radiator
Pigeon: fixed 600 thermals not working
ETK 800: stronger door latches
Burnside: fixed steering wheel position
D-Series: strengthened radiator
H-Series: frame strength/stiffness/weight tweaks, stiffened rear of van body/rear door opening, strengthened radiator
Fixed heavy duty steel wheels being unstable, moved the heavy duty hub spacers out of vehicles' brake parts and into the wheel itself
Set position to 0 on flexbodies of some vehicles' parts so they work properly with nodeOffset (pos must be set to 0 in order to be changed by nodeOffset)
Lowered fan temperature from 105 to 100
GPS device now having a black screen until we make it work properly

Terrains

Fixed some missing material errors on port
Fixes for JRI: bridge performance, bridge lip above ground, fixed tunnel missing tris
Fixes for ECA: Improved FPS, trash of death, missing collision, AI issues in town, fixed missing waypoint in town

Mar 15, 2016

Version 0.5.3.1 released

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG

Containing lots of bugfixes for the last update :)

General Bugfixes / Misc

Greatly improved static collision performance in certain areas
Added warning to Controls > Hardware menu when G25, G27 or DFGT steering wheels drivers are not properly installed
Fixed incorrect time measurement reports during WMI devices detection
Fixed thermals behavior with greatly overheated coolant while the rest was still fairly cold
Coolant temperature now is being displayed as increasing even without a radiator
Tweaked ramp positions on "Big Air Vanster" scenario to make it playable again
Exposed thermal damage values to other parts of vehicle lua (including vehicle lua extensions)
Tweaked oil heating logic to heat up faster under high revs
Lowered threshold for heavy particulate emission
Fixed radiator fan potentially not turning off again
Fixed "Press TAB" message also appearing when replacing the current vehicle
Removed ability to modify game speed in scenarios (was affecting the scores in some of them)
Added lots of tooltips in the Controls menu, to help users set up their devices more easily

Vehicles

Sunburst: fixed strut bar flexbody, improved trunk stability
200BX: fixed wrong lettering on base model, accurized tachometer
Covet: fixed exhaust/rear bumper hitting each other and bending, fixed tachometer
'88 Pessima: fixed steering limit, drift steering should work properly now, fixed carbon fiber hood being just called "hood", improved trunk stability, fixed tachometer
'98 Pessima: fixed gas pedal clipping into floor, fixed speedometer limit
Grand Marshal: fixed gas pedal clipping into floor
T-Series: fixed hood not detaching properly, fixed Long Haul not having a sleeper cab
Roamer: deformation tweaks, strengthened radiator
Pigeon: fixed 600 thermals not working
ETK 800: stronger door latches
Burnside: fixed steering wheel position
D-Series: strengthened radiator
H-Series: frame strength/stiffness/weight tweaks, stiffened rear of van body/rear door opening, strengthened radiator
Fixed heavy duty steel wheels being unstable, moved the heavy duty hub spacers out of vehicles' brake parts and into the wheel itself
Set position to 0 on flexbodies of some vehicles' parts so they work properly with nodeOffset (pos must be set to 0 in order to be changed by nodeOffset)
Lowered fan temperature from 105 to 100
GPS device now having a black screen until we make it work properly

Terrains

Fixed some missing material errors on port
Fixes for JRI: bridge performance, bridge lip above ground, fixed tunnel missing tris
Fixes for ECA: Improved FPS, trash of death, missing collision, AI issues in town, fixed missing waypoint in town

Feb 10, 2016

Version 0.5.2.1 released

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG

First hotfix release for the 0.5.2 update is out

Bugfixes

Fixed ModManager not activating mods on fly - you had to restart the game. Works without restart now
User Interface: Fixed the default image not showing in app and levelselector if there is no preview image
Automatically hide nodegrabbing stuff (along with mouse cursor) after some mouse inactivity, to allow taking screenshots
Possible fix for force feedback not working on the following devices: SimXperience AccuForce, LUFA Joystick, Logitech WingMan Formula Force GP
AI: Minor bugfixes, Better police patrol flee logic
Cruise control app not failing with multiple cars
User Interface: New thumbnails for apps + minor fixes
Fixed vehicles lurching back when braking in "Real automatic"

Content

Fixed old 195/65R15 sport tire exploding on spawn when combined with new wheels
Much weaker beacon attachment for some vehicles
ETK800: fixed exhaust problems

More in our blog: http://blog.beamng.com/version-0-5-2-1-released/

Feb 10, 2016

Version 0.5.2.1 released

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG

First hotfix release for the 0.5.2 update is out

Bugfixes

Fixed ModManager not activating mods on fly - you had to restart the game. Works without restart now
User Interface: Fixed the default image not showing in app and levelselector if there is no preview image
Automatically hide nodegrabbing stuff (along with mouse cursor) after some mouse inactivity, to allow taking screenshots
Possible fix for force feedback not working on the following devices: SimXperience AccuForce, LUFA Joystick, Logitech WingMan Formula Force GP
AI: Minor bugfixes, Better police patrol flee logic
Cruise control app not failing with multiple cars
User Interface: New thumbnails for apps + minor fixes
Fixed vehicles lurching back when braking in "Real automatic"

Content

Fixed old 195/65R15 sport tire exploding on spawn when combined with new wheels
Much weaker beacon attachment for some vehicles
ETK800: fixed exhaust problems

More in our blog: http://blog.beamng.com/version-0-5-2-1-released/

Feb 5, 2016

How Do BeamNG.drive s Physics Compare To Reality?

BeamNG.drive - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Graham Smith)

I like careful, reflective journeys in as much as Alec does, but my other great vehicular passion is tossing cars down mountains and slamming them into brick walls. There’s no greater game for that than BeamNG.drive [official site], which although still in alpha has the best physics and damage model of any driving game I’ve ever played. To prove the point, YouTube channel DragCarTV recreated common crash testing scenarios in the game and then put the footage side by side with real crashes to see how they matched up.

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