Fixed an issue with Vehicle Selector breaking due to paint validation

v0.37.3

(September/18, 2025)

Vehicle Selector
- Implemented a potential fix for the selection issue where it could get "stuck" on a particular tile
- Added additional vehicle info file sanitization to support older color and paint formats. This fixes some mods preventing the vehicle selector from opening or displaying correctly

v0.37.2

(September/18, 2025)

Vehicle Selector
- Fixed an issue with the Vehicle Selector related to vehicle paints
  - Some mods that still used pre-PBR paint definitions could occasionally break the Vehicle Selector
  - Those paint definitions are now automatically updated and a warning for the offending files is displayed in the log
- Fixed an issue with the breadcrumbs Back button not reacting on the first mouse click when controller is focused on the right part
- Improved the tiles' reaction time when scrolling
- Optimized and fixed an issue with the tiles - it should now react properly on mouse hover
Fixed an issue with level selector that could occur after level loading
Fixed an issue where the text of the Nodegrabber could be hidden behind the vehicle

Rendering

Fixed an issue that prevented autogeneration of mipmaps for some textures when using DirectX11

Virtual Reality

Fixed a crash that could happen when Occlusion mask is invalid

v0.37.1

(September/17, 2025)

Indulge the Luxury in BeamNG.drive v0.37

Fixed an issue with Vehicle Selector menu misbehaving or displaying as empty when certain mods are installed
- Vehicle info.json files are now being sanitized after loading
- Files with issues will be listed in the log, together with the issue type and the source mod, allowing modders to identify and fix their info files
Fixed an issue with Vehicle Selector menu displaying as empty after installing mods which contained the quote character inside the name/description/etc.
Fixed a freeze that could occur when entering the Main Menu with a certain number of mods installed

Physics

Fixed traffic cars tires throwing errors when deflating by a spike strip

Sep 16

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_Leeloo

Hello, drivers, and welcome to our Version 0.37 Fall Update! We've got a bunch of features, improvements, and fixes for you this time. Let's dive in!

Important - User Folder Changes

First up, we have an important announcement regarding changes to the User Folder.

The main thing you need to know is that the default User Folder location has been slightly changed (from appdata/local/BeamNG.drive/0.36/ to appdata/local/BeamNG/BeamNG.drive/current/), but you will be able to open it using the Manage User Folder option from the Launcher, as you've always been able to.

For more information about the changes, the motivation behind it, and what effects it will have, please check this announcement.

New Vehicle - The Limousine by Gavril

Yes, you read that right - the epitome of luxury has finally arrived to BeamNG in the form of the new Gavril Grand Marshal Limousine.

The Gavril Grand Marshal Limousine features a coachbuilt stretch limousine body with classic exterior styling, offering five configurations for every type of explorer, and complete with a luxurious interior that includes fancy lights, a bar, and even a TV!

And if this is not enough - we've also included a number of parts for further customization: the boomerang antenna, bull horns, fender flags, tinted glass, and vinyl roof that will also be available for the standard Grand Marshal body.

Brake Glow

But wait, there's more!

We've added brake glow to all official vehicles with disc brakes!

Check out the shiny new brake glow on your favorite vehicle - just note that this will naturally display better in less-than-full-light conditions.

User Interface Improvements

In the meantime, the UI team has been hard at work to bring our UI into the modern era.

We were finally able to to identify a number of issues that resulted in poor performance and lag across the UI. While we're continuing investigating this further, some of fixes were already implemented in v0.37, and we expect to deliver more soon.

The default Vehicle Selector screen (Menu → Vehicles) has been overhauled and ported over to Vue, with the addition of several new features, UX improvements, and fixes. It now supports controller navigation, allows saving configs as Favorite, has better search and filtering functionality, and brings modern styling with customizable tile sizes. Please note that the updated selector is not yet available within Garage, Time trials, Bus Routes, and Level selection.

We've also done some work on the UI that should improve the initial loading time as well as the time it takes players to load assets such as image previews, with the aim of reducing UI lag for most players. If you still experience performance issues, please let us know in the UI feedback thread.

New & Remastered Props

We've been busy with props as well! Version 0.37 offers several new and remastered props that will undoubtedly bring joy to your inner child.

The brand-new Spike Strip prop comes a choice of 4 different types of spike strips, all equally as capable of puncturing tires of the vehicle daring to cross them. This prop can be carried with the node grabber while in walking mode.

Another newcomer to the lineup is the new Pressure Ball prop. Filled with pressurized gas, it's available in several configurations with selectable gas type (which affects its mass, and in turn the buoyancy), and customizable size, weight, and even paint design.

Next up, we have the new Trampoline prop. Equipped with a ramp slot, and featuring adjustable mat size, frame height, spring strength and rate, this prop is a perfect companion for a broad range of destructive testing.

The Large Spinner has been remastered to bring it in line with the newer props. We've redone the 3D model, materials, and textures from scratch. Several parts of the spinner are now colorable, and we've included a few paint presets to get you started.

The spinner comes with several new variants as well: The two-arm variant has options to attach tow hitches for vehicles or trailers (for destroying them with the awesome power of centrifugal force), as well as a mobile variant that can have either two or four arms and can be attached to a semi-truck like a trailer. Beyond that, the spinner is now powered by an industrial electric motor with realistic performance, which offers lower acceleration but better inertia.

We've also remastered the Large Hamster Wheel prop nearly from scratch with new 3D models, updated physics, materials, and controls. The reworked weight, inertia, air drag, friction and geometry deliver a more realistic behavior to the barrel. And the updated prop is powered by the same industrial motor as the spinner. The new hamster wheel comes in three configurations – powered, unpowered, and barrel-only.

Naturally, this is not all we've been up to with props, several new rally props were included in the lineup as well, and you can see the full list in the release notes below.

Vehicle Improvements

Of course, we've also given some love to other vehicles.

The Ibishu Miramar has gotten new engine meshes and textures, as well as adjustments to gauges and fixes to the behavior of the tail lights.

In addition, the vast majority of the remaining old-format materials that have been missed over the years have now been converted to PBR.

We've also performed a large-scale cleanup of most materials and textures, while applying fixes and improvements where necessary, to ensure that everything is set up properly for modern standards and to keep on top of technical debt.

Have a look at the release notes for the full list of vehicle changes coming in this update.

New Experiences & Freeroam Crawl System

On the gameplay side, we've added the new Freeroam Crawl system. This brand-new system will allow drivers to initiate trail crawl experiences directly from Freeroam, with no mission loading required!

All you need to do is drive to a trailhead and press the on-screen button to activate the trail. Active trails will display small flag markers to show boundaries and checkpoints, and guide your progress.

The scoring system will reward clean driving, and will deduct points for reversing, rollovers, damage, and leaving the boundaries of the trail. At the end of each trail, the game will show you your score, damage, and completion time.

We've added 26 trails in Johnson Valley and 7 in Utah, and some trails start where others begin, allowing you to execute chained trail crawls.

This feature is a work in progress, and we will continue to improve it as time goes on.

To top that off, we've added several new missions. The Very Important Parking is a precision parking challenge starring the new Grand Marshal Limousine. Also, 3 new missions are now available on Gridmap v2, featuring gameplay with the remastered Large Spinner prop. The Villa VIP and Platform Jump missions have been updated.

New & Improved Tools

For the creatives among you, we're happy to reveal that Version 0.37 brings several important changes that should ease the modding and content-creation experience.

First up, the World Editor has received a comprehensive suite of modular spline-based tools for procedural content creation. If map-making is your thing - please check the release notes to learn more.

We've also centralized all shared map assets under the new /assets folder, eliminating duplicates and outdated resources previously found in game/art. This will improve organization, reduce the total game size, and increase asset management efficiency. Additional information can be found in this forum thread.

Vehicle modders should note that we've done a major cleanup of DeformationTriggerRatio across all official vehicles, trailers, and props.

Furthermore, Replay, Camera Path Editor, and Particle Emitter list received a number of quality of life improvements.

Optimization

And last, but certainly not least, we've been working on performance improvements and optimizations, and are happy to be able to bring you a number of changes that should have a noticeable effect on how the game feels to play. Some of these optimizations have been in the works for years, and while there is still more to come we wanted to release what was ready.

This includes storage optimizations - we've managed to decrease the amount of space the game needs by quite a bit, mostly through optimization of level textures. This reduces the memory consumption of Johnson Valley from 2.3Gb to 1.5Gb and West Coast from 190Mb to 150Mb. We've also been working on reducing the amount of RAM the game uses, and we're finally able to show results there, as well as having been able to optimize VRAM usage when running on Vulkan. The changes should increase stability when the game is running in Vulkan. This is still a work in progress, so we would appreciate feedback about your experience with these optimizations.

In addition to all of the above, we've made a host of fixes and improvements to the Track Builder, Flowgraph Editor, Launcher, and a whole lot more.

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

Jun 19

Hotfixes for v0.36 Released

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_Leeloo

Greetings everyone,

We’ve released several hotfixes to address the reported issues with version 0.36. You can find all the details in the changelogs below:

v0.36.4

(July/8, 2025)

Burnside Special
- Fixed various typos and mistakes in config info files
Civetta Bolide
- Fixed an issue with all gauges using different material setups
Gavril MD-Series
- Fixed inaccurate tachometer on the school bus
- Fixed mesh breaking on school bus safety cushion
- Fixed engine clipping into the body upon high speed impacts
- Fixed instability with some combinations of rear axle parts
- Fixed rear axle being unable to fully break off with some part combinations
Gavril T-series
- Fixed 1st tridem axle brake chambers being assigned to 2nd axle node structure
- Fixed slightly incorrect offset on 3rd drive axle 10 lug hub mesh

West Coast USA
- Reactivated collisions on city_block5
- Fixed collision issues in police station

Enabled leaderboards on all Arrive missions
All Arrive missions in the game now have leaderboards and an end time

v0.36.3

(June/23, 2025)

Bruckell Bastion
- Fixed wrong pedals setup for sequential shifter
Bruckell LeGran
- Fixed missing clutch pedal with sequential shifter
Burnside Special
- Adjusted prices of flathead engine parts
- Fixed wrong model on the 4-barrel carburetor on 423 CUI V8 engine
ETK K-Series
- Fixed Rennspecht config having the wrong badge on the engine cover
Gavril D-Series
- Fixed the late tailgate trigger being inside the mesh, causing it to become not clickable
Gavril Grand Marshal
- Fixed missing wig-wag headlights on unmarked police
Gavril MD-Series
- Retuned armored truck deformation
  - Overall strength was reduced, more so on the rear end and the roof, where it was nearly indestructible
  - Improved transfer of forces between the roof and the walls, making the truck easier to crush
  - The truck is especially weaker under high speed impacts, retains more strength when pushing cars out of the way
  - Door hinges are more resistant to shock impact, and therefore stronger
  - Rear axle is more resistant to frame shock, making it harder to break on head-on crashes (applies to all MD-Series variants)
  - Engine mounts affect the strength of the front frame section less, making it crush easier (applies to all MD-Series variants)
- Fixed various issues with orbit camera on high speed crashes, on the school bus and armored truck
- Fixed early front fender nodes clipping with school bus body
- Tweaked some openables on the school bus
- Fixed some front tires being on inside out (derby paint appeared on the inside)
- Fixed wheel hubs naming inconsistency
- Fixed camo livery being stretched on the armored truck body
- Fixed driver camera being positioned too low on the armored truck
- Fixed wrong material on armored truck mudflaps
Gavril Roamer
- Tweaked signal stalk position
Gavril T-Series
- Fixed TC83s Logging config having a right door panel while the rest of interior was stripped
Ibishu Miramar
- Made headlight covers hide front turn signal flares
- Fixed rear seat cargo box attachment
- Fixed column shifter animations being inverted on RHD dashboard
Ibishu Pessima (1988)
- Fixed gauge off and on materials being different
Simplified traffic vehicles
- Fixed incorrect glowmaps on Soliad Wendover indicators
- Fixed inverted inner trunk normals on the Soliad Wendover
- Updated Ibishu BX hatchback taillights to match the proper equivalent's intended functionality
- Fixed some polygons being lit up wrong on the Soliad Wendover taillights
Common
- Made light bar mode bindings affect every light bar on the vehicle in case there are multiple

West Coast, USA
- Fixed american flag material
- Fixed a floating lamp
- Fixed a hole in terrain
- Updated misplaced window texture on door on a slum area house
- Fixed sidewalks' collisions degrees
- Fixed z-fight signs on gas station column
- Fixed incorrect normals on 5 bay warehouse
- Fixed flagpole LOD on mall building
General
- Fixed different material and texture duplicates
Industrial Site
- Added some decal to hide metal texture repetitions
- Fixed pipe overlapping with concrete wall in tank farm

Implemented a fix to address parts becoming invisible while using the parts selector menu

Fixed a crash to desktop that would sometimes happen when pressing certain keys or buttons
Renamed relevant options to 'Vibration / Force Feedback', making it easier to locate where you can tweak or disable Vibration

Powertrain

Fixed active differentials defaulting to 0 locking torque (Affected Bruckell Bastion, ETK 800-Series, ETK K-Series, Cherrier Vivace)

Launcher

Added back the automatic integrity check that should happen after a Deep Clean

Linux

Fixed a startup crash related to incompatible libpng versions

v0.36.2

(June/19, 2025)

Gavril MD-Series
- Added school bus skin UV template
- Fixed steering shaft angle on armored and bus bodies
- Fixed push bumper position on extended and crew frame
- Fixed various issues with the shifter
- Fixed school bus floating turn signals, bus mirror attachments, and windshield wiper
- Fixed school bus gauge cluster attachment to main dash
Burnside Special
- Fixed front license plate position on facelift bumper
- Fixed frame stretching when rear gasser suspension is broken off
- Fixed aim of the passenger side mirror
Hirochi SBR4
- Fixed the default color of the base RWD Manual
Hirochi Sunburst
- Fixed some configs having wrong pedals
Ibishu Covet
- Fixed missing taillight flares on USDM taillights
Ibishu Miramar
- Fixed duplicate rear license plate slot on ute body
- Fixed incorrectly animated turn signal stalk on LHD dashboard
- Fixed some configs having incorrect pedals equipped
- Miramighty: replaced 4-speed shifter with 5-speed one to match the transmission, and fixed incorrect production years in the config info
- Fixed broken taillight and headlight deformGroups
Ibishu Pessima (1996)
- Fixed a missing texture error on metric gauges
Soliad Wendover
- Fixed missing clutch pedal on sequential transmission
Common
- Fixed wrong material on steelwheel_01a_old
- Fixed roofbar mattress load conflicting with some parts on several cars

Added a prefab to Helter Skelter crawl mission for better navigation

Fixed litrally/litreally unplayable typos shown in Radial Menu and a tutorial respectively

Fixed more cases of Force Feedback not working properly
Installing certain mods could result in Force Feedback (and Vibration) being lost when you switched vehicles, customized vehicles, exited the vehicle to walk, and other cases. This should no longer be the case - if you still experience the issue in those scenarios please report it.
Fixed inability to customize your controls and settings when certain mods were installed
This could manifest itself as incorrect force feedback feel, missing bindings in the Controls menu, inability to save changes for a binding, and others.
Improved how to enable/disable gamepad vibration based on feedback from the community
If you never customized your "Steering" binding on controller, vibration will be active by default.
To modify vibration settings go to Options > Controls > Force Feedback > click your "Steering" binding > Force Feedback Configuration, and then:
- To enable vibration: check Enabled, then setFeedback Type to Gamepad Vibration and Strength to 100 as starting point (adjust to your taste).
- To disable vibration: uncheck Enabled.

Rendering

Fixed crashes when rendering assets that produced errors during loading

Modding

Renamed DO_NOT_INSTALL_MODS_HERE.txt file so it shows up on top when sorting by name in a file explorer
As a reminder, if you're a user who wants to install a normal mod:
- ❌ Do not copy mod files anywhere inside the game install folder
- ❌ Do not copy mod files into /levels, into /vehicles or alike.
- ❌ Do not extract ZIP files, do not copy files outside the ZIP file.
- ❌ For your own security, we advise that you are very wary and do not run .EXE files from 3rd party websites (or are extremely cautious when doing so). Normal mods should be distributed as ZIP files.
- ✔️ Do follow the official mod installation steps.
Installing mods in the wrong place can result in your mods being deleted during updates and integrity checks, the mod manager no longer working correctly, Safe Mode being unable to deactivate mods, and other negative side effects.

v0.36.1

(June/17, 2025)

Gavril MD-Series
- Fixed missmatched final drives on off-road school bus config
Ibishu Miramar
- Fixed export sedans having "coupe" in config name
- Fixed early GTZ headlight being misplaced

Fixed "Fling downwards" and "Boost backwards" actions not working when bound to a hotkey
Fixed "Deflate random tire" action and added it to the Radial Menu

Fixed an issue where bonus objectives would provide the reward multiple times instead of only once

Missions

Fixed map being openable during the challenge loading and unloading transitions, which could break the game
Corrected thumbnail for Mountain Drifting
Cannon missions: disabled node grabber and map modes

Summertime Shakeup in BeamNG.drive v0.36

Fixed broken force feedback when the steering angle is set to 0 instead of the real angle (usually 900 degrees or alike)
Added a default steering wheel angle for Logitech G920, Thrustmaster TS-XW Racer, SimXperience AccuForce, Logitech Momo and OpenFFBoard
Changed how to enable vibration feedback
If you've never changed the steering setting of your controller, the new vibration will be active by default.If you have changed any settings of the "steering" input binding on the Xbox controller before:To get the new vibration
1. Go into "Options" -> "Controls" -> "Vehicle" and select the "Steering" binding of your Xbox controller
2. Scroll down to "Force Feedback Configuration" and make sure "Enabled" and "Use gamepad vibration" is checked
3. A good starting value for the "Strength" slider is around 100 (this is the new default, and you can adjust it to your liking)
You can disable vibration by going to "Options" -> "Controls" -> "Vehicle" and select the "Steering" binding of your Xbox controller. Then scroll to "Force Feedback Configuration" and uncheck the "Enabled" option

Jun 17

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_Leeloo

Hello, drivers, and welcome to our 0.36 summer update! We're turning up the heat this season with several vehicle refreshes, new missions, and a ton of optimizations.

New School Bus and Armored Truck

“MD-Series was so much fun to make” we thought, “we should show off its full potential!” So in the spirit of innovation and taking advantage of all the Gavril MD platform has to offer, we've added several fun new options to its lineup.

The MD-Series now offers new armored truck and school bus bodies, complete with unique liveries for the armored version - police and bank, as well as prison, off-road, and more for the bus. The bank truck livery also brings several new loads for added realism, while the bus includes various functional gadgets and features.

Ibishu Miramar Refresh

The Ibishu Miramar is receiving a long awaited refresh! We know the community has been excited for a Miramar refresh for ages, and it's finally its time to shine!

The Miramar is getting two new body variants, a coupe and an Ute, as well as new facelift body parts. We've added new left-hand-drive interior parts, and a striped livery for the Ute body. All Miramar body variants are also getting rusted or abandoned liveries for all body variants.

Burnside Special Refresh

Burnside aficionados, rest assured, your beloved Special is also getting a refresh this summer! Coming with several new body variants and liveries, we're glad to finally bring it out of the 50s into 2025.

We're adding new body variants in the refresh - both two-door sedan and sport coupe formats, the latter also offering a chopped version. The refresh also brings a flathead V8 engine option, a rollcage, Gasser exhausts for both OHC and Flathead V8, an I6 engine with new meshes and textures, and a trunk tank for liquids transportation.

In the realm of fixes, we've addressed mesh errors on chopped sedan pillars, refreshed the geometry and textures of the engine variants, and upgraded the headlights bezel materials to PBR.

Gameplay

Moving on to gameplay, we’ve got a couple of new missions for you!

In the Miramar Menace mission, you'll lead police on a thrilling chase through East Coast, USA in your Miramar Ute as you attempt to evade their clutches. Apparently people have been complaining about your wreckless driving, how rude of them. In the Fragile Asset mission, you'll hop into your police interceptor to chase down a thief in a stolen armored bank truck. Be careful not to wreck the truck - those are expensive! And finally, in Johnson Valley, Outback Bangers has you chasing victory in the wasteland. Glory and bragging rights await!

For more general mission-related improvements, we’ve made changes to the Missions Selection Screen, added a new Replay system for several supported missions types, and added new mission and navigation markers, among other changes.

User Interface Improvements

Main menu structure has been overhauled for improved user experience. It's now split into two pages, with the main one dedicated for the new quick-start experiences. The Quick-Start menu provides a convenient shortcut to different gameplay experiences for newcomers and returning players.

The 5 Freeroam Experiences at the top act like presets, to load the level with some vehicles and settings already in place. The 10 challenges are carefully chosen to be an accessible, but also varied sample of over 500 challenges currently available in BeamNG.

Radial Menu has also gotten a number of upgrades. You can now make it your own by reconfiguring the layout and available actions. Additional polish includes overall navigation clean up, and several refreshed icons.

We’ve also taken this opportunity to make a vast number of fixes, changes, and small improvements that should give all our drivers a better experience in the game overall. These include launcher changes, bug fixes, UI changes, and much, much more.

In the background, we're working on more exciting features - you can expect to hear more in the upcoming devblog.

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

Apr 3

Hotfixes for v0.35 Released

BeamNG.drive - BeamNG_Leeloo

Greetings everyone,

We’ve released several hotfixes to address the reported issues with version 0.35. You can find all the details in the changelogs below:

v0.35.5

(April/10, 2025)

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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