Nov 30, 2017

MudRunner - Iyagovos

Hi everyone,

It's now been a month since Spintires: MudRunner launched, and we're very excited to share with you some of the new features that we're working on to come to the game in the next week or so! In case you missed what was in the last update, please check here.

We currently plan for these features to come to PC next week and to consoles a couple of weeks after. We will introduce full patch notes when the patches launch.

New upcoming features:

A new optional camera mode, centred on the vehicle.
A new autosave system, that will save automatically every five minutes.
The ability to look through the back of the vehicle while in cockpit view.
Dramatically adjusting the difficulty of loading logs onto a trailer. Players will find it easier to straighten out the truck so that logs can be loaded now.
More steering wheels will be officially supported, and even more will work, but not all will receive pedal support or controller presets.
New keyboard shortcuts so that players can easily switch to the cockpit view.
Various tweaks and fixes.

We're, of course, continuing to update the game past this, with updates such as map workshop support, working mirrors and other additional features coming in the future, as well as additional unannounced content.

Thanks, and we look forwards to bringing you this new update! Please continue to give us your feedback, as we continue to work on Spintires: MudRunner.

See you soon!

Nov 30, 2017

One Month Update

MudRunner - Iyagovos

Hi everyone,

It's now been a month since MudRunner launched, and we're very excited to share with you some of the new features that we're working on to come to the game in the next week or so! In case you missed what was in the last update, please check here.

We currently plan for these features to come to PC next week and to consoles a couple of weeks after. We will introduce full patch notes when the patches launch.

New upcoming features:

A new optional camera mode, centred on the vehicle.
A new autosave system, that will save automatically every five minutes.
The ability to look through the back of the vehicle while in cockpit view.
Dramatically adjusting the difficulty of loading logs onto a trailer. Players will find it easier to straighten out the truck so that logs can be loaded now.
More steering wheels will be officially supported, and even more will work, but not all will receive pedal support or controller presets.
New keyboard shortcuts so that players can easily switch to the cockpit view.
Various tweaks and fixes.

Nov 9, 2017

Spintires: MudRunner First Update

MudRunner - Iyagovos

Hi everyone,

It's been a week since Spintires: MudRunner came out, and we continue to work on dealing with some of the issues that are still around in the game.

Here are the main fixes:

Fixed the steering wheel / mouse cursor bug. (You can now use a steering wheel and mouse at the same time.)
Fixed the ".stg mismatch" issue in multiplayer
If a game was played with mods, and the mods were later uninstalled, the "continue" trucks panel will now properly display the text "missing mod" and ???" instead of the truck name.
Fixed some crashes caused by mods.
Mods are now properly updated while the game is running.
Mods that contain only add-ons will not longer be available in multiplayer games
When you rescue a vehicle with a trailer, the trailer is now removed.
C-260 can now be used with long log trailer.
Minor UI fixes.

We'll give you more visibility on updates as soon as we can. Please continue to give us your feedback so that we can together continue to make Spintires: MudRunner the best game it can be.

Many thanks!

Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive

Nov 9, 2017

MudRunner First Update

MudRunner - Iyagovos

Hi everyone,

It's been a week since MudRunner came out, and we continue to work on dealing with some of the issues that are still around in the game.

Here are the main fixes:

Fixed the steering wheel / mouse cursor bug. (You can now use a steering wheel and mouse at the same time.)
Fixed the ".stg mismatch" issue in multiplayer
If a game was played with mods, and the mods were later uninstalled, the "continue" trucks panel will now properly display the text "missing mod" and ???" instead of the truck name.
Fixed some crashes caused by mods.
Mods are now properly updated while the game is running.
Mods that contain only add-ons will not longer be available in multiplayer games
When you rescue a vehicle with a trailer, the trailer is now removed.
C-260 can now be used with long log trailer.
Minor UI fixes.

We'll give you more visibility on updates as soon as we can. Please continue to give us your feedback so that we can together continue to make MudRunner the best game it can be.

Many thanks!

Saber Interactive and Focus Home Interactive

Oct 31, 2017

Spintires: MudRunner is out now with a bumping launch trailer

MudRunner

If the trailers for Spintires: MudRunner, the updated version of developer Saber Interactive's all-terrain driving sim, are to be believed, trucking is serious business. Through offbeat music and surprisingly stirring narratives, every single one has managed to turn otherwise simple and straightforward shots of big trucks into something downright epic, including today's launch trailer ringing in the game's release.

"This version of Spintires offers new content and unique experiences for a video game," Saber Interactive said in an announcement. "It's a genre of its own, reinventing the rules and offering new challenges for players looking for emergent encounters and true-to-life off-roading situations."

Simulation really is the word. Everything from fuel levels and tire conditions to inventory weight and weather-battered terrain has been faithfully simulated to create a realistic off-road experience. There's also a robust array of stuff to drive, with a total of 19 "4x4s, trucks and sturdy logistic vehicles," with which you'll conquer terrain like "rivers, forests, swamps, mountains."

MudRunner also features mod and co-op support, which is sure to expand its sandbox. There are six sandbox maps in all, including the five from the original Spintires, as well as nine maps dedicated to the new challenge mode.

If you're hungry for more ATV action, you can get Spintires: MudRunner on Steam for $29.99. If you own the original Spintires, you can get it for 50 percent off.

Oct 31, 2017

Spintires: MudRunner splats out

Rock, Paper, Shotgun - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

BOO!

A hundred Halloween horrors start this way: driving through the wilds, a vehicle becomes stuck and its driver faces a harrowing ordeal. Will they escape and live to see another dawn or will they be found in a shallow grave? A hundred Halloween horrors may start this way but few are nearly as tense and trying as Spintires: MudRunner, which launched overnight. It’s an expanded re-release of 2014’s fantastic driving-through-mud simulator Spintires, which comes fancied up a little but most importantly freed from the troubled relationship with previous publishers Oovee. MudRunner is a separate paid release, not a free upgrade, though Spintires owners do get a discount. (more…)

Oct 28, 2017

Watch a truck carrying logs tumble down a hill in Spintires: MudRunner launch trailer

MudRunner

Start your engines folks, because off-road driving sim Spintires: MudRunner is due to squelch on screens in three days' time. To mark the muddy occasion, developer Saber Interactive has released a new trailer that shows some of the bother you can get into while rumbling through the Siberian wilderness.

There's not much new in terms of gameplay (most of it was shown off here), but the video does demonstrate some of the scenarios you'll run into. One clip shows a jeep trying to tow a mammoth truck up a hill, only to be pulled back down the slope and flipped over by the weight of it.

In another, a timber lorry carrying a load of logs flips over while on the side of a hill (I'm noticing a theme here), shedding wood as it goes. The whole rolling over thing looks especially impressive in first person.

I didn't take a ride in the original Spintires, of which this game is a semi-sequel, but I'm still excited for MudRunner. It's a bit of a looker, especially when the sun is setting, and I like that you can pound the Russian tarmac if you want to take it easy for a bit.

The game costs £22.49/$26.99 to pre-order on Steam and the Humble Store, which includes a 10% discount.

Oct 27, 2017

Watch the Launch Trailer!

MudRunner - Netheos

We're pleased to unleash Spintires: MudRunner's Launch Trailer - the Ultimate Off-Road Experience is now available!

Spintires is an incredible off-road vehicle simulator, taking you on hostile roads and harsh environments. Acclaimed for its immersive and accurate driving and physics models, the first edition has captured over a million players.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KXDXzgjQKM
Today, discover the launch trailer of Spintires: MudRunner, the ultimate edition of Spintires. Available on PC, and for the first time on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, this version of Spintires offers new content and unique experiences for a video game -- It's a genre of its own, reinventing the rules and offering new challenges for players looking for emergent encounters and true-to-life off-roading situations.

With near-photorealistic graphics and incredible physics simulation, Spintires: MudRunner puts you in the driver’s seat of powerful off-road vehicles, and challenges you to face extreme sandbox environments, with only a map, a compass and your driving talents to survive!

Through numerous missions and challenges, off-road vehicle you will enjoy crossing mud, rivers with strong currents, and climb perilous peaks aboard their 4x4s, trucks and sturdy logistic vehicles designed to withstand the most extreme conditions.

Dedicated players and driving enthusiasts will appreciate the hyper-realistic driving sensations thanks to an advanced physics engine, including fuel simulation, a differential transmission system, soft-tire simulation, as well as realistic interactions between vegetation, mud, water, and your vehicle.

Lastly, players looking for adventure and open environments will love the freedom offered by the sandbox maps of the game – choose what path to take, through difficult terrain, rivers, forests, swamps, mountains... nature and its dangers will always put you to the test.

Spintires: MudRunner is now available. Spintires owners benefit from an exclusive 50% discount on Steam.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/675010/Spintires_MudRunner/

Oct 27, 2017

Watch the Launch Trailer!

MudRunner - Netheos

We're pleased to unleash MudRunner's Launch Trailer - the Ultimate Off-Road Experience is now available!

MudRunner is an incredible off-road vehicle simulator, taking you on hostile roads and harsh environments. Acclaimed for its immersive and accurate driving and physics models, the first edition has captured over a million players.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KXDXzgjQKM
Available on PC, and for the first time on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, this version of MudRunner offers new content and unique experiences for a video game -- It's a genre of its own, reinventing the rules and offering new challenges for players looking for emergent encounters and true-to-life off-roading situations.

With near-photorealistic graphics and incredible physics simulation, MudRunner puts you in the driver’s seat of powerful off-road vehicles, and challenges you to face extreme sandbox environments, with only a map, a compass and your driving talents to survive!