Update Speculation thread

It's cool to see that WCUSA isn't just getting optimization but also lots of added details and changes! so far spotted more trees in the background mountains, expanded highway, fences around the oil rigs and some texture changes. It seems the unplayable area just where the new overpass begins has been heavily changed and lighting reflections on the car also look different.

 

This change does look to improve the horrible flow this part of the map used to have, personally i would also just change that one dirt corner into asphalt to exit the highway with a higher speed.
That corner always was a big headache when driving on this map.

 

Being one of the people who originally hyped this up, I have to say: I don't think we have any evidence to prove that the I6 is getting an update, other than the that the D-series gets plenty of work done to it recently, the I6 doesn't look as good as the V8, and the I6 is shared across 4 cars (I think?), so updating it would be more impactful than, say, updating the Covet's engine. And the torque curve- rock crawl connection I made a few pages back, that is also not really anything but wishful thinking.

...still hoping, though. Also hoping for the Covet

 

Nope the gavril inline 6 is only used in 3 models, the D series, H series and the roamer. Plus you talk about the ibishu inline 4 not being important, that engine model can be found in 3 cars aswell. the covet, the blobby pessima and the 200bx

 

go me new container textures

 

"Gavril i6 engines will be upgraded for next update"

 

I'm just shocked to see work being done on WCUSA so soon. Hopefully it comes with a few behind-the-scenes optimization tricks to make it run a little more smoothly, even with the new mesh.

'Creepy' isn't really a design direction I can see the official BeamNG team choosing to take (swamp shack excluded). I suppose if it's just a matter of dripping water and a few flickering lights, then by all means bring it on. If by 'creepy' you mean weird symbology, puddles of blood, sewer clowns and killer robots dressed up as animals, then you may be playing the wrong video game.

I can't see that corner being changed to asphalt given the 'under construction' nature of that segment of the map - but I can see a potential switch to gravel taking place at some point. Either way, that's not really meant to be a high-speed corner.

 

when is this mf coming
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well this was just unesscary.
Firstly, welcome to the update speculation thread, where we...speculate about updates.
Please provide useful content or thoughts to the thread instead of shitposting

 

Use this thread for memes:
https://www.beamng.com/threads/meme-ng-drive.63749/

 

I dont think its used it the h series

 

That would certainly be.... Something... I mean, I wouldn't be opposed to a robot clown hidden in a corner of a subway, but...

I love the Utah tunnels, but I hate how there's nothing hidden in there, it would've been the perfect place to put an abandoned silver Bolide behind a boarded up wall for example. If we get a subway, the number of references they could squeeze in is huge. For example, reference the any number of abandoned trains that were found and rumored to still be buried in the countless abandoned NYC subway tunnels, or a cold war fallout shelter (those things are everywhere in NYC if you know how to spot them), or so on... There's so much cool stuff buried under older American cities to pick from, they really are cities built ontop of cities. I love the little details like easter eggs, they add so much to a game map IMO. Currently I don't know of many in BeamNG maps... Just some references in the graffiti and the Civetta reference in Italy.

Yes I know I'm talking a lot about east coast cities for a discussion of WCUSA, but it's what I'm familiar with.
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It has it as an option but it's only used on the vantastic, not any factory configs.

 

Jeez sorry you guys damn

 

Here's most of the discussion.



After a few minutes of talking about racing lines we get to the video.

 

Wish I could rate like and agree.

 

One thing i hope they change/fix in the WCUSA revamp:


Basically, the road here is "closed", yet it leads to the underside of a highway bridge, meaning it can never be opened, which means the road need not exist in the first place

 

OR, it could lead into a tunnel to somewhere? it's wishful thinking, sure, but it's possible.

torque vectoring (part of ESC/drivemodes)
vehicle material optimisations (see development media)
camera path tool- camera position cuts
updated waypoint model/textures

JRI overhaul
audio ray tracing
audio sample template system

and for general unfounded speculation, what's the possibility that the roamer gets more parts, perhaps shared with the van?

 

Easter eggs would be quite cool, I kinda oppose creepy easter eggs though since I'm a scaredy-cat lmao. Like maybe a black Barstow in Utah symbolizing Mad Max, maybe a broken B-17 Bomber in JRI, and even a broken Wendover model in Derby (far-fetched, yes I know) .

 

Id rather go with puns
Or references to community members

 

I see this going well

/s

I actually see many flamewars