0.39 Discussion Thread

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...And now everything is working fine because I guess this is BeamNG and it would be weird if it didn't break and then magically fix itself.

 

on accident i went to mexico

 

Alls im saying is that many people like me were fine with the performance we were getting before the update, 20FPS is all I need. I don't think that they knew that this update would have this kind of effect on lower end PCs and they don't want to alienate there audience. One of the great things about beamNG is all updates are free, there is no DLC. However, if I want to be able to actually play the game right know im gonna need to get spending.

If the game in't running as well now as it did on 0.38 that IS a problem as it would lock out a significant portion of the playerbase. People have noticed some very strange optimisation issues which vary depending on the render and I really don't thing the devs expected these kinds of issues which is why many of us are holding out on hotfixes because the devs do care about us scrubs.

 

Another minor complaint, the edges of the wet texture in jungle rock are a bit harsh, and the effect in general maybe be a bit too dominant.


Also, i might be complaining a lot, but I still very much appreciate the work you did ^^
Just want to have it looking as best as it can.

 

ok. i will try it but it still probably wont fix the fact that no matter what i did asphalt never loaded

 

I like the new UI overall too, but 100% agree that tuning menu and vehicle selector should be highlighted, and the tuning menu should not be on a second page. I really miss not having the torque curve app on the screen - I need to close the menu now to be able to see the HP/TQ changes.

 

Not sure if the game will have a legacy menu setting in case if somebody is only used to the old pre-re-revamp menu

 

Also, if I may ask, is the subsurface scattering final or will that change in the near future?
As I mentioned earlier, it really doesn't play nicely with normal maps right now.

Also asking because I'm wondering if it makes sense to try replicate the behavior for my blender addon or if this is just temporary

 

Overall I like the update and think the graphics are a huge step up despite a few issues.

The UI:
-I like how much faster it is, and going back to the old UI would be a downgrade because of that
-The tuning menu/vehicle selector should be on the default start page after pressing esc/pause
-Saving and overwriting configs is significantly more time consuming as you need to type out the full name, while also going through separate menus. The loading times for generating thumbnails also seem to take longer than previously. I'd suggest copying the style of the old config save/load menu as I think it is better than what we have now. I also haven't figured out a way to load configs without going into the vehicle selector too.
-Ardente configs also save under the Vivace which is a bit confusing but it makes since because they are the same vehicle, just split up in the vehicle selector UI. I'd suggest adding an option to regroup the FCV chassis cars, as well as the T-series to how they were in 0.38.

The Graphics:
-I have ran into the low quality textures issue, but switching to vulkan fixes it without a drop in performance (on a lower end laptop)
-Autoexposure is very overtuned at the moment
-I adore the properly simulated star/sun/moon position and the fact that solar eclipses happen is one of the coolest thing I have seen done in a game that isn't space related

Other:
-Adding an option to play 0.38.6 in the steam betas section should be done because of how many people this update has affected
-Having all of my UI apps reset was annoying
-Despite having only having a laptop with 16gb of DDR4, a gtx1650 and an i-5 10300H, I lost maybe 5 fps in performance, but my overall FPS is much more stable.
-Edit: The addition of main menu music is awesome, and I want an option to continue playing it while driving.

 

dont even know what the point of this update was. i used to be able to run 250 fps on low settings with ultra mesh quality and max anti aliasing and shadows. now this. none of my mods worked either i could hit 300 on gridmap v2 without mods. but now on the lowest settings possible i cant even hit 60

 

Of course there would be someone like you. The game literally was functioning and running at 60 fps on the west coast even with this update. This is a bug that occurs randomly on and off. Please don't reply again.
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By the way, the hotfix they just put out a few minutes ago literally fixed the issue. Work on your comprehension skills before replying to people next time. Thanks to the devs this time for fixing this.

 

Nodegrabber is broken, force feedback is broken, and all my bindings are set to about three keys. Anyone else having these issues?

 

Is there a change on how engine damage is managed now? Specially for the FCV 2.5 i5.
Testing the Ardente for some hours made me notice some power loss at full gas using this engine, "Engine damaged" shows on screen messages and it starts acting like if its going out of fuel.
Still gotta test it using different parts (maybe something is colliding on something), using less power won't make it work better (required parts already installed) and it happens too using Vivace configs that worked fine on 0.38.
I looked into update notes but cant find something related to this.
Also any config saved for the Ardente will show up on vehicle selector as a Cherrier Vivace config, not an Ardente one.
And for some reason, removing Driving and Safety Elec. (Empty) makes the car act weird (differentials seems to work different and handbrake wont block rears), maybe this is intended simulating lack of electronics needed for this sistems. Idk if its new or where like that before.

 

Can ya'll PLEASE stop unpausing the game in random menus? I try to adjust some setting while hurtling down a highway at 100+mph, only for things to start moving again. The menu is taking over controls, naturally, so my car ends up in a wall. And the J key makes no sense as a pause button- I'm hitting Start to try and pause again, but nothing happens...

 

Yes, i deactivated all of my mods, cleared my cache AND tried the game in safe mode. Still happens.. i uninstalled my game and all of the BeamNG files and im currently waiting for the game to reinstall. Its possible its due to low video memory (VRAM) since i do have only 4GB but it doesnt hurt to try i guess

 

New devblog post out, go read it if you want to know what they fixed
And check if you need to update your game through Steam