Update Speculation thread

europe just got another tool

 

*Sad Maynard noises

 

How about "The French Connection" as the trailer title? It fits the European theme perfectly and sounds like a proper movie. I also liked LanciaDelta04's "A European Adventure" idea a lot.

 

Someone already said that. Proves its a good name

 

Great minds think the same, came up with it earlier. Connection has also a double meaning as well, since split-screen and PS5 connect more players to Beamng's ecosystem. Didn't think of that earlier but honestly its such a perfect name its crazy lol

 

This approach is done with trucks in general. The D-Series, H-Series, and Roamer remasters were split into multiple parts, and took around two years to conclude. We had:

-0.16 (May 2019): Reproportions for the H-Series/Roamer (Part 0)
-0.18: First part for all three (frame/body splits, new frames, and Charro body)
-0.19: Second part for all three (pre-facelift D-Series, Charro/Kentarch, and longer H-Series/Roamer)
-0.20: Third part for all three (Roamer facelift, retextured engines/chassis)
-0.21: Fourth part (D-Series facelift/D45/Crawler, minor updates for H-Series/Roamer, loads for D/H (0.21.3))
-0.24 (December 2021): Fifth and final part (H-Series facelift/passenger versions)

And, of course, there's the MD, which had the bus and armored truck variants added almost a year later. So, honestly, it doesn't come as much of a surprise to me that the Percheron will likely be split across multiple updates. (I hope it does get more updates, since it's clearly lacking several things that the T-Series has.) I'd be more willing to understand the Percheron's lack of content if this is just one of the parts - it makes sense that the biggest priority for the first update is just getting it into the game. But yes, I do hope that this situation is clarified when the devblog drops.

Many years ago, it was quite normal for the devs to drop a vehicle (i.e. '88 Pessima, released with 0.5) and have major content drops in the next update (the '88 Pessima got stage 2 and 3 turbos, race/rally/custom trims, the HX grille, 6-speed race/rally transmissions, body-colored trim, and new GTZ wheels in 0.5.1). However, that's long since changed, to the point where only the trucks regularly get multi-part updates/releases.

Fair enough. I guess I'm just reaching for something after three different things I was hoping for for this truck (it being Swedish, it having multiple engines, and it being produced into the 2010s/2020s) ended up not happening, at least so far. To be honest, I'm not sure if the devs are interested in making off-road semi trucks - the T-Series had a powered front axle in the model files (unfortunately, I can't find the post that mentioned it, because the search function is just...egh), but it didn't get that or even off-road tires. I'm not sure why the devs are avoiding off-road semi trucks specifically - they're more than happy to make off-road or rally versions of just about every other vehicle (oftentimes multiple). The only in-game vehicles which don't have an off-road or rally version are the the K-Series, T-Series, and DT40L. (And the robot van and cannon, but those aren't traditional vehicles.)

I guess they don't want to compete with SnowRunner, when there's no deformable terrain yet? But that wouldn't make sense, when ETS2/ATS have much larger audiences than SnowRunner. I think a more likely answer is that the devs don't see the utility in adding off-road semi trucks, when the D/H/Roamer and Stambecco can carry cargo through places the T/MD/Percheron wouldn't fit through.

 

I never did compare the models but honestly I just assumed that was the MD axle and everyone assumed it was for the T-Series since we didn't know about the MD at the time. That being said, I'm always suggesting more aftermarket content for vehicles in game and while the T-Series likely would not have had a factory front drive axle there are companies that did convert similar trucks to have driven front axles, so I would love to see that for the T-Series. Axle swaps in general would be cool to see... MD axles on a D35, D15 axles on a Hopper, etc...

Even by that logic the MD should have a broader off road tire selection than it currently has since it is a relatively small 4x4 cargo hauler. I guess the cross bars get the job done fine, but it's a shame to have such limited options for off road tires on it (As I've recently discussed I get the feeling the team shorted it on content to artificially not overlap with the T-Series, which is a shame because it's always going to be a lighter duty truck even with a realistic content overlap). I'd love to see some beefy all terrain tires for it.

 

Oh yeah that too, it's always so jarring when you get out of the vehicle and it suddenly loses its reflections. I didn't know screenspace reflections were going to be used in general, thought it was just water. That is going to do wonders for the game's water graphics, it currently just looks like jelly. Kind of like Slime Rancher's sea of slime lol.

 

Yeah, that makes sense. I'm not sure if axle swaps will happen on that scale. It's possible, since the Poogeon has a D-Series rear axle. But I feel like the issue with that is either the devs would have to add more content to the common folder (which is a big no) or the file sizes for the vehicles would have to get a fair bit larger to accommodate these axle swaps. I don't think either option would be to the devs' liking (on top of the extra maintenance requirements).

Yeah, I agree that it'd be nice to have more off-road tires for the MD-Series. Honestly, I'd be fine with the T-Series never getting off-road parts if the MD-Series was made to be the premier off-road hauler (at least, on the US side). As of right now, it feels like the MD-Series was only made for the bus and armored truck, with the cargo variants being more of an afterthought.

 

can we please talk about the car crusher
i have a fear that it doesnt come this update

 

Don't worry, I think it will actually be included in this update. It's just going to be the only "real new" addition in 0.40, since the new Cherrier Percheron (and new EU trailers obviously) has already been spoiled by pretty much every content creator on YouTube. So, personally, it's not really a surprise for me anymore, as I've already seen all the configurations in various videos.

 

Don't forget the 5th wheel looong tanker trailer, like the Randolph one. I noticed the long 3-axle variant of the FPU Tanker Trailer and, honestly, it doesn't look that much longer than the short 2-axle variant. It only looks like it's an axle's worth of an addition in length...

 

i thought that too but im not sure
who knows
i hope someone will make a racing config mod for the truck
im so hyped for 0.40

 

This down the road the devs gotta make a note of because I do want to look after and make sure a specific loophole doesnt exist because it nearly let bullies kill a friend of mine. The "since i dont know who did it im punishing both of you" logic cannot be the default. That logic nearly killed one of my friends because they were a victim and the bully literally used that kind of punishment as a way to mock and torture them "haha youre in trouble too".

I really hope the devs make sure that kind of loophole is closed off so bullies cannot take that route in the future when the devs add multiplayer.

 

im so sorry to hear that
i havly agree maybe its like Gta Rp where need to have a bodycam(screen recording)the entire time wich is very bad and if you dont have an video of like you got killed in gta rp without reasson you basicly fucked and like you said "since i dont know who did it im punishing both of you" wich i absoulot hate
i really hope that the bullys doesnt get that far where you need a screen recording
i mean if you play for 10hr straight imagain how much storage it gonna take

 

I kinda doubt we are getting an NA Vivace; my guess is the simple UI simply doesn't have a boost gauge but who knows

 

I wonder if there’ll be anything like shared BeamNG accounts across ps5 and pc…

 

Why lol? I don't think Beamng is the type of game that need this lol.

 

Idk achievements I guess? Maybe custom config & mod sharing. That’d be nice. Plus, I’m just thinking of new playerbase on ps5, hence why I’m thinking of such features

 

Mods probably won't be a thing on PS5. If it is, it will be pretty limited.