Luuks Drafting Mod

NOTE: As I'm taking a break from BeamNG.Drive, I consider this mod open source now. If you are interested in maintaining it, all I ask for is credit!

Ladies and gentlemen! It is time for drafting!
Welcome to the first publicly available drafting mod for BeamNG.Drive!
Have you ever wanted to try slipstreaming the driver ahead of you, and been severely disappointed? Have you ever wanted to go oval racing, but it's boring without drafting? Fear not, the drafting mod is here to save the day!

Mod features:
- Singleplayer AND multiplayer compatibility;
- Semi-realistic drafting based on frontal area, velocity, angle, etc;
- Works with all vanilla, modded and automation cars;
- WIP side-drafting;

Try my other mods too! This mod goes perfectly together with:
- https://www.beamng.com/resources/luuks-tyre-thermals-and-wear-mod.26947/
- https://www.beamng.com/resources/luuks-radar-mod.28768/

Like racing liveries and want a good way to share them?
Check out https://beampaint.com!

Changelog:
v1.6: Enables support for AI cars drafting in singleplayer. Has no impact on multiplayer, so it doesn't affect performance at all
v1.5: Fixes larger grid drafting not working. Fingers crossed this is the last big bug left
v1.4: Multicar drafting majorly improved and added a "hidden" strength multiplier.
v1.3: Fly-by wind effect and reasonably improved draft angle calculation.
v1.2: Fixed multicar drafting and some MP-only bugs. Improved performance slightly.
v1.1: Tweaked draft angle and strength at speed.
v1.0: Initial version of the mod, not posted here.

If you use this mod in any videos, I'd love to get credit! Also, feel free to reach out to me, I'd love to see the videos my mod features in <3
Also, feel free to message me on Discord, my name is @.luuk (note the dot!)

Recent Updates

v1.7: Fix for 0.31 Jan 16, 2024
v1.6: Proper singleplayer support Jul 6, 2023
v1.5: Fixed larger grid drafting not working Jun 14, 2023

Read all 7 updates...

Recent Reviews

Anthony Dougherty

5/5,

Version: 1.7
I STILL USE THIS JANURARY. ,4th 2025!!!!! BEST MOD FOR MP SERVERS MAKES IT MORE THEN JUST POWER, BUT ADDS SKILL

Jan 5, 2025
TalksWithNoise

5/5,

Version: 1.7
The mod I use the most! Makes a massive difference in MP racing!

Jan 16, 2024
theComputerNerd

4/5,

Version: 1.6
No idea if the mod is working or not, but I'm winning races, although after 0.31 I've started receiving errors like "queueExtentionToLoad ... This function is deprecated, please use setExtentionUnloadMode() instead". Could we get an update on this mod any time soon?

Dec 31, 2023
Techno MAX

5/5,

Version: 1.6
Hello, May I know how to enable the mod or does it enable automatically. Because it isn't working for me

Aug 21, 2023
Vermeer16

5/5,

Version: 1.6
perfect i love flying by traffic even faster with my tuned covet

Aug 6, 2023
Gamelord06

5/5,

Version: 1.6
If I could put zero stars I would

Jul 19, 2023
1. Author's Response
  i appreciate it lad
Kitty_kitty_cat

5/5,

Version: 1.6
its very nice to use in beammp with friends

Jul 19, 2023
1. Author's Response
  tghanks!!!
Tomm!!

5/5,

Version: 1.5.1
This mod is astonishingly breathtaking !
10/10!!!

Jul 5, 2023
1. Author's Response
  thank you!!
murph.vienna

5/5,

Version: 1.5.1
Its nice the fly-by effect is insane! and adds some spealer draft mod feel.

Jun 17, 2023
1. Author's Response
  hell yeah, thank you!!
Jsap20

5/5,

Version: 1.5.1
Looks like a good enough resume to become a dev @TDev ;)

Jun 15, 2023
1. Author's Response
  haha, the beam devs could do much better than i can :) but thanks for the kind words!