Update Speculation thread

Looks like that narrow road on the coast of the map is gone. I believe it was too small to really be of any use.

 

Right now the game is in alpha, missing career mode, and missing some of the basic content (2 of the promised vehicles and tire thermals)
Beta/full release 1.0 would just be there to show how far along the game is. One way they could do the version numbers is Beta 1.0 coincides with a beta career mode and full release 1.0 is when there's enough content that the game could be considered a full game if they were to stop at that point, regardless of if they do or not. Plenty of games continue development after full release.

 

Oh, that’s sad. I liked that part

 

I always saw 1.0 as the point where BeamNG actually has a "game" element. As of now we have a sandbox to play with, but 1.0 would be the point where BeamNG would actually be a game, not just a sandbox. I also see 1.0 as the point where BeamNG might switch from dedicating all of their resources to game development to a mix of game development and other projects.

 

Not all heroes wear capes.

 

Looks like there are many new roads and a
bigger town

 

Town appears to be the exact same size with the exact same road layout.

 

Based off https://www.beamng.com/attachments/differences-gif.563788/ the "downtown" area is the same size but there may be a new building on the "Northeast" side of town.

 

but we got some new dirt paths, you can definitely see the difference

 

Hes referencing the "Downtown" Area.

 

We aren't removing any roads or trails from the revamped maps in order to retain scenario compatibility.

Edit: Yes, really really. You can see that coastal road in the before/after comparison screenshots.

 

What about that one little seaside road on ECA? It looks like that's been removed.

 

If I remember right that small scenic road does not have any scenarios and or time trails related to it.

 

I hope mitch is right and the tiny coastal road will not been removed as i really liked this tiny bumby straight road

 

Is there other news that involves the other maps?

 

This is shaping up to be a wickedly good update, and we may see it relatively soon.

Bluebuck
Some ECUSA fixes
Plenty of things I’m forgetting

 

I wouldn't be expecting it till August.

Last year was a strange year for updates due to the Automation Collaboration pushing a bunch of dates around.

In 2017, 0.10 came out in early August, after 0.9 came in April. 0.16 was delayed this year to May due to the whole Nvidia debacle, so I wouldn't get my hopes up until late August at the soonest.

Also don't forget upgrades to other older maps, such as Port, Industrial Site, Small Island, Derby Arenas, and possibly Hirochi Raceway and JRI.

 

I’m most likely wrong, but I was thinking there is a small chance we may get the update next week. Thursday is the 4th of July, and the devs seem to like to releasing updates around holidays. It looks like they are making good progress on the Bluebuck and ECUSA improvements. It would make sense to release an American car, and updates for an American map around an American holiday. It has been about 2 months since the last update (May 3rd), shorter than normal, but enough time to get some work done.

 

I highly doubt it. The developers have not put out nearly enough information to indicate an update coming soon. We don't have any completed pictures of the Bluebuck, and little information on ECA.

 

4th of July would be possible, but highly unlikely. I'm thinking around late July / early August, which, if the rest of the year follows a predictable update schedule, would allow for a Christmas update.