Update Quality

Am I the only on who thinks the update quality has taken a deep dive? It definitely peaked with the release off the Vivace and Bastion and Bolide remaster., but slowly dipped from there. The new cars are just off roaders with okay at best crash physics. The only real CARS we got was the minivan and the supercar. Both have mediocre at best crash physics. If you want to have good crashes with them, you need AngentY's value scale mod. I would like to hear your thoughts about this too.

 

How do you know if they have good crash physics or not ?

 

i totally get your point, but the devs are trying and lets just wait and see how 0.31 works out

 

I crash them against the older cars and see that the older ones have much better physics?

Yeah but I have been waiting for every update and they keep getting worse and worse.

 

just at-least be happy that this game has devs that actually update their game and dont do shitty dlcs like other games, plus theres no other games like it, so just be content

 

Just wanted to start off with some good words for devs, because they are amazing and I am supper happy with the support over the years!

Unfortunately I have to agree about the quality drop lately, especially the last two - three udpates. Examples:
- ETK 800 and K series revamp was quite underwhelming, not that many new options added and some obvious bugs were present at launch. Both are not that fun to drive on a wheel for me, they don't handle right, it's really hard to slide them or drive on the edge.
- Minivan crash physics are weirdly stiff (?) from lack of better words, but most imortantly it is not fun to crash... why? The front bumper is constantly getting stuck under the car, front wheels break way too easily which basically ends any sort of car chase upon contact. Still present in 0.30.
- Automation test track has been updated with new cool PBR textures, but some areas simply don't fit those new textures. Just take a look at some of those snow patches near the icy road... they don't look that great, especially since they are flat. Plus the performance has dropped for me after the update.
- WCUSA update is hopefully not finished, because the ideas that devs have are great but the additions themsleves, well... the new terrain (which is outside of usual map borders, so it is basically a solid mesh) has no grass, little vegatetion and weird glitches tearing your car apart. Also, some of the barrires are very low poly with little detail. And the grass texture gives a very 2005'ish look. Compare it to the rest of WCUSA and you'll see how much worse those additions look. But worst of all, the performance is so bad that I cannot play on this map even with no dynamic reflections!
- The new UTV does not really have too many features like openable panels or clickable buttons, which is surprising to be honest. I would also expect a manual or sequential option for transmission, ain't no fun with a CVT!
- While I like off-road stuff, I feel like some of the new additions don't fit into Beamng. I don't see why anyone would use Wydra other than a gimmick. The Gambler 500 configs don't feel like they belong to this game. The new UTV is nice, but I also don't see myself using it much. We already have received so many simlar off-road vehicles, what's the point? This one is very snappy, hard to drive and kinda slow. Besides, I feel like there is room for actual 4X4s, like a modern SUV or a modern pickup which I am sure community would appreciate more.

Those are just a few things that grind my gears, but this does not mean that the updates are bad. On the contrary, they are great. It's simply that the previous updates have set the bar so high

 

ALL TESTS WERE CONDUCTED AT 40 MPH (64 KMH)
In our first test, I will be using the Bastion and Lansdale
As we can see, for the Bastion, the bumper breaks in 2 in a satisfying way while the frame deforms in the way that it should. For the Lansdale, the bumper breaks in out a ugly, glitch mess that isnt satisfying at all. I must give credit the the Lansdale for having a nice frame deformation but that's it.
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For our second test, we will be using the Scantilla and the Bolide
For the Scantilla, we see no deformation of the bumper, no headlights coming off, and frankly, messy deformation. I will use this real life crash as an example of what a super car should look like when crashed



The bolide experiences a much more realistic and satisfying crash


For our final test, we will be ramming both supercars in the rear with a D-Series
For the Scantilla, we see bearly any damage. Just a little bumper deformation, and still no lights being taken off. And keep in mind, this isnt at 10 mph. Its at 40! For the Bolide, we see a much more realistic example of deformation at 40 MPH





I hope this clears up all the questions asked. And for your mod Agent, it makes the cars that deform a tiny bit like the Scantilla, actually deform more.

 

That's vague as hell, do you use any real-life reference ?

 

Thanks for the insight. I will do more testing with your mod later today.