Next Car Game - Update mit neuer Rennstrecke veröffentlicht

Das neueste Update für Next Car Game enthält eine neue Rennstrecke sowie zwei zusätzliche Derby-Stadien.

Das Team von Bugbear Entertainment hat für die Early-Access-Version des Rennspiels Next Car Game ein weiteres Update veröffentlicht. Dieses steht ab sofort via Steam zum Download bereit.

Das besagte Update enthält unter anderem die neue Rennstrecke namens »Sandpit«, bei der sich die Spieler mit sandigen Hindernissen herumschlagen müssen. Des Weiteren zwei zusätzliche Derby-Stadien, eine verbesserte Replay-Funktion sowie neue Wettereffekte. Alle diese Inhalte sind jedoch noch nicht final. Außerdem haben die Entwickler auch etwas an der Steuerung gearbeitet. Unterhalb dieser Meldung finden Sie die vollständigen Patch-Notes.

Patch-Notes für Next Car Game (Early Access)

Tracks

New sandpit race track featuring both normal and reverse layouts, work-in-progress.
New mudpit derby stadium, work-in-progress.
New small derby stadium, work-in-progress.

Environment Art

Smoothed out track-sides and improved gravel race track readability.
New work-in-progress spectator models - some previous ones remain.
New concrete barriers, used in various derby stadiums.

Weathers

Two new weathers: stormy evening and misty evening.
Weather can be now specified in the event setup.

Vehicles and Handling

New driver model, as of now simply static.
Improved suspension and tire physics.
More responsive handling with a game pad.
Improved player vs. AI collision physics.

Damage

Improved deformation physics so that visual car damage is more accurate.
Improved gameplay damage to prevent cars from getting too torn up and still going.
Fixed a case where cars would get damaged and eventually destroyed from rubbing against a static barrier.

Replay

New replay mode with slow motion and fast forward time controls (-16.0x ... 4.0x), a number of different cameras, target locking & switching, depth-of-field and field-of-view settings.

User Interface

Race timer now correctly displays hundredths as well instead of random numbers.
Game is no longer unpaused when exiting Steam overlay if the game was paused.

Input

Implemented multicontroller support (e.g. wheel and pedals in separate USB ports).
Sensitivity & deadzone adjustments now take effect without a restart.
Added saturation, sensitivity and dead zone settings for XInput controllers.
Game now defaults to DirectInput for wheels, hopefully making some wheels behave better.
The game now detects more than one XInput controllers that are connected simultaneously.
Force feedback is disabled for Microsoft Sidewinder FF wheel in an attempt to work around buggy driver causing lag.

Audio