CAR TUNE: Project News & Patch Notes

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Bartosz Bieszkasteam_community_announcements

360d ago

Hello everyone!

It's been quite a while since the last update — I'm very aware of that. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to dedicate as much time to the game as I would’ve liked. I'm working on it solo, so every major change takes a lot of time and energy. Still — the update is finally here, and it's a big one!

The most important new feature is multiplayer mode! After several rounds of testing, it seems to be running fairly stable, but there might still be some issues — if you spot anything, please let me know. This is just the beginning, and I’ll definitely continue improving the system.

In addition to that:

The game has been upgraded to the latest versions of used modules and frameworks.
A lot has changed under the hood, and some things you’ll notice directly.
New bugs may have appeared — I’ll be fixing them as quickly as I can, so any reports are very welcome.

Thank you so much to everyone who kept supporting the project and patiently waited during the silence. It really means a lot to me.

See you in future updates!

Fixes:

Fixed scene transitions
Fixed pricing bug at the new car dealer
Fixed part naming issues
Fixed inventory and disappearing tools
Minor bug fixes
Improved car handling
Improved tire physics
Fixed missing stats for the “Always a Full Tank” achievement
Fixed missing stats for the “Scrap Collector” achievement

Content:

Added preview image when selecting a profile
Added video options – render scale
Added car color selection at the new car dealer
Added use of fluids – engine oil and brake fluid
Added engine wear and seizure system
Added character model selection when creating a new profile
Added color selection for coolant system hose connectors
Added multiplayer mode (still in development)

Changes:

Player name is now displayed as the profile name instead of Steam username
Resolution selection changed to a dropdown list
New minimap icons
Tire patch settings can now be edited: CAR TUNE PROJECT_Data\\StreamingAssets\\Setup\\

Huge thanks to everyone who continued supporting the project and patiently waited through the silence. It really means a lot. See you in the next updates!

Update 0.6.5.7

Bartosz Bieszkasteam_community_announcements

1145d ago

Since the last update, a lot of time has passed. I have spent a great deal of time optimizing and making changes to the graphics system to ensure smoother gameplay. As a result, the change required a significant overhaul of game files. However, I also had to allocate time for work, personal matters, and household responsibilities. Unfortunately, the game is still being developed outside of regular working hours, and I am doing it alone. The multiplayer feature was planned for Q1, but I have to postpone it as it still requires a lot of work and improvements. Currently, the game features 14 unique vehicles (+2 body variants) and over 1500 parts. Thank you for continuing to play. Information:

The Unity version has been changed, which affected the model files. As a result, the profile file has incorrectly assigned body damage models. They need to be fixed using a hammer or F7 (debug option).
The launch control system automatically activates when the speed reaches zero.
Many minor bugs reported have been fixed.
Recommended rebuild thumbails (Options->Graphics->Rebuild catalog thumbnails)

Patches:

Fixed the issue of suspension parts missing for the Turkish region.
Improved suspension calculations.
Optimization improvements.
Fixed memory leaks.
Fixed sockets for the central muffler to guide the pipes.
Fixed an error for adjustable upper control arms (sport version).
Improvements to the new pipe system.
Improvements to races, points calculation.

Content:

Added launch control procedure.
Added new, shorter upper control arms for the multi-link system.
Added straightening of part sockets using a frame straightener.
Added new stickers.
Added a new track, "Toruno."
Added a new track, "Whitestock."
Added a new game mode: drift zones.
Added a new car - FS Bandit in Sedan and Pickup versions.
Added particle effects to checkpoints.
Added display of the best score in the track selection menu.
Added additional score information on the leaderboard.
Added the ability to install a blow-off valve for the new pipe system (temporary version, requires more effort).

Changes:

Changed the rendering system - significant performance improvement.
Changes to driving physics.
Changes to tire grip.
Changes to suspension calculations.
UI fixes and minor changes.
From now on, part positioning and sheet metal straightening are separated.

Update 0.6.5

Siweksteam_community_announcements

1680d ago

Hello fellow Tuners! With Christmas just around the corner, we'd like to give you a Christmas gift from ourselves too! A new update, and with it a ton of new content! Fixes:

Fixed issues with the ESC button not working reliably
Fixed loading parts in part catalogue
Fixed issues with saves corrupting
Fixed issues with stickers on Blitz Gamma
Increased UI performance
Fixed issues with the handbrake with ABS enabled
Fixed issues with the ability to mount multiple engines into one car from engine kits
Fixed issues with 100% part condition after re-mounting it onto the vehicle
Fixed issues with saving part condition
Fixed issues with dropping FPS after leaving painting booth
Fixed issues with unwanted stickers stuck on car body after leaving the paint booth
Fixed issues with vanishing skidmarks
Fixed issues with no compatible parts for Hashimura Civil
Fixed issues with infinite turbo sound

Features:

Car Tune : Project now supports Steam Trading Cards
New garage that can be decorated to the users liking
New car "Mitsumi Sunset" (based on the Mitsubishi Eclipse 2G)
Freeroam map is growing bigger (now you're able to race on countryside roads)
Freeroam map now has traffic
Freeroam map now has police cars, you can pay fines and start a chase
Added drag races at night on freeroam map
New map "Industrial Area"
New rear spoilers
New mufflers
New aftermarket parts for BAW X46
New rims
Now you can open a Fullscreen map pressing "M"
New camera position from car roof
Camera rotation option while reversing (can be found under Options->Gameplay)
New photo mode with magazine covers (Like in NFS:Underground 2, they can be found on freeroam map)
Now you can check the sound a part makes in the part calatogue (e.g. blow off valve sound)
Now you can find collectibles on freeroam map
Now you can tow a trailer if you have equipped tow hook (trailers are placed on freeroam map)
Now you're able to filter rims and tires by it's size
Now you can set up tracion control in engine control unit
Now you can fill your tank on gas station or after buying gas canister in parts catalogue
Now you're able to start the engine in garage

Changes:

You can't drive without a battery installed in the car
Now you can only save your game in the garage
Improved car paint shader
Improved car physics
Improved collisions with ground
Improved post-processing effects
Slightly improved performance
Improved tire smoke particles
Improved exhaust sounds
Improved blow-off sounds
Now you can get 50k credits for free if you're below 5k credits
Free camera mode was changed, you're no longer able to fly through walls and objects
Loading game is much faster, because now we're saving generated parts preview images after first start of the game
Now saves are placed in "Profiles" folder in game directory
Faster loading stickers in painting booth

Info on further updates: Freeroam map is still in progress, we're working hard to make it bigger and better with every update, Sometimes the objects in your inventory can be rendered wrong Not all the features that we worked on for this whole time are available in this update. So stay tuned. We still want to rework whole painting booth system to make it better. In future updates we finally want to add modding support (e.g. you will be able to place your own rims models in game) We would also want to hear from you some feedback about the update. Did you enjoy it? Do you think our effort to make the gameplay more fun and enjoyable was worth it? If you find any issues, please contact with us (send us your CrashLog from game directory). That's it for the moment, as always.. Happy Tuning! Siwek Community Manager

Game Update 0.6.3

MJaysteam_community_announcements

1886d ago

Hello Tuners! We've got another update for you today, Wichur worked very hard on that one, and we hope you will enjoy! Fixes: • REAGER rear quarter panels in Wagen Corridor causing the game to freeze have been fixed • Problems with loading in mounted parts on the vehicle have been fixed • The gearbox position has been fixed • Clutch slip at higher power outputs has been fixed • All wheels turning on the dyno regardless of the cars’ drivetrain have been fixed • I6 pulley model has been improved • Fixed the ability to mount the top wishbone without the steering knuckle removed • Fixed the lifter position after coming back to the garage • Fixed adjustable parts positioning issues • Better optimisation on the parking lot • Fixed the error with parts staying in the inventory after selling them Content: • New bumpers for the TIFA QUINGENTI and a tailgate with a lock • Displaying parent parts in pull-elements mode • Inspection of parts: the condition and the parts that can be fitted to the component • The engine power chart has been totally rebuilt to reduce / eliminate possible calculation errors and gives room for major future modifications. • Additional clutches with different power handling abilities • New rims and a couple of new tires • Steam workshop implementation, the ability to send the created car to the Steam workshop where other players can subscribe to it. These vehicles will show up at the car dealer and at drag races. • The history of modifications on vehicles and the number of owners is saved, you can view it by clicking on the name of the car in the garage (upper right corner) or at the car dealer (an additional button will appear) • Every now and then the phone rings with orders, but orders cannot be accepted, it is a prepared option for subsequent updates. • The possibility of installing a NOS system has been added for all cars and engines • The view of the clipboard with parts has been changed, located at the bottom of the screen due to the large amount of information on how to open it roughly before loading the part. Please write if this option is better for you. • The appearance and place of inventory have been changed • Added a button to sell all the parts and tools from the inventory • Tweaked used car prices in the car lot • Added drivers to AI rival cars Info Creating a new profile save would be recommended due to a heavy code rebuild, some of the data can create errors, although it may work. If may problems with loading, game will freeze please delete Profile.save file from game folder The amount of money in the garage will be reduced soon due to implementing a game economy. Happy tuning! MJay Community Manager

Update 0.6.0 - Improvements And Content

MJaysteam_community_announcements

1939d ago

Welcome back! As a first, I'm thanking all the people for being so patient, recently Wichur has been working on the project solo, so the progress didn't go as fast as we'd have hoped to, in addition to that Wichur has been having a hard time due to the death of a relative, we apologise for the lack of updates in the recent months. Onto new content and improvements! Improvements: Graphical and Performance Improvements Memory usage optimisation More graphical options to modify Better lighting in paint booth Custom route of intake pipes (still in progress) Day-night cycle (still in progress) Car physics improvement (still in beta stage) Racing with opponents and basic economy Rebuilt save/load file for future content (not compatible with current version) Rebuilt UI (including game settings) Car lift has position steps Garage has been retextured Fixed the h-shifter on Windows 10 Fixed the turbocharger on the inline 6 engine Support twin-turbo in Inline 6 engines Fixed car reflections in the dealership Fixes for many parts (invalid ID's) Fixed visible mini-map and fps view in photo mode Fixed few achievements Content: Improved shopping cart include remove or add parts count You can turn on "compatible" items in body elements parts catalogue New tires textures Tires support colour variants labels New track 'Habura' (no mode included) New drag track "American drag strip" New free ride track "Driving school area" New driver model with better movement in cockpit New suspension adjustable parts - lower/upper control arms Simple tutorials for fresh players Neon support variants and pulse effect And now, we also have a Roadmap for future updates! Future updates: 4 new car models, (Similar to Audi 80 B2, Audi A4 B7, Fiat Cinquecento, Mercedes W208) more information on these is available on discord City map for free ride Driving school mode was deleted, the system has to be totally rebuilt including a new driving school map A new inline 4 engine model Car engine damage More types of racing (time trial, speed, more drifting modes) More optimisation Day-night cycle optimisation (Unity engine has got problems with multiple lights in the scene - bad performance, I can't find the right solution as of this moment) PS: Please copy your profile save, as it's incompatible with the new version, Wichur is working on a converter that will make the possibility of using old saves with new versions possible. Also one more thing.. We're debating switching to first person mode! Here's a poll and we will let you decide which is better, TPV or FPV :) https://strawpoll.com/ov62xy8j1 We hope you'll enjoy the new update, happy tuning! MJay Community Manager

Update 01/11/2020: A ton of new things! [Version: 0.5a1]

MJaysteam_community_announcements

2095d ago

Welcome back! First off, a lot of people complained due to the fact, that we left the game without updates for such a long time; We're sorry for keeping you waiting for this long, we were trying our best to fix all the game-breakers to give you a stable version of the game, and due to most of us still being in a full-time job it wasn't possible to release the update as quickly as we wanted. It won't happen again however, we will do our best to update the game with hotfixes more often and add things along the way ;) Now, let's kick off with the update log! - Improved graphics - Optimization, Improved performance - Car: BAW x36 Coupe added - Car: BAW x46 Coupe added - Car: FS Polsky Coupe added - Car: Hashimura Civil added - New wheels - New audio parts (PS: Car audio is only cosmetic for now, due to the fact that the practical side of it caused bugs; We will fix it in the future update!) - New stickers - Parts colour variant support - Car lot, multiple cars on a single profile - Inline 6 engine in a couple of different variants - Track selector with different game modes (WIP) - Car collisions optimised - fully reworked vehicle physics - Steering wheel and gamepad support - Changed car building, save/load structure - New part mounting system - Bodywork repair is now functional! - Fixed v6 engine - Fixed turbochargers - Dyno fixes - Fixed camera target offset We hope you'll enjoy the update! Also, happy belated Halloween! Also, let's talk about future update content, as in what are we planning. - Making the paint booth better, along with a sticker system - Paint mixer, so you could make your own vehicle paint - More vehicles and tracks - A driver's license and driving school - A rebuilt interface - Career mode - A possible switch to first person camera mode. In case of problems delete gamesettings ;) We hope that this update will be a blast for the long waiting fans; thank you for being here with us! Vertices Software

A Moderator's Blog 06/06/2020

MJaysteam_community_announcements

2244d ago

Hello everyone! The update is pretty close now, so we had a debate about showing you all some progress we've made in the meantime. Wichur is recently sat in modeling software making.. Something well known by the polish motor industry (see teaser below! ) https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/96a7430a99c5f7790c412a96825f80de84290e4a.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/fc79d4649a55a7b0d8030c24f986ed17b681a580.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/e98a5201671f4de33773a85a5973b532111b352d.jpg Jerry on the other hand is making another car, the BAW Super Sport GT! See the pics below! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/17cc702b106f9cacdfe645170c83cdfea6862084.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/c1383750b16453ddb43eb5b55f5c488d87386d67.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/9a69612fb0e5de41284a959eac669c9b7193964c.png Apart from that, Jerry has also decided to add some more subwoofers and subwoofer boxes, Makes some noise! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/7f7b79e14e823ec962eaa27fc979529c7cea478d.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/807253d344651ca4e8e277e3ac04f323793069f2.png https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34419269/39cdd6ab4600233f0a2f09199dfdaf351e2127b8.png We have also heavily worked on improving the physics engine, because the last one was criticised a lot by people (I can see why though) The free roam map (known as Bigmap) has also seen a lot of work, but that's a topic for another blog :) PS. I forgot to mention a couple of things, for example the fact, that the game is finally getting controller and wheel support, new wheels, different widths of wheel spacers, new graphical settings and more. There also was a lot of bugfixing happening in the meantime, and we're also optimising the game as we go. I Hope you enjoyed this little insight of what we're up to! :) See you next time! MJay Community Moderator

CAR TUNE: Project news & patch notes

Thank you for the entire past year, for playing Car Tune, sharing feedback, reporting bugs, sending ideas, and for your amazing support. Thanks to you, the game keeps growing and moving in the right direction.

A new year means new updates, new ideas, and even more polished mechanics. There’s a lot of work ahead, but also a lot of fun — and I hope you’ll stay with me on this road. ːsteamhappyː

CAR TUNE: Project news & patch notes

Thank you for the entire past year, for playing Car Tune, sharing feedback, reporting bugs, sending ideas, and for your amazing support. Thanks to you, the game keeps growing and moving in the right direction.

A new year means new updates, new ideas, and even more polished mechanics. There’s a lot of work ahead, but also a lot of fun — and I hope you’ll stay with me on this road. ːsteamhappyː

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Huge thanks to everyone who continued supporting the project and patiently waited through the silence. It really means a lot. See you in the next updates!

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