Make Way news & patch notes

Hey racers! 

With just a few more days to wait to get your hands on the free ‘World Tour’ Update and ‘Legends’ paid DLC Pack, we can now reveal that four more vehicles will be joining the race on 14th May.    Included in the free update, you’ll be able to drive your way to victory in cars inspired by your favourite creators PietSmiet, Nogla, and Party Crashers.   

In addition, mutt mascot Randy from Make Way’s Secret Mode kennelmate Wobbledogs has mutated into his ultimate driveable form, allowing you to bark your way to the finish line. 

  Expect to see some exclusive gameplay over the next few days ahead of the content launching on all platforms on 14th May.  

See you on the track soon! Until then, race on over to the official Make Way Discord, to stay up to date on all things Make Way. 

Hey racers!   

Cross the finish line in style with the upcoming free ‘World Tour’ Update and paid ‘Legends DLC Pack’ for Make Way, launching May 14th on all platforms! 

The ‘World Tour’ Update includes: 

• 4 community designed cars - Doug, Disghost, Es-Car-Go, and Fred! 

• 3 new backgrounds - Tropical Island, Lunar Surface and Toy Room 

• 4 mystery cars to be revealed soon 

• Team Mode and more 

This free content will automatically unlock for all players after downloading a new update on May 14th. This update also introduces a new team-based mode, more improvements to matchmaking, and extra optimisations. 

Alongside this, there will also be a paid DLC in the form of the ‘Legends Vehicle Pack’, featuring our spin on 10 iconic vehicles inspired by legendary cars from the world of sport and classic cinema.    And that’s not all...    We’ll be revealing even more additional content very soon. 👀 

Race on over to the official Make Way Discord, to stay up to date on all things Make Way. 

Hey folks!

A lot of you have asked for an update on the community cars from the competition we held back in August. The team have been working hard on these cars, as well as a few other things, which will be coming to you in the next few months!

From concept to track; left to right we have Doug, Disghost, Es-Car-Go, and Fred!

‘Doug’ by masterairscrach666

‘DISGHOST!’ by _molo_

‘Es-Car-Go’ by topplox

‘Fred’ by zane100long

Keep an eye on Secret Mode channels and make sure you’re in the Make Way Discord server, to stay up to date on when designs will be joining the in-game action.

Hey folks!

It was great to see so many of you jump in and design cars for Make Way, as part of the competition we announced during August, where selected winners will see their designs added to the game in a future update. There were so many fantastic cars that it was tough for the Ice Beam and Secret Mode teams to pick the winners! 

But we got there in the end. So without further ado, the designs that will be making their way into the game in a future update are: 

‘Fred’ by zane100long

‘Es-Car-Go’ by topplox

‘DISGHOST!’ by _molo_

‘Doug’ by masterairscrach666

Congratulations to the winners, and a massive thank you to everyone who participated!

Keep an eye on Secret Mode channels and make sure you’re in the Make Way Discord server, to stay up to date on when designs will be joining the in-game action.

That’s right, starting today and running until August 29th, we’re looking to you, the community, for some fabulous cars to join the action in Make Way! Design your very own machine to race, jump, and smash your way to victory on Make Way’s ever-changing tracks.  

To enter, join our Discord and post your design in the ‘Community Cars’ channel.

FOUR* community-designed cars will make their way into Make Way. Below are the rules for entering: 

• The cars have to be scaled to fit the game, so there may be slight changes from your concept to the final design.

• Submit your entry via a post in the “Community Cars” channel in our Discord. Only entries sent in this channel will be considered.

• Nothing NSFW or offensive.

• No use of generative AI tools or programs is allowed.

• The competition closes on 29 August 2025, 12:00 pm BST.

• Your car must have wheels.

• There can't be any animated parts, such as wings.

• Only one entry per person.

• Digital and traditionally drawn cars are welcome to be submitted!

Winning entries will be added in a future update; the date for this is TBC. 

The winning designs will be selected by the Ice Beam and Secret Mode teams. Good luck to all entrants! 

*There is a chance we end up using more than four, but that is the current goal.

• Ice Drop physics fixed
• Adjustments to keyboard vector to improve keyboard handling and physics
• A null reference check in track piece selection (Assists with preventing desync)
• Game now correctly detects the monitors refresh rate
• Ghosted cars are no longer slower than non-ghosted cars

• 6 PLAYERS! Max players increased from 4 to 6.
• FULLY CUSTOMISABLE GAMES! Introducing a new weapon / item toggle menu.
• 3 NEW VEHICLES! Including the new ‘Milk Truck’ based on the streamer SMii7Y.
• BATTLE MODE RULES! New pre-set rules to jump straight into the action.
• BULLDOZER! This new item allows players to remove/destroy parts of the track.
• PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN PLATFORMS!
• VARIOUS OTHER BUG FIXES!

• Added ability to use bots in an online match
• New "client authoritative movement" has been added, making client vehicle / control feel much more responsive when playing online
• Added a "relay server" fallback option, to help players with connection issues
• Refactored shortcut logic so anyone attempting to take a shortcut won't be killed when offscreen
• Added horn timeout to stop players that hold / abuse horn sounds
• Added "select vehicle colour" option to the vehicle selection screen
• Added "checkpoint skip" logic, so players move to the next checkpoint if they fail a section three times
• Add toggle to "hide lobby code" so people streaming the game don't get bombed with random players
• Doubled the amount of XP when playing a "race mode" race, meaning "classic mode" will unlock faster for new players
• Added an XP multiplier if there are fewer players, so it feels a bit fairer when playing with just two people
• Increased machine gun, shotgun, and tesla coil effectiveness
• Nerfed the shotgun to one bullet
• Added networked player control on vehicles on the victory screen

• Fixed client shortcuts always being disabled when playing online (which means in most cases they would never work)
• Fixed the selected race mode being reset after 3 games when playing online
• Fixed numerous de-sync issues when track building
• Fixed duplicate players when host and client are both playing on a LAN with certain routers
• Fixed track space on special "exit" pieces so players aren't destroyed (and get stuck in a loop) when they are used
• Fixed forced auto-selecting track pieces when clients are sometimes picking
• Fixed it so that invites work when launching a game on Steam
• Fixed some achievements not working on Xbox and Steam
• Added message pop-up if client can't join match because of a crossplay mismatch
• Fixed the game trying to load a vehicle texture that was already loaded on the select vehicle screen, making the screen lag
• Fixed prop spawning so that the trees, and other props, spawn correctly on the Arctic Tundra level
• Fixed sudden death win order
• Increased minimum amount of checkpoint time when solo, and checked that all pieces have enough time, so that certain sections should now be possible to complete alone
• Corrected missing animation on certain (mirrored) track pieces
• Added lag compensation for projectiles, so that they are more in sync
• Fixed profile issue where middle players signing out would cause logic issues
• Stopped machine gun bullet impact VFX spawning on last target if it misses
• Fixed some weapon barrels being rotated incorrectly
• Fixed vehicles sometimes being permanently inflated
• Fixed vehicles on the start line being jumbled
• Various crash fixes

• Right click 'Make Way' in your Steam Library and select 'Properties'
• Select 'Betas'
• In the 'Beta Participation' drop-down select 'patch_1.1'
• The update should now download

• Mix and match unique track pieces and hazards for near-endless course configurations
• Fight for weapons and power-ups to gain the advantage
• Unlock new track pieces and vehicles for wackier races
• Up to four players, either locally or online with cross-platform multiplayer
• Adjust the chaos levels with customisable rules, giving you control over safety barriers, hazard placement, and more

Make Way will launch on PC in 2023 and you can wishlist it today!