Update Speculation thread

the ambient occlusion looks way better. under the car is evenly dark and it seems pretty detailed on the wheel spokes

 

i'm wondering if the darker shadows are something to do with the autoexposure stuff which brotherdave found.

 

Normally they would shut the hype train down pretty quick, but by this point it's too late. Letsgo

 

One thing I just noticed is that the shadows inside the cabin look really clean- usually the interior of vehicles, when seen from the outside, always look a bit washed out, as a result of the glass for some reason or another, (check your screenshots, everyone, you'll see what I mean), and It appears that that washed out effect is gone and replaced with crisp dark shadows!

 

You might be right, tdev just said this which seems to be hinting at graphics improvements:

 

i agree the AO looks much better, tried to recreate it in Photo Mode to change the SSAO but its not easy/possible to get a similar look, itll still look detached right below the car. Tdev did say that when the Vulkan API is working they can release a bunch of gfx stuff but i doubt itll be this release judging by how buggy the last one seemed. Also it doesnt look like the discord screenshot uses a different tonemap. Hyped for the next 2 updates

 

I'm willing to bet it's the new graphics that's taken 0.25 so long, I mean it isn't exactly easy to wedge top-tier modern visuals into a creaky old engine like Torque3D, and frankly I'm impressed the team has gotten this far without switching to Unreal like everyone else

 

21:37 its when a pope died, polish people now think it is funny

 

i think he will beat goku

 

"LeGros" sounds a lot like "LaCrosse"!

Yes, the Fulmine name was planned to be used in a 60s Civetta model that never came to be. As I already wrote, I'd love the new Civetta supercar to be called the "Fulmine" because it's gonna create a symbolic link between it and the Bolide ("Fulmine" and "Bolide" have something in common - they both describe two natural phenomena involving light, high speeds and high temperatures), enhancing the brand identity even further.

(My 1000th message! Yay! )

 

calling it
update on friday
includes:
better graphics (look at that one bastion screenshot by tdev)
one supercar (maybe not)
covet remaster

like what vmlinuz said, the devs are just keeping the hype train going so much that it's probably going to happen either this week or next week

 

I doubt its Friday as there is weekend afterwards, which is not good for hotfixes. I'd be more realistic and call it end of June or at least the second part of this month according to Tdev posts.
What do you mean 'better graphics' ?

 

WCUSA PBR?????
https://documentation.beamng.com/official_content/levels/pbr-material-status/

 

ok i'm a dumbass
should've probably looked at that first
message editing engaged

 

I'm getting that "update is almost done and could come any sec now" vibes

 

Haha Vehicle go Brr.

 

Welp, time to over analyze this.

 

Update todeh??

 

a true poet