It looks like a cute little detail because it was unexpected, like someone eating a rock "bang" on the head! --- Post updated --- Christmas is a fest, so it's tradition that the BeamNG Dev Team has something to show us by way of a new update. Although not all of the teased content will be included in the Christmas update, we're certainly gonna get new content in one way or another. For example, the Piccobuggy was already half-done when it leaked back in September, so I find it certain that it will be included. It's not that large or complicated of a vehicle anyways.
You're failing to realize there was once a dev post about a dynamic deformable tree system that seemingly got retconned out of existence
When Gabe released the poll with 8 vehicles back in 2012 did you think the next update was 6 years away?..
Sometime between 2014 and 2016 I believe, around the time they talked about wet surface textures, I recall it but it appears to have been removed.
Breakable, not deformable, since most BeamNG buildings are wood or brick, which breaks, rather than deforms.
Indeed, i swear this was a thing. I dont remember much besides a text mention of it, but it would certainly be interesting.
If it's for scale then some of those rocks are positively huge, which kinda would support my thought of them being part of a new/remastered map