SIXT Island 1.021

Fairly good map with a nice variety of things in it, but for some reason spinning the tires on the asphalt causes the FPS to tank a considerable amount.

Winter map: waits 15 minutes so spinning my tires doesnt make the fps go to 2 fps | Summer map: good luck its permantently bugged 2 fps if i touch the asphalt and spin my tires.. What even is this buggy mess?

imma go with budget rentals i think

Pretty good map now that they've removed the ads. Fun to drive.

fixed it further

Nothing wrong with creators making money. If you want to play free maps, then allow the creators to get monetary support from elsewhere. Otherwise, there will be no free maps to play

Still a blatant advertisement that shouldn't be allowed on the repository. Absolutely never renting from SiXT.

F*ck the ads, I like the company, I like the map.

If you don't like it, don't play it.

Knowing Sixt, what surprises me is that this map is free hahaha

I love this map! Here are some of the reasons:
There is a new mega-ramp—with a loop!
The coastal loop drive is a blast. Spawn on the boardwalk, start driving and don't stop until you want to.
There are plenty of fun and challenging places to drive.
The city is a decent size and looks cool.
There is a network of jumps on the rooftops downtown!
It is lit for night driving. That makes this map a unicorn. The pastel colors of the boardwalk at night look amazing.

I don't really get the hate, it's a free map if you don't want to play it you're not being forced to

very nice map! good for night shots

I really don't get the hate. I have a very good computer so the map runs fine for me. I also have never heard of this company until now but they're releasing a free map partnered with a very good known map creator. They could've locked it behind a paywall but they didn't. God forbid that SIXT ISLAND have a few logos around the map. If I had map made I'd plaster even more logos to let you know I did it. 10/10 .

I feel bad giving it anything less than a 3 because Spealer did a genuinely good job on this and has serious skill. I don't usually give bad ratings because I hate being negative, and I stay quiet if I don't see a mod as a 5/5, but this is just... weird... Why would you ever think trying to advertise through freeware on a game repo would be a good idea? It feels like I'm being indoctrinated everywhere I look.

No part of me says "oh yeah, I really wanna go rent from SIXT now!" after seeing what is an extremely generic map with your logo slapped onto every feasible surface.

why is this even allowed on the repo
and even putting that aside who thought that a driving game usually played by children or young adults would be the best place to advertise your car rental company

Horrible mod, my pc was on life support while running this and the ads are just outrageous.

Disappointing level of ads and product placement. The map is otherwise good quality, optimisation aside. Shame that it is littered with Sixt marketing everywhere you look.

I understand that quality maps take a lot of time and resources. Spencer's maps are great, and I am sure that the investment from Sixt was beneficial - but I know it can be tedious to meet the demands of large corporate companies.

I am not completely against the ads on a free map, but they are excessive. Things like the SIXT logo being prominent on houses, and the billboards themselves contrast too much against the surroundings. Perhaps if the billboards were less frequent and possibly amongst other lore-friendly adverts. Limiting advertisements to the racetrack and event areas where you'd expect to see ads and sponsorship in real life. Even replacing the licensed car models in the adverts with lore-friendly models (if Sixt corporate would allow)

I understand the reasoning but it has not been well received. It falls short of the general community spirit of the game. Paid mods are controversial but ultimately separate from the game. This does not fit in the repository with this level of advertisement.

The map has a lot of potential and I have a lot of faith in Spencer's mods. They have been receptive and vocal with the community following the release and I will return to review my rating when the updates have been released.

OMGGGG

On paper, a collaboration between a real-world company (SIXT) and a respected BeamNG modder (Spencer Johnson) would have been a win-win for both parties involved. In practice however, this map ends up being more of a hastily marketing campaign attempt with subpar optimization than a legitimately decent piece of content to explore around.

And while there will be an update to reduce the amount of advertising, this initial release will serve as a cautionary tale for major companies wanting to interact with a video game's community: don't overpromote your business. Especially if said business has had a mixed reputation online and in the real world.

ads for big companies have no place on the repo. poor quality map and the company itself is known to be garbage in real life, and advertises unsafe and low quality real car mods for beam on social media platforms

A fun map, not a fan of the advertisements at all. The map has pretty poor optimization. And does it really have to be 2.4GB?