Idea: A Free, "Lite" Version of BeamNG.drive

Discussion in 'Ideas and Suggestions' started by mustafa223#, Aug 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM.

  1. mustafa223#

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    Hello everyone,

    I'm a big fan of this game and I wanted to share an idea. What if there was a free, "lite" version of BeamNG.drive that had a smaller download size? This version would not have car customization or mods, which could make it easier for people with older computers to play.

    I hope you like the idea!

    Thank you,
    mustafa
     
  2. ghost_cauli

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    It doesn't work like this, you wouldn't get any performance from removing content. It's all in how much raw power your CPU and GPU can output.
     
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  3. Carbunny2

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    That sounds like Rigs of Rods ironically enough. If you don't know what that is, it is a open source precursor to BeamNG.
     
  4. Agent_Y

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    Yeah the performance cost comes from the complexity of the content rather than the amount of it. To get better performance, vehicles would have to be simplified, like the traffic cars for example. And I don't like the idea of having a version of the game where traffic cars replace normal cars, there are too many compromises in them. Map content would also have to be simplified and that's a huge task, unless we just removed the most performance intensive maps, but I don't think players would like that
     
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