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Patch update #19: Forklift
What's New
- Added a forklift truck with controllable equipment
- Added a new Warehouse map for forklift scenarios
Physics
- Added hydraulic actuators
- Added basic vehicle buoyancy and water drag
- Improved aerodynamics
- Added a double brake system
- Changed gear selection for manual gearboxes - gears can only be changed with the clutch pressed
User Interface
- Added a vehicle type filter to the vehicle selection panel
- Added AI vehicle and pedestrian sliders to the map selection panel
- Added HUD widgets for controlling hydraulic equipment
- Added quick start scenarios to the welcome panel
- Fixed monitor DPI handling
Input
- Added range and gear split to a manual gearbox
SDK
- Added stable ABI for sustaining backward compatibility (see \\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\eXpanSIM\\SDK\\README.md)
- Added turret telemetry
Work in Progress
- Adding an excavator with the ability to dig in the ground
- Creating a new big map
- Migrating to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)
- Extending AI behaviour
Known Issues
- SteamVR needs to be shut down before launching eXpanSIM (SteamVR will launch later automatically)