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The next major patch is coming next week, so we wanted to give you a little sneak peek into what will be changing. Without further ado, let’s dive in:
AI Improvements
The AI improvements will touch on two different aspects of the game: open world traffic and opponent behaviour during events.
Let’s start with events, as it is a more pressing issue for most of our drivers. We’ve improved AI inputs for the opponents - they are now more fluent, ensuring that every action they take is based on the same principles a player’s car would. The result is a more natural and realistic behavior of the AI. The opponents will also be smarter on the track, looking for the best possible route for them based on a variety of factors and will take into account other cars to calculate their reaction. Because of this the AI should be a little more predictable and definitely less destructive to your races.
In terms of traffic, we’ve completely redone our detection system and updated the traffic behaviour, ensuring that life on the road feels more realistic. Our efforts were primarily focused on highways, where the traffic would always turn to the left road lane, to avoid the incoming player. Now the cars will behave more naturally and will react to the players’ speed and the road maneuvers they make as they get close by. This will ensure a more life-like experience.
We’ve also looked into occasional traffic jams on the narrow mountain passes and the rural tight roads - the traffic will now be more scattered and less congested, allowing players to manoeuvre between cars when moving through the open world.
Livery additions to the Challenge mode
To make the Challenge Mode even more fun, we are adding custom created cars to the fray. They will come pre-tuned (and well set-up for either grip or drift races), including one of a kind, eye-pleasing custom liveries.
This is the first, minor step we are taking in our mission of creating a fully customizable decals system in the game. It will take us some additional time to cook, but expect it to come to the game in Autumn.
A new Underground Side Mission race
Inspired by Tokyo Drift’s scene, the new Underground Side Mission will take you to a multi-level garage, in which you climb to the top floor and then down again to street level, all within a certain amount of time, of course, and with a drift score goal in mind.
You will also be able to visit the garage in the open world. You will find it in the Guntama Port area.
We’ve got more big news lined-up for the upcoming patch and the above is but a pre-taste, a Part 01 if you will. Other, truly major, changes are being tested as we publish this devlog. As previously promised, one of them is all about the driving experience dedicated to our steering wheel drifters. Be on the lookout for a new announcement on this topic closer to the week’s end.
As always, we’re more than happy to discuss with you not only the upcoming changes to the game but anything JDM related. Join our Discord server to never miss a beat.
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The Gaming Factory Team
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