Ossu!
You know how we were promising to provide a livery system into the game? Cut down the loading times? Well, we did.
However.
The amount of modifications we had to do to the game’s engine was so vast that we’re unsure how big of an impact all of these will have on your game performance and experience. The sheer amount of possible PC setups makes it impossible to test out all of the potential issues this may generate. Which is why we’re asking for your help.
Today we’re opening a Public test Branch for JDM. We will be uploading a new build there with two new features:
The livery system. Accessible from the Paint Shop. You will now be able to apply stickers on your cars to further modify your car. There’s a max of 10 stickers you can put on one car - we cannot, in good faith, extend this number further as it brings down the game’s performance drastically and we don’t want to push the game’s specifications even higher. There’s still plenty of creativity available for you and we hope to see all of the awesome screenshots you will be sharing of your creations.
Drastically reduced loading times when restarting events. Yes, this was frustrating for us as well and we had to do something about this. Restarting a mission right now should be almost instantaneous. From now on you can start over and chase the perfect run without staring at your loading screen for ages..
We were testing these features day and night for the past few weeks, but we still feel that we need more information to push these changes publicly for everyone. So if you want to check them out in action (and help us along the way), access the Test Branch and let us know what your experience was! Fair warning, the game might crash on you. You may encounter bugs and (hopefully not) stability issues.
Because we consider both features as a Work in Progress, we would kindly ask for anyone who logs into the Test Branch to not record and share footage from it. We expect issues, sharing them publicly may give a wrong impression about the current, stable version of the game. Thank you for understanding!
How to access the Public Test Branch?
Before you opt in, please make sure you read the guidelines below!
1.
You need to own the copy of the game.
2.
First and foremost - backup your save files!
You will find your save files for JDM by following this path in your File Explorer: %localappdata%\\JDM\\Saved\\SaveGames (just paste the line into your file explorer and hit Enter). Please copy all of the save files into a different folder (ideally outside of the game folders, like to your desktop for instance)
3.
Right click on JDM in your Steam Library Page and select “Properties”.
4.
Click on “Betas”
5.
Provide the following key in the text box under “Private Betas” section of the pop-up screen.
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6.
Click ”Check Code”
7.
Now you should receive a notification asking if you want to opt-in into the Test Branch. Click yes. You can also select the beta branch from the “Beta Participation” section of the Betas pop-up screen. 
8.
Congratulations, you’re in! The game should automatically update at this point for you.
9.
When the game is downloaded, you will be able to play on the Test Branch.
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10.
When you’re done testing. Repeat steps 3 and 4. In the “Betas” screen select NONE in the Beta Participation selection screen. This will bring you back to the default branch of the game that is publicly available for everyone.
11.
When the game updates. Go to your save file folder -
%localappdata%\\JDM\\Saved\\SaveGames
and restore your pre-test save files that you’ve backed up in step 02.
12.
You can now safely launch the game.
Attention! We do not take responsibility for lost save files. If you forget to make a backup of them, we cannot guarantee that coming back to the default branch of the game will not result in a permanent crash on start. You have been warned.
How can you help?
Just play the game on the test branch and please let us know if you have experienced any problems. These include game crashes, loss of performance, game bugs, anything out of ordinary which feels like it was not supposed to happen.
You can reach out to us in various ways:
Use the create report button on our Drift Hub webpage - FORM When selecting a subject, please choose the “Public Test Branch”. This is the most efficient and productive way you can share your experience with us.
Through a dedicated Topic on the Steam Discussion Forums - THREAD
On our Discord server on a dedicated channel - DISCORD
The test branch will be available between October 29 to November 3.
Your feedback will determine if the update is actually ready to be released for all drift enthusiasts who bought the game.
We really appreciate your help and support. Have fun testing!
Let’s Drift!
The Gaming Factory Team