Starting today, you can ‘Drive Your Way’ in the newest update to Pacific Drive! We’ve heard the calls for a greater challenge, the ability to modify settings, and calls for more customization of your reliable old wood-paneled wagon. If you'd like to read the latest community update, check that out here! There are 7 presets available beyond the base experience of Pacific Drive - but if you’re looking for an even more specific drive, then you can modify or create your own presets with any of the games options, and nearly 50 new settings added in this update. Check out all the changes in todays update below.
Version 1.7.1 - Highlights
- Preset Game Modes - 7 brand new presets and ways to play Pacific Drive
- 50 additional new settings to modify your trips in game
- Play your own music on the radio (PC ONLY) - You can now play your own music from your hard drive on the in-game radio and car’s speakers Reminder: If you are streaming the game or otherwise creating content, you could be at risk of DMCA strikes or content restrictions on platforms like Twitch and YouTube if you are playing copywritten music through Pacific Drive’s in game radio. Use this feature responsibly, and at your own risk.
- Additional customization - Wheels and Bumpers are now paintable - Two new free cosmetics discoverable out in the Zone
Features and Content
- Preset Game Modes Pacific Drive The standard Pacific Drive experience - a Pacific Drive through the Olympic Peninsula. Scenic Tour Crafting requirements, resource consumption, driving difficulty, hazards, dangers, storms, and damage are all lowered or disabled. The player cannot die. A scenic route through the story of Pacific Drive. Joyride The same gameplay and tension as Pacific Drive, but gathering, crafting, and research requirements are all lowered. Damage and failure penalties are minimal. A Sunday Drive Focus on the Olympic Peninsula with minimal interruptions Nuclear Journey Every map will be filled with low dose radiation that is harmful to the player. Storms are faster and stronger, hazards and damage are more plentiful. An unpredictable, irradiated journey that only the car can protect you from. Mechanic's Road Trip Terrain and the status of the car impact driving more. Items to repair the car are more costly to craft, and can't be crafted on a run. A challenging drive and susceptible car will provide a test of your forethought, problem solving, and automobile experience. Olympic Gauntlet All aspects of the game are much harder - An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers. Iron Wagon All aspects of the game are much harder, and failing a run will delete your save file. An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers, with no room for failure.
- Play your own music on the radio (PC ONLY) You can now play your own local music on the in-game radio: Songs are loaded from `%localappdata%/PenDriverPro/Custom/Radio/`, supports .wav, .mp3, and .ogg files, as well as simple .m3u/.m3u8 files. Playlist files may point to an external internet radio stream as well (if the stream type is supported). Enabled in the Audio settings category, can choose to have no custom music (Default), a mixed playlist of default music and your custom set, or exclusively your own music. Reminder: If you are streaming the game or otherwise creating content, you could be at risk of DMCA strikes or content restrictions on platforms like Twitch and YouTube if you are playing copywritten music through Pacific Drive’s in game radio. Use this feature responsibly, and at your own risk.
- Personalization Updates Bumpers and wheels can now be painted using spray paints
- UX Improvements
- Stat information for items has been improved and expanded upon, as well as additional Run Report changes.
- Spacing, formatting, and text-display adjustments to trip history sidebar, run report header, and damage graph
- Damage graph has extra elements hidden for readability, text coloring added, and line-drawn math improved to reduce confusing connections
- Logbooks and Collectibles stats fixed in multiple views
- Return Reasons updated
- Location names fixed for most locations moving forward
- Run junction timeline has adjusted spacing, duplicate final node removed, and hidden elements adjusted for clarity between successful and failed runs
- Fuel gained/spent has been updated to display correctly
- You no longer need to hold the pickup input to pickup the basketball
- Free Cosmetic Items
- Mirror Hanger - The Bubblegun
- Antenna - The Gladiator
Bugs and UX Fixes
- Performance Improvements for all Platforms (PlayStation 5 and PC) - CPU related optimizations, fixes, and improvements - Optimized car tuning graph (affects logic and car behavior)
- PS5 Performance mode no longer prevents brightness from being adjusted
- AMD Driver 24.8.1 has resolved crash on launch issues, and GPU-related crashes - Make sure you are updated to latest in AMD Adrenalin
- NUX, Resources, and Anomalies tabs of the Logbook are now accurate
- Scrapper is now fully disassembled by the Matter Deconstructor
- Objects put in the Matter Deconstructor now appear properly while being dismantled
- Quirks that close doors now consistently close doors
- Decal Kits no longer behave strangely when dropped on the ground
- Distance models for Stabilizer Pipes now appear more smoothly
- Flat tires now pull less when attempting to turn away from the flat tire
- Radio UI now appropriately updates when a quirk changes the Radio Station
- Status Effect indicator on the car status screen (dashboard and in garage) no longer lingers after the affected car part is destroyed
- Inventory Counter no longer incorrectly increases after crafting an item with a full inventory
- Leak Resistant Battery icon now updated to better communicate it can be equipped to the Seat Rack
- Incident Board updated to now say “Trips” instead of “Runs”
- Tourists now detonate when pushed by the Driver’s door as the player gets in/out of the car
- Ramp Trucks no longer spawn behind the garage
- Hotbar, player menu, and save menu no longer cycle repeatedly on accidental multi-input
- Exit gateway VFX no longer stuck after save and quit upon return to Garage
- Toilet paper roll in the bathroom has now been moved to the correct orientation
Known Issues
- When interacting with the ARC device while traveling through an Exit Gateway, player menu can softlock forcing a restart of the game
- Player can sometimes teleport upwards when exiting the car underneath larger structures
Paid Cosmetic Pack - The Anomalous Pack
- Mailbox Bunny (Bobblehead)
- Sawblade (Hood Ornament)
- Tourist (Shifter)
- Anchor (Steering Wheel)
- Vacation (Sticker Pack)
- Anomaly (Decal Kit)