Hey everyone,
We’ve just released a new update with a strong focus on optimization, along with many bug fixes, quality-of-life changes, and new features based on your feedback.
- 🚀 Major Optimization: Zombie unloading & performance spikes We’ve fixed a critical issue where zombies were never unloaded from memory, causing major performance drops as you explored. We’ve also reduced some lag spikes — they’re not gone yet, but much better. 🧠 Next step: VRAM optimization to fix blurry visuals on long sessions and reduce micro-freezes even further.
- 💾 Fixed: Missing saves due to special characters If your Steam name contains special characters like _, the game couldn’t read your save. From now on, save names default to the seed only. To recover old saves, go to: AppData/Local/DriveBeyondHorizons/Saved/SaveGames/ Find the file with your name + seed, remove the special character from the filename, and it should appear again. Need help? Ask on Discord!
- 🛢️ New: Universal siphoning + direction control You can now siphon fuel with any container, and reverse flow direction using the mouse wheel.
- 🎲 Temporary fix: Item spawn now always random (no seed) Until we rework the seed system, items now spawn with full randomness to prevent missing spawns tied to specific seeds.
- 📦 Optimization: Loot meshes (LODs & collision) Improved performance by adding proper LODs and simplified collision to lootable objects.
- 🐢 Added: Fred the Turtle Yes. 🐢
- 🚙 Towing: Better detachment logic Vehicles now automatically detach from tows if angular velocity becomes excessive, preventing buggy explosions.
- 🚗 Chameleon gas station updates Fixed garage door interaction Optimized meshes & simplified collision Fixed sticking issues while crouched
- 🎵 Adjusted: Main menu music volume Lowered music volume, based on feedback.
- 🔄 UI Fix: Mouse wheel interaction UI Rotating UI elements no longer reappear when entering/exiting vehicles.
- 🧼 Brush fix: Save state properly Brushes no longer show bristles after being emptied and reloaded.
- 🚽 Peeing now works even with thirst disabled Yup. All functional now, even in god mode 😅
- 🔊 Adjusted: Teddy bear sound balancing All bear sounds are now easier to hear and more consistent.
- 🧢 Improved: Shark Hat visuals Updated materials and textures for a fresh new look.
- 📝 Added: Save name validation We now check for invalid characters when creating a save to prevent future issues.
- 🎮 Improved: Return-to-menu positioning When backing out of certain menus, you’ll now return to the correct in-game location.
- ⛽ Fixed: Fuel interaction text translations Fuel-related messages now localize properly.
- 💥 Fixed: Mine explosion sounds not replicating in multiplayer Explosions now correctly play sound effects for all players.
- 🔊 Audio fixes Large audio attenuations have been fixed, and certain sounds that previously lacked spatialization now have proper spatial effects.
- 🔧 Fixed: Car parts snapping issues Certain car parts that didn’t attach properly to others now connect correctly. Note: This fix doesn’t cover all snapping issues yet — we’re still actively investigating the remaining cases to improve attachment reliability across the board.
Thanks again for your incredible support — especially for your detailed bug reports.
We’re making steady progress on performance and stability, and you can expect even more improvements in upcoming updates!
— The Drive Beyond Horizons Team