Hey everyone,
This update is a bigger one. It adds full background music support, introduces the Skydeck environment, and includes a long list of improvements across UI, UX, and overall feel.
New Features Meet Skydeck!
The new Skydeck is a rooftop parking area with an underground party vibe. It is a place where you can display up to 38 of your favorite cars and walk around between them.
Lots can be purchased, cars can be placed on display, and the whole area is designed as a small social showroom for your collection.
Color cycling for displayed cars is supported with the number keys 1 and 2, and racing cars can change their vinyls with the number keys 3 and 4.
Skydeck adds a reason to revisit your collection and gives a new way to appreciate the cars you have unlocked so far.
Background Music and Jukebox System
DriveWave now has background music. You can enable it through the new jukebox menu and build your own playlist from a library of 142 tracks. The tracks cover several genres, and while most of them are AI-generated, the quality is high and fits the driving atmosphere extremely well.
You can add and remove songs freely, reorder your playlist, and use crossfade, shuffle, and repeat to control how the music flows while your car heads off into the distance.
This feature is meant to make the whole experience feel more alive, especially for long sessions.
UI and UX Improvements
A large set of UI and UX updates were made to make the game more consistent and smoother to interact with.
Menu transitions are cleaner, scrolling is more responsive, and most navigation paths now require fewer clicks.
Visual clarity has been improved in several screens, including car details, filters, and environment selection.
Small layout issues that existed in previous versions have also been addressed.
Gameplay and Balance
A number of cars received multiplier increases to better match their intended performance levels.
This affects progression speed for certain car types and should make the collection feel more balanced as a whole.
Additional Changes
The layout of the main menu has been updated to make space for the Skydeck button.
Leaderboards and Achievements have been moved to a new location that keeps them accessible without crowding the interface.
General stability improvements were made across many systems to reduce small hiccups during long sessions.
These are huge changes for the game and I had to revamp several systems to accomodate these features, so bugs will be as of nature. I'm all ears to any feedback and bug reports!
See you on the road.
– Tolga