Hey there pilots, it’s time for the first beta roundup of 2018!
This month brings quite a few new changes; loads of visual tweaks, campaign updates and the beginning of the game’s final set of tracks.
64-bit
0.9.3 is going to be the first version of the game to be a 64-bit build! If you're still running a 32-bit copy of Windows you'll continue to get 32-bit builds. The 64-bit version now has the advantage of being able to load in and handle a lot more mods!
Hydrome Bed
Hydrome Bed, the first of two expert tracks, has just released on the beta branch! This new underwater track pushes your piloting skills to their max, demanding a good racing line through tight corner series and expert use of the airbrakes on the tracks two U-Turns.
Arrivon Peak
Arrivon Peak, the second expert track, is currently in development and will be releasing in the coming weeks! This track is ruthless, demanding perfect airbrake timing with the need to full brake to make it around quite a few of its corners. This track is also playing around with offroad paths which allow you to bypass the full brake corners for a slower lap time.
Here's the progress so far
Track Updates
Harpstone and Marina Rush have had updates, Harpstone being a major environment overhaul and Marina Rush being some small changes to fix scenery holes, lighting and add other small details. You can see both of them here:
Animated Airbrakes
The game now has animated airbrakes! A feature that has been requested for a very long time has finally been implemented. This is currently only for the vanilla ships, animated airbrakes for custom ships will be coming in the future.
Eliminator 2.0
Eliminator has received a fundamental update. The mode is no longer about being the last survivor but racking up points and reaching the target score first. The AI have also received a behavioural overhaul for this mode, making sure to stay near you so the action never goes away.
Campaign
The campaign has had a large update to reduce the number of events drastically, add more challenge to the time trials and add more variety. Each campaign series now only has 10 events total and Corrosion, Carbon, Asphalt and Hunted have been removed to help cut back the grind. Your campaign progress will be left as is, you might find you’ve suddenly completed events that you hadn’t before but it was important to make sure you don’t have to redo the entire campaign again if you’ve already been playing through it.
Ship Liveries
All ship liveries are now in the game and ready to be unlocked through the campaign! Each team now has an alt livery, neon livery and clean livery. The alt liveries design differ from ship to ship, some ships using updated versions of old liveries and some ships having brand new ones.
Survival Ship
Once you have reached Rank 50 the survival ship (or Barracuda Type S) will be available to you in normal play! Because it’s an even higher class Barracuda the ship activates cheat mode so you can’t save times, however if you’re looking for some challenge then this ship will be a good choice for you.
Unity Tools
The Unity Tools has been seeing some more love too with improved track editor performance, better UI organisation and more components such as material and spline animators to help add more life to your tracks!
When is 0.9.3 coming?
There's no release date for 0.9.3 yet, but it's getting closer fast! The focus is now on precision and expert tracks - two new categories of track which are built to challenge your skills as a pilot.