Now, a similar title is out, albeit in Alpha version, which shows a lot of promise, with similar game mechanics, but all wrapped in a much more user-friendly package.Ĭalled BeamNG, it is “a young startup company developing a state of the art real time physics simulation engine,” which currently employs “a team of two programmers and two artists that founded the company in 2011.” I particularly liked their ambitious stated goal of “making anything possible,” and look forward to putting their claims to the test, as the development of the game progresses further. We previously showed you the free game Rigs of Rods, which has been in the works for many years now, yet lacks graphical polish, and is somewhat contrived to get into and play. For automotive simulations, the focus is on mimicking the driving behavior of a real vehicle, as well as using soft body physics so that when you crash, the damage is believable and realistic. This is enabled if you have regen brake strength to “full”.All game genres are moving towards realism, but the nature of the features varies greatly from title to title. The regen will brake for you when you don’t press on the throttle and can go to a complete stop.

Also, you can engage in “one-pedal driving”, something real-world EVs are introducing, where you don’t need to hit the brakes to stop. And when braking, EVs will use the regenerative brakes first to slow the vehicle down, only engaging with normal friction brakes when ABS triggers or a panic stop. Now drivers can modulate how much a car decelerates using the throttle pedal. The other new physics change is how electric vehicles (EVs) work.

It’s super technical but to put it simply, it allows rock-crawlers and desert vehicles to be a thing as the suspension can take on small bumps softly but also take on large bumps while keeping the chassis from bottoming out (as in, it stops the car from getting scraped underneath). The update brings in bypass shock absorber simulation. Here’s the full list of new vehicles added to BeamNG.drive v.027: It’s the game’s first amphibious vehicle, the first to have the new centrifugal clutch and skid steering and it comes in two versions, a 4×4 and an 8×8. The other interesting new car is more of an all terrain vehicle.

Real cars in beamng