What changed in BeamNG.drive in 2022

153 updates · 17 main milestones · Feb 9, 2022 to Dec 13, 2022

  1. 12 events
    Gas Station Refueling Featurenew content

    Experimental feature allowing players to refuel at gas stations in Johnson Valley.

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    Improved Audio Filtering Systemaudio

    Enhanced audio experience based on cabin type while driving.

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    New Missionsnew contentMilestone

    31 new missions across 5 maps, including two new mission types: Collection and Evade.

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    New Vehicle: SP Rock Bashernew contentMilestone

    A rock-crawling vehicle with two design variations for different terrains.

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    New Bypass Shock Absorber Simulationnew contentMilestone

    A new simulation for bypass shock absorbers enhancing off-road driving realism.

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    New Vehicle: Autobello Autobuggynew contentMilestone

    A chassis inspired by 1960s baja buggies, offering unique off-road performance.

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    New Vehicle: Autobello Stambecconew contentMilestone

    A rugged utility vehicle with dynamic tire pressure control for off-road operations.

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    New Map: Johnson Valleynew contentMilestone

    A 10km² off-road adventure map featuring various obstacles and points of interest.

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    Revamped Bloom Effectvisuals

    Updated bloom effect for more realistic lighting around bright sources.

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    New Vehicle: FPU Wydranew contentMilestone

    An amphibious vehicle designed for challenging terrains with unique features.

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    Revamped EVs SimulationgameplayMilestone

    Improved simulation of electric vehicles, including regenerative braking and one-pedal driving.

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    New Vehicle: SP Dunekickernew contentMilestone

    A desert truck designed for racing with authentic performance features.

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  2. 15 events
    Ibishu Covet Remasternew contentMilestone

    Full remaster of the beloved Ibishu Covet with a revamped 3D model, reworked textures, and new configurations.

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    Foliage PBR Updatesvisuals

    Enhanced foliage PBR on several maps, with specific updates for Italy and West Coast.

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    Decalroads PBR Updatesvisuals

    Updates to Italy's asphalt and dirt roads and West Coast's dirt roads, road lines, and markings.

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    Preview of Realistic Hydraulics Systemnew content

    Introduced a preview of a realistic hydraulics system for simulating pumps and valves.

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    General Fixes and Updateschanges

    Various tweaks to the game's UI, physics, and game engine.

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    New Game Features for Covetnew contentMilestone

    First vehicle to support racing interior parts, realistic openable doors, animated manual shifter, and functional odometer.

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    New Input Assistantsgameplay

    Added Understeer Assistant and improved high-speed steering assistant for keyboard and gamepad users.

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    Simplified Traffic Versions for Carsperformance

    Added simplified traffic versions of several cars to improve performance.

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    New Vehicle Configurations for Covetnew contentMilestone

    Almost 40 configurations including USDM and JDM versions, and new radical Covet MR Turbo models.

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    Options System Overhaulquality of life

    Overhauled the Options system, resulting in certain user settings being reset.

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    World Editor and Vehicle Editor Improvementsui ux

    Made improvements to the World Editor and added an all-new Vehicle Editor.

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    Experimental Motion Blur Supportperformance

    Introduced experimental support for Motion Blur to enhance immersive feel and video quality.

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    New Mission Type - Chasegameplay

    Introduced a new mission type 'Chase' along with new missions in various locations.

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    New Wheel Types and Propsnew content

    Added four new wheel types, roof bar loads, large tires, barriers, and haybales.

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    Garage Improvementsvisuals

    Improved lights and added new garage building and props on West Coast.

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  3. 1 event
    Fix for unresponsive vehicles with Direct (Wheel) steering bindingbug fix

    Resolved an issue affecting users with 'Direct (Wheel)' steering binding that caused vehicles to be unresponsive.

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  4. 19 events
    Polished 'Island Rally Cross Club Race B' and C missionsgameplay

    Improvements made on Small Island.

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    Fixed 'Body Colored Trim' color interaction on Bruckell Moonhawkbug fix

    Color changes no longer affect each other.

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    Filtered out spawning large vehicles for trafficbug fix

    Due to physics instability and other issues.

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    Prevented resetting in Garage Modeui ux

    Prevents making the vehicle drivable.

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    Fixed missing texture for BNG materials in GLTF exporterbug fix
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    Fixed file corruption in GLTF exporterbug fix

    Corruption occurred when exporting more than 200 meshes.

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    Updated queueObjectLua function callchanges

    Must now be called through be:queueObjectLua(...) instead.

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    Fixed AI decal road on Small Islandbug fix
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    Removed 'Island Rally Cross Club Race A' from Small Islandgameplay
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    Updated FMOD for sound issues on Windowsaudio

    Should resolve rare issues with missing sound.

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    Improved road type comparisons for traffic respawn logicgameplay
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    Fixed trim pieces on Bruckell Moonhawkbug fix

    Some trim pieces not being properly affected by 'Body Colored Trim' skins.

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    Removed unused test thrusters from Civetta Scintillabug fix

    Test thrusters were breaking mods.

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    Fixed incorrect light colors on European Police lightbarbug fix
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    Fixed duplicated rear suspension dampers on Civetta Scintillabug fix
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    Fixed 'toggle traffic' binding errorbug fix

    Error occurred if the traffic module is not loaded.

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    Fixed duplicate packed texture in GLTF exporterbug fix
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    Minor adjustment to Chase mode logicai

    AI will avoid getting confused if driving directly beside the player.

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    Improved police/suspect values for trafficgameplay

    Gameplay more enjoyable with less despawning.

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  5. 32 events
    Fixed Vehicle Freezing in Target Jump missionsbug fix

    Not working properly.

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    Fixed UI name for front driveshaft on AWD modelsbug fix
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    Fixed roll cage strength on Civetta Scintillabug fix
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    Fixed DSE initialization issuebug fix

    Under some circumstances leaving the car unusable.

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    All Missions now have Date and Author fieldsgameplay
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    Added two new Missions to Driver Training Campaigngameplay

    Trailer Delivery Intro and Barrel knocker Basics.

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    Missions playable from Scenarios Menunew contentMilestone

    Includes Wild West Trails, Highway Loop 1, and more.

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    Fixed missing rear firewall beams on Civetta Scintillabug fix

    Causing nodes to get loose when some parts are removed.

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    Fixed readability of Digigauge screenbug fix

    Removed blank space on the sides.

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    Fixed camera issues in Garage Modebug fix

    After changing the vehicle.

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    Fixed vehicle sizes in Garage to Garage missionsbug fix

    Sometimes having too big vehicles or too small parking spots.

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    Fixed UI file access issue with non-ascii charactersbug fix
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    Fixed AI decal road on Small Islandbug fix
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    Fixed calculations of camera speed and rotational speedbug fix

    Used by sound system.

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    Fixed logic issues in Chase modebug fix

    Chasing vehicles should act stronger now on long road segments.

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    Updated thumbnails for all vehiclesbug fix
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    Fixed actions not being blocked correctlybug fix

    Allowed user to recover or teleport the player vehicle.

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    Garage to Garage missions now have proper trafficgameplay

    For their level.

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    Fixed UI issue in Target Jump missionsbug fix
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    Fixed wrong default tires on GTx and GTx Spyderbug fix
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    Added 3 AI races to Small Islandnew content
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    Fixed adaptive brake lights issuebug fix

    With no installed ESC not functioning correctly.

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    Fixed Clutchex AWD not working in reversebug fix
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    Fixed AI traffic reset issuebug fix

    By pressing Insert or Home.

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    Fixed roof bar mount texture UVs on Civetta Scintillabug fix
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    Driver Training Campaign Steam achievement now attainablegameplay

    By passing the Advanced Circuit mission of the new campaign.

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    Fixed center column text size in Digigaugebug fix

    Text was too big in some cases and clipping on other cells.

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    Fixed tread direction of new drag tiresbug fix
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    Improved throttling of dashboard updatesperformance
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    Fixed wrong camera mode in Thumbnail Creatorbug fix

    When taking the screenshot for a custom config.

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    Fixed race hood texture UVs on Civetta Scintillabug fix
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    Fixed Points rounding in Bus missionsbug fix
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  6. 8 events
    Improved 1:1 Steering Angle slider rangequality of life

    Enhanced usability of the 1:1 Steering Angle slider for common steering wheels, allowing up to 6000 degrees by typing in the text field.

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    Fixed launcher detection of x64 bits OSbug fix

    Corrected launcher failing to detect x64 bits OS in some cases.

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    Fixed broken force feedback with Soft Lock Strengthbug fix

    Resolved issue with force feedback feeling when choosing a Soft Lock Strength weaker than 100%.

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    Fixed missing logs in the launcherbug fix

    Resolved issue with missing logs in the launcher.

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    Fixed Soft Lock affecting force feedback at centerbug fix

    Resolved issue where Soft Lock affected force feedback when the wheel was perfectly in the middle.

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    Ability to disable 1:1 Steeringnew content

    Added ability to disable 1:1 Steering without affecting the amount of full lock degrees.

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    Fixed 1:1 Steering options configuration issuebug fix

    Corrected configuration issue that led to a big dead zone around the center and broken force feedback feeling.

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    Added Oversteer Reduction Assistant bindingsnew content

    Introduced ability to use 'Oversteer Reduction Assistant' and 'Reduce Steering at Speed' with bindings set up with a 'Wheel(Direct)' filter.

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  7. 33 events
    Rebalance of transmission whine(s)balance change
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    Fixed wrong naming of Corse mode in the dashboardbug fix
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    Fixed DCT using the wrong gear when shifting into M mode at non 0 speedsbug fix
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    Fixed incorrect math in generic gauge data for electric motorsbug fix
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    Added missing power steering slotnew content
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    Fixed tire burst sound being triggered with a volume of 0bug fix
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    Fixed headlight glass deformGroup causing both headlight lenses to break at oncebug fix
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    Fixed wrong unit for right fuel tankbug fix
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    Fixed road issue in Città Vecchiabug fix
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    Fixed missing engine starter and shutoff soundsbug fix
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    Rounded score in the endScreen for Drift missionsgameplay
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    Preventing buses to be spawned in the garage to garage missionsbug fix
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    Fixed wrong label for EV range and unit for EV powerbug fix
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    Fixed audio on Linux not workingbug fix
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    Fixed several places that did not use the level's gravitybug fix
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    Fixed negative pressures showing in in-car gauges after deflating a tirebug fix
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    Fixed Custom Node loading not working in very specific casesbug fix
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    Fixed error when trying to load automation cars as well as some other vehicles in Garage Modebug fix
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    Fixed wrong camera angle when clicking on 'Test' in Garage Modebug fix
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    Fixed lagging car dashboards: restored previous behavior for UI running at half the game FPSbug fix
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    Improved front crash bar collisionsbug fix
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    Fixed wrong default drive mode part name for Scintillabug fix
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    Small fixes at Italy drag race prefabbug fix
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    Fixed Automation mods not showing up in Garage Modebug fix
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    Fixed Automation cars with specific brake settings crashing upon resetbug fix
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    Fixed engine debug app displaying wrong power valuesbug fix
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    Removed non-functional left-over debug bindingbug fix
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    Added race hood for Scintillanew content
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    Fixed P mode in automatic gearboxes incorrectly locking up the output during freeze statebug fix
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    Fixed an initialization issue in the rev-match logicbug fix
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    Random events are now enabled by defaultgameplay
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    Improved node positioning on rear bumperbug fix
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    Added walking ability to Crawl missionsgameplay
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  8. 10 events
    Revamped Garage ModegameplayMilestone

    Garage Mode has been revamped with a dedicated UI and integrated vehicle options.

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    Introduction of Civetta Scintilla Supercarnew contentMilestone

    A new modern supercar with a V10 engine and various configurations.

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    Nearly 100 New Missions AddedgameplayMilestone

    Includes new mission types like AI Race, Cannon, Crawl, and more.

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    Minor Bug Fixes Across the Gamebug fix

    Several minor bug fixes implemented throughout the game.

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    Fixes for Bus Mode Missionsbug fix

    Resolved issues with bus stops and pathfinding in Bus Mode missions.

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    Traffic System OverhaulperformanceMilestone

    Redone traffic system with distinct roles and improved vehicle interactions.

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    Local Leaderboards for Missionsgameplay

    Local leaderboards added to show best attempts and stats for missions.

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    PBR Updates for Mapsvisuals

    Road and terrain textures upgraded on most maps, excluding three.

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    Branching Driver Training Campaigngameplay

    The Driver Training Campaign is now non-linear with multiple unlock paths.

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    Improvements to Various Vehiclesbalance change

    Improvements made to Bruckell Bastion, Cherrier FCV, and others.

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  9. 2 events
    Deprecation of 32-bit Clientsystem

    The 32-bit client will be discontinued with the release of version 0.25, with no further support or updates.

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    Recommendation to Upgrade to 64-bit OSquality of life

    Users are advised to upgrade to a 64-bit operating system to improve security and performance.

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  10. 5 events
    Resolved tree-related issue in Asset Browser in World Editorbug fix
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    Fixed translation loading error causing launcher to be accessible only in Englishbug fix
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    Fixed invisible walls and collision problems on Italy, West Coast, and East Coast mapsbug fix
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    Fixed camera problem when exiting World Editorbug fix
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    Resolved file migration issue for new usersbug fix
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  11. 16 events
    Improvements to traffic performanceperformance
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    Tweaks to Civetta Bolidebalance change
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    Fixes to Gridmap V2bug fix
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    Fix for audio performance memory leakbug fix
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    Tweaks to Bruckell Bastionbalance change
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    Fixes to Utah mapbug fix
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    Fixes to Mission Editorbug fix
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    Fixes to Italy mapbug fix
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    Fixes to Flowgraphbug fix
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    UI tweaksui ux
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    Fixes to West Coast mapbug fix
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    Fix for keybinding customization issuebug fix
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    Fixes to World Editorbug fix
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    Improvements to Performance Statisticsperformance
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    Fixes to Map Overview Modebug fix
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    Tweaks to Burnside Specialbalance change
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