What changed in Wreckfest in 2018

Various issues have been fixed based on player feedback since the PC launch.

A new mod called 'Bugbear's Holiday Gift' has been added, transforming the game into a winter wonderland.

Performance improvements have been made for both single-player and multiplayer modes.

A new character, Wreckfest Santa, will be driving a Christmas Harvester in the game.

The game now features glistening snow and slippery surfaces as part of the winter theme.

Wreckfest will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Improvements made to enhance performance in both multiplayer and single-player modes.

Bugbear Entertainment, the developer of Wreckfest, has been acquired by THQ Nordic.

A number of new tracks are in development.

Introduction of new unique paint jobs and several brand new vehicles in production.

Players can now join an online game with a single button press.

Bonus targets will no longer reset when restarting a career event.

New visual effect added for improved graphics.

In Career, V8 Thunder series now has 6 laps instead of 3.

The game no longer crashes in specific cases when entering the Settings menu.

The game no longer sporadically crashes when using a vehicle with ragdoll driver.

The lawnmower and harvester no longer occasionally glitch when customizing paint.

Increased Player Rank level cap to 100.

A number of environment art improvements and fixes.

Reverted AI aggression back to what it was before the June update.

Added sorting as per ping to Server Browser.

Realistic Damage now works correctly in multiplayer.

Added 'Server Not Empty' filter to Server Browser.

In Lobby, it's now possible to scroll the player list with a gamepad.

In Career, adjusted series order of National Amateurs to hopefully prevent users from getting stuck.

Fixed a case in which the game might have crashed when entering Market.

Speedemon's special parts are now correctly marked.

Dark background from player tags has been removed to make them less intrusive.

Added rocks to the chicane on Rosenheim Raceway to prevent cutting.

Career AI names can no longer be modified to prevent fatal issues caused by having too few names.

Fixed an issue with RoadSlayer GT's scoop hood.

Weather list (.weli) and visual suspension settings (.vevs) do not trigger the anti-tamper protection anymore.

A refreshed lobby interface has been implemented.

AI is now more aggressive towards other AI players on Easy and Medium difficulties.

Lowered the 'Cause Damage' bonus target in Midsize Massacre's 2nd event to 600 and in Midsize Mayhem to 2000.

Rocket driver model no longer sports a pink undershirt.

Changing the Graphics Quality preset in the Settings menu now works properly.

With Realistic Damage, mechanical damage now kicks in earlier and wheels detach easier.

Mechanical damage is now more consistent across different cars.

In Career, Lords of Chaos series bonus targets have been made easier to meet.

Fixed another case in which the game might have crashed when entering My Cars.

Entering the Settings menu no longer causes the game to crash when more than four input devices are connected.

Fixed issues with Tristar's brake light and Style 5 wheels.

Fixed Firefly's Style 2 & 3 front wheel tire profile.

HUD is now correctly removed after a forced exit from the Spectate mode.

Fixed Boomer's Style 2 rear wheel materials.

A Mixed Class AI Set that contains a mix of cars from every class has been added.

Fixed adboards at Small Stadium.

RoadSlayer's wheels received as rewards are now correctly marked.

Fixed MudDigger's hood camera position.

Fixed floating decals at Sandstone Raceway and Pinehills Raceway.

A new track called Bonebreaker Valley has been added, featuring banked corners, high-speed sections, and multiple jumps.

Elimination races now yield more credits and experience.

AI now avoids ramming in slow corners and tries to overtake more aggressively.

On Speedway 2, the wrong way indicator is no longer sporadically displayed at the race start.

Fixed one case in which the game occasionally crashed when entering the Upgrades menu.

Added a confirmation dialog if the player is entering Career with active game modifications.

Longer races now yield increasingly better rewards.

In team based game modes, team indicator is now always shown for better visibility.

Game no longer crashes when entering My Cars after disabling a vehicle modification.

The steering wheel of the car no longer deforms in collisions.

In Last Man Standing, contact timer is now disabled when there are less than four players left.

Improved checkpoints on many tracks to allow minor cutting or cutting in places where it doesn't matter.

A number of other user interface improvements.

Added obstacles to selected places on various tracks to help the player see when no cutting is allowed.

The Example Car no longer crashes the game and can be used as an example once again.

In Settings, Controller menu the previously selected controller is now automatically chosen.

Paint and livery modifications do not trigger the anti-tamper protection anymore.

Damage notifications and health bar are now correctly updated after returning from Photo Mode.

Game now supports over 30,000 concurrent vehicle parts in total.

Implemented delayed reset, host adjustable between 0–20 seconds to combat reset spamming.

Fixed one case in which the Market suddenly appeared empty.

Numerous other minor improvements and fixes.

In team based game modes, t-bone, rear-ender and head-on now count as major hits.

Improved Pause Menu user interface.

With Realistic Damage, mechanical damage is now slightly more severe when at maximum.

Game no longer occasionally crashes to vertex buffer overflow on Fairfield Country Arena.

It's now slightly easier to spin out AI players.

Further optimization to reduce warping with low ping.

Dedicated server now automatically uses the x64 executable.

The game no longer crashes in specific cases when entering the Settings menu.

Reverted AI aggression back to what it was before the June update so AI is again more prone to do kamikaze attacks against the player especially on Expert difficulty.

In Career, V8 Thunder series now has 6 laps instead of 3.

Realistic Damage now works correctly in multiplayer.

Added 'Server Not Empty' filter to Server Browser.

A number of environment art improvements and fixes.

The game no longer sporadically crashes when using a vehicle with ragdoll driver.

Increased Player Rank level cap to 100.

The lawnmower and harvester no longer occasionally glitch when customizing paint.

In Career, adjusted series order of National Amateurs to hopefully prevent the users from getting stuck.

Added sorting as per ping to Server Browser.

In Lobby, it's now possible to scroll the player list with a gamepad.

Bonus content should be downloaded automatically.

Includes a Harvester and a School Bus.

Includes new unlocks, car rewards, and challenge events.

To prevent glitches with the update.

Includes rocking songs.

Introducing a challenge mode featuring new vehicles, including a crop harvester.

Fun customization parts and wicked paint jobs for all vehicles.

Automatically added for Deluxe Edition owners.

Wreckfest officially leaves Early Access and launches on PC.

Old servers need to be updated to be visible.

Players can now customize their cars with unique items like shark fins.

Updated art for many screens.

The price of Wreckfest will rise to 44,99 € / 44,99 $ / 38,99 £ after the Early Access period ends on June 14th.

The Deluxe Edition will return with a unique car, soundtrack, and exclusive wallpaper after a short removal period.

The Backer Car will be available in the game after Early Access ends, but will no longer be purchasable.

The livestream will showcase the first look at new vehicles like the combine harvester and brand new cosmetic items.

An epic live festival featuring livestream heroes competing in destructive multiplayer events on June 7th.

Game controller vibration/rumble is now disabled correctly after a controller is changed.

For custom track backward compatibility, runtime grid generation can now be disabled in the event specific bbTrackData (.tcat) file by using the new flag.

Minor environment art improvements and fixes.

MP: Kick and ban voting now works properly.

Server Browser no longer crashes after quitting multiplayer and going back to the server browser.

Game no longer intermittently crashes during a menu texture loading.

MP: Changing server info is now allowed only when in lobby to prevent issues.

In Career, there's now a reduced chance of AI players with duplicate paint jobs appearing.

Added new engine audio for Panther RS.

Gremlin front and rear chains are now uninstalled with the bumpers.

Wrong way indicator is no longer incorrectly displayed at race start on Speedway 2 Oval Loop.

Changing Tristar Front Fenders no longer results in the game crashing.

Speedbird Rear Wheel 3 now has the correct texture applied.

Players can now enable or disable Vignette and Sharpening effects in the Settings menu.

Dust is no longer too dark when in the shade during certain weather conditions.

In Replay, entering free camera now drops the camera at the current car position.

Addressed critical crashes occurring in the menu system.

Implemented various minor improvements and fixes to environment art.

Automatic reversing camera is now enabled by default in derby game modes.

In demolition derby, if only one or two AI players are left they no longer only circle around the player.

Added sharpening and vignette post-processing effects.

A wrong way indicator is no longer incorrectly displayed right after start.

In vehicle selection, ineligible vehicles are now grayed out.

Improved static cubemap locations on a number of tracks.

Implemented a new pre-race screen.

Folk racing style start is now used on a number of tracks that support it.

Weather no longer changes every time when restarting the event.

A number of user-interface fixes and improvements.

Championship progress bar now only goes up until the unlock points for the new championship have been reached.

Contact audio no longer keeps repeating when the vehicle is resting on its top or side.

In lobby, the maximum number of players is now displayed correctly.

In HUD, reset prompt is now displayed automatically when driving into a wrong direction or out of track.

Added a new paintjob for the lawnmower, improved paintjobs for El Matador and Roadcutter.

Contact timer is no longer used in deathmatch.

Vehicle stats are now updated correctly after upgrading the vehicle.

Relevant bonus targets now accumulate during multi-heat events.

Added a short route for Tarmac 1, both forward and reverse layouts.

In server browser, the list of servers is now only displayed after the data files have been verified.

In Grass Arena, hay bales no longer appear weightless when hit.

Added more customization parts for KillerBee, Tristar, Rammer, Gremlin.

In demolition derby, the AI is now less inclined to use reverse whenever the front of the car is damaged.

Improved lawnmower handling and gameplay.

It's now possible to disallow the use of special vehicles (lawnmower) on a server.

Adjusted a number of career series, especially in championships 3–5.

The post-race rewards screen is now only shown if the player actually receives a reward.

Added reverse routes for Mixed 5 Outer Loop and Mixed 5 Inner Loop.

Added and adjusted the start/finish lines for a number of tracks.

Implemented a new championship selection screen.

In Custom Event and MP, the game now tries to pick a unique paint job for the AI player if available.

The post-race experience screen is no longer displayed if the player abandons the event.

Improved environment art on a number of tracks.

In race game modes, reset is now only allowed when vehicle speed is 10 km/h or less.

AI now employs increased situational awareness to decide when to ram another car.

Balanced texture luminance ranges on a number of assets.

AI now takes the loop in Crash Canyon only in one direction to prevent traffic piling up.

Grid start points are now created dynamically (work-in-progress, minor glitches possible especially in MP).

Particles are now darker when in the shade.

Adjusted reverse gear ratios so that they match between different vehicles.

In server browser it's now shown whether the server is configured for normal or realistic damage.

A series is now considered completed only if player receives points from it.

Bogus 'None' parts have been removed from cars, replaced with proper unique customization parts.

The Dedicated Server console no longer intermittently crashes when a player joins while typing a server message.

Fixed several weather setting bugs in Dedicated Server, ensuring clients can connect properly.

Players can now remove the roll cage from the RoadSlayer GT.

Career events now incorporate the newly added weather conditions.

New improved default paintjobs have been added for the Rammer and Starbeast.

The Sport Exhaust Manifold for the Sunrise Super no longer causes a significant power loss.

Players can now remove the roll cage from the RoadSlayer GT.

A number of material bugs in the new rims have been fixed.

The Sport Exhaust Manifold for the Sunrise Super no longer causes a significant power loss.

Fixed several bugs related to weather settings in Dedicated Server, ensuring clients can connect correctly.

Fixed an issue where the Dedicated Server console would intermittently crash when a player joins while typing a server message.

The Mixed 5 event no longer has issues with flying cars.

Cute car icons now feature an improved ambient shadow.

The issue of flying cars in Mixed 5 has been resolved.

AI players now utilize all available cars across different classes.

Career events now make use of the newly introduced weather conditions.

Bogus 'None' parts have been removed from cars, replaced with proper unique customization parts.

Rammer RS is now correctly awarded as a reward from the 'Ramming It Down' career event.

Rammer RS is now correctly awarded as a reward from the 'Ramming It Down' career event.

The cute car icons now feature an improved ambient shadow.

Added new and improved default paintjobs for the Rammer and Starbeast vehicles.

AI players now utilize all available cars across different classes.

A number of material bugs in the newly introduced rims have been fixed.

Introduced a weather system with unique Sunrise, Noon, Afternoon, and Sunset for each track.

Resolved missing audio issues in cockpit, bumper, and hood cameras for RoadSlayer.

Updated new and changed strings for localization.

Resolved a fatal crash related to the effect system in multiplayer.

Updated new and changed strings for localization.

Added new customization parts like spoilers, hoods, grilles, and fenders for various cars.

Resolved missing audio issues in cockpit, bumper, and hood cameras for RoadSlayer.

Roadcutter window bar upgrades are now named correctly.

Enhanced environment art and fixed various bugs on tracks.

AI cars now automatically use matching banger/derby or racing style liveries in relevant modes.

Added new banger and derby style liveries for player and AI controlled cars.

Implemented new screens for Post-Race, Loading, and Server Browser.

Adjusted collision matrix for more rewarding crash experiences.

Rewritten damage tracker for more consistent gameplay damage.

AI cars now automatically use appropriate banger/derby or racing style liveries in game modes.

Roadcutter window bar and Killerbee roll cage upgrades are now named correctly.

Implemented new screens for post-race, loading, and server browsing.

Fixed various bugs and improved art on multiple tracks.

Corrected the assembly of Rocket AI car so it appears correctly in events.

Introduced a weather system with unique Sunrise, Noon, Afternoon, and Sunset for each track.

Quitting an event now takes the player to the results screen.

Quitting an event now takes the player to the results screen for replay availability.

Textured wheel upgrades added for all cars.

Demolition Derby events now yield more credits as a reward.

AI cars are now more aggressive towards each other and the player.

Fixed the assembly of Rocket AI car to appear correctly in events.

Enhanced lawnmower physics for better gameplay experience.

Resolved a fatal crash issue related to the effect system in multiplayer.

Added AI sets for custom events in Demolition Derby and Banger Racing.

Introduced new banger and demolition derby style liveries for player and AI controlled cars.

Adjusted collision matrix to make crashes feel more rewarding.

Improved damage tracker for more consistent gameplay damage and reduced penalties from minor hits.

AI cars are now more aggressive and slide around more during races.

Added new customization parts including spoilers, hoods, grilles, and fenders for various cars.

Introduced textured wheel upgrades for all cars.

Demolition Derby events now yield more credits as a reward.

Enhanced lawnmower physics for better gameplay experience.

Killerbee roll cages are now named correctly.

Added AI sets for custom events in Demolition Derby and Banger Racing.

BullDog upgrade parts received as rewards now use the correct car name instead of European 11.

A car about to get wrecked can no longer be wrecked by a light nudge.

Disabled mouse axis input as a controller to prevent users with specific hardware from being unable to remap keyboard controls.

Improved player stats visuals at the top right corner of the screen.

MudDigger and Rocket no longer have duplicate 'None' customization parts.

Lawnmower is now correctly received after beating the lawnmower challenge.

Added more banger racing and demolition derby liveries for select vehicles.

Hitting other cars now causes significantly more damage to the victim, less to the attacker.

Fixed a case in which cars could occasionally receive visual damage on the starting grid after restarting.

Improved environment art for various tracks.

In pre-race, pressing ESC while being on any of the other tabs now takes back to the first tab.

Added a new giant can prop to various tracks.

MP: Added chat back to respawn state and spectate view.

Improved lawnmower gameplay.

Novice AI now makes more mistakes and is slightly slower.

Engine and transmission mechanical damage is reduced to ensure players can still keep going.

In derby game modes, the AI now favors the player slightly more.

Armor sector representation in the HUD matches visual damage better.

Gameplay damage: car vs. car crashes now cause more gameplay damage.

Adjusted collision matrix to prevent the cars from rolling over at too slow impact speeds.

Amateur AI now makes slightly more mistakes and is slightly slower.

Bogus 'You have already completed this series and you have another series in progress.' message is no longer displayed.

Fixed player unable to reset in Deathmatch after respawning.

Adjusted for Normal and Realistic Damage modes.

Vehicles that cannot be purchased from the car dealer.

Includes crowd cheering effects.

Ensures players receive suitable parts for owned vehicles.

Better impression of sheet metal deformation.

Particles emitted in collisions use the car color they're emitted from.

Light vehicles now have a more realistic impact in collisions.

Removed body panels' damage absorption effect.

Ensures players receive parts suitable for their vehicles and not already owned.

Tracks include Tarmac 1, Tarmac 2, Tarmac 3, and others.

For example, Class C > Class B.

Available in lobby and server settings.

Tracks include Tarmac 1, Tarmac 2, Tarmac 3, and others.

Light vehicles now have a more realistic collision response.

Now plays only when there is visible tire wobbling.

General improvements also made.

Progress towards bonus objectives now triggers on-screen notifications.

Includes Garage, Market, Assembly, Customization, Tune, and Paint views.

Less obvious rubberbanding and smoother difficulty transition.

Players will now start in the latter half of the grid.

Less obvious rubberbanding and smoother difficulty transition.

Available in lobby and server settings.

Includes crowd cheering effects.

When the lawnmower AI Set is selected.

Particles emitted in collisions use custom vehicle color.

A number of new paint jobs added, with more to come.

Players now start in the latter half of the grid.

AI no longer stalls after severe engine/brake damage in Realistic mode.

Replaced old proxy objects.

New audio implemented.

Replaced old proxy objects.

New audio implemented for the Tristar engine.

General improvements included.

Engine block no longer gets unrealistically deformed with visual damage.

Gives a better impression of sheet metal deformation.

AI now uses cars upgraded from Class C to Class B.

Adjusted to match visual damage more closely.

Now plays only when there is visible tire wobbling.

Currently, only one challenge event is available in the first championship.

Added a number of new paint jobs with more coming in future updates.

Currently, only one challenge event is available in the first championship.

These vehicles cannot be purchased from the car dealer.

AI no longer stalls after severe engine/brake damage.

When the lawnmower AI Set is selected.

Includes Garage, Market, Assembly, Customization, Tune, and Paint views.

All damage now goes directly to chassis health.

Progress notifications for bonus objectives added.

Players now start in the latter half of the grid.

Making Novice AI more challenging and balancing difficulty levels.

Enhancing vehicle damage visuals for more realistic effects.

Adding dynamic content like tire stacks and billboards to tracks.

Adding more banger racing and demolition derby inspired paint jobs.

Adding crowd noises to enhance ambiance during races.

Adjusting career mode to reduce repetitiveness with new events and challenges.

Adjusting AI difficulty and variety in career events.

Fixing critical issues causing server instability.

Overhauling menu screens for better visuals and functionality.

Fixing critical issues causing server instability and integrating error tracing.

Adding more dynamic content like tire stacks and billboards to tracks.

Working on new cars, including fan-favorites and surprises.

Implementing realistic damage mechanics in multiplayer mode.

The backer car from the Deluxe Edition is being finalized.

Working on new cars, including fan-favorites and surprises.

Adding crowd noises to enhance track ambiance.

Enhancing vehicle damage visuals for more realistic effects.

Implementing realistic damage mechanics in multiplayer mode.

Adding more banger racing and demolition derby inspired paint jobs.

Adjusting career mode to include special events and expanded rewards.

The backer car from the Deluxe Edition is being finalized.

Overhauling menu screens for better visuals and functionality.

Boomer Rear Bumper 1 no longer yields extra horsepower.

Boomer Rear Bumper 1 no longer yields extra horsepower.

MP: Spectate mode no longer crashes on certain tracks.

Example track no longer crashes the game.

Lap counter now works correctly on modded tracks.

Career: Championships 3–5 no longer require 100% completion of the previous championship to unlock.

Career: Championships 3–5 no longer require 100% completion of the previous championship to unlock.

MP: Spectate mode no longer crashes on certain tracks.

MP: Ban list size is now 1024 entries.

MP: Server browser no longer crashes in certain cases.

Example track no longer crashes the game.

MP: Server browser no longer crashes in certain cases.

Lap counter now works correctly on modded tracks.

MP: Ban list size is now 1024 entries.

MP: Unresponsive zombie clients now get disconnected properly.

Installing the 'None' front bumper on Nexus will no longer cause the game to crash.

Having the example vehicle mod enabled will no longer cause the game to crash at launch.

Fixed a number of visual glitches related to customization parts.

Decreased strength of most front and rear bumpers.

Fixed a number of visual glitches related to customization parts.

Having the example vehicle mod enabled will no longer cause the game to crash at launch.

Career: Demolition Derby series are now shorter and single heat only.

Career: Demolition Derby series are now shorter and single heat only.

Increased mechanical damage on normal damage setting.

Installing the 'None' front bumper on Nexus will no longer cause the game to crash.

MP: Unresponsive zombie clients now get disconnected properly.

Class-based engine upgrades introduced for all cars to modify vehicle class.

Isolated and addressed a case causing server instability.

New layouts for Tarmac 3 and Sandpit 1, plus a new Speedway 2 route with visual improvements.

Class-based engine upgrades allow players to modify vehicle classes for events.

Three completely new championships with more series, more races and more crashes.

New setting for custom races to choose between Normal and Realistic Damage.

It's no longer possible to pick up more speed by wall riding.

New cars: Bulldog, Hotshot, Speedemon, and Warwagon, each offering unique styles and capabilities.

Enhanced effects related to mechanical damage and new audio effects for immersion.

Enhanced effects for mechanical damage and new audio effects for better immersion.

Tuning feature expanded to allow five setups for most parts, enhancing customization.

Tuning feature expanded to allow five setups for most parts instead of three.

New reverse layouts and shorter routes added to existing tracks, along with visual improvements.

New customization parts for cars including bumpers and roll cages with weight and protection properties.

New setting in custom race options for Normal and Realistic Damage gameplay.

Three completely new championships with more series, more races and usability enhancements.

New customization parts for cars including bumpers and roll cages, each with weight and protection properties.

New cars: Bulldog, Hotshot, Speedemon, and Warwagon added to the game.

Fixed an issue where players could pick up more speed by wall riding.

Isolated and addressed a case causing server instability.

Enhancements to mechanical damage effects and a new setting for normal vs realistic damage.

The AI will be easier and better balanced on easy difficulty settings.

New routes will be added to existing tracks, and visual improvements will be made to track art.

The user interface is undergoing significant changes ahead of the final release.

A batch of new cars inspired by classic American, European, and Japanese models is in the pipeline.

A more detailed gamepad vibration effect will be included in the next update.

New customization parts like bumpers and side protectors are being added, affecting gameplay balance.

A number of important bug fixes and improvements based on community feedback are being implemented.

A more detailed gamepad vibration effect will be included in the next update.

Various important bug fixes and improvements based on player feedback are being implemented.

The career mode will be expanded with more championships and special challenge events.

The career mode will be expanded with additional championships and special challenge events.

A new Pause Menu will be introduced in the next update.

A new Pause Menu will be introduced in the next update.

Tracks will be visually improved, with new routes added and removal of proxy assets.

Track length and surface information will be added to the track selection screen.

The user interface is undergoing significant changes leading up to the final release.

A batch of new cars inspired by classic American, European, and Japanese models is in the pipeline.

Research is ongoing to improve rendering performance in the game.

Researching ways to improve rendering performance for better gameplay experience.

New customization parts like bumpers and side protectors are being added, affecting gameplay balance.

Enhancements to mechanical damage effects with new visual and audio elements, plus a setting for damage realism.

Track length and surface information will be displayed in the track selection screen.

Easier and better-balanced AI on easy difficulty is being implemented.