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WRECKFEST - The official title of Bugbear's NEXT CAR GAME project

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Bugbear's NEXT CAR GAME has been a game that's been a lot of fun due to the wreckfest that can be had while playing so it seems damn fitting that this is how it's going to officially be known from now on. With the latest Multiplayer update up to 18 players can now go metal-to-metal with each other and just cause all out destruction against anyone who may be in their way. So if complete and utter carnage is right up your street then by all means, jump-in, strap-in and head-in headfirst as this is no gentleman's racer. :D

 

Finally.

Finally Build #6 is here, and it’s a home run.

We are happy to present Build #6 of Next Car G— Wait, that’s not right, let me try again.

With a lot of help from our very active community, we finally found a name worthy of our newest baby.

The Game Formerly Known As Next Car Game has now been given its official title!

 

WRECKFEST

Wreck fest

noun

“Mostly common in racing series such as NASCAR and Formula 1 (aka F1). This happens on some tracks during races where the cars are close together and drivers misjudge how close the cars are. Thus, resulting in one big wreck after another.” -Urban Dictionary

As Wreckfest is all about the madness of colliding cars at breakneck speeds, a term describing the glory of tearing metal is nothing if not apt.

 

The name reveal is certainly not all, for Wreckfest has also evolved to include 18 player multiplayer! The players can now challenge their friends to share the most visceral demolition racing mayhem in existence! With four different game modes, Racing, Demolition Derby, and the new Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, Wreckfest’s conjunction of purity of driving and the innate beauty of twisted metal creates massive amounts of emergent glee when punishing your friends and foes alike.

 

We’re pushing the limits to get the number of simultaneous players to 24, but optimizing the network code will take a bit longer. Because the code is not yet optimized, remember that the speed of your ISP has a tremendous impact on how the races will run. Check the Recommended Upstream figure when you host a game, and you’ll be fine.

 

If you’re experiencing difficulties when joining or hosting a game, you may need to adjust your network port forwarding: 27015 UDP and TCP for Steam, and our game uses 33540 UDP. If problems persist, check our community forum’s thread about the subject

Speaking of different play modes, Wreckfest has been content in letting players enjoy racing and demolition derby at their basic forms. We thought we’d spice the regular derby up with Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, in which you’re not limited to a single car like in the classic Demolition Derby game mode. In short, if you get ganked, you can rejoin the fray with a brand new banger, and keep on truckin’! You may grin while you do so, it is entirely permitted.

 

As for racing goes, we’re adding Speedway, a new oval track, to the mix, where you can showcase both your driving skills and your ability to dish out some severe punishment. Speedway is actually a twofer – inside the oval ring is a figure 8 track! In short, you’ll be getting two tracks instead of one, and both are a delight to play.

 

We’re also adding a new car to the arsenal: a European coupe is making its first appearance in Build #6. A whopping amount of horsepower packed into a light frame, it might be challenging to handle, but those who master its raw power and surprising agility are always a force to be reckoned with.

 

While all of the aforementioned are noteworthy things on their own, our in-house engine ROMU supplies the physics and detailed damage modeling to ensure that the crashes both look and feel glorious. The improved suspension physics we’ve been working on for the past month give collisions that extra mile of oomph – but we’re not satisfied yet. This is a good beginning, but it’s by no means all she wrote.

 

In addition to these four major features, we’re introducing a lot of smaller items, like these:

- The Field of Vision can now be altered, letting you find the combination of visibility and sense of speed you enjoy the most. (Check this video to see how FoV affects your sense of surroundings and speed.)

- Reversing now turns the camera so you can see where you’re backing to, which is especially useful in derby matches, where reversing into someone is an effective way to deal some damage without crippling your own car in the process.

- Car upgrades now work on online modes as well

- You can specifically search for servers where your Steam friends are playing

A full update list can be found on our forums, so if you’re interested, please click here and keep reading.

As always, remember that Wreckfest is a work in progress. Although the prevalent bugs are a part of all Early Access games, rest assured that we’re making it better, every day. Players can submit their ideas on our own community forums, and help us make Wreckfest, already an amazing demolition racing, be all it can be.

All right, that’s it for now. Enjoy the offerings, and have a blast!

Yours,

Jori Virtanen, game designer, Bugbear Entertainment

 

Sauce: Bugbear Entertainment Blog

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Another small update was released yesterday:

General:

 

* Added Inner Oval layout for Speedway 2.

* Fixed Lawn Mower AI getting stuck at Mixed 1 start.

* More info about parts is now available on the marketplace.

* Paint job selection menu no longer goes off-screen.

* Improved Tarmac 2 environmental art.

* Improved engine torque curves and torque mappings.

* Improved engine audio.

* Suspension no longer gets 'stuck' when bounds are exceeded.

* Fixed incorrect off-road surfaces on many tracks.

* Added open and locked differentials.

* Improved tyre model.

* Improved AI generally.

 

From last update:

 

http://i.imgur.com/ddpYzOW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/j0ABxhU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4HcHAjS.jpg

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There's been another hotfix as well.

 

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And so, here's a hotfix for the issues introduced in yesterday's update. Thanks for the feedback, everyone, please keep it coming!

 

General:

 

* Dedicated server no longer crashes upon launching.

* AM2/AM3 now have correct parts shown in the marketplace.

* Speedway 2 Inner Oval is now more narrow and confined.

* Added reward scaling per event length and car class.

* Removed invisible object on Speedway, Figure 8 layout.

* Fixed money shown in lobby's market not updating after receiving race rewards.

* Reduced tendency of vehicles rolling over.

* It's no longer possible to build AM1 242.

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