Engine Hoist, AI traffic improvements, fixes - 0.23 Now Available

0.23 is now available to download through the usual location over on itch.

The focus here was to get Vending Machines working before the Christmas break. So there are a bunch of fixes tied to that and other areas. I've also added in an Engine Hoist to allow working on the engine outside the vehicle. AI Traffic has had a rewrite to make it more performant and persistent. If performance is still poor on your machine, I've also added an option to the video menu that allows you to lower the maximum amount of AI drivers allowed. Full change list below.

Change List 0.23

• Added Engine Hoist to the player garage to allow working on engines outside of the truck

• Fixed glowing text on truck beds

• Fixed issue with light button getting stuck in the car if the headlights had fallen off

• Fixed load issue with players who managed to get a radio

• Lowered fog on passenger windows during rain

• Adjusted player location when interacting with bolts on the carburettors

• Fixed alternator not being placeable on engine

• Added calls for Alternator, Air Filter, Radiator, Carburettors & Ignition Coils to make placement on engines easier by removing other component colliders blocking view.

• Adjusted Alternator nut interactions to look better

• Rewrote the AI Traffic system

  • AI traffic moved over to a pooling system to prevent hitching

    • Previous system had cars exist at the same time all over the world,

    the new system changes this to have only a small number of vehicles constantly near the player

    • Cars will return to the pool if they are too far away

    • Cars will be repositioned in front of the player when returned to the pool

    • Added LODs to AI traffic vehicles

    • Traffic levels should now feel more consistently represented

    • AI should now adjust speed based on the vehicle in front of them, reducing the brake checking

    • Performance should be greatly improved

    • Added a max traffic AI slider to the video options menu so players can clamp how many AI can spawn

  Note: There's still some issues with AI that need work. AI car brake lights now flicker with how they are braking, and AI can still get confused and veer off into a tree. More work is needed from me here!

• Fixed issue where truck bed will float off into the aether

• Added an overlap check on render placement to prevent placing objects over one another

• Fixed issue where player could throw item onto the tool bench and have it become stuck

• Fixed issue where painting the cabin wouldn't paint the dashboard interior

• Fixed using "escape" key to exit sell menu not removing the sell menu UI

• Fixed issue where exiting the sell menu with escape would not return the sell items back to your truck

• Fixed issue where players could place a item carrier into another item carrier

• Fixed some transparency issues with rendering drinks into the basket before pickup

• Fixed some stored item render issues with item carriers (crates, baskets, etc)

• Fixed missing collision at market that allowed players to go "behind the scenes"

• Road side destructible crates now have audio spatialized

• Fixed Kusahiro and Batako spare wheels always being perfect condition

• Fixed Kusahiro spare wheels needing spanner to be removed

• Changed Kusahiro spare wheel to "Tractor Steer"

• Updated the Loading UI the new UI when re-rolling auction cars

• Fixed exhausts preventing engines being taken out of Kusahiro

• Fixed some placement render issues with N360E I2 engine

• Fixed jet screw placement render issue with various carburettors

• Added specific removal check for Kusahiro

  • Kusahiro with GPE engines that have a built-in fuel tank no longer spawn external fuel tanks

    • Kusahiro with Engines that have a built-in exhaust will no longer spawn an external exhaust

• Car auction now checks for door windows before stating if the car will have tinted windows

• Fixed potential soft-lock from nut navigation on exhausts

• Rearranged exhaust nuts sorting so navigation feels more intuitive

• Fixed issue with flat tyres setting wheel condition to 0

• Potentially fixed an issue with second hand autoshop stocklists not spawning anything

• Can now scroll the map details when hovering on a job or location

  • can use mouse wheel, arrow keys or WASD

• Fixed a save load issue if loading in without an engine

• Fixed issue with condition not being repairable above 100

• Fixed various components referring to base total condition rather than dynamic total condition

• Fixed Options submenu button highlight colouring

• Updated front-end options UI to the new UI system

• Removed some duplicate entries from the credits of Patreons who had resubbed, appreciate you all - just house cleaning

• Fixed Batako Type 2 Kusahiro cabin using incorrect damage mesh and rust mesh

• Fixed up GX90 1-Speed transmission nut interactions

• Fixed Daizo stock parts not having a material assigned to them

• Fixed Daizo stock wheels not having the compound type assigned to them

• Cleaned up spanner and arm placement for various Alternator nut interactions

• Cleaned up spanner and arm placement for various Air Filter nut interactions

• Cleaned up spanner and arm placement for various Carburettor nut interactions

• Fixed various engine components not registering they were installed on an eninge correctly after load, causing slots on the engine to not open up once the component was removed

• Added helper when equipping a spanner that hides collision blockers for the engine and various engine parts, this should make targeting nuts on the engine much easier

• "Carburettor Missing" tooltip added for trying to start the car without any carburettors installed

• Fixed being able to start the engine without an ignition coil

Vending Machines

• Fixed save load issues tied to vending machines

  • Fixed button references dispensing the wrong goods on Milk Box Vending machines

    • This was causing the hand getting stuck on button bug

  • Fixed Milk Box Vending machines dispensing drinks sideways

  • Fixed UI rendering issue not showing vending machine details

  • Fixed hand location for pressing button on Milk Box vending machines

  • Fixed vend prices being reset when topping up stock

Thanks for the support this year. The project has come a long way, all thanks to your support. I'm eternally grateful and can't wait to take this project even further next year.

Greg