Night-Runners Private Alpha v3.1.x Update Log + Dev Update
Hi, 3 new cars this month and a ton of new improvements;
Added the S13
Added the S13 Vert
Added the 180SX
Fully rebuilt the customization UI, garage and parts-shop workflows
Fully rebuilt Photo Mode with presets, custom-resolution screenshots, effects, vehicle controls and music controls
Added Replay Mode with timeline editing, full photomode feature set, camera paths, keyframes and camera attachment
Localized the whole game and made translation tables exportable so users can create translations. Game currently has Russian language translation
Fully rebuilt exhaust bangs and particle system
New collision and underbody scrape effects
Improved visual chassis, suspension and wheel movement
Improved car paint visuals and car reflections
Added Kickstarter backer credits to main menu
Added gear-shifting, nitrous and replay tutorials with platform-specific control glyphs
Added automatic save backups between game versions
Added Discord Rich Presence
Added rev-matching and expanded exhaust and transmission behavior
Adjusted S14, S15 and TK ZZ handling
Improved traffic and racer spawning to reduce collisions in PAs
Many, many small bug fixes
CARS
We got the S13, S13 vert and 180sx all in game. They all have the same trim levels as the Prologue did with 180RS and 200RS. They now have 1JZ and RB26 swaps unlike in the Prologue.
We are currently working on R32 chassis (Sedan, GTR, GTST) but it's too early to tell if it will be in the next update. Progress has been really good so far though.
WIP FEATURES
Other things that are almost complete but aren't included in this update;
Expansion of the crew ranking and crew systems
Rebuilt AI, with new driving characteristics, smarter driving and better racing
New Crew(s)
ENVIRONMENT
Oi Wharf has got good traffic logic, although some bugs persist. We need to work on polishing it up for freeroam; tweak lens flares, chunk loading, traffic logic, street lights.
Here is a short video of driving around a Work-in-progress Oi Wharf; https://youtu.be/WmMPhMatdPo?si=qmU0UoIj56Tjloen
Work on the C1 belt loop has started this month. The first version of the expressway map will be a Belt-Loop route including Hakozaki PA, Tatsumi PA and Shibaura PA. Then once this route is playable, we will start expanding into the C1 route.