DWII 0.57

Matthew Weston

Oct 8

2 min read

What's new in 0.57?

New water system for better looking water on open world maps and flood race.
3D Audio implementation / configuration for engine & other vehicle sounds.
New customization system for tires, VFX and more.
4 New shops to purchase items from.
20+ new VFX to choose from in each customization category.
Fog configuration panel simplified and fixed up.
New & Improved "Wav Cube system"
- Able to make post process effects change with music, etc.
- More audio implementation coming soon.
Achievement system implemented, next update will have more info on this.

New Cinematic camera system available while driving
- Pressing 'V' will enable this mode
- Pressing 'B' while in cinematic mode will make the camera follow the car / vehicle.
- Pressing numbers 1 -> 0 on your keyboard will cycle through different points.
  - Pressing ALT while doing this will give you another 10 camera point options.
New Free-cam system available for more cinematic shots.
- Pressing F1 will enable free-cam
- Pressing F2 while in free-cam mode will enable a menu to edit settings on the camera / post processing.
Small other changes to the camera system / follow system.

Physics time-step changes / core physics update.
Single-player game-mode polish.
- Game-mode theme system for more diverse generation.
- New Road pieces / segments.
Air control bug fixes for keyboard users.
Cop chase AI can now jump ( still WIP )
Cop chase map changes.
Flood race map updates.
Highway & Endless segment updates.
Highway Legacy segment overhauls.

New multiplayer map
Double press 'R' to set reset point.
New traffic / vehicle system to allow hundreds of cars over the network without effecting bandwidth.
Tire rotation sync bug fixed.
Special vehicles added ( War Ship, Cargo boat, Passenger plane, helicopter, blimp & more to come! )
Net-code updates / changes to better smooth out other client position & rotation data.
Spline updates & other small fixes.