The Long Drive
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Playing now
191−2 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
4,335Dec 2024
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| In-game event | Update V2024.11.10_test: Hello our dear Desert Dwellers! A little update for you on this wonderful Sunday! As always, you can access this version by right clicking on TLD in Steam, select properties, then select betas, then select the upcoming version test. ! WARNING ! - This update now breaks old saves and saved cars! V2024.11.10_test: · Parts and Attachables are now using the same script! (This should make things eas… | 16357035 | |
| In-game event | UPDATE V2024.10.17b_test and previous patchnotes Hello guys! Here is today's update for you! As always, you can access this version by right clicking on TLD in Steam, select properties, then select betas, then select the upcoming version test. V2024.10.17b_test: · All Headlights and Bulbs can be turned on by hand when they aren't in their slot (Yes, later they will need batteries for that, but we don't have those yet) · Metal bar got thin Phy… | — | |
| In-game event | Update V2024.10.10_test and previous updates changenotes Hello dear survivors! We have another update for you! You know why? Because we always got to try! Update 'till you die! As always, you can access this version by right clicking on TLD in Steam, select properties, then select betas, then select the upcoming version test. V2024.10.10_test: · Added cacti, rocks and such! · Draw Distance Setting Works Again · Removed Distant Terrain Setting, now it… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix V2024.09.30b_test and previous patchnotes Hello there! Aaand another update! You will find it in the "beta - Upcoming version test" branch. (Right click on TLD, properties, betas, beta - Upcoming version test) Please always make sure that you are running the latest possible version, because if this is not the case, it may cause problems in multiplayer. After this update or later hotfixes, old saves and mods may become unusable in beta.… | 15876891 | |
| In-game event | Anniversary Beta Update Happy anniversary for everyone. We have been fighting together in the desert for five years now. Who would have thought that when about six years ago the three brothers decided to make a game together that not many had thought of until then. They wanted to make a game that works according to their own vision and will not be another game on the assembly line that will then be forgotten. I don't… | — | |
| Community | NEW DISCORD SERVER Hello there! As you've all noticed, the server was raided and destroyed. After assessing the damage, we have concluded the current server is too wrecked to salvage, and we can't be sure it's even entirely safe to use anymore. In light of this we are currently working on a new server built from a month old template of this server, it will be identical, however the history and content is permanen… | — | |
| Community | A sign of life No, we're not dead at all. And neither does Long Drive. We did not expect that it would be easy to rewrite the main parts of the game, but even so, it is much more difficult than we expected. Genesz is sweating blood and fighting to get the update ready for you as soon as possible, but he won't release it half-finished. We don't know how long it will be until it is ready, but once it is ready,… | — | |
| Community | Anniversary 2023 We are silent for a reason, trust me! 😃 But, if you are bored, you can follow Gus on his Youtube channel , if you are missing the good old Chat 'till you Die vibes! He just started the channel a few days ago, don't expect anything fancy, or you get your armpit kicked! We are still working on the game base codes. Its's a very hard work because anything you change in the game's old code could br… | — | |
| In-game event | v2023.04.19c Hotfixes Hy Guys, there are some new hotfixes/changes: · Bikes driving got much better , they spin less likely and should be less jumpy, and their keyboard steering speed decreases less at higher speeds · Removed not being able to drink or pour from heavy containers · Fixed being able to attach baskets and such to air if they have other attachables in them · Pallets do not physics lock new things while… | — | |
| In-game event | Hotfix/Patch 2023.04.17b. Hello our dear desert riders! We are here again with some news , new stuff , and many interesting things! CHANGES/FIXES/Things added since the last post: · Added spirit water bubble level tool instrument thingy ( YES! ) · Added new Trophy! (And they should spawn now) · Fixed being able to attach things to the thin air , if looking at buildings or the terrain · Fixed the bus locking its own whee… | 11017759 | |
| In-game event | Update v2023.04.06c: · Few vehicles now have removable fuel tanks (when loading older saves those vehicles will not have a tank) · Fuel cans , oil cans and such can be installed as tanks · Car interior lights now turn on when the doors are opened they have 3 states : · only on when doors are open · always on · always off · Physics lock triggers now lock vehicle's wheels if its handbrake is on, so tran… | — | |
| Community | Update Delay Hello guys! First of all: Sorry for the delay, we are hard at work. The patch should be out any day now, so be prepared to regurarly check the Youtube channel, Facebook page, Steam, and all that! Many things happened, but most importantly: Our Grandmother's old Trabant has been a bit renovated, she got her old shine back, and lots of her parts were upgraded, changed, etc. Our Hungarian players… | — | |
| In-game event | SCARY Update SCARY UPDATE v2022.11.04bdev: (Only in singleplayer) · Added new big building · Added new friendly npc (mainly for halloween, but it will stay) · Added new flashlight, chair , misc stuff · Added decoration ai (bat) · Fixed truck doors openable even when dismounted · Fixed beer bottle bottom gib model uv · Fixed rabbit blinding or deafening with headshot · Fixed car camera recender winding up ·… | — | |
| In-game event | ANNIVERSARY UPDATE Ver.20220925c Singleplayer Updates: Added: · Added new car · Added new engine for the first car · Added new music to neon synth radio · Added power pole cable · Added Shotguns · Added bulging eyes when zooming · Added physics lock setting in misc tab · Added female character · Added thumbleweed · Added window roll down feature · Picked up stuff now rotates using physics · New ammo box for the g… | — | |
| In-game event | Multiplayer Test Update Recent updates: Misc and Fixed: · Changed "Lobbies" button label to " Multiplayer " ( because we can imagine a few people sitting at home wondering what a lobbie is, while searching for multiplayer, this should avoid any confusion now ) · Added Shotgun ( not yet fully done, but you can use it now ) · Picked up stuff now rotates using physics · Crates are breakable · Breakable stuff ignores the… | 9157912 | |
| In-game event | Multiplayer Test Update v2022.04.12dev_multitest: Synced: · Synced painting or fixing something · Synced bus doors and stop buttons · Synced attachable things (except trailers) (not working properly when attached to world (buildings, terrain...)) · Synced server destroying an item (breaking something should cause it to dissapear from clients too) Fixed: · Fixed terrain difference at start · Fixed car falling apart con… | — | |
| In-game event | Menu Update v2022.03.06c: · Fuel consumption+ 50% · Oil consumption+ 50% (It seemed fuel consumption was less than it should have been to be realistic, and for gameplay purposes too) · Re-Added sledge (it is not as fast as it was last time) · Added soccer ball · Added new magazines · Added new car · Added burnout smoke · Added mouse driving (Default On/Off key: U ) · Added small AM radio channels (will hav… | — | |
| In-game event | Sandstorm v2021.11.01c: · Added Darude Sandstorm · Pumpkins now spawn about the appropriate date (between oct. 25. - nov. 05.) | — | |
| In-game event | Eat This! (Survival Update) v2021.10.09c: · Added a cap · Added fridge · Added new car ( s ) · Added 3D VLC icon · Added new seat covers · Added new door sounds for the two stroke car · Added impostors (far away objects are 2D, performace should be better, or at least the game should look more ugly) · Added hum (hold then change the volume by moving the mouse right or left, and change pitch by moving mouse up or down, to… | — | |
| In-game event | Biome Blending v2021.07.01: Added Biome blending You no longer have to select the biomes from the menu, they are just there, and you can reach them as you travel. But you can still select one and then that will be the only one. | — | |
| In-game event | Sunglasses v2021.06.19: (don't worry about the "dev" word after the version in the game, I just forgot to remove it) · Added shovel (as a melee weapon, not for digging) · Added machine gun (and ammo for it) · Added licence plate inventory icon · Added sunglasses Some of them can be very helpful against the sun, some just make you see the world in a different color. If you don't want to see in a different… | — | |
| In-game event | Revolver Ammo v2021.06.05: · Added ammo for the revolver , you can now reload it (if you load an older version save you will not have ammo in you weapons, because the weapon script got heavily changed, so they can be more realistic, and it will be easier to add weapons in the future) · You can now transfer ammo from one box to the other it works almost like the reloading, you can reload the ammo box in your… | — | |
| In-game event | Quck Fix and Improvement v2021.06.04C: · Fixed Rabbit run over (hopefully) · Fixed coolants and engines sometimes being too heavy (hopefully) · As a "side effect" now every part on the car affects it's weight So from now on the car will really be lighter without bumpers, doors, you... · The moped's balance got much better , so it is more usable now · Attaching and removing license plates got a lot more easier · The mop… | — | |
| In-game event | It's about time v2021.06.01B: Loading older saves is possible , but car parts may be in the wrong place on the car. Buildings may be somewhere else and near them there is a risk that you will fall under the terrain. Other than these you should be able to continue old saves. As always, you can switch back to the old version through betas if you want to. (though I had to delete a few versions from the list, beca… | — | |
| Community | New Multiplayer Test (v2021.02.08multitest): You can access this version by right clicking the game in you steam library , selecting properties , betas tab, and from the dropdown select " multiplayer_test ". To host a server, you have to start a new game or load a save, then press T select the Lobby tab and click Create . To join other lobbies, click the Lobbies button in the main menu , select an existing lobby (i… | — | |
| In-game event | Merry Christmas! (v2020.12.24): · Added small music box you have to crank it with the mouse , and you can change the music it plays from the data folder · Added ' music ' mode for the computer you can play it almost like a piano · Replaced gas can model · Fixed glass's position in the cabin in the desert · Fixed one of the car doors not having collision sound · Fixed not being able to smooth crouch while holdin… | — | |
| Community | New Multiplayer Test (v2020.12.19i_multitest): You can access this version by right clicking the game in you steam library , selecting properties , betas tab, and from the dropdown select " multiplayer_test ". I don't know where to start, so here are a few images showing how much fun it was to get to the current state and a video, which shows what's up. ( meatbag ) ( flying meatbag ) ( mustache ) ( almost... ) ( th… | — |
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