What's New
- Added a forklift truck with controllable equipment
- Added a new Warehouse map for forklift scenarios
Physics
- Added hydraulic actuators
- Added basic vehicle buoyancy and water drag
- Improved aerodynamics
- Added a double brake system
- Changed gear selection for manual gearboxes - gears can only be changed with the clutch pressed
User Interface
- Added a vehicle type filter to the vehicle selection panel
- Added AI vehicle and pedestrian sliders to the map selection panel
- Added HUD widgets for controlling hydraulic equipment
- Added quick start scenarios to the welcome panel
- Fixed monitor DPI handling
Input
- Added range and gear split to a manual gearbox
SDK
- Added stable ABI for sustaining backward compatibility (see \\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\eXpanSIM\\SDK\\README.md)
- Added turret telemetry
Work in Progress
- Adding an excavator with the ability to dig in the ground
- Creating a new big map
- Migrating to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)
- Extending AI behaviour
Known Issues
- SteamVR needs to be shut down before launching eXpanSIM (SteamVR will launch later automatically)
More from eXpanSIM
Other announcements
Patch update #34: Smarter traffic and better accidentsVehicles · Added a new sport bike model (inspired by Aprilia Tuono V4 1100) · Added a truck turntable trailer · Added ragdolls to bicycle and motorbike riders · Added reflective paint to trucks and trailers · Added driver models · Added registration plates · Improved motorbike animations · Improved vehicle lights · Improved the autopilot mode Maps · Added German traffic signs and rules · Improv…Patch update #33: Upgraded renderingGraphics · Improved global illumination · Improved sky and clouds · Improved shadows · Improved reflections · Added volumetric fog light scattering · Upgraded water (waves, caustics, underwater volume) Performance · Updated graphics quality options (restored settings to defaults) · Improved VR performance (switched to single-pass rendering) · Improved overall rendering performance Vehicle Physi…Patch update #32: Four seasonsWeather System · Split months into four seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) · Improved rainy weather with wet reflective surfaces, puddles and raindrop ripple animations · Added lightning storm · Added Winter snow cover on terrain, buildings, and vehicles · Added Autumn vegetation colours · Added wind effect (visual and physical) · Improved sleet and hail Graphics · Balanced sky scattering…