Version 2.19.0 - NEW EBISU WEST LAYOUT – HILLSIDE, GAME STABILITY UPDATE!

YO YO DRIFTERS! We’re whippin' out the tools and cable ties for Update 2.19.0 as we tackle some more game optimisation and performance issues that we have -very much heard- from you. Read on to find out what the team has been working on!

NEW EBISU WEST LAYOUT – HILLSIDE!

Ebisu is getting the love it deserves this year, and we’re not stopping with another layout to the iconic map! Hillside boasts amazing elevation changes, and is the ideal track to tandem on due to the well timed deceleration zones (+ left foot braking opportunities)!

As there aren’t any outstanding new features or major bug fixes in this update (hear us out here!) – We’re getting into the nitty-gritties of addressing performance issues and crash rates that have been occurring.

There are a number of contributing factors to players' game stability being interfered with, one of which being hardware longevity. In 2.18.0, we introduced a graphics quality setting cap for lower end devices with the intention of allowing said players to still enjoy the game, but not at the expense of relaunching the game over and over again, which as a result… dramatically taints the gameplay experience.

The TD team have spent this update digging deeper into untouched corners of the game to implement more changes where possible to ultimately retune old systems, optimise the game better to cover a wider pool of devices, as well as making quality of life improvements to UI, game flow, and more!

BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS

• Delete Button repositioned in selection screen, users will now need to type CONFIRM to delete account
• Long titles are now scrollable
• Lighting updates on maps: WWT, Hakone, Gingerman
• Addressed memory leak issues
• & More!

While we may not be able to list out all the technicalities here, this is also groundwork for more future improvements and features we have planned for 2023. As always, any and all feedback is appreciated!

– Torque Drift Team