Patch update #30: Abundant AI traffic and a new motorbike

major update

eXpanSIM · published

AI Traffic

  • Increased traffic density around the player
  • Increased the maximum number of AI vehicles and pedestrians
  • Increased AI vehicle controller speed and improved steering trajectory
  • Improved pedestrian behaviour and reduced getting stuck
  • Smoothed AI paths
  • Added an autopilot controller (experimental)

Vehicles

  • Added a naked bike inspired by the Honda CB 750
  • Reduced headlight intensity and added shadows
  • Fixed the visibility of the front and rear lights
  • Improved rear-view mirrors
  • Adjusted interior dashboard emission
  • Added a gearbox sound when shifting without the clutch

Vehicle Physics

  • Improved ABS (reduced brake distance)
  • Improved ASR (reduced wheel acceleration slip)
  • Improved automatic transmission logic
  • Improved throttle controller and adjusted engine torque curves
  • Fixed wheel contact angle calculation
  • Increased the tyre grip of vintage cars
  • Tuned vehicle suspension stiffness
  • Adjusted steering ratio curves
  • Improved steering wheel force feedback
  • Tuned power steering intensity

Maps

  • Rounded the intersection corners on the Windridge City map
  • Added more AI paths to the Windridge City map
  • Improved visibility of traffic lights
  • Changed traffic light timing

Performance

  • Reduced AI traffic overhead
  • Optimised building materials and textures
  • Slightly improved the performance of replay recording

Input

  • Added default bindings for Thrustmaster T818 Direct Drive
  • Added speed-based turn limit for the keyboard and gamepad steering

Widgets

  • Added gear change thresholds to the dashboard
  • Added brake distance widget
  • Fixed traffic offence marker jittering

UI

  • Reorganised welcome screen shortcut format and added weather information
  • Improved location tab containers
  • Updated spawn point preview images

Other

  • Improved Sim Racing Studio telemetry integration
  • Smoothed motion platform telemetry between vehicle respawns
  • Updated Elgato Stream Deck integration plugin