BeamNG Updated to Version 0.26

BeamNG September 2022 Update 01.jpg
BeamNG has been updated to version 0.26, bringing significant updates to the Ibishu Covet plus map updates and new missions.

The Early Access phase of BeamNG continues, with the driving simulator now moving to version 0.26. While this update isn't massive, it does bring improvements to multiple aspects of the title.

Popular among BeamNG players, the fictional Ibishu Covet has received a revamped 3D model, reworked textures, design improvements and structural tweaks. Multiple versions of the car are included, and the Covet now features openable doors, hood and trunk, a functional odometer, and an animated manual shifter and many other changes.

Players can now also optionally enjoy motion blur, which should result in a better sense of speed.

BeamNG has earned a following thanks largely to its soft-body physics model, which has resulted in countless popular videos on YouTube featuring spectacular crashes and mangled vehicles.

Let us know in the comments below if your favourite things to do in BeamNG, and whether you're enjoying the improved Covet.
  • Like
Reactions: treert, stenovitz, arzaquna and 7 others
About author
Mike Smith
Mike Smith
I have been obsessed with sim racing and racing games since the 1980's. My first taste of live auto racing was in 1988, and I couldn't get enough ever since. Lead writer for RaceDepartment, and owner of SimRacing604 and its YouTube channel. Favourite sims include Assetto Corsa Competizione, Assetto Corsa, rFactor 2, Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally 2 - On Twitter as @simracing604

More in BeamNG

Comments

BillGuy
Am I the only one that sort of cringes whenever a BeamNG update appears? The entire game and its updates seem to be constructed from a gazillion tiny little files that makes just feel like it takes f….o….r….e….v….e….r to update compared to similar sized updates for other game titles.
 
Last edited:
D
BillGuy said:
Am I the only one that sort of cringes whenever a BeamNG update appears? The entire game and its updates seem to be constructed from a gazillion tiny little files that makes just feel like it takes f….o….r….e….v….e….r to update compared to similar sized updates for other game titles.
Click to expand...
About 6 months per "major" update, however if you consider them major or not really depends on you.
 
H
BillGuy said:
Am I the only one that sort of cringes whenever a BeamNG update appears? The entire game and its updates seem to be constructed from a gazillion tiny little files that makes just feel like it takes f….o….r….e….v….e….r to update compared to similar sized updates for other game titles.
Click to expand...
I think it's due to the way they made the game highly moddable: all assets are separated in multiple files because you can then reuse them in the world editor - and the soon-to-come vehicle editor to make quite complex maps with no 3d modelling skills.
 
THK84
BillGuy said:
Am I the only one that sort of cringes whenever a BeamNG update appears? The entire game and its updates seem to be constructed from a gazillion tiny little files that makes just feel like it takes f….o….r….e….v….e….r to update compared to similar sized updates for other game titles.
Click to expand...

Meh, as long as it's updating in steam and not in-game I don't care. I found it much more frustrating waiting on a loading screen in rF2 for all the mods to download/update.

It being a PC it's run on, there's other things to do to kill a few minutes :)
 
Cote Dazur
Not using beamng (yet), but curious about what mod are available. I could not find any download for beamng in the RD downloads section.
Also curious, since I exclusively sim in VR, if some user could share how VR is compared to the usual suspects (AMS2, AC, etc...), it would be instructive.
 
D
Cote Dazur said:
Not using beamng (yet), but curious about what mod are available. I could not find any download for beamng in the RD downloads section.
Also curious, since I exclusively sim in VR, if some user could share how VR is compared to the usual suspects (AMS2, AC, etc...), it would be instructive.
Click to expand...
instead of having to rely on some random site to be their mod platform, the beamng site has their own mod repository section that supports cloud-carrying the mod lists that you like when you reinstall the game, and automatic mod updates. There's also their mod forum that lets you manually download mods there that wouldn't be accepted into the mod repository (like real vehicles or mods that use stolen assets)
 
Metla
Premium
Cote Dazur said:
Not using beamng (yet), but curious about what mod are available. I could not find any download for beamng in the RD downloads section.
Also curious, since I exclusively sim in VR, if some user could share how VR is compared to the usual suspects (AMS2, AC, etc...), it would be instructive.
Click to expand...
VR, Throw as much expensive hardware at it as you can.

I really enjoy the VR experience, Though the bad things in the game are even worse.

But still very much worth the purchase price.
 

Latest News

Article information

Author
Mike Smith
Article read time
1 min read
Views
17,486
Comments
27
Last update

Share this article

What is the reason for your passion for sim racing?

  • Watching real motorsport

    Votes: 478 70.0%

  • Physics and mechanics

    Votes: 290 42.5%

  • Competition and adrenaline

    Votes: 316 46.3%

  • Practice for real racing

    Votes: 142 20.8%

  • Community and simracers

    Votes: 185 27.1%
See comments…
Back
Top