NASCAR Heat Evolution

[Robert_S]

who cares , game will sux anyway , just go play nascar racing season 2003

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

On official site I don't see information about PC platform. Are you sure about it?

Yup, its going to be on Steam - see end of trailer video. Thankfully as all my racing stuff is for PC!

 

[samcar304]

Will it be region locked on steam? If anyone knows...

 

[Raikku]

Any news yet if console versions are decently driveable with pad? Maybe this could be "not so serious" Nascar game for console/pad playing.

 

[samcar304]

I believe there are two handling models, one suited more to a wheel and the other to a pad

 

[sqrt]

Yup, its going to be on Steam - see end of trailer video.

Understand. But, steam page is still unavailable

 

[xnorb]

I really have my doubts.
When I watch @ the Video and see someone driving with a pad I wonder how this could be serious?

You can create a game that's enjoyable with gamepad while still offering a great experience with wheel.
Just a question how many driving aids are in place.

The simracer will yell "Yeah, but there's only one way to drive a car and that's with a wheel!" but the marketing guy will yell "For our targeted audience there are 10 times more gamepad users than wheel users!", so there's a need of a) making the driving accessible with gamepad and b) show footage of it.

 

[Michael Watts]

LoL "Tageted Audience" 14 yr old males with ADD.....And that's how we get crap like Forza. 3 lap races with $hit AI and some of the worst physics in the racing world.

 

[Bokonon]

• Dover: Relive the final laps of the 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism as Matt Kenseth. Can you fend off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliot to take home the checkered flag?

Is there really a team Autism?

 

[Rob]

You can create a game that's enjoyable with gamepad while still offering a great experience with wheel.
Just a question how many driving aids are in place.

The simracer will yell "Yeah, but there's only one way to drive a car and that's with a wheel!" but the marketing guy will yell "For our targeted audience there are 10 times more gamepad users than wheel users!", so there's a need of a) making the driving accessible with gamepad and b) show footage of it.

I agree, but I do think the controller "physics" have to be much more difficult (more like...um...driving a car with a 1" stick) before wheel reality is there. Of course, I could be wrong. I was hoping to check out Assetto, but it imploded. Same physics as the PC, so it must be SIM faithful on the wheel. Have not heard from many controller people other than "boring" and "where's my content"? AS I understand it though, PC users play iRACING and rF2 with controllers.

 

[2pfspiff]

• Dover: Relive the final laps of the 2016 AAA 400 Drive for Autism as Matt Kenseth. Can you fend off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliot to take home the checkered flag?

Is there really a team Autism?

The race was the "AAA 400 Drive for Autism" at Dover.

 

[xnorb]

Driving sims with the controller is as valid as playing FPS with a controller.
Impossible for me and i don't see any joy in it limiting yourself so much, but people do it and enjoy it.

All that said i highly doubt NASCAR Heat Evolution will deliver top physics anyways

 

[Enpassant]

Repeatable trees, a little bit vanilla shaders. There's many things to upgrade in the graphics department. The competition onthe race games market is tight. But NASCAR have no competitors, this kind of e-racing have not so many fans allaround world IMHO... Good luck devs!

 

[Bokonon]

Thanks, that makes more sense, amazing how much difference punctuation makes.

 

[2pfspiff]

Thanks, that makes more sense, amazing how much difference punctuation makes.

No problem. Anytime

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

So you thought they had nothing left to reveal... wrong! Dusenberry Martin Racing have released details of the three different kinds of DLC packages that will be available once NASCAR Heat Evolution releases 13th September.

DMR have confirmed DLC packages will be released monthly throughout the year and will contain a mix of both paid and free content. Paint Scheme Packs, Spotter Voices, and Challenge Packs will be available. Heat will ship with a default spotter featuring the legendary NASCAR driver Bobby Labonte, however the studio plan to release a variety of Spotter Audio ranging from real life spotters to drivers, announcers, and other as yet unannounced additions. Launch day will feature the option to download NBC on NASCAR announcer Rick Allen’s Spotter Audio for a nominal fee of $0.99.

As previously revealed, NASCAR Heat Evolution will contain 23 challenge events as default, the studio do plan to release new events each month throughout the year and the first of those DLC's will be available for download, again selling for $0.99 and containing 4 new Challenges.

The third and final DLC offering will consist of a variety of new and unique paint schemes for the many top tier drivers featured in NASCAR Heat Evolution. DMR have revealed more detail on some of the upcoming packs below:

Paint Schemes

Every month we’ll be releasing at least one paint scheme pack for players to diversify their game. One of the coolest features in NASCAR Heat Evolution are the track specific paint schemes. For example, if you purchase Darlington Throwback Paint Scheme Pack 1, the AI cars at Darlington will use the Darlington paint schemes. It takes authenticity to a whole new level.

Worth noting, if all of the art assets are not delivered from the race teams and sponsors in time, certain paint schemes packs will be released in two parts. The Darlington schemes and the Chase schemes are both examples of this. We make the paint schemes as soon as we receive them. We didn’t have enough time to create the schemes for drivers who just revealed their Darlington paint schemes like Kyle Larson and Chris Buescher. You can expect a Darlington Throwback Paint Scheme Pack 2 and a Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Paint Scheme Pack 2 at a later date. The following Paint Scheme Packs will be available on launch day:

• Darlington Throwback Paint Scheme Pack 1: Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Trevor Bayne, Austin Dillon, Casey Mears, Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, David Ragan, and Matt DiBenedetto. (Price: $9.99)
• Paint Scheme Pack 1: Chase Elliott – 3M, Kasey Kahne – Panasonic, Kasey Kahne – Mountain Dew, Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Tax Slayer, Greg Biffle – KFC, Tony Stewart – Code/Mobil 1, Ricky Stenhouse Jr – Ford EcoBoost, Landon Cassill – Snap Fitness, Jimmie Johnson – Kobalt, and Chris Buescher – CSX. (Price: $4.99)
• Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Paint Scheme Pack 1: Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin, and Tony Stewart. (Price: $4.99)

Pit Pass Bundles
Since this is our first game release, we were unable to have a Season Pass to cover all of the DLC we’ll be releasing in 2016. Instead, we’ll be offering 4 separate Pit Pass Bundles through 2016. Each Pit Pass Bundle will include a bundle of DLC at a discounted price. Below are the details for Pit Pass Bundle 1 available September 13, 2016:

• Pit Pass Bundle 1: Pit Pass Bundle 1 will include Darlington Throwback Paint Scheme Pack 1, Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Paint Scheme Pack 1, Paint Scheme Pack 1, Rick Allen Spotter Audio, and Challenge Pack 1. (Price: TBD)

Toyota Partnership
Through our partnership with Toyota, fans will receive a free Toyota Challenge Pack and a free Toyota Paint Scheme Pack each month. Below are details for the free Toyota DLC available on September 13:

• Toyota Challenge Pack 1: 4 new challenges from Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, and Denny Hamlin take you to Kentucky, Sonoma, Daytona, and Indianapolis. (Price: Free)
• Toyota Paint Scheme Pack 1: Paint schemes include Kyle Busch – Skittles, Carl Edwards – Subway, Carl Edwards – Stanley, Denny Hamlin – FedEx Ground, Matt Kenseth – Dewalt, Martin Truex Jr. – Furniture Row, Matt DiBenedetto – EJ Wade, Matt DiBenedetto – Dustless Blasting, and David Ragan – Shriner’s Hospital. (Price: Free)

Pre-Order DLC
NASCAR Heat Evolution is excited to partner with our retail partners and offer pre-order bonus DLC. All pre-order DLC will be available to all players at a later date. Below are the details of the current pre-order bonuses:

• GameStop: Players who pre-order through GameStop have exclusive access to Erik Jones paint schemes. Included paint schemes are NASCAR Heat Evolution, GameStop Turtle Beach, and GameStop Think Geek.
• Best Buy: Players who pre-order from Best Buy will have access to the Sprint All-Star Paint Scheme Pack. Included paint schemes are Kasey Kahne – Drive Home A Winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Mountain Dew, and Carl Edwards – Arris Surfboard, the winning paint scheme that landed Carl on the cover of NASCAR Heat Evolution.
• Xbox Marketplace: Players who digitally pre-order NASCAR Heat Evolution on Xbox will have launch day access to the Sprint All-Star Paint Scheme Pack.

Although substantial in detail, DMR have confirmed further DLC will be made available for NASCAR Heat Evolution in the following months. Keep an eye out for more information as and when it becomes available at our NASCAR Heat Evolution sub forum here at RaceDepartment.


How much more news can the studio release? Still looking forward to NASCAR Heat Evolution? Looking at making some DLC purchases? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[Michael Watts]

I'm am down for all of these! Thanks Paul! I heard/seen in game testing that they are going to even have Jeff Gordon and Dale Jr as Spotter Voices.

 

[Austin Ogonoski]

Don't even know if the game is good yet, but here, have $30 worth of DLC.

Just kill this genre already.

 

[Paul Blythe]

Hmm... not the kind of DLC I'd buy.

Still no idea if it'll be released in the UK via Steam, or if it supports multiple input devices ... For now, I'm getting my oval shaped fun with iRacing.

 

[Michael Watts]

It's a NASCAR thing as many drivers run multiple liveries on their race cars throughout the season. Me, I love the throwback schemes for Darlington. I've been a fan for 32 years and I love the history of the sport. The spotter packs are pretty neat as well.