Hey everyone,

We’ve added one brand-new POI to the world of Drive Beyond Horizons! You can see a preview of it just below.


We've just pushed a new update addressing several bugs, visual improvements, and systems polish based on your reports:

• 🚗 New: Unlock starting car selection via Restorer achievement
  If you've completed the corresponding Restorer achievement, you can now choose that car as your starting vehicle in new games.
  
  
• 🔧 Fixed: Attachables not syncing properly for clients
  Attachable items were incorrectly snapping to the green preview boxes due to collision issues. This has now been resolved.
  
  
• 🌙 Improved: Nighttime visibility
  We’ve brightened the night slightly to help you see more clearly while exploring or driving.
  
  
• 🛞 New: Steering assist setting
  Added a gameplay setting that allows players to adjust the steering responsiveness of all steering wheels to their preference.
  
  
• 🧭 Fixed: Roads not spawning due to player distance
  A system now verifies player distance to ensure roads spawn correctly even in large worlds.
  
  
• 💿 Fixed: DVD drive collisions
  The CD/DVD player could launch itself when inserting a disc — we’ve removed its physics collisions.
  
  
• 📦 Improved: Looters item variety
  Some looter seeds were the same and caused multiple spawns of the same item — this has been addressed to improve variety.
  
  
• 🚙 Fixed: Towing duplication bug
  Towing a vehicle that was already towing another could cause duplication after loading a save — this is now fixed.
  
  
• 🔫 Fixed: AK pickup removes punch mode
  In punch mode, picking up an AK would remove the ability to punch — this has been corrected.
  
  
• 🧹 Fixed: Brush not saving properly
  Brush bristles would reappear even when empty — the state now saves correctly.
  
  
• 💧 Fixed: Pee not possible when thirst is disabled
  You can now relieve yourself even if the thirst system is turned off.
  
  
• 🔄 Fixed: UI element reappearing after exiting car
  Rotating UI with the mouse wheel could come back after exiting a vehicle — this no longer happens.
  
  
• 🏆 Fixed: Achievements not triggering for some users
  Achievement tracking should now function correctly for all players.
  
  
• 💥 Tweaked: Fewer car parts fall off during crashes
  We've reduced how many vehicle parts detach during accidents — components like pedals are now much more likely to stay in place.
  
  
• 🛠️ Fixed: Difficulty sliders not applying at minimum values
  Sliders could fail to update correctly in some cases when set to their lowest setting — this has been fixed.
  
  
• 📏 Improved: Difficulty slider clarity
  Added clearer feedback to show the requirement for customizing difficulty is met.
  
  
• ⚙️ Fixed: “100km” tire mode wear bug
  Tires in 100km mode were wearing down unexpectedly — this is now fixed.
  
  
• 🧱 Fixed: Pedals not affected by explosions
  Pedals now properly respond to explosions like other attachables.
  
  
• 📊 UI: Added gamma slider in settings
  You can now adjust gamma in the graphics options for better brightness control.
  
  
• 📊 UI: Improved option unlock clarity at 20km
  Made it more obvious when new gameplay settings unlock after driving 20 km.
  
  
• 🔐 Added: Join with password support
  Players can now join games using a password-protected session.
  
  
• 🚗 Fixed: Car spawn blocking issue
  Cars spawning in tight areas could trap players inside — spawn logic has been updated to avoid this.
  
  
• 🔧 Improved: Param editing range
  You can now adjust certain gameplay parameters starting from 20 km instead of higher distances.
  
  

As always, thank you for the ongoing feedback — each update is shaped by your bug reports and suggestions!
More improvements are coming soon 🚗💨

— The Drive Beyond Horizons Team