Used Cars Simulator - Weekly Update#20

🚗 Hey Awesome Drivers!

It’s time for the next Weekly Update! As always, in a few points, we’re presenting to you what we've been working on this week in Used Cars Simulator 😀 Just a reminder – we’re showing what we're working on in the whole project. These are NOT the updates to the demo – it's the same as before 😀

1. Stunt Jumps

We've added some spots in the game where you can perform stunt jumps. You'll have to put in some effort to find them all 😀



You'll also be able to measure your jumps – we've been working on a UI option that will show how long each jump is.



We're also preparing proper ramps for jumps, so you can get ready and pick up speed 😀

2. Rebinding

An important feature for players is the ability to remap buttons. We're working on key rebinding (including for gamepads). When changing a key, you'll also be able to see if the key you've selected is already in use.



3. Traffic

We've also started making improvements to the traffic movement. Sometimes cars would get stuck in various places or drive incorrectly. So we're working to fix that 😀



4. Hints System

It's important that you never feel lost at any point in the game. You'll have plenty of freedom, but the idea is to make sure you know how to perform various actions. That's why we're creating an entire hints system. For example, you'll see hints for actions like opening doors, entering a car, or picking up an item (like this penguin 😀 ).



This will also be very helpful when doing several things at once. Here’s an example where more than one interaction is happening - you’re inspecting the car and can open or close the hood at the same time.



5. Digging and Finding Scrap - Improvements

We've also added some improvements to searching for scrap in the desert. After using the metal detector, you'll be able to see where the scrap is and how to dig it up properly with a shovel.



6. License Plates - Improvements

We’re also working on license plates. You’ll be able to switch them between Legal, Almost Legal, and Stolen. The type of license plate you have will affect whether the police try to arrest you. We’re also making sure they appear in the right places, like where you can buy them. And we can already tell you there will be a quest with this... 😀



7. Optimization

We’re at a stage where we're focusing heavily on optimizing the game to make it run smoothly. To do this, we're reviewing our environments, textures, and materials to see how we can improve them so they don’t take up too much memory while still looking good. It’s a long process 😀



Let us know:

Which of these features do you like the most?

Which of these features would you like to know more about? 😀