BeamNG.drive
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This product is unreleased but remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
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| Developers | |
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| BeamNG | |
| Engines | |
| Torque 3D[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Early access |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Genres | Racing |
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BeamNG.drive is a racing game.
Key points
- Planned features include a career mode with missions, multiplayer, demolition derbies, police chases, races and much more.
- Extensive and active modding community.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website | |
Purchase via Humble Widget. | |
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| Humble Store | |
The DRM-free version is usually updated slower than the Steam version.[2] | |
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| Steam | |
Can be played without Steam running.[3] | |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\BeamNG.drive\<game.version>\settings\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/284160/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud | Only saves settings, mods not saved |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | FOV Tune slider under Options > Gameplay. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA, SMAA | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate or refresh rate cap, user can set one. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | SDR | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | Adjustable when binding a function. | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired |
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| Tracked motion controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button prompts |  |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | FFB under Options > Controls > Force Feedback | |
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | Added in v0.24.[4] | |||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | Added in v0.24.[4] | |||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Works in most modes by enabling multiseat.[5] | ||
| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | Use BeamMP or KissMP | |||
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: BeamNG.drive. | ||
| Headsets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenXR | Added in 0.30.[6] | ||
| SteamVR | This game might be playable through SteamVR's support for the OpenXR API. | ||
| Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
| Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the OpenXR for Windows Mixed Reality. | ||
| OSVR | |||
| Devices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracked motion controllers | |||
| Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
| Keyboard/Mouse | |||
| TrackIR | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 | |
| Vulkan | Vulkan is in beta. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | 32-bit support was discontinued in 0.25. | ||
| Linux | Experimental. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-6300 3.8 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz | Intel Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 1700 3.0 GHz |
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| System memory (RAM) | 16 GB | 32 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 45 GB | 50 GB | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
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| Other | Gamepad | |||
- Minimum requirements assume lowest settings at 720p, the recommended ones are for normal settings at 1080p.[7]
- Installing game mods will increase required storage space.
Notes
- ↑ Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/284160/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (284160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ IGDB - BeamNG.drive - last accessed on 2022-05-19
- ↑ https://documentation.beamng.com/getting_started/updating_the_game/#humble-bundle
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-20
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The 2021 Winter Release – BeamNG.drive v0.24 - last accessed on 2023-09-19
- ↑ How to do Multiseat :: BeamNG.drive General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ BeamNG.drive v0.30 Release Notes - BeamNG.drive - last accessed on 2023-09-20
- ↑ System Requirements - last accessed on 2023-09-19