BeamNG.drive

It’s been a number of months since our favourite Early Access crash-physics-based driving game, BeamNG.drive, has received a significant edition but today, that wait is now over. Version 0.23 is now live, so it’s time to free up some hard drive space and download the latest additions. There’s a lot to cover here, which is…Continue reading “BeamNG.drive’s v0.23 summer update adds new vehicles, graphics and features”»

BeamNG.Drive (commonly shortened to BeamNG) was originally released by developers BeamNG GmbH as a tech demo way back in 2013 and has been available as a Steam Early Access title since 2015. Its unique selling proposition is a soft-body physics model that creates realistic-looking vehicle crashes. I use the word ‘vehicle’ more loosely to encompass…Continue reading “How BeamNG is more than just a physics sandbox”»

Like The Sopranos or Daft Punk, all good things most come to an end. The same is true of my introductory video series discovering the delights of BeamNG.Drive. It’s been fun, and as I type this, I’m getting emotional. I’ve failed and crashed many times, but not much comes close to the jubilation I felt…Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, the finale”»

It’s now time to get my mod on. Unlike some games, mods are a large part of BeamNG.Drive and actively encouraged by the developers – provided you adhere to the guidelines. You can utilise an Automation integration, play the BeamMP multiplayer addition or just do what I did for this episode, which is search for…Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, Episode 7”»

Six episodes into our journey through BeamNG.Drive and I am still discovering new modes. Yes, this game is still not a finished release, yet there’s so much to it that two hours worth of videos in, we’ve still barely scratched the surface. If variety is the spice of live, then BeamNG.Drive is a vindaloo curry….Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, Episode 6”»

I swear the team over at the BeamNG GmbH headquarters over in Bremen, Germany, watched that pile-up scene in Blues Brothers 2000 scene and went “right, let’s make a game about that.” And thus, the story of how BreamNG.Drive came to exist. Well, in my mind anyway. Feel free to fact-check this and get back…Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, Episode 5”»

Like when you first meet someone and you kind of like them, and then over time the relationship blossoms and within a year you fall in love and suddenly you are married and have pets. That’s what it’s been like for me and BeamNG.Drive. I put it off for too long, then I slowly but…Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, Episode 4”»

We a just two short months away from the six-year anniversary of BeamNG.Drive being released via Early Access on Steam. Six years!  It’s been a long, public, sometimes difficult, gestation period for the crash-physics-based game, and one that looks set to continue well into 2021. This is a great thing because as a player you get to feel part…Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, Episode 3”»

In the first episode of my trials and tribulations with BeamNG.Drive I fired up the game for the very first time and tried several of the scenarios. Turns out, this game is a blast. So now, having found my ‘Beam legs’, I’m back for more, this time in the ‘Campaigns’ mode. Having previously completed the…Continue reading “WATCH: A very late introduction to BeamNG.Drive, Episode 2”»