Why still in early access?

[clouds]

I remember wanting this game forever ago but didn't get it for some reason or another. Just saw it on sale on humble and was surprised to it is still in EA so whats the deal?

[Janek723]

i guess devs still want to add EVEN MORE FEATURES and i don't have anything against it

[Simon said EAT DUST PLAYER_1 !]

For some odd reason they still manage to further modify and improve their little sandbox driving-game.
A good year ago, driving physcics and vehicle-dynamics were changed around to such an extend that even the sim-driver crowd got to get their kicks out of it. No longer just a real-time soft-body crash-simulation. Most updated cars now actually drive more like actual cars. The creep-up in hardware-requirements sadly reflects that. Simple, barren maps still run great on almost anything, elaborate updated and new ones will struggle on out-of-date and/or lower-spec machines.

[₦Ø₮ⱤɆⱠ₳ӾɆD]

because a real simulator takes a long time to make.
if a game gets shat in between a year or two you can bet your ass that game is just made for cashflow, and nothing important in terms of simulation.

but beamng, to my understanding, is almost a "forever project"

how many cars is there irl?
too many to count.
when will they stop adding new cars?
NEVER!!!

same goes with beamng. there is infinite potential for such a hardcore vehicular physics software. and also for its physics to be realistic, that takes a lot of time and work to perfect.


its been 10 years since beamng released, to me time flies and it passed by really fast.
the progress these devs have made in the last decade is insane. and i only wish to see another decade of progress for this unique awesome vehicle physics software.

there is no end for a software like BeamNG.Drive

So, TLDR: the deal is great games takes time to develop. even more with simulators.

[FreshlyFishedBread]

simulation titles require a lot of work and care, look at Session Skate Sim they're out of EA after only 4 years and the game isn't even finished

additionally im pretty sure beam has only a small team behind it

[CheeseburgerWithoutCheese]

they jus lazy

[RiChuF]

Originally posted by Relax Guy:

because a real simulator takes a long time to make.
if a game gets shat in between a year or two you can bet your ass that game is just made for cashflow, and nothing important in terms of simulation.

but beamng, to my understanding, is almost a "forever project"

how many cars is there irl?
too many to count.
when will they stop adding new cars?
NEVER!!!

same goes with beamng. there is infinite potential for such a hardcore vehicular physics software. and also for its physics to be realistic, that takes a lot of time and work to perfect.


its been 10 years since beamng released, to me time flies and it passed by really fast.
the progress these devs have made in the last decade is insane. and i only wish to see another decade of progress for this unique awesome vehicle physics software.

there is no end for a software like BeamNG.Drive

So, TLDR: the deal is great games takes time to develop. even more with simulators.

yeah but it is taking a bit long
assetto 2 will be out before this even hits beta stage and alot will go to that for there racing kicks
the devs need to start getting more staff in and make the bloody thing instead of dragging it out

[Simon said EAT DUST PLAYER_1 !]

Originally posted by RiChuF:

Originally posted by Relax Guy:

(...)
there is no end for a software like BeamNG.Drive

So, TLDR: the deal is great games takes time to develop. even more with simulators.

yeah but it is taking a bit long
assetto 2 will be out before this even hits beta stage and alot will go to that for there racing kicks
the devs need to start getting more staff in and make the bloody thing instead of dragging it out

Such a great catch... ...I believe the both of you support very extreme, opposing views on this and I strongly suspect the real truth of the matter to be lurking somewhere close to about the mid-way point between those two extremes, just hiding away from the light.
Really: it is astonishing how they are even still working away at this thing with it already being a very capable and very stable piece of software and seemingly not having that many sales compared to other genres and especially judging against commercially more focused current-day AAA productions.
Admittedly it is also not the easiest to operate / learn it's ins and outs - by the virtue of the overwhelming complexity it already reached at this point.

It really is a sandbox that can capture your imagination for days at a time if you really allow it to do so - without really "achieving much" in the sense of a story-progression or a specific gamaplay-goal. But at least it does now offer one of the best driving-experiences on a flat screen and with a lot of variety, at that.

Cheers!

[robyweldy]

Originally posted by CheeseburgerWithoutCheese:

they jus lazy

Yeah hell no, they have added so much in 10 years pal

[Achim_Mentzel]

And no DLC either...
In my book BeamNG and Project Zomboid devs are 100/10 devs!
They have a vision and don't want to ♥♥♥♥ out half assed games to milk the gamers.

[SilverDiamond]

Originally posted by Achim_Mentzel:

And no DLC either...
In my book BeamNG and Project Zomboid devs are 100/10 devs!
They have a vision and don't want to ♥♥♥♥ out half assed games to milk the gamers.

Instead, they just keep the game Early Access on version 0.3-something for 10 years.

[Spungy bob]

Originally posted by robyweldy:

Originally posted by CheeseburgerWithoutCheese:

they jus lazy

Yeah hell no, they have added so much in 10 years pal

Stop necroposting, jesus. Read the dates, this post is from 2023, there's already a new one. Leave this one be