Drift 21 (Steam) Haruna Update (2023 June 22)

Modified on Tue, 12 Sep 2023 at 01:00 PM

Additions

The most important addition in this update is the largest track we’ve prepared. In length, it exceeds the length of all other tracks, COMBINED. Expect a solid dose of fun and challenge!

Added a new, largest track in the game - Haruna
Added a set of challenges (Solo Run, Time Attack, Gymkhana) for the Haruna track
Added automatic reverse for keyboard and gamepad

Changes

Regarding the changes, expect significant improvements in overall game performance. From reduced loading times, lower memory consumption to definitely higher frame rate. Of course, the effects may vary depending on hardware configuration, but during many of our tests the amount of generated frames increased by 70 to 100 percent.

Greatly optimized all car and engine parts
Optimized and fixed multiple graphical issues on each race track
Optimized performance and improved the appearance of the garage
Reduced the amount of memory allocation by the game
Reduced game start time
Greatly improved car loading times in Car Shop, Quick Race car selection, Multiplayer car selection
Greatly improved car loading times during multiplayer sessions
Improved decals loading times
Improved the way the game save is performed
Improved car snapshot generation
Improved navigation on the game interface
Greatly reduced the amount of data sent when playing in a multiplayer session
Gear shift improvements on automatic transmission

Fixes

This update is also a series of fixes related to the functioning of the game. We have implemented a significant number of fixes to the multiplayer module, UI, and paint booth.

Fixes to the operation of commands in the multiplayer session
Fixed several bugs that occurred when connecting to a multiplayer session
Fixed bugs that occurred during multiplayer events
Fixed errors with memory management that could cause game stability problems
Fixed errors related to the application of decals