BeamNG.drive: Hotfixes for Versions 0.39.3 and 0.39.4

(August/7, 2026)

• Cherrier Ardente
  • Fixed rear fog light not breaking
  • Fixed tailgate not always closing depending on which sub-parts are fitted to it
  • Fixed the wrong ESC part on the Carminsport config
  • Added sport exhaust and upgraded brake pads to top trim configs
  • Fixed missing transfer case and driveshaft meshes for the RWD transfer case
  • Added anti-lag and passenger seats to rally configs
  • Fixed hard-coded license plate text on the S 310 config
  • Fixed rear-quarter glass not breaking under some conditions
  • Fixed dual exhaust tips being labeled as single
  • Fixed the hood disintegrating when the retractable spoiler falls off
• Hirochi SBR4
  • Improved stability of the hillclimb front splitter
  • Fixed missing meshes on the eSBR front bumper
• Hirochi Sunburst
  • Fixed Polizia config being categorized as a sedan instead of a wagon
  • Improved behavior of hood scoop attachment beams
• Gavril D-Series
  • Fixed dual-filament headlights where low-beam brightness matched high-beam brightness
  • Fixed Diesel Drag config being unable to restart the engine after shutdown
• Gavril T-Series
  • Fixed air suspension height adjustment not working on certain airbag tandem suspension setups
• Ibishu Hopper
  • Added door panels to Trackday config
• ETK K-Series
  • Fixed broken translation string on Turbo Rabbit Side Skirts
• Gavril Roamer
  • Fixed missing right tailgate light guard
• Ibishu Pessima
  • Fixed trunk license plate light locations
• Ibishu Miramar
  • Fixed incorrect mesh assignment for GTz headlight surrounds
• Moved welcome screens to CEF This frees up the glowmap to be used for dimming on Cherrier Vivace/Tograc, Cherrier Ardente, Bruckell Bastion, and Hirochi eSBR.
• Cherrier FCV Platform
  • Improved behavior of new engine damage deformGroups
  • Adjusted final drive ratios on multiple configs
• Fixed wobbling issues on some vehicle tow hitches
• Fixed street lights still working after being broken off
• Added basic screen dimming behavior to vehicles featuring LED screens and gauges

• Fixed an issue where the free camera roll value was kept from the previous camera
• Fixed driver camera not moving correctly when looking back in RHD vehicles
• Cleanup of freecam rings and settings Version 0.39 added Camera Rings where vehicle cameras and freeroam cameras are separated on different rings that switch with Ctrl+C and cycle with C.
  • Free cameras can now be sorted and enabled like vehicle cameras
  • Drone camera is now classified as a vehicle camera and supports tilt and move controls
  • Steadycam now includes options for shake strength, camera height, and default field of view

• Fixed broken text in the support tool
• Safe Mode now supports DX11 as a fallback for GPUs with 4 GB of VRAM or less

• Improved all three new aerodynamics systems

• Fixed driveInLane not being kept when switching away from traffic mode

• Fixed crash in texture streaming
• Fixed trailing shadows behind moving cars when viewing from far away
• Fixed multi-monitor rendering issues
• Some D3D12 Intel drivers cause excessive VRAM usage leading to out-of-memory errors, so Vulkan or D3D11 should be used as a temporary workaround

• Fixed initial long loading times caused by unneeded terrain cooking
• Fixed a startup crash on some laptops using Windows on Arm

• Fixed interior sounds changing after reloading Lua and immediately reloading the vehicle
• Fixed mod sounds being too loud

• Fixed incorrect spoiler behavior on Scintilla

• Fixed an issue where gamepad steering failed while holding both shoulder buttons

• Updated new mission creation dates

• Fixed memory corruption and crashes when saving vehicle thumbnails
• Refueling UI now properly supports vehicles with multiple tanks
• Fixed delivery mode rewards when delivering late-game materials
• Blocked users from deleting the last save of a career profile

• HUD apps no longer take over the controller thanks to new UINav capabilities
• The Options menu now supports manual apply logic in Display options
• Improved BngButton to better handle controller hold events
• Added configs list to the vehicle config save screen
• Fixed style leak preventing hold button styles from showing
• Updated main menu slideshow position for ultrawide screens
• Added AI actions back to the radial menu
• Fixed being unable to select a day length of 24 hours
• Fixed syntax errors in Latin American Spanish that blocked access to UI screens
• Translations with fatal syntax errors now fall back to en_US
• Fixed minor BngSmartSelect console warnings in Options
• Fixed broken markup in Enable VR on non-Vulkan APIs
• Fixed traffic spawned through the radial menu omitting police vehicles
• Fixed Freeroam Selector failing to apply selected vehicle paints
• Increased the maximum limit for some traffic settings
• Fixed opening Options via a binding so it navigates to the new options screen
• Fixed clicking the folder icon in the Replay app to navigate correctly
• Fixed vehicle interaction preventing the mission popup from opening
• Fixed Vehicle Config dropdown issues leaving parts or vehicles invisible
• Fixed console warning spam when clicking the Career button in the main menu
• UINav no longer allows stuck navigation repeats
• Fixed an issue preventing the main menu from loading
• Stripped deprecated or unknown properties from HUD app positions
• Enabled manual apply for UI resolution, alignment, scale, and safe zones in User Interface options
• Implemented a new scalable metrics system for HUD apps and improved layout editor UI
• Fixed scrolling to selections in dropdown lists
• Added thumbstick scroll to the parts configurator and paint accordions
• Added a Spawn Vehicle button to the pause menu Manage Vehicles card
• Replaced multiple AI mode buttons with a simple select control in vehicle management
• Finished cleaning up the replay functionality transition
• Tuning now allows thumbstick X-axis navigation while keeping Y-axis free for steering
• Fixed Replay timings not showing in the HUD
• Removed the vehicle info card from the Manage Vehicles screen
• Moved NPC AI settings to the pause menu Vehicles card with improved gamepad support
• Quality-of-life improvements added for the tuning telemetry panel

• Freeroam Tutorial Fixes
  • Fixed vehicle selector breaking when changing grouping mode during the tutorial
  • Added support for Ctrl+E and Ctrl+W shortcuts in lessons to open vehicle and parts selectors directly
• Achievement Fixes
  • Fixed Performance Review, Policy Review, Picture Perfect, First Paycheck, First Assignment, Six-Figure Club, and High End Performance achievements failing to trigger
  • Fixed Filling up the Tank triggering incorrectly
• Fixed drag race stop phase errors and crawl recovery system issues
• Fixed timeslip temperature bug causing double Fahrenheit conversion
• Added previews and thumbnails for crawl intro missions in West Coast, USA
• Fixed incorrect rotation when resetting crawl missions
• Fixed overly permissive checkpoints in the crawl system
• Fixed performance index system reading incorrect data
• Fixed vehicle selector breaking during the tutorial when including the default.pc config

• West Coast, USA
  • Fixed missing building collision
  • Fixed sidewalk holes around a district
  • Fixed grass showing through tunnel floors
  • Fixed inverted collision on the s_conc_wall_001_400x400 mesh
• East Coast, USA
  • Fixed misplaced buildings
  • Adjusted road speed limits in the township
• Hirochi Raceway
  • Fixed prepped_asphalt ground placement at the drag strip
  • Fixed signage at the drag strip start
• Italy
  • Fixed a tree positioned too close to an intersection
• Utah
  • Fixed map boundary on the broken bridge

• Fixed freezes in the selector when installing zipped mods with non-UTF-8 filenames

• Fixed Constellation Line Labels option not displaying labels

• Fixed an error with vehicle dealers

• Fixed errors occurring when JBeam parts have empty descriptions

• Fixed multiseat player tags setting being ignored

• Improvements:
  • Added a persistent mode enabled by default in the Capture tab that restores camera, scene, and effect settings when re-entering Photo Mode, with a confirmation prompt when leaving if disabled
  • Added sliders for field of view and roll, plus upload toggles for mouse and keyboard users in compact mode
  • Added a Speed Camera overlay displaying vehicle and level data in a ticket format
• Fixes:
  • Enabled simultaneous uploads to Steam and the BeamNG Media Server
  • Images uploaded to Steam are now also saved locally

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(July/31, 2026)

• Fixed update process for users with mods installed Major updates automatically disable mods to prevent backward compatibility issues and give authors time to update them. A bug prevented this auto-disable feature from triggering for some users, but this hotfix resolves the issue.

• Added explicit D3D12 launcher option Improved renderer switching logic and added a dedicated button to manually force D3D12.

• Improved detection of GPUs below minimum requirements The fallback check for D3D11 now triggers at 5.5GB of VRAM instead of 6GB, allowing qualifying GPUs to use the D3D12 renderer normally.

• Wl40: fixed front axle breaking on showloader config when the engine shuts off in arcade automatic gearbox mode

• Fixed statistics-based achievements being unlocked immediately Resolved an issue affecting achievements such as Real Mileage, Long Way Around, Weightless in the Air, Rolling Around, Just a few Vehicles, and Quite a lof of Vehicles unlocking without meeting requirements.

• Translations with fatal syntax errors fall back to en_US
• Fixed various syntax and display issues when choosing non-English languages

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(July/30, 2026)

• Fixed vehicle mods failing to spawn due to missing slotType definitions in JBeam parts

• Improvements for low resolution textures Enhanced loading of high-resolution textures on D3D12 for low-spec GPUs.
• Fixed excessively bright vehicles by adding soft clamp to deprecated emissive values for materials Reduced brightness issues on older mod content under the new PBR light rendering system.
• Fixed crashes on GPUs lacking full D3D12 support by falling back to D3D11
• Fixed memory issues on GPUs with below-minimum VRAM by falling back to D3D11

• Mod stability fixes Deployed a potential fix for mods failing to function when hundreds are active simultaneously.
• Memory handling The engine no longer blocks spawning additional traffic when running low on memory, restoring previous behavior that allows heavy vehicle spawning.

• Fixed a potential crash occurring when connecting a PlayStation controller