Finally, a new update is uploaded and here!
Added 2019-10-08 08:58:59 +0000 UTC
A chunk of city has been added once again, so a few more blocks are completed. There's some new road mileage, too, around the lake - but they're only place-holder temporary roads until I get something better in their place and have the city built up there.
The WORST BUY store has been added near the commercial area that was added last update.
The map preview picture has been updated on the map selection screen.
This map will be on public offer on the BeamNG servers in a few days following this release, barring any huge boo-boo's on my part.
New AI routes were added to all the new roads (unless I forgot some), it works OK, it's by no means perfect (some intersections may cause cars to not complete turns, this could possibly be due to game AI issues, I have to test older versions if possible, as it's the same method I've used previously). So please ignore AI being stupid and hamming up an intersection or two in the new section - makes for good crashes though.
1.16GB in all it's glory: (you'll want to copy the ENTIRE LINE BELOW and paste it into the browser)...
https://mega.nz/#!aJ1SFCaK!WEuOhGgDDZ9oNd8AC65yWiX0wCNQf3f1HEt8CStMrZk
Patreon-only updates will still continue for the foreseeable future, every 2~3 weeks or so.
Public (BeamNG) updates will be out every 3~4 months on average, or whenever I ready a large chunk of map and feel it's significant enough to update it.
VRAM use is up to 6.5GB with traffic, so do use caution if you only have a 4~6GB graphics card and use high texture detail (read: don't use high unless you have 8gb or more Video memory). If the map is very slow, use lower detail on the textures first, that should help.
Why go public now? Well this fall marks almost 18 months in development (currently is 16 months), since I first put the pieces down. My used video card is slowly biting the dust, so I hope that by listing this map publicly folks will wish to contribute. The video card still works, but I had to clock it down some. That's seemed to make it work the last month or so, otherwise it crashes randomly to desktop. Who knows how long it will last?