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Development Update #9

Hello everyone! A ton of bodykits this update with a touge map update at the end.

The Greddy AC987 will be it's own car, as it will share the interior will the regular RX-7.

The R34 GTT will also be it's car with it's own bodykit kits. It will have a slightly different interior.

See you guys soon for the next update!

Development Update #8

Hello, a lot of progress has been made with cars and bodykits so I will focus on that this update.

The Fortune NSX will be it's own car but will share the interior with the regular NSX(s).

See you again in a few weeks!

Development Update #7

Hello everyone, big update this time; Mt. Haruna progress, 2 new cars, 1 remodel and many bodykits.

Progress has been steady, Mt. Haruna map has fully setup UVs but no textures yet those will come later.

The Gemballa Avalanche will be it's own car, but I've counted it as a bodykit in this update as it will likely share the interior with the stock 964.

Hope you are all doing well, I'll see you again in a few weeks!

Development Update #6

Hi! MT. Haruna map update, lots of cool bodykits, 1 new car and some nice re-models. Well done to all who guessed the touge track (even through it was pretty easy)!

Progress has been good on the new map, but I'm still in the process of having to create all the assets needed for this map, so progress isn't as fast currently as it will be when that stage is finished.

The bodykit on the Scoot RX-7 will feature a version without wheel cover.

Have a good few weeks!

Development Update #5

Hello! Lots of cool parts and some finished cars from last update. Work has started on the touge map! Do you know what road it is?

 Very early still but touge map updates will be included in these update posts from now on.

Playable AI cars/"beta" cars are available in the Prologue on itch.io! Make a back up your savefiles before playing just incase.

Have a good few weeks!

Development Update #4

Hello! 3 new cars in this update; Mazda FC RX-7, Toyota AE86 Trueno (W.I.P) and Honda NSX NA1 (W.I.P).

As you can tell by the R34 GTR remodel, all existing Prologue cars will also get remade to a higher standard with more detail.

Making the "beta" cars playable is about to enter private testing, all the UIs are finished and look a lot better than the current prologue S13 UI.

This month(July) will have touge map development updates as that becomes the main focus.

Development Update #3

Hello, here are some screenshots of the FD RX7, NSX NA2 and some earlier progress shots of a new(-ish) car. As you can see from the screenshots, all new car models are more detailed than the current models, they will look a lot nicer in-game!

Making the "beta" cars playable is still being worked on, but handling commissions is taking up way more time than anticipated. This is okay, since a lot of commissions are currently in progress which is great, but it means that progress on other l...

Development Update #2

Hi, here are some progress shots of new bodykits and a new car! Some new cars are still too early to show but have been commissioned, you'll see some of them next update.

Making the "beta" cars playable is still coming but will be a bit later than expected, same goes for engine swaps. Reason is that a lot the focus has been put on commissioning cars and bodykits as this is a good time of year to do this. (Artists have more free time for commissions during summer break).

Next prol...

Development Update #1

Hi, here are some progress shots of new bodykits, these have all been from the last 2 weeks or so. A handful of completely new cars also being worked on but are too early to show yet, they should be ready to show before the end of the month. 8 new styles of rims have also been completed in the last few weeks.

Currently working on getting making "beta" cars playable in the Patreon branch of the Prologue. This will be the next update. After that, engine swaps are being added to the Patre...

Patreon Exclusive Update #3

If this is the first Patreon exclusive update you are playing, check out the #1 update devlog for a tutorial on transferring your savefile from the Steam version.

BODYKIT ADDED:

- 326 Power D-LUX S13

+More content on the way

FIXES:

- Fixed car launch/kickflip bug

- ...

Patreon Exclusive Update #2

If this is the first Patreon exclusive update you are playing, check out the #1 update devlog for a tutorial on transferring your savefile from the Steam version.

RIMS ADDED:

• Garson Drug-C

• Fabulous Profound

• Hasemi PROT-GT (Red, Blue and Painted)

  2024-04-17 20:09:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Exclusive Update #1

IMPORTANT:

Savefiles for 'Patreon Exclusive Updates' are NOT compatible with the Steam Version.

You can copy your Steam savefile into the new Patreon location, but you cannot copy your new Patreon savefile into the Steam version.

TUTORIAL:

Step 1: Start the new Patreon version and get into the main menu

Step 2: Quit game (any method)

Step 3: COPY savefile from old location: C:\Users\"YOUR NAME"\AppData\LocalLo...

v1.0221 CHANGE LOG

NOTES:

Early Release for Patreon! Steam version will go live at the end of the week.

FIXES:

- New Reshade in driving area and Tatsumi PA

- Added remappable controls

- Fixed fast travel not stopping speed sometimes

- Lowered AI grip/weight

- Increased AI 'player avoid'

- Improved Handling (less understeer at high speed, more oversteer at low speed)

- Removed camera crash effect that...

v0.9992 (Early Patreon Version)

***NOTES:***

Early release of next update for Patreon! Steam will get this update in a day or two. In the future, it will be 1-2 weeks earlier on Patreon or sometimes only on Patreon. But these first few updates after Prologue launch are needed fixes so I don't want to delay the Steam release of them.

FIXES:

- Added cheat to manually change crew ownership -> pause game when in PA, press 'EnterLo...

v0.9972 FIX LOG

IMPORTANT:  changed savefile location folder to "PLANET JEM SOFTWARE"

Your old savefile is still in the old location folder("PLANET JEM GAMES"), you can copy/paste it into the new folder(delete any files in the new folder before!) and it'll transfer perfectly fine.

old savefile location: C:\Users\"YOUR NAME"\AppData\LocalLow\PLANET JEM GAMES\NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE\SaveFile.es3

- fixed high rep racers having no power

- fixed hovering over a part eff...

v0.9971 CHANGE LOG

This will be the final main update before the Steam release on Friday.  After the Steam release, the Patreon version will stay as an 'early access/beta branch' and will receive content updates 1-2 weeks before the Steam version and will be where I post more detailed development updates/previews.

Thank you to all Patreon members for supporting, it really means a lot! :)

FIXES:

- added 4 new songs from dazegxd(3) and asc(1)

v0.9943 CHANGE LOG

- added cheat to PA to un-softlock saves where the crew ownership doesn't change. Go to PA, pause game, press "handbrake". If you qualify, you will get a warning screen saying 'cheat applied' -> next night the PA ownership will change/reset

- stopped crew ranking rep from going under 0

- fixed timetrials not ever being taken over

- fixed ETC+TT that have records set by AI, never being taken over

- fixed road section having wrong wall textures in Yuko. Park

- f...

v0.9901 CHANGE LOG

FIXES:

- added fix for sharing violation users

- moved savefile backup point from 'immediate at game start' to 'after first completed loading screen'

- fixed car tilt angle auto reset not working

- fixed player gaining rep for letting timer run out when negotiating

- cash will appear on screen after going through an ETC toll

- fixed z-fighting on Tatsumi PA building LOD0

- added more AI braking if the player is infront

v0.985 CHANGE LOG

NOTES:

Make sure itch has updated you to the latest version, a lot of the recent bug reports  have been on older versions! -> your game version is at the top right of the screen on the main menu and is under your FPS counter (if you have it turned on).

FIXES:

- fixed issues related to not being able to load the Sannis Livisa 200rs when in the auction or when you purchased one in the auction (would cau...

v0.98 CHANGE LOG

***FIXES:***

- reverted back to savefile version before black screen bugs (make a backup savefile if you want, should be no problem)

- fixed TOMIOKA DASH AI crashing on final corner

- fixed time trials not starting

- added hint for race start to hold brake

- increased chance of non-intro loanshark call (if you run out of money after intro and don't have any debt)

- fixed being able to buy 4 cars

- fixed 'player doesn't have e...

PROLOGUE v0.955(fix)

**v0.955 FIX**

- added function that will fix your save file if you got caught by the v0.95 bug

- fixed car auction bug -> (not 100% sure it's the same bug some of you have been having)

- turned on log files

- made fog a bit thicker

You'll now have a error log file in the same place as your savefiles. If you submit a #bug-submissions please attach the "player.log" file!

They'll be another update later, maybe tomorrow morning. Th...

Night-Runners Prologue Access

Livery showcase + small dev update

Currently 2 Months into testing/bug fixing the demo/prologue, it's a ton of work but it's going well!

The Steam page for the prologue will be live next month. Patreon access will be next month, public (free) access will be around New Years Eve/Day, I will post the date when it's locked in.

I will post the prologue on patreon first and I won't announce it for a few days. So if you're already subscribed then you'll get it a few days before other new Patreon members :)

Livery...

BTS Update #13 - Unknown map locations + Launch Control

The Patreon-only longer cut of the most recent video :)

I've been testing/de-bugging the demo/prologue for the last few weeks, it's been going well! I still think you'll get to play it before the end of 2023.

Some info on things happening in this video:
- Places on the map that you haven't driven too yet, are now hidden with a "?" icon until you drive there. You also can't fast travel to those locations until you have visited.

- When you equip a Circuit or Prototype ECU y...

Straight Cut Gears Upgrade Video + Extra Info

New video showing the straight cut gear sound effects, hope you think it's cool. Here's some extra info;

There's 4 different gearboxes to choose from; 

- Stock: neutral gearing bias, no adjustments. (~50% short/long)

- Street: manually adjustable gear bias to 80% of the gear bias range, no straight cut sound.(MIN: 20%, MAX: 80%)

- Short Ratio: faster acceleration, low top speed. Shorter gear bias than the street adjustments can reach, but very extreme. Not adjusta...

BTS Update #12 - First 10 minutes of Demo/Prologue

Here's the first 10 minutes, uncut, unedited (except loading screens). This is the only time this much talking happens, and it's to introduce the characters.

- In the car auction, I was looking for a car with a black/grey interior, which is why I passed on the beige interior car. Interior colors in used cars are random and cannot be changed.

- Texture changes are more visible in this clip, more detail in the roadlines, road and road wall textures.

- The amount of AI humans s...

Drift Upgrades Video + Extra info

New video showing some drifting and drifting upgrades. Some of which you guys on here have already seen (handbrake types video).

- When you equip an aftermarket handbrake, you get a small additional brake caliper on your rear wheels to reflect the upgrade.

- Unrelated to drifting, but I re-worked a lot of the road/wall textures to make them more realistic and more grungy. Makes a big difference compared to the old vids.

New patreon-only video coming in a few days, thank you ...

New Video! + Extra Info

This video is mostly for marketing purposes, If you have been following a while you've seen these speed effects and car before. But, there's a few things I can say here;

- The extra gauges in the green car video are appear in your UI when you install the 3D parts in your cars interior. So if you want less gauges, or maybe just a single boost gauge(accurate to cars real boost), then you can just install a single gauge.

- This is the first video with Pearlescent paint. The green car...

New Update Gameplay! + Extra Info

So, this update includes a first look inside the PAs/Meets;

You walk around and phone up other racers to start negotiating a bet. Different racers have different negotiating traits; some will be more willing to accept your offers, others will outright refuse and get insulted. Racers will comment on your transmission type, your win streak, your losing streak, your car value, your car's engine condition ect.

Depending on how much rep you or a racer has dictates where they park. So y...

BTS Update #11 - Full UI map and new area

This is the full demo map. It includes a stretch of road that's accurate to real life, then some new original roads around it.

In the UI map you get to see how the 'story' progression of the game works; Your goal is to control the map with your crew. You do this by taking over Parking Areas, toll booth speed traps(ETC) and Time Trials (Drift zones will be in non-highway maps).

ETCs and Time Trials are freeroam challenges that you complete by yourself. These are linked to a parking...