Spintires: MudRunner news 83

"Valley" is a completely new and free expansion releasing on PC, PS4, and Xbox ONE on February 13, 2018. This first expansion will include entirely new content for the game with three new vehicles and a new map. Similar to the "Flood" map, you will start outside a garage that must be unlocked during the course of the map.

Ahead of the release of the "Valley" expansion, we brought back the vehicle presentation to tell you about the new transport added to the game in the free expansion!

Vehicle description:
The LuAZ-969 (A-969) is the first "convertible" type vehicle, a small scout car that will help you quickly explore the terrain and transport necessary supplies for vehicle repair and refueling, which can be very helpful on large maps.

Specifications:
The LuAZ-969 has a 40-liter fuel tank, features both all-wheel drive and a differential lock, and can withstand up to 300 damage units in the game. It will be immediately available on the "Valley" map and will become your primary vehicle for exploring the map and finding routes.

Advantages:
The LuAZ-969 is the first 4x4 vehicle capable of transporting fuel, so it will always come to the rescue in fuel shortage situations.

Disadvantages:
The LuAZ-969 can sink in deep water and tough mud, so driving it through severe off-road conditions is very risky.

Add-ons:
As a scout vehicle, the LuAZ-969 has a limited number of add-ons:
Fuel cans – carry 200 liters of fuel;
Garage parts – carry two garage points;
Spare wheel – carries 120 repair units;
Repair parts – carry 60 liters of fuel and 200 repair units.

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The Valley - a free DLC for Spintires: MudRunner - has been released! It is now available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One in all regions. Please note that on PS4 and Xbox One, you need to download the DLC separately from the game by adding it to your account in the respective stores.

What is included in this update:
New map: The Valley
Three vehicles: E-7429, C-6317, and A-969
Ten new addons:
C-6317 - Spare wheel
A-969 - Spare wheel
A-969 - Fuel tanks
A-969 - Garage parts
A-969 - Parts trailer
E-7429 - Hitch
E-7429 - Repair kit
E-7429 (compatible with E-7310 from the base game) Garage semi-trailer
Medium trailer (compatible with some default trucks)
Medium logs for the new medium trailer

Changelog:
All platforms (PC, PS4, and Xbox One):
- Labels are now automatically converted to uppercase
- Line breaks fixed for chat (previously messages did not wrap to the next line in chat)
- Minor improvements to spawn point selection
- Minor improvements in old camera mode
- Minor sound improvements
- Slight water shading and other texture enhancements
- Minor truck settings improvements
- Multiplayer room participants can now choose the trucks they will start the game with.
- Differential lock in simulator mode on the wheel will now behave the same as in arcade mode.
- Some vehicles can now toggle the differential lock on and off
- The ground has been made softer.

PC only:
- The game will now find servers faster.
- The room creator can now select up to eight mods for the game.

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The development team at Focus Home Interactive is launching a public beta test for Spintires: MudRunner. The test version fixes performance issues that appeared after the release of the "The Valley" DLC. This beta test will run until Monday.

By using the beta version of the game, you will be able to play multiplayer with players who are using both the beta and non-beta versions.

To get the beta version of the game, you need to opt into it on Steam:
1. Right-click on Spintires: MudRunner in your Steam game library
2. Click “Properties” and go to the “BETAS” tab
3. Select public_beta from the dropdown menu.

After that, you will become a participant in the public beta test. This should fix any performance issues you have noticed since the release of the "The Valley" DLC.

If you continue to experience problems in this beta version, please provide the game logs (which can be found here: C:\Users\Name\AppData\Roaming\SpinTires MudRunner and upload them to WeTransfer.com – they are generated by holding SHIFT while launching the game) and your list of mods.

If the beta version turns out to be worse for you than the current version, please revert to the base game and send the developers the game logs and mod list as described above.

Please report in the comments on https://forums.focus-home.com/topic/5112/public-be..">this post whether the beta version fixes these issues; your feedback is highly valued by the developers!

Original: https://forums.focus-home.com/topic/5112/public-be..

Some time has passed since the developers released the "Valley" DLC on February 13, and they are happy to see so many players enjoying this map and the three new vehicles.

The developers noticed that some players create their own maps using screenshots of fully explored and completed maps or, in some cases, drawings. They assume that some of us would like to make maps based on minimap images, so they have packaged all the map images in high resolution so we can print them out and create our own maps from them. (Perhaps these maps await us in future updates and DLC – translator’s note).

The images can be found here: https://we.tl/IYVl6j93B6

The developers assure that they are actively working on the game and improving it, as they say, on all fronts, and mentioned several specific points.
Currently, an update is actively being developed to enable support for maps in the Steam Workshop and other useful features.

In addition, MudRunner USA (working title) is currently under active development. (The developers do not specify whether this is an update, DLC, or a new game – translator’s note). The developers note that the majority of the Spintires: MudRunner community is in the USA, so they are trying to support them with familiar content. They are also exploring licensing official vehicles for this. It is noted that MudRunner USA will be installed specifically in the USA (this may mean a localization of the game with local equipment and environment – translator’s note). The release is expected within this year.

In addition to MudRunner USA, the developers continue to explore options for adding mods to console versions of the game. They note that they highly value modifications and thank players for noticeably improving the game with their help. The best mods for consoles will most likely be released as DLC.

Finally, work is underway to port the game to Nintendo Switch. There are no details yet, but as soon as they appear, they promise to tell us.

In conclusion – the game creators are working on many different things at the moment, all of which will come later this year! We look forward to more news on each of them throughout the year.

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The public beta version of Spintires: MudRunner, which supports Workshop maps, is currently available on Steam.

To get the beta version of the game, you need to subscribe to it on Steam:
1. Right-click on Spintires: MudRunner in your Steam game library
2. Click "Properties" and go to the "BETAS" tab
3. Select public_beta from the dropdown menu.

In the same way, you can access the public beta of the SpinTires: Mudrunner Editor in Steam Tools.

Important information for modders: if you have manually edited game files, the update will overwrite them and you may experience performance and stability issues. Be sure to back up your files before updating.

Attention! The beta version of the game is incompatible with maps for previous versions (including maps for 29.01.18b) and vice versa – maps from the new beta version do not work in the latest stable version (29.01.18b).

For those creating their own maps for the game:
If you encounter an issue with missing starting vehicles on your map, you should open the map in the new version of the editor (the public beta version).
Also, you can upload the map to the Workshop, but only you and your friends will be able to see it. Public access to your maps will be enabled with the full release of Workshop maps – dates to be announced later.

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The time has come for the developers to share news about MudRunner.

As we already know, public beta testing of Steam Workshop map support has been launched for PC players. This version also includes an updated editor.

Depending on how successful this testing goes, the developers plan to release an update for the stable PC version of the game. Please make sure you try the test version; your feedback is very valuable!

You can find out how to access the public beta here.

There is more news concerning the long-term development of the game.

The developers are very pleased with how players received the "Valley" DLC! It was the first expansion for Spintires: MudRunner, and it added not only a new map but also three new vehicles.

The developers are very happy that this content resonated with the community, and they are currently working on a similar expansion, which they plan to show us next month or a little later. The update will be available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. More details will be shared soon.

As we already know, work is underway on MudRunner USA (working title), and the developers are still aiming to release this project this year.

Obviously, MudRunner USA is being developed for the USA and will be set in America, where a huge part of the Spintires community is located, so the developers want to showcase the most popular local vehicles in this version of the game.

The developers continue to explore options for adding mods to the console versions of Spintires: MudRunner and thank modders for their contribution in helping make Spintires: MudRunner a better game, but, as always—there are no concrete plans for implementing mods right now. Most likely, mods for the console versions of Spintires: MudRunner will be implemented as DLC.

Finally, work on the Spintires: MudRunner version for Nintendo Switch is still ongoing. No details yet, but they promise to share more in the future.

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Friends, hello everyone! On the Mr.BoS channel and on the STMods.ru website, as well as with the participation of everyone who cares about this game, a joint contest for the BEST MAP of 2018 is being held! Any map maker can participate in the contest. The main condition is that the map must be at least 32x32 in size and must be new (not a conversion from an old version of the game) and not publicly available. It is welcomed if you specify which mods are recommended for playing the map. Everything else is up to the discretion and imagination of the map makers.

The prize fund is 7000 rubles. Participation in the contest is free. You must submit an application to participate on the STMods.ru website by leaving a comment under this post. The last day to submit a map for the contest is May 3, 2018. Send the map for review and the contest via private message on VK or Discord or any other convenient way either to Mr.BoS (Alexander Zadorin on VK) or Alexey Sinev.

All maps that enter the contest will be tested and played through on the Mr.BoS channel. After playing them, voting will be held on the STMods.ru website and in the Mr.BoS VK group. All votes will be counted and taken into account.

After the voting, all maps will be made publicly available and uploaded by the map authors to the STMods.ru website. The maps will be played under code names (for example 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.). The map authors will also be revealed only after the voting to minimize biased voting. We do this to make the voting as objective and fair as possible. Authors who try to campaign during the voting will be disqualified.
The voting period is 1 week after all maps have been played through!

Total prize fund 7000 rubles
1st place - 4000
2nd place - 2000
3rd place - 1000
Additional prize from Mr.BoS - the game ETS2 as a gift at his discretion.

Update 02.04.18:
Voting procedure: depending on the number of participants, we randomly divide them into groups of 4-5 maps. Within a week, we play through (or simply review) all the maps in the group. At the beginning of the next week after reviewing all the maps in the group, a (one-week) vote starts to choose the best map from that group. At the same time, maps from the next group are shown, with voting for them starting at the beginning of the following week, and so on until all maps have been reviewed.
After all maps have been reviewed and group votes held, a final vote is created, with participants being the maps that won their weekly votes. The results of this vote will determine the best map!

We remind you that during the stream of a contest map, no viewer (not even the author) is allowed to reveal either the name or, especially, the author of the map. Otherwise, the map will be excluded from the contest.

Good luck!

Update 03.05.18: submission of works is closed. The first weekly vote starts on Monday.

Update 12.05.18: at the request of voters - maps that made it to the final vote will be made publicly available during the voting period without author attribution, so voters can try out each map before voting.

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