What's New

• Migrated the project to HDRP
  
• Added the possibility to record and replay the simulation
  
• Added calibration settings for both the single screen and the surround mode
  

Driving School (*)

• Added learner profile list
  
• Added training selection menu
  
• Added training summary and statistics
  
• Added basic vehicle operation exercises
  
• Added the French manoeuvring area exercises
  

Graphics

• Rehauled post-processing effects for HDRP
  
• Rehauled object material properties for HDRP
  
• Improved pedestrian ragdoll animation
  

Vehicle Physics

• Improved throttle control
  
• Added toggle speed limiter
  
• Reduce terrain vibration
  

AI

• Improved AI paths on the Windridge City map
  
• Improved AI paths on the Lakeside Hill map
  

Maps

• Fixed levitating road signs on the Lakeside Hill map
  
• Added more details to the Lakeside Hill map
  
• Optimised the performance of the Lakeside Hill map
  

VR

• Updated OpenXR integration (reduced the number of SteamVR issues)
  

UI

• Reduced UI interaction lag
  

Performance

• Reduced memory usage
  
• Enabled incremental GC
  

Localisation

• Improved French translations
  

What's New

• Added the surround rendering mode
  
• Added ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
  
• Added AI vehicles to the Windridge City map
  
• Added a new semi-trailer truck
  

Vehicle Physics

• Improved ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
  
• Improved gear shifting smoothness for automatic gearboxes
  
• Reduced car engine brake
  
• Fixed throttle dead travel for combustion engines
  
• Lowered the centre of mass of cargo for trucks
  

Maps

• Added more details to the Lakeside Hill map
  
• Improved lighting on the Lakeside Hill map
  
• Replaced grass rendering engine on all maps
  

AI

• Added road priorities and speed limits
  
• Fixed AI vehicle gear selection
  

VR

• Added Oculus VR app launch option
  
• Increased hand hold distance
  
• Reduced virtual steering wheel force feedback
  
• Updated Varjo plugin
  

UI

• Improved UI layout for triple screen
  
• Replaced the old intro with a static image
  
• Added vehicle thumbnails
  
• Added map thumbnails
  
• Added loading screen
  

Input

• Added steering wheel centring on (re-)start
  
• Added input profiles to the controls panel
  
• Reduced steering wheel SAT (Self-Aligning Torque) force
  

Effects

• Added ABS sound
  
• Added vibrations for skidding with a high slip angle
  
• Reduced vibrations on terrain
  
• Tuned tyre skid effects
  

Other

• Added French language
  

Known Issues

• SteamVR may incorrectly handle Oculus devices (Rift, Quest). To fix the problem, please change your default VR environment to the Oculus VR app or uninstall SteamVR.
  

What's New

• Added a new Hawk Autodrome map (WIP)
  
• Added a new Lakeside Hill map (WIP)
  
• Added a new Polish police car
  
• Added a new Polish ambulance car
  
• Added a new Polish fire truck
  
• Added a new compact car
  
• Added a new sedan car
  
• Added a new van
  
• Added a new truck
  
• Added skidpad challenges (WIP)
  

Input

• Added the possibility to edit VR controller bindings
  
• Fixed force feedback for the virtual steering wheel
  

UI

• Added optional engine start on throttle input
  
• Improved input bindings panel
  

Other

• Integrated a bug reporting system
  

Known Issues

• VR mode may fail if the VR device sleeps or stops tracking during loading
  
• Some VR inputs may not be detected (still investigating the problem)
  

What's New

• Added support for VR controllers
  
• Added an Australian police car
  

Virtual Reality

• Added animated VR gloves interacting with a vehicle cockpit
  
• Added VR camera rotation calibration
  
• Added support for HP Reverb G2
  
• Added support for Varjo
  
• Fixed SteamVR launch issue
  

Physics

• Added non-linear throttle progression for better engine power control at low RPM
  

Visuals

• Improved animations of the forklift
  

Level Design

• Improved the height of shelves in the Warehouse map
  

Input

• Improved detection of input devices (twin joysticks are now distinguished properly)
  

UI

• Changed the order of engines in the dropdown list
  
• Fixed some UI bugs
  

Other

• Updated Unity version
  
• Replaced OpenVR with OpenXR library
  

Known Issues

• Not all vehicles have a fully interactive interior
  
• There are shadow rendering differences between the left and right eye in VR
  
• VR button bindings are hardcoded for now (they will be configurable in the next update)
  
• Emergency vehicle sirens are WIP
  

What's New

• Added an excavator with a controllable boom, stick, and bucket
  
• Added a new Earthworks Site map for excavator scenarios
  

Physics

• Added dynamic terrain
  
• Added power consumption of hydraulic actuators
  

Visuals

• Improved pedestrian ragdolls
  
• Added forklift lever animations
  

Other

• Added credits
  

Work in Progress

• Creating a new big map
  
• Migrating to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)
  
• Extending AI behaviour
  

Known Issues

• SteamVR needs to be shut down before launching eXpanSIM (SteamVR will launch later automatically)
  

What's New

• Added a forklift truck with controllable equipment
  
• Added a new Warehouse map for forklift scenarios
  

Physics

• Added hydraulic actuators
  
• Added basic vehicle buoyancy and water drag
  
• Improved aerodynamics
  
• Added a double brake system
  
• Changed gear selection for manual gearboxes - gears can only be changed with the clutch pressed
  

User Interface

• Added a vehicle type filter to the vehicle selection panel
  
• Added AI vehicle and pedestrian sliders to the map selection panel
  
• Added HUD widgets for controlling hydraulic equipment
  
• Added quick start scenarios to the welcome panel
  
• Fixed monitor DPI handling
  

Input

• Added range and gear split to a manual gearbox
  

SDK

• Added stable ABI for sustaining backward compatibility (see \\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\eXpanSIM\\SDK\\README.md)
  
• Added turret telemetry
  

Work in Progress

• Adding an excavator with the ability to dig in the ground
  
• Creating a new big map
  
• Migrating to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)
  
• Extending AI behaviour
  

Known Issues

• SteamVR needs to be shut down before launching eXpanSIM (SteamVR will launch later automatically)
  

What's New

• Added AI pedestrians (adults and children)
  
• Added translations (EN, PL)
  

Artificial Intelligence

• Added the pedestrian system
  
• Improved AI system performance
  

Physics

• Added pedestrian ragdolls
  

Vehicles

• Added a fire truck variant for left-hand traffic
  
• Improved the Solaris bus model
  
• Improved collision models
  

Level Design

• Added pedestrians to the Urban City map
  
• Improved curbs on the Urban City map
  
• Improved traffic lights readability on the Urban City map
  
• Improved lighting on the Urban City map
  

User Interface

• Added translations (more languages soon)
  
• Reorganised UI handling layer
  
• Improved loading and added a loading splash
  

Input

• Added retarder level actions
  

Audio

• Improved collision audio and small fixes
  

SDK

• Added engine load to the DashboardState
  

Other

• Migrated the project to Unity 2020.1
  
• Updated XR management and OpenVR integration
  

Work in Progress

• Adding more traffic rules
  
• Creating a new big map
  
• SDK backward compatibility
  
• Migrating to the High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP)
  

Known Issues

• SteamVR needs to be shut down before launching eXpanSIM (SteamVR will launch later automatically)
  
• Collision with pedestrians may produce weird artefacts (WIP)
  

What's new

• Added the detailed interior to the coach bus
  
• Added headlamps, horn, turn and hazard warning signals
  

Vehicles

• Added the door open/close feature to the Solaris bus
  
• Improved materials of the Solaris bus
  
• Improved gear ratios for the Solaris bus gearbox
  

Environments

• Enabled traffic lights for the Urban City map
  
• Improved building materials in the Urban City map
  

Physics

• Improved the calculation of internal combustion engine torque maps for different loads
  
• Improved throttle control of all internal combustion engines
  

Artificial Intelligence

• AI-controlled vehicles stop at traffic lights
  
• AI-controlled vehicles use turn signals
  
• AI-controlled vehicles are aware of the player-controlled vehicle and predict its path
  
• AI-controlled vehicles spawn with random skins
  
• Fixed a rare collision case caused by not yielding priority
  
• Optimised the performance of the AI system
  

Audio

• Improved engine sounds
  
• Improved tyre skid sounds
  
• Added horn and turn signal sounds
  

Input

• Added camera rotation, zoom, and reset controls
  
• Added headlamps, horn, turn and hazard warning signal controls
  
• Added a toggle parking brake control
  
• Added a special action button (door open/close in the Solaris bus)
  
• Added hydraulic actuator controls (for future use)
  
• Added emergency vehicle siren and lights controls (for future use)
  

UI

• Added headlamps, turn and hazard warning signals, and parking brake widgets to HUD
  

SDK

• Improved naming and data organisation
  
• Added the transmission plugin
  
• Added a dashboard data structure for easy information access
  
• Added the telemetry of the cabin body
  

Other

• Updated Unity version to 2019.4.3
  

Work in Progress

• Adding more traffic rules
  
• Creating a new big map
  
• Migrating to the High Definition Render Pipeline
  

Known Issues

• Some vehicles may not have properly configured lights
  

What's new

• AI traffic on the Urban City map
  

Physics

• Enabled physics state interpolation for dynamic scene objects, which makes smooth object motion for a low physics simulation update frequency
  

Vehicles

• Improved Solaris bus model and materials
  

Audio

• Normalized the volume of vehicle sound effects
  
• Tuned selected car engine sounds
  

Known issues

• AI-controlled vehicles are present only on the Urban City map
  
• The behaviour of AI-controlled vehicles is simple and limited
  
• AI-controlled vehicles may get stuck on road intersections (deadlock)
  
• Wheels/tracks don't interact with other vehicle's body
  
• Some audio effects may be muted in close proximity to other vehicles
  
• Traffic vehicles are not optimised yet
  

What's new

• New engine and starter sounds
  
• Simulator Radio integration (simulatorradio.com)
  
• New city bus Solaris
  

Physics

• Added physics state interpolation, which makes smooth vehicle motion for a low physics simulation update frequency
  
• Reduced the default simulation update frequency to 50 Hz (it can be changed in the settings panel)
  
• Added basic vehicle body aerodynamics
  
• Fixed a possible torque converter error when switching from N to D at high speed
  
• Optimised physics code execution time
  

Vehicles

• Improved the readability of vehicle body widgets
  
• Fixed missing mirrors in trucks
  
• Fixed a possible error when respawning a vehicle
  

Maps

• Improved the road shape and added details to the Winded Road map
  

UI

• Added camera settings (orbit/zoom sensitivity and head shake effect scale)
  
• Added radio volume setting
  

AI traffic

• Added AI base code, but the AI-controlled vehicles will be enabled in the next update (next Friday)
  

SDK

• Reorganised the structure of telemetry data and updated code samples (github.com/raving-bots/expansim-sdk)
  

Known Issues

• Some vehicles may still need engine rev sound tuning