The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled
Update notes - Apr 15 2022
Don't you just hate it when you download big files, just for it to not work? Well, in The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled, you can download every item from the Workshop, without a crash*.
Added:
- Added vehicle dust trails in each biome
- Added tire trail colors for each biome
- Added better drifting control**
Changed:
- Fixed crashing when loading with too many Workshop radio stations; Now, songs load when needed, rather than preloading on start, reducing temporary RAM storage
- Fixed truck trailers not destroying on restart
- Changed car explosion effect
- Changed trailer explosion effect
- Fixed UI scaling on main menu buttons
*Not guaranteed after 1gb - Currently verified as of 04/15/2022 - Higher available RAM will lower risk
**Slightly better
Update notes - Apr 10 2022 - Custom Vehicles
Have you ever played a game, and thought: "I wish this had my favorite car"? Well, in The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled, now you can!
With new custom vehicles, you can import your own car models and use them in-game. You can also upload and download from the Workshop.
Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1839080/workshop/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2791903319
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2784667549
Added:
- Added vehicle designer for integrating custom vehicles
- Added workshop support for custom vehicles
- Added workshop tags for vehicles
- Added GameUI toggle [P]
- Added player ambulance, and enemy ambulance
- Added siren sound to player response vehicles
- Added mouse/controller cursor auto switch
- Added song skip button for controller
- Added desert road
- Added dirt roads
- Added intersections
- Extended forest road
- Added desert repair shop
- Added gas stations
- Added houses
- Added ramps
Changed:
- Changed game UI layout
- Changed controls menu UI layout
- Fixed pause button double press
- Fixed incorrect pictogram in controls menu
- Darkened UI backgrounds
- Fixed radio restarting songs when resuming
- Changed vehicle masses
- Fixed inverted faces on car lights
- Changed fast vehicle steer curves
- Fixed ramp cinematic camera activating in First Person
- Increased police light bloom
- Fixed lights on player response vehicles
- Fixed boost trail on vehicle
- Decreased road shine
- Replaced 2 roads with highways
- Realigned roads
- Connected roads
- Extended highway construction
- Moved gas stations
- Moved houses
- Fixed hole in terrain seam
- Changed "No Sacrifice, No Victory" achievement name to "More Than Meets The Eye"
- Added animation to underworld
Update notes - Mar 26 2022 - Workshop Integration (Radio)
Have you created the perfect radio station and want to share it with the world? Now you can, with the Steam Workshop.
Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1839080/workshop/
Workshop Guide:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2784667549
Note: Only the Radio is currently supported by the Workshop.
Added:
- Steam Workshop integration for Radio Stations
- Added Workshop UI
- Added vehicle; Lambruhgini Aventadoor
- Added achievement; "Expect the Unexpected"
- Added houses
- Added ramps
- Added road
- Added airstrip
- Added highway construction
Changed:
- Fixed radio not playing folders with 1 song.
- Fixed radio not displaying file names with multiple hyphens properly.
- Balanced vehicle values
Update notes - Mar 20 2022
Music is subjective, everybody has their own taste. Now, you can have your own radio station(s) for your preferences. Create radio stations for your favorite songs, or any audio for that matter, and have them play in the game.
Added:
- Added ability to create custom radio stations*
- Added Toyoda Supera; DUDE...
- Added UI compatibility for square and vertical resolutions; Including, but not limited to... 4:3, 4:5, 9:16, 9:21, 9:48
- Added 17 achievements; Destroy civilians (tier 1-8), Destroy police (tier 1-8), "IS THAT A SUPRA?!"
- Added 2 leaderboards; Civilians destroyed, police destroyed
- Added 20km desert road
- Added 20+ new spawn points
- Added randomization to spawn point selection**
- Added gas stations
- Added ramps
- Added trees
Changed:
- Fixed important house not rendering
- Decreased initial load times
- Changed first-time startup window mode
- Changed "Techno" station name
- Changed surface smoothing of Chevron Carmaro
- Balanced vehicle unlock values
*See "\\Steam\steamapps\common\The Pointless Car Chase Refueled\Radio\Radio Note.txt" for instructions
**Randomized on game start
Update notes - Mar 19 2022 - Full Controller Support
Have you ever wanted to outrun the police... with your feet up on your desk? Well now you can! Plug in your controller*, eliminate all distractions, and get comfy - The Pointless Car Chase: Refueled now has Full Controller Support
There's guns too.
Added:
Added Full Controller Support; As stated above
Added weapons
Added machine gun; Spits bullets everywhere... It's not accurate, but gets the job done
Added rocket launcher; Not just your traditional rocket launching launcher... it's compact, and can fit onto (nearly) any vehicle
Added bullet damage; Choose your target, aim, fire. Simple... in theory
Added new car
Changed:
Updated controls page to include controller**
Changed "Look Back" control**
Changed water transparency and layering
Added 2km expansion to highway; To be continued...
Added gas stations
Added bridge
Added image feathering to minimap
Fixed incorrect song name
Balanced vehicle prices
Fixed some text strings not translating
*Controller has been tested with the Xbox One Controller (2020), and is fully functional
**See in-game controls menu (Settings > Controls)
Update notes - Mar 09 2022
People like achievements... now there's more... however, they're difficult to achieve.
Added:
Added 3 new achivements; "Original", "No Sacrifice, No Victory", "OUTATIME"
Added Sunset Saloon
Added new Easter Egg
Changed:
Fixed achievement "250,000" not unlocking
Fixed player car lights turning off when moving camera
Fixed car lights not removing when car is destroyed
Changed car headlight intensity
Changed gas station (variant 2) garbage bin color
Fixed some civilians spawning in wrong directions
Fixed backward gas station
Fixed floating logos on some gas stations
Changed underwater camera view
Fixed Chinese (Simplified) localization missing characters
Update notes - Mar 03 2022
Sleep is for the weak... Play throughout the day and into the night (in-game), with the dynamic time update.
Added:
- Added day/night cycle
- Added menu clock; It's a clock... in the menu
- Added sun
- Added moon
- Added dynamic headlights; Turns on/off based on time of day
- Added dynamic brake lights; Turns on/off when braking
- Added dynamic house lights
- Added dynamic gas station lights
- Added farm
Changed:
- Changed skybox; Sky for day, sky for night
- Changed shadow intensity
- Changed light intensity
- Changed sun size
- Changed road shoulder texture
- Changed dirt road texture
- Fixed gas station (variant 2) road smoothness
- Fixed first person camera position
- Fixed wheel interior not rendering
- Fixed player shadows
- Balanced vehicle values
- Removed some trees
- Removed some rocks
Note: In the main menu, set the time of day with the clock slider, and freeze time by clicking the background of the clock panel.
Update notes - Mar 01 2022
For most, the game runs over a steady 60 fps with default settings... If you feel it's still a bit slow, consider lowering some settings; Render distance, tree render distance, civilian distance.
Added:
- Added riddles to unlock special cars
- Added new special car; Chevron Carmaro
- Added score screen on restart
- Added civilian density setting; Changes maximum civilians on road
- Added new grassland road
- Added ramps
- Added new civilian road paths
- Added gas stations
- Added logo to gas station (variant 2)
Changed:
- Fixed ramp cameras not rendering roads
- Balanced police van speed
- Increased vehicle body metallic shine
- Changed vehicle window shine
- Removed some trees
- Removed some rocks
- Changed skybox properties
- Changed gas station (variant 1) logo colors
Note: User preferences file has been upgraded, and all settings will be reset on update. Game save progress is NOT affected.
Update notes - Feb 25 2022
Don't you just hate it when you've got an epic score... then the game crashes? Well, with autosave, never fear, all is not lost.
Added:
- Autosave; Saves current progress every 2 minutes
- Added new vehicle; Minibus
- Added new vehicle; Firetruck - Includes working lights! (Batteries not included)
- Added new ramps; Who needs bridges when you've got the air?
- Added new intersection
Changed:
- Changed unlock requirements on vehicles.
- Balanced vehicle speed, health, and strength
- Balanced police speed
- Fixed situation where points would increase indefinitely when stuck upside down
- Fixed uncentered UI buttons
- Removed some trees
- Removed some rocks
Note: Firetruck does not require batteries, toggle lights on/off with [left click]