Version 2.29.0 - FD LONG BEACH '24, BETTER BRAKE BALANCE, TWITCH CRATE COMEBACK!
It's time to gear up for Formula Drift Season 2024! Update 2.29.0 will transport you straight to Long Beach as we kick off the series with a season-long leaderboard event – Get ready for unique round challenges with fantastic prizes in-game AND in the real world for the top scorers! Plus, experience improved control over brake balance on pro/stock vehicles for an even more exhilarating driving experience!
FORMULA DRIFT ROUND 1 – LONG BEACH!
WE’RE BACK AT IT. Under the shade of California Palm trees, we shred tyres and feel the smoky breeze. 🌴 Long Beach-exclusive challenges, sponsortree, titles & rewards are up for grabs for a limited time only! Don’t you miss competing during the Formula DRIFT season?
* FD Long Beach Challenges & sponsortrees will be active from UTC 9PM, 12 April - 9PM, 19 April
FORMULA DRIFT 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP!
IT CONTINUES. Since launching our official in-game Formula DRIFT Championship in 2022, we've consistently been impressed by the remarkable runs, closely contested standings, stunning liveries, and positive feedback for the event. Running our own series alongside the real FD season has been a thrill for both the players and us developers, and we're excited to witness the best drifters of the FD Championship in 2024!
How the event works:
Round 1 – Entry Cost: 50x Bullion
(Entry cost will be reduced at the start of each round)
In-Game and IRL Prizes for the Top 8 Leaderboard Players at the end of Irwindale!
Round standings will be automatically calculated for each round. As each round’s points accumulate, results will be displayed on a separate Overall Leaderboard system players can access and view in-game.
Stay tuned for the prizes we have for you!
THE RETURN OF TWITCH REWARDS!
WE LOVE FREE STUFF TOO. Our Torque Drift Twitch Crate is back to give you MONTHLY goodies! 😋
How do you get your hands on these rewards?
1. Subscribe to our #Twitch HERE: twitch.tv/torquemotorsport 2. Login into Torque Drift via the main menu with the same Twitch account you subscribed with 3. Collect your crate & redeem your monthly goodies!
IMPROVED BRAKE BALANCE!
Discover the excitement of fine-tuning brake balance on both pro and stock vehicles. Enjoy a more thrilling driving experience with enhanced control, making every moment behind the wheel even more exciting and immersive!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed Twitch channel link to take you to the correct page
Fixed AVS model T5 (np) alloys rear width
Fixed the Long Beach lag, ensuring smoother gameplay for all players just in time for FD Championship Round 1
As always, thank you to our awesome community for helping us improve the game every update! Gearin' up for a big season and it’s only just the beginning y’all!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.28.0 - BRAND NEW SKIDMAP, MAESTRO JUMP, BILLET 9.0 V10 ENGINE!
Mad Mike and friends return with an improved first-time user experience. There's never been a more perfect moment to launch your Torque Drift career than with the 2.28 release! Here’s why
BRAND NEW SKIDPAD MAP Hope we’re enjoying the Round 5 FD hype at St. Louis, our FDSTL Leaderboard Event is LIVE until tomorrow with FREE x2 FD crates up for grabs! While we give 2022 FDSTL layout extra love for our Leaderboard Event this year, we’ve spent a bit more time updating our beloved World Wide Technology Raceway to accurately reflect the new paving added around Outer Zone 3! Relive 2022 WWT and SHRED rubber on the 2023 WWT sponsortree we’re dropping this update — Look at us, giving you options ♡
NEW MINAMI LAYOUT: MAESTRO JUMP! We're turning up the heat with a brand-new layout inside the Minami track called Maestro Jump. This layout introduces an alternative jump line that's bound to test your skills and take your drifting to the next level. Get ready to push the limits and conquer this exhilarating new challenge!
BILLET 9.0 V10 ENGINE Get ready to power up your rides with the ultimate rarity in the game: the Carbon Billet 9.0 V10 engine! This high-performance beast is set to become the most potent engine in #TorqueDrift. Buckle up and experience unmatched power and speed as you dominate the streets.
AVS MODEL F7 WIDTH FIX We always know it could be better so we've gone ahead and tweaked the rear width of the AVS Model F7 alloy to match the front width. Here’s to our commitment to getting all the little details just right!👌
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed car saving issue some players were experiencing.
Corrected the off-placement issue with the backfire.
Various minor UI adjustments
Now's the ideal moment to utilize this track to lay down some rubber and fine-tune our skills in preparation for the ultimate challenge: The Road to the Championship!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.27.0 - WWT TRACK CHANGES & PRO CAR TUNING!
No better time to grab your jack stands than NOW for Update 2.27.0 — We’ve got extra WWT content to dish out! Turn it UP with the new tunes your garage just unlocked — We’re ecstatic to introduce Pro Car Tuning this update!
WWT TRACK UPDATES! Hope we’re enjoying the Round 5 FD hype at St. Louis, our FDSTL Leaderboard Event is LIVE until tomorrow with FREE x2 FD crates up for grabs! While we give 2022 FDSTL layout extra love for our Leaderboard Event this year, we’ve spent a bit more time updating our beloved World Wide Technology Raceway to accurately reflect the new paving added around Outer Zone 3! Relive 2022 WWT and SHRED rubber on the 2023 WWT sponsortree we’re dropping this update — Look at us, giving you options ♡
NEW: PRO CAR TUNING! Speaking of options, we’re giving you more control over how your Pro Cars perform on the tracks with newly added tuning components! Ackerman, Anti-roll Bar, and Final Drive can now be adjusted across all pro cars to your liking — Let us know how you find it as we’re excited for y’all to get more wear out of your cars!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed issue where player would be stuck in the tutorial if timer ran out
Paintshop menu sliders no longer move the orbital camera
Fixed caster adjustments where values were incorrectly displayed
As we head into the second half of the season, we’re super keen to prepare you for a long-overdue REVAMP of the tutorial. We’ve also secured some VERY worthwhile prizes for our Leaderboard Event winners coming up, stay tuned!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.26.0 - FD ENGLISHTOWN 2023 & TRACK LAYOUT REWORK!
We’re door-diving STRAIGHT into Update 2.26.0 for Round 4 — Englishtown this week, June 22-24! When I tell you we got that gorilla GRIP on these zip ties and 10mm sockets; Heavy focus on some more in-game improvements, UI/UX optimisation, and overall performance tweaks from the menu to lobby flow. Additionally, we’re excited to finally show you an overdue revamp of the Englishtown track layout!
FORMULA DRIFT ROUND 4 — ENGLISHTOWN! We are OFFICIALLY at half-season for Formula Drift as we head into Round 4 for Englishtown, June 22-24! You’ll be ecstatic to see that we’ve completely reworked the track layout for a more accurate representation and feel of the map. Keen to watch you RIP up #FDNJ — The leaderboard is well underway, 4 down 4 rounds to go!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Camera sensitivity in paint shop is now standardized
Fixed rare case of RPM becoming higher than should be allowed
Trial cars should now act appropriately
Livery and tune slots in lobbies fixed
Various controller & hotkey related navigation issues fixed on post-lobby screen and sponsor tree
Appreciate all the suggestions and feedback across our social channels and Discord drifters!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.25.0 - NERREN'S S14.5, CASTRO'S OFFICIAL FD LIVERY & FD ORLANDO 2023!
Get ready to stir up some excitement with Update 2.25.0! Prepare yourselves for an adrenaline-fueled experience as Jonathan Nerren's S14.5 is about to set everyone's hearts racing. Remember how much you loved Castro's GR86? Well, brace yourselves because we're about to unveil his official FD 2023 livery in this patch, perfectly timed for FD Orlando happening this weekend, May 26 - 27!
Castro's GR86’s official FD 2023 livery
IT’S ONLY GETTING BETTER. This patch brings an extra dose of excitement as we unveil Castro's GR86’s official FD 2023 livery, perfectly timed with the upcoming FD Orlando event.
Jonathan Nerren's S14.5
THERE IS MORE. Prepare to be amazed by Jonathan Nerren's S14.5! Known for its iconic style and incredible performance, this beast of a car has captivated drift enthusiasts worldwide. With its powerful engine and precision handling, the S14.5 is a force to be reckoned with on the track.
Alright, gang! Get your gear ready because we're about to rock Formula Drift Round 3 in Orlando from May 26-27!
Brace yourselves for some next-level action with exclusive challenges and rewards you won't find anywhere else. It's time to show off our skills and have a blast on the track together. So, let's rev those engines, hit the road, and make this round epic!
The FD Season leaderboard event is happening, and the winners will score both in-game and real-world prizes to celebrate their FD 2023 accomplishments. Get ready to compete and make your mark!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS:
- Raised the max amount of layers on cars. - Fixed layer related achievements and titles. - Layers no longer leave a 'ghost' in some cases in paintshop - Post game lobby UI adjustments and tweaks - Various controller fixes for navigation
Burn some rubber in Nerren's S14.5, treat your eyes with Castro's fresh livery and rack up those FD Leaderboard points for Round 3: Road to the Championship – Orlando!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.24.0 - NEW JHONNATTAN CASTRO GR86 & FD ATLANTA 2023!
Let’s get a bit of commotion happening for Update 2.24.0! This one was hard to keep quiet from y’all – Trust us, this car is ALL we hear about, and we are EXCITED to finally debut FD Pro Driver Jhonnattan Castro’s Rocket Bunny GR86 just in time for FD Round 2 – Atlanta on May 11-13!
NEW FD CAR – JHONNATTAN CASTRO’S GR86! It’s wide, it’s AGGRESSIVE. We’re extremely thrilled to finally debut Jhonnattan Castro’s NEW FD Car to the game – Toyota GR86. Not just any GR86, turn heads and shred up the tracks with attitude in the Rocket Bunny bodykit and B58 engine under the hood! Smoke up FD Atlanta next with this turbocharged beast and let us know if we should consider a stock GR86 bodykit in future updates!
FORMULA DRIFT ROUND 2 – ATLANTA! GEAR UP GANG! We’re headed into Formula Drift Round 2 in Atlanta on May 11-13 with more round-exclusive challenges and rewards! Our FD Season Leaderboard Event will be running during this period, our Top 12 end of season winners will receive both in-game AND real world prizes to commemorate their FD 2023 feats!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed an issue preventing tyre stacks from appearing correctly on Minami
BMW E92 HGK body kit spoiler positioning corrected
Orlando Practice score-earning issue resolved
Single player events no longer causes multiple cars to spawn
Fixed issues preventing players from logging into certain accounts with controller
Incorrect player spawns fixed on Gingerman
Signing new sponsors after completing sponsor missions should work as intended
Claiming sponsor rewards should correctly show Cash/Bullion balance
Updated controller calibrations settings
Improvements to throttle response
Updated 2023 FD Sponsors around FD tracks
Major changes to Minami visuals, performance, overhauled trees, lighting and mesh rendering
Burn some rubber in Castro’s GR86 and rack up those FD Leaderboard points for Round 2: Road to the Championship – Atlanta!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.23.0 - FD LONG BEACH '23 & CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT, NEW MINAMI TRACK!
THIS IS IT DRIFTERS – Formula Drift 2023 Season has officially kicked off! Update 2.23.0 is flying you out to Long Beach for Round 1, April 7-8! We’re absolutely ecstatic to start Torque Drift’s FD 2023 Season Championship – A season-long leaderboard event that will run alongside the FD series with spectacular in-game AND real world prizes! Before we take you the sunny streets of Cali, we’re doing a quick pitstop in Japan for our long awaited Minami track! Our newest track boasts a signature jump initiation so hop over and burn all the rubber you want!
FORMULA DRIFT ROUND 1 – LONG BEACH! California bound baby 🌴 Warm up those tires as we take you to The Streets of Long Beach next weekend! To kick off the season, Long Beach-exclusive challenges, sponsortree, titles & rewards are up for grabs for a limited time only!
*FD Long Beach challenges & sponsortrees will be active from GMT 8PM, 7 April – Midnight 12AM, 14 April
FORMULA DRIFT 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP! We saw some serious competition in our first official in-game Formula Drift Championship last year with incredible runs, neck and neck standings, and the overall feedback for running our own series alongside the real FD season was OUTSTANDING – We’re ready to see it all over again!
We’re making some improvements to how we run our FD Season Leaderboard Event this year!
Round 1 – Entry Cost: 50x Bullion *(Entry cost will be reduced at the start of each round)
In-Game and IRL Prizes for the Top 8 Leaderboard Players at the end of Irwindale!
Round standings will be automatically calculated for each round. As each round’s points accumulate, results will be displayed on a separate Overall Leaderboard system players can access and view in-game.
Stay tuned for what prizes we have in the works <3
BRAND NEW TRACK: MINAMI! When you mention drifting, we can guarantee you those in the scene will enthusiastically rave about one of the most iconic raceways at Ebisu – Minami! Expect a brand new map built from scratch to slam doors and shred rubber on, and don’t worry drifters, it wouldn’t be Minami without the signature jump initiation! Although the beloved Drift Stadium track is no longer accessible for drifting in the real world, get ready to relive the Formula Drift Japan hype as we expand on the Ebisu map with this incredibly exciting track!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Memory Leak fixes occurring in Paint Shop
Sim Rig Players this is for you! – Updated input system to fix steering wheel input
Minor fixes for tuning and livery swapping
Minor fixes for Youtube Carousel
Localisation issues corrected
Keep those engines on team, we’ve got NEW liveries and drivers in the pipeline for this season!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.22.0 - NEW 'STANG & ANGLE KIT, SWAP LIVERY & TUNE SLOTS, YOUTUBE LIVE!
Not long to go before we kick off Formula Drift 2023 Season – But FIRST! Update 2.22.0 is now live with a BRAND NEW YSR Angle Kit and Mustang RTR Bodykit for you to tune and build up. We’re making (good) in-game flow changes with the ability to swap livery and tune slots during Car Selection and ensuring y’all are staying up to date with all the latest Torque Motorsport Youtube content with some sparkly new UI additions to the game!
NEW MUSTANG RTR BODYKIT! Okay okay we get it you asked, and we HEARD! Nothing screams more gains than giving this muscle car a brand new bodykit to play around with. Don’t walk, RUN to the garage NOW and experience the 'Stang in all its glory!
NEW YSR ANGLE KIT! WAKE UP BABE – Newest Alignment Kit just dropped in the part store! Go get 'em!
SWAP LIVERY/TUNE SLOTS IN CAR SELECTION! Ever forget to change your livery or tuning set up right before a battle? We’re making life easier for you with these new Car Selection features!
To change your slots, keep an eye out for these controls: *Tune Slot - Tap on Tune Stats (Mobile) / Page Up (PC) / LS (Controller) *Livery Slot - Tap on Car Thumbnail (Mobile) / Page Down (PC) / RS (Controller)
YOUTUBE CAROUSELS NOW LIVE! In case you’re living under a rock, we are officially on Youtube at Torque Motorsport! Find us here: Official Torque Motorsport Youtube Channel We’ve given our beloved in-game carousels a brand new look with real-time updates for our latest motorsport content! Make sure to check us out and hit that fat Subscribe button!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Various paint shop changes and bug fixes
Various localization and UI fixes
Entry level cars should now feel easier to drive
Fixed an exploit where players could acquire 2 starter cars in the tutorial
Plus more tweaks and overall QoL improvements!
Get KEEN for FD Season ‘23 folks – Excited to hear what y’all think of Update 2.22.0, let us know in the comments and as always, feel free to shoot through any feedback on our Instagram and Discord!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.21.0 - HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR '23, REMEMBERING KEN BLOCK & NEW RB30!
HEYA DRIFTERS – We hope you enjoyed your break over the holidays! The TD team is officially back with its first update to warm up a foreseeable hectic 2023. In the meantime, strap yourselves in for LNY event-exclusive content, a tribute to Ken Block, a BRAND NEW Carbon-grade engine and more bug fixes for this patch!
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2023! 恭喜发财! We are absolutely gassed to welcome you into 2023 (twice!) – Kick into the Lunar New Year with fortune and fun with EXCLUSIVE content for the next 2 weeks!
LNY 2023 ‘Flower’ Alloys & ‘Spokes’ Alloys
LNY 2023 Rabbit Stickerpack
LNY 2023 Bundle
LNY 2023 Challenges
To ensure you are EXTRA prosperous this year, make sure to claim your Red Envelope in the Special Offers tab!
*LNY Alloys, Stickerpack, Bundle & Red Envelope available now – UTC Feb 5, 11pm *LNY Challenge available UTC Jan 27, 9am – Jan 30, 11pm
REMEMBERING KEN BLOCK The motorsport world will never be the same after the passing of Ken Block.
To honour late motorsport legend Ken Block, a mural has been permanently installed in the player garage and the Cali Garage track for the community to keep his legacy alive.
NEW CARBON ENGINE – RB30! NEWEST addition to the part store just landed! Which car are you putting this beast of an engine in?
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Fixed a sporadic issue where screens turn colourful in open-lobbies or battles
Hakone differences between PC and Mobile are now in sync (players no longer can get stuck in some areas)
Some tutorial soft-lock issues fixed
Torque Motorsport link added to social area
Tire PSI no long reset after purchasing new ones
2023 is OUR YEAR drifters – We’re only getting started.
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.20.0 - FESTIVE SEASON '22, NEW 2000 GT-R, SHELBY MUSTANG, & BODYKITS!
HO HO HO DRIFTERS, FESTIVE SEASON IS UPON US! 🎄🎄🎄 Exclusive holiday content for Xmas ‘22 with dashing NEW challenges, alloys, and more! We’re jingling ALL your bells with NEW cars here, there, EVERYWHERE for Update 2.20.0! Get excited for the E92 and JZX100 bodykits, as well as 2 NEW car releases – NISSAN R29 and Jonathan Nerren’s Mustang!
FESTIVE SEASON 2022! It’s the most wonderful time of the year… We’re blessing your holiday season with our annual Advent Calendar challenges AND a whole separate Holiday-exclusive sponsortree with more unpredictable lines. Paintshop getting spoilt with 2022 Xmas themed stickerpacks and don’t worry – We heard y’all LOUD and CLEAR during Halloween; NEW Festive Alloys just in time for Xmas!
NEW NISSAN 2000 GT-R! What’s it like having a piece of history in your garage? Introducing one of the first performance-bred Skyline GT-Rs, you simply cannot deny the timeless design and sheer competition it upheld during its Japan touring race era. Have a taste of the 70s with the classic two-door NISSAN 2000 GT-R now!
NEW JONATHAN NERREN MUSTANG – 2017 SHELBY TRIBUTE STREET CAR! How often do you get to see two motorsport legends in the same sentence – Let’s get a bit of commotion going for North Carolina-based FD Pro-Driver Jonathan Nerren and his weathered race livery for the Carroll Shelby Tribute Mustang! We know y’all have been asking for more ‘stangs, so here’s the first in our pipeline!
P.S Will Nerren finally get his Speedy Gonzales in-game title? (We’ll have to find out in our next Twitch stream!)
NEW BODYKITS – E92 & JZX100! No explanation needed – Grab your brushes NOW, we just added NEW stock bodykits for our cult-favorite cars, the BMW E92 and Toyota Chaser JZX100!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Optimised store panel UI loading times
Fixed multiple matchmaking issues – Rematch responsiveness and flow, DQ and timeout notifications
Lobby UI fixes and adjustments
& More quality-of-life improvements!
What an absolute wild ride 2022 has been drifters.
From everyone here at Grease Monkey Games, a massive thank you to another year of ever-growing support and love for Torque Drift, and for our new, upcoming title: Torque Drift 2! Torque Drift would not be where it is right now without its loud, vibrant community (YEP YOU!), and we are ready to kick off 2023 with more player-feedback oriented features, solutions, improvements, exciting new car releases, drivers, and more!
Happy Holidays everyone, stay safe and we’ll see you in the new year!
