Version 2.12.0 - NEW ENGINES, FDLB '22 CAR BUNDLE & TRACK IMPROVEMENTS!
AYO DRIFTERS!!!! We hope you enjoyed the first FORMULA DRIFT SEASON 2022 weekend – What a RIPPER of a round! As we prepare for FD Atlanta, Update 2.12.0 will be all about fine-tuning and polishing the game for more seamless gameplay!
NEW ENGINES!
Piping hot in the part store are brand NEW Barra Engines in 3 rarities – Import (STROKED BARRA), Custom (RE-BUILT BARRA), and Carbon (BILLET BARRA)! Make sure to keep an eye out for them in your next store rotation and let us know which car you’re building up next with this!
LONG BEACH 2022 – DANGEROUS DUO BUNDLE!
These FD legends prove to us time and time again their righteous place in the league, and we’re celebrating our first round of Formula Drift by dropping a Long Beach 2022 Car bundle with your fav FDLB legends – Matt Field & Odi Bakchis! Make sure to jump into the Special Offers tab to grab this 2-for-1 deal NOW! Offers end May 01, 23:59PM UTC so don’t MISS OUT Y’ALL!
TRACK LAYOUT IMPROVEMENTS – THE YARD, HAKONE, E-TOWN, THE SLAB, ORLANDO
You’ll be ecstatic to hear we’ve made some (GOOD) changes to our favourite maps, including some Formula Drift layouts too!
The Yard
Improved clipping zones on Bridge/Full Track/Jump /Reverse
Overall gameplay fluidity changes
Easier initiation on Reverse/Full Track/Jump
Hakone
Early initiation bonus on Skyline
Introduced new clipping points from the OG version on Skyline
Improved line on Skyline
Englishtown
Fixed finish line on Drag Strip/FD/FD Pro
The Slab
Fixed initiation bonus on full track
Improved player experience on full track
Orlando
Early initiation is now supported on Rev-FD
Introduced barriers to prevent illegal lines
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Car Rebalancing - Offset improvements and better clutch response
Adjusting camber with aftermarket angle kits in practice mode now update correctly
Steam achievements are now properly rewarded to players
RX7 FC no longer suspends in the air after repairing in custom lobbies
Tutorial’s pause menu buttons now work as intended after switching back into the game
Purchase Slot button no longer overlaps slot list in paintshop
Plus more live lobby and performance improvements and UI tweaks!
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
Happy Twitch 1 Year Anniversary!
Hey Drifters!
On behalf of the WHOLE team here at Torque Drift, we wanted to give y’all a HUGE thank you for the overwhelming support over the last year (and a bit!) on our streaming journey!
It’s been an absolute ride hanging out and getting to know all our incredible players – The Q&As, getting schooled (mainly Billy) in our stream battles, epic tournaments and spectator moments, INSANELYYYY creative liveries y’all put hours into, and most importantly… that feeling of just seeing HEY TD! in our chats
To celebrate our 1st Anniversary on Twitch, we’re dropping 3x (not cold) Garlic Bread Stickers in your Special Offers tab for FREE, and a little something exclusive – for the month of April, a special chase challenge will be available for subscribers ONLY, with one of the rewards being our FIRST community chosen title ever: ’DOOR COLLECTOR'
The Twitch 1 Year Anniversary event will run from April 1, 12AM UTC – April 30, 11PM UTC, so get your subs IN and your COLD GARLIC BREAD STICKERS slapped ON!
Again, thank you to the best community we could ever ask for <3 Here’s to another awesome year with y’all, STAY SIDEWAYS GANG!
– Torque Drift Fam
Version 2.11.0 - FD SEASON 2022, TOYOTA SUPRA MK5 & TWITCH 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
YO YO YO DRIFTERS!!!! Fat update comin' thru… sit down and strap in because we got some SPICY new stuff coming for you this update and we’ve been BUSTING to finally get this out!
FORMULA DRIFT 2022 - LONG BEACH!
Ready… Steady… SKRRRRRRRT – We’re driftin' into the 2022 #FormulaDrift season with Long Beach and we’re revving up our engines to get some SUPER EXCITING new content and events out for the Torque Drift fam! For the newbies out there, FD season in Torque Drift will involve EXCLUSIVE themed challenges and Formula Drift Crates (think crates, but with extra shweeeeet goodies), and it doesn’t stop at just THAT! We’ve got more planned this year… so stay tuned for our FD season kickoff!
TOYOTA SUPRA MK5!
We heard you LOUD AND CLEAR DRIFTERS! Your fan fav A90 is the slickest, new addition to the garage after mOooOOoOnths of hearing requests for this absolute beast. OKAY SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FORRRRR? Jump in right NOW, build this bad boi up and let us know how you LIKE it!
TWITCH 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
It’s been a long time coming TD fam… A HUGE thank you to all our amazing players and subscribers for the support over the last year (and a bit!) on our streaming journey. It’s been an absolute RIDE chatting to you every week, answering questions, getting to know our colourful community, watching Billy get absolutely obliterated in battles by y’all, and more! To celebrate our 1st Anniversary on Twitch, we’re dropping 3x (not cold) Garlic Bread Stickers in your Special Offers tab for FREE, and a little something exclusive, for the month of April, a special chase challenge will be available for subscribers ONLY, with one of the rewards being our FIRST community chosen title ever: ’DOOR COLLECTOR'
The Twitch 1 Year Anniversary event will run from April 1, 12AM UTC – April 30, 11PM UTC so everyone has ample time to get their subs IN and their COLD GARLIC BREAD STICKERS slapped ON!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
VG Focus BUFFS - Improved engine response and impactful alignment changes made
Live Lobby improvements allow players to select server location for optimal ping
Fixed an issue where the camera was spawned outside of maps when taking screenshots
NEW Daily Challenges now introduced to the game
Track improvements added (Hidden Paths, The Wall, Sea Snake, Ocean Drive Full Track) for smoother gameplay
Login and Account Select screens revamped designs should now feel cleaner and more informative for players
Implemented more measures for anti-cheating systems
Did someone say NEW… sponsor trees… but where?! Stay tuned!
Plus more live lobby and performance improvements and UI tweaks!
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
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2022 – YEAR OF THE TIGER!
HEY HEY HEY DRIFTERS, 恭喜發財!
On behalf of the TD Team, wishing you all a very Happy Lunar New Year 2022 – And for all our Tiger folks, this is YOUR year!
For our first LNY together, we got all CLAWS ON DECK to bring you some exciting new content this year!
Unfortunately we don’t have red envelopes and crackling pork belly to share around… BUT for the next 2 weeks, we’ll be running some fiery hot deals (wink wonk STICKERPACKS…. AND??? NEW ALLOYS??? who said THAT omg) in our Special Offers, an Instagram livery contest with some EXCLUSIVE rewards, event exclusive freebies on Stream, and more!
Our Lunar New Year festivities will be on from Feb 1, 06:00AM UTC – Feb 15, 22:00PM UTC.
It’s the roaring Year of the Tiger, LESHGOOOOOOOOOO DRIFTERS!
Version 2.10.0 - Happy New Year 2022, BMW E36 & Z PROTO WIDEBODY KIT!
AYOOOOOO WASSUP 2022 WE SLIDIN' INTO (Soulja Boy voice) YOUUUUUUUUU~~~~
Hope y’all had an AWESOME break with loads of super sideways FUN! Torque Drift is kicking off the new year with a FRESH HOT STOCK CAR, so keep an eye out for the mega hottie landing in your garage RIGHT THIS SECOND!
YOU ASKED, WE DELIVERED - BMW E36 M3!
This classic 90s icon needs no introduction; we saw your requests and you know we aim to PLEASE. We love seeing these boxy aErOdYnAmiCs out on the track, and this 3 series is STOCK and ready to ROCK (and roll)! We can’t wait to see how you build this up into YOUR drift car of dreams!
Z PROTO WIDEBODY KIT HAS LANDED!
The Nissan Z Proto is the gift that keeps on giving! We’re dropping a hot new WIDEBODY KIT for this bad boy – check it out in the Torque Drift garage NOW!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Hey Drifters! The dev team recently identified an issue where cash boosters were not working as intended (now fixed in this update). As our way of saying thank you for being patient with us (and for being the coolest community EVER), we’re making the cash boosters FREE for all players to redeem between January 31, 01:00AM UTC - February 7 23:00PM UTC.
To redeem a free cash booster during this week, you can find them by going to the Main Menu > Store > In Game tab!
In-game profanity filter has been reenabled and updated *Existing offensive names pre-2.10.0 will be replaced with generic placeholder names
Sponsor reward previews should now be visible in the sponsor signing tab
Leaderboard now properly displays players' Global Reputation
Leaderboard bans are now disabled
M4/69 Mustang/ZBII now have 100 downforce available
Ebisu West curbs have been adjusted and should no longer cause cars to flip/jump
Map randomisation improvements to make multiplayer battles more fun and interesting!
Updates to post-match screens
Car rarity should now be correctly reflected in the garage
Plus more UI tweaks and performance improvements!
As always, thank you all so much for the feedback over the holidays. More to come soon, get hyped for the New Year Y'ALL because we SURE ARE!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.9.0 - Happy Holidays 2021, Nissan Z Proto, TDRWORX Stickerpack & MORE!
WADDUP DRIFTERS!!!! It’s finally that time of the year, so STRAP IN for some super funky festive FUN this update!!
JINGLE THOSE BELLS AND DECK THOSE GARAGES!
Happy Holidays from the Torque Drift team!
NISSAN Z PROTO IS TRACK READY!
As a huge thank you for another super awesome slide-y year, we’ll give you the BIG present first! And yes, you can unwrap it RIGHT NOW! Introducing the latest stock car addition to the Torque Drift garage… THE NISSAN Z PROTO! We can’t wait to see how you build yours!
EVENT EXCLUSIVE SPONSORTREE & MORE!
It’s been one spicy ride of a year, and we’re finishing it off with some MORE! We know y’all enjoyed our Halloween ALL CHASE CHALLENGE sponsortree, so we’ve prepared a lil festive present…BUCKLE UP and get ready for some cheerful, chillin' fun with our exclusive 2021 Christmas sponsortree!
Were you Naughty or Nice this year? We’ve filled up our Christmas Crates with some NEW goodies this year, so keep an eye out for the new seasonal sticker packs, alloys, and MORE!
Thanks for all the feedback from our Halloween event y'all! We've added a Christmas Content Switch to spice up your Garage for the festive season! You can turn this on/off by going to Settings > Christmas Content: On/Off!
NEW STICKERPACK JUST LANDED – TDRWORX!
With all this holiday downtime, it’s the perfect time to get the creative eggnog flowing…get your brushes ready drifters, we’re super keen to finally show you these HOT NEW stickers from TDRWORX! The creator of this sticker pack is one of our own, y’all!! Show some support for one of the many awesome artists in the Torque Drift player community – because we know y’all PRETTY TALENTED OUT THERE!
Make sure to post YOUR creations on Instagram, and tag those masterpieces with #torquedriftliveries so we can check them out (Regi needs the inspo)!
THE STORE JUST GOT MORE EXCITING...
We’ve got a brand new addition to the Store – ‘SPECIAL OFFERS'! Players can enjoy exciting new bundles, discounts, code-exclusive rewards, limited time loot, and MORE goodies up for grabs!
The monkeys here have been working super hard on this, and we’re PUMPED to finally get this out to you all! We’d love to hear your feedback, so be sure to let us know what kind of swag you get, and how you find it!
In addition to SPECIAL OFFERS, we’ve made a bunch of UI updates to the game! MASSIVE thank you to our rad community for helping us improve the game, and make Torque Drift more intuitive and informative for players!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
CLUTCH BUFF – high tier clutches will no longer slip when matched with high torque engines
Removed a bodykit duplicate visual bug from the garage
Losing speed on a tight turn should no longer change combo scores
Players will now be able to continue the tutorial after tabbing in
Buying import or aftermarket cars should now have the correct parts installed by default
…plus more UI tweaks and performance improvements!
BIG LOVE to the Torque Drift community for another amazing year – your support and feedback means the world to us. Here’s to another KICKASS year!
Stay safe and SLEIGH SIDEWAYS drifters!
– Torque Drift Team
Version 2.8.0 - Getting ready for the festive season + NEW George K livery!
Hey hey HEY gamers! We’re gearing up for a BIG festive season next month, so this release we’re all about prepping the boughs of holly (and the zip ties)...replacing worn bushings...topping up the blinker fluid...(iykyk) :D
HUGE THANKS to all of you for your feedback on the new car ranking display, and for the amazing response to the All Chase Challenge we set up for Halloween! No spoilers (except the ones on the back of the car obvs) but we may already be working on [redacted]...
GEORGE K's NEW LIVERY IS OUT!
WOOOO GEORGE K'S NEW LIVERY IS OUT YEEHAW LOOK AT THOSE PURPLE ACCENTS SHEEEEESH! Seriously though, we've been waiting for this one for a MINUTE...also heads up we've given the man himself some sweet sweet CODES! Keep an eye out on Instagram if you don't already have George K's monster (seriously...turbo 2J, anyone?!) Nissan 370z, because you might just score one from the driver himself!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Multiplayer tab's map rotation will now show >3 regular events
Garage UI should now update with real-time performance statistics when tuning
Incompatible spoilers will no longer be available to purchase if they cannot be equipped on a car
Plus other tweaks and fixes to open lobbies, UI/display, player profiles, and car selection!
Keep your engines ON (ignore the rough idle...) and your wheels SPINNIN' because we've got loads more coming up for the rest of the year!
But in the meantime...
Stay sideways!
- Torque Drift Team
TORQUE DRIFT HALLOWEEN '21!
Happy SPOOKY SEASON drifters!
How've y'all been enjoying the ALL CHASE CHALLENGE?! The new Halloween Sponsor Tree is our special treat to you! Created with love by our game designer, it features some loopy lines and custom chases that take you all over the track! We didn't want to leave you totally in the dark, so over on the Torque Drift Instagram, we had our very own GMG Wallen show us how it's DONE!
We've been blown away by the TALENT in the TD community in our weekly Halloween livery contests through the month of October. The winner each week is chosen for our Player Spotlight Challenge, and you're all making it VERY hard for us to choose...
As an extra special treat for y'all, we put together a few new STICKER PACKS to use on your masterful creations, and we can't wait to see what you come up with!
Join us in-game for loads more Halloween goodies, and don't forget to share your liveries with us on Instagram using #TDHalloween2021!
Version 2.7.0 - FD Irwindale, Burkett Livery, Halloween & New Car Ranking UI!
What’s up drifters?! The SPOOKIEST time of the year is upon us…yeah that’s right, the Formula Drift 2021 Season is ENDING! But there’s no rest for the wicked…we’re FULL THROTTLE INTO FESTIVE FUNTIMES!
NEW FD IRWINDALE LAYOUTS & SPONSOR TREE!
We’re been super proud to bring you true-to-life tracks all season long, with up-to-date track maps thanks to our partners at Formula Drift! We hope you’ll enjoy FD Irwindale’s new layouts, plus the very last FD SPONSOR TREE for the season!
Get in there, get sideways, and win yourself some FD crates and the exclusive [FD] TITLE FIGHT '21 title!
NEW LIVERY FOR DAN BURKETT’S MKIV SUPRA!
Rad Dan’s MKIV Supra has a sweet new livery, just in time for Irwindale! Finish off the season in STYLE and go check out the new look in the Paint Shop!
NEW HALLOWEEN STICKER PACKS!
We’ve been FROTHING over the liveries y’all have been sharing over on Instagram for our Halloween livery contests! Here’s a new TREAT to add to the mix – we’re dropping a BRAND NEW Halloween sticker pack, plus if you’ve ever wanted to just have the whole damn alphabet in a pack already…well, we did that. We made it for you! (Sorry it took us this long)
ALL CHASE CHALLENGE: NEW HALLOWEEN SPONSOR TREE!
This isn’t like any sponsor tree you’ve seen before…but there’s nothing to be afraid of, we promise. This tree is an ALL CHASE CHALLENGE, with custom chases that can go just about anywhere.
We’ve included some pretty crazy lines in there that aren’t on our official layouts, but we’re betting you might have already discovered some of these nooks and crannies for yourself…either way, we can’t WAIT for you to test them out for yourselves! Let us know what you think – this is something new for us, and we’d love to show you more!
Keep your wits about you and try your best to stay behind the lead car, otherwise who knows where you’ll end up…
P.S. Don’t be spooked when your run ends with a 5 second timer! You didn’t time out…or did you?! Okay, okay, jokes aside, don’t worry – you didn’t fail. But did we scare ya?!
NEW CAR RANKING DISPLAY!
Speaking of scary new things, the first thing you might notice in this update is the new car ranking display! We’re always tinkering under the bonnet and making improvements so our players can have more FUN! Our clever designers and engineers have been hard at work under the hood with the new car ranking display. This should clear up some of the existing confusion around which car parts can be used for which cars!
First of all, don’t worry – your existing progress will be carried over in this new display system. You will not lose any progress. The new system is meant to help you see your car ranking across the different game environments. By making this more visible, it should now be easier for you to compare your cars in one place, and understand how improving your car’s rank will impact your overall gameplay strategy.
We’re super grateful to our amazing Discord and beta communities for all their support and feedback so far – and we’d love to hear any additional feedback and suggestions on this new design!
BUG FIXES & PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Player profiles will now load/save faster
Improvements to open lobby performance
Leaderboards should now update with freestyle scores
Issue has been resolved where players would get booted from multiplayer events when the search for an opponent timed out
Fixed bug where cars wouldn't load when returning to the main menu from the world map
Retuned VR38 import engine
Visual bug affecting cars with upgraded suspension has now been resolved
Other fixes for bodykit issues, UI, audio
PHEW! Thank you all so much for your constant feedback, we hope this fat update will keep your wheels spinnin' and rubbers burnin' for a while, as always... please let us know what you think!
Stay Sideways! - Torque Drift Team
HOTFIX v2.6.1
Hey again Drifters!
**Please note that to see these changes in the game, you will need to download this update.
Hey everyone! We’re aware that there have been some issues affecting your enjoyment of the game since the last update. Thanks so much for your patience while we worked on these fixes!
In our investigation, we were also able to implement some visual and performance improvements across the board!
Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements:
Visual and performance enhancements across the game
Fixed a bug where actions such as buying a car could cause the game to lag or crash
Resolved an issue affecting open lobbies and multiplayer which made an opponent’s car appear stock
Again, thank you everyone for the reports and your patience! - Torque Drift Team
