Best Crash Physics in a PC Game

[LCBradley3k]

I recently just discovered this game, and now it has a public demo and alpha. The demo is free, but you have to pay for the alpha. Since it is new, I'd figure I would share a little gameplay for those who haven't seen it. The physics are pretty incredible.

Here is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdwwVfguics

Off-roading:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d54dbFFXMxg

What are your thoughts on this game/engine?

 

[Stringjam]

I recently just discovered this game, and now it has a public demo and alpha. The demo is free, but you have to pay for the alpha. Since it is new, I'd figure I would share a little gameplay for those who haven't seen it. The physics are pretty incredible.

Here is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdwwVfguics

What are your thoughts on this game/engine?

That video is actually not a best representation of the kind of stuff these guys are up to.
Some more advanced BeamNG work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JPDtDfxf6w

 

[Zenoth]

Imagine physics like that in a Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8 style game, salivating to think about it, would buy in a heartbeat.

 

[Stringjam]

So I downloaded their demo.

I'm a little disappointed there wasn't much natural terrain, but it was pretty cool nonetheless.

Having spent a lot of time behind the wheel of a pickup just like that, I was surprised at how well they achieved that particular handling feel (crappy shocks on that thing, too).

I think with a some more polish, this physics model could make for a very interesting off-road style of racing game. For once, and FINALLY, you could have some more realistic damage going on.

It would seem their intent is to just develop a physics engine as a plugin to sit on top of other game engines, not really develop much of a real game.

 

[Udgnim]

looks like more of a tech demo than a game

in terms of physics, CryEngine 3 looks like it has similar car physics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KppTmsNFneg&#=1m50s

 

[Subyman]

So I downloaded their demo.

I'm a little disappointed there wasn't much natural terrain, but it was pretty cool nonetheless.

Having spent a lot of time behind the wheel of a pickup just like that, I was surprised at how well they achieved that particular handling feel (crappy shocks on that thing, too).

I think with a some more polish, this physics model could make for a very interesting off-road style of racing game. For once, and FINALLY, you could have some more realistic damage going on.

It would seem their intent is to just develop a physics engine as a plugin to sit on top of other game engines, not really develop much of a real game.

I bought the alpha and have been messing around with it today. There are around 6 different tracks in the alpha. Three are very large natural environments. You also get five cars with multiple variations (lifted truck, stripped 2wd truck, sport truck, are examples of the truck variations.)

They are adding AI, more environments, more cars, yada yada as the alpha progresses. I'm wondering what direction they will go as a game. I wonder if it will be arcade like burnout, sim, or something crazy like Crash Time.

Its well worth the $15. I haven't had so much fun messing around in a game in a long time.

 

[Stringjam]

looks like more of a tech demo than a game

in terms of physics, CryEngine 3 looks like it has similar car physics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KppTmsNFneg&#=1m50s

That's actually the same team. They started doing their physics engine demos on top of CryEngine3, but I assume to avoid license fees they switched to the open-source Torque3D engine.

 

[LCBradley3k]

So I downloaded their demo.

I'm a little disappointed there wasn't much natural terrain, but it was pretty cool nonetheless.

Having spent a lot of time behind the wheel of a pickup just like that, I was surprised at how well they achieved that particular handling feel (crappy shocks on that thing, too).

I think with a some more polish, this physics model could make for a very interesting off-road style of racing game. For once, and FINALLY, you could have some more realistic damage going on.

It would seem their intent is to just develop a physics engine as a plugin to sit on top of other game engines, not really develop much of a real game.

Yeah well the game is an alpha. I''m slowly starting to realize there is more to the game then just crashing.

Here is another video I made of some off-roading:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d54dbFFXMxg

 

[futurefields]

GTA4 has some great physics and also car deformation.

 

[Subyman]

GTA4 has some great physics and also car deformation.

Absolutely nothing like this.