BeamNG.drive

please suggest an unused sprite with a clock or something

This game is still under active development.
Be aware that any unused content you find may become used or removed in the future. Please only add things to the article that are unlikely to ever be used, or went unused for some time. If they do get used, please remove them from the page and specify in the edit summary!

Welcome to ~~Utah~~ ~~Maine~~ ~~California~~ ~~Italy~~ ~~New Zealand~~ ~~Texas~~ ~~Germany~~ ~~Hawaii~~ BeamNG.drive, the game where you crash cars for all eternity. In the years since its release, it has enjoyed both a dedicated following in the racing game community and the warm smell of computers catching fire from its state-of-the-art soft-body physics.

! Rear Driveshaft broken

To do:

Add info on the debug maps (automated testing, showroom, template_map).
Document the 2013 tech demo.

Old Gridmap#

Despite being replaced by Gridmap v2 in 2021, all of the classic Gridmap level remains in the game files. Some of the most interesting files are documented here.

Map Previews#

An assortment of previews that would appear when selecting Gridmap in the map selection screen.

Spawn Point Thumbnails#

Thumbnails for the level's different spawn points.

Skyboxes#

Skybox textures.

Sky Normals#

Normal maps for the skybox, the latter of which appears to have been for testing purposes.

Quick Race and Scenario Thumbnails#

Thumbnails for quick race and scenario missions scattered across the map.

Bus Route Thumbnails#

Thumbnails for two bus routes, Pipes and Wild Twister.

Minimap#

A minimap named gridmap_minimap intended for use with the Minimap UI app. Gray background added for visual clarity.

Test Normal#

A test normal named Test_n, exact purpose unknown.

Ice Texture#

A texture named Ice-01-D with "ICE" conveniently written on it.

Other Unused Graphics#

Terrain Depth Maps#

Two identical graphics intended for map creation.

Scarecrow Graphics#

Four textures for a scarecrow. A model has not yet been located.

Candles#

Several candle textures. A model has not yet been located.

Decals#

Five festive-themed decals with some quite unrelated filenames.

Snowmen#

Three snowman textures. A model has not yet been located.

Santa Claus#

Five Santa Claus textures. A model has not yet been located.

Presents#

Eight present textures. A model has not yet been located.

"headstone" Textures#

Two textures of unknown use.

Lava Textures#

A foam texture (lava_foam) and a depth map (lava_depthcolor_ramp) for lava, which is never seen in-game.

"Quest"#

An impressively crude placeholder thumbnail found among career mode files, with currently unknown usage.

Placeholder Graphics#

Some textures used as placeholders and/or error handlers. Note that while these can occasionally appear in-game, they are never intended to be seen during normal, unmodded gameplay.

missingTexture. This infamous graphic will appear if a texture fails to load.

warnMat. Appears if an object calls for an unspecified material, regardless of whether it also has a texture.

missingNormalTexture. A placeholder normal map, used if the object loads without one.

importingMat. Appears if a texture not loaded on game startup is requested and is busy importing.

importFailMat. Appears if said texture fails to import.

Other#

Three graphics with currently unknown usage.

Unused Sounds#

Present in the art_sound folder.

Sound	Filename	Notes
	`bumpstop`	A bump stop.
	`crash`	An early crash sound.
	`fireball`	A fire sound.
	`fireloop`	Looping fire sounds.
	`fireloop1`	Looping fire sounds.
	`fireloop2`	Looping fire sounds.
	`glass_shatter_01`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_02`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_03`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_04`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_05`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_06`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_07`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_08`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_09`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`glass_shatter_10`	Several glass shatter sounds.
	`I4_1.6L_engine`	A straight-four engine, possibly idling.
	`knock`	A knocking sound.
	`rolling_asphalt`	Wheels rolling on asphalt.
	`roll gravel1`	Wheels rolling on gravel.
	`roll gravel2`	Wheels rolling on gravel.
	`roll gravel3`	Wheels rolling on gravel.
	`roll gravel4`	Wheels rolling on gravel.
	`skid_asphalt`	Tires screeching on asphalt.
	`skid_gravel`	Tires losing traction on gravel.
	`skid_gravel1`	Tires losing traction on gravel.
	`skid_gravel2`	Tires losing traction on gravel.
	`skid_gravel3`	Tires losing traction on gravel.
	`skid_gravel4`	Tires losing traction on gravel.
	`shift`	A gearshift.
	`spring_compress`	Springs compressing.
	`spring_compress2`	Springs compressing.
	`spring_compress3`	Springs compressing.
	`spring_creak`	Springs creaking.
	`spring_creak1a`	Springs creaking.
	`spring_creak1b`	Springs creaking.
	`spring_creak1c`	Springs creaking.
	`spring_creak2`	Springs creaking.
	`spring_creak3`	Springs creaking.
	`tire_burst`	Sound of a tire being punctured.
	`wind`	Wind noises.
	`turret_firing`	A turret being fired.
	`ABS`	An anti-lock braking system engaging.
	`countdown_a`	A countdown sound.
	`messageBoxSound`	A sound intended to accompany message boxes. Since message boxes do not play any sound, this goes unused.

Unused Text#

In the vehicles and levels folders, there is a message advising:

Do NOT copy mods into this folder: it can lead to
  broken mods, slower installation of updates,
  a broken mod manager, broken Safe Mode and others.

===================================================

  FOLLOW THE OFFICIAL MOD INSTALLATION STEPS HERE
---->  https://go.beamng.com/installing-mods  <----
       -------------------------------------
===================================================

References#

https://store.steampowered.com/app/284160/BeamNGdrive/↩︎