Jungle Rock Island - BeamNG.lore

[@mosesflorendo8811]

Woah, I never seen beamng maps get explained of their past with their secrets, This is incredible.

[@SkyFall4839]

It’s something special, I’m glad it tuned out interesting!

[@arhamgamingroom]

Jungle Rock Island might be the weirdest yet creepiest map to explore in BeamNG

[@SkyFall4839]

Fully agreed!

[@simplycharacterized8604]

I believe that Jungle Rock island might be an interpretation of the "Mariana Islands" in the Philippines back in WW2 when the Japanese temporarily invade the islands after the Americans settled to defend it. The americans were then able to claim the island back to the phillipines. this was part of the pacific war. These islands were also known to be volcanic which fit with the volcano found in the map. It would also explain the Japanese airplane and military bases laid out around the island.

[@Hornet_Gaming]

Better theory: It was originally a Japanese island but they lost it in WW2 when US forces invaded which would explain the old signs (then new ones), the japanese architecture, and the abandoned Zero in the hanger. Also if you look at the runway Parts of it are a temporary runway that were used at locations were development is still under going showing that it was abandoned halfway thru full construction. The Hawaiian license plates are more modern looking which would also back this theory. In conclusion I believe that JRI originally belonged to another island nation, probably in the south pacific, then was captured in the late 1930s by japan before the actual start of WW2. They used it as a refueling point and a temporary outpost before the war and once the war started it was fortified and real runway construction was started. During 1943-45 the Americans landed on one of the beaches and made their way through to the military locations taking them out from the ground. Then being captured and not having any real reasons for staying it was again abandoned (besides for the shipping lanes) and left sitting in its current state, until the digsites appear on what was most likely a camp site for the japanese surrounded by the mountains and factories as cover. lemme know what you think.

[@SkyFall4839]

Sounds plausible! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@arionairmtb]

exactly what i was thinking

[@TheCrazyDriverYT]

I thing I miss from BeamNG the most is a complete lore with all the brands, locations and everything. The lore is now actually broken because the BeamNG brand exist in BeamNG's world too and it's not definied what kind of company this is. And the only building that had the BeamNG logo was on Dry Rock Island, which is the only removed map in BeamNG. By the way there is a tunnel in Jungle Rock Island with the year "1931" on it, so it's probably a WWII military island.

[@Dryfloorsign]

its probably retconning since dry rock island is very old and the world wasnt as built as it was now

[@Lucas_andos]

I would like to see some vehicle brochures even

[@SwitchAddict]

where is the tunnel i have probably seen it but i dont remember

[@grandiewandie]

my theory is BeamNG is a company in the BeamNG universe, and that its simply a megacorporation that has almost full control over the a specific niche worlds economy, similar to companies like Stellantis

[@Castilleta]

I must say that as a car enthusiast (I personally like beamng, how it works and the physics) and a geography and history lover this map makes me a lot to think about

[@GenGamers]

we are the same lol

[@mauricebarry8858]

Same! I love geography

[@GenGamers]

@@mauricebarry8858 lets create a friend group do you guys have discord or sonething

[@tehangrybird345]

Same here

[@chocoleto958]

Bro u are me

[@itsskip]

To add to the lore, JRI not only has a hidden bunker entrance, it also has ruins of a resort, and a tunnel with the completion date being in the 1930's The excessive amount of infrastructure such as a port, observatory, a mine, and more in JRI proves that JRI was once a thriving economy until it was devastated by war and maybe the depression. The only buildings left were the ones designed to withstand time, which explains why we do not see any houses or towns. They simply have decayed to nothing by lack of use.

[@SkyFall4839]

Great addition, thank you!

[@itsskip]

@@SkyFall4839 Thanks for being one of the only if not the only BeamNG KZbinr who pays attention to lore!

[@KeeganYF12]

Except the port is post-war, judging by the safety railings and postings on it.

[@itsskip]

@@KeeganYF12 As to whether it was before or after is unable to be determined, however I am betting pre-war existence, and then post war recommercialization.

[@matyaskalab3176]

The Island being overrun by Japanese is plausible, but not the US, cause Laguna Seca, track in the USA, was for a while sponsored by Mazda, another japanese manufacturer.

[@user-e-idk]

We kinda also have Laguna Seca in BeamNG as the corkscrew in the WCUSA circuit is very similar with the one in Laguna Seca

[@themanguy2110]

To me, what makes the most sense is that this was a Japanese-controlled military base during WWII that America later reacquired after the end of the war. Also, Hirochi Raceway being in America means nothing, cause it’s like Mazda Laguna Seca.

[@biponacci]

I think it’s just intended to be a fictional but isolated island in the state of Hawaii. It was probably originally inspired by something like the Bonin Islands in the Northern Pacific, a group of heavily forested tropical islands owned by Japan in the Pacific, but later reverted to be an American territory, explaining why driving is on the other side of the road. I suggest this may have been done because it would involve coding traffic to spawn on the other side of the road, as I believe there were no other maps with traffic on that side of the road at the time. The abandoned buildings and warplanes are simply a product of the island being in the Pacific theatre of WWII. Many former conflict zones and former airstrips in the pacific are now mostly or entirely abandoned, so this is nothing out of the ordinary. As for Hirochi Raceway, it’s not entirely unheard of for a foreign manufacturer to sponsor a raceway in another country. It’s probably done in a similar manner to Mazda Laguna Seca; Hirochi being chosen as the only ‘sporty’ brand at the time aside from Civetta, which lets face it, is not a name you’d see sponsoring anything american as a more ‘high end brand’.

[@Dryfloorsign]

i feel like rather than japan beating us in ww2 this hawaiian island might be where something similar to pearl harbor is located, or this might be a better target for some unknown reason. hirochi raceway might be a similar case to laguna seca.

[@dvq4zz59]

Yeah i heard those creepy sounds a while back and tried searching for a vid showing it, but i only found like 4 vids on it. Before watching this video, im just going to guess that it was an old millitary base in the pacific ocean during ww2 and got invaded by either japan or usa, this would make sense because of the airbase, the weapons and the volcano (the ring of fire basically surrounds the pacific so it would make somewhat sence) Anyway that my speculation before watching the vid 👍

[@YTBlueDoge]

Incredible video! Never thought I’d enjoy watching a video about a MAP this much!

[@SkyFall4839]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@windowsxpdude]

about the hirochi raceway, toyota does have a stadium in the usa, and also there's the toyota 500. despite hirochi not being based on toyota, its probably not the cause that japan won in the bcu (beam cinematic universe)

[@SkyFall4839]

True, maybe we’ll gather more evidence!

[@edzgt5243]

Laguna seca is in America, but is mazda sponsored

[@sparkyfolf9487]

Hirochi raceway being similar to the real Laguna Seca (Mazda Raceway) in california but located in a fictional area in the state of Maine. It's most likely that the island was owned by Japan during ww2 and was taken over by the usa and is now just an abandoned island in the pacific west of the hawaiian islands, it might just be around the marshall islands and gilbert islands.

[@JohanTheChannel]

Yeah, I believe on the third theory, makes more sence, nice video! Make next Industrial Site.

[@joshua-kramer]

I thought this was going to be about the map's development, but I was pleasantly surprised by fan theory and lore! Fun video!

[@SkyFall4839]

I’m very glad you enjoyed it!

[@blerst7066]

"But hey, that's just a theory. A game theory."

[@sgtrogers]

Okay, I think a better/simpler theory is just that the island was captured by the Japanese in WW2, and used as a temporary outpost close to the US mainland. After the war, the island was abandoned.

[@arhamgamingroom]

Oh my god, this video was so cool and interesting to watch!

[@InfyGaming]

I know right

[@arhamgamingroom]

@@InfyGaming Yeah

[@SkyFall4839]

I’m glad!

[@InfyGaming]

@@SkyFall4839 :D

[@Zaltic]

To me BeamNG always felt like a beautiful game untainted by popularity. It always makes me excited seeing lore being deeply explored

[@Shantofficiel]

The hirochi raceway naming is just like mazda's laguna seca, which is located in the US. Japan didnt win the war, and didnt took over the us, yet they have a racetrack in the states

[@SlimothyJimothy621]

Well now I need dry rock island lore

[@m7bgc44dx]

I always loved jri, i love using it for rallying and all that stuff, and I even have very old videos of me pretending that a war was going on in jri, it was so much fun lol

[@legobudterencestudios]

Nice! by the way there is a strange house under the harbor in this map. I pressed Shift+C. strange.....

[@infradragon]

the tree on the tall hill by the airstrip screams. you have to sit there for a while. it can be heard from anywhere on the hill.

[@SkyFall4839]

In the world editor it just says “animal sound”, I don’t know what animal makes that noice though…

[@theilluminatimember8896]

My man out here making up theories like Matt from Game Theories

[@katherinecurtis1747]

Hirochi raceway being in the USA doesn't really point to japan taking over the usa, because while hirochi is japanese, they may have a lot of american buyers and factories, which makes me believe that hirochi=subaru(kinda) and is almost like Dirtfish Rally School in Washington state where they have subaru cars for the rally students

[@InfyGaming]

That's very understanding. I now know the story of jungle rock island. Thanks for sharing this content Skyfall. You truly are the best. ❤

[@SkyFall4839]

You are welcome!

[@InfyGaming]

@@SkyFall4839 :)

[@Redstoneprofi01]

Also interesting fact: One of the scariest sounds on JRI is the one of a howler Monkey.

[@wiher7472]

okay, beamng lore, a new chapter begins

[@SkyFall4839]

👀

[@FablogxD]

Amazingly detailed video! Also, your voice is somehow very calming, for real!

[@SkyFall4839]

Glad you think so!

[@pier11francesco]

I've been playing beamng since day one in 2013, I played this map when It first came out I did not find anything about the map creepy or weird It was fun rallyin through the jungle idk what you guys are smoking this is a driving simulator not GTA filled with easter eggs lol

[@Chonkems]

People seem to forget that Naval Weapons Development, on the US side, often tested the architecture of hostiles in similar environments. Plus, the US took a whole lot of Mitsubishi Zeros during the war.

[@tyomikshkolnik7988]

I'll give my theory: Jungle Rock Island used to be colonized by Japan in late 1943, but during island hopping campaigns it was taken by the USA. After the war ended, during construction on the island and transitioning sides of the road, the volcano or possibly old explosives cause the island to be evacuated. All the buildings remained from Japanese occupation but eventually started decaying.

[@crispen_archives]

There's also a huge abandoned resort somewhere on the map, could be some tourist attraction sometime too

[@tehangrybird345]

I really like this video, however for the WW2 theory, I think it’s the other way around and JRI used to be a Japanese island, and was taken over by the US during WW2

[@turbo_marc]

1:44 I think that the reason Hirochi Raceway is in the US is because of sponsorship reasons.

[@indignus587]

Hear me out, JRI was taking by the Japanese in late WW2, but then was taking back by the US at the end. The signs were never changed because of the volcano being active. When the volcano became dormant, the US switched over the signs and people moved in.

[@Alt_Indextify]

Ww2 would make sense since there are AA guns and abandoned hotel that could have been used as resort for armed personnel

[@mojifam2919]

I've always thought that maybe after WWII a tribe, that lived on the island before WWII, retook the island from the soldiers that were still there, because you always see videos of people explaining how crazy these tribes are and how isolated they are. Perhaps on Jungle Rock Island there is an ancient tribe that rules the island

[@SwissAvgeek]

It definitely was something like a war outpost, that's what I like to think too, because of the numerous defense cannons, the runway and the bunkers. The plane appears to indeed have Japanese markings on it. I should look at it ingame to see if I can determine a real life model out of it. Regarding the Hirochi raceway, its name probably inspired to the Mazda Laguna Seca raceway, so nothing too out of the ordinary if that was to be the case

[@SkyFall4839]

The plane looks like a Mitsubishi Zero to me :)

[@SwissAvgeek]

@@SkyFall4839 the inspiration is seemingly coming from that one, especially with the round radial engine cowl, three bladed prop and the style of the cockpit windows / canopy. Two agreeing opinions are better than one, so A6M Zero it is!

[@yunghollon]

I gotta say whenever im in JRI i always feel something is off and someone is watching me lol

[@kaspz_]

This video is amazing,really show's the mysteries of jungle rock

[@SkyFall4839]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks! 😁

[@Sagojika]

This video was great.Please make more of this beam.lore vids.

[@SkyFall4839]

Thanks, I’ll surely make a series out if this!

[@davidososhereviews]

my theory of jungle rock island: In 1941, during attack on Pearl-Harbour, japanese troops have captured the JRI, and they were holding it around a yearz but then, US forces destroyed Japanese forces, and returned control of the Island. In 1969, There was a volcanic eruption, and it didn't destroy the buildings that we can see on the map today, but it destroyed the small city, that was existing in my theory. And it had around 100 civils in it. In 1979, US tried to launch military program on JRI to spy on the USSR (Kamchatka, and Kurils). But the project failed. In 1990, some private corporation started a small research mission on the JRI, to research JRI animals. In 2001, Japan just funded it, and sent japanese researchers too. Explaning why the signs was on left side: Japanese engineers just placed it on other side, US government allowed them do that. In 2011, Researches were returned to Japan, due to events that happened in Japan 2011. So the Signs were placed on other side. 2011-2023 - Small research program is still ongoing, so that's why we can see some campsites in there. Program is from only volunteers that wanted to go in JRI. Why is the Hirochi Racing Track in USA? - Hirochi has a big market in US, so it has 2 racing tracks. One is in Japan (my theory), and in the US. Hirochi is sponsor of many races, related to motorsport. (Like F1 but not only F1) I think in BEAMNG universe, Japan still lost the war. But Japan had more success at the battlefield.

[@SkyFall4839]

That’s a great and plausible theory! Thank you!

[@davidososhereviews]

​@@SkyFall4839 you welcome

[@Matt_Avgeek]

my theory is that JRI might've been a hotspot for drug trafficking, since there's no signs of law enforcement, and there's an airfield perfect for exporting such materials. Due to that, Japan, which normally owned JRI has handed it over to America while trying to lower the import of drugs from JRI. The overwhelming cartel control of the island caused the inhabitants to move out, since the living conditions deteriorated with no outside help. Now, the US has put out a campsite on the cartel-ridden island, planning to make a possibly hostile takeover. And well, this theory would also be a nice start for some possible story mode, where we find ourselves in the US army, chasing cartel members throughout the island and busting hidden farms.

[@ChipboardDev]

you just made jungle rock island feel creepy to me with the haunted statement, thanks. i will no longer feel peaceful driving jungle rock, especially at night 😅

[@SkyFall4839]

Sorry about that xD

[@tacosalaten3677]

I believe the Hirochi Raceway is the same as Mazda Raceway (Laguna Seca) now Weathertech Raceway. the way most stadium and racetrack in US work is that the official sponsor of that track/stadium gets to have their brand in the name. since mazda was a sponsor of Laguna Seca for 17 years the track was known as Mazda Raceway until 2018. Although the theory is pretty good i think that japan didn't take over. i think the more logical theory would be that Beam's WW2 had the same result as in real life but the battles took place in other places in Beam

[@notcr2s]

jri is haunted? yeah im never going there

[@topu9470]

Japan used to controll a lot of Island in the Pacific which after the war were taken over by the Americans (Guam for example). It's entirely possible that used to be a Japanese colony before being transfered to the US and becoming a part of the territory (later the state) of Hawaii

[@somegoodfella]

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is located in California, even if Japan didn't win WW2. Hirochi either just sponsored the track or commissioned it to be built. And perhaps the Island was occupied by the Japanese during WW2, but was then reclaimed by the Americans after Japan surrendered.

[@isaack5141]

I think japan owned jri pre wwii but the us nuked it insted of hiroshima and nagisaki explaining the bus stops, bunkers, and the damage to buildings seems to line up more with extreme wind rather than an earthquake (most notibly knocked over fences) however this theory leaves a massive issue, the Hawaiian license plate but i have thought of this as well, what if the us got jri from japan post wwii and we were driving around using vehicles brought in from hawaii since it would be the closest us territory to do reconnaissance to see if it is habitable yet and the later versions are a result of the us trying to inhabit the island such as the camps and bus stops

[@Blue-5]

So My favorite offroad map has lore ? Cool

[@FlorianT.]

Interesting video ! I even discovered parts of the island I didn't even know existed

[@SkyFall4839]

I leaned so much new about JRI myself while making this video!

[@gotrickrolledyeah]

My theory is exactly what you said but some different alt. Before WW2 Japan controled JRI, and then lost control of it to USA in WW2, making it part of the Hawaii state

[@164BiloKytes]

I feel that it's a old military outpost off of Hawaii that was abandoned as there was no need. Campsite could be tourists and the bus stop signs being on the left was probably just a mistake

[@BAUMZERA]

bro i needed beam ng lore

[@gymusen]

Beamng lore is Just, wow.

[@maxzulik]

yooo im not the only one to think abot that!!! jri is also my fav map xd

[@Counter-snake]

Voice reveal, nice.

[@SkyFall4839]

Thanks :)

[@lucid523]

Another idea could be, this was used for military use, and plane refueling In ww2 as there was an island used for that in ww2 irl and its now abandoned its a halfway point from the USA and Japan. but like i said this is just an idea but its a good theory and possible.

[@ZyraX-21]

Funny car game that actually has lore.

[@UJUOKGYYU7]

I think it's just a forgotten island where the government didn't clean the rests of Japanese planes, bunkers, etc.

[@canadaw.e6461]

i imagine it may have been an island captured or owned by Japan before and during WW2, and when the Allies won, Japan was forced off the island, leaving everything there. and in the modern times of the map, we see the American influence with the bus stops seeping in, so maybe we'll be seeing some new buildings on Junglerock, maybe.

[@Paco_Gaepedores]

I like your voice bro ❤ Amazing video ❤ Greetings from Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳❤️

[@SkyFall4839]

Thank you!

[@randomperson12735]

My theory is that it was abandoned shortly after WW2, perhaps in the early to mid 50s.

[@n0tdanish521]

I've never heard creepy sounds in JRI, maybe because I listen to Spotify while playing

[@Maxwell7601]

Just imagine if a expert BeamNG modder mods that rusty Japanese 1940s fighter plane into a real working eusty fighter plane. Just imagine that

[@SkyFall4839]

That’d be so cool!

[@Aryx-w8r]

one thing i have noticed about jri is that the trails are becoming more covered in foliage

[@nerfgodbigguy1405]

Voice reveal ,or i feel like ive already watched a previous video.on where you reveal your voice?, never knew the backstory of JR until now 👍

[@SkyFall4839]

I already revealed my voice in the previous video :)

[@LXIShorts]

I feel like Jungle Rock Island was a Japanese Island in WW2 but once the peace was settled America ended up with Island and left it abandoned for decades until the revisited it to redo the roads and put the bus stops on the correct side

[@rosanaguededguedes8641]

I have a theory that combines all the theorys: it starts at 1456 ,when the volcano erupted ,letting tô all ibishus, gavrils and ETK's tô leave their home (yes im using car brands as habitants) ,and we advance 200 years tô 1656, when a volcano close tô the island erupted ,causing lands and big chunks tô leave the island ,we advance almost another 400 years ,in 1944 ,where the ibishus and hirochis made the first bomb as of this universe, since they dominated some of the US ,it made perfect sence ,tô drop the bomb there ,but for sience ,they putted some bases and airports as tests ,and the bunkers survived, advancing some years we go to 1947 ,where they test another bomb ,at a close island ,the bomb exploded ,but this time ,they dint realize but JRI's volcano as active ,it just wast spitting too much lava ,they detonaded the bomb, and that destroyed the volcanos top ,causing the island tô be covered in lava ,and in 2007 ,the Japaniese and US govern declared the island as haunted ,but for test they sended 5 ibishu pigeons and wigeons and 5 D-series and roamers, the result? 2 of the 5 wigeons died ,8 of the 10 ibishus left JRI traumatized and almost all Roamers died ,exept for 2 ,stonzo gigante, with was italian and fronzo mazano, also Italian ,tô this date ,5 more govern test were made. And almost all of them were the same result ,but the only mission that anyone dint die ,was a 2009 mission ,to this day ,the island still is haunted

[@QuebecGamer20]

I haven't been on your channel in a while, I'm glad you decided to use your voice instead of Text-to-speech as it is the most annoying thing ever invented. Also super interesting video!

[@SkyFall4839]

Welcome back! I'm glad you like it!

[@stuffiuploaded5473]

Couple of issues with the ww2 theory, 1st, is a bus stop is on the left that would mean right hand drive, 2nd the usa uses lhd and japan uses rhd, 3rd, the zero in the hanger is possibly captured by the us. 4th hirochi raceway is in the us because mazda speedway is. My guess is jri was a Japanese island captured by america

[@SkyFall4839]

I agree with Hirochi Raceway and the plane not being relevant for this, but the USA use right-hand drive and Japan lhd :)

[@erkinalp]

@@SkyFall4839 right hand drive means steering wheel is located on the right, which is normally experienced in the countries that drive on the left.

[@SkyFall4839]

@@erkinalp it’s true that a right hand drive car has the steering wheel on the right side so is supposed to be driven on the left side of the road (And the other way round). But right hand drive traffic means that you drive on the right side of the road: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic

[@Finnjaymakes]

I still play on it to Test Automation Cars 😂

[@Real_LadaRiva]

By the things you said, I think the Jungle Rock Island was taken over by Japanese during the ww2, and that the US took the island back, because of all the buildings, bunkers, planes and the runway.

[@Kekked]

love it simple and short about the lore no bullshit this earns sub

[@SkyFall4839]

Thank you!

[@monkeyman9105]

I definitely enjoyed it!

[@SkyFall4839]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@omerozer9667]

after whatching this i made a small investigation in the map i think the damages are because of the war and earthquake at the same time i just figured out that the earthquake is happened at the same time as war.i know it because when im checking the mansion i notticed that they left it under construction before the damages i think while they are building it the war started so they abondoned it then maybe military use it as a operations base after that it got damaged by earthquake

[@yourcomrade735]

My theory is that the Island got abandoned by the americans after ww2, before the Americans took over the island it was probably Japanese and the Americans were just to lazy to get rid of it since the island did have anything of their interest on it. The thing with the Hirochi raceway being in America, thats probably bc it's cheaper to build a race track in America and it makes some sort of extra appeal to the Customers

[@Lukeplays6O]

I would really like to get my hands on the old version of jri because it seems like it would be fun to explore and maybe we could even have right hand drive traffic if someone does make a mod for it lol

[@Lukeplays6O]

Anyway can't wait to see if you explain other maps lore

[@SkyFall4839]

You can install old BeamNG versions on Steam. (BeamNG>properties>betas and there you can select older versions to install :) Have fun exploring!

[@Lukeplays6O]

@@SkyFall4839 yes I know this is true, but I want to be able to play in newer versions and be able to use cars that are in modern updates and still be able to play on the new version of the map

[@Lukeplays6O]

Like I want to be able to take the Lansdale on there

[@Lukeplays6O]

That's why I wanted a modded version. (Plus possible PBR in the mod)

[@tylenolpainrelief3735]

I dont think hirochi raceway being in the us really means much when laguna seca in california used to be called the mazda raceway for a long time

[@Donuhead]

fun fact i went into a past version of the game and i saw the volcano was active and i did not know it at first now i know

[@captainzoll3303]

Copy pasting a reddit comment of mine from a while back: The various buildings on the map give some interesting clues as to what might have gone on. firstly, there's an old fortress on one side of the island, likely from the 16th-18th century, and built by spanish or french explorers, perhaps as a supply or naval outpost. regardless of the details, it's clear that the island's location in the pacific is very useful for strategically placed outposts. the next clues come with some of the earlier 20th-century-looking architecture, such as the dam (which is made out of brick), the lighthouse, and the road tunnel on the archipelago with the very conspicuous construction date of "1931" overhead the entrances. the next, and probably most well-known set of things are from WW2; the airfield, the various anti-aircraft guns and bunkers strewn across the island. AFAIK, the guns shown are an American model, and the airfield runway uses American "marston mat" steel plates, though some of the bunkers more resemble japanese designs, and there's a mitsubishi (or maybe hirochi?) fighter in the hangar, so it's possible the island was initially under american control, but was taken over by the japanese some time during the war. after this point, the observatory was likely built, (possibly by a private investor, as they often were in remote locations), the concrete/steel construction suggests post-war. the cargo docks and industrial site may have existed before this point, but it seems a lot of the infrastructure, including the cranes, were put in some time in the 50s at earliest. I say that because a lot of the industrial buildings have safety signage, which from what I can find, was only Standardized in the US in the 50s, and No-Smoking Signs wouldn't have entered use for a lot longer. once we get to around the 60's, though, it gets interesting. A large amount of roads have proper line marking done, there are quite a few solid concrete bridges, roads with armco barriers, etc, and the large curved tunnel above the dam has straight concrete roof bearers, and a very architectural open layout, which would only have been feasible by the 60s at least. the hotel building appears to also be from this era, so it seems likely someone put a lot of money into trying to modernise and bring tourism to the island, and it's also feasible to suggest that the industry was still going at this point. next, it should be mentioned that quite a few buildings seem to have quite severe damage to them; the observatory and the hotel primarily, suggesting there may have been quite a severe earthquake which encouraged people to leave the island. it's possible someone returned and unsuccessfully attempted to rebuilt the hotel, hence the scaffolding and construction supplies around it. the last clue is the lack of any substantial damage to roads; if such an island were abandoned for an extended period of time, you'd expect quite large trees to have established themselves all over at least the back roads, but there's nothing visible, suggesting that even if the roads were cleared shortly before your arrival, there must have only been small trees there. in that case, i'd guess that most people left some time in the 70s or 80s, but a handful of people continued to live on the island, perhaps to continue running the port.

[@BananaChair89]

The fact that the Hirochi raceway is in the US isn't that much of a proof, since in real life the laguna seca american circuit was known as "mazda raceway laguna seca" until about 2018

[@VLAME5846]

I have a theory that in ww2 Japan launched a zombie virus on JRI and a few people survived the zombie apocalypse

[@Evanx4]

Hey Man May 29 Is My Birthday I Was 3 When this Game Came Out!

[@duongyeetyboi2609]

When I first saw the war weapons I just thought “oh probably just a ww2 Japanese island”

[@skinskinner]

what a good one!

[@Redspy555]

I think it's A World War 2 But the cars are more evolved in this ultimate timeline

[@sutorimu]

JRI is inspired by one of the islands in Hawaii that were attacked by Japan, inspired by Pearl Harbor perhaps

[@jbf19kd]

I must say something. This is not something many people bring up, but on a very specific location in this map nearby the port there is an audio loop of SOMETHING screaming, I don’t know what it is.

[@SkyFall4839]

There’s a few “animal” sounds spread across the map, you can locate them in the world editor. They sound weird though…

[@jbf19kd]

And another thing, I have a bit of a request. Now I’m never the person who tells KZbinrs what videos to make but I do have an idea. I would love to see where this sfx I’m talking about is in the Audio files. See if you can find something that sounds like roaring/screaming. If you can’t do this it’s alr but idk how to do it on my own. Thanks.

[@SkyFall4839]

@@jbf19kd The ambient sounds are located in the “events” folder, which is hidden unfortunately. There’s a way to access it, but I never managed it. If you just want to listen to the sounds, you can use the SFX player in the world editor :)

[@jbf19kd]

Thanks!

[@SkyFall4839]

@@jbf19kd You’re welcome!

[@kriskrisminer]

ok im just going to lauch beamng now and cruise here

[@SkyFall4839]

:)

[@Lvtdgb_40m]

The developers who just wanted to make a cool map: 🤣💀

[@williamedwards-g4w]

we should do a beamng scary sfm or something like... idk im brainstorming here

[@Wagbe]

This is so cool

[@SkyFall4839]

I’m glad it’s interesting!

[@MufinIsGone]

BROOOOO, even this game has a hidden lore?

[@S-396-Shark]

Hmm. I'm my opinion its more likely that Japan in the BeamNG universe hold out longer in ww2(maybe 3-5 years more after 1945) and thats why there is bunkers and AA guns. After they Finally surrender the usa maybe just rebuild/repair the port and modernize it throughout the decades but left most of the island untouch.

[@Wreckedftfoxy]

or that the americans and japanese had a major fight at JRI and afterwards the island was abandoned perhaps in fear of the volcano