Rallying In BeamNG Is Better Than You Think

[@jackarmstrong7285]

10:58 I don’t think that it’s the car being too fragile but rather the environment being immovable. Irl when you hit a rock at 120+mph the rock moves quite a bit, where in beam all the force goes straight through your car and not into the rock. But the end result is regardless the same

[@somethingsomeone9678]

i am waiting for them to simulate the whole terrain, materials and objects.

[@velvetrosang4684]

@@somethingsomeone9678 it's doable, but that might be more demanding on your computer. That's a lot of physics to make work, you know?

[@Salvo04]

@@velvetrosang4684 ig it can be done more or less through props. But would be a pain in the ass to place all those things on the track tbh

[@somethingsomeone9678]

@@velvetrosang4684 Çıkmadık candan, umut kesilmez.

[@sans-nom_1.mp425]

@@velvetrosang4684it’s probably doable with a less accurate simulation, a lot of game have destructible environnement without a big performance hit

[@nf1nk]

Let's not forget that, now BeamNG supports VR (more or less) and it takes rally to the next level of fear.

[@1mariomaniac]

Emphasis on the "more or less" part lmao It's good though, really fun, just likes to crash at random.

[@RelyksJ]

​@@1mariomaniacmine hasnt crashed once

[@jrgennodeland8323]

​@@RelyksJmine hasnt worked once

[@KristisG]

@@1mariomaniac For me it crashes pretty rarely after the new updates, also it doesn't like some big or modded maps, but it even works in multiplayer!

[@RelyksJ]

@@jrgennodeland8323 you need to be playing in vulkan and press your initiate vr key, check in settings what it is

[@Dorench]

Ah, time for Jimmy's yearly "you should play BeamNG" video. Time flys

[@MisterFribble]

It's a tradition at this point

[@AdminAbuse]

Flies

[@bryanribey]

YOU SHOULD PLAY BEAM *NOW!!*

[@megatryn]

@@AdminAbuse🪰

[@vtecbobby]

​@@megatryn🪰🪰🪰

[@BrettWidner]

I concur that BeamNG is the best Rally sim out there. Its simulation is next to non. I'm in a discord group that is actively developing a full on true to life Virtual Rally Championship using BeamNG.

[@aaronalvarado3518]

Count me in what is your discord man

[@vlk092]

damn that sounds amazing! any news to when is that coming?

[@georgiemackay7642]

I started this league 3 years ago and we've been actively looking for more beamNG sickos ever since. I don't want to shill to hard in Jimmer's comments but you can see videos from the series on my channel and we're doing Rallycross cars this season! There's a way to join in my profile description.

[@OCinneide]

Where can I join?

[@BrettWidner]

@@vlk092 We're currently running about to start running a Rallycross/Rally hybrid series at the moment. The "true to life Virtual Rally Championship" however is in the planning stage currently. But definitely looking for later this year! See georgiemackay's comment above, they are the one who founded the League and Discord.

[@gymusen]

The fun on BNG is that it is a Motorsport Sandbox: Rally Crawling Track Drag Even normal daily stuff like towing or just driving. The beauty of Beamng

[@paulvanzyl2385]

Police chases Demolition derbies Trucking Just to add to the list. Hell if your in to tuning you can do that aswell.

[@daimeno]

and Drifting! @@paulvanzyl2385

[@Zentrify]

​@@paulvanzyl2385it's also the best game if you like cambered stance cars

[@flippy9133]

Drift

[@kak8895]

Although it doesn't do track racing all that well but as far as rally, rock crawling, desert racing and drag racing it's one of if not the best out there. BeamNG is very underrated for drag racing.

[@BLKBRDSR71]

4:47 That moment when the rally driver has flipped the car and a whole mob of spectators runs in and flips the car over.

[@ross302ci]

Someone needs to make this a mod. A helpful mob mod. Mob mod.

[@nathanaeljonesmyfsd]

Dozens of BeamNG snowmen...

[@Rentta]

Finnish spectators mod

[@Decebalus]

There's always the one slightly overweight guy with a rope who gets there before the car has even finished crashing.

[@BLKBRDSR71]

😂@@nathanaeljonesmyfsd

[@jelllly.]

Get yourself a willing co-driver, recce the stage, write your own notes then attack the stage with irl read notes! reckon that would be an ace vid!

[@Therealmikebobaguard]

Imagine that but with both in vr

[@collinkaufman2316]

​@@Therealmikebobaguardi believe with the multiplayer mod its easily possible

[@miki_god]

@@Therealmikebobaguard how would the codriver read the notes in VR xD

[@Krautastic]

Beyond the damage, beamng's physics just feel right. Many racing games feel like the cars are artificially glued to the racing surface. if the car's weight transfer is artificial the driving doesn't feel right. Because this game is all about object physics, they just drive right. The key to racing on dirt is weight transfer and that delayed reaction until the tire bites. The tire feel and slip to grip also right, and yes, that floaty feeling of using gravel tires on tarmac is spot on. Dirt fish's biggest tip in rallying is 'lift, turn, wait.' lifting shifts weight forward, turning gets the input to the car, then you have to wait for the weight to shift and tires to grip. That also works here.

[@AdolfoWWolf]

It is true, everybody tends to just pay attention to the damage model, but even the camera motion in the cockpit view, feels very natural, the suspension travel and body roll with the terrain also feels much better here than in any Rally sim, so yeah, this game could be turned into a incredible racing and rallying sim.

[@B0BERX]

I would like to say that I request more beamng realistic content like this. Epic!

[@udaysingh9_11]

+1

[@modjo4]

i don't know how the online works in BeamNG, but a 30 minute rally cross race would be awesome

[@MysteriousFigure]

@@modjo4 There is BeamMP as a mod for multiplayer, so maybe that could work well with it?

[@insector2093]

The online multiplayer works excellent.. Becasue of the nature of it, it does have accuracy issues and desync but if most people are around the same ping its barly noticeable. And you can definitly host a rally cross race on it, actually i believe that's already a thing

[@hhh2092]

@@MysteriousFigure yeah that could be amazing, i dont think ive seen anyone do multiplayer rally in beamng

[@BoHorror]

BeamNGs first focus was unparrlelled realism, in terms of physics. They got that right as a baseplate, now they just completing sidequests, and it's bound to be succesful.

[@Sithhy]

That's one of the best descriptions of BeanMG I've seen

[@peachulemon]

Exactly, based on recent updates thwy are clearly getting read to launce carrer mode and most likely trying to future proof itself. Game runs alot better now

[@scubajoe3321]

Yes, all was built around the base game, which was soft body physics, and they went from there

[@robben896]

Its not the greatest on tarmac they need to fix that.

[@collinkaufman2316]

​@@robben896they are

[@garchompy_1561]

shoutout to @CookieAndCars , an actual rally driver from england who has at least 1 phenomenal vid or doing a perfect (and full speed) run of a beamNG rally course. she would probably love this mod

[@dizzythakidd7350]

where can i download ?

[@mattiesinclair7689]

20:30 Further evidence for Coin's "crash the car to mend it" strat

[@SinineSiil]

Jimmy linked a wrong time trial mod in the description twice. The actual TT mod he's using is called "Italy Rally Time Trial" Had to take a bit of time to find it.

[@jrbmxr2564]

thank you dude i was wondering where in the world the italy rally was

[@therealsimu]

yo thank you!

[@Olrosse]

beam being the game of unrealized potential is exactly how i feel about the game, it's driving physics are just so raw and satisfying to drive when getting the hang of it i wish you tried some more of the rally cars, i think one of the great things about beam is how different cars can feel compared to one another, and how tuning differentials and suspension also changes how it behaves, i think especially the differentials can change how a car drives by a surprising amount, would love to see you do a short stage where you put every rally config in the game up against each other to see both which is the fastest but also to see how they all feel to drive

[@C.I...]

I've been thinking for years that they need to license the engine out to another dev for a purpose-built racing or rally title. Imagine Racedriver Grid or Dirt (the 2007/2008 games) but with Beamng physics!

[@Olrosse]

@@C.I... yeah that's be sick!, or a rallycross title, imagine a NitroRX game in the BeamNG engine, getting the AI good enough might be difficult though

[@paulvanzyl2385]

Can't wait for Jimmy to realize that they added VR (although still quite unstable but being worked on) so that he can feel death when he hits a rock even more.

[@memorimusic420]

Let me just say this: ... ROCK!!!!

[@eziitis8]

I think VR might help a bit by adding depth perception to the game. Still terrifying nevertheless.

[@squidwardo7074]

@@eziitis8 it helps a lot hell just being in the cockpit view helps me a lot

[@morgfarm1]

@@eziitis8 It really does help A LOT in Beam. I don't have stability issues so much though. I've crashed maybe twice? It's the frame rates that suffer a bit. Career mode primarily is what's hurting my framerates. in regular sandbox environments it's great. I've even run the banger race scenario a few times and had a blast trying to race the AI, the AI yeeting you, and then coming back to repay that debt. I even put up a short video on TikTok awhile back in the CRD Monster Truck in VR. Doing work in that is a lot easier now that I can look out the floor while riding a wheelie, and doing other 2 wheel stunts

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

@@memorimusic420and stone?

[@TheMonstertruckman]

I'd say the offroad racing communities are really the only group of sim racers that see the potential of BeamNG and have done something serious with it (at least that I have come across). There are some exceptional groups such as BDR who do trophy truck style offroad races and even have a ran entire series with some VERY high-quality mods that are so much fun to drive, and Beam-Monsters that do Monster Truck events with multiple leagues and series. Once this game gets official multiplayer I think is when the rest of the sim racing world will really sink their teeth into it.

[@Haulinbassracing]

Beam monster trucks is what got me hooked into beam, then came bdr mods and bdr short course mods. If there was a ranked system similar to iracing or lfm it would be huge . I think if and when they get this they could have racer numbers as high as the big 3 sims(acc,ac and iracing). It would be awesome to run against harley letner or bryce menzies or even robby gordon in the desert in the sim

[@joshjlmgproductions3313]

There are some sim racers who see Beam's potential, but efforts to maintain a long-term sim league keep failing.

[@TheVerendus]

Jimmer you gotta get into some of the Sim Racing BeamMP servers. They have tyre wear and slipstream mods, F4 and GT3 cars, and ported maps like the Nordschleife from AC, etc. Or just download them yourself and play offline like this, but Beam is an awesome trackday sim too. Crashing, rally, demo derby, hotlapping; this game is the ULTIMATE driving experience.

[@t_g9139]

Is there a discord for this?

[@arthurfenoulhet4875]

Discord pls? I host a beamng server for track days and could lend it to you (currently set to Nurburgring)

[@jesse.vr6]

Is there a discord for it?

[@joshjlmgproductions3313]

@@t_g9139 Are you in the current BeamNG Discord server? I can DM you a link.

[@cabbageboio]

I can never quite get a good race on those, I always get shunted at turn one lmao

[@theoneandonlyparsa]

I have created a rally stage in the Italy map that's 27.4km long according to the trip computer UI app. It's around 20% tarmac and 80% gravel. It took me 24 minutes to complete, it's VERY fun to drive

[@collinkaufman2316]

Where can i find the route?

[@theoneandonlyparsa]

@@collinkaufman2316 Well, i haven't made it into a race file or anything so unfortunately you can't have it. And it would be too complicated to explain all the details on where to go and when

[@mjk06]

Jimmy "I'd love to try rallying" Rally teams seeing this video "Yeah no!"

[@BlueScapegoat]

It's the best off road simulator, period. The rock crawling, as somebody who does it IRL, is top notch. And the high speed desert stuff is just so fantastic too. It's a brilliant simulator and really is the best bang for buck of anything out there.

[@collinkaufman2316]

Mudrunner or Spintires is better in terrain but technically they could be combined which is awesome

[@armasplaygrounds6355]

Funny how Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0, a really old game had implemented a damage model that impacted the car's performance really realistically for the age. I mean I managed to wreck the Peugeot 206 to the point it was barely even limping along and the steering was completely gone, constantly pulling to the right. I loved that game

[@chrissss696]

Jimmy just REFUSES to use the rally Vivace which is a proper WRC car

[@Freezorgium]

Modern wrc cars are sovlless

[@lohostege]

Jimmy refuses to use the mid-engine Covet... but that thing has blood on its hands. (But I love it)

[@zuminlair92cp]

mid-engine Covet Rally car remind me Renault 5 Turbo. lol

[@KillianoC]

@@Freezorgiumsee them on stages in person and you’ll change your mind. However they aren’t anywhere near as cool as what we once had

[@b.1570]

@@Freezorgium and yet they're faster than your group b cars

[@DotArve]

I think a testament to BeamNG's realism is watching the massive difference between a good driver, like our boy here, and an actual rally driver like Louse Cook

[@aloniumbonium]

The beauty of this game is it's a car shaped sandbox on top of a cutting edge physics simulator. They don't have to make Beam rally because everything necessary to make that is already in the hands of players and modders

[@Dannykm]

I absolutely love your BeamNG content! More please, sir?

[@wenined9422]

I really started to have fun rallying in BeamNG when I started to modify part of the cars to be stronger, especially the parts of the car that broke after a jump, (wheels, steering, drive shaft, suspension). Made the game much more enjoyable, knowing you can go 100% without breaking the car but still getting punished for mistakes

[@nisu_unn]

an introduction to the life of the average group b tour de corse driver, except they had double the power and real death this sim is just amazing tbh, incomparable to anything else and has been for a while

[@TheElJeffi]

I think one of my favourite aspects of this game is that high curbs actually behave like high curbs. You can't slide over them sideways at 80km/h without consequence

[@CASEMSTR]

22:12 when he says "hit that like button" the actual like button highlights itself??? Please explain your witchcraft Jimmers

[@Stylin801]

Jimmy, you should really do this stage again, but with VR and pace notes for that ultra immersion!

[@TormentorMB]

Driving BeamNG reminds me of Grand Prix Legends. One mistake, and the race is over. Great...and hard...and great!

[@calialis1531]

Did you know that GPLrank is still active? Even my 20 year old account still works, it lists me at -34 :)

[@TormentorMB]

@@calialis1531 Oh wow, i have to check this... I am still driving GPL from time to time, bought a Lotus49 steering wheel just for this sim. For me, GPL is still the mother of all sims. 25 years old, but not aged a single day.

[@adrielle1i23]

Hillclimbing and rallying is the most fun thing I love about BeamNG honestly, especially with automation made cars 😆 I once made a Ralliart inspired Rally1 Mitsubishi Mirage, and for hill climbs I basically made a all wheel drive twin turbo'd Aston Vulcan all great fun

[@BadWallaby]

I will always hear Beam MG lol I can never not hear it. Jimmy thank you for all these years of entertainment mate. I swear I don’t say thank you enough❤

[@showalk]

That's what he keeps saying lol. Read his lips and it's obvious.

[@BadWallaby]

@@showalk my lip reading abilities are limited. It’s not obvious to me lol

[@showalk]

@@BadWallaby When he tries to say "Beam N G" you can see his lips closing twice, meaning he's saying "Beam M G"

[@BadWallaby]

@@showalk not necessarily

[@ak-jxrdy-7]

​@@BadWallabyAbsolutely. Even you admitted to having limited lip-reading capabilities, unless you're trolling. His lips definitely make contact twice, creating the "m" sound.

[@jorge-wh4pf]

PJS rally map mod is probably the best it has signs as pace notes and is really well made. It feels like a dev map. You just play time tails and long boi. There is also a Retexture Ibishu Sunburst rally mod that's really cool

[@dominicanstig5196]

I truly think if BeamNG was made a serious sim for racing and rally with licensed cars. It would be the most realistic digital representation of real life racing.

[@DropkickNation]

Next to RBR

[@red_152]

I highly recommend getting the co-driver mod working. Assuming it's the one I've used (Rally Mode), it's really good.

[@memorimusic420]

Beamng is literally the best physics simulator!!! And yes Beamng is a very serious game and more people should take it seriously tbh

[@robert357900]

There is mod called "Italy Historic Rallye" or something like that where rally scenarios have also pacenotes.

[@DontStealMyNoEffortName]

they should make it so the camera doesn't feel like it's a GoPro duct taped to the seat lol

[@bopsten]

there are multiple camera modes, this is one of them

[@DontStealMyNoEffortName]

@@bopsten I'm not talking about the camera mode, I'm talking about how stiff the camera is.

[@EvanG529]

The reason BeamNG has "unrealized potential" is that it's more of a general driving sim. To focus on rally entirely would mean the loss of other features. There will likely be a rally update sometime in the future, but it will be one among many different.

[@EconomyElk]

you should try the vivace rally car in the future. The sunburst JBEAM hasnt been updated in years and you can feel it in the way it drives. The vivace rally drives a bit better

[@joshjlmgproductions3313]

I second this. The Sunburst's front shock towers can deform after small jumps, and the rear suspension folds when you slide too much.

[@DropkickNation]

The Vivace is a lot better, still too floaty for my taste.

[@Frankestein01nl]

The mechanical sympathy simulator, i dont load it up very much, but when i do, i still get that same smile on my face. It's just so brilliant.

[@General_Madness]

Yeah people always mistake beamng for “crunch lol explosion boom car funny lol” and not a proper simulation game like it is. Most of this does come from those beamng shorts ytbers who just make crash videos with that annoying AI voice and stupid sound effects, but there is a small KZbin community that actually loves the game and really shows off cool stuff and mods. Go play beamng, folks. Edit: Also, due to the amount of road bits in the rally, wouldn't it have been better to use a tarmac rally car? Edit 2: lol you said the previous edit already nvm but yeah i agree with you jimmy, tarmac would have been better

[@rath_lul]

Imagine if Beam had a baby with other top racing/rally games, we need something special like this

[@coyoterangersmedia5263]

RBR stage design with BeamNG physics would be THE BEST THING EVER !! MAKE IT HAPPEN BEAMNG DEVS !! Imagine a licencesed Baja sim with the full 1,300 miles course. Esports compatibility. The same way there's organized Le Man's races on rfactor 2/iracing, we can have full on organized Baja 1000 races. That would be ✨INSANE ✨

[@DropkickNation]

Beamngs physics aren't better tho.

[@GHOULZ1500]

Beamng is indeed a hidden gem in rally racing, and even offroading or normal track racing. Me and a couple random people i met on a MP server in italy raced around italy keeping a tight formation. When someone braked early on a straight up wall then the other and other and other does the same it creates a pretty satisfying pileup. The only thing beamng requires is terrain damage and maybe for the offroading aspect some mud physics similar to mudrunner

[@kimsoderholm9101]

RBR makes you feel like you´re driving a real rally car in a real world, especially in newer stages in wrc cars. I think stages from rally guru and kaderabek, mato and other are super realistic. The colors and palettes makes rbr looks realistic even though everything is still and without any effects. The cars sound and handle like the real deal, you feel the tires gripping the roads its insane.

[@sxdattxb]

rbr latest version non tarmac tire grip is way off on every car on every track. especially fwd cars. coming from irl experience.

[@eriksimca9409]

while i loved RBR i think there was alot to work with, sometimes the cars where just to grippy despite the (should be) loose surface

[@kak8895]

​@@eriksimca9409I like how you emphasized this because most sim racers with no experience in the real world think every car must grip like F1 on every surface or else it's unrealistic.

[@Spyder_V]

As a newbie to sim racing (and even newer to rally), I don't think I have the mental capacity to focus for 38 minutes straight. Goodness! It felt like a marathon!

[@ora2j251]

The most fun i have in beamng, is when i take modified muscle cars with wayyyyy too much power and wayyyy too little grip up the PPIHC. 3 speed manual bluebuck with a quad carb V8 pushing 400hp, on 15x7 wheels with off road tires no anti roll bars. Heck yeah!

[@Coulter.Machining]

Beam needs a better mod browser, I have not seen PPIHC but I need it

[@ora2j251]

​@@Coulter.Machiningit's on the forums. PPIHC is a trademark and cant be uploaded to the repo.

[@thfrussia6717]

to make a good rally sim you not only need a good car physics simulating but also realistic roads. if you driving over huge triangles with sharp edges and a wierd surface interaction then no any car physics will make it better

[@aliceblanca]

When he pulls out the exhaust at 8:40 lmao

[@evangel1460]

Would love to see how you compare the physics in beam to RBR with current NGP7. To my knowledge it's a pretty hard comparison with how many calculations RBR is doing and just the dedication of that community. I know beam has some amazing physics but to compare it to RBR is kinda crazy without any sort of statistics. Great video though!

[@Karibanu]

The return of epic rally stages, awesome! BeamNG came out well before it's time & seems to be growing into modern hardware nicely, just needs the supply of content to do it justice.

[@fussyfez]

It hasnt even been released. Its in alpha still. Its nowhere near finished.

[@Karibanu]

It feels like a hobby project that by it's nature will never be finished - that's not a bad thing, and for us it offers plenty enough to pay for.

[@kak8895]

You can say it came out way before its time but I'll say better now than wait till the future. They're already doing a great job laying the foundation. They're also doing all the difficult part of designing, optimizing and managing the engine. So by the time consumer hardware gets advanced they can go ballistic. Very ambitious passion project

[@Karibanu]

Yes - there was no negativity implied at any point, just that we're only recently getting the hardware to do it justice. I'm hoping one day it'll be the foundation of a whole raft of experiences we have to go elsewhere for at the moment, like various race sims & even Eurotruck. There are large logistical issues providing all the data for things like that, which is why I'd not ask anything of the core team, they're doing great at what they're doing.

[@asddd.]

I think this stage and game really makes you feel what rally drivers go through, its so much harder than any other game

[@Snufkín11112]

Jimmy boradnben

[@jamesp1389]

Jimly broadband

[@squidwardo7074]

jimmy bends broad

[@DouglasThompson]

BeamNG has so much potential, just needs some more effort from the devs to make it more accessible.

[@clumsygarage1578]

I would like to say on the topic of force feedback: Some surfaces can feel janky and low poly, and make the FFB feel worse. The flood crater map is an example of this. Also, I find that lower frame rates make the FFB feel way worse as well.

[@azi9_ity]

I agree with the low poly surface feel. Hope Vulkan comes soon!

[@kak8895]

Flood crater map is poor quality map by modders

[@LazerLord10]

I just thought, a fun BeamNG video could be making a vehicle with different (or none) suspension bushings and see how the simulation and force feedback deals with it. All the clunks.

[@Berrick189]

I read the thumbnail as "Rally Simp" and didnt even think it was out of place...

[@dnixon0627]

beamng is great for so many types of racing. off roading in general is fantastic and so is drag racing, I do find asphalt to be a bit off but still not bad.

[@fillman86]

beamng is good at really, but not offroad in a general sense imo. My big issue is how the ground model isn't properly simulated, and everything is either solid (like bitumen or concrete), or it's some kind of fluid. as a modder this is frustrating to work with

[@whysoslow1999]

its not possible to simulate gravel accurately in real time, it needs to be a solid surface with a different tire model for gravel. beamng has that, but it could always be better.

[@fillman86]

@@whysoslow1999 I understand it can't be perfect, but it's overly simplistic as for tyres, it has solid surface grip, then a value that says it has X% of that grip when "off road". I don't know what you're talking about though. I say this with years of experience of making both cars and maps for beamng

[@B.D.B.]

This video reminded me of one of the races in the original TDU. It was route around the entire Island, about 200km, with a 1hr time limit. Granted there wasn't any damage model, but there was traffic. I remember having to take breaks to beat it.

[@sameermohideen4913]

Major titles probably stay away from this kind of damage model, simply because a lot of players might just find it intimidating. But with BeamNG, wrapping your car around a tree is kinda expected 😅

[@ScepticGinger89]

Major titles stay away from damage models because the sponsoring car manufacturers won't allow it. Or maybe that's just an excuse idk.

[@sameermohideen4913]

@@ScepticGinger89 That too!

[@paulvanzyl2385]

@@ScepticGinger89 I believe both reasons are correct

[@K31TH3R]

I think the biggest problem with doing rally in Beam is that it makes other rally sims feel like they're missing something. Circuit racing is a little different, since plenty of sims do a decent enough job at simulating chassis flex without resorting to soft body physics. But going fast on dirt and rough surfaces, getting a feeling for how much you're straining the chassis is such an important aspect of the simulation that you need to feel in order to judge your pace, and there's nothing that comes close to doing that as well as Beam does.

[@Tulizukka]

There is few more things that make it great. Maps are open, this allows to create rally with road sections and service parks. Its MP with a mod so everybody can be at that rally "physically" and not just numbers and names on a timeboard. Then you can get out of your car and have a (little bit silly looking) character so you can talk / interact with others on the service park as a "physical" character outside the car or the best part, while someone is on stage rest can stand road side as spectators and the driver sees them as characters roadside cheering. It also feel amazing to spectate. These things makes it also super immersive

[@hfric1]

The potential beamng has is insane! It's simulation is fantastic! The physics are so close. Grip levels need some slight adjustments but for me it's the pinnacle. I love the feel of risk. You cock up you genuinely damage you car that heavily affects how it drives and that I love

[@12Bad12]

7:18 “bro has got the Salvador Dali gauges” that is the funniest thing I’ve heard all day with the droopy speedometer

[@King_Ears]

The automation streams need to return. They were some of my favourites. The monstrosities created were amazing

[@itsMBWAAA]

cant wait for the VR to get worked out better cuz then this will be the best VR racing/driving game out there

[@Eralen00]

that was awesome when you just RIPPED the front bumper off the car after the crash. Felt like a next level moment in a game. Love seeing the chase cam too, i think it makes it a bit easier to watch on a video

[@Liam.Lacoste]

Never played this game and probably never would but I love all your BeamNG content! That escape the flood stuff was pretty fun, and I'm a big sucker for anything rally. Love you Jimmer, thanks for the work as always

[@volcano.mitchell]

DUDE WHY ITS 25$ ON STEAM AND BASICALLY HAS FULL CONTROLLER SUPPORT WTH unless your computer is trash then I see but still GET IT

[@Liam.Lacoste]

@@volcano.mitchell Not in the budget and probably never will be :( I'm too poor lmao

[@Kortex_Racing]

Beamng has the most advanced physics for the average car atm

[@md_vandenberg]

BeamNG needs a "Helping Hands" mod, where a bunch of NPC snowmen appear out of nowhere to push your car back on to its wheels or up a hill. That's the kind of realism we need.

[@HPsawus]

Getting to see the full damage after you go flying off the track is cool , reminds me why I’m not a rally driver

[@mgs.915]

I’ve never wanted to have BeamNG and a raving setup more than now😳 that looks like an absolute blast!

[@_anon]

7:10 tip for doing roadside repairs with the node grabber, while dragging a node you can middle click on another node to weld them together. So you won't have to flail the car around trying to rip the hood off if it's blocking your view, just weld it shut :P

[@Joel-wj9ql]

beam has crazy good physics including realistic downforce simulation and uncontested crunch it is one of the best driving sims in general

[@sagastim]

You can try driving on the roads sorrounding the island with an old and very powered racing car. Targa Florio experience

[@sTurn.]

I love it every time someone shows beamng from this side

[@potatoglizzy3212]

Using beam mp and a willing friend you can write your own pace notes and have a real life co driver to blame for your mistakes. It’s wonderful 😂

[@a1g0rhythm]

The Beamng product structure could make for interesting repair choices in rally racing.

[@seedmole]

Hell yeah, I've been pushing this as the best rally game for a while now. Ever since that one update a while back when traction started to feel way more realistic. Had some great times doing a ported version of Pikes Peak once that change was in.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Beam videos were a _major_ reason I bought a gaming rig in 2019 😂

[@sargaa8471]

Jimmy : Treat Beamng as *seriously* as possible Jimmy at 6:48 :

[@gerekappo]

Brother. I sold my g27 a long time (dont ask about my regret). I had one loaned by a friend the end of last year, never played Beam until that moment with a wheel... man, what a joy! The most fun I had in years on a simulator/game. Played a lot of games/sims in the past. Beam is the best, period. I had a lot of fun doing rally stages, I just wanted to have a handbrake.

[@NicOz42]

It's absolutely amazing, I have 4500 hours on it because of my G29.

[@Ponlets]

i am 110% behind BeamNG.Rally as a thing

[@dromedda6810]

I've played the beta campaign/career mode thingy for about a month now religously. My friends thought i crashed my actual car irl because i was complaining about how i was low on money and my insurance policy in beamng beam is something different, the feeling of consequence is real

[@ParCBur]

Rallying in BeamNG is my favorite rally sim. I have a ton of rally routes, and my favorite of them all is Pikes Peak dirt layout. Hell of a rush, it is

[@scromberprofessionalautist1017]

Yeah the Pikes Peak mod is so freaking good. Many hours spent going head first off of the devils playground.

[@DM-le6sf]

I've just fired up Project Cars, the first one, and I swear it's still the best racing game ever. Especially with offline AI racing. Every race is a bit like old style touring cars.

[@BuzzaB77]

It's not hard to beat the current crop of 'sims' by simply have the cars turn from the front tires!!! What a revelation

[@gflo2781]

Aww that was emotional - being a bit of a Beam addict myself. Great job - I felt that sense of relief too!

[@chrishere9072]

Seriously, without pace notes, it's a miracle you made it through!!

[@martinfisker7438]

Jimmy making fun of G29 notchiness: 😂 Me, driving my G29, waiting for my fanatec wheel: 😅

[@mountain3301]

BeamNG would be an ideal base for a Dakar-like rally. Damaging and fixing your car during the run is part of the fun!

[@TriangleV]

The likely reason that the cars feel too fragile is that while the vehicles themselves have soft-body physics, the environment they are in does not - I can ram a Semi truck into a light pole and it will not move, which is quite understandably unrealistic. A lot of the impacts that we see end a car in beam don't happen because there is no computer out there that can handle the added stress.

[@KomodoPrazision420]

I feel like a lot of people underestimate beam as a entry level car "game". I bought Beam many years ago while I was still in middle school and even to this day sometimes I have a great deal of fun just loading it up, spawning a very shitty shitbox, and sending it around the dirt in utah at whatever speed the suspension allows, all with mouse and key.

[@speedfreak24]

My friends and I also do drifting and touge racing in beam, it's so much fun with the added risk

[@MegaEmmanuel09]

holy wow, the fact that the stage was longer than the video be over 10 minutes shows how gruelling it really was

[@DrPizzle]

I can tell you the reason it feels so different to other titles. "damage model" is almost a misnomer when comparing it to other sims, for the same reason that people don't take beam as seriously. The damage model is just a set of nodes and beams with specific tensions and weights etc. The same system that determines how much the hood bends also determines how much the suspension deflects. This is why they can effect eachother- the beams and nodes in the suspension can actually be bent or break realistically, causing changes to the handling. It's all one system. No other game does this to my knowledge besides maybe rigs of rods.

[@jesse.vr6]

You gotta try the cherrier FCV rally car, and hillclimb. Sounds amazing and handles like a totally different animal VS the sunburst.

[@kyrawendling559]

Just as I’m working on a line of group B rally vehicles in automation! Great work on the video!