Eqdrive.io

Eqdrive.io is a vehicle simulation game where you can drive, sail and fly. It includes 24 vehicles, one airplane, four drones and three boats, along with a theme park where you can ride and control six thrill rides. The vehicles and rides use soft-body physics.

Vehicles and physics

The game simulates double-precision soft-body physics 1,000 times a second, letting you drive flexible vehicles across very large open environments. Its physics model supports light vehicles at very high speeds and heavy vehicles at slower speeds; heavy vehicles visibly flex in response to driving forces. Depending on the severity of a crash, a vehicle may deform or disintegrate completely.

Wheels are designed to withstand very high centrifugal and lateral forces. Vehicles can use front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, with simulated axles and torque distribution supporting configurations such as 6x6 and 8x8. A 6x6 off-road truck with lockers is available.

Transmission options include automated manual, torque converter and CVT systems, as well as drive modes and sequential shifting. Heavy commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses use a separate automated split-shift transmission with 8 to 12 gears. Every vehicle has an interior with an animated steering wheel and gauges.

Terrains and conditions

The game has seven terrains, including islands and deserts, plus a bonus track based on a real-world location with a racetrack:

• Katahdin Island: a fictional tropical island with curving roads suited to very high-speed driving.
• Maderia Island: an island with a long main road at sea level and challenging roads that cross to its top.
• Desert Dunes: sandy terrain surrounded by mountains.
• Middle East: a mountainous desert area with buildings and vegetation.
• Grid Map: a very large, flat terrain with obstacles for testing vehicles.
• The Ring: the Nurburgring racetrack.
• Milos Melos: an additional terrain.

You can drive at any time of day or night, change the time and choose different weather conditions. Vehicles have working lights and signals. Rain and snow are available but do not physically affect gameplay.

Sound and handling

Each vehicle has a distinct engine sound generated with the developers' FM+Granular synthesizer. The game includes profiles for many popular steering wheels and controllers; if a device is not recognized, you can map its axes and buttons with the control mapper. DirectInput force feedback works with force-feedback steering wheels from Logitech, Thrustmaster and Fanatec.