JDM - Japanese Drift Master |OT| 東京ドリフト !

I bought it. I am curious enough about the handling mentioned in the video below. Everything else sounds fun.
 
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First hour or so, really fun. Map is detailed and the roads are windy and twisty and narrow. Have only drove 3 cars, but they all drove different and felt fun to drive. I just test drove a 3000GT and it did not drift good so for racing that might be a good buy. Of course you could probably upgrade/tune however you want. The sounds are good, some decent radio choices, performance is..well I had my monitor locked to 60hz for streaming, and it was a bit stuttery but that could have just been my settings. When I changed my monitor to 120hz it's much better. I'm getting like 70+fps now I think? probably more in some areas. Mirrors tank performance btw.

Seems good and I can't wait for them to build upon this. Cops would be fun to have, multiplayer lobbies, expanded maps/different biome types. They could even add Rally racing to this and it would be amazing.
 
Maiden Voyage said:
I bought it. I am curious enough about the handling mentioned in the video below. Everything else sounds fun.
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5:05 - "I really think the crux of the problem for me is just how the scoring works".

It all boiled down to that because dude was cheesing to get world records. Things that can be patched out or fixed I would think if the devs want to. They want people to have fun during the campaign but maybe for leaderboards they can have stricter scoring rules for events.
 
drotahorror said:
First hour or so, really fun. Map is detailed and the roads are windy and twisty and narrow. Have only drove 3 cars, but they all drove different and felt fun to drive. I just test drove a 3000GT and it did not drift good so for racing that might be a good buy. Of course you could probably upgrade/tune however you want. The sounds are good, some decent radio choices, performance is..well I had my monitor locked to 60hz for streaming, and it was a bit stuttery but that could have just been my settings. When I changed my monitor to 120hz it's much better. I'm getting like 70+fps now I think? probably more in some areas. Mirrors tank performance btw.

Seems good and I can't wait for them to build upon this. Cops would be fun to have, multiplayer lobbies, expanded maps/different biome types. They could even add Rally racing to this and it would be amazing.
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Are you playing with a wheel? I can't make heads or tails of the drifting with a wheel. Messed around driving for 15 mins and just can't seem to find the sweet spot.
 
Maiden Voyage said:
Are you playing with a wheel? I can't make heads or tails of the drifting with a wheel. Messed around driving for 15 mins and just can't seem to find the sweet spot.
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I will be this evening or tomorrow sometime. Jimmy Broadbent is using a wheel, maybe check in his video he just streamed now.
 
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Why didn't anyone tell me this was also getting a GOG release?

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I like it, it's got its bugs but I do like the guts of the game. AA knocking it out the park lately

Looking forward to updates.
 
I'm really diggin this. The map and environment is so good. This is how you make an open world map. It is missing fun jumps/ramps though, those are always fun to find.
 
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I gave this a try but refunded just before the 2 hour mark.
The main reason being that its a UE5 title that doesnt have a shader compilation run, meaning its stutter city.
Its also demading, not as demanding as Steam users are making out 'i only get 20fps on my 4090 dudes!' etc but its demanding. Playing on 'High Plus' i get 60fps at 1080p on my 3070.

The map is solid and a decent size. The driving feels fine, and thankfully tha cars dont control like they are on ice, you actually have to trigger a drift to start drifting.

One of the problems though is that most of the roads are quite narrow, and the ai traffic are quite annoying as they are hard to avoid hitting, and the devs did that annoying thing they like to do where that always put multiple AI cars on corners, or blind spots, making them hard to avoid.

I'm going to wait for a few patches and maybe buy again. Its certainly not a bad game but it def needs some polish.
 
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A new patch has been rolled out

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JDM: Japanese Drift Master - Patch 1.1.0 - Steam News

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Ossu!


What a ride! The game is out now and you've decided to visit Guntama in numbers! Thank you!

For the most part you seem to be enjoying JDM without issues, however it hasn't been smooth sailing for everyone. Below you will find the first Patch Notes for the game - it's just the beginning and we promise to provide equally meaningful updates and improvements in the weeks to follow.

Patch Notes:


Force Feedback

  • Fixed issues where Force Feedback would not properly initiate in the game under very specific circumstances.
  • Force Feedback was lightly rebalanced, especially in low FPS situations
  • Fixed a few crashes, which were directly connected to Force Feedback implementation

Game Launching and Stability

  • Fixed over a dozen of rare issues influencing game stability, which caused the game to crash
  • Fixed issues connected to hardware and resolution testing when launching the game for the first time, which caused the game to crash.
  • Fixed various issues, which may have resulted in a game crash right after launching the game.

Gameplay and Navigation Improvements

  • Significantly improved the Navigation in the Ichikara city area and in-between the events
  • Optimized HUD performance and display, increasing its readability and fluency
  • Improved game physics - driving should feel more stable and predictable.

Steering Wheel support

  • Increased the number of presets for Steering Wheels, to make it easier for new players to properly setup their input devices.
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Downloaded the update and about to dive in again. I want to fuck around somewhere open / less narrow to practice and see if I can acclimate to the handling finally.
 
I did wind up refunding at the moment. I can't find a space that will let me learn the mechanics easily and I find the traffic too annoying in the tight corridors.
 
New patch, good stuff

Patch 1.1.60.1
Introducing Cloud Saves.

Ossu!


Cloud saves are finally here! You should now be able to switch between different devices without the threat of starting all over. Just be sure to first launch the game from the device that you have most progress on.

If you want to make a backup of the save file, just in case(!), you can find it by following this folder path on your OS drive (make sure you have the hidden file visibility set as active in Windows): OS_Drive\\Users\\user_name\\AppData\\Local\\JDM\\Saved .

In the patch you will also find various adjustments, which should improve the game performance, fixes to cars and car parts and some other minor tweaks and bug fixes.


Patch Notes

System

  • Added Cloud Saves to the game.
  • Fixed an issue in Challenge Mode Leaderboards where grip scores were presented in points, not time.
  • Enabled instance occlusion - it should reduce the overall GPU strain and increase game performance.
  • We've hidden the Keyboard and Gamepad assist from the Assist's menu. This option, depending on player input, was automatically turned on or off and remained grayed out for players, which was confusing.

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue where the exhaust smoke would blow in an unrealistic direction.
  • Further open world performance optimization.
  • Added destruction physics to the barriers in Haikama.
  • Added a new food truck to the game's world.
  • Unified the destructible objects across Haruna - all destructible objects should now behave in the same way.
  • Destructible barriers added in various regions, including the Airport, Kiko, Haruna.
  • Buildings and foliage optimization - it should benefit game performance.
  • Improved the display of the red asphalt markings between Haruna and Kiko.
  • Fixed an issue where in certain circumstances some destructible objects could levitate in the air.

UI / HUD

  • Fixed issues with the disable the HUD feature.
  • Improved main menu and UI textures.
  • Improved smartphone and UI textures.
  • Made various text fixes to the end credits' manga drawings

Audio

  • Made minor SFX fixes to various menu screens and car parts.
  • Made SFX adjustments to the Yotsuhoshi Revolution Turbo sounds.

Cars

  • Fixed the digital gauges for NSX NC1 and Subaru BRZ II.
  • Updated the Panda Hood icon for the Alpha Moriyomo.
  • Fixed the engine icons in the Tuner Shop - proper Wankle icons will now display where applicable.
  • Fixed Honda Civic's Racero Classic Seats.
  • Fixed Subaru BRZ II tuning headlights.
  • Fixed Honda S2000's Racero Fast Seats.
  • Fixed Alpha Moriyamo's fenders offset.
  • Fixed Yotsuhoshi Revolution colliders
  • Fixed an issue where you could not apply paint to Subaru BRZ's fenders.
  • Fixed an issue where you could not apply paint to some visual tunings in Nissan 400Z.
  • Subaru Impreza - made fit adjustments to the Ursar R34 front bumper.
  • Added 2 new spoilers for the Subaru BRZ.
  • Fixed the licence plate for Nissan S14.
  • Fixed the Subaru Impreza GR STI sticker.
  • Made tweaks to the suspension range for Nissan Fairlady Z432.
  • Made adjustments to the Subaru Impreza GR STI car setup ranges.
  • Made adjustments to the Nissan Silvia S14 car setup ranges.

We're still actively working on implementing the FSR upscaler - we need some additional time, but the feature is just around the corner.

We're also heavily invested into your feedback and requests regarding inputs - from handbrake support, oversteering issues and ill-functioning assists, to adjusting the force feedback feeling and creating more wheel presets for your devices.


If you encounter any issues, please remember to send us a bug report HERE.
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