2019.20.4.1 - Beach Buggy Racing

[RadRaptor]

I did a bit more research and it does sound like the system is mechanically linked from steering wheel to pavement but that the steering wheel is "unlocked" or sufficiently limited during game play so as not to do any damage. I'll have to test it out myself when I get home "
Electrek’s Take
My only problem with the whole thing is that the video seems to show the wheels turning when using the steering wheel as a controller in the game.

That seems completely unnecessary to me and it could cause some wear. Maybe they made this just for dramatic effect for the commercial?

Update: A source has confirmed that Tesla indeed exaggerated the wheel movements for the video. Tesla told Electrek that they have tuned the game for minimal steering wheel movement. Also, you will be able to use the touchscreen or game controller instead of the wheel."

UPDATE: I tested this with my car last night and it is absolutely as bad as Twiglett and others have stated, I didn't see any reduction in wheel movement and you will for sure wear flat spots into your tires playing this with the steering wheel as well as cause unnecessary wear and tear on the steering assembly. I apologize for my initial post, I didn't think Tesla would be that stupid.

 

[brobinson]

UPDATE: I tested this with my car last night and it is absolutely as bad as Twiglett and others have stated, I didn't see any reduction in wheel movement and you will for sure wear flat spots into your tires playing this with the steering wheel as well as cause unnecessary wear and tear on the steering assembly. I apologize for my initial post, I didn't think Tesla would be that stupid.

Sure, if you play the game for a hundred hours a week.

 

[WilliamG]

UPDATE: I tested this with my car last night and it is absolutely as bad as Twiglett and others have stated, I didn't see any reduction in wheel movement and you will for sure wear flat spots into your tires playing this with the steering wheel as well as cause unnecessary wear and tear on the steering assembly. I apologize for my initial post, I didn't think Tesla would be that stupid.

If you play in a poured concrete garage you’ll have no trouble.

 

[RayK]

Downloaded 20.4.2 last night. Went out to do the usual reboot and decided to try out Beach Buggy. NEVER AGAIN! Playing the game made me nauseated. Of course it may be due to the fact that I kept driving into the surf and hit all of the trees along the road.

Back to Asteroids for me!

 

[NedH]

Downloaded 20.4.2 last night. Went out to do the usual reboot and decided to try out Beach Buggy. NEVER AGAIN! Playing the game made me nauseated. Of course it may be due to the fact that I kept driving into the surf and hit all of the trees along the road.

Back to Asteroids for me!

Yeah me too. Instant vertigo. I'm really not a video-game player anyway.

 

[chibi_kurochan]

UPDATE: I tested this with my car last night and it is absolutely as bad as Twiglett and others have stated, I didn't see any reduction in wheel movement and you will for sure wear flat spots into your tires playing this with the steering wheel as well as cause unnecessary wear and tear on the steering assembly. I apologize for my initial post, I didn't think Tesla would be that stupid.

i found out this morning, we can go to the game settings and ADJUST the "Steering Sensitivity" to MAX = less steering movement.

 

[Tholland]

I swear people act as if playing this game periodically will MASSIVELY kill tires. For all you people that have FSD and or EAP using self park is no better! If you do that. Most of time during self park the car moves the steering wheel to full lock before the car starts to move or while the car hardly moving so again this game IS NOT going trash your tires overnight. Again everyone is totally entitled to their opinion, but I think it’s being a little DRASTIC saying never again will play it because I don’t want my tires to wear. It would take hundreds of hours and aggressive turning while standing still to do that kinda damage. Hell people who store their cars over winter or while deployed overseas, or just Not moving the car for months probably do more damage in the case of “flat spotting” than this game will ever do.

 

[Tholland]

i found out this morning, we can go to the game settings and ADJUST the "Steering Sensitivity" to MAX = less steering movement.

^this....

 

[SMAlset]

What a fun game and I'm not a gamer though, but I thought it had a lot of appeal. Loved the Tesla cars, and the brake lights on them worked too. We were waiting at a supercharger location for our turn at a car wash and spent the wait playing. My husband commented after wiping out on trees, ships, walls, etc. that the Teslas are a safe car. We walked away unhurt every time and got back on the road. Best I managed was to place second. Way better than I thought, although that was on Chill. Can't image a faster paced car. Didn't use the actual wheel but the finger mode.

 

[chibi_kurochan]

Can we please have online multiplayer mode update next?

 

[Tholland]

Can we please have online multiplayer mode update next?

That would be totally beast.... man that would bring back so many memories from my COD days (Xbox)

 

[kylec]

Just got a new model x and it doesnt have beach buggy. How do i add it?

 

[MP3Mike]

Just got a new model x and it doesnt have beach buggy. How do i add it?

You wait until you get a software update notice and then tell it to install.

 

[hydro 481]

i found out this morning, we can go to the game settings and ADJUST the "Steering Sensitivity" to MAX = less steering movement.

I was just about to say this. Or just invest in a controller

 

[hydro 481]

I’m just waiting for Rocket League to be added