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Steam News13 May 20251y ago

Update v0.8.28 is LIVE!

It’s finally here! The long-awaited new Free Play environment just dropped! This rugged beast delivers everything you’ve been waiting for: brutally steep terrain, razor-thin lines, and our first double black diamond tra

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addedIt’s finally here! The long-awaited new Free Play environment just dropped!
addedThis rugged beast delivers everything you’ve been waiting for: brutally steep terrain, razor-thin lines, and our first double black diamond trail. With four all-new tracks packed into this high-altitude monster, this update cranks up the challenge and takes you to new heights. Throw in visual improvements, performance boosts, gameplay tweaks, and more, and you’ve got yourself a ride worth gearing up for.
changed🕹️ EnhancementsEnergy Tweak: You now regain energy even when airborne. More jumping = more airtime = more risk = bigger reward!
added🕹️ EnhancementsChallenge Tracks in Caves: Added atmospheric fog and seamless horizon blending inside caves, making dark descents feel more immersive - and a bit more mysterious.
changed🕹️ EnhancementsLandscape Materials Blending: Terrain material transitions have been refined for smoother, more natural visuals across all environments.
fixed🛠️ Fixes & OptimizationsNight Condition: Fixed overly dark night scenes where terrain became invisible in deep shadow. Lighting has been rebalanced for visibility without losing that nighttime vibe.

DownhillVR changes

addedIt’s finally here! The long-awaited new Free Play environment just dropped!
addedThis rugged beast delivers everything you’ve been waiting for: brutally steep terrain, razor-thin lines, and our first double black diamond trail. With four all-new tracks packed into this high-altitude monster, this update cranks up the challenge and takes you to new heights. Throw in visual improvements, performance boosts, gameplay tweaks, and more, and you’ve got yourself a ride worth gearing up for.
changedEnergy Tweak: You now regain energy even when airborne. More jumping = more airtime = more risk = bigger reward!
addedChallenge Tracks in Caves: Added atmospheric fog and seamless horizon blending inside caves, making dark descents feel more immersive - and a bit more mysterious.
changedLandscape Materials Blending: Terrain material transitions have been refined for smoother, more natural visuals across all environments.

It’s finally here! The long-awaited new Free Play environment just dropped!

This rugged beast delivers everything you’ve been waiting for: brutally steep terrain, razor-thin lines, and our first double black diamond trail. With four all-new tracks packed into this high-altitude monster, this update cranks up the challenge and takes you to new heights. Throw in visual improvements, performance boosts, gameplay tweaks, and more, and you’ve got yourself a ride worth gearing up for.

Release Notes:

🆕 New Content

  • "Blackrock Heights" Environment: Rising from sheer rock and wind-scoured peaks. Extremely fast, brutally steep, with narrow, rugged paths and zero forgiveness - welcome to Blackrock Heights. This high-mountain enviroment arrives with three technical black diamond trails and marks a milestone - the debut of our first double black diamond beast!

  • "Highline Slide" Track: Tight and technical with rugged flow, moderate steeps, and frequent drops. Demands precision from start to finish.

  • "Timber Coaster" Track: Starts with a steep plunge into fast, narrow lines and massive woodwork. Fast, chaotic, and full of tight jumps.

  • "Hollow Serpent" Track: - A twisty, steep technical ride with shifting rhythm. Ending in a huge, committing drop.

  • "Downfall Line" Track: Three trails' worth of danger in one. Deadly fast with brutal steeps and epic length. Heavy braking advised! Good luck :).

🕹️ Enhancements

  • Energy Tweak: You now regain energy even when airborne. More jumping = more airtime = more risk = bigger reward!

  • Challenge Tracks in CavesAdded atmospheric fog and seamless horizon blending inside caves, making dark descents feel more immersive - and a bit more mysterious.

  • Finish Screen XP & Score for Ride: The finish screen now shows how much XP and score you earned for the ride - right in the player info box.

  • Landscape Materials Blending: Terrain material transitions have been refined for smoother, more natural visuals across all environments.

  • Wooden Structures: Enhanced detail and realism on wood-based structures, especially on High and Epic graphics preset settings.

  • Cows Mooing: Because realism matters. You’ll now hear cows moo. 🐄

🛠️ Fixes & Optimizations

  • Night ConditionFixed overly dark night scenes where terrain became invisible in deep shadow. Lighting has been rebalanced for visibility without losing that nighttime vibe.
  • Material OptimizationsRemoved unnecessary decal support from materials, reducing texture load and improving performance.

  • Player's Bike LOD Fix: On Epic graphics settings, the player’s bike now loads with the correct level of detail at all times.

  • Mesh OptimizationsImproved Level of Detail (LOD) and fixed several asset-related issues for smoother visuals and better framerate.

  • Foliage Optimization: Grass and shrubs now correctly avoid steep slopes, reducing clutter and boosting performance.

Thanks for riding with us! With Blackrock Heights now open and packed with new trails and improvements, we’re excited to see how you tackle the terrain. Keep exploring, pushing your limits, and sharing your feedback! It helps us make DownhillVR even better.

Enjoy your ride! 🚵‍♂️🗻

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Steam News / 13 May 2025

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