Biggest update yet introduces new gameplay presets and over 50 new settings
September 16, 2024
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Kepler Interactive :
LONDON (Sept. 16, 2024) - The indie hit Pacific Drive has launched its second free content update, Drive Your Way, courtesy of developer Ironwood Studios and publisher Kepler Interactive. This major update introduces a range of exciting features, giving players greater control over their car, environment and overall experience as they navigate the desolate roads of the Pacific Northwest. Alongside the update, a new cosmetic add-on, the Anomalous Customization Pack, is also now available for just $4.99.
Get under the hood and explore the update in the brand-new trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAMRq6zaE6g
This is the game's most significant update since its February release, introducing six gameplay presets, in addition to the default Pacific Drive setup, giving players new experiences such as Iron Wagon, Scenic Tour and Mechanic’s Road Trip. For the bravest drivers, Iron Wagon brings a high-stakes challenge where failing a run results in permadeath and the loss of the save file. Meanwhile, Scenic Tour offers a more relaxed, story-driven experience by removing the possibility of death and reducing overall difficulty. Mechanic's Road Trip alters how different types of terrain impact driving and how the car responds to various status effects, adding further depth to the gameplay.
These presets can be fine-tuned with over 50 new settings, offering even more ways to experience Pacific Drive. Players can adjust gameplay elements like terrain impact, storm intensity, damage modifiers and crafting requirements, among others. Additionally, Ironwood Studios has implemented further performance optimizations delivering improvements across all platforms.
Free Content Update Highlights:
Gameplay Presets:
Iron Wagon: Significantly increases difficulty, adds permadeath
Scenic Tour: Lowers difficulty, removes death and reduces requirements to driving, hazards, damage and crafting
Mechanic's Road Trip: Driving is impacted by the terrain and status of the car. Items cost more to repair and cannot be crafted while on runs
Joyride: The same gameplay and tension as Pacific Drive, but gathering, crafting and research requirements are all lowered. Damage and failure penalties are minimal
Nuclear Journey: Every map will be filled with lose dose radiation that is harmful to the player. Storms are faster and stronger, hazards and damage are more plentiful
Olympic Gauntlet: All aspects of the game are much harder. An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated breachers
Gameplay Settings (over 50+ in total), highlights include:
Customization to the car:
Performance challenge can be tuned on every surface type
Engine power can be tuned
Flat tire severity
New slider to control crafting requirements
Radiation can now be made invisible
Ambient radiation can be added across the entire game
Instability shown on the route planner can be controlled
Added controls for the storm including storm speed and the radius to the Exit Gateway
Trunk Bonk can be flagged to instant kill the player
New Free Cosmetics:
The Balloon Blaster (Mirror Ornament)
The Scrappy Gladiator (Antennae)
Anomalous Customization Pack:
Bunny Express (Bobble Head)
The Mail Opener (Hood Ornament)
Souvenir Shifter
Anchor Steering Wheel
Vacation Sticker
Decal Kit: Wave of the Future
Pacific Drive is available now for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. A physical collector's edition is available through select retailers and distributed by Maximum Entertainment. To find out more, visit: https://www.pacificdrivegame.com/
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About Ironwood Studios
Since its founding in 2019, Ironwood Studios has been hard at work on Pacific Drive and are extremely proud to be working with PlayStation to bring it to life. The team’s passion stems from a love of road trips and the relationship between the driver and the car, always dreaming about surreal worlds and the Pacific Northwest - two things that feature prominently in the game. Ironwood’s goal is to create games that inspire players to tell their own stories, with systems that work together to create unexpected and unique experiences.
About Kepler Interactive
Kepler Interactive - led by the founders of Kowloon Nights - is a developer and publisher that operates on a co-ownership model. Its studios are given strategic leadership roles, all while continuing to develop their games their way, with no creative limitations. Kepler’s partner studios are as varied as they are talented, including A44 Games in New Zealand, Alpha Channel and Timberline in North America, Awaceb, Ebb Software, and Sloclap in Europe, and Shapefarm in Asia. Kepler Interactive itself is headquartered in London.
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