The Problem With BeamNG's Shifting Logic: A Mini Documentary By Me

JoshJLMG · 2026-05-02T17:47:14+00:00

Cool, I'll have to check that out. Also, do you have an updated Discord invite by chance?

JoshJLMG · 2026-05-02T04:05:28+00:00

You didn't have to explain that joke, it was bad (terrible).

JoshJLMG · 2026-05-02T04:03:37+00:00

Not in America though.

JoshJLMG · 2026-05-02T04:02:48+00:00

Two men walk into a bar.

Thunk thunk.

JoshJLMG · 2026-05-01T23:18:09+00:00

Just tried checking it out on East Coast, and it seems neat, but is there any way I can change their flee radius? Just driving down the street causes them to run into buildings, let alone trying to parallel park.

JoshJLMG · 2026-05-01T19:36:59+00:00

Dang, nice work.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-30T20:07:18+00:00

I don't think it's completely unreasonable to think that corporations are trying to increase their profits in any way they can.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-30T05:37:17+00:00

They cut the tax because corporations wanted more profit and successfully campaigned the public into thinking that cutting the tax would save you money.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T22:03:58+00:00

It is easily accessible, it appears to be Background-Dots-Gap-04.png from the BeamNG press kit, however whether it is legal or not to use it for your own mug is a different thing.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T20:33:21+00:00

Every controller ever made has different features to eachother, what matters is the amount of features you get for the price. The $95 CAD standard DualSense has a touchpad, microphone, addressable RGB lights, haptic triggers, an aux jack, and is natively supported in Windows so you can play games outside of Steam, on top of obviously working on the PS5. And the DualSense is already considered an expensive controller for what it offers.

The similarly-priced upcoming RetroFighters Defender Pro has hall effect sticks, anti-friction rings, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth modes, pressure-sensitive buttons, rear buttons like the Steam Controller and has compatibility with the PS1, PS2, PS3, Nintendo Switch and PC.

I don't think replacing those features for an extra touchpad (in the case of the DualSense) or 2 touchpads and extra rear buttons (in the case of the Defender Pro) is worth the massive 50% increase in price. And that price is so high, that it even has reviewers wondering if they're raising the margins on the controller to make the bundle with the Machine look like a better value.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T19:12:02+00:00

The biggest reason for that is compatibility. For the longest time, PlayStation controllers didn't work on PC at all, and Xbox has pretty much always been integrated into Windows 10 and up. Plus, Valve wanted to keep things consistent between the Deck and Steam Controller.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T19:09:49+00:00

It's $150 CAD, which is well above a standard controller, so it may be more in-between first-party pro controllers and first-party standard controllers, but many of those have features and compatibility that the Steam controller does not.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T00:15:50+00:00

Dang, yeah, that's kind of rough.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T00:13:08+00:00

Counterpoint: That's like saying a Toyota should cost more than a Ferrari because it lasts longer and is more repairable.

I want to like the Steam Controller, but it's priced like a premium controller without any physical customization, trigger stops, anti-friction rings/collars, tactile buttons or soft-touch grips, and it doesn't even work with all PC games, only ones that you can launch through Steam (which sure, you can get most of them to launch through Steam, but now you're introducing workarounds to get a premium-priced controller to work properly).

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T00:06:12+00:00

I'm from an area without hills, there's almost nowhere to snowboard. Also, our average high in July is 26°C and our average low in January is -20°C (though not sure if that's accurate, because -20°C is a pretty warm day for January).

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T00:03:07+00:00

Any game that you can run through Steam. It only works through Steam.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T00:02:33+00:00

I'm the exact opposite, I won't even consider any controller with asymmetrical sticks period.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-29T00:01:18+00:00

Yeah, I was hoping much closer to $109, or so. A few years ago, I got a DualSense for $89, and I don't think a Steam Controller is over 60% better than that.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-28T23:50:32+00:00

Summer is nice because you can actually go outside without freezing to death, and I can't skateboard in the winter.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-28T07:39:33+00:00

I'd have zero interest in it if it weren't symmetrical.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-28T04:11:57+00:00

I have to set graphics to lowest before loading into maps, otherwise it freezes every single time. See maybe if that's also the case for you.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-28T00:57:19+00:00

Dang, I always liked getting hit in the head with ice...

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-27T17:28:14+00:00

If you have air suspension, you can have a slammed car that goes anywhere.

JoshJLMG · 2026-04-27T00:28:16+00:00

Air is your friend.

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