The Trips and Treasures update is now available for Pacific Drive on Playstation 5 and PC, free for all players.

Want to read through the patch notes, with our full list of changes and updates? Click here!

Decorate with new Garage Cosmetics!

Now that you've been living in the garage for awhile, we thought it'd be nice to let you decorate! 23 new cosmetic items are able to be discovered on your trips out into the Zone - some from brand new sources. You can use 30 different locations in the garage to display your hard won trophies - and we're planning on adding even more in the future.

Harvest Goldshells

New to Pacific Drive in this update, Goldshells are also new to the Olympic Exclusion Zone. Without taking the fun of discovery away - you'll look for these puzzling little containers out on your trips, and find inventive ways to break them open. You'll get a chance to collect car cosmetics, and the new garage items as well! The best method for opening them is REDACTED.

Enjoy the new Unreal Engine Upgrade - Version 4.27

For more in-depth information on this upgrade, check out the patch notes! In short, we've updated the version of Unreal Engine 4 we were using to the latest available and it's brought some pretty significant performance and stability improvements.

... And much more!

In addition to all the wonderful new content we've also added additional languages, a new main menu button that makes it easier to check out all the car cosmetics, and 10 new Wilderness maps to discover on your journey through the Zone.

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Breacher beware.. there have been sightings and appearances of... REDACTED in more secluded areas of the Zone - research indicates that -

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The Frozen Pack

It's starting to get a little chilly out there... I'd say you should try to warm up, but I'm pretty sure your steering wheel is already frozen, and that snowman on your dash looks awfully comfortable.

Keep it cool with these new parts:

• Snowflake Antenna Topper
  
• Frozen Steering Wheel
  
• Snowman Bobblehead
  
• The Chrome Toboggan Hood Ornament
  
• Snowdrop Mirror Ornament
  
• Blizzard Decal Kit

Also, you can enjoy two new free cosmetics in the form of:

• A Hot Cocoa Sticker
  
• The Ski Pole Shifter

Having reached the end of the year we'd just like to take a moment to thank everyone who's played Pacific Drive so far - or who might be thinking about it in the future! We are continually inspired by our community, and it's incredibly rewarding to have your support. While this is the last official update for 2024, keep an eye out for patch notes and hotfixes landing soon.

We're happy to say that we've also updated our roadmap in anticipation of next year. While it's currently under wraps, you will see more content and updates to Pacific Drive in 2025.

We're getting ready for the holidays over at Ironwood! Join our Discord[discord.gg], follow us on X, and check out our Instagram[instagram.com] if you want to hang out during the break.

Decorate your garage by hunting down brand new cosmetic items to make your space as cozy or as cool as you want it to be - as well as a new anomalous activity that takes some work to crack open. Alongside the new content, we’ve also upgraded to the latest version of Unreal Engine 4 and it brings some pretty significant improvements!

Want to see the trailer and screenshots? Check it out here!

Version 1.8.1 Highlights

• New Garage Cosmetics system - show off your trophies, or make it cozy!
  
• New Anomalous Activity - Goldshells, a puzzling source of cosmetics for the garage and car.
  
• A incredible new discovery, a REDACTED INFORMATION to be found in the Zone.
  
• Upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.27
  
• New Paid Cosmetics - the Frozen Pack!

Features and Content

• 23 Garage Cosmetics for you to discover, bring back, and mount in and around the garage.
  
  • 23 new posters, signs, and decorative items for the garage
    
  • 30 locations in the garage to customize
    
  • Discoverable in multiple locations!
    
  • More garage cosmetics are being planned for the future
• New Zone Activity - Goldshells!
  
  • Multiple types can be found out in the zone
    
  • Recommended method for opening is REDACTED
• Something new is stirring out in the Zone there are rumors and sightings of REDACTED
  
  
• 10 additional Wilderness maps have been added to the deep zone biome
  
  
• Main Menu Button added to show and take player to newest cosmetic DLC at digital store
  
  • PS5
    
  • PC
• New Localized Languages
  
  • Polish
    
  • Brazilian Portuguese
    
  • Turkish
• Credits Updated
  
  • Added new team members
    
  • Added additional localization support
    
  • Added new co-development partners

Unreal Engine Upgrade - Version 4.27

• This upgrade comes with significant changes and improvements to DirectX 12, which we have found improves performance and fixes those rare cases of mesh transforms becoming ‘corrupted’.
  
  • For visual context, this is the glitch that showed massive spikes or broken textures in-game.
    
  • Ex: (The sky dome being too small, a car part’s mesh physically skewed, or other similar vertex-bending artifacts).
• This upgrade moves us to the newest, most stable version of Unreal Engine 4, which improves stability of the game across the board.
  
• Performance Improvements from the engine update and the result of ongoing work:
  
  • Foliage & Landscape Optimization (GPU)
    
  • Improved shader caching to address hitches (GPU)
    
  • Post Process & Lighting Optimizations (GPU)
    
  • Multiple UI Optimizations (CPU)
• For anyone facing issues with this upgrade, it’s recommended to check that your GPU drivers are up to date.

Bugs and UX Fixes

• Fixed an issue where sometimes meshes would become distorted on load for any location in game.
  
• Improved car doors closing on inclines, related to physics and has been adjusted.
  
• Player will now receive an impact hammer from the friendly dumpster if they can’t progress in the tutorial after returning from the first trip without one
  
• Resources less likely to get stuck in boulders - no longer stuck inside geometry.
  
• Fixed UI tabs to update more reliably in the logbook, inventory, and menus
  
• The radio will not interrupt music played by quest progression
  
• Prybar health meter has been enlarged when the icon is flipped horizontally
  
• Fixed an issue where the camera would sometimes move erratically while getting into the car
  
• Made payload more noticeable after it lands and fixed issue were interact prompt would not appear when highlighting the payload
  
• Fixed an issue where cosmetic items could be duplicated while interacting with the Detailing Station specifically
  
• PC ONLY - Fixed an issue where some graphics setting configurations were displaying at higher settings than displayed.
  
  • Ex: Choosing a low, medium, high setting will no longer leave the setting set higher than displayed and will now be accurate.

Known Issues

• “More Info” button is not working with controllers on any platform while in the inventory menu screen specifically, usually mapped to L3
  
• Status effect icons on bumpers do not properly follow the icon when the bumper icon is rotated
  
• Radio Interstitial subtitles will appear regardless of how far player is from the radio
  
• Custom music will cut out infrequently while playing in the garage
  
• Rarely, loot containers may spawn with no loot in them
  
• Containers can be lootable through specific walls
  
• Issue where the display mode can be shown incorrectly; will show Windowed mode at 1280x720 instead of the correct settings after changing the display mode and/or resolution.

Available right now for Pacific Drive - the Drive Your Way update is free for all players.

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/news/app/1458140/view/7176011919745558194

Brand New Gameplay Presets

You wanted a challenge, more variety, and more control over... everything! So we've given it to you. Starting today you can modify your trips in the Zone with 7 new presets:

• Pacific Drive
  The standard Pacific Drive experience - a Pacific Drive through the Olympic Peninsula.
  
• Scenic Tour
  Crafting requirements, resource consumption, driving difficulty, hazards, dangers, storms, and damage are all lowered or disabled. The player cannot die. A scenic route through the story of Pacific Drive.
  
• Joyride
  The same gameplay and tension as Pacific Drive, but gathering, crafting, and research requirements are all lowered. Damage and failure penalties are minimal.
  
• A Sunday Drive
  Focus on the Olympic Peninsula with minimal interruptions
  
• Nuclear Journey
  Every map will be filled with low dose radiation that is harmful to the player. Storms are faster and stronger, hazards and damage are more plentiful. An unpredictable, irradiated journey that only the car can protect you from.
  
• Mechanic's Road Trip
  Terrain and the status of the car impact driving more. Items to repair the car are more costly to craft, and can't be crafted on a run. A challenging drive and susceptible car will provide a test of your forethought, problem solving, and automobile experience.
  
• Olympic Gauntlet
  All aspects of the game are much harder - An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers.
  
• Iron Wagon
  All aspects of the game are much harder, and failing a run will delete your save file. An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers, with no room for failure.

It doesn't end there though, you can create your own presets with over 50 new settings in addition to the base game's existing options. Tune and tweak your trips to be as punishing or as pain-free as you'd like, all from the same menu.

New Paintable Parts and Collectible Cosmetics

Unleash your inner artist and further customize your heroic wagon! Bumpers and wheels are now fully paintable. It's fully possible for you to create the best and brightest clown car station wagon imaginable, or black out your rig for a more Mad Max style adventure.

Along with the new paintable surfaces, we've add two new collectible cosmetics to find out on a trip - an antenna topper and mirror hanger that fit in pretty well with the surreal, fantastical elements of the Zone.

Play Custom Music from Local Storage (PC ONLY)

Now that you've got a custom car... how about some custom tunes? One of the most requested features from the community was the ability to use your own playlists and music in game - and we're happy to say that this feature is also included in todays update. For PC players, you can now load your local music into a folder via local storage and Pacific Drive will pull it into the game. You'll be able to kick back and listen to it in the garage via the Jukebox or out on the road through your old station wagon speakers.

• Songs are loaded from `%localappdata%/PenDriverPro/Custom/Radio/` folder, and this feature supports .wav, .mp3, and .ogg files, as well as simple .m3u/.m3u8 files.
  
• Playlist files may point to an external internet radio stream as well (if the stream type is supported).
  
• Enabled in the Audio settings category, can choose to have no custom music (Default), a mixed playlist of default music and your custom set, or exclusively your own music.
  
• Reminder: If you are streaming the game or otherwise creating content, you could be at risk of DMCA strikes or content restrictions on platforms like Twitch and YouTube if you are playing copywritten music through Pacific Drive’s in game radio. Use this feature responsibly, and at your own risk.

The Anomalous Cosmetic Pack

Last but certainly not least... we have a new cosmetic DLC pack available! This Anomalous set features parts and decals that pay tribute to your favorite weirdness from out in the Zone.

Included in this cosmetic DLC:

• Mailbox Bunny (Bobblehead)
  
• Sawblade (Hood Ornament)
  
• Tourist (Shifter)
  
• Anchor (Steering Wheel)
  
• Vacation (Sticker Pack)
  
• Anomaly (Decal Kit)

Our paid cosmetic DLC packs allow Ironwood to continue to support the game with content updates just like this one! Stay tuned towards the end of the year for upcoming details about our Winter update and more - Pacific Drive just keeps getting bigger and better and we're very thankful that you're all along for the ride.

Make sure you're all caught up on the latest and greatest from us at Ironwood! Join our Discord[discord.gg], follow us on X, and check out our Instagram[instagram.com].

Visit us this weekend to play or chat about Pacific Drive! We'd love to hear your favorite conspiracy theories about the game, or the moments that really stuck with you. The game is fully playable at our booth and we've got a something else pretty cool planned. You can find us in the Arch Hall at booth #639 by our friends at Berzerk, BigMode, and Rose City Games.

We can't wait to see you - come prepared with your best stories, your questions, and anything else you'd like to show off to the Ironwood team. Don't forget to pick up a special Pacific Drive postcard, featuring art from the game!

That's not all we've had going on right now- if you haven't had a chance you should definitely check out the photo mode contest happening right now- it ends after the event!

You can keep up with us at the event by checking us out on on social media or over in our Discord,[discord.gg].