Slightly Mad Studios and My.com have released a new trailer for their upcoming online racer World of Speed. It shows off some of the extensive car customisation options players can mess around with.
“We want to give players the ability to make their cars a true representation of themselves which is why we’ve worked hard to provide a wide range of both visual and performance tuning options!”, write the developers in an accompanying blog post.
You can use a livery editor in-game to create your own paint jobs and decals, as well as swap around body kits and add other parts such as spoilers and hoods, headlights, wheels and more.
In order to encourage as many different styles of car as possible, Slightly Mad have made these customisation options cosmetic in nature; ”It’s important to note that visual customization will not affect the cars performance. We made this choice because we want players’ cars to be true expressions of themselves. We felt that if we allowed visual tuning to affect the cars performance it would limit the players creative freedom and we would have a lot of similar looking cars on the track.”
That doesn’t mean that you can’t squeeze some extra performance out of your car via other means, though. ”By playing the game you unlock and have the ability to install specific parts to the car such as engines, suspensions, tires, nitrous and more,” the developers confirm. ”Some bring not only bonuses, but specific penalties as well! If you want to have a more powerful engine be prepared to see a significant increase in the weight of the car. Each part will have a different effect on the cars’ performance so you must choose wisely and really think about what type of driver you are and what role you’ll take on for the team!”
You can sign up for the upcoming World of Speed beta on the official website.
