Winter

2.5.0
4 November 2026
Areas
13 changes in this update

Added

12 changes
World
  • Winter - the whole island is under snow until the end of February: ground, trees, roofs, guardrails and rocks

  • Snowfall - snow instead of rain all winter, the flakes lit up by your headlights

  • Winter roads - slush and packed snow along the edges, dark wet wheel tracks down the middle, plough banks along the verges

  • Winter sun - the sun sits lower, mornings come later and evenings earlier

  • Bare trees - the oaks drop their leaves for the winter

Driving
  • Snow banks - drive into a plough bank and it bursts into snow; the gap you made stays

  • Ruts - your tyres press tracks into the snow

  • Snow spray - on snow your tyres throw up snow and powder, not smoke

Cars
  • Snow on cars - snow builds up on your car and wheels, tears off the roof when you launch and shakes off on a jump

  • Parked cars - cars at the parking areas stand under snow, the bonnet melted clear by a warm engine

Jobs
  • Winter jobs - a fifth daily all winter and a winter weekly: break through snow banks, drive on snow, top speed on snow

Sound
  • Tyres on snow - their own rolling and skid sounds

Improved

1 change
Performance
  • Tyre smoke - smoke and snow dust are now drawn on the GPU: a burnout no longer costs frame rate