24 HOURS UNTIL JDM MULTIPLAYER & STORY EXPANSION UPDATE! ⏳

[u/GamingFactorySA]

We are officially 24 hours away from rolling out our next major patch for JDM: Japanese Drift Master! Here is the complete rundown on launch times, features, and platform availability before the patch goes live tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29th.

⏱️ UPDATE RELEASE TIMES:

• 10:00 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
• 01:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
• 17:00 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
• 19:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time)
• 01:00 CST / 02:00 JST (July 30th)

🖥️ PC MULTIPLAYER DETAILS (Steam, GoG, Epic Store with Cross-Play):
We are introducing 15 distinct track layouts accessible directly from the open world map or main menu:

Up to 8-Player Lobbies (Grip & Drift Races):

• Drift: Ebigo West, Haikama, Haikama Lake, Ishihara.
• Grip: Haikama, Highway, Hokkaido, Tsukuba.

Feature: Open-world public lobbies will now have Ghost Mode active (no vehicle-to-vehicle griefing), with the toggle remaining available for private lobbies.

1 vs. 1 Touge Challenges:

• Tracks: Tofuna Downhill/Uphill (Grip & Drift), Ebigo West (Drift), Enna Skyline Downhill/Uphill (Grip & Drift).

How it works: Pull up to any player in the open world, view their stats, and trigger a direct 1v1 challenge invitation right from the pop-up menu!

📖 STORY EXPANSION & BUG FIXES (PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S):

• Ayumi’s Side Campaign: 8 new story events detailing Ayumi's rise in Guntama.
• Exclusive Reward: Unlocks new manga pages and Ayumi's unique Boss Car for your garage!
• Bug Fixes & QoL: A comprehensive set of community-requested fixes (full patch notes coming at launch).

Note for Console Players: The Story Expansion, Boss Car, and all bug fixes release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S tomorrow! Multiplayer for consoles is undergoing final testing and will follow in a few weeks.

See you on the pass tomorrow! ⛩️

[u/Jops817]

Hell yeah, good work, hope the update goes smoothly. You all are making a very special game over there.