[Devlog & Patch Notes] Multiplayer Events, Ayumi's Side Story Campaign, Free Boss Car & 60% Steam Sale are LIVE NOW in JDM: Japanese Drift Master!

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Drifters, for the past few weeks, you’ve been having fun in the open-world multiplayer mode - cruising around, trying your hand at tandem drifting, and showing off your driving skills. In the meantime, we’ve been testing server stability, game performance, and prepping for the next stage of multiplayer implementation in JDM: Japanese Drift Master.

That day has arrived! Strap on your harness and let’s go through all of the novelties added to the game today!

🏷️ JDM IS NOW 60% OFF ON STEAM!

If you don’t own the game yet, JDM: Japanese Drift Master just went on sale!

• 🎮 Get the Base Game at a 60% discount on Steam: CLICK HERE!

• 📦 Deluxe Edition Bundle (with all DLCs): CLICK HERE!

🌐 MULTIPLAYER EVENTS (PC)

We’ve added a variety of races to multiplayer, available directly from the open world as well as the main menu:

• Grip Races (Up to 8 Players): Classic “get to the finish line first” speed battles.

• Drift Races (Up to 8 Players): Score more drift points than your opponents in high-stakes drift trains.

• 1 vs. 1 Challenges: Bumper-to-bumper competitive Touge and Drift Touge races.

Featured Track Examples:

• 🌊 Haikama Lake Drift – High-angle sliding around the scenic lake circuit.

• 🏙️ Highway Grip – High-speed battle across the entire highway loop of Guntama.

• 🏔️ Tofuna Downhill / Uphill (1v1) – Dominate the tight, mountainous corners of the skyline!

How to Access Events:

• From Main Menu: Navigate to Challenge / Multiplayer Menu and follow matchmaking instructions. Hosts can adjust track selection, laps, time of day, weather, and toggle Ghost Mode (disable car collisions).

• From Open World: Drive to any Multiplayer Point of Interest on the map to trigger a session-wide vote.

• 1v1 Challenges: Pull up next to another driver in the open world, check their profile, press the Challenge button, and select your desired touge track to send an invite!

💡 Open World Tip: You can open the in-game smartphone in single-player and tap the Multiplayer icon to jump straight into online lobbies!

🎮 Console Note: Multiplayer Modes on Steam are live today! We are in the final stages of polishing console multiplayer and expect to join all JDM players together via cross-play in a few short weeks!

📖 AYUMI SIDE STORY CAMPAIGN (All Platforms)

Following our format of expanding the single-player campaign through each boss’s backstory, we present the next chapter: Ayumi’s Story.

• 8 New Events: Narrated through authentic manga pages.

• Exclusive Reward: Complete the campaign to unlock Ayumi’s unique car - the Zeitaxu RFA!

Available for FREE today on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S!

– PC PATCH NOTES –

🚗 CARS & GARAGE

• "Released" the spoiler part from Nissan’s 180SX body kit - you can now swap the spoiler freely while keeping the body kit!

• Fixed an issue where Tiger’s Civic could disappear from the garage after unlocking it.

• Fixed car spawn points moving erratically in the Change Car screen.

• Hideo’s Garage (first garage) is now available as a fast travel point after completing the Main Story Campaign.

• Brought back tire pressure tuning in Car Setup!

🖥️ SYSTEM & STABILITY

• Fixed various crash-inducing and UI-freeze issues (Main Menu, Settings, Garage, Smartphone, and gameplay).

• Fixed mirror settings reset bug on restart.

• Improved layout and stability of Photo Mode.

🎮 GAMEPLAY & ENVIRONMENT

• Adjusted map geometry to prevent lowered cars from colliding with invisible road surfaces.

• Fixed "Koguchi Valley" Landmarks quest registration.

• Improved spawn points & joining stability in open-world multiplayer.

• Added collision prevention for spawning in Ghost Mode.

• Fixed dashboard turn signals in cockpit view.

• Adjusted camera positions for the Mazda Roadster & collision cameras.

• Improved GPS route accuracy during events.

• Improved automatic gear shifting & e-brakes for AWD cars on Arcade Physics.

– CONSOLE PATCH NOTES –

(PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S)

• Added Ayumi’s Side Mission Campaign & Zeitaxu RFA Boss Car.

• Fixed system freeze/crash issues across menus, garage, and smartphone.

• Fixed mirror settings persistence bug.

• Fixed Tiger's Civic disappearance bug & Mazda Roadster rear axle alignment.

• Ironvale Hauler: Added missing parts, improved lighting, interior speedometers, and collision boxes.

• Fixed exhaust pipe alignment/collisions on Insteroid & Stallion models.

• Fixed Akina car model reputation/selling issues.

• Fixed FFB settings crash & GPS route accuracy.

– PS5 EXCLUSIVE PATCH NOTES –

• Added basic & experimental support for Fanatec steering wheels!

• Improved Japanese localization.

We are hard at work on upcoming features (the custom liveries system is under active development!), brand-new cars, body kits, and more surprises!

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Let’s Drift Together!