novamari kdm-8c alpha - automation

The improvement process for mid-season testing has begun for Novamari. Rather than keep the car looking exactly the same while only adopting a new paint scheme and suspension components at the scheduled mid-season improvement deadline, I decided to make a couple more noticeable cosmetic changes. One such change is new front lighting.

One thing I've noticed with this car is how "floppy" the front bumper seems to be in BeamNG while going over bumps. This is likely because the original headlights on the 8B are extended beyond the bumper, causing the J-Beams in BeamNG to vibrate. The new front lighting should help reduce that.

This is not quite a finalized design; I'm still testing different headlight setups and potentially an all new front fascia to bring the look together. However, I'd be lying if I said i wasn't really digging the new look. Sure, it loses some of its unique character with body-flat headlights, but it should make up for that with driveability and front grip - making the car more competitive, and hopefully in the running for a round win.

The Novamari KDM-8B Eggbug Edition is now available for download. It features the same 950 horsepower turbocharged V8, 6-speed gearbox and 1400 or so pounds of downforce that the original KDM-8B has in the CAMSOL Hyper Touring Prototype Challenge, but now includes a customized interior with working tach and speed gauges and steering wheel. It also features the Cohost maroon and peach colours pallette, and a few eggbugs here and there.

The download also includes the road-going KDM-8 Routiere, a homologation version of the racecar. It has a much less powerful but still rowdy, naturally aspirated V8 paired with a 6-speed h-pattern transmission (or is it 5-speed? i can't remember). With much less downforce and road radial tires, it's still a handful to drive.

Also in the download are some wallpapers and magazine cutouts about the lore of the KDM-8B, which were used in CHTPC. The Eggbug Edition will be competing in the last half of the CHTPC season in celebration of Cohost and its community.

DOWNLOAD LINK

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