Reminder that 0.9.4 PTB1 is out (!!!) + Progress report (Patreon)

Alright, again, we forgot to make a post when the PTB released. Oops. But yeah 0.9.4 PTB1 has been out, please try it.

Like always after a PTB, its been a while. Thank you for sticking around.

SRP 0.9.4 PTB1 released on December 22 2025 as planned. We've had a lot of feedback and PTB2 already has changes and new features. Lets go through some of the things planned or made for PTB2:

The fake interior shader applied to most building windows in 0.9.4 PTB1 will be removed on PTB2, since it doesnt look all that good.

The screen space lighting used to light up some POIs will be replaced with UV2 emissives on some locations. This is done in order to improve performance by letting people turn off the FPS-hungry second lighting pass which those lights require. These lights also didnt work in VR, which means that VR players missed out.

The UV2 emissives that will replace these lights work both on VR and 2D and have the benefit of including baked shadows as well. Overall, the effect looks better.

UV2 emissives have also been used to light up POIs like bridges, as well as create more realistic lights inside tunnels. Take a look at how the cables of the Yokohama bay bridge are now lit by the floodlights. This effect also allows the bridges to be lit and visible from greater distances.

Take a look at how the lights inside the tunnels light up the walls now:

UV2 also allow us to fake lighting over large scenery pieces, to add some extra life to the track, like for example these trackside areas on Bayshore route.

The Mirai (Yokohama) area is currently undergoing a major upgrade, specifically to bring the building materials and variety to the same level as the rest of the track.

There has also been some changes to the terrain to match it closer to IRL, specifically some canals/coastline changes.

Of course, the Yoyogi area has received more work, with more roads getting populated with scenery and even a custom Yoyogi 1st National Gymnasium building made by Szoszolonek on Discord.

A newer addition to the plans for Yoyogi includes a new section of ground level streets that connect the Yoyogi area to the Shinjuku station area. Originally, the Yoyogi area would only connect to Route 4 and head towards downtown Tokyo/C1. The new addition allows players to head towards Shinjuku station too.

We dont have a date for a 0.9.4 PTB2 release yet, since there is still a lot to do. There will be more updates and new things on upcoming posts in the future. See you then!