CarLink 1.6.0: GPS Update (Patreon)
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The GPS Update is ready. Here's what's new in 1.6.0.
1. Interactive Maps and routes
Drag and zoom the map, pick a destination from the list or tap a road, then follow a route using BeamNG's built-in navigation. Destinations are sorted by distance. A pin marks where the route ends, the route updates as you drive, and BeamNG recalculates it if you go off course. Recentering is smoother, with more of the road ahead visible while the map follows the car.
2. Clearer map visuals
Roads are darker, water is easier to spot, and the blue route is easier to read at different zoom levels. The car marker is larger, and the speed indicator is 30% bigger.
3. Dashboard and Settings
The map and music dashboard remembers the view you last used. Tap the dashboard map to open Maps. Settings now has larger text and shorter labels, plus metric and imperial units and a switch for BeamNG's 3D route markers. The empty Music screen has been redesigned to match the rest of CarLink.
4. A new Windows helper
The helper now runs in the system tray without a console window. Its menu lets you check the connection, change the BeamNG user folder, reconnect, and choose whether it starts with Windows. The required .NET runtime is included.
Requirements
CarLink works with vehicles equipped with a BeamNavigator screen. Compatibility depends on the vehicle's screen material and BeamNG version. The helper requires 64-bit Windows 10 version 1809 or later, or Windows 11. Maps and routes work without the helper. Music display and controls require the helper and a compatible Windows media session.