Download Project Nova Overhaul 0.40 BeamNG.drive Mod

NOVA Overhaul
Graphics and a living world for BeamNG.drive—all in one mod.

NOVA Overhaul transforms the look and feel of the game while you drive. It adds screen-space ray-traced lighting and reflections, crash debris, fluids, modified traffic, pedestrians, birds, and numerous small details that make the maps feel more realistic.
Designed for BeamNG.drive 0.40.*

Graphics

Screen-space ray-traced global illumination: light bounces off surfaces, picking up their color; includes ambient and contact occlusion.
Screen-space ray-traced reflections on paint and metal surfaces.
Volumetric sunbeams and fog.
PBR-style visuals.
Volumetric light cones and light zones generated by streetlamps and headlights.
Illuminated building windows in cities at night.
More intense sky colors and slightly more defined cloud structures.
Water with higher waves.
Road surface appearance varies by type (asphalt, concrete, cobblestone, gravel, packed dirt).
Motion blur for wheels and fine surface detailing.
“Realistic” color correction, sharpening, vignetting, film grain, and optional cinematic letterboxing.
Shooting stars; aircraft with contrails during the day and flashing lights at night.
3D tire smoke that behaves like a gas—rising, following the terrain, and being displaced by passing vehicles. Leaves appearing randomly on the streets.
Accidents and damage.
3D debris: paint chips, plastic parts, trim pieces, fragments of license plates and hubcaps, pieces of taillights, and—in more severe accidents—large body panels and sections of bumpers. This debris casts shadows and is scattered by passing vehicles.
AI-controlled cars activate their hazard lights following an accident; sometimes, the horn may get stuck.
Parked cars with active alarm systems will trigger if struck.
Fluids.
Oil, gasoline, and diesel leaking from damaged vehicles create puddles and trails.
Traffic.
An AI that follows the rules, drives cautiously, and uses turn signals correctly.
Traffic density varies based on the time of day and weather conditions.

Your vehicle
Headlights turn on automatically in the dark; fog lights activate in foggy conditions.
Pedestrians and birds
8 pedestrian characters, each with unique animations.
Dynamic avoidance behavior.
They walk on sidewalks, wait at traffic lights, cross when the light turns green, stop to talk on the phone, drink coffee, or chat with other pedestrians.
They may run or dive out of the way to avoid vehicles. If hit, they turn into “ragdolls”—becoming limp—before getting back up and returning to the sidewalk.
The AI ​​system will stop to let pedestrians cross the road.
Drivers are visible inside AI-controlled vehicles (at times).
Seagulls land on sidewalks, peck at the ground, and fly away when a car approaches.
Pigeons appear randomly in urban areas.

Sound
Music emanating from certain buildings.
Distant church bells, sirens, and train whistles.
Crickets chirping at night in the countryside.
Footprints left by pedestrians.

Gameplay
Extended ranges for all adjustment sliders.
HUD and settings
The entire new main menu can be toggled on or off via “Mods/Nova.”
Configurable key bindings: toggle Nova visuals on/off (to compare with the standard version).
Mod customization available under “Mods/Nova.”

Installation
Subscribe to the mod or place the `nova_overhaul.zip` file into your mods folder.

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Compatibility: BeamNG 0.40, 0.40 Other

Authors: Kevin guerechi

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