Jalopy is still in Early Access but has been subject to updates and new territories almost constantly since launch and we are now nearing the next major update to include the country once known as Yugoslavia.

Take a drive along the coastline of what is now known as Croatia along winding roads, discover abandoned lighthouses, scavenge deserted beaches and build your bank balance trading a whole new raft of territory specific goods.

There are also three new major components to enable the player to upgrade their car.
• The Light Rack will give better illumination for improved viewing
• Digital Dash Display will keep you informed about your cars performance
• A Tool Rack can be installed to save space in the rear of the car

Players with Xbox 360 controllers can now rejoice, as support for this controller has now been added with plans to support more input devices in the future.

There's also an array of graphical improvements to the game including a rebuilt car dashboard which makes each component much more apparent. The rear and side view mirrors now function as in a real car and support for Anti-Aliasing has also made its way into the game.

Considerable time has been spent refining some smaller elements of the visual style of the game. For example black shades are now much less dense and with a hint of purple allowing for better contrast on darker monitors. Night time is less punishingly dark than in previous versions of the game.

Thanks to much community feedback there has been a long list of bug fixes and with loads of surprises to be found in this next update. You can now honk the horn of your Laika to warn oncoming traffic. Save a huge amount of components with the home storage system, lose money on components as their value adjusts dynamically related to their condition, and much more. We really think the wait for this one will have been worth it.

We fully expect this new update to be added to the Jalopy build on Steam within the next couple of weeks but for those gamers who have already purchased Jalopy, they can access the public beta of the new content by following the steps below.

1. Open Steam on your PC and go to your library
2. Right click on Jalopy and then click on Properties
3. Select the BETAS tab and then in the dropdown menu select public_beta
4. Once selected, Steam should automatically start downloading the beta content
5. To opt-out of the beta repeat steps 1- 3 but select NONE in the drop down box

A full list of changes will follow shortly, but for the early birds we won't spoil any surprises just yet.

To wet your appetite even further, here are some screenshots from the latest update.