¶ Frequently Asked Questions
Here you'll find answers to questions that we come across frequently. There's also some good information in here that may not be considered "obvious" from the get-go, so this area is certainly worth a read, even for some seasoned players.
¶ My CaRP UI windows are messed up
Delete this file to reset them to standard:
AppData\Local\BeamNG.drive\0.35\settings\imgui.ini
¶ Will I keep my progess if I change servers?
Yes, progress is linked across all maps. However, the car you spawn with is the car you last used on that map, so your first time on each map will always be in the starter car. Remember to save your config so that you can spawn it on each server.
¶ My car handles weird
In CaRP, all turdies come with messed up tuning. You must fix this for it to drive normally. Baselines can be found here.
Please note: these values are designed for use with the turdie parts, they might not translate well to a fully built vehicle, since the suspension parts affect the geometry. If you would like more information about tuning, feel free to ask in 🤔-questions
¶ My car turned off and won't turn back on again, even after resetting the car
You probably ran out of gas, you can use emergency refuel in the CaRP help UI. If you cannot afford this, it will be given for free.
¶ Will our progess be wiped?
Wipes are not planned, they will only ever happen if major gameplay changes are made. However, if you would like to wipe your own account and start again, you can do this in the CaRP settings UI.
¶ Every time I join the server, all of the UI appears even though I closed it during last session
If you do not want the UI to reappear, you must close it with the menu that you opened it from, by clicking on the icon. Using the X on the UI window will not make it stay closed.
¶ Why did I get kicked from the server?
Unless you are breaking the rules, it is unlikely that you are being kicked. The two main reasons for this are internet problems on your end, or server restarts. Due to the nature of the server, it can restart at random, but these restarts can be seen here so you can determine if it is a problem on your end or not.
¶ My map is broken
We use some modded maps on CaRP, sometimes this means that the vanilla maps will merge with them, blocking some areas.
Go here and delete the broken map, it will redownload when you rejoin the server C:\Users\Yourusername\AppData\Local\BeamNG.drive\0.35\levels
¶ I completed a daily mission but it did not count
Daily missions must be completed on your daily map.
¶ I added a cargo box but it did not increase my cargo
Vehicles have a cargo cap. This cap can be viewed in the chat when you reset the vehicle.
In the example above, the chat is displaying that the car has 49 cargo unlocked out of the maximum of 49 - it has reached the cap.
¶ I bought a car but can't see the turdie config
On the main vehicle spawn menu that shows all of the cars, enable "Include custom .PC configurations" on the right hand side.
¶ My UI map disappeared when I spawned my new config
Beamadvisor does not work with electric vehicles
¶ Can we preview parts before buying them?
Yes and no. You cannot preview parts in normal servers, however there is a Garage server that lets you create and test car configurations freely. Search for "Garage" in the server list and look for the usual CaRP tag in the list.
Additionally, you can preview all the available wheels here
¶ My license plate text resets, how do I make it stay?
- Save your config on the BeamNG save & load menu
- IN that menu, click on ‘open user configurations folder’
- Locate the .pc file of the config you just saved
- Open it and edit the license plate text
- Save the file
- Load the config in game
¶ How do I get BeamMP to count hours on Steam?
If you add the path to the BeamMP launcher .exe followed by %command% to the Steam "Launch Options" for BeamNG.drive, you can play BeamMP through Steam, with it counting your hours toward your total. If you click on the Play button in Steam it will start the BeamMP launcher, but BeamNG.drive will be connected to Steam.
¶ How do I clear my game install?
- Open the user folder (AppData\Local\BeamNG.drive\0.35)
- Rename the current game version (e.g. 0.35) to something else (like "0.35 OLD")
- Go to your game folder (in Steam, right-click BeamNG -> Manage -> Browse local files)
- Go one level up. You should now see the list of all your games. Find BeamNG.drive
- Rename it (something like "BeamNG.drive OLD")
- Go to Steam, reinstall the game. If it says it's still installed, just uninstall it
¶ Why am I seeing this Beampaint popup?
This is the first time joining CaRP and you got this popup from BeamPaint? Im here to help you.
¶ Below are the steps needed to fix that
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Go to https://forum.beammp.com.
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Login in with your BeamMP user account.
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Follow the steps below.
3.1. Click on your Account image.
3.2. Click on the Profile icon.
3.3. click on Preferences.
3.4. Now link Discord to the BeamMP forum account using the button thats going to appear under the Associated Accounts section.
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After linking the BeamMP account to discord you can now login in the BeamPaint website.
¶ How do I play BeamMP on Linux?
¶ Method 1: Using Proton
- Enable proton compatibility support for beamNG in Steam
- Install beamNG in Steam
- Start beamNG trough steam, play once in freeroam
- Open up the beamNG folder trough Steam (for me its /home/o1ler/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive
- Download (https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP/releases/latest) and add the BeamMP.zip to mods/multiplayer
- Go back to steamapps, then compatdata/284160/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/AppData/Roaming
- Create a folder called BeamMP-Launcher
- Download (https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP-Launcher/releases/latest) and add the launcher.exe into there
- Create a new simlink on your desktop (equivalent to a desktop shortcut in windows) to start the beamMP-Launcher, containing the command protontricks-launch --appid 284160 /home/o1ler/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/284160/pfx/drive_c/windows/system32/start.exe "C:\users\steamuser\AppData\Roaming\BeamMP-Launcher\launcher.exe" 0 0 (Of course change the username to yours, or the folderpath if different. Or use this command in a terminal)
- Start beamNG, but dont click launch yet on the white window
- Start beamMP. The beamMP launcher will start and wait for beamNG
- Click launch in the white beamNG window
¶ Method 2: Using native Linux BeamNG
- Clone the BeamMP-Launcher repo (https://github.com/BeamMP/BeamMP-Launcher)
- Follow the instructions to build the project (make sure vcpkg is installed on your system) and set the target to x64-linux
- Run the built launcher in
./bin/BeamMP-Launcher - The launcher will start and launch the native Linux version of BeamNG
- Files for native BeamNG will be saved at
~/.local/share/BeamNG.driveand the launcher mod cache is in./bin/Resourcesrelative to your BeamMP-Launcher project
The BeamMP-Launcher will not auto update if you build it yourself, so check the beamMP github regularly for updates (or use a cronjob or something to do it for you). The BeamMP client will still update automatically, however.
¶ My vehicle is stuck and I can't recover it! Help!
- Press E to bring up your radial menu
- Go to Freeroam Actions, Manage Vehicles, and then Remove current vehicle
- Freecam (Shift + C) over to a garage
- Open your vehicle menu (Ctrl + E) and spawn the Turdie Wigeon