For data scientists and sim racers:
Release Date: October 12, 2023
Type: Minor Version Release (Feature & Optimization)
Focus: Real-time tire physics, multi-threaded constraint solving, and telemetry I/O.
Early testing shows no major regressions. Most users report slightly better framerate stability in scenes with many dynamic lights. A few noted that custom shader includes need a rebuild.
Surprisingly, many users say yes. Later versions of Torque added features that sometimes bloated the app or caused battery drain. Version 1.5.58 is often viewed as the "Goldilocks" build—it has all the features you actually need (logging, clear codes, dashboards) without the potential bugs introduced in later experimental updates. torque 1.5.58
Because Torque 1.5.58 requires location permission (for GPS logging) and phone permission (for voice alerts), be aware:
Torque 1.5.58 bridges the gap between deterministic arcade handling and soft-body tire deformation. While the previous 1.5.x branch focused on rigid-body drivetrains, this update introduces adaptive slip curves and a predictive anti-rollback system for networked vehicle states. It is neither a major API break (2.0) nor a hotfix; it is a stability and precision enhancement for professional sim-racing and autonomous vehicle R&D.
A typical configuration for a high-horsepower drift car: For data scientists and sim racers: Release Date:
Vehicle "DriftSpec" Suspension.SpringRate = 45.0 -- kN/m TireFront = "Dispersion_Compound" TireRear = "Dispersion_Compound" DiffLock = 0.85 PRS.Enabled = false -- Drifting demands zero interpolation delay
TireCompound "Dispersion_Compound" Width = 245 Profile = 40 ThermalMass = 1.8 -- Retains heat longer for sustained slides TempFalloff = 0.75 PeakSlipAngle = 8.5 -- degrees (default 6.0)
With Torque 1.5.58, the rear tires will gradually lose lateral grip as they overheat past 110°C, forcing the driver to modulate throttle or take a cooldown lap – an emergent behavior not coded explicitly but arising from the thermal-threading system. Torque 1
End of Torque 1.5.58 documentation.
For the full API reference, see torque_1.5.58_api.pdf in the /docs folder of your installation.
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