Campaign + Sidearm Update
Mad Mechs Inc.
Oct 25, 2025
Campaign
- Introduced the first campaign mission where you play as Claire in search of her kidnapped daughter, Emma
- Follow Jack in his police interceptor through a checkpoint and discover the dark world of Mad Metal
- Includes professional voice over and subtitles in English
- Includes 2 campaign-specific music tracks
Cabin-View Sidearm
- Drivers can now use a sidearm while in cabin-view
- This will tie into a salvage mechanic where sidearms don't degrade targeted components as much
- You can use your sidearm to shoot drivers and disable their vehicles without damaging the components, allowing for better salvage and more XP/Scrap rewards
Gameplay & Content
- Added quick-turn to all vehicles to enhance maneuverability and responsiveness
- Added a new NOS boost VFX, sound, and 6D camera wobble to enhance game feel
- Increased the initial power of NOS boost considerably
- Reduced the sustained power of NOS boost. We want NOS to be an extreme push that helps with maneuverability rather than top speed
- Increased traction at low speeds to reduce "floatiness" of vehicle controls
- Procedural aiming animations for cabin-view gunner
- Animations complete for steering, braking, accelerating, gear changing, and head-turning
- Added new music and began production of a custom OST
- Added lens-flares that respond to lights, explosions, weapons, and NOS boost
- Added a Credits menu and splash screen
Optimizations
- CPU usage reduced by 20-50% by removing runtime audio decompression and mesh serialization
- RAM usage reduced by 500MB-1GB by using mipmaps that reduce quality of distant textures
- Switched from Vulkan/DX12 to DX11 for extra stability and compatibility with a wider range of devices
- Reduced number of individual objects, meshes, and materials, by combining them to reduce CPU overhead
- Baked lighting to reduce real-time lighting demand and free up GPU resources
Notes From the Developer
Thank you all for your support. I work on Mad Metal full-time as a solo dev and I push new builds consistently and frequently. I try my best to capture the nostalgia and thrill of vehicle combat from the 90s but with a modern execution and optimization for all platforms. I've begun onboarding voice actors, artists, and a publisher that will help bring Mad Metal to new heights!
If you have any questions/feedback or if you'd just like to chat, message me on Steam or madmetalgam@gmail.com, or on X/Reddit/Discord. I'm always happy when people reach out. All the best, Hakim Elayday Mad Metal Dev
This announcement was originally published by Mad Mechs Inc. on Steam on Oct 25, 2025.
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