The RPMworld Virtual Drag racing game was patched on March 1st to provide some usability enhancements and a new skin. Players now have a quicker way to respond to incoming challenges. The game-play at the track has been altered slightly to use the space bar as an accelerator. The challenger list in the pit area has been improved to better use the screen area.

These changes were made in a effort to determine the level of improvement that could be made to the current version, without waiting for a completely rebuilt version 5. As some of you already know, the current version 4 of our online drag racing game has been relatively unchanged for several years.

There are plans to develop an RPMworld version 5, but this is still in the early stages. Nothing is due out right away.

Before embarking on a version 5, the database is going to need to be restructured, and we are looking at the best way to do that without forcing players to start over. Over the next couple of weeks, the current RPMworld database will be cleaned up and purged of old, inactive accounts. There should not be any disruption of service.