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BeamNG PS5 Guide for the First Week

Last verified: October 24, 2026. BeamNG — v0.40 devblog, 19 October 2026

Start with the First Drive tutorial. It covers recovery, assists, spawning, customising, the radial menu, the map, and challenges. Then pick Career if you want a garage loop, or freeroam if you want to crash things. Scenarios and time trials are the structured shortcuts.

Verified facts
OnboardingFirst Drive tutorial
ActivitiesCareer, Freeroam, Scenarios, and Time Trials
Controller setupRemapping confirmed by the store
Concept artwork: a silver coupe parked inside an industrial garage
Concept artwork, not a gameplay screenshot or performance measurement.
Concept artwork: a canyon highway with a blue coupe in the foreground
Concept artwork, not a gameplay screenshot or performance measurement.

The suggested starting order follows BeamNG’s First Drive description: learn recovery and assists, then try freeroam or a structured mode. This is source-based onboarding advice, not a personal first-boot diary. Console-only button paths are left unspecified where they have not been verified.

What should I do first?

The v0.40 devblog describes First Drive as the onboarding: recovery, assists, spawning, customising, interactions, the radial menu, the map, challenges, and the environment. Completing it first is a suggested learning order, not a claim of a tested console walkthrough.

After that, the modes on the game page are Campaigns, Scenarios, Time Trials, and Freeroam, plus Career Mode from the press release. The store confirms controller remapping. The shared known-issues page also discusses PlayStation controllers used on PC; those entries must not be treated as verified PS5 console faults.

What did the first hotfixes change for players?

v0.40.1 on 20 October fixed a PS5 UI crash when many images were open and a split-screen settings hang, plus Career tutorial popups. v0.40.2 on 22 October made part-selector search usable from a controller and raised Career autosaves from 2 to 4. v0.40.3 the same day fixed Career save progress. If something you saw on launch day is gone, it may already be one of those notes.

Keep reading

Controls and wheelsThe 11 official wheels and the trigger change.PerformanceFSR 3, PSSR, and the low-fps warning.CareerWhat the mode contains.Cars and mapsVehicle examples and the advertised environment count.

Questions

I am bored. What is there to do?

Freeroam challenges, time trials, scenarios, Career, and the seven split-screen modes. The career guide separates confirmed modes from unverified mission and reward details.

Where is photo mode?

Photomode exists. v0.40.3 added upscaling info there. I do not have a verified button path for “flash mode,” so I am not inventing a stick combo.

How do I get more traffic?

An exact PS5 traffic cap and a console slider path are not verified here. The official low-performance warning is a reason not to keep adding vehicles when the game is already struggling.

Are PC PlayStation-controller fixes valid on PS5?

Not automatically. Steam Input and G HUB instructions concern PC use. PS5 system buttons are not evidence of a broken in-game controller; use the console’s own help and the game’s supported bindings.

Should I play Career or freeroam?

Career if you want a broke-start garage. Freeroam if you want crashes without a money loop. Both are on PS5.

Where are the deep settings?

Controller, wheels, and triggers are on the controller page. Frame rate and PS5 Pro are on the performance page.

Sources

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