Ironwood Studios has pushed out the big Pacific Drive Autumn Update, and it introduces difficulty presets to the game alongside new cosmetics, bug fixes and more. Those on consoles will see this as patch version 1.007.001, while the developers have this as version 1.7.1 on PC.

Pacific Drive

The standard Pacific Drive experience - a Pacific Drive through the Olympic Peninsula.

Scenic Tour

Crafting requirements, resource consumption, driving difficulty, hazards, dangers, storms, and damage are all lowered or disabled. The player cannot die. A scenic route through the story of Pacific Drive.

Joyride

The same gameplay and tension as Pacific Drive, but gathering, crafting, and research requirements are all lowered. Damage and failure penalties are minimal.

A Sunday Drive

Focus on the Olympic Peninsula with minimal interruptions

Nuclear Journey

Every map will be filled with low dose radiation that is harmful to the player. Storms are faster and stronger, hazards and damage are more plentiful. An unpredictable, irradiated journey that only the car can protect you from.

Mechanic's Road Trip

Terrain and the status of the car impact driving more. Items to repair the car are more costly to craft, and can't be crafted on a run. A challenging drive and susceptible car will provide a test of your forethought, problem solving, and automobile experience.

Olympic Gauntlet

All aspects of the game are much harder - An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers.

Iron Wagon

All aspects of the game are much harder, and failing a run will delete your save file. An extreme gauntlet to challenge the most dedicated Breachers, with no room for failure.

You can now play your own local music on the in-game radio:

Songs are loaded from '%localappdata%/PenDriverPro/Custom/Radio/', supports .wav, .mp3, and .ogg files, as well as simple .m3u/.m3u8 files.

Playlist files may point to an external internet radio stream as well (if the stream type is supported).

Enabled in the Audio settings category, can choose to have no custom music (Default), a mixed playlist of default music and your custom set, or exclusively your own music.

Reminder: If you are streaming the game or otherwise creating content, you could be at risk of DMCA strikes or content restrictions on platforms like Twitch and YouTube if you are playing copywritten music through Pacific Drive's in game radio. Use this feature responsibly, and at your own risk.