Should be there. 

I'll give that converter a try too. But will play with keyboard if that doesn't work.

Forgot about this! But joined in for the last 30mins or so.  Good fun even though I'm still struggling with keyboard control.

I got into a loop two or three times when the game tried to put me back on the track. It would either put me back in water or right on the edge and I would slide in again. Was unbreakable so had to quit.

The fact that you are placed back on the track in the same alignment you were when you went off doesn't help. Maybe you should be put back on the track with your wheels on the ground?

The vehicles are maybe a bit too easy to tip (but maybe that's a combo of me and controls). The van is comical. The convertible seems the most stable?

Cheers also to Birdorf, Trippy and Shabs for joining in, much appreciated.
Shabs, how was the net performance for you?  Seemed ok from this side, though i did notice a couple of your FNF specials, generally though you seemed to be roughly where expected!

Yep. Even with my old PC it kept running fine with other cars on the screen.

Hey all, apologies for pushing some of you off cliffs.

First time I've tried the convertible and I liked it, the more drifty style seemed to suit the tracks better. They're really nicely designed though I wonder about the shortcuts, there are some good ones but if you try to go off road you often get stuck. I wonder if the shortcuts could be a wee bit better 'signposted'

Like the improved and persistent damage and the slipstream (does this actually boost you?) Mine wigged out a wee bit with prolonged rubbing (fnarr) and collisions, too, usually in an amusing manner. I agree with the default car being a bit tippy, though it felt tweaked and less inclined to end up on it's side.

The other day I got repeatedly replaced in a river but respawning at a different location worked. Seemed improved yesterday.

Most importantly, it's fun.

RamSteelwood wrote:

Davy, did that converter not work or did you just go with keys anyway last night?

Couldn't get it to work but I'm not sure I was using it properly. Have found a tutorial and I think I might have missed out on a step or two in the config. Will try again.

Night time racing looks great and is fun but I'd rather I knew the tracks better before having it imposed.

The slipstreaming is nice too but given my skills/control issues it felt like the horse had got the bit between its teeth.

What about having temp damage that slows you down while its active? Might be a good feature to have that.

Overall it is pleasing - there is a comical feel to it which makes it fun.

Hello, and thanks. here's a group response to those points.

shortcuts - tricky. i want people to discover them rather than be shown them. getting stuck is also part of the risk.  not saying there won't be spots where it's too extreme and it needs tweaked...but it's meant to be that shortcuts are mostly for the van and car to offset the speed diff with sportscar and cruiser...sports car in particular will snag on smaller bumps that the others can drive over. 

slipstreaming does give a speed boost. the faster the tow, the more it reduces drag on your car - so you go faster but it also makes handling harder! 

temp damage - there's a little bit in there already. i didn't want permanent damage to affect performance, but after a 'big smash' the engine is nerfed for a few seconds (slightly diff time for diff cars) where you basically have no power, but you can still 'free wheel' and steer.  will be playing with the variables on that and plan to add smoke effects etc. to make it more obvious. 

night time - yeah, it's a big part of the game, but it's always been a concern that it can make it too hard especially for new comers.  when developing i often disable the day cycle so it stays daytime - what if i set the 'practice' (offline) mode to be like that?  so if people want to practice it's always daytime, but when you go online you get the day/night cycle?  i could disable the cycle for people online too, but then you'll have a big advantage over people racing at night...

Birdorf wrote:

but I'd be worried that it might put new players off and have them rushing to give a negative review.

yep, this is a concern...but at the same time, not wanting to sound stubborn, but it's how I want the game to play...having it so the cars don't tip just doesn't appeal to me.  maybe i'll come up with a better balance, or an alternate 'starter car'.


map, steam leaderboards, more races/tracks/game modes all planned.  will also look into 'ghost' replays for best times on each circuit.

Not at all.

No night time offline sounds like a good idea if you're going to implement TT leaderboards.

Yeah, will do it as an option.

Hello badgers.
Looking to arrange another multiplayer test session of my game for this Saturday, starting from 9pm.  Also doing a little session between 1pm and 2pm that day, for the benefit of some people in completely different time zones.
If anyone is interested and available for either (or both if you're hyper keen) then it would be great if you could join in.  We'll be playing the latest beta version through Steam, and if you don't already have access to the game but want to play, let me know and I'll get you a key for it.
Cheers!

Champion.  If you want to favour one over the other go for 9pm please.  Obviously more than welcome to join the afternoon one, but that's more as a favour to a couple of players that have turned up before but are in totally different time zones - chances are I'll be getting distracted by the kids during that one, and won't be able to stick around past 2pm either.

Yeah, I'd have left too if I could!

I'm interested but chances of being available are slim.

no interwbs at home still, so sorry, but hope lots of folk jump on, looked fun from the vids and comments a few months back

Random badger fest on Halo 3 MCC tonight out of nowhere. Five confirmed so far...

Sorry Ram, won't be able to make it, a barbecue and beer invite was impossible to resist.