One of the things we have decided to try adding into Zero Gear since Ian started helping out on the game is being able to rotate the kart in order to give people more control over landings and mid-air stunts. It only took a few hours to get into the game, and it really adds a lot to your feeling of control. I made a quick video of some stunts using the air controls on my new Skate map, check it out!
Hey Guys,
Looking really good. Think this will add a better feel to the game. You adding in any stunt mode or anything? Just a quick note as well. At 48 secs in the video the kart sinks into the ground. Just thought I would just give it a mention.
Thanks
thanks Liam.
The kart does sink into the ground a little bit as of now, because the actual physical simulation has a suspension that allows it to compress and land nicely flat, which you can’t see on the graphical kart. Down the road perhaps we can match up the wheel positions so you can see them travel up and down with the physical suspension.
two words: release it ! awesome game
Neat! I’d recommend adding air trails to the kart when it’s in the air or above a certain speed. It’s a cheap/easy trick that adds a nice bit of polish and looks cool. Extra credit: let the player choose their trail color as a part of their customization.
Looking good!!
Are you planning to further develop stunt mode in the future, or will it be more of a relaxed game mode, rather than competitive?
we would like to turn it into a fully fledged game mode but we will need to polish up and make sure all the current game modes are solid before we do that.
Hi NimbleBit,
The video looks great. Looks like you guys are progressing well. One thing that popped into my head while watching the video was associating bonuses with the tricks that you do in mid-air. Something like THPS + Kart racing. Landing certain tricks provides bonuses in points or power ups.
Keep up the great work!
I wanted to see you go around the loop-de-loop.
Looks cool otherwise, although on the sound front maybe some screeching when the cart slides out / lands?
we just added a sound effect and little puff of tire smoke when you land today
Looks awesome! Will the camera follow you thru the loops?… Im getting dizzy already. Great work guys!
That games looks great, the art has a ton of style.
the camera does follow you through the loops, although you lose sight of the kart for a few seconds right now. We still have to tweak the camera to make it recognize the physical world and not clip through things.