Hey guys! Hopefully you're enjoying this spooky season!
Just wanted to keep progress updates coming here, so I'll show off some of what I've been working on. First thing, I made water look a little prettier, that includes the hydroplaning and underwater visuals.
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Still gotta work on some splashy effects when dipping in and out of water, but I think this is a good start.
Also, worked a lot on AI! They can almost do everything you can, and also they can be dumber or smarter than each other. They can drift, use items, look for interesting things on the track, and so on.
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Another thing I've been working on is a track creating tool! I know I said I won't have an in-game editor, but this thing is pretty wacky. You'll be able to access it from the modding SDK I'll be releasing with the demo. Basically it will allow you to drive freely in all three dimensions, and place track behind you. You can tilt, pitch, and change the width of the road. There's also lots of navigation tools like toggling the platform, warping to the start of a segment, and exporting to a file that you can modify in other modeling tools, like Blender. Or, if you aren't satisfied with the mesh it outputs, you can also just export the path data and edit that.
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There's also two drive modes in the track editor. You start in Anchored Mode, which is a lot like ModNation Racers' track creation controls. You can toggle Free Mode which allows you to lay track in any way you like. There's also two acceleration modes! First is True Acceleration Mode, which means you're basically just moving around as you would in-game. Alternatively, is Time Acceleration Mode, which you're always travelling at max speed, but the acceleration button controls time rather than your kart's speed. This means you're always laying track as if you were at max speed. This is also based on ModNation Racers' track creation tool.
Anyways, for now that's it! Hopefully everyone has a happy Halloween! I'm going to keep working hard and try to get this thing into your hands soon as I can guarantee it's playable and fun. See ya next time!