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[ZachGriffin]

Hi guys,

First post here after reading the forums for quite a while...

I'm 26, and have been working on my game for the past 5 and a bit years; 3 of which were mostly spent learning. I've just launched the website and the first gameplay video of the game and would love to get your feedback on both.

The game/simulation is built with Unity and I've written the physics system from scratch to simulate the kart. All written in C# and uses raw RakNet for the multiplayer. FPS controls are also implemented in the game so players can walk around the pits in between races. I've also added a leveling system that allows the players to earn points for winning/fastest laps etc, which they can use to unlock additional content to customize their avatar/pits.

I know its a racing game and a bit different to what you guys generally get asked to provide feedback on, but it would be great getting views from non racing game players. The video only shows the driving part of the game at the moment, so I'll try and get another video of the FPS mode later.

Gameplay Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ZqEUe_8YA&feature=player_embedded
 
Website: http://www.kartsim.com

Looking forward to hearing what you guys think! Don't be too harsh 

[Gryphon]

Stop being so sickeningly humble... this looks great! Normally not the type of game I'd play, but it looks impressive and I have a feeling this will be a popular one. Grats on sticking with it for 5 long years. Seems to be the magic number for a few indie developers 

Awaiting your demo!

[flavio]

Hello, the game looks GREAT, congratulations!

A couple of questions... Why didn't you add the driver's hands? Why did you place the camera in a non-centered position (without a demo is difficult to say, but with the current position I think that left-hand bends are easier than right-hand ones)?

Waiting for demo!

[starsrift]

Well, it looks gorgeous. That's not like attempting to be snarky or anything, you've plainly put some time into your engine and textures(or stolen them from pretty good sources :D ).

But it's a bit too open-worldy for me at the moment...

[ZachGriffin]

Thanks guys!

@Gryphon - I hope so, I had the idea back in 02/03 so it'll be great to finally finish it. 5 years is really what it takes to hone your craft I think. Lets hope it's also the magic number

@Yajo - The driver isn't in the kart as I'm just finishing up the transition from walking to jumping in and driving the kart. I recorded a whole lot of mocap for it and just getting it to sync properly with the physics. I'd rather show it off when it looks spot on, hence turning it off.

The cam position was purely for the video to show off the game similar to this vid @ 2:16 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lDla7r9JY
The main driving view is from a normal point of view which I'll be showing off once the driver is done. The sidepod is certainly a difficult view to drive from

[ZachGriffin]

Well, it looks gorgeous. That's not like attempting to be snarky or anything, you've plainly put some time into your engine and textures(or stolen them from pretty good sources :D ).

But it's a bit too open-worldy for me at the moment...

Thanks starsrift. Everything was photosourced from a bunch of photos I took at the track. Can you elaborate on open-worldy? I'm interested in what you mean

[starsrift]

I mean there's no rules or game mechanics in place there yet, it's just driving freely around a track. :D

[dertom]

Wow, that looks so impressive and actually I can't wait to see a demo of it. It looks soo immersive!

[aekeren]

I haven't been on a GoKart for at least 10 years, yet watching that trailer immediately brought me back to my 6^th grade field trip when I narrowly missed grabbing 1^st place.  You nailed the feel of karting perfectly!

[kidchameleon]

This looks great, a couple of friends of mine will be interested in this. Keep working on this!