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[Oddball]

Added a bunch of scenery around the track to beautify it a bit. Here's a pic of some trees and sheep.


Also added ERS. This is the system that harvests energy when you brake and makes it available when accelerating. Just like F1 in 2015 this is done automatically by the engine management system.


Considering adding tire degradation, but not sure if that'll just be annoying for players who like to drift round corners.

[Oddball]

I added tire degradation in the end, and it turns out it makes drifting around corners even easier as the tires loose grip.

[xix]

This looks great. I don't know why you're calling it Oddball Racers. This looks very .

[Oddball]

It is done. http://oddball.itch.io/oddball-racers

[marcgfx]

gave it a go on mac, keyboard and touchpad. I had a hard time starting a game, somehow it worked in the end. the cars continued to turn even without me pressing I think. had a really hard time playing. everything else is really cool!

[TitoOliveira]

Yeah, i couldnt play as well. As soon as the race begins the cars crash into each other and my car at some point faces the wall and i cannot do anything.

[Oddball]

@marcgfx: The game is ideally played on gamepad. You can play on keyboard with a little practice though. Your turning issue is probably one of wheels spinning up more than the others, or you are get over/under steer. This can happen if you accelerate constantly and is a reason playing with analogue controls is best so you can make small corrections.

@TitoOliveira: Are you playing on Windows? It turns out the games is completely borked on Windows. Your wheels disappear and the cars go crazy. I'm trying to fix it at the mo', but have no idea why it's doing it.

[TitoOliveira]

@marcgfx: The game is ideally played on gamepad. You can play on keyboard with a little practice though. Your turning issue is probably one of wheels spinning up more than the others, or you are get over/under steer. This can happen if you accelerate constantly and is a reason playing with analogue controls is best so you can make small corrections.

@TitoOliveira: Are you playing on Windows? It turns out the games is completely borked on Windows. Your wheels disappear and the cars go crazy. I'm trying to fix it at the mo', but have no idea why it's doing it.

Yeah, Windows 10.

[Oddball]

I think I've fixed the Windows bug, but there may be a few other glitches on Windows. I though Unity was supposed to take the hassle out of cross-platform stuff. Oh well, live and learn.