The SuperTuxKart team is happy to announce the release of version 1.4. Below are the important changes:
November 1, 2022
SuperTuxKart 1.4 release
September 20, 2022
SuperTuxKart 1.4 Release Candidate 1 available!
We are happy to announce the release of the first release candidate for STK 1.4!
- RPI4
- Apple iPhone simulator (MoltenVK)
- Dozen (Mesa Vulkan on DirectX12 driver, latest Git build)
- ... and much more
- In a networking lobby type "/vulkan" ("/gl" to revert) and restart STK
- Start supertuxkart binary with the argument "--render-driver=vulkan"
- Edit config.xml in configuration folder and change "gl" to "vulkan" for the "render_driver" setting
September 28, 2021
SuperTuxKart 1.3 release
The SuperTuxKart team is happy to announce the release of version 1.3. Online play is still compatible with the previous 1.x versions. Here are the changes compared to release candidate:
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Minor tracks fixes
- Hacienda
- Old Mine
- Ravenbridge Mansion
- Shifting Sands
August 31, 2021
SuperTuxKart 1.3 release candiate available!
SuperTuxKart 1.3 release candidate is out!
After a year, here is the latest release of the 1.x series, let’s check out the new features!
Link: https://trailer.supertuxkart.net/1.3/trailer.mp4
🎮 Switch Homebrew Port
Thanks to SDL2 implementation done in 1.2, SuperTuxKart has been ported to Switch Homebrew, you need to have Homebrew installed: https://switch.homebrew.guide/, then you can play SuperTuxKart on your Switch instead of... Nolok Kart 8!
See https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/pull/4491/files for details, as you can see SDL2 allows porting STK to any platform with little platform dependant code.
Congratulations to Mary for her wonderful works!
🏟️ New
Arenas
- Ancient Colosseum Labyrinth 🏛️
This release features a new battle arena in a dark environment inspired by the Rome colosseum.
Dodge the dangers hidden in the labyrinth, outmaneuver your opponents, and discover the secret path below the Colosseum. Have fun!
Thanks to Typhon306 for this amazing new arena.
- Alien Signal 👽
If you have received the donator package in the past, you may already know this arena, which is based on a real location of the SETI program… Now shipped in the main game, enjoy! Made by samuncle.
🏎️ New Karts
Our artist ZAQraven99 has worked hard on revamping existing karts.
Sara the Racer has been replaced by the cute Pepper from Pepper&Carrot.
Gnu has got a new look, as well as Sara the Wizard who is now called Sara.
Adiumy and Emule also got a makeover.
🐧 GUI Improvements
- Render resolution
Another feature improving STK's performance can be activated via the "render resolution option" in the graphics settings.
The resolution can be lowered by up to 50%, which will result in better frame rates. It's enabled by default on Android port of SuperTuxKart now.
- New high scores selection screen
Having been available only in the track selection or in the ghost replay menu (not even all), you can now find all your high scores in the same place in a new menu. There, your best times in normal races, time trials and egg hunts are shown. Thanks to Worldblender for this feature!
🐒 Blender 2.8
Blender is the official software used by STK artists to create tracks, karts, arenas and more.
Blender 2.8 broke compatibility with 2.7, so there are updated SuperTuxKart Blender scripts, by Worldblender.
Check out github.com/supertuxkart/stk-blender to learn more.
Download SuperTuxKart 1.3 release candidate now from https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/releases/tag/1.3-rc1!
👊 Contributing
STK team needs your help! Check out supertuxkart.net/contributing.
If you can help us as coder, 3D artist (documentation will be updated soon for blender 2.8), translator, or in any other way, you are very welcome!
👉 Follow STK
Twitter: @supertuxkart
Instagram: @supertuxkart
☝️ Chat with us!
Matrix: #supertuxkart:matrix.org
irc: #supertuxkart on libera.chat
Telegram: #STKInternational
August 27, 2020
SupertuxKart 1.2 release
The SuperTuxKart team is happy to announce the release of version 1.2. Online play is still compatible with previous 1.x versions.
SuperTuxKart 1.2 official trailer
Downloads
Due to complaints about download speed on SourceForge, from this release onward we will also upload our binaries and source tarball on GitHub. This will be offered as a fallback in case of SourceForge downtime or slow download speed. The SourceForge download will still be here.
Here are more details for the 1.2 release:
What's new?
The release candidate blogpost explains some of the more important changes from 1.1. But here is an overview:
- Much better gamepad support, by using SDL2 instead of Irrlicht for window creation
- SuperTuxKart now support gamepad hotplugging
- Most gamepad related bugs have been fixed as well
- Easier remapping
- New settings to customize the game's camera
- On Android, all official tracks are now included in the release build
- A new "Cartoon" theme (the "Modern" theme previously announced) featuring an alternative icon set
- An improved online rating system. Online rankings have been reset to go along with it.
- The game's window can now be resized in-game without going in the options
- The minimap now shows basketballs
- Haiku support
- In Android, use a custom splash screen at launch and a better progress indicator during data extraction after download
- Any addon kart can now be used online even if other players don't have it.
- Three improved karts : a new Kiki kart and improved Pidgin and Puffy karts
- Add support for IPv6 LAN servers
- Improved server creation speed and performance
- In-game creation of a racing server is now possible on iOS devices
- An improved tutorial with free-flow racing
- Support for SVG icons
- New tips for soccer mode
- Team chat for team games
- And many many enhancements and fixes too small to be listed here, but that add up
What's next?
SuperTuxKart development efforts will continue in the 1.x series, with another release targeted in a few months. While not as catchy as brand new tracks, gameplay mechanics or graphics effects, the changes will once again improve player experience.
Beyond more polish, development on Vulkan support is planned to begin as well as general improvements in the rendering engine for more performance.
After this, our focus will switch to a 2.0 release that will deliver many new or overhauled tracks, gameplay changes, and much more. The work on improved tracks has already begun.
SuperTuxKart is a free open-source game that depends on community contributions. There is no shortage of things to work on for programmers and 3D artists alike.
How quickly the next releases will come and how much content they bring might also depend on you!
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You can download SuperTuxKart 1.2 here or here. |