Recently, we've gotten two new weapons to play with in the game. The first one I've touched upon in an earlier blogpost, but now that funto has more or less finalized it, it's time for a screenshot.
New swatter weapon
Earlier I said that it would swat incoming weapons as well as other karts. This is no longer the case, since defending as well as attacking would make it too powerful. So for now it's mostly an offensive weapon, with the added benefit that it will remove any parachutes or bombs on your back. It's a very nice weapon, so thank funto for that. :)
We're also getting a rubber ball weapon from hiker, which will eventually replace the anchor weapon. The rubber ball bounces along the track, aiming for the leading kart, with the added nasty of squashing karts along the way, which will slow them down temporarily. Hopefully it should be easier to understand than an anchor popping up from nowhere, as the rubber ball will bounce more rapidly as it's reaching its goal. We could use some nice sound effects, both for this weapon and the swatter, so contributions are welcome. ;) The appearance of the ball might still change, so I'm not posting a screenshot of it this time.
Speaking of sound effects, qubodup has started a "STK Sound Liberation" project, which aims to replace dubiously licensed sound effects with DFSG-compatible samples. Also, there are other sound effects that could be improved, though as far as software freedom goes, the dubious ones should ideally be replaced quickest. But SFX quality should be mostly up to par or better than the current effects, since we don't want to sacrifice quality unless it's really necessary. Anyone wishing to join this good effort can head over to these forum threads: STK Sound Effect (SFX) Liberation and Unhappy with Sound Effects?
Flames and motion blur when using a zipper. Doesn't that sound awesome? Well, we've got it now!
That Blur game can go home and cry ;P
Apologies for the frame refresh spoiling the screenshot a bit, but you get the general idea. The motion blur is the work of funto, and the flame effect is by Auria. Combined the effect is really nice, and adds an extra sense of speed while you're zipping merrily along the track.
So that wraps up this... oh wait! There's one more thing!™
Isn't that...? Oh yes, it is. A new nice, juicy track by samuncle. Isn't it beautiful?
Zen Garden
It will most likely replace Secret Garden for the upcoming 0.7.3 release. The old garden will be put in addons, readily available to expand the track selection if you so wish.
0.7.3 will hopefully be the last version in the 0.7 series. It's been fun, but we need to move on to more great changes for the 0.8 milestone. :D
No, I do not know when 0.7.3 will be ready. But with all these changes, it can't be too far away. ;)
That wraps up this blogpost, and I'm getting myself outta here™ before I get hurt by the masses running to the site like real, dedicated fans. ;)
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I think that there are too many characters, it is necessary to delete(eliminate) some, it is necessary to improve cards(maps) rather than to create it of news(short stories).
ReplyDeleteJohann, I can hear you but we need to deal with many different views here; some people like you request that we trim it down, other people scream each time we remove something. What we will actually do will most likely be somewhere between the two, as we have been doing up to now :)
ReplyDeleteok, all right, but what is that the site will be translated into French because I am not very good in English?
ReplyDeleteThere are how many developers?
I'm one of the previous anonymous people you had... A suggestion I would make is this: you provide the basic set which is pretty much saying "these are the best, most loved, and/or whatever", and yet have those track be able to be removed via the addon menu, much like installed addons can be now.
ReplyDeleteFor instance: I never play with Hexley, or Wilbur, or a few others. I just don't. At the same time, I have a lot of the addons installed: so much so that I have three rows of loading icons before it's done. It would just make it that slight bit quicker.
Adding the ability to remove the default content within the game would be cumbersome as we would somehow have to interface with elevated rights in Linux distros, and furthermore it may break challenges for people.
ReplyDeleteAlso, karts and tracks aren't hardcoded in the game, so you can manually remove the folder(s) of those you don't want to play.
Johann: il existe quelques pages en Français mais nous ne sommes pas assez nombreux pour tout traduire. En gros nous sommes 2 développeurs permanents/du coeur de l'équipe, plus quelques contributeurs qui offrent leur aide ici et là
ReplyDeleteJe peux essayer de chercher des contributeurs pour améliorer le site officiel qui est moche visuellement et qui n'est pas traduit.
ReplyDeletequ'en dites vous?
Johann: Je n'ai personnellement aucun problème avec l'apparence du site, mais tout effort de traduction est bienvenu (toutefois il faut être averti, STK est un jeu qui évolue, alors les traductions deviennent rapidement dépassées si pas mises à jour régulièrement)
ReplyDeleteAuria> Je crois que j'ai trouvé quelqu'un pour les traductions du site. Sur ubuntu il s'appelle mikedafunk
ReplyDeleteWhen will Supertuxkart 0.7.3 come out.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have any firm release date, but I would estimate in about a month form now
ReplyDeleteThank you Auria. Good Luck for you.
ReplyDeleteHow can I update the svn version. I have the Subversion downloaded and installed but I dont know how I can update STK. Can somebody help me please?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: this would be a better question for the forum. If you are asking how to update your SVN, the command is "svn up". If you are asking how to build STK, this will depend on your OS.
ReplyDeleteI think that all this improvements are great.
ReplyDeleteBut since the very first version the most important thing (which transform this good game in a masterpiece) would be a network game.
I mean: it is wonderful to play alone, but friends are the reason for which many people play.
After so long wait I've buyed a Wii and Supermariocart, so I can play very fun matches.
But it is a supertuxkart's defeat. :-(
When will stk0.7.3 come out?
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDelete0.7.3 is due in a couple weeks hopefully.
Regarding network play, we are definitely aware this would be a killer feature but for now we need more developers or time - the current plan is network play for 0.9. Rationale is that we need definitive physics first, which should come in 0.8
Great, soon 7.3 in a little more than a week.
ReplyDeleteI too much look forward to...
STK 7.3....
ReplyDeleteSTK 7.3... What do you mean?
ReplyDeleteWhens 0.7.3 coming out?
ReplyDeleteprobably November.
ReplyDeletei dont like hexley. it just seems it is the one who throws bombs at me a lot. PLZ DELETE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDue now or later? NEED JAPANESE VERsION or i do not know there s one. thks. 0.7.3 ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! DUE WHEN?? GOING CRAZY HERE> AWNSER PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletedo you have a deinite date when it will come out?
ReplyDeleteKarts all have the same characteristics for now - so if Hexley is bothering you it won't help removing it.
ReplyDeleteWe will release a release candidate soon, probably in the middle of next week. Final release date should follow shortly after. Regarding a Japanese version: you can change language within the game. But we rely on volunteers to translate the game, so if there is no Japanese version, maybe you can help out with that?
SuperTuxKart doesn't follow any release schedule, so a release happens when the devs think it's ready, and when they have time to do it.