[h3]Manage your own iconic open-wheel racing team and blow your rivals away!![/h3]

Hello motorsport fans!

Very soon we're going to hold the first official playtest of our upcoming game - Golden Lap. A playable build of the game will be available for selected players between April 12 and 14, 2024.

If you'd like to have a sneak peek at our next project and want to help us make our game better, fill out the form at: https://www.funselektor.com/GLalpha

Please note that to participate, it's mandatory to have a Discord account and to join the official Funselektor server at: https://discord.gg/TcRCrnh

If we select you, you'll be added to a private channel where you can leave your feedback and discuss the game with other testers. After the playtest, you'll be asked to fill out a feedback form.

[h3]About Golden Lap[/h3]

Step into the polished shoes of a racing team manager in the heart-stirring Golden Era of motorsport where every decision can lead to glory or gravel. With sleek minimalist charm and deep strategic gameplay, Golden Lap offers a unique experience in the motorsport management genre.

Golden Lap will be released on Steam later this year!

[h3]Wishlist now:[/h3]https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052040/Golden_Lap

Check out the website: https://www.funselektor.com/goldenlap

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It's been a long time since we've announced a new game. 5 years. Lots has been happening behind the scenes with games we wanted to work on, but now we can finally show something official!

[h3]We're happy to announce Golden Lap!![/h3]

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Manage your own iconic open-wheel racing team and blow your rivals away!!

Go back in time with our new racing strategy game Golden Lap, developed together with our friends at Strelka Games!

Become the Team Principal of a racing team in the tumultuous Golden Era of Open-Wheel Racing. Manage your team in style and oversee thrilling races to pave the road to victory season after season.

Golden Lap will be released on Steam later this year!

[h3]Wishlist now:[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052040/Golden_Lap

Website: https://funselektor.com/goldenlap


Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/goldenlap/

Hi all - it's been a long time coming but we now have PC localisation available in open beta.
Give it a shot and let us know if anything seems out of place.

We're looking forward to more people being able to play Absolute Drift!

The following have been added:

• Chinese - Simplified
  
• Chinese - Traditional
  
• French
  
• German
  
• Italian
  
• Japanese
  
• Korean
  
• Portuguese - Brazil
  
• Russian
  
• Spanish - Spain
  

This Update has a game engine update, small optimizations and bug fixes!

Features

• Updated to a newer game engine version (Unity 2017)
  
• New links from main menu for Funselektor
  

• Point scoring is now framerate-independant (thanks to @RackAttack)
  
• Performance optimization for Math libraries
  
• PS5 controller support
  
• Swapped the rising sun images with a Funselektor image
  

• Having Citrix installed shouldn't affect the game anymore
  

We've made a new Beta Build with some bugfixes and improvements. If you can try it out it and let us know how it is that would be great!

If you have any issues with it please post up here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/320140/discussions/0/1752394325937250529/

You'll need to go into the game properties in the steam client and select the "beta-beta" branch.

Features
-Updated to a newer game engine version (Unity 2017)
-New links from main menu for Funselektor

Improvements
-Point scoring is now framerate-independent
-Small performance optimization for Maths
-PS5 controller support
-Swapped the rising sun images with a Funselektor image

Fixes
-Having Citrix installed shouldn't affect the game anymore

And the location of log files has changed in this update:
Windows:
C:\Users\username\AppData\LocalLow\Funselektor Labs_\Absolute Drift\Player.log
Mac:
~/Library/Logs/Funselektor Labs_\Absolute Drift/Player.log (you need to un-hide the Library folder in your home directory)
Linux:
~/.config/unity3d/Funselektor Labs_\Absolute Drift/Player.log

[h3]"To do something dangerous with style is art..."[/h3]

We're happy to announce that Absolute Drift is now also available on Switch!

eShop: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/absolute-drift-switch/
Discord: https://discord.gg/rPYJyjY
Website: http://artofrally.com/

[h3]art of rally is available NOW! Also available in a Deluxe Edition which includes the full soundtrack by Tatreal and 25 wallpapers![/h3]

[previewyoutube=rQDq59aNRyU;full][/previewyoutube]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297600/art_of_rally_OST/



Website
Discord
Twitter
Instagram
Reddit

[h3]Introducing art of rally's Group B: the monsters: this was the turning point that challenged not only the ability, but the fear and courage of drivers. the golden years.[/h3]

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[h3]art of rally launches September 23rd - be sure to hit up our Steam page and wishlist it![/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

Website
Discord
Twitter
Instagram
Reddit

[h2]We're excited to announce that art of rally will be launching on September 23rd![/h2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDqW6dz84mU

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

Check out the new Gameplay Trailer from art of rally, the new game from the creator of Absolute Drift!

https://youtu.be/Md46WjiDBH0

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

And some links:
Discord Server
Twitter

We got the awesome filmmaker Nassault to make the new Teaser Trailer for art of rally so check it out!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFQiukq82xs&t=1s

Try out a finland stage in a Group 2 and Group B car!

https://gamejolt.com/games/artofrally/478982

This win/mac/linux demo includes:

• Two iconic rally cars, one from Group 2, one from Group B
  
• One mixed gravel-tarmac stage from Finland, with jumps, crests and corners. Its a challenging course to master
  
• Race in different conditions: morning, afternoon, sunset, fog, rain, night
  
• Relive and capture your best moments with Photo Mode, Replay Mode, and Photo-Mode In Replays
  

A new beta build is up, featuring 64-bit builds for Windows & OSX.

This new build should run on OSX Catalina.

You'll need to go into the game properties in the steam client and select the "beta" branch.



If you have any issues with it please post up here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/320140/discussions/0/1752394325937250529/

And if you haven't heard, my new game art of rally is in development and slated for 2020.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/



Links:
Website: http://artofrally.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/kcVbHR9
Twitter: https://twitter.com/funselektor
Instagram (new account!): https://www.instagram.com/funselektor/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/artofrally/

Hey Everyone!

Here is a new gameplay trailer from Finland for art of rally, the new stylized rally game I'm working on.

https://youtu.be/G8_lTWoFVjo

https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

Links:
Website: http://artofrally.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/kcVbHR9
Twitter: https://twitter.com/funselektor
Instagram (new account!): https://www.instagram.com/funselektor/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/artofrally/

"To do something dangerous with style is art..."

Hey Everyone,

This is Dune from Funselektor Labs and this is my new racing game called art of rally coming to Steam in 2019.

Steam Page for Wishlists:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/

Race in the golden era of rally. Drive iconic cars from the 60s to Group B on challenging stages through stylized environments. Will you master the art of rally?

Features:
Progress through the golden years of rally in Career Mode
30+ iconic rally cars from the 60s, 70s, 80s, Group B and Group S
Completely overhauled handling from the car physics system of Absolute Drift
50 rally stages in Finland, Sardinia, Norway, Japan and Germany
Repair performance damage between stages
Daily and weekly challenges with leaderboards
Original soundtrack by Tatreal

If you're not a beta tester yet, you can join the discord channel to participate in the Closed Beta.

Discord: https://discord.gg/kcVbHR9
Website: http://artofrally.com/

Absolute Drift is now available on iOS as a premium app!

Download Here

It is published by fellow Canadian developers Noodlecake.

The Android version is in the works and will be arriving later this year.

And sign up for the Funselektor Labs mailing list HERE to get news about the new game that's in the works!

Hey Drifters,

The new game I'm working should hopefully go into alpha testing early next year
sign up here

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And here's a tiny game I made earlier this year, it's a minimalist F1 strategy game for Windows and Mac.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBrGRKJpJQ&t=1s
Download Here

And if you have any feedback please post it here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/320140/discussions/0/2425614539586472442/

ːtoriiː

Hey Drifters,

The new game I'm working should hopefully go into alpha testing early next year
EDIT: BETA SIGNUPS HAVE CLOSED.

Sign up for the Funselektor Labs mailing list HERE to get news about the new game!
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And here's a tiny game I made earlier this year, it's a minimalist F1 strategy game for Windows and Mac.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBrGRKJpJQ&t=1s
Download Here

And if you have any feedback please post it here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/320140/discussions/0/2425614539586472442/

:torii:

Hello My Children,

This is a minor update which addresses a few lingering issues with Absolute Drift.

Improvements:

• Game Audio mutes when minimizing the game.
  
• Scraping the ground doesn't kill the multiplier anymore.
  
• Wall tapping doesn't kill the multiplier as easily now. (However, if you wall-tap very hard, it will).
  
• Added a quick restart button to the controls.
  
• Added a clutch button to the controls.
  
• Made the Hoonivan slightly larger to reduce its competitive advantage.
  
• Updated the game engine to Unity 5.6.
  
• Updated the input system, which should hopefully fix Win 10 + Xbox controller bugs.
  
• Added more Sake.
  

• Controller vibration continuing after an event ends.
  
• Car momentarily starting in reverse when restarting an event.
  
• A couple missions in World 5 free-roam that weren't consistently detecting spins.
  
• Falling through the level in World 5 if you hit a certain place at a certain angle.
  

Hello My Children,

This is a minor update which addresses a few lingering issues with Absolute Drift.

Improvements:

• Game Audio mutes when minimizing the game.
  
• Scraping the ground doesn't kill the multiplier anymore.
  
• Wall tapping doesn't kill the multiplier as easily now. (However, if you wall-tap very hard, it will).
  
• Added a quick restart button to the controls.
  
• Added a clutch button to the controls.
  
• Made the Hoonivan slightly larger to reduce its competitive advantage.
  
• Updated the game engine to Unity 5.6.
  
• Updated the input system, which should hopefully fix Win 10 + Xbox controller bugs.
  
• Added more Sake.
  

• Controller vibration continuing after an event ends.
  
• Car momentarily starting in reverse when restarting an event.
  
• A couple missions in World 5 free-roam that weren't consistently detecting spins.
  
• Falling through the level in World 5 if you hit a certain place at a certain angle.
  

Hello My Children,

Been working on minor update which addresses a few lingering issues with Absolute Drift.

It is undergoing Beta testing, access it by opting-in to the [beta] branch in the steam client.

Improvements:

• Game Audio mutes when minimizing the game.
  
• Scraping the ground doesn't kill the multiplier anymore.
  
• Wall tapping doesn't kill the multiplier as easily now. (However, if you wall-tap very hard, it will).
  
• Added a quick restart button to the controls.
  
• Added a clutch button to the controls.
  
• Made the Hoonivan slightly larger to reduce its competitive advantage.
  
• Updated the game engine to Unity 5.6.
  
• Updated the input system, which should hopefully fix Win 10 + Xbox controller bugs.
  
• Added more Sake.
  

• Controller vibration continuing after an event ends.
  
• Car momentarily starting in reverse when restarting an event.
  
• A couple missions in World 5 free-roam that weren't consistently detecting spins.
  
• Falling through the level in World 5 if you hit a certain place at a certain angle.
  

Hello My Children,

Been working on minor update which addresses a few lingering issues with Absolute Drift.

It is undergoing Beta testing, access it by opting-in to the [beta] branch in the steam client.

Improvements:

• Game Audio mutes when minimizing the game.
  
• Scraping the ground doesn't kill the multiplier anymore.
  
• Wall tapping doesn't kill the multiplier as easily now. (However, if you wall-tap very hard, it will).
  
• Added a quick restart button to the controls.
  
• Added a clutch button to the controls.
  
• Made the Hoonivan slightly larger to reduce its competitive advantage.
  
• Updated the game engine to Unity 5.6.
  
• Updated the input system, which should hopefully fix Win 10 + Xbox controller bugs.
  
• Added more Sake.
  

• Controller vibration continuing after an event ends.
  
• Car momentarily starting in reverse when restarting an event.
  
• A couple missions in World 5 free-roam that weren't consistently detecting spins.
  
• Falling through the level in World 5 if you hit a certain place at a certain angle.
  

The Zen Edition has been out for three days, and there have been many new players, along with many bugs to fix.

Here is the latest patch and I'm working to fix new bugs as they come up!

Improvements:

• Added controller logging for better controller troubleshooting
  
• Can have more than one controller/input device plugged in (ie. steering wheel + gamepad)
  
• Added WASD controls. (sorry I forgot!)
  
• Game engine updated to Unity 5.3.6p2
  

• Fixed controllers vibrating if the car crashes right before the pause screen or on game over.
  
• PS4 controllers should work on SteamOS now.
  
• Minor bug where the Lighthouse in World 5 in Free-Roam had an incorrect collider.
  

• OSX: Crash when entering midnight events. Look here for updates.
  
• OSX: crash on startup. This has been temporarily fixed on some machines by skipping the Splash Screen.
  
• Some people have reported problems completing The Completionist achievement.
  
• Car sometimes starts in reverse or neutral when restarting an event.
  
• Glitches with the pause screen or game over animation. Try turning v-sync off if this happens to you.
  

The Zen Edition has been out for three days, and there have been many new players, along with many bugs to fix.

Here is the latest patch and I'm working to fix new bugs as they come up!

Improvements:

• Added controller logging for better controller troubleshooting
  
• Can have more than one controller/input device plugged in (ie. steering wheel + gamepad)
  
• Added WASD controls. (sorry I forgot!)
  
• Game engine updated to Unity 5.3.6p2
  

• Fixed controllers vibrating if the car crashes right before the pause screen or on game over.
  
• PS4 controllers should work on SteamOS now.
  
• Minor bug where the Lighthouse in World 5 in Free-Roam had an incorrect collider.
  
• Max frame-rate is limited to roughly 200FPS to fix some UI glitches.
  

• OSX: Crash when entering midnight events. Look here for updates.
  
• OSX: crash on startup. This has been temporarily fixed on some machines by skipping the Splash Screen.
  
• Some people have reported problems completing The Completionist achievement.
  
• Car sometimes starts in reverse or neutral when restarting an event.
  
• Glitches with the pause screen or game over animation. Try turning v-sync on if this happens to you.
  

Today's Deal: Save 60% on Absolute Drift!*

Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!

*Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time

Hello My Child,

The Zen Edition update that I collaborated on with Flippfly is finally RELEASED!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXREpQn6V84

We added several new features to the game for the Zen Edition, including:

• New “event challenges” that will extend the gameplay in the game’s 34 tracks by challenging players to complete increasingly difficult tasks.
  
• Drift Lines: a new challenge in events where you must drift through all the dots.
  
• 5 all new “Midnight Events.” These night-themed tracks are designed to challenge even the most experienced players.
  
• Replays and ghost cars. View your friends' runs or the best in the world!
  
• An all new tutorial and in-game guide to help new players ease into the game’s features and controls.
  
• The ability to choose different controller layouts.
  
• New input system for better controller compatibility.
  
• Cloud saves.
  

Hello My Child,

The Zen Edition update that I collaborated on with Flippfly is finally RELEASED!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXREpQn6V84

We added several new features to the game for the Zen Edition, including:

• New event challenges that will extend the gameplay in the games 34 tracks by challenging players to complete increasingly difficult tasks.
  
• Drift Lines: a new challenge in events where you must drift through all the dots.
  
• 5 all new Midnight Events. These night-themed tracks are designed to challenge even the most experienced players.
  
• Replays and ghost cars. View your friends' runs or the best in the world!
  
• An all new tutorial and in-game guide to help new players ease into the games features and controls.
  
• The ability to choose different controller layouts.
  
• New input system for better controller compatibility.
  
• Cloud saves.
  

Hello My Child,

The Zen Edition is an update that I collaborated on with Flippfly, the creators of the game Race the Sun.

It will be launching on August 16th as a FREE update on Steam.

We added several new features to the game for the Zen Edition, including:

• New “event challenges” that will extend the gameplay in the game’s 34 tracks by challenging players to complete increasingly difficult tasks.
  
• Drift Lines: a new challenge in events where you must drift through all the dots.
  
• 5 all new “Midnight Events.” These night-themed tracks are designed to challenge even the most experienced players.
  
• Replays and ghost cars. View your friends' runs or the best in the world!
  
• An all new tutorial and in-game guide to help new players ease into the game’s features and controls.
  
• The ability to choose different controller layouts.
  
• New input system for better controller compatibility.
  

Hey Drifters!

We need some help testing the Zen Edition before launch so we are running a closed-beta.

Sign up HERE

ːtoriiː

Heads up for Absolute Drift: Zen Edition!

https://youtu.be/Mbqk5k_7Og4

Flippfly, the creators of the game Race the Sun are working with me to develop and publish the Zen Edition on the Playstation 4 platform. We are adding several new features to the game for the Zen Edition, including:

• New “event challenges” that will extend the gameplay in the game’s 34 tracks by challenging players to complete increasingly difficult tasks.
  
• 5 all new “Midnight Events.” These night-themed tracks are designed to challenge even the most experienced players.
  
• Replays and ghost cars.
  
• An all new tutorial and in-game guide to help new players ease into the game’s features and controls.
  
• The ability to choose different controller layouts.
  

The game engine for Absolute Drift has been updated to the latest version which should bring more performance improvements. Also, the input system has been changed which should fix the Xbox One controller bugs. Please try it out and report any bugs in the forum!

To Enable the Beta:
1.Go to your Steam Library and right click on Absolute Drift
2. Select “Properties” from the drop-down menu.
3. Select the “Betas” tab
4. Select the beta option in the drop-down menu.

NOTE: If you get a crash on startup, delete the local content and then install the game again.

Improvements:

• Upgraded the game engine from Unity 4 to 5. The new version has performance improvements, such as an upgraded physics system.
  
• Changed the input system which should have better support for controllers.
  

• If you get a crash on startup, delete the local content and then install the game again.
  
• *UPDATE: THIS IS FIXED NOW* The Mountain Drift Tracks and the Mountain Tracks in Free-Roam have an issue with the car sliding around uncontrollably.
  
• If you still encounter crashes or problems, submit a bug report here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/320140/discussions/0/611701360839562983/
  
• If you are on Linux you may have to add add this option in the steam client (in properties -> set launch options):
  %command% -force-opengl
  

Absolute Drift was at PAX Prime and I got to see many players try the game. I even got to see a few people who have beat it which was pretty awesome.

The most notable change is a difficulty setting. The default controls are Hard.

New Difficulty Setting.

Choose the difficulty in the Tutorial.

New Resolution Setting.


Please try the new changes and post up in the forums with feedback.

Stay sideways my friends!

Improvements:

• Added a setting to change the screen resolution. In the Main Menu, go to Settings->Graphics.
  
• Added a setting to change the DIFFICULTY of the controls. The old controls are the same as Hard difficulty. In the Main Menu, go to Settings->Controls.
  
• Redesigned the layout of the tutorial.
  
• Added a timer to the Driftkhana tutorial which will automatically unlock the next challenge type after 1 minute.
  
• Made the camera look further in front of the car.
  
• Implemented anti-cheat software which prevents modifying score-related values in memory.
  
• Spin-Zones & Spin missions are now more consistent and fair when calculating spins.
  
• Donuts & Donut missions are now more consistent and fair when calculating drifting.
  

Last weekend I showed Absolute Drift at PAX Prime in Seattle and got to see many players try the game. I even got to see a few people who have beat it which was pretty awesome.

One of the things I was reminded of is that the learning curve is very high and I also learned how frustrating the Driftkhana Tutorial is for players.

Here is the new update which is in Beta. One of the noticeable changes is a difficulty setting. The default controls are Hard.

Please try it and post up in the forums with feedback.

Improvements:

• Added a setting to change the screen resolution.
  
• Added a setting to change the DIFFICULTY of the controls. The old controls are the same as Hard difficulty.
  
• Redesigned the layout of the tutorial.
  
• Added a timer to the Driftkhana tutorial which will automatically unlock the next challenge type after 1 minute.
  
• Made the camera look further in front of the car.
  
• Implemented anti-cheat software which prevents modifying values to points, time and laps in memory.
  
• Spin-Zones & Spin missions are now more consistent and fair when calculating spins.
  
• Donuts & Donut missions are now more consistent and fair when calculating drifting.
  

This update contains fixes and improvements based on player feedback.

It is possible to rebind keys using the game engine's (Unity3d) built-in rebinding.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=497267636

Improvements

• added the song "See You Once Again" by C41. listen here
  
• removed the Countdown when restarting a new level. Just start driving right away on restart! A "restart" button may be added in a future update.
  
• made some Achievements slightly easier ie. the Insane Skills achievement requires a score of 2,000,000 instead of 5,000,000.
  
• made the camera smoother when the car is spinning fast.
  

• fixed the random bug where all sounds would be muted except for the distant sound of the engine. This was to do with a Reverb bug in Unity 4, so it is now disabled.
  
• fixed a couple places players can get stuck in Free-Roam.
  

Just made an update to the beta branch with some minor improvements and fixes. You will have to opt-in to the [beta] branch in the steam client in order to access it.

It is possible to rebind keys using the game engine's (Unity3d) built-in rebinding.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=497267636

Improvements:

• added the song "See You Once Again" by C41. https://soundcloud.com/c41/see-you-once-again-unreleased?in=eafumblind/sets/absolutedrift
  
• removed the Countdown when restarting a new level. Just start driving right away on restart! A "restart" button may be added in a future update.
  
• made some Achievements slightly easier ie. the Insane Skills achievement requires a score of 2,000,000 instead of 5,000,000.
  
• made the camera smoother when the car is spinning fast.
  

• fixed the random bug where all sounds would be muted except for the distant sound of the engine. This was to do with a Reverb bug in Unity 4, so it is now disabled.
  
• fixed a couple places players can get stuck in Free-Roam.
  

There's been a lot of feedback about the camera being too shaky/wobbly/jerky.

I've taken this into account and have updated the camera to be MUCH smoother.

The distance it looks in front of the car is now based on speed. So if the car is travelling slowly, the car will be in the middle of the screen and there will be much less wobbling.

And when the car goes faster, the camera will look further in front of the car to give a better view.

Hey Everyone, I've been working hard on fixing bugs and addressing issues players have been having since release.

I just want to say thanks to everyone who's tried out the game, I've spent over a year working on it and it makes me happy that you guys are having fun.

Formula Drift Seattle - I was lucky enough to get down there to watch the finals last weekend, check out the pics!
https://www.facebook.com/absolutedrift









Hotfix #1

Standing Issues:
-There is still an issue where the audio will cut out randomly when you start a level, I will be looking at this issue asap.
-Camera: A lot of players are saying that the camera is a little too shaky, especially when doing spins. I am looking into this.
-A few people are having issues with controllers on various OS's. Check this thread for fixes:
Controller Fixes
-disabled vibration on Windows as it may be the source of startup crashes.

Improvements:
-lowered the volume of the "Go!" chime in events.
-tweaked the "Jump Over the Crane" mission in W3.
-tweaked the Turbo wastegate/blow-off valve to be easier on the ears.
-skidmarks now fade out.

Fixes:
-fixed the issue with monitors with high refresh rates (120hz+) not getting drift points.
-fixed a potential progress-hindering bug with Clipping Points where they would stop working if you hit them. This would hinder progress in Tutorials if you hit all of them.
-[Linux] fixed an issue where the Right Trigger would be unresponsive on gamepads. (We had to hack some files, thanks to player Alfa-Omega for the fix).
-disabled controller vibration on Windows as it may be the source of some startup crashes.

Absolute Drift will be released tomorrow. It's been over a year in the making and I've had an awesome time working on it. I hope you all enjoy playing it! And thank you to everyone who Pre-Ordered & Beta-Tested the game!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/320140

Issues:
-there seems to be inconsistent performance when using monitors with a 120hz+ refresh rate. I will be investigating this further.

Improvements:
-lot's of small tweaks to Free-Roam.

Fixes:
-fixed some UI issues with very large monitors

This week I was mainly bugfixing and polishing the game.

The game is nearing completion and the Release Date is July 29th.
Check out the new music by the artist NYTE.

Improvements:

• Added an option to toggle steering assistance.
  
• Made the wall collision force threshold slightly higher for levels.
  
• Added 11 songs by the artist NYTE.
  
• Reduced the number of missions in World 2.
  

• Fixed a few invisible wall issues.
  

Nothing too exciting in terms of features this week, except for adding Steam Achievements & Trading Cards. Mainly just polishing the existing game and fixing bugs.

Improvements:

• Added the buttons R & F to shift up/down respectively.
  
• Added a turbo blowoff sound effect when coming off the throttle for all cars.
  
• Added some more steering assistance to make the car easier to control.
  
• Made the gear display flash red when it's redlining.
  
• Redesigned some of the drift tracks to be less tight.
  
• Changed the color of the landscape in Free-Roam to be darker grey
  
• Did another pass on the lighting and color correction.
  

• Fixed the bug where the manual gear display would be displayed after pressing pausing the game in free-roam.
  
• Manual gear shifts are now ignored when the player does not have control of the car.
  
• Fixed the bug where the Music Song display would show up in the wrong place when resizing the screen.
  

Improvements:

• Added the option for Manual transmission. Your current gear is displayed in the bottom left of the screen.
  
• Tweaked the lighting + color correction.
  
• Leaderboards display more digits and have more space to display text now
  
• The currently playing artist & song are displayed now.
  
• Finalized car liveries
  
• Made the braking stronger for all cars.
  

• Fixed the pause screen getting stuck when it was pressed repeatedly.
  
• Fixed a the camera jerking in the splash screen.
  
• Fixed the bug where the was reset in the Garage.
  

The main feature for this week is the revamped scoring system, which now has a score multiplier for drifting without crashing.



Improvements:

• More car colors.
  
• Gave more final engine sounds to each car.
  
• Added many new/improved audio effects for scoring.
  
• Free-roam: Optimized the mountain meshes.
  
• Levels: Made all Mountain drift levels wider.
  
• Levels & Free-roam: Optimized all the Mtn Drift & regular drift level walls, this should fix the lag issues.
  
• Levels: Added a score multiplier which increases as you get more points. It will expire upon crashing or not drifting for a certain amount of time.
  
• Driftkhana: Donuts are now worth 5000pts, Spin-Zones are worth 3000pts.
  
• Added a "Exit to Desktop" button in the Free-Roam pause menu.
  
• All scores are now formatted with commas for readability.
  

• Fixed the bug where Clipping Points would sometimes stay white.
  
• Fixed a problem with the rev limiter not limiting properly.
  
• Fixed the issue with Spin-Zones & Donuts where they would suddenly expand to their complete state instead of smoothly expanding.
  

This week's update contains the new Car Customization feature!
I know that I said I wasn't going to put it in the game, but last weekend I watched this video of a Camo Nissan GT-R and said to myself: "It must be done". And so it is done.

For each car you can choose from:
-Five colors -> let me know if you have more color requests
-Three skins (some of them are placeholder skins at the moment)

You can customize cars in free-roam by driving through PAINT gates. These will select a random color & skin for you car. Inspired by the drive-through paint-shop in GTA-2



Car Customization in the Main Menu





Improvements:
-Added a car called "Missile". Complete with bash bars & thrashed headlights.
-Optimized all car meshes -> should improve performance a little bit.
-Added car customization in the main menu & free-roam.

Fixed the bugs that were reported on the Friday update.

This week's update will bring car customization.

This week's update contains the 99%-complete free-roam area!
Many of the mountain roads were widened both in free-roam and in the levels.
There are also a few UI changes based on player feedback.

IMPORTANT: The car controls have undergone a major change.
It is easier to hold larger drifts with more angle and also harder to spin out.
I think they're way better and way more awesome, but i could be wrong.
Please give them a try and let me know what you think.

Track routes are now shown instead of images in the Event Selection screen


Levels are easier to enter now!


Same with selecting new cars! (Placeholder images for now)


Improvements:
-UI: pressing ESC or "B" in the menus will take you to the previous screen
-UI: removed all selectable back buttons
-UI: moved the car selection screen to the main menu (renamed as "garage")
-UI: changed the event selection screen to show track outlines
-UI: Removed the "reset car" option in the Pause menu everywhere
but the free-roam pause screen.
-UI: The "reset car" option in the free-roam pause screen now respawns you in the world
-Removed the reset car button on controllers & keyboard.
Car will reset automatically as it always has.
-Free-Roam: finalized the naming of worlds
-Free-Roam: did a final pass on each world
-Free-Roam: improved the mountain roads to be more smooth
-Free-Roam: made new buildings for selecting cars (images are placeholder)
-Free-Roam: made new buildings for selecting levels
-changed the buddah art asset
-Cars: changed the car tires to have less grip, made the road surface have more grip.

Bug Fixes:
-added colliders between worlds to prevent jumping into worlds that have not been unlocked

As always, if you could take some time to give some feedback on the game and report bugs, it would be much appreciated. Either in the new thread or by email at support@absolutedrift.com

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Just updated the game to fix a progress-hindering bug with the "Jump Over the Plane" mission in World 1.

This week consisted of polishing up the levels & beginning to do a final pass of the free-roam areas.

I made some changes to the camera that will hopefully make drifting a bit easier by letting you see things further in front of you so that you have more time to react.

There are still some things I want to try with the camera, but let me know what you think of it now.

Next week the free-roam areas should be finished and I'll start on my to-do list for the cars.

Improvements:
-Improved World 1 & World 2 missions.
-Made World 1 & World 2 more open->there are less things to hit now. :)
-Added 1 Mtn Drift Track.
-Made all Mtn Drift Tracks wider.
-Did another visual pass on all levels.
-The ferris wheel in World 3 spins now.
-Made the following changes the camera to make drifting easier:
-Camera looks further ahead of the car.
-The default FOV is now 70.

As always, if you could take some time to give some feedback on the game it would be much appreciated. Either in the new thread or by email at support@absolutedrift.com

Lots of new UI stuff this week. Including a re-done event selection screen.

New Features:
-the event selection has been totally redone
-you can now select your car from the main menu in the event selection screen. I may put a separate option for this in the main menu, let me know what you think if you think this is a good idea!
-leaderboards now display more entries.
-added the ability to change songs by pressing 'tab' or 'R1'(PS4) or 'Right Bumper'(Xbox).
-added the option to reset all progress.
-you now return to where you chose to play a level from, so if you chose an event from the event selection screen, you will return to there after you are finished. Same goes for selecting levels from free-roam.
-added small, medium & large donuts to the driftkhana levels.
-added Mtn Drift 3, it's visually rough at the moment

Improvements & Bug Fixes:
-fixed the bug where music would be always be off when you started the game.
-improved the leaderboard rank display logic.
-balanced some sound effects, the bells aren't as loud now.
-tweaked the handling of all cars, let me know how you like it

As always, if you could take some time to give some feedback on the game it would be much appreciated. Either in the new thread or by email at support@absolutedrift.com