One Week Until v1.0! Re-Releasing Our First Alpha Build

Hey everyone! We're going all out over here preparing for the launch of v1.0. In just one week you'll be able to access all of the secret new content and features we've been developing this year!

BACK TO BASICS (BUILD 1760)

For fun we've decided to re-release the very first alpha build we uploaded to Steam on August 31st, 2013 (build 1760). You can play it by simply switching over to the new ancient Steam branch.

In your Steam library, right click on Distance and click on "Properties"
Click on the BETAS tab
Change the drop down to "ancient"

In this build you can see our earliest editor tools, early car physics, old level designs, and more. Back then only a select few had access to the level editor via the Founding Modders branch (Kickstarter tier), but now I'm enabling it for everyone. One important note is that you'll probably want to make a back up of your personal Distance files before switching. To backup your personal progress:

Windows: "C:/Users//Documents/My Games/Distance"
OS X: "~/Library/Application Support/Refract/Distance"
Linux: "~/.config/refract/Distance"

We hope you enjoy this small nostalgia trip. Stay tuned for a couple more exciting announcements this week leading up to the launch! - Jordan (@torcht)

[ 2018-09-11 10:01:46 CET ] [ Original post ]

Distance
Refract

Developer

Refract

Publisher

2018-09-18

Release

Action Indie Racing Singleplayer Multiplayer

Tags

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Controls

Very Positive

(5349 reviews)

Review Score

http://survivethedistance.com

Website

https://store.steampowered.com/app/233610

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Keyboard & mouse

Gamepad support

Seated

Distance Linux [1.2 G]

Public Linux depots

Distance is a survival racing game that combines the intense action of arcade racing with the exploration of an atmospheric world. You control a unique car that allows you to boost, jump, rotate, and even fly through a chaotic and twisted city. The world has a mysterious history, and as you explore you'll be able to uncover pieces of its past.

The roads are treacherous and unpredictable with obstacles around every corner. Instead of doing laps on a loop, you'll be trying to survive to the end in the quickest time. Since your car has several abilities, it allows you to not only drive fast on the track but also upside down and on buildings and walls! You can also fly to discover new shortcuts and paths. You'll be able to take on the roads alone, or in multiplayer with your friends!

The game is a spiritual successor to the multi-award winning game Nitronic Rush, created by ourselves and 5 others at DigiPen Institute of Technology. It was widely praised for its innovative mechanics, visual style, audio design, and atmosphere.

Key Features

Adventure: A single player experience which unveils a short story about this world's mysterious past.
Multiplayer: Online, LAN, and Split-Screen play in modes such as Sprint, Reverse Tag, Stunt, and others.
Trackmogrify: Random track generation with seed modifiers.
VR: Experimental Oculus DK2 integration.
Level editor: Use a powerful level editor to create levels from within the game and share them with players around the world.
Original soundtrack: New music from the composer behind award-winning games like Nitronic Rush, Solace, and The Fourth Wall. Listen to a preview here.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: Intel Dual-Core 2.3 GHz or AMD Dual-Core Athlon 2.5 GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or AMD Radeon HD 3830
Storage: 5 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 14.04
Processor: Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4.0 GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or AMD Radeon HD 7750
Storage: 5 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Spec will be revised continually during Early Access

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