I've been working on polishing a bunch of stuff up.
Teleportation was bound to trigger + grip, which was a really awkward combo. I decided to make it a first class interaction so now it's bound to the touchpad like other games with teleport.
I also added a shortcut to riding rideables allowing you teleport into them so you no longer need to point at them with the trigger and then click the touchpad. You can teleport within rideables, but you are limited to its bound to make it slightly more realistic.
I brought back the full laser because it was too difficult to see where you were pointing with just the dot. It's now much easier to target distant objects.
I finally modeled in-cab controls to replace all the placeholders. They are nice and shiny. I added a long overdue speedometer and a light switch so that you can toggle an engine's lights on and off. Engine lights now default to off for performance reasons (more lights on = worse performance).
At the same time I modified how engine throttle works. Now instead of speed increasing linearly it increases with a curve that uses more of the lever for slow speeds. This prevents you from instantly ramping up to max speed and crashing.
The last obvious feature is that I added a mini tutorial when you first launch the game. It takes you through the major interactions in the game by highlighting the necessary controller buttons and physical objects you need to interact with. These can be disabled/reset with the "Toggle Hints" button inside the toolbox.
And the last change that is not obvious at all is that I moved the user data folder from the Steam folder to Users/[Windows Username]/Documents/My Games/Locomancer/. This makes it easier to find and allows for per-user settings/saves if you have multiple users on the same machine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVca2nad5iU
Also, the game officially comes out next week? ːtrainbowbarfː
[ 2017-02-24 06:59:11 CET ] [ Original post ]
- Locomancer Linux Content [320.05 M]
- Locomancer Soundtrack
Are you an adult that misses playing with your model trains as a kid?
Are you an adult that missed out on playing with model trains as a kid?
Are you an adult with a kid that wants to play with model trains?
Are you just an adult that wants to play with model trains?
Are you a person of any age/race/gender that wants to play with model trains?
If you answered yes to any of the above, do I have news for you because Locomancer lets you PLAY WITH AND RIDE MODEL TRAINS!
(Also if you answered no to all of the above, come on, we all know you're lying to yourself and everyone you love. Take a break from the wave shooters and play with some trains.)
Locomancer is a toy box style model train simulator for touch enabled SteamVR headsets. It allows you to build layouts of varying complexity and even defy what is physically possible in fake virtual reality (reality).
Featuring:
- Multiple locomotives including steam and diesel engines
- A variety of rail cars including a fully functional cannon car
- Straight track, curved track, inclined track, loop de loops, and more!
- Various pieces of scenery to add detail your layouts
Plus, with support for custom scenery, you can bring models created by yourself or the community into the game for even further customization (Steam Workshop support coming soon). The possibilities are nearly endless*!
Fully embracing the physicality of touch enabled virtual reality you are legally required to build layouts piece by piece, tree by tree. Then, once complete you must remotely operate your trains with a replica DC control panel or hop in the cab of any of the available locomotives and drive them with physical levers, knobs, and dials! They even burst in to flames when they crash, you can't say that about your real model trains can you?
Oh...you can? I'd get that checked out if I were you.
So what are you waiting for? Become The Locomancer!
Yes, you are the Locomancer. Was that not clear? It's like a train wizard. You're like the babe with the power, but instead of voodoo it's train magic. Also, there's no magic dance, but you can still dance to twenty-six minutes of sweet big band jazz by Nathan Boler if you want to.
*The possibilities are totally endful, but there's still a lot you can do.
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04+
- Processor: Intel i5-4590. AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better. Video Output: HDMI 1.4. DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
- Storage: 500 MB available space
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