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Patch Notes - 0.478
[ 2018-04-29 23:00:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello! Apologies for these patch notes being a little late, they apply to the update released on 23 April 2018.
- New Contestant Spectator - Players can now select the Spectator character and play both Versus and LOBSTER as them, they're so adorable!
- Framerate optimisation - Framerates should be improved slightly in all areas and drastically in some, especially during Wedy sequences
- New Options - Full-Screen/Windowed options have arrived as have custom controller settings (beta)
- Level tweaks - Based on feedback we've made some signposting and some other tweaks to the levels, such as the elevator in level 3 which could sometimes go all whacky and mess you up for good and the ending to level 2 which could result in players running off into the infinite void! Also the Zen Garden and Temple ares of Level 2 have been signposted and decorated with this in mind.
- Scoring - We've changed the value of the STARS, this means a player wanting to play tactically using popularity or the Stickers scoring mechanisms has a better chance of making an impact on the final scoreboard. STARS used to be worth 100 points, now they're worth 50 each.
- Player Select - Improvements have been made here meaning that all players must be ready before P1 can advance to the next screen
- Improved Performance - Upwards of 20fps increases in some areas of the game.
- Linux Support - We now have a working version of Linux that's only currently available to beta testers, if you're interested in helping test then please get in touch!
- Improved signposting at bottom of waterfall in Kawa River Run
- Falling into the water in Kawa River Run is now more perilous
- Fixed LOBSTER Mode controller assign, now any controller can be used by any player to initiate a turn
- Fixed some geometry where colliders were missing in all courses
- Improved performance (in some areas you should see a 20+fps increase!)
- Turned sunlight back on immediately after wedy arrives to make for a more pleasant visual
- Configured Wedy's camera upward so we can see her better during interview answers
- Moved wedy's spawn so she's much less likely to appear inside level geometry
- Nishiboris P2 (pink) texture somehow reverted back to old one, now fixed
- Fixed unfair scoring on elevator in Super Ichiba Sweep
- Added more detail and hazards to Super Ichiba Sweep
- Adjust camera at FireJuggler Bridge in Kawasemi City Sights
- Adjusted camera when going down road near nightclub in Kawasemi City Sights
- Added many new commentary lines - "Nishbori just ate a poisonous mushroom, that is not advisable!" and many more
- Warning Images (such as the shiba inu photograph) present throughout all 4 courses
- Fixed popularity floating indicators on many objects
[ 2018-04-29 23:00:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
Nippon Marathon
Onion Soup Interactive
Developer
PQube Limited
Publisher
2018-12-17
Release
Game News Posts:
39
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
Very Positive
(256 reviews)
The Game includes VR Support
Public Linux Depots:
- Nippon Marathon Depot Linux [2.3 G]
Game is not tagged as available on Linux on Steam.
Linux is not in the OS list.
San! Ni! Ichi! Hajime!!! Stretch your muscles and embark upon the ultimate marathon of Japan in a raucous ragdoll party multiplayer racer where anything can happen. Hurdle barrels, outrun Shiba Inu and dive out of the paths of bicycles - all while chucking fruit at your opponents and dashing across planks precariously balanced over waterfalls - in an unreal experience that must be played to be believed.
You can’t spell Nippon Marathon without ‘P’, ‘A’, ‘R’, ‘T’ and *checks letters* ‘I’, we suppose… Solo play is supported, but grab up to four pads and enjoy the supreme silliness of gaming’s greatest marathon.
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See all of Japan!
Cross the entirety of the land of Nippon in a series of creative courses spanning busy city streets, village lanes, bustling markets, mountaintop shrines, supermarkets and even unsafe sake distilleries!
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Wacky characters!
Go toe-to-toe with some of the coolest contestants who ever did, er… contest! Lobster-man J DARWIN, onesie-obsessive Elizabeth Nishibori, school uniform fan Zenbei “Xen Bae” and the completely normal Snuguru Maestro are among the challengers vying for the podium!
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Epic pratfalls!
Swinging poles! Giant face-slapping fish! Cyclists! Shiba Inu! Panes of glass! Traffic! False doors! Barrels! Rolling beams! Wobbly planks! Flying fruit! More Shiba Inu! EARTHQUAKES!!!!! Dodge and dive over the lot or suffer the painful and embarrassing consequences of physics-based collisions…
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Tons of surprises!
You never know what will happen next in Nippon Marathon. Perhaps you’ll find time for an impromptu spot of slot machine fun? Maybe a news anchor will jetpack in to interview you on the racetrack? Heck, anything is possible…
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Drop-in/drop-out play!
Need a bathroom break to squeeze pineapple juice out of your foam lobster claws? Random pedestrian passing by your couch and wants to play? Whatever the cause, hop in and out for the ultimate, flexible party get-together!
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Features
Four-player madness!You can’t spell Nippon Marathon without ‘P’, ‘A’, ‘R’, ‘T’ and *checks letters* ‘I’, we suppose… Solo play is supported, but grab up to four pads and enjoy the supreme silliness of gaming’s greatest marathon.
See all of Japan!
Cross the entirety of the land of Nippon in a series of creative courses spanning busy city streets, village lanes, bustling markets, mountaintop shrines, supermarkets and even unsafe sake distilleries!
Wacky characters!
Go toe-to-toe with some of the coolest contestants who ever did, er… contest! Lobster-man J DARWIN, onesie-obsessive Elizabeth Nishibori, school uniform fan Zenbei “Xen Bae” and the completely normal Snuguru Maestro are among the challengers vying for the podium!
Epic pratfalls!
Swinging poles! Giant face-slapping fish! Cyclists! Shiba Inu! Panes of glass! Traffic! False doors! Barrels! Rolling beams! Wobbly planks! Flying fruit! More Shiba Inu! EARTHQUAKES!!!!! Dodge and dive over the lot or suffer the painful and embarrassing consequences of physics-based collisions…
Tons of surprises!
You never know what will happen next in Nippon Marathon. Perhaps you’ll find time for an impromptu spot of slot machine fun? Maybe a news anchor will jetpack in to interview you on the racetrack? Heck, anything is possible…
Drop-in/drop-out play!
Need a bathroom break to squeeze pineapple juice out of your foam lobster claws? Random pedestrian passing by your couch and wants to play? Whatever the cause, hop in and out for the ultimate, flexible party get-together!
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