EA Update v0.70b - July 30th 2018 - Ultra Update 1 - fix 1

After a week of speeding down many different optimisation avenues, the first mini-update to the first Ultra Update is here. Nothing beats dropping the resolution a peg or two, to me it looks fine in 960x540 as half-HD gives some nice sized pixels, but I've also added some temporary keys you can push to change up some individual options while in a race which might help some systems find the balance you prefer between looks and speed. NEW KEYS:

Key 1 : Max Texture Sizes - Full, Half, Quarter, Eighth
Key 2 : Max Draw Distance - Near, Mid, Far, Very Far
Key 3 : Material Glow Shader - On/Off
Key 4 : Stadium Jumboscreens - On/Off
Added a risky shortcut to the Ultra Canabalt track
Added some foggy thickness to the magnetic beams in TeslaTower64
Reduced the amount of laps required for Ultra Cups to 3 laps in all speed classes
Fixed up a few sound effect volumes spotted while watching players streaming the game

There's still a few more elements of the game that I can refactor into more efficient entities that will add further stability to that stadium framerate, and I hope most of you will see a nice improvement already, but expect more mini-updates over the next couple of weeks taking it further still. As always, let me know in the Discussions area how the game is currently faring with your setup and I'll continue to help out where I can. (Oh.. and even if your system isn't having any performance issues you should still give the Max Texture Size option a look as slipping it down to Medium or Low gives a really strong N64 vibe!) thanks for all the help! 1leggedseagull

[ 2018-07-30 17:57:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Super Indie Karts

One Legged Seagull Developer

One Legged Seagull Publisher

2015-05-06 Release

Sports Racing Singleplayer Multiplayer EA Tags

Game News Posts: 44

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (401 reviews)

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Super Indie Karts Linux Depot [914.63 M]
[1.35 G]

Super Indie Karts is a classic retro '90s style karting game with a collection of Indiegame themed race tracks in both the 16-bit Super style and the 64-bit low poly Ultra style. With Time Trials, Grand Prix, Splitscreen GP, Quick Race, and Battle Modes there's plenty of ways to tackle the tracks!

The game was KickStarted late in 2014 and is aimed for completion in 2018/19. You don't have to wait until completion though as you can join in now with Early Access and the Super Indie Karts BETA builds! The BETA currently boasts over 30 characters, with 32 Super tracks, and the 4 recently added Ultra tracks, to play Single Player or 2/3/4 Player Splitscreen in Grand Prix mode (and in Mirror Mode) and in Time Trials. Battle Mode is currently locked out of the game as it's undergoing a serious overhaul. More play modes, characters, and features will be added as the Early Access weeks drift on by.

With one foot firmly in the past, witness authentic '90s hardware limitations such as:

Super Style

shockingly bad draw distance!
fast, incredibly small, almost claustrophobic, tracks!
trees and obstacles that pop up 5 yards in front of you!

Ultra Update

increased draw distance and track area size!
large open antigrav racetracks that corkscrew and loop-de-loop into the skies!
more cranked up than a joypad with a double wedgie!

Retro Sensibilities

World leading watermelon physics engine! (featuring Blast Processing!)
1992 style screen curvature and motion blur! (optional)
Indie Game crossovers you know and love, and some you don't yet know you love!

More info on the final game:
Play as some super Indie Game characters, coming to battle it out in some super Indie Game themed tracks! It might get a little bumpy out there as there are plenty of weapons on the track to spin you out: Melon Cannons, Exploding Pangapples, Melted Gelatos, Heat Seeking Loconuts, Giant Halloween Pumpkings, and 3 different strength Chilli Boosts!

Indie Crossovers so far include: - Runbow - Freedom Planet - Teslagrad - Whispering Willows - Fist Of Awesome - Read Only Memories - Lobodestroyo - Canabalt - Duck Game - So Many Me - Toto Temple Deluxe - Aegis Defenders - Adventures Of Pip - Shutshimi - Gentlemen Ricochet - A.R.E.S. - Holobunnies - Clive'N'Wrench - Cross Code - PowerDrive2000 - Guacamelee! - and many more to come! With over 40 tracks to race on, in 3 speed classes, plus mirror mode, there'll also be plenty of achievements and unlocks to keep you drifting and burning pixel rubber 'till the pixelated billboard sun goes down!

Ultra Update Trailer Music:
Drive by Alex featuring cdk & Darryl J - http://ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/43098
CC Attribution (3.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04 or later
Processor: 2.5 GHz i5 dual coreMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Mid-range 1GB Graphics Card. Nvidia Geforce GT430 or equivalent
Storage: 2 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 16.04 or later
Processor: 3 GHz i7 quad coreMemory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: High-end 4GB Graphics Card recommended
Storage: 2 GB available space

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