One of the most important aspects of game development is making things performant. I'm happy to announce that I've just completed my second round of performance optimizations, resulting in a 250% frame rate increase! As of right now MiLE HiGH TAXi delivers up to 110 fps (frames per second) on my non-gaming test laptop. Gaming machines will do a lot better too! The increased performance allows me get back to world-building the game, which I haven't gotten to do much of over the last few weeks. First on the agenda is the continued build-out of the city layout (1) - basically where the buildings are positioned. Once that's done I'll get back to adding skywalks, public transit, skyway traffic lights, and signage. Pedestrian activity isn't likely to happen until after round three performance optimizations. (1) - I have included a screen shot from Unity showing part of the city layout I'm currently working on. It contains the first 100 floors of the mile tall high-density buildings.

[ 2020-08-14 04:02:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

MiLE HiGH TAXi is The Fifth Element meets Crazy Taxi.

In this 24th century scifi game you're the driver of a flying taxi cab in a race against time to transport as many paying customers as you can before the meter runs out. Earn enough cash, experience and respect to work the upper floors and skywalks. The higher you work the cleaner the air, richer the customers, and the more cash you can make!

You'll play as Kyle, Emma, or Skyler, a down-on-your-luck citizen relegated to the polluted airs of the city's sub-100th floor level. Your new career as a taxi driver is an opportunity to get out of the slum, the smog, and the eternal shadows, earn money and promotions, and make it to clean air. As you drive through 24th century Toronto, pick up passengers from mile-high super skyscrapers and deliver them to their destinations as fast as you can. Do it fast enough and you'll earn bonus time and make happy customers. Happy customers are well paying customers. Use the GPS to help you navigate, and Driver App mode to find hidden customers. But keep your eyes on the sky - especially when using your Hyper Drive Boost! You're not the only one driving the Skyways and other cars and traffic obstacles will slow you down. Once you get a handle on your new job and learn the city, start using narrow back alleys to navigate the city faster. As you progress, expect to be promoted to the city's higher floor levels where you can earn more money. Become an expert and experience sunlight for your first time as you blast through Skyways at the 600+ floor levels.

MiLE HiGH TAXi is a single player, game controller or mouse-keyboard arcade game that you download and play on your PC (Windows, Linux) or Mac. It isn't about customizing your car or public achievements. There are no save points. Just start it up and get playing!