Devlogs
Version 0.9.8 - Quality of Life improvements
Version 0.9.8 is now available, with many improvements based on the feedback we received.
Improvements/New features:
- The title screen and menus now have music
- Sound effects (motors, etc) have been added
- Added an in-race menu, for restarting or quitting the race, or merely pausing.
- When falling off-track, players/AIs now respawn nearby instead or returning all the way to the start.
- The "results" screen now has a "next level" option.
- Thanks to using Compression and slightly better data structures, the ROM size is now < 512kB.
Bug fixes:
- Correctly handle cases where the player jumps off-screen (respawn instead of disappearing forever)
- Display "1st" instead of "1th" at the beginning of the race.
TODO / Being considered for next release:
- The AI still has issues to be addressed (stuck on a wall), but at least for cases where it fell off-track, it's already better now since it respawns nearby.
- Less blocky trees
- Tweaking the kart sprites for less jerkyness
- Tire animation?
- End sequence (ATM, even with all princesses, nothing special happens)