Regarding the lap difference idea: yes!!! Adding things like that is part of the plan. Have you ever played time trial game mode in Mario Kart? I also plan to add the ghost replica of the player that paths the best attempt on the circuit. I'm always wondering what's the fastest way to take those sharp turns so ghost mode + time diff should make it easier to compare and improve!
Regarding the minimap: I think you are totally right, that was a good point. I'm not planning to add any randomness in circuits in the near future so I'll start exploring what kind of indications work best to help players know what's coming next.
By the way, the fastest run I'm aware of is:
- 25.76
- 26.12
- 26.05
- 25.90
- 25.99
Total time: 129.84
Tell me if you are faster so that I can put your name on #1 in my internal leaderboard! (oh, I'd love to implement an online leaderboard)
Thank you very much for playing and for your insights!