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Thanks for playing my game! I couldn’t catch the stream live, is the recording still available?

Thanks for the feedback, I agree about the issues you mention. I think the biggest problem is that the bots are all exactly the same, it would be better if they had multiple levels of difficulty. I’m already thinking of ways to improve on that, ideally I would like each bot to have a “personality” that would manifest through their driving skills. I don’t think I will be able to implement that, though, but I’m sure I can make some slower bots :)

Also, I think I made the car slow too much when going outside the track. That contributes to the issue as well. I think I can make it a little more forgiving so that one mistake doesn’t mean you lost the race.

Regarding the minimap, you’re totally right, although I don’t know if I would put it on the top-right corner. Maybe I will hide the onscreen controls when playing on PC and put the map on the bottom-left and a speedometer on the bottom-right. I’m not sure…

Thanks for the advice about copyright. I wasn’t even thinking about that. I was just trying to make a little joke with the obvious reference to the Mario Kart series. It would be funny if I were to get in trouble with Nintendo over such a stupid joke. But you’re right, I’ll choose a better name for the next version. Thanks!

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The VOD will be up in a couple of says on my YouTube page.

One thing I can suggest for controlling the AI is to try and make a number system. The higher the number is, the faster they typically go.  That way, you can set the three computers to different numbers to represent how good they should be.

An idea of how this would work is this: the higher the number, the higher the top speed of that car if it's ahead of the player. This can then be randomly assigned to each car. They can get faster when you're ahead, but they slow down when you're behind. You could even make cap speeds for when they're ahead.

I like the idea of changing their speed depending on the player position. That should increase the chances of having a close race, which are the most fun